2014–15 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team

The 2014–15 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Anteaters were led by fifth year head coach Russell Turner and played their home games at the Bren Events Center. They were members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 21–13, 11–5 in Big West play to finish in a tie for second place. They defeated UC Riverside, UC Santa Barbara, and Hawaii to become champions of the Big West Tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, their first tournament bid in school history, where they lost in the second round to Louisville.

2014–15 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball
South Point Holiday Hoops Classic champions
Big West Tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceBig West Conference
2014–15 record21–13 (11–5 Big West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ali Ton
  • Ryan Badrtalei
  • Nick Booker
Home arenaBren Events Center
2014–15 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
UC Davis142 .875  257  .781
UC Irvine115 .688  2113  .618
UC Santa Barbara115 .688  1914  .576
Long Beach State106 .625  1617  .485
Hawaii88 .500  2213  .629
UC Riverside79 .438  1417  .452
Cal Poly610 .375  1316  .448
Cal State Northridge412 .250  924  .273
Cal State Fullerton115 .063  922  .290
2015 Big West Tournament winner

Off-Season

2014 Recruiting Class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jonathan Galloway
C
Richmond, CA Salesian High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Oct 27, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 66
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: n/a   Rivals: n/a  ESPN: n/a
  • 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:

  • "ESPN - UC Irvine Basketball Recruiting 2014". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2017-10-20.
  • "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2017-10-20.

    Roster

    2014–15 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
    C 33 Mike Best 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)205 lb (93 kg) Jr San Rafael, California
    F 3 Will Davis II 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg) Sr Sacramento, California
    F/C 12 Ioannis Dimakopoulos 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)255 lb (116 kg) So Patras, Greece
    G 24 Dominique Dunning 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)213 lb (97 kg) Jr Corona, California
    F 5 Jonathan Galloway 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)215 lb (98 kg) Fr Brentwood, California
    G 0 Jaron Martin 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)160 lb (73 kg) So Sunland, California
    F 4 Reed McConnell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) Jr Atherton, California
    C 34 Mamadou N'Diaye 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m)290 lb (132 kg) So Dakar, Sengal
    G 10 Luke Nelson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)182 lb (83 kg) So Worthing, England
    F 20 Shawn Ray 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)232 lb (105 kg) RS Jr Torrance, California
    G 31 Spencer Rivers 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) Fr Winter Park, Florida
    C 25 John Ryan 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)247 lb (112 kg) Sr El Segundo, California
    G 11 Haroldas Saprykinas 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)170 lb (77 kg) Fr Klaipėda, Lithuania
    F 2 Travis Souza 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)222 lb (101 kg) Sr Turlock, California
    G 32 Aaron Wright 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)188 lb (85 kg) Jr Cerritos, California
    G 1 Alex Young 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)176 lb (80 kg) Jr Phoenix, Oregon
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

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

    Roster

    Schedule

    Source[1] Source[2] Source[3] Source[4]

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    11/08/2014*
    7:00 pm
    Simon Fraser W 128–92 
    Bren Events Center (1,844)
    Irvine, CA
    Regular season
    11/14/2014*
    7:00 pm
    Chapman W 87–36  1–0
    Bren Events Center (2,854)
    Irvine, CA
    11/16/2014*
    3:00 pm
    Pacific W 68–50  2–0
    Bren Events Center (1,783)
    Irvine, CA
    11/19/2014*
    6:00 pm, P12N
    at No. 2 Arizona L 54–71  2–1
    McKale Center (14,655)
    Tucson, AZ
    11/23/2014*
    6:00 pm, CSN Hometown TheW.tv
    at Saint Mary's L 69–72  2–2
    McKeon Pavilion (2,685)
    Moraga, CA
    11/29/2014*
    8:00 pm, TheW.tv
    at Loyola Marymount W 80–72  3–2
    Gersten Pavilion (1,568)
    Los Angeles, CA
    12/03/2014*
    7:00 pm
    at Fresno State L 63–72  3–3
    Save Mart Center (5,210)
    Fresno, CA
    12/06/2014*
    7:00 pm
    Sacramento State W 74–62  4–3
    Bren Events Center (2,259)
    Irvine, CA
    12/13/2014*
    7:00 pm
    UT Arlington L 62–70  4–4
    Bren Events Center (2,067)
    Irvine, CA
    12/16/2014*
    4:00 pm
    at Morgan State L 62–63  4–5
    Talmadge L. Hill Field House (895)
    Baltimore, MD
    12/21/2014*
    1:30 pm
    vs. Bradley
    South Point Holiday Hoops Classic semifinals
    W 55–47  5–5
    South Point Arena (N/A)
    Enterprise, NV
    12/22/2014*
    1:30 pm
    vs. Green Bay
    South Point Holiday Hoops Classic championship game
    W 72–70  6–5
    South Point Arena (N/A)
    Enterprise, NV
    12/29/2014*
    8:00 pm, P12N
    at Oregon L 67–69 OT 6–6
    Matthew Knight Arena (5,421)
    Eugene, OR
    12/31/2014*
    2:00 pm
    Hampden–Sydney W 82–53  7–6
    Bren Events Center (1,366)
    Irvine, CA
    01/03/2015*
    6:00 pm, Aggievision/FCS Pacific
    at New Mexico State L 67–70  7–7
    Pan American Center (4,903)
    Las Cruces, NM
    01/08/2015
    7:30 pm, Prime Ticket
    Long Beach State L 82–88  7–8
    (0–1)
    Bren Events Center (2,963)
    Irvine, CA
    01/10/2015
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    UC Riverside W 69–55  8–8
    (1–1)
    Bren Events Center (2,047)
    Irvine, CA
    01/15/2015
    7:30 pm, Prime Ticket
    at Cal State Fullerton W 63–58  9–8
    (2–1)
    Titan Gym (995)
    Fullerton, CA
    01/22/2015
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Cal State Northridge W 80–49  10–8
    (3–1)
    Matadome (1,311)
    Northridge, CA
    01/24/2015
    9:00 pm, OC Sports
    at Hawaii W 78–72  11–8
    (4–1)
    Stan Sheriff Center (8,761)
    Honolulu, HI
    01/29/2014
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    Cal Poly W 67–57  12–8
    (5–1)
    Bren Events Center (1,588)
    Irvine, CA
    01/31/2015
    7:00 pm
    UC Santa Barbara
    Homecoming
    W 77–55  13–8
    (6–1)
    Bren Events Center (3,773)
    Irvine, CA
    02/05/2015
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    UC Davis L 56–75  13–9
    (6–2)
    Bren Events Center (2,094)
    Irvine, CA
    02/07/2015
    4:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Long Beach State W 56–55  14–9
    (7–2)
    Walter Pyramid (3,834)
    Long Beach, CA
    02/14/2015
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    at UC Riverside L 63–70  14–10
    (7–3)
    The SRC (592)
    Riverside, CA
    02/19/2015
    7:30 pm, Prime Ticket
    Hawaii W 75-60  15–10
    (8–3)
    Bren Events Center (1,810)
    Irvine, CA
    02/21/2015
    7:00 pm
    Cal State Northridge W 67–58  16–10
    (9–3)
    Bren Events Center (3,070)
    Irvine, CA
    02/26/2015
    7:00 pm
    at Cal Poly W 63–56  17–10
    (10–3)
    Mott Gym (2,163)
    San Luis Obispo, CA
    02/28/2015
    9:00 pm, ESPN2
    at UC Santa Barbara L 51–54  17–11
    (10–4)
    The Thunderdome (4,716)
    Santa Barbara, CA
    03/05/2015
    7:00 pm
    Cal State Fullerton W 68-62  18–11
    (11–4)
    Bren Events Center (2,853)
    Irvine, CA
    03/07/2015
    7:00 pm
    at UC Davis L 61–80  18–12
    (11–5)
    The Pavilion (4,345)
    Davis, CA
    Big West Tournament
    03/12/2015
    6:00 pm, Prime Ticket
    vs. UC Riverside
    Quarterfinals
    W 63–54  19–12
    Honda Center (3,867)
    Anaheim, CA
    03/13/2015
    9:00 pm, ESPNU
    vs. UC Santa Barbara
    Semifinals
    W 72–63 OT 20–12
    Honda Center (4,322)
    Anaheim, CA
    03/14/2015
    8:30 pm, ESPN2
    vs. Hawaii
    Championship Game
    W 67–58  21–12
    Honda Center (5,463)
    Anaheim, CA
    NCAA Tournament
    03/20/2015*
    1:10 pm, TBS
    No. (13 E) vs. No. 17 (4 E) Louisville L 55–57  21–13
    KeyArena (14,509)
    Seattle, WA
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Pacific Time.

    References

    1. "'2014-15 Men's Basketball Schedule Released". UC Irvine athletics. Archived from the original on 2014-09-12. Retrieved 2014-09-10.
    2. "'Big West Announces 2014-15 ESPN Men's Basketball Television Schedule". Big West Conference. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2014-09-17.
    3. "'Prime Ticket Releases 2014-15 Big West Basketball Television Schedule" (PDF). Big West Conference. Retrieved 2014-09-24.
    4. "'Big West Releases Basketball Schedule on ESPN3". Big West Conference. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2014-09-25.
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