2018–19 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team

2018–19 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball
2018–19 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 Big West)
Head coach	Russell Turner (9th season);
Assistant coaches	Blaine Taylor; Ryan Badrtalei; Michael Wilder;
Home arena	Bren Events Center; (Capacity: 5,000)
	Seasons ← 2017–18 2019–20 →

2018–19 Big West men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UC Irvine †	15	–	1	.938	31	–	6	.838
UC Santa Barbara	10	–	6	.625	22	–	10	.688
Cal State Fullerton	10	–	6	.625	16	–	18	.471
Hawai'i	9	–	7	.563	18	–	13	.581
Long Beach State	8	–	8	.500	15	–	19	.441
UC Davis	7	–	9	.438	11	–	20	.355
Cal State Northridge	7	–	9	.438	13	–	21	.382
UC Riverside	4	–	12	.250	10	–	23	.303
Cal Poly	2	–	14	.125	6	–	23	.207

† 2019 Big West tournament winner

The 2018–19 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represents the University of California, Irvine in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Anteaters are led by ninth-year head coach Russell Turner and competes in the Bren Events Center. UC Irvine is a member of the Big West Conference, and participates in their 41st consecutive season in that league.

Before the season

The Anteaters finished the season 18–17 overall, and 11–5 in the conference. During the season, the Anteaters participated in the Las Vegas Invitational, which was held in Manhattan, Kansas, Tempe, Arizona, and Paradise, Nevada. UC Irvine finished 7th place by defeating Northern Arizona and losing to Rider. Prior to the tournament, UC Irvine lost at Kansas State and at Arizona State as friendly matches. UC Irvine also defeated Idaho in the Vandal Holiday Hoops Classic in Boise, Idaho. In the postseason, UC Irvine defeated Hawaii and UC Santa Barbara but lost to Cal State Fullerton in the championship of the 2018 Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament in Anaheim, California.

The Anteaters competed from August 5th through August 12 in the 2018 Asia-Pacific University Basketball Challenge hosted by the KBA and Yonsei University. This is the 5th edition of the tournament ant UC Irvine is the 1st NCAA Division I school invited. Gonzaga were the original invitees but could not make the tournament and they and the KBA offered the spot to UC Irvine. In the competition, UC Irvine will face hosts Yonsei University, De La Salle University from the Philippines, the Japanese national university, the Chinese Taipei national university selection team, and the Russian national university team in a round-robin format. The competition was played under FIBA rules, which differ from NCAA rules. UC Irvine was defeated in the final game of the round robin tournament to Russia 92-91. Both games had a 4-1 record, but Russia took the Gold Medal by winning the head to head match up.

Incoming freshman Aiden Krause did not partake in this tournament as he represted the Australia U-18 team in the 2018 FIBA Asia U-18 Championship in the same period. Australia won the competition and qualified for the 2019 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup.

Roster

2018–19 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	JC Butler	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Prairie School	Racine, Wisconsin
G	1	Devin Cole	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Buena High School	Ventura, California
G	2	Max Hazzard	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	RS Jr	Loyola High School	Los Angeles, California
G	3	Robert Cartwright	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	GS	Stanford	Pasadena, California
G	4	Aiden Krause	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	Fr	Australian Institute of Sport	Queensland, Australia
F	5	Jonathan Galloway	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	GS	Salesian High School	Brentwood, California
F	11	John Edgar Jr.	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	217 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Ayala High School	Chino Hills, California
G	14	Evan Leonard	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Cerritos High School	Cerritos, California
G	23	Darrian Taylor	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Jr	Centennial High School	Las Vegas, Nevada
G	24	Eyassu Worku	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Los Alamitos High School	Artesia, California
G	25	Spencer Rivers	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Winter Park High School	Winter Park, Florida
C	35	Solomon Ruddell	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	So	The Hill School	Los Osos, California
F	40	Collin Welp	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	So	Seattle Preparatory School	Seattle, Washington
F	42	Tommy Rutherford	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Grossmont High School	El Cajon, California
F	50	Elston Jones	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	RS Sr	Utah State	Goodyear, Arizona
C	55	Brad Greene	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	320 lb (145 kg)	Jr	Lone Pine High School	Lone Pine, California

Head coach

Russell Turner (Hampden–Sydney)

Assistant coach(es)

Blaine Taylor (Montana)
Ryan Badrtalei (UCLA)
Michael Wilder (UC Irvine)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 19 July 2018

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Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
2018 Asia-Pacific University Basketball Challenge
August 5, 2018* 1:30 AM, Naver TV	at South Korea	W 92–90 ^OT	1–0	18 – Edgar Jr.	10 – Jones	5 – Cartwright	Jamsil Students' Gymnasium Seoul, South Korea
August 6, 2018* 11:00 PM, Naver TV	vs. Japan U22	W 104–58	2–0	18 – Welp	18 – Greene	7 – Worku	Jamsil Students' Gymnasium Seoul, South Korea
August 7, 2018* 9:00 PM, Naver TV	vs. Philippines	W 102–58	3–0	22 – Edgar Jr.	11 – Jones	10 – Cartwright	Jamsil Students' Gymnasium Seoul, South Korea
August 10, 2018* 11:00 PM, Naver TV	vs. Chinese Taipei U22	W 81–72	4-0	18 – 2 tied	14 – 2 tied	6 – Worku	Jamsil Students' Gymnasium Seoul, South Korea
August 12, 2018* 1:30 AM, Naver TV	vs. Russia U22 Gold Medal Game	L 91-92	4-1	17 – Butler	11 – Rutherford	9 – Worku	Jamsil Students' Gymnasium Seoul, South Korea
Exhibition
November 2, 2018* 7:00 PM, Big West TV	La Verne						Bren Events Center Irvine, California
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2018* 7:00 PM	Idaho						Bren Events Center Irvine, California
November 9, 2018* 5:30 PM, SEC+	at Texas A&M						Reed Arena College Station, TX
November 12, 2018* 7:00 PM, Big West TV	Life Pacific College NIT Tip-Off – Gulf Coast Showcase Regional Campus Game						Bren Events Center Irvine, CA
November 15, 2018* 7:00 PM, TheW.TV	at Santa Clara						Leavey Center Santa Clara, CA
November 19, 2018* 10:30 AM	vs. UTSA NIT Tip-Off – Gulf Coast Showcase Regional Quarterfinals						Hertz Arena Estero, Florida
November 20, 2018*	vs. South Dakota State or Tulane NIT Tip-Off – Gulf Coast Showcase Regional						Hertz Arena Estero, Florida
November 21, 2018*	vs. TBD NIT Tip-Off – Gulf Coast Showcase Regional						Hertz Arena Estero, Florida
November 28, 2018* 7:00 PM, TheW.TV	at Saint Mary's						McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA
December 1, 2018* 7:00 PM	Utah State						Bren Events Center Irvine, CA
December 5, 2018* 7:00 PM, WAC Digital	at California Baptist						CBU Events Center Riverside, CA
December 8, 2018* 7:00 PM	Montana						Bren Events Center Irvine, CA
December 15, 2018* 7:00 PM	Denver						Bren Events Center Irvine, CA
December 19, 2018* 4:00 PM, ESPN+	at Eastern Michigan						Convocation Center Ypsilanti, MI
December 21, 2018* 3:30 PM, FS1	at Butler						Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
December 29, 2018* 7:00 PM, TheW.TV	at Pacific						Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA
January 3, 2019* 7:00 PM	UTRGV						Bren Events Center Irvine, CA
Big West regular season
January 10, 2019	UC Davis						Bren Events Center Irvine, CA
January 12, 2019	at Cal State Fullerton						Titan Gym Fullerton, CA
January 16, 2019	Long Beach State						Bren Events Center Irvine, CA
January 19, 2019	at Cal State Northridge						Matadome Los Angeles, CA
January 24, 2019	at Hawaii						Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
January 26, 2019	UC Riverside						Bren Events Center Irvine, CA
January 31, 2019 ESPNU Wildcard	at UC Santa Barbara						The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA
February 2, 2019	at Long Beach State						Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA
February 6, 2019	Cal State Fullerton						Bren Events Center Irvine, CA
February 9, 2019 ESPN2/ESPNU Wildcard	Hawaii						Bren Events Center Irvine, CA
February 16, 2019 ESPN2/ESPNU Wildcad	UC Santa Barbara						Bren Events Center Irvine, CA
February 21, 2019 ESPNU Wildcard	Cal Poly						Bren Events Center Irvine, CA
February 28, 2019 ESPNU Wildcard	at UC Davis						The Pavilion Davis, CA
March 2, 2019	at UC Riverside						SRC Arena Riverside, CA
March 7, 2019	at Cal Poly						Mott Athletics Center San Luis Obispo, CA
March 9, 2019	Cal State Northridge						Bren Events Center Irvine, CA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific.

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References

^ "2018–19 Men's Basketball Roster". University of California, Irvine. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
^ "2018–19 Men's Basketball Roster". University of California, Irvine. Retrieved 19 July 2018.

[1] "2018–19 Men's Basketball Roster". University of California, Irvine. Retrieved 19 July 2018.

[2] "2018–19 Men's Basketball Roster". University of California, Irvine. Retrieved 19 July 2018.

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