1978–79 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team

1978–79 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball
ConferencePacific Coast Athletic Association
Record9–17 (3–11 PCAA)
Head coach
  • Tim Tift (10th season)
Home arenaCrawford Hall
1978–79 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Pacific 11 3   .786 18 12   .600
Utah State 9 5   .643 19 11   .633
Fresno State 9 5   .643 16 12   .571
Cal State Fullerton 7 7   .500 16 11   .593
Long Beach State 7 7   .500 16 12   .571
UC Santa Barbara 6 8   .429 12 15   .444
San Jose State 4 10   .286 7 20   .259
UC Irvine 3 11   .214 9 19   .321
1979 PCAA tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978–79 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine during the 1978–79 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was the program's second season in Division I and 14th season overall. The Anteaters were led by tenth year head coach Tim Taft and played their home games at Crawford Hall as members of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association. They finished the season 9–17 and were 3–11 in PCAA play to finish 8th place. The anteaters were invited to the 1979 PCAA tournament as the eighth seed where they lost to the Pacific Tigers in the first round.