UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball

The UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team is the basketball team that represents the University of California, Irvine. The team currently competes in the Big West Conference, NCAA Division I.

UC Irvine Anteaters
2020–21 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team
UniversityUniversity of California, Irvine
First season1965–66
Head coachRussell Turner (11th season)
ConferenceBig West
LocationIrvine, California
ArenaBren Events Center
(Capacity: 4,984)
NicknameAnteaters
ColorsBlue and Gold[1]
         
Uniforms
Home
Away
Alternate
NCAA Tournament Round of 32
2019
NCAA Tournament Appearances
2015, 2019
Conference Tournament Champions
2015, 2019
Conference Regular Season Champions
2001, 2002, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020

UC Irvine basketball is in its ninth year under current head coach Russell Turner.[2] Turner was an assistant coach with the Golden State Warriors, before accepting the head coaching role at UCI in 2010. The Anteaters' main rivals are the 49ers of Long Beach State.[3] Program alumni include Washington Wizards head coach Scott Brooks and Houston Texans tight end Darren Fells.

Head coach history

Season-by-season records

Statistics overview
Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Danny Rogers (NCAA Division II Independent) (1965–1967)
1965–66 Danny Rogers 15–11
1966–67 Danny Rogers 15–11
Danny Rogers: 30–22 (.577)
Dick Davis (NCAA Division II Independent) (1967–1969)
1967–68 Dick Davis 20–8NCAA Regional Finals
1968–69 Dick Davis 19–9NCAA Regional 3rd Place
Dick Davis: 39–17 (.696)
Tim Tift (NCAA Division II Independent) (1969–1977)
1969–70 Tim Tift 17–9
1970–71 Tim Tift 16–10
1971–72 Tim Tift 16–12NCAA Regional 3rd Place
1972–73 Tim Tift 15–13
1973–74 Tim Tift 14–12
1974–75 Tim Tift 16–11 [note 1][4]NCAA Regional 3rd Place
1975–76 Tim Tift 14–12
1976–77 Tim Tift 10–17
Tim Tift (Division 2): 118–96 (.551)
Tim Tift (Pacific Coast Athletic Association) (1977–1980)
1977–78 Tim Tift 8–172–128th
1978–79 Tim Tift 9–173–118thPCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
1979–80 Tim Tift 9–181–138thPCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
Tim Tift (Division I): 26–52 (.333)6–24 (.200)
Tim Tift: 144–147 (.494)6–24 (.200)
Bill Mulligan (Pacific Coast Athletic Association) (1980–1991)
1980–81 Bill Mulligan 17–109–53rdPCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
1981–82 Bill Mulligan 23–710–42ndPCAA Tournament Semifinals

NIT 2nd Round

1982–83 Bill Mulligan 16–128–85thPCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
1983–84 Bill Mulligan 19–1014–42ndPCAA Tournament Semifinals
1984–85 Bill Mulligan 13–178–106thPCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
1985–86 Bill Mulligan 17–1312–63rdPCAA Tournament Quarterfinals

NIT 2nd Round

1986–87 Bill Mulligan 14–149–94th (tie)PCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
1987–88 Bill Mulligan 16–149–95thPCAA Tournament Finals
1988–89 Bill Mulligan 12–178–108thBig West Tournament Quarterfinals
1989–90 Bill Mulligan 5–233–1510thBig West Tournament 1st Round
1990–91 Bill Mulligan 11–196–129th
Bill Mulligan: 163–156 (.511)96–92 (.511)
Rod Baker (Big West Conference) (1991–1997)
1991–92 Rod Baker 7–223–159thBig West Tournament Semifinals
1992–93 Rod Baker 6–214–148thBig West Tournament Quarterfinals
1993–94 Rod Baker 10–204–1410thBig West Tournament Finals
1994–95 Rod Baker 13–166–128thBig West Tournament Semifinals
1995–96 Rod Baker 15–1211–72ndBig West Tournament Semifinals
1996–97 Rod Baker 1–251–159th
Rod Baker: 52–116 (.310)29–77 (.274)
Pat Douglass (Big West Conference) (1997–2010)
1997–98 Pat Douglass 9–186–103rd (west)Big West Tournament Quarterfinals
1998–99 Pat Douglass 6–202–146th (west)
1999–00 Pat Douglass 14–147–93rd (west)Big West Tournament Quarterfinals
2000–01 Pat Douglass 25–515–11stBig West Tournament Semifinals

NIT 1st Round

2001–02 Pat Douglass 21–1113–51st (tie)Big West Tournament Semifinals

NIT 1st Round

2002–03 Pat Douglass 20–913–52nd (tie)Big West Tournament Semifinals
2003–04 Pat Douglass 11–176–128th (tie)
2004–05 Pat Douglass 16–138–105thBig West Tournament Quarterfinals
2005–06 Pat Douglass 16–1310–42ndBig West Tournament Semifinals
2006–07 Pat Douglass 15–186–85thBig West Tournament Semifinals
2007–08 Pat Douglass 18–169–75thBig West Tournament Finals
2008–09 Pat Douglass 12–198–84th (3-way tie)Big West Tournament 1st Round
2009–10 Pat Douglass 14–186–107th (tie)Big West Tournament 1st Round
Pat Douglass: 197–191 (.508)109–103 (.514)
Russell Turner (Big West Conference) (2010–present)
2010–11 Russell Turner 13–196–107th (tie)Big West Tournament Quarterfinals
2011–12 Russell Turner 12–206–106th (tie)Big West Tournament Semifinals
2012–13 Russell Turner 21–1611–74thBig West Tournament Finals

CIT 2nd Round

2013–14 Russell Turner 23–1213–31stBig West Tournament Semifinals

NIT 1st Round

2014–15 Russell Turner 21–1311–52nd (tie)Big West Tournament Champions

NCAA Round of 64

2015–16 Russell Turner 28–1013–31st (tie)Big West Tournament Semifinals

CIT Runners Up

2016–17 Russell Turner 21–1512–41stBig West Tournament Finals

NIT 1st Round

2017–18 Russell Turner 18–1711–52nd (tie)Big West Tournament Finals
2018–19 Russell Turner 31–615–11stBig West Tournament Champions

NCAA Round of 32

2019–20 Russell Turner 21–1113–31st
Russell Turner: 209–139 (.601)111–51 (.685)
Total:835–788 (.515)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Postseason results

NCAA Division I tournament results

The Anteaters have appeared in the NCAA Division I Tournament two times. Their combined record is 1–2.

Year Seed Round Opponent Result
2015#13First Round#4 LouisvilleL 55–57
2019#13First Round
Second Round
#4 Kansas State
#12 Oregon
W 70–64
L 54–73

NCAA Division II tournament results

The Anteaters have appeared in the NCAA Division II Tournament four times. Their combined record is 2–6.

Year Round Opponent Result
1968Regional Semifinals
Regional Finals
San Diego State
UNLV
W 78–69
L 74–79
1969Regional Semifinals
Regional 3rd Place Game
San Francisco State
UC Davis
L 55–81
W 82–70
1972Regional Semifinals
Regional 3rd Place Game
Southern Colorado
UC Riverside
L 58–77
L 75–94
1975Regional Semifinals
Regional 3rd Place Game
Puget Sound
UC Davis
L 74–76 OT
L 70–84

NIT results

The Anteaters have appeared in six National Invitation Tournaments (NIT). Their combined record is 2–6.

Year Round Opponent Result
1982First Round
Second Round
San Diego State
Oklahoma
W 70–69
L 77–80
1986First Round
Second Round
UCLA
BYU
W 80–74
L 80–93
2001First RoundTulsaL 71–75
2002First RoundBYUL 55–78
2014First RoundSMUL 54–68
2017First RoundIllinois StateL 71–85

CIT results

The Anteaters have appeared in two CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournaments (CIT). Their combined record is 4–2.

Year Round Opponent Result
2013First Round
Second Round
High Point
Oral Roberts
W 80–71
L 62–76
2016First Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Championship Game
North Dakota
Louisiana–Lafayette
Coastal Carolina
Columbia
W 89–86OT
W 67–66
W 66–47
L 67–73

Honors and awards

Retired numbers

The Anteaters retired their first number in program history in 1995, honoring number 44 for All-American Kevin Magee. He was joined by Scott Brooks when his number 12 was retired on November 30, 2019.[5]

UC Irvine Anteaters retired numbers
No. Player Year retired
12Scott Brooks2019
44Kevin Magee1995

Notes

  1. Does not include victory over Simon Fraser which is not recognized by NCAA

References

  1. UCI Art Sheet (PDF). May 1, 2017. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
  2. http://www.ocregister.com/articles/turner-656080-job-anteaters.html
  3. "Black and Blue Rivalry Series". ucirvinesports.com. UC Irvine Athletics.
  4. "UC Irvine Men's Basketball Won/Loss". ncaa.org. NCAA. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
  5. "UC Irvine retires Scott Brooks' number". UC Irvine Anteaters. October 21, 2019. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.