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 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
11/08/2014* Simon Fraser W 128–92  Bren Events Center (1,844)
Regular season
11/14/2014* Chapman W 87–36  1–0 Bren Events Center (2,854)
11/16/2014* Pacific W 68–50  2–0 Bren Events Center (1,783)
11/19/2014* at #2 Arizona L 54–71  2–1 McKale Center (14,655)
11/23/2014* at Saint Mary's L 69–72  2–2 McKeon Pavilion (2,685)
11/29/2014* at Loyola Marymount W 80–72  3–2 Gersten Pavilion (1,568)
12/03/2014* at Fresno State L 63–72  3–3 Save Mart Center (5,210)
12/06/2014* Sacramento State W 74–62  4–3 Bren Events Center (2,259)
12/13/2014* UT Arlington L 62–70  4–4 Bren Events Center (2,067)
12/16/2014* at Morgan State L 62–63  4–5 Talmadge L. Hill Field House (895)
12/21/2014* vs. Bradley
(South Point Holiday Hoops Classic semifinals)		 W 55–47  5–5 South Point Arena (N/A)
12/22/2014* vs. Green Bay
(South Point Holiday Hoops Classic championship game)		 W 72–70  6–5 South Point Arena (N/A)
12/29/2014* at Oregon L 67–69 OT 6–6 Matthew Knight Arena (5,421)
12/31/2014* Hampden–Sydney W 82–53  7–6 Bren Events Center (1,366)
01/03/2015* at New Mexico State L 67–70  7–7 Pan American Center (4,903)
01/08/2015 Long Beach State L 82–88  7–8 (0–1) Bren Events Center (2,963)
01/10/2015 UC Riverside W 69–55  8–8 (1–1) Bren Events Center (2,047)
01/15/2015 at Cal State Fullerton W 63–58  9–8 (2–1) Titan Gym (995)
01/22/2015 at Cal State Northridge W 80–49  10–8 (3–1) Matadome (1,311)
01/24/2015 at Hawaii W 78–72  11–8 (4–1) Stan Sheriff Center (8,761)
01/29/2014 Cal Poly W 67–57  12–8 (5–1) Bren Events Center (1,588)
01/31/2015 UC Santa Barbara
(Homecoming)		 W 77–55  13–8 (6–1) Bren Events Center (3,773)
02/05/2015 UC Davis L 56–75  13–9 (6–2) Bren Events Center (2,094)
02/07/2015 at Long Beach State W 56–55  14–9 (7–2) Walter Pyramid (3,834)
02/14/2015 UC Riverside L 63–70  14–10 (7–3) The SRC (592)
02/19/2015 Hawaii W 75-60  15–10 (8–3) Bren Events Center (1,810)
02/21/2015 Cal State Northridge W 67–58  16–10 (9–3) Bren Events Center (3,070)
02/26/2015 at Cal Poly W 63–56  17–10 (10–3) Mott Gym (2,163)
02/28/2015 at UC Santa Barbara L 51–54  17–11 (10–4) The Thunderdome (4,716)
03/05/2015 Cal State Fullerton W 68-62  18–11 (11–4) Bren Events Center (2,853)
03/07/2015 at UC Davis L 61–80  18–12 (11–5) The Pavilion (4,345)
Big West Tournament
03/12/2015 vs. UC Riverside
(Quarterfinals)		 W 63–54  19–12 Honda Center (3,867)
03/13/2015 vs. UC Santa Barbara
(Semifinals)		 W 72–63 OT 20–12 Honda Center (4,322)
03/14/2015 vs. Hawaii
(Championship Game)		 W 67–58  21–12 Honda Center (5,463)
NCAA Tournament
03/20/2015* #(13 E) vs. #17 (4 E) Louisville L 55–57  21–13 KeyArena (14,509)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region E=East.

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. 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. Retrieved 2014-09-25.