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.
2014–15 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball | |
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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) |
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Home arena | Bren Events Center |
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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 |
Off-Season
edit2014 Recruiting Class
editName | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Jonathan Galloway C |
Richmond, CA | Salesian High School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Oct 27, 2013 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: n/a Rivals: n/a ESPN: n/a | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule
editSource[1] Source[2] Source[3] Source[4]
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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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.