1965–66 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team

The 1965–66 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine during the 1965–66 NCAA College Division men's basketball season. This was the program's first season competing in intercollegiate athletics. The Anteaters were led by first year head coach Danny Rogers and played their home games at Campus Hall. They finished their inaugural season 15–11.

1965–66 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball
ConferenceIndependent
1965–66 record15–11
Head coach
  • Danny Rogers (1st season)
Home arenaCampus Hall

Roster

1965–66 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
Skip Allan
F Jeff Bland
Bill Brockman
G Tom Bryan
John Driscoll
Dale Finney
G Bob Johnson
Bob Lund
F Eldon McBride
G Scott McOwen
C Mark Nelson
Jim Splittgerber
Head coach

Danny Rogers

Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
December 1, 1965*
UC Riverside W 85–71  1–0
Campus Hall 
Irvine, CA
December 3, 1965*
Cal Poly W 81–72  2–0
Campus Hall 
Irvine, CA
December 4, 1965*
Pomona L 77–87  2–1
Campus Hall 
Irvine, CA
December 10, 1965*
PHIBPAC W 87–74  3–1
Campus Hall 
Irvine, CA
December 20, 1965*
vs. Long Beach State
Kris Kringle Klassic
L 84–92  3–2
Titan Gym[1] 
Fullerton, CA
December 21, 1965*
vs. Redlands
Kris Kringle Klassic
W 67–65  4–2
Titan Gym 
Fullerton, CA
December 22, 1965*
vs. UC Riverside
Kris Kringle Klassic
L 76–88  4–3
Titan Gym 
Fullerton, CA
December 29, 1965*
vs. UC Riverside
UC Davis Tournament
W 65–61  5–3
 
Davis, CA
December 30, 1965*
at UC Davis
UC Davis Tournament
L 61–66  5–4
 
Davis, CA
January 5, 1966*
at Caltech W 100–57  6–4
 
Pasadena, CA
January 7, 1966*
at Cal Lutheran W 85–71  7–4
 
Thousands Oaks, CA
January 8, 1966*
at Westmont L 70–78  7–5
 
Montecito, CA
January 14, 1966*
at Chapman L 53–58  7–6
 
Orange, CA
January 15, 1966*
Cal State Fullerton W 74–68  8–6
Campus Hall 
Irvine, CA
January 21, 1966*
at San Diego L 52–73  8–7
 
San Diego, CA
January 22, 1966*
at Cal Western L 67–82  8–8
 
San Diego, CA
January 28, 1966*
Fresno Pacific
UCI Invitational
W 85–70  9–8
Campus Hall 
Irvine, CA
January 29, 1966*
Chapman
UCI Invitational
L 71–73  9–9
Campus Hall 
Irvine, CA
February 2, 1966*
La Verne W 100–75  10–9
Campus Hall 
Irvine, CA
February 5, 1966*
Cal Baptist W 109–75  11–9
Campus Hall 
Irvine, CA
February 12, 1966*
Westmont W 100–87  12–9
Campus Hall 
Irvine, CA
February 15, 1966*
Biola W 91–54  13–9
Campus Hall 
Irvine, CA
February 18, 1966*
at UC Riverside W 80–69  14–9
UC Riverside Gymnasium 
Riverside, CA
February 19, 1966*
Caltech W 105–66  15–9
Campus Hall 
Irvine, CA
February 25, 1966*
Chapman L 76–80  15–10
Campus Hall 
Irvine, CA
February 26, 1966*
at Cal State Fullerton L 83–85  15–11
Titan Gym 
Fullerton, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source[2]

References

  1. "Chapman Plays Fullerton Five in Kris Kringle". Los Angeles Times. 21 December 1965. ProQuest 155368585.
  2. "UC Irvine Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. UC Irvine Athletics. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
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