2014–15 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team

2014–15 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball
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
Record	21–13 (11–5 Big West)
Head coach	Russell Turner (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Ali Ton; Ryan Badrtalei; Nick Booker;
Home arena	Bren Events Center
	Seasons ← 2013–14 2015–16 →

2014–15 Big West men's basketball standings
v t e	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
Hawai'i	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.

Off-Season[edit]

2014 Recruiting Class[edit]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jonathan Galloway C	Richmond, CA	Salesian High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Oct 27, 2013
Jonathan Galloway C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 66
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: n/a Rivals: n/a ESPN: n/a
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "ESPN - UC Irvine Basketball Recruiting 2014". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 20, 2017. "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 20, 2017.

Roster[edit]

2014–15 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
C	33	Mike Best	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	San Rafael, California
F	3	Will Davis II	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Sacramento, California
F/C	12	Ioannis Dimakopoulos	7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	So	Patras, Greece
G	24	Dominique Dunning	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	213 lb (97 kg)	Jr	Corona, California
F	5	Jonathan Galloway	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Brentwood, California
G	0	Jaron Martin	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	So	Sunland, California
F	4	Reed McConnell	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Atherton, California
C	34	Mamadou N'Diaye	7 ft 6 in (2.29 m)	290 lb (132 kg)	So	Dakar, Sengal
G	10	Luke Nelson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	So	Worthing, England
F	20	Shawn Ray	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	232 lb (105 kg)	RS Jr	Torrance, California
G	31	Spencer Rivers	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Winter Park, Florida
C	25	John Ryan	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	247 lb (112 kg)	Sr	El Segundo, California
G	11	Haroldas Saprykinas	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Klaipėda, Lithuania
F	2	Travis Souza	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	222 lb (101 kg)	Sr	Turlock, California
G	32	Aaron Wright	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	Jr	Cerritos, California
G	1	Alex Young	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	Jr	Phoenix, Oregon

Head coach

Russell Turner (Hampden–Sydney)

Assistant coach(es)

Ali Ton (Davidson)
Ryan Badtalei (UCLA)
Nick Booker (Davidson)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule[edit]

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		at 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 Second round	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[edit]

^ "'2014-15 Men's Basketball Schedule Released". UC Irvine athletics. Archived from the original on September 12, 2014. Retrieved September 10, 2014.
^ "'Big West Announces 2014-15 ESPN Men's Basketball Television Schedule". Big West Conference. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved September 17, 2014.
^ "'Prime Ticket Releases 2014-15 Big West Basketball Television Schedule" (PDF). Big West Conference. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
^ "'Big West Releases Basketball Schedule on ESPN3". Big West Conference. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved September 25, 2014.

[1] "'2014-15 Men's Basketball Schedule Released". UC Irvine athletics. Archived from the original on September 12, 2014. Retrieved September 10, 2014.

[2] "'Big West Announces 2014-15 ESPN Men's Basketball Television Schedule". Big West Conference. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved September 17, 2014.

[3] "'Prime Ticket Releases 2014-15 Big West Basketball Television Schedule" (PDF). Big West Conference. Retrieved September 24, 2014.

[4] "'Big West Releases Basketball Schedule on ESPN3". Big West Conference. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved September 25, 2014.

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