1977–78 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team
1977-78 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball | |
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Conference | Pacific Coast Athletic Association |
1977-78 record | 8–17 (2–12 PCAA) |
Head coach | Tim Taft |
Home arena | Crawford Hall |
1977-78 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fresno State | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 21 | – | 6 | .778 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego State | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 19 | – | 9 | .679 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal State Fullerton† | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 23 | – | 9 | .719 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pacific | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 17 | – | 10 | .630 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Long Beach State | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 16 | – | 13 | .552 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Jose State | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 8 | – | 19 | .296 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UC Santa Barbara | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 8 | – | 19 | .296 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UC Irvine | 2 | – | 12 | .143 | 8 | – | 17 | .320 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1978 PCAA Tournament winner As of March 18, 1978[1]; Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1977–78 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine during the 1977–78 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was the program's first season in Division I after spending the previous 12 season in Division II. The Anteaters were led by ninth year head coach Tim Taft and played their home games at Crawford Hall as members of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association. They finished their inaugural season 8–17 and were 2–12 in PCAA play to finish 8th place. The anteaters did not receive an invitation to the 1978 PCAA Tournament.
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Previous season
The Anteaters finished their final season in NCAA Division II as a Independent with a record of 10–17.
In July of 1977, the anteaters were formally accepted into the Pacific Coast Athletic Association and reclassified as a NCAA Division I program beginning with the 1977–78 season.[2]
Off-season
Incoming transfer
Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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Steve McGuire | F | 6'5" | N/A | Jr. | N/A | Junior college transfer from Rio Hondo College[3] |
1977 Recruiting Class[4]
1977 recruits | ||||||
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Name | Home town | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
Quentin Brown F |
N/A | Theodore Roosevelt High School (Fresno) (CA) | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | N/A | ||
Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
Willie Alexander G |
N/A | Theodore Roosevelt High School (Fresno) (CA) | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | N/A | ||
Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
Bret Bell C |
N/A | Sanger Union High School (CA) | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | N/A | ||
Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
Rick Jurk G |
N/A | Mira Costa High School (CA) | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | N/A | ||
Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
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Roster
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Tim Taft
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Schedule and results
Date Time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State |
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Regular season | |||||||||||
Nov. 27* |
at Portland | L 61–77 | 0–1 |
Howard Hall (945) Portland, OR |
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Nov. 29* |
at Chico State | W 62–56 | 1–1 |
– (–) Chico, CA |
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Dec. 3* |
at UC San Diego | L 64–76 | 1–2 |
– (–) San Diego, CA |
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Dec. 10* |
Wisconsin–Parkside | L 59–51 | 2–2 |
Crawford Hall (–) Irvine, CA |
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Dec. 16* |
Boise State | W 66–64 | 3–2 |
Crawford Hall (–) Irvine, CA |
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Dec. 16* |
Aurora College | W 70–48 | 4–2 |
Crawford Hall (–) Irvine, CA |
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Dec. 20* |
Portland | L 68–73 | 4–3 |
Crawford Hall (–) Irvine, CA |
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Dec. 22* |
Oregon | L 62–77 | 4–4 |
McArthur Court (–) Eugene, OR |
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Dec. 30* |
California | L 50–83 | 4–5 |
Harmon Gym (2,500) Berkeley, CA |
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Jan. 7* |
Northern Colorado | W 60–58 | 5–5 |
Butler–Hancock Hall (–) Greeley, CO |
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Jan. 12 |
Fresno State | L 40–45 | 5–6 (0–1) |
Crawford Hall (–) Irvine, CA |
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Jan. 14 |
Cal State Fullerton | L 59–88 | 5–7 (0–2) |
Crawford Hall (–) Irvine, CA |
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Jan. 19 |
at San Diego State | L 65–90 | 5–8 (0–3) |
Peterson Gym (–) San Diego, CA |
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Jan. 21 |
at Long Beach State | L 79–92 | 5–9 (0–4) |
Long Beach Arena (–) Long Beach, CA |
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Jan. 24* |
at Loyola Marymount | W 72–69 | 6–9 |
Loyola Memorial Gymnasium (–) Los Angeles, CA |
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Jan. 26 |
Pacific | L 58–70 | 6–10 (0–5) |
Crawford Hall (–) Irvine, CA |
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Jan. 28 |
San Jose State | W 73–58 | 7–10 (1–5) |
Crawford Hall (–) Irvine, CA |
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Feb. 2 |
at UC Santa Barbara | L 76–78 | 7–11 (1–6) |
Robertson Gymnasium (–) Santa Barbara, CA |
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Feb. 4 |
UC Santa Barbara | W 68–65 | 8–11 (2–6) |
Crawford Hall (–) Irvine, CA |
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Feb. 9 |
at San Jose State | L 67–70 | 8–12 (2–7) |
Independence High School (–) San Jose, CA |
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Feb. 11 |
at Pacific | L 73–58 | 8–13 (2–8) |
Pacific Pavilion (–) Stockton, CA |
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Feb. 16 |
Long Beach State | L 64–73 | 8–14 (2–9) |
Crawford Hall (–) Irvine, CA |
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Feb. 18 |
San Diego State | L 42–48 | 8–15 (2–10) |
Crawford Hall (–) Irvine, CA |
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Feb. 23 |
at Cal State Fullerton | L 75–83 | 8–16 (2–11) |
Titan Gym (–) Fullerton, CA |
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Feb. 25 |
at Fresno State | L 73–58 | 8–17 (2–12) |
Selland Arena (–) Fresno, CA |
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*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. |
Source[5]
Awards and Honors
- Wayne Smith
- Second Team All-PCAA[6]
Team players drafted into the NBA
Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
4 | 22 | Wayne Smith | Phoenix Suns |
Source[7]
References
- ↑ sports-reference.com 1977-78 PCAA Conference Season Summary
- ↑ GUSTKEY, E. (1976, Jul 15). PCAA WILL ADMIT UC IRVINE IN '77. Los Angeles Times
- ↑ GUSTKEY, E. (1977, Jan 14). UCI cagers have youthful outlook. Los Angeles Times
- ↑ (1977, Apr 28). UCI signs three basketball stars. Los Angeles Times
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