1995–96 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team
Appearance
1995–96 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball | |
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Joe Lapchick tournament champions | |
Conference | Big West Conference |
Record | 15–12 (11–7 Big West) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | Bren Events Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Long Beach State | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 17 | – | 11 | .607 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pacific | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 15 | – | 12 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UC Irvine | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 15 | – | 12 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah State | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nevada | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 16 | – | 13 | .552 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Jose State† | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico State | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 11 | – | 15 | .423 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UC Santa Barbara | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 11 | – | 15 | .423 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNLV | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 10 | – | 16 | .385 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal State Fullerton | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 6 | – | 20 | .231 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1996 Big West tournament winner Rankings from AP poll |
The 1995–96 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine during the 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Anteaters were led by fifth year head coach Rod Baker and played at the Bren Events Center and were members of the Big West Conference. They finished with their best record and only winning season under Rod Baker. Baker would win the Conference coach of the year.
Previous season
[edit]The 1994–95 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team finished the season with a record of 13–16, 6–12 in Big West play.
Roster
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Rod Baker (College of the Holy Cross)
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Schedule
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular Season | |||||||||||
November 24, 1995* |
vs. Siena Joe Lapchick Tournament |
W 87–70 | 1–0 |
Alumni Hall (6,008) Queens, NY | |||||||
November 25, 1995* |
at St. John's Joe Lapchick Tournament |
W 83–77 | 2–0 |
Alumni Hall (6,008) Queens, NY | |||||||
December 2, 1995* |
at Oregon State | L 57–64 | 2–1 |
Gill Coliseum (3,851) Corvallis, OR | |||||||
December 9, 1995* |
Eastern Washington | W 86–66 | 3–1 |
Bren Events Center (1,523) Irvine, CA | |||||||
December 16, 1995* |
at USC | L 79–82 | 3–2 |
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (2,931) Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
December 21, 1995* |
at San Diego | L 78–81 | 3–3 |
USD Sports Center (1,271) San Diego, CA | |||||||
December 29, 1995* |
Washington State | L 81–88 | 3–4 |
Bren Events Center (2,659) Irvine, CA | |||||||
January 2, 1996 |
Pacific | W 72–54 | 4–4 (1–0) |
Bren Event Center (1,189) Irvine, CA | |||||||
January 4, 1996 |
San Jose State | W 78–70 | 5–4 (2–0) |
Bren Event Center (1,880) Irvine, CA | |||||||
January 10, 1996 |
at UC Santa Barbara | L 66–84 | 5–5 (2–1) |
UC Santa Barbara Events Center (3,914) Santa Barbara, CA | |||||||
January 13, 1996 |
at Cal State Fullerton | L 73–81 | 5–6 (2–2) |
Titan Gym (1,327) Fullerton, CA | |||||||
January 18, 1996 |
New Mexico State | W 74–66 | 6–6 (3–2) |
Bren Event Center (2,056) Irvine, CA | |||||||
January 20, 1996 |
UNLV | W 66–61 | 7–6 (4–2) |
Bren Event Center (3,527) Irvine, CA | |||||||
January 25, 1996 |
at Nevada | W 72–70 | 8–6 (5–2) |
Lawlor Events Center (7,643) Reno, NV | |||||||
January 27, 1996 |
at Utah State | W 78–72 | 9–6 (6–2) |
Smith Spectrum (8,069) Logan, UT | |||||||
February 1, 1996 |
UC Santa Barbara | W 74–62 | 10–6 (7–2) |
Bren Events Center (3,446) Irvine, CA | |||||||
February 3, 1996 |
Long Beach State | L 65–69 OT | 10–7 (7–3) |
Bren Events Center (5,006) Irvine, CA | |||||||
February 6, 1996* |
Southern Utah | W 85–75 | 11–7 |
Bren Events Center (1,497) Irvine, CA | |||||||
February 10, 1996 |
Cal State Fullerton | W 85–75 | 12–7 (8–3) |
Bren Events Center (3,336) Irvine, CA | |||||||
February 12, 1996 |
at Long Beach State | W 84–81 | 13–7 (9–3) |
The Pyramid (4,789) Long Beach, CA | |||||||
February 17, 1996 |
at New Mexico State | L 77–83 | 13–8 (9–4) |
Pan American Center (7,542) Las Cruces, NM | |||||||
February 19, 1996 |
at UNLV | L 60–63 | 13–9 (9–5) |
Thomas & Mack Center (7,855) Paradise, NV | |||||||
February 24, 1996 |
Nevada | W 74–68 | 14–9 (10–5) |
Bren Events Center (4,087) Irvine, CA | |||||||
February 26, 1996 |
Utah State | W 81–76 | 15–9 (11–5) |
Bren Events Center (4,261) Irvine, CA | |||||||
February 29, 1996 |
San Jose State | L 70–81 | 15–10 (11–6) |
Event Center Arena (2,002) San Jose, CA | |||||||
March 3, 1996 |
at Pacific | L 74–80 | 15–11 (11–7) |
Alex G. Spanos Center (3,465) Stockton, CA | |||||||
Big West Conference tournament | |||||||||||
March 9, 1996 |
vs. San Jose State Semifinals |
L 67–71 | 15–12 |
Lawlor Events Center (4,297) Reno, NV | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time. |
Awards and honors
[edit]- Rod Baker
- Conference Coach of the Year
- Raimonds Miglinieks
- Conference Player of the Year
- Big West First Team All-Conference
- Brian Keefe
- Big West Second Team All-Conference
- Kevin Simmons
- Big West Second Team All-Conference
- Clay McKnight
- Big West All-Freshman Team
Source: [3]
References
[edit]- ^ "UC Irvine Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). UC Irvine Sports. UC Irvine Athletics. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
- ^ "Final 1996 Cumulative Basketball Statistics Report" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
- ^ "UC Irvine Honors" (PDF). UC Irvine Sports. UC Irvine Athletics. Retrieved September 21, 2017.