1988–89 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team

The 1988–89 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine during the 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Anteaters were led by ninth year head coach Bill Mulligan and played at the Bren Events Center. They were members of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association. They finished the season 12–17, 8–10 in PCAA play.

1988–89 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball
ConferenceBig West Conference
1988–89 record12–17 (8–10 BWC)
Head coach
  • Bill Mulligan (9th season)
Home arenaBren Events Center
1988–89 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 15 UNLV162 .889  298  .784
New Mexico State126 .667  2111  .656
UC Santa Barbara117 .611  219  .700
Cal State Fullerton108 .556  1613  .552
Long Beach State108 .556  1315  .464
Utah State108 .556  1216  .429
Fresno State99 .500  1514  .517
UC Irvine810 .444  1217  .414
Pacific315 .167  721  .250
San Jose State117 .056  523  .179
1989 Big West Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The 1987–88 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team finished the season with a record of 16–14, 9–9 in PCAA play and reached the PCAA Tournament finals for the first time in program history. On July 1, 1988, the Pacific Coast Athletic Association officially re-branded as the Big West Conference.

Roster

1988–89 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F Justin Anderson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
So
C Ricky Butler 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
So
C Mike Doktorczyk 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Jr
F 22 Rob Doktorczyk 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)175 lb (79 kg) Jr San Pedro, CA
G Kevin Floyd 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Sr
F Jeff Herdman 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
So
F Mike Labat
Jr
C Brian McCloskey 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Fr
G Rod Palmer 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Jr
F Elgin Rogers 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Fr
G Abraham Tang 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Fr
G Etop Udo-Ema 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Fr
G Troy Whiteto 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Jr
Head coach

Bill Mulligan

Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: September 21, 2017

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
November 25, 1988*
Georgia State
Western Digital Freedom Bowl Classic
L 84–109  0–1
Bren Events Center (2,400)
Irvine, CA
November 26, 1988*
TCU
Western Digital Freedom Bowl Classic
W 83–75  1–1
Bren Events Center (1,673)
Irvine, CA
November 30, 1988*
San Francisco W 83–75  1–2
Bren Events Center (2,073)
Irvine, CA
December 2, 1988*
at San Diego State L 88–102  1–3
Peterson Gym (3,529)
San Diego, CA
December 10, 1988*
Pepperdine L 76–102  1–4
Bren Events Center (2,836)
Irvine, CA
December 13, 1988*
Eastern Washington W 112–101  2–4
Bren Events Center (1,219)
Irvine, CA
December 15, 1988
at No. 13 UNLV L 85–100  2–5
(0–1)
Thomas & Mack Center (17,453)
Paradise, NV
December 18, 1988*
at Loyola–Chicago L 94–99  2–6
Alumni Gym (1,218)
Chicago, IL
December 21, 1988*
at Virginia L 89–99 OT 2–7
University Hall (8,264)
Charlottesville, CA
December 28, 1988*
UCLA W 91–90  3–7
Bren Events Center (5,000)
Irvine, CA
January 7, 1989
at UC Santa Barbara L 79–95  3–8
(0–2)
UC Santa Barbara Events Center (6,000)
Santa Barbara, CA
January 14, 1989
at San Jose State W 71–62  4–8
(1–2)
San Jose Civic Auditorium (1,166)
San Jose, CA
January 16, 1989
at Utah State L 71–104  4–9
(1–3)
Smith Spectrum (9,948)
Logan, UT
January 19, 1989
Fresno State W 64–61  5–9
(2–3)
Bren Events Center (2,946)
Irvine, CA
January 21, 1989
Pacific Tigers W 64–61  6–9
(3–3)
Bren Events Center (2,287)
Irvine, CA
January 26, 1989
at New Mexico State L 69–90  6–10
(3–4)
Pan American Center (5,518)
Las Cruces, NM
January 28, 1989
at Long Beach State L 70–75  6–11
(3–5)
Gold Mine (1,900)
Long Beach, CA
February 2, 1989
at Cal State Fullerton W 77–73  7–11
(4–5)
Titan Gym (3,202)
Fullerton, CA
February 4, 1989
No. 16 UNLV W 99–98  8–11
(5–5)
Bren Events Center (5,000)
Irvine, CA
February 9, 1989
San Jose State W 91–69  9–11
(6–5)
Bren Events Center (2,279)
Irvine, CA
February 11, 1989
Cal State Fullerton L 75–78  9–12
(6–6)
Bren Events Center (4,718)
Irvine, CA
February 16, 1989
at Pacific W 95–92 OT 10–12
(7–6)
Alex G. Spanos Center (2,441)
Stockton, CA
February 18, 1989
at Fresno State W 82–79  11–12
(8–6)
Selland Arena (10,159)
Fresno, CA
February 23, 1989
Long Beach State L 67–72  11–13
(8–7)
Bren Events Center (3,223)
Irvine, CA
February 25, 1989
New Mexico State L 69–72  11–14
(8–8)
Bren Events Center (2,855)
Irvine, CA
March 2, 1989
Utah State L 94–95 OT 11–15
(8–9)
Bren Events Center (3,361)
Irvine, CA
March 4, 1989
UC Santa Barbara L 70–78  11–16
(8–10)
Bren Events Center (5,000)
Irvine, CA
Big West Conference Tournament
March 8, 1989
vs. Pacific
First Round
W 68–62  12–16
Long Beach Arena (5,533)
Long Beach, CA
March 9, 1989
vs. No. 18 UNLV
Quarterfinals
L 82–102  12–17
Long Beach Arena (7,242)
Long Beach, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source[1][2]

Awards and Honors

  • Mike Doktorczyk
    • Big West Second Team All-Conference

Source: [3]

References

  1. "UC Irvine Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). UC Irvine Sports. UC Irvine Athletics. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
  2. "Final 1989 Cumulative Basketball Statistics Report" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  3. "UC Irvine Honors" (PDF). UC Irvine Sports. UC Irvine Athletics. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
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