2015–16 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team

2015–16 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball

Big West Regular Season co–champions Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational champions
CIT, Runner-up
Conference	Big West Conference
2015–16 record	28–10 (13–3 Big West)
Head coach	Russell Turner (6th year)
Assistant coach	Ali Ton
Assistant coach	Ryan Badrtalei
Assistant coach	Nick Booker
Home arena	Bren Events Center

2015–16 Big West men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Hawaii †	13	–	3	.813	28	–	5	.848
UC Irvine	13	–	3	.813	28	–	10	.737
Long Beach State	12	–	4	.750	20	–	15	.571
UC Santa Barbara	11	–	5	.688	19	–	14	.576
UC Davis	6	–	10	.375	11	–	19	.367
UC Riverside	5	–	11	.313	14	–	19	.424
Cal State Northridge*	5	–	11	.313	10	–	20	.333
Cal Poly	4	–	12	.250	10	–	20	.333
Cal State Fullerton	3	–	13	.188	10	–	20	.333
*ineligible for postseason due to self-imposed ban due to academic fraud violations

† 2016 Big West Tournament winner

The 2015–16 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Anteaters were led by sixth year head coach Russell Turner and played their home games at the Bren Events Center. They are members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 28–10, 13–3 in Big West play to win a share of the regular season Big West championship. They defeated Cal Poly in the quarterfinals of the Big West Tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Long Beach State. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated North Dakota, Louisiana–Lafayette, and Coastal Carolina to advance to the championship game where they lost to Columbia. This season, UC Irvine set the new season record in wins with 28, surpassing the previous mark of 25. They also set the records for most true road wins with 13, and most conference wins with 13. Alex Young became the first player in school history to record career 1,000 points, 500 assists, and 500 rebounds. Mamadou N'Diaye broke the school record in career blocked shots with 218.

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
0	Jaron Martin	Guard	5–10	167	Junior	Sunland, California
1	Alex Young	Guard	6–2	193	Senior	Phoenix, Oregon
2	Max Hazzard	Guard	5–10	165	Freshman	Los Angeles, California
3	Haitham Chehabi	Guard	6–1	187	Freshman	Laguna Beach, California
5	Jonathan Galloway	Forward	6–10	235	RS Freshman	Brentwood, California
10	Luke Nelson	Guard	6–3	195	Junior	Worthing, England, United Kingdom
11	Haroldas Saprykinas	Guard	6–1	180	Sophomore	Klaipeda, Lithuania
12	Ioannis Dimakopoulos	Forward/Center	7–2	262	Junior	Patras, Greece
13	Brandon Smith	Forward	6–5	185	Freshman	Santa Ana, California
20	Shawn Ray	Forward	6–8	235	Senior	Torrance, California
23	Darrian Traylor	Guard	6–4	210	Freshman	Las Vegas, Nevada
24	Dominique Dunning	Guard	6–4	214	Senior	Corona, California
25	Spencer Rivers	Guard	6–2	200	RS Freshman	Winter Park, Florida
32	Aaron Wright	Guard	6–3	212	Senior	Cerritos, California
33	Mike Best	Forward	6–10	215	Senior	San Rafael, California
34	Mamadou N'Diaye	Center	7–6	300	Junior	Dakar, Senegal

Schedule

Sources:^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
11/07/2015* 7:00 pm, Big West TV		Vanguard	W 83–59		Bren Events Center (2,411) Irvine, CA
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015* 7:00 pm, Big West TV		UC San Diego	W 89–73	1–0	Bren Events Center (2,969) Irvine, CA
11/15/2015* 5:00 pm, KDOC Big West TV		Loyola Marymount	W 77–53	2–0	Bren Events Center (2,077) Irvine, CA
11/18/2015* 4:00 pm, ESPN3		at UCF	W 61–60 ^OT	3–0	CFE Arena (5,629) Orlando, FL
11/23/2015* 7:00 pm, Big West TV		Santa Clara Wooden Legacy Non-bracketed round	W 79–61	4–0	Bren Events Center (2,359) Irvine, CA
11/26/2015* 1:00 pm, ESPNU		vs. Boise State Wooden Legacy Quarterfinals	L 64–71	4–1	Titan Gym (2,341) Fullerton, CA
11/27/2015* 12:00 pm, ESPN3		vs. Boston College Wooden Legacy Consolation Round	W 80–67	5–1	Titan Gym (3,173) Fullerton, CA
11/29/2015* 11:30 am, ESPNU		vs. Evansville Wooden Legacy 5th Place Game	L 56–75	5–2	Honda Center (4,393) Anaheim, CA
12/04/2015* 7:00 pm, W.TV		at Pacific	W 70–67	6–2	Alex G. Spanos Center (2,111) Stockton, CA
12/06/2015* 4:00 pm, CHN W.TV		at Saint Mary's	L 60–70	6–3	McKeon Pavilion (2,333) Moraga, CA
12/12/2015* 6:00 pm, Root		at Utah State	W 73–63	7–3	Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (8,857) Logan, UT
12/15/2015* 8:00 pm, P12N		at Oregon	L 63–78	7–4	Matthew Knight Arena (5,863) Eugene, OR
12/18/2015* 7:00 pm, Big West TV		Chapman	W 65–51	8–4	Bren Events Center (1,721) Irvine, CA
12/21/2015* 4:00 pm		vs. Sam Houston State Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational Semifinals	W 63–53	9–4	Don Haskins Center (7,746) El Paso, TX
12/22/2015* 6:00 pm		vs. Norfolk State Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational Championship	W 80–62	10–4	Don Haskins Center (5,946) El Paso, TX
12/29/2015* 6:00 pm, ESPNU		at No. 2 Kansas	L 53–78	10–5	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence KS
01/02/2016* 7:30 pm, KDOC Big West TV		New Mexico State	W 54–52	11–5	Bren Events Center (2,866) Irvine, CA
Big West regular season
01/07/2016 7:30 pm, Prime Ticket		UC Davis	W 76–55	12–5 (1–0)	Bren Events Center (2,831) Irvine, CA
01/09/2016 8:00 pm, ESPNU		UC Riverside	W 84–68	13–5 (2–0)	Bren Events Center (4,233) Irvine, CA
01/14/2016 7:30 pm, Prime Ticket		at Long Beach State	W 58–54	14–5 (3–0)	Walter Pyramid (3,713) Long Beach, CA
01/16/2016 4:00 pm, Big West TV		at UC Santa Barbara	W 61–52	15–5 (4–0)	The Thunderdome (3,527) Santa Barbara, CA
01/20/2016 7:30 pm, Prime Ticket		Cal State Fullerton	W 72–59	16–5 (5–0)	Bren Events Center (2,211) Irvine, CA
01/27/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Cal State Northridge	W 73–63	17–5 (6–0)	Matadome (2,157) Northridge, CA
01/30/2016 7:00 pm, ESPNU		UC Santa Barbara	L 60–76	17–6 (6–1)	Bren Events Center (5,000) Irvine, CA
02/03/2016 7:00 pm, Big West TV		at Cal Poly	W 78–72 ^OT	18–6 (7–1)	Mott Gym (1,877) San Luis Obispo, CA
02/11/2016 10:00 pm, OC Sports Big West TV		at Hawaii	L 52–74	18–7 (7–2)	Stan Sheriff Center (9,826) Honolulu, HI
02/13/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Cal State Northridge	W 93–84	19–7 (8–2)	Bren Events Center (2,486) Irvine, CA
02/17/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Cal State Fullerton	W 96–77	20–7 (9–2)	Titan Gym (1,209) Fullerton, CA
02/20/2016 8:30 pm, ESPNU		Hawaii	L 71–75	20–8 (9–3)	Bren Events Center (4,312) Irvine, CA
02/24/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Long Beach State	W 90–67	21–8 (10–3)	Bren Events Center (2,654) Irvine, CA
02/27/2016 9:00 pm, ESPN2		at UC Davis	W 62–61	22–8 (11–3)	The Pavilion (4,573) Davis, CA
03/03/2016 8:30 pm, ESPN3		Cal Poly	W 72–62	23–8 (12–3)	Bren Events Center (3,004) Irvine, CA
03/05/2016 2:00 pm, Big West TV		at UC Riverside	W 76–66	24–8 (13–3)	The SRC (766) Riverside, CA
Big West Tournament
03/10/2016 6:00 pm, Prime Ticket	(2)	vs. (7) Cal Poly Quarterfinals	W 84–64	25–8	Honda Center Anaheim, CA
03/11/2016 9:00 pm, ESPNU	(2)	vs. (3) Long Beach State Semifinals	L 72–77	25–9	Honda Center Anaheim, CA
CIT
03/16/2016* 5:00 pm, Midco SN / SideArm Sports/Big Sky TV		at North Dakota First round	W 89–86 ^OT	26–9	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,263) Grand Forks, ND
03/23/2016* 5:15 pm, Side Arm Sports		at Louisiana–Lafayette Quarterfinals	W 67–66	27–9	Cajundome (1,901) Lafayette, LA
03/27/2016* 6:00 pm, CBSSN		at Coastal Carolina Semifinals	W 66–47	28–9	HTC Center (1,204) Conway, SC
03/29/2016* 4:00 pm, CBSSN		at Columbia Championship game	L 67–73	28–10	Levien Gymnasium (2,603) New York City, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

References

↑ "'UC Irvine Set for Challenging 2015-16 Schedule". UC Irvine athletics. Retrieved 2015-07-28.
↑ "'Big West Releases 2015-65 ESPN Men's Basketball Television Schedule". Big West Conference. Retrieved 2015-09-10.
↑ "'Prime Ticket Unveils 2015-16 Big West Basketball Television Schedule". Big West Conference. Retrieved 2015-09-17.
↑ "'Big West Announces ESPN3 Basketball Package". Retrieved 2015-09-23.

UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball

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

People	Head coaches

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