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

  1. "'2014-15 Men's Basketball Schedule Released". UC Irvine athletics. Retrieved 2014-09-10.
  2. "'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.
  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 2012-05-31. Retrieved 2014-09-25.
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