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2019–20 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team

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2019–20 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball
Big West regular-season champions
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record21–11 (13–3 Big West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBren Events Center
(Capacity: 5,000)
Seasons
2019–20 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UC Irvine 13 3   .813 21 11   .656
Cal State Northridge 10 6   .625 15 17   .469
UC Santa Barbara 10 6   .625 21 10   .677
Hawai'i 8 8   .500 17 13   .567
UC Davis 8 8   .500 14 18   .438
UC Riverside 7 9   .438 17 15   .531
Cal State Fullerton 6 10   .375 11 20   .355
Long Beach State 6 10   .375 11 21   .344
Cal Poly 4 12   .250 7 23   .233
Note: The 2020 Big West tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


The 2019–20 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Anteaters were led by tenth-year head coach Russell Turner and played their home games at the Bren Events Center. UC Irvine was a member of the Big West Conference. The team won their second straight Big West regular-season title before the 2020 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament; subsequently, the remainder of the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season and postseason tournaments were canceled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The team finished 21–11, and won at least a share of 3 of the last 4 Big West regular-season titles. The program has won at least 20 games in 7 of the last 8 seasons. Turner became the winningest coach in program history on January 15 surpassing Pat Douglass's total of 197 wins and won his 4th Big West Coach of the Year Award. Evan Leonard, Eyassu Worku and Tommy Rutherford all recorded their 1,000th point during the season, the first time the program has had three players score 1,000 career points in the same season. The team was 12th in the nation in FG% defense, holding opponents to 38.8% shooting, 11th in total rebounds (1,269), and 3rd in rebounding margin (+9.4). Brad Greene pulled down a Bren Events Center-record 21 rebounds on January 11 vs. Hawaii.[1]

Previous season

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The Anteaters finished the season a program-best 31–6 overall, and 15–1 in the conference, and recorded their first-ever NCAA tournament win over Kansas State in the South Region first round before falling to Oregon in the second round.[2] During the season, the Anteaters participated in the 2019 Gulf Coast Showcase, which was held in Estero, Florida, where they were runners-up upon defeating UTSA and Tulane before losing to Toledo. Prior to the season, the Anteaters competed in the 2018 Asia-Pacific University Basketball Challenge, hosted by the KBA and Yonsei University where they were also runners-up.[3]

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Max Hazzard G 5'10" 170 RS Junior Los Angeles, CA Graduated
Darrian Traylor G 6'4" 210 RS Junior Las Vegas, NV Graduated
Spencer Rivers G 6'2" 200 Senior Winter Park, FL Walk-on; graduated
Elston Jones F 6'9" 275 RS Senior Goodyear, AZ Graduated
Robert Cartwright G 6'2" 180 Graduate Pasadena, CA Graduated
Jonathan Galloway C 6'10" 235 Graduate Brentwood, CA Graduated; signed with Bakken Bears
Solomon Ruddell C 7'1" 235 Sophomore Los Osos, California Transferred to Biola[4]

Roster

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2019–20 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 JC Butler (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So The Prairie School Racine, WI
G 1 Devin Cole (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Fr Buena High School Ventura, CA
G 2 Justin Hohn 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Tea High Sioux Falls, SD
G 4 Aiden Krause 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 198 lb (90 kg) RS Fr Australian Institute of Sport Mackay, Australia
G 5 Isaiah Lee 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Australian Institute of Sport Sydney, Australia
G 10 Ofure Ujadughele 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Chino Hills High School Chino Hills, CA
F 11 John Jr. Edgar 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Ayala High School Chino Hills, CA
G 13 Austin Johnson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 223 lb (101 kg) RS Fr Link Year Prep/Wheeler High School Marietta, GA
G 14 Evan Leonard 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Cerritos High School Cerritos, CA
G 15 Jeron Artest 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 184 lb (83 kg) Fr Bella Vista Prep Scottsdale, AZ
G 24 Eyassu Worku 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Los Alamitos High School Artesia, CA
F 25 Emmanuel Tshimanga 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 300 lb (136 kg) Fr Bella Vista Prep Scottsdale, AZ
F 31 Dean Keeler 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Marina High School Westminster, CA
F 40 Collin Welp 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS So Seattle Preparatory School Seattle, WA
F 42 Tommy Rutherford 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Grossmont High School El Cajon, CA
C 55 Brad Greene 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 270 lb (122 kg) RS Jr Lone Pine High School Lone Pine, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: July 15, 2024

Schedule

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Source:[5]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2019*
7:00 p.m.
UC San Diego W 80–64 
 15  Leonard   9  Welp   3  tied  Bren Events Center (3,413)
Irvine, CA
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019*
7:00 p.m., WCCN
at San Diego W 76–73  1–0
 19  Leonard   7  Edgar   3  Worku  Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,517)
San Diego, CA
November 9, 2019*
5:00 p.m., WCCN
at Pepperdine L 73–77  1–1
 26  Worku   9  Welp   4  Lee  Firestone Fieldhouse (1,475)
Malibu, CA
November 12, 2019*
7:00 p.m., Big West TV
Life Pacific W 98–52  2–1
 18  Welp   10  Greene   7  Worku  Bren Events Center (1,392)
Irvine, CA
November 15, 2019*
6:00 p.m., MWN
at Boise State W 69–60  3–1
 15  Worku   8  Greene   5  Welp  ExtraMile Arena 
Boise, ID
November 18, 2019*
6:00 p.m., P12N
at No. 23 Colorado
MGM Main Event campus-site game
L 53–69  3–2
 12  Welp   9  Johnson   3  tied  CU Events Center (5,904)
Boulder, CO
November 21, 2019*
4:00 p.m., FSSW+FCSP
at TCU
MGM Main Event campus-site game
L 58–59  3–3
 14  Welp   12  Greene   5  Worku  Schollmaier Arena (5,892)
Fort Worth, TX
November 24, 2019*
12:00 p.m., FloHoops
vs. Detroit Mercy
MGM Main Event Middleweight Bracket
L 74–86  3–4
 14  Rutherford   18  Welp   5  tied  Clark High School 
Las Vegas, NV
November 26, 2019*
1:00 p.m., FloHoops
vs. Louisiana
MGM Main Event Middleweight Bracket
W 92–67  4–4
 20  Rutherford   9  Edgar   5  tied  Clark High School 
Las Vegas, NV
November 30, 2019*
7:00 p.m., Big West TV
Eastern Michigan W 77–56  5–4
 31  Welp   6  Welp   5  Lee  Bren Events Center (2,813)
Irvine, CA
December 7, 2019*
7:00 p.m., Big West TV
California Baptist L 60–68  5–5
 15  tied   10  Greene   6  Worku  Bren Events Center (1,938)
Irvine, CA
December 14, 2019*
7:00 p.m., Big West TV
Pacific Union W 120–63  6–5
 22  Johnson   10  Krause   9  Lee  Bren Events Center (1,463)
Irvine, CA
December 16, 2019*
4:00 p.m.
vs. Kent State
Sun Bowl Invitational semifinals
W 74–68  7–5
 18  Welp   7  Welp   6  Worku  Don Haskins Center (5,969)
El Paso, TX
December 17, 2019*
6:00 p.m., CUSA TV
at UTEP
Sun Bowl Invitational championship
L 61–67  7–6
 19  Worku   9  Greene   4  Lee  Don Haskins Center (6,934)
El Paso, TX
December 20, 2019*
5:00 p.m., ESPN3
at UIC L 67–76  7–7
 19  Worku   7  tied   4  tied  Credit Union 1 Arena (1,567)
Chicago, IL
December 28, 2019*
7:00 p.m., Big West TV
Pacific W 69–56  8–7
 17  Welp   9  Greene   5  Worku  Bren Events Center (1,855)
Irvine, CA
January 4, 2020*
11:00 a.m., ESPN+
at Harvard L 73–77  8–8
 21  Worku   10  Welp   4  Worku  Lavietes Pavilion (1,636)
Boston, MA
Big West regular season
January 11, 2020
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
Hawaii W 74–60  9–8
(1-0)
 18  Welp   21  Greene   2  tied  Bren Events Center (2,938)
Irvine, CA
January 15, 2020
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Cal State Fullerton W 74–61  10–8
(2–0)
 20  tied   14  Rutherford   4  Krause  Titan Gym (689)
Fullerton, CA
January 18, 2020
7:30 p.m., KDOC-TV
UC Riverside W 69–53  11–8
(3–0)
 13  Leonard   6  Lee   5  Worku  Bren Events Center (2,106)
Irvine, CA
January 22, 2020
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Long Beach State
Black & Blue Rivalry
L 56–63  11–9
(3–1)
 14  Leonard   8  Welp   5  Welp  Walter Pyramid (2,262)
Long Beach, CA
January 25, 2020
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
Cal Poly W 74–67  12–9
(4–1)
 18  tied   8  Greene   10  Worku  Bren Events Center (3,941)
Irvine, CA
January 30, 2020
7:00 p.m., Big West TV
at UC Davis W 80–65  13–9
(5–1)
 19  Worku   10  Welp   4  Edgar  The Pavilion (1,002)
Davis, CA
February 1, 2020
7:30 p.m., KDOC-TV
Cal State Fullerton W 91–61  14–9
(6–1)
 18  tied   12  Greene   6  Worku  Bren Events Center (2,780)
Irvine, CA
February 6, 2020
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
UC Davis W 83–72  15–9
(7–1)
 17  Greene   12  Greene   6  Leonard  Bren Events Center (1,756)
Irvine, CA
February 8, 2020
7:00 p.m., ESPNU
at UC Santa Barbara L 61–64  15–10
(7–2)
 16  Greene   6  Greene   3  Worku  The Thunderdome (3,187)
Santa Barbara, CA
February 12, 2020
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
at UC Riverside W 63–59  16–10
(8–2)
 18  Worku   10  Greene   2  3 tied  SRC Arena (733)
Riverside, CA
February 15, 2020
9:00 p.m., ESPN2
at Hawaii W 70–63  17–10
(9–2)
 19  Worku   8  Greene   2  Leonard  Stan Sheriff Center (7,591)
Honolulu, HI
February 19, 2020
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
Long Beach State
Black & Blue Rivalry
W 70–55  18–10
(10–2)
 16  Ruthreford   11  Greene   3  3 tied  Bren Events Center (2,312)
Irvine, CA
February 22, 2020
7:00 p.m., Big West TV
at Cal State Northridge W 87–64  19–10
(11–2)
 18  Leonard   11  Greene   9  Worku  Matadome (1,544)
Northridge, CA
February 27, 2020
8:00 p.m., ESPNU
at Cal Poly W 82–76  20–10
(12–2)
 22  Leonard   6  Edgar   5  Worku  Mott Athletics Center (2,703)
San Luis Obispo, CA
February 29, 2020
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
UC Santa Barbara W 69–58  21–10
(13–2)
 20  Worku   15  Greene   5  Worku  Bren Events Center (5,000)
Irvine, CA
March 4, 2020
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
Cal State Northridge L 70–72  21–11
(13–3)
 14  Greene   11  Greene   5  Worku  Bren Events Center (2,954)
Irvine, CA
Big West tournament
March 12, 2020
6:00 p.m., ESPN3
(1) vs. (8) Long Beach State
Quarterfinals
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic Honda Center 
Anaheim, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

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  1. ^ "2019-20 MEN'S BASKETBALL SEASON REVIEW". University of California, Irvine. March 30, 2020. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
  2. ^ "Historic Season Comes to an End in NCAA Round of 32". University of California, Irvine. March 24, 2019. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
  3. ^ "UCI FALLS TO RUSSIA, 92-91, AT THE ASIA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY CHALLENGE". University of California, Irvine. August 12, 2018. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
  4. ^ "BU Adds Big Guy from UCI". Biola University Athletics. May 24, 2019. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  5. ^ "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of California, Irvine. Retrieved July 15, 2024.