1977–78 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team

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1977-78 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball
Conference Pacific Coast Athletic Association
1977-78 record 8–17 (2–12 PCAA)
Head coach Tim Taft
Home arena Crawford Hall
Seasons
« 1976-77 1978-79 »
1977-78 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball standings
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.

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
Steve McGuire F 6'5" N/A Jr. N/A Junior college transfer from Rio Hondo College[3]

1977 Recruiting Class[4]

Roster

1978–79 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
C Bret Bell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
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 Fr
C Phil Bolden 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
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F Quentin Brown 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
—
 Fr
G Ben Carson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
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C Kirk Christ 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
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G Rick Jurk 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
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C Dave Knudsen 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
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F Steve McGuire 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
 Jr
F Steve Rodgers 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
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G Jack Sapp 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
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F Wayne Smith 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
 RS Sr
G Louis Stephens 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
—
Head coach

Tim Taft

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

Roster
Last update: July 10,2017

Schedule and results

Date
Time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Regular season
Nov. 27*
 at Portland L 61–77  0–1
 Howard Hall (945)
Portland, OR
Nov. 29*
 at Chico State W 62–56  1–1
 – (–)
Chico, CA
Dec. 3*
 at UC San Diego L 64–76  1–2
 – (–)
San Diego, CA
Dec. 10*
 Wisconsin–Parkside L 59–51  2–2
 Crawford Hall (–)
Irvine, CA
Dec. 16*
 Boise State W 66–64  3–2
 Crawford Hall (–)
Irvine, CA
Dec. 16*
 Aurora College W 70–48  4–2
 Crawford Hall (–)
Irvine, CA
Dec. 20*
 Portland L 68–73  4–3
 Crawford Hall (–)
Irvine, CA
Dec. 22*
 Oregon L 62–77  4–4
 McArthur Court (–)
Eugene, OR
Dec. 30*
 California L 50–83  4–5
 Harmon Gym (2,500)
Berkeley, CA
Jan. 7*
 Northern Colorado W 60–58  5–5
 Butler–Hancock Hall (–)
Greeley, CO
Jan. 12
 Fresno State L 40–45  5–6
(0–1)		 Crawford Hall (–)
Irvine, CA
Jan. 14
 Cal State Fullerton L 59–88  5–7
(0–2)		 Crawford Hall (–)
Irvine, CA
Jan. 19
 at San Diego State L 65–90  5–8
(0–3)		 Peterson Gym (–)
San Diego, CA
Jan. 21
 at Long Beach State L 79–92  5–9
(0–4)		 Long Beach Arena (–)
Long Beach, CA
Jan. 24*
 at Loyola Marymount W 72–69  6–9
 Loyola Memorial Gymnasium (–)
Los Angeles, CA
Jan. 26
 Pacific L 58–70  6–10
(0–5)		 Crawford Hall (–)
Irvine, CA
Jan. 28
 San Jose State W 73–58  7–10
(1–5)		 Crawford Hall (–)
Irvine, CA
Feb. 2
 at UC Santa Barbara L 76–78  7–11
(1–6)		 Robertson Gymnasium (–)
Santa Barbara, CA
Feb. 4
 UC Santa Barbara W 68–65  8–11
(2–6)		 Crawford Hall (–)
Irvine, CA
Feb. 9
 at San Jose State L 67–70  8–12
(2–7)		 Independence High School (–)
San Jose, CA
Feb. 11
 at Pacific L 73–58  8–13
(2–8)		 Pacific Pavilion (–)
Stockton, CA
Feb. 16
 Long Beach State L 64–73  8–14
(2–9)		 Crawford Hall (–)
Irvine, CA
Feb. 18
 San Diego State L 42–48  8–15
(2–10)		 Crawford Hall (–)
Irvine, CA
Feb. 23
 at Cal State Fullerton L 75–83  8–16
(2–11)		 Titan Gym (–)
Fullerton, CA
Feb. 25
 at Fresno State L 73–58  8–17
(2–12)		 Selland Arena (–)
Fresno, CA
*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

  1. ↑ sports-reference.com 1977-78 PCAA Conference Season Summary
  2. ↑ GUSTKEY, E. (1976, Jul 15). PCAA WILL ADMIT UC IRVINE IN '77. Los Angeles Times
  3. ↑ GUSTKEY, E. (1977, Jan 14). UCI cagers have youthful outlook. Los Angeles Times
  4. ↑ (1977, Apr 28). UCI signs three basketball stars. Los Angeles Times
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