2014–15 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team

2014–15 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball

South Point Holiday Hoops Classic champions Big West Tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, Round of 64
Conference	Big West Conference
2014–15 record	21–13 (11–5 Big West)
Head coach	Russell Turner (5th year)
Assistant coach	Ali Ton
Assistant coach	Ryan Badrtalei
Assistant coach	Nick Booker
Home arena	Bren Events Center

2014–15 Big West men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UC Davis	14	–	2	.875	25	–	7	.781
UC Irvine †	11	–	5	.688	21	–	13	.618
UC Santa Barbara	11	–	5	.688	19	–	14	.576
Long Beach State	10	–	6	.625	16	–	17	.485
Hawaii	8	–	8	.500	22	–	13	.629
UC Riverside	7	–	9	.438	14	–	17	.452
Cal Poly	6	–	10	.375	13	–	16	.448
Cal State Northridge	4	–	12	.250	9	–	24	.273
Cal State Fullerton	1	–	15	.063	9	–	22	.290


† 2015 Big West Tournament winner

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.

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
0	Jaron Martin	Guard	5–10	160	Sophomore	Sunland, California
1	Alex Young	Guard	6–1	185	Junior	Phoenix, Oregon
2	Travis Souza	Forward	6–5	210	Senior	Turlock, California
3	Will Davis II	Forward/Center	6–8	210	Senior	Sacramento, California
4	Reed McConnell	Guard	6–5	194	Junior	Atherton, California
5	Jonathan Galloway	Forward	6–10	215	Freshman	Brentwood, California
10	Luke Nelson	Guard	6–3	185	Sophomore	Worthing, England, United Kingdom
11	Haroldas Saprykinas	Guard	6–3	170	Freshman	Klaipeda, Lithuania
12	Ioannis Dimakopoulos	Forward/Center	7–2	257	Sophomore	Patras, Greece
20	Shawn Ray	Forward	6–8	244	RS Junior	Torrance, California
24	Dominique Dunning	Guard	6–4	206	Junior	Corona, California
25	John Ryan	Center	6–10	262	Senior	El Segundo, California
31	Spencer Rivers	Guard	6–2	190	Freshman	Winter Park, Florida
32	Aaron Wright	Guard	6–3	204	Junior	Cerritos, California
33	Mike Best	Forward	6–10	215	Junior	San Rafael, California
34	Mamadou N'Diaye	Center	7–6	300	Sophomore	Dakar, Senegal

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		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

↑ "'2014-15 Men's Basketball Schedule Released". UC Irvine athletics. Retrieved 2014-09-10.
↑ "'Big West Announces 2014-15 ESPN Men's Basketball Television Schedule". Big West Conference. Archived from the original on 2012-05-31. Retrieved 2014-09-17.
↑ "'Prime Ticket Releases 2014-15 Big West Basketball Television Schedule" (PDF). Big West Conference. Retrieved 2014-09-24.
↑ "'Big West Releases Basketball Schedule on ESPN3". Big West Conference. Archived from the original on 2012-05-31. Retrieved 2014-09-25.

UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball

Venues	Crawford Hall (1965–1987) Bren Events Center (1987–present)

People	Head coaches

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