1995–96 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team

The 1995–96 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine during the 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Anteaters were led by fifth year head coach Rod Baker and played at the Bren Events Center and were members of the Big West Conference. They finished with their best record and only winning season under Rod Baker. Baker would win the Conference coach of the year.

1995–96 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball
Joe Lapchick Tournament Champions
ConferenceBig West Conference
1995–96 record15–12 (11–7 Big West)
Head coach
Home arenaBren Events Center
1995–96 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Long Beach State126 .667  1711  .607
Pacific117 .611  1512  .556
UC Irvine117 .611  1512  .556
Utah State108 .556  1815  .545
Nevada99 .500  1613  .552
San Jose State99 .500  1317  .433
New Mexico State810 .444  1115  .423
UC Santa Barbara810 .444  1115  .423
UNLV711 .389  1016  .385
Cal State Fullerton513 .278  620  .231
1996 Big West Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The 1994–95 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team finished the season with a record of 13–16, 6–12 in Big West play.

Roster

1995–96 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
C Dan Augulis 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Jr
F Shaun Battle 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Sr
G Danny Fernandez 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Sr
C Paul Foster 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Jr
G Brian Keefe 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
So
G Clay McKnight 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Fr
G Raimonds Miglinieks 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) Sr Riga (Latvia)
G Andrew Navar 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Fr
G Lamarr Parker
Fr
C Boris Reznik 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Fr
F Kevin Simmons 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
So
G Ken Simpson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Jr
F Michael Tate 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Sr
G Juan Toscanini 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Fr
Head coach

Rod Baker (College of the Holy Cross)

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
November 24, 1995*
vs. Siena
Joe Lapchick Tournament
W 87–70  1–0
Alumni Hall (6,008)
Queens, NY
November 25, 1995*
at St. John's
Joe Lapchick Tournament
W 83–77  2–0
Alumni Hall (6,008)
Queens, NY
December 2, 1995*
at Oregon State L 57–64  2–1
Gill Coliseum (3,851)
Corvallis, OR
December 9, 1995*
Eastern Washington W 86–66  3–1
Bren Events Center (1,523)
Irvine, CA
December 16, 1995*
at USC L 79–82  3–2
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (2,931)
Los Angeles, CA
December 21, 1995*
at San Diego L 78–81  3–3
USD Sports Center (1,271)
San Diego, CA
December 29, 1995*
Washington State L 81–88  3–4
Bren Events Center (2,659)
Irvine, CA
January 2, 1996
Pacific W 72–54  4–4
(1–0)
Bren Event Center (1,189)
Irvine, CA
January 4, 1996
San Jose State W 78–70  5–4
(2–0)
Bren Event Center (1,880)
Irvine, CA
January 10, 1996
at UC Santa Barbara L 66–84  5–5
(2–1)
UC Santa Barbara Events Center (3,914)
Santa Barbara, CA
January 13, 1996
at Cal State Fullerton L 73–81  5–6
(2–2)
Titan Gym (1,327)
Fullerton, CA
January 18, 1996
New Mexico State W 74–66  6–6
(3–2)
Bren Event Center (2,056)
Irvine, CA
January 20, 1996
UNLV W 66–61  7–6
(4–2)
Bren Event Center (3,527)
Irvine, CA
January 25, 1996
at Nevada W 72–70  8–6
(5–2)
Lawlor Events Center (7,643)
Reno, NV
January 27, 1996
at Utah State W 78–72  9–6
(6–2)
Smith Spectrum (8,069)
Logan, UT
February 1, 1996
UC Santa Barbara W 74–62  10–6
(7–2)
Bren Events Center (3,446)
Irvine, CA
February 3, 1996
Long Beach State L 65–69 OT 10–7
(7–3)
Bren Events Center (5,006)
Irvine, CA
February 6, 1996*
Southern Utah W 85–75  11–7
Bren Events Center (1,497)
Irvine, CA
February 10, 1996
Cal State Fullerton W 85–75  12–7
(8–3)
Bren Events Center (3,336)
Irvine, CA
February 12, 1996
at Long Beach State W 84–81  13–7
(9–3)
The Pyramid (4,789)
Long Beach, CA
February 17, 1996
at New Mexico State L 77–83  13–8
(9–4)
Pan American Center (7,542)
Las Cruces, NM
February 19, 1996
at UNLV L 60–63  13–9
(9–5)
Thomas & Mack Center (7,855)
Paradise, NV
February 24, 1996
Nevada W 74–68  14–9
(10–5)
Bren Events Center (4,087)
Irvine, CA
February 26, 1996
Utah State W 81–76  15–9
(11–5)
Bren Events Center (4,261)
Irvine, CA
February 29, 1996
San Jose State L 70–81  15–10
(11–6)
Event Center Arena (2,002)
San Jose, CA
March 3, 1996
at Pacific L 74–80  15–11
(11–7)
Alex G. Spanos Center (3,465)
Stockton, CA
Big West Conference Tournament
March 9, 1996
vs. San Jose State
Semifinals
L 67–71  15–12
Lawlor Events Center (4,297)
Reno, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source[1][2]

Awards & Honors

  • Rod Baker
    • Conference Coach of the Year
  • Raimonds Miglinieks
    • Conference Player of the Year
    • Big West First Team All-Conference
  • Brian Keefe
    • Big West Second Team All-Conference
  • Kevin Simmons
    • Big West Second Team All-Conference
  • Clay McKnight
    • Big West All-Freshman Team

Source: [3]

References

  1. "UC Irvine Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). UC Irvine Sports. UC Irvine Athletics. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
  2. "Final 1996 Cumulative Basketball Statistics Report" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
  3. "UC Irvine Honors" (PDF). UC Irvine Sports. UC Irvine Athletics. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
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