1979–80 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team

1979–80 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball
1979–80 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball
Conference	Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Record	9–18 (1–13 PCAA)
Head coach	Tim Tift (11th season);
Assistant coaches	Dean Andrea; Burt Golden;
Home arena	Crawford Hall
	Seasons ← 1978–79 1980–81 →

Last updated January 12, 2024

1979–80 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Utah State	11	–	2	.846	18	–	9	.667
Long Beach State	11	–	3	.786	22	–	12	.647
Fresno State	8	–	4	.667	17	–	7	.708
San Jose State†	7	–	6	.538	17	–	12	.586
Pacific	7	–	7	.500	15	–	16	.484
UC Santa Barbara ^{[note 2]}	5	–	9	.357	11	–	16	.407
Cal State Fullerton	4	–	10	.286	10	–	17	.370
UC Irvine ^{[note 3]}	1	–	13	.071	9	–	18	.333


† 1980 PCAA tournament winner

The 1979–80 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine during the 1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Anteaters were led by eleventh year head coach Tim Tift and played their home games at Crawford Hall. They were members of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association. They finished the season 4–18 and 1–13 in PCAA play.

Previous season

The 1978–79 Anteaters finished the season with a record of 9–17 and 3–11 in PCAA play. The anteaters were invited to the PCAA tournament for the first time and were eliminated Pacific Tigers in the first round.

Off-season

Recruits

1979 Recruiting Class

US college sports recruiting information for 1979 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
James Brooker F	N/A	Mission San Jose High School (CA)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	N/A
James Brooker F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Rick Doyle C	N/A	Santa Rosa High School (CA)	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)
Rick Doyle C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Barry Smith C	N/A	Mission San Jose High School (CA)	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)
Barry Smith C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Tony Welch G	N/A	Sacred Heart High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)
Tony Welch G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:

Source^[1]

Roster

1979–80 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Year
G	Robbie Bell	6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)	—	So
F	Don Barnes	6 ft 7 in(2.01 m)	—	Fr
G	Louis Bremond	6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)	—	So
F	Quentin Brown	6 ft 6 in(1.98 m)	—	Jr
G	John Clark	6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)	—	Jr
F	Victor Conyers	6 ft 8 in(2.03 m)	—	Sr
F	Rick Doyle	6 ft 9 in(2.06 m)	—	Fr
C	Lamont Jerrett	6 ft 10 in(2.08 m)	—	Jr
F	Steve Rodgers	6 ft 8 in(2.03 m)	—	Sr
G	Mark Sullivan	6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)	—	Fr
G	Tony Welch	6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)	—	Fr

Head coach

Tim Tift(Pepperdine)

Assistant coach(es)

Dean Andrea
Burt Golden

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: July 24, 2017

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 30, 1979*	Samford	W 93–79	1–0	Crawford Hall (873) Irvine, CA
December 1, 1979*	Saint Mary's	L 66–68	1–1	Crawford Hall (937) Irvine, CA
December 8, 1979*	at Northern Arizona	L 77–84 ^OT	1–2	Walkup Skydome (7,153) Flagstaff, AZ
December 14, 1979*	Chico State	W 85–56	2–2	Crawford Hall (406) Irvine, CA
December 15, 1979*	North Park	L 55–69	2–3	Crawford Hall (512) Irvine, CA
December 17, 1979*	Central	W 74–60	3–3	Crawford Hall (319) Irvine, CA
December 19, 1979*	Jackson State	W 56–50	4–3	Crawford Hall (201) Irvine, CA
December 21, 1979*	vs. Portland State Portland State Tournament	W 69–56	5–3	Portland State University Gym (517) Portland, OR
December 22, 1979*	vs. Pepperdine Portland State Tournament	L 55–68	5–4	Portland State University Gym (450) Portland, OR
December 28, 1979*	vs. Hofstra Crusader Classic	L 83–84 ^2OT	5–5	Hart Recreation Center (4,000) Worcester, MA
December 29, 1979*	vs. Assumption Crusader Classic	L 65–67	5–6	Hart Recreation Center (4,000) Worcester, MA
January 2, 1980*	vs. Western Illinois	W 83–74	6–6	Crawford Hall (247) Irvine, CA
January 10, 1980	at Long Beach State	L 46–77	6–7 (0–1)	Long Beach Arena (3,187) Long Beach, CA
January 12, 1980	UC Santa Barbara	L 59–61 ^{[note 4]}^[2]	6–8 (0–2)	Crawford Hall (1,049) Irvine, CA
January 16, 1980	at Pacific	L 46–59	6–9 (0–3)	Stockton Memorial Civic Auditorium (2,530) Stockton, CA
January 19, 1980	at Fresno State	L 53–68	6–10 (0–4)	Selland Arena (6,530) Fresno, CA
January 24, 1980	at Cal State Fullerton	L 53–68	6–11 (0–5)	Titan Gym (1,350) Fullerton, CA
January 26, 1980	Cal State Fullerton	L 62–63	6–12 (0–6)	Crawford Hall (1,232) Irvine, CA
January 31, 1980	at San Jose State	L 47–82	6–13 (0–7)	San Jose Civic Auditorium (1,453) San Jose, CA
February 2, 1980	at Utah State	L 81–98	6–14 (0–8)	Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (8,918) Logan, UT
February 7, 1980	Utah State	L 83–87 ^OT	6–15 (0–9)	Crawford Hall (719) Irvine, CA
February 9, 1980	San Jose State	L 59–74	6–16 (0–10)	Crawford Hall (3,196) Irvine, CA
February 14, 1980	Fresno State	L 47–51	6–17 (0–11)	Crawford Hall (519) Irvine, CA
February 16, 1980	Pacific	W 63–60	7–17 (1–11)	Crawford Hall (487) Irvine, CA
February 21, 1980	at UC Santa Barbara	L 66–81^{[note 5]}^[2]	7–18 (1–12)	UCSB Events Center (2,300) Santa Barbara, CA
February 24, 1980	Long Beach State	L 26–30	7–19 (1–13)	Crawford Hall (1,429) Irvine, CA
PCAA tournament
February 28, 1980	vs. Long Beach State Quarterfinals	L 56–64	7–20	Anaheim Convention Center (3,221) Anaheim, CA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source^[3]^[4]

Awards and honors

Victor Conyers
- PCAA Second Team All-Conference^[5]

Notes

↑ UC Irvine officially claims two losses vacated by UC Santa Barbara as wins.
↑ Wins vacated by PCAA but still recognized by NCAA.
↑ UC Irvine claims two losses against UC Santa Barbara that were vacated by PCAA as wins.
↑ Vacated by Pacific Coast Athletic Association, claimed by UC Irvine as wins
↑ Vacated by Pacific Coast Athletic Association, claimed by UC Irvine as wins

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References

↑ (1979, Apr 17). Tift Comes South With Four Recruits. Los Angeles Times
1 2 "The Newswire: UC Santa Barbara Basketball Placed on Probation". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, CA. October 11, 1980. ProQuest 162935162.
↑ "1979-80 California-Irvine Anteaters Schedule and Results".
↑ "Final 1980 Cumulative Basketball Statistics Report" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
↑ "Big West Conference men's basketball record book" (PDF). bigwest.org. Big West Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 7, 2013. Retrieved July 21, 2017.

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[1] UC Irvine officially claims two losses vacated by UC Santa Barbara as wins.

[2] Wins vacated by PCAA but still recognized by NCAA.

[3] UC Irvine claims two losses against UC Santa Barbara that were vacated by PCAA as wins.

[5] Vacated by Pacific Coast Athletic Association, claimed by UC Irvine as wins

[7] Vacated by Pacific Coast Athletic Association, claimed by UC Irvine as wins

[4] (1979, Apr 17). Tift Comes South With Four Recruits. Los Angeles Times

[ucsb-6] 1 2 "The Newswire: UC Santa Barbara Basketball Placed on Probation". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, CA. October 11, 1980. ProQuest 162935162.

[8] "1979-80 California-Irvine Anteaters Schedule and Results".

[9] "Final 1980 Cumulative Basketball Statistics Report" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved July 20, 2017.

[10] "Big West Conference men's basketball record book" (PDF). bigwest.org. Big West Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 7, 2013. Retrieved July 21, 2017.

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1979–80 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team

Contents

Previous season

Off-season

Recruits

1979 Recruiting Class

Roster

Schedule

Awards and honors

Notes

Related Research Articles

References