2012–13 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team

2012–13 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball
CIT, Second Round
Conference Big West Conference
2012–13 record 21–16 (11–7 Big West)
Head coach Russell Turner (3rd year)
Assistant coach Ali Ton
Assistant coach Ryan Badrtalei
Assistant coach Nick Booker
Home arena Bren Events Center
2012–13 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Long Beach State 14 4   .778     19 14   .576
Pacific 13 5   .722     22 13   .629
Cal Poly 12 6   .667     18 14   .563
UC Irvine 11 7   .611     21 16   .568
Hawaii 10 8   .556     17 15   .531
UC Davis 9 9   .500     14 17   .452
UC Santa Barbara 7 11   .389     11 20   .355
Cal State Fullerton 6 12   .333     14 18   .438
Cal State Northridge 5 13   .278     14 17   .452
UC Riverside* 3 15   .167     6 25   .194
2013 Big West Tournament winner
As of March 25, 2013; Rankings from AP Poll
*ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties

The 2012–13 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Anteaters, led by third year head coach Russell Turner, played their home games at the Bren Events Center and were members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 21–16, 11–7 in Big West play to finish in fourth place. They advanced to the championship game of the Big West Tournament where they lost to Pacific. They were invited to the 2013 CIT where they defeated High Point in the first round before losing in the second round to Oral Roberts.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Derick Flowers Guard 6–0 178 Senior Los Angeles, California
1 Alex Young Guard 6–1 176 Freshman Phoenix, Oregon
2 Travis Souza Forward 6–4 222 Sophomore Turlock, California
3 Will Davis II Forward/Center 6–8 210 Sophomore Sacramento, California
4 Reed McConnell Forward 6–5 190 Freshman Atherton, California
5 Chris McNealy Guard 6–4 182 Junior Danville, California
10 Collin Woods Guard 6–1 181 Sophomore Scottsdale, Arizona
20 Adam Folker Center 6–9 225 Senior Markham, Canada
22 Daman Starring Guard 6–3 192 Senior Las Vegas, Nevada
23 Michael Wilder Forward/Guard 6–2 213 Senior Long Beach, California
24 Dominique Dunning Guard 6–3 213 Sophomore Corona, California
25 John Ryan Center 6–10 247 Sophomore El Segundo, California
32 Aaron Wright Guard 6–3 188 Freshman Cerritos, California
33 Mike Best Center 6–10 205 Sophomore San Rafael, California
35 Ege Mala Forward 6–7 208 Freshman Izmir, Turkey
42 Conor Clifford Center 7–0 268 Freshman Huntington Beach, California

Schedule

Date
Time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
11/03/2012*
7:00 PM
Vanguard W 101–92 
Bren Events Center (846)
Irvine, CA
Regular Season
11/10/2012*
7:00 PM
Nevada W 78–64  1–0
Bren Events Center (1,561)
Irvine, CA
11/13/2012*
8:30 PM, P12N
at #13 UCLA
Legends Classic
L 79–80 OT 1–1
Pauley Pavilion (7,254)
Lon Angeles, CA
11/15/2012*
7:00 PM
Pacifica Graduate Institute W 116–47  2–1
Bren Events Center (812)
Irvine, CA
11/19/2012*
4:00 PM
vs. Liberty
Legends Classic
W 64–46  3–1
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,089)
Huntsville, TX
11/20/2012*
4:00 PM
vs. Southern Miss
Legends Classic
L 65–69  3–2
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (502)
Huntsville, TX
11/21/2012*
6:00 PM
at Sam Houston State
Legends Classic
L 63–65 OT 3–3
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (531)
Huntsville, TX
11/24/2012*
7:00 PM
at Pepperdine L 62–72  3–4
Firestone Fieldhouse (662)
Malibu, CA
11/28/2012*
7:00 PM, TWCSN
at #24 UNLV L 57–85  3–5
Thomas & Mack Center (13,876)
Paradise, NV
12/04/2012*
7:00 PM
San Diego Christian W 94–52  4–5
Bren Events Center (691)
Irvine, CA
12/08/2012*
6:00 PM
at Weber State L 51–65  4–6
Dee Events Center (5,761)
Ogden, UT
12/15/2012*
7:00 PM
at Fresno State W 58–51  5–6
Save Mart Center (6,376)
Fresno, CA
12/18/2012*
7:00 PM
LSU L 60–66  5–7
Bren Events Center (1,536)
Irvine, CA
12/20/2012*
8:00 PM, P12N
at USC W 61–54  6–7
Galen Center (3,879)
Los Angeles, CA
12/29/2012
7:00 PM
UC Davis W 69–58 OT 7–7 (1–0)
Bren Events Center (1,401)
Irvine, CA
01/03/2013
7:00 PM
at UC Santa Barbara L 71–74  7–8 (1–1)
The Thunderdome (2,094)
Santa Barbara, CA
01/05/2013
7:00 PM
at Cal Poly L 67–72  7–9 (1–2)
Mott Gym (2,125)
San Luis Obispo, CA
01/09/2013
8:00 PM, ESPNU
Hawaiʻi W 68–64  8–9 (2–2)
Bren Events Center (1,541)
Irvine, CA
01/12/2013
4:00 PM, PT
Cal State Northridge W 79–69  9–9 (3–2)
Bren Events Center (3,907)
Irvine, CA
01/17/2013
8:00 PM
at Cal State Fullerton W 92–65  10–9 (4–2)
Titan Gym (798)
Fullerton, CA
01/19/2013
7:00 PM
at UC Riverside L 58–68  10–10 (4–3)
UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (882)
Riverside, CA
01/26/2013
4:00 PM, PT
at Long Beach State L 59–81  10–11 (4–4)
Walter Pyramid (3,580)
Long Beach, CA
01/30/2013
7:00 PM
Cal Poly W 52–45  11–11 (5–4)
Bren Events Center (1,110)
Irvine, CA
02/02/2013
7:00 PM
UC Santa Barbara W 62–60  12–11 (6–4)
Bren Events Center (3,430)
Irvine, CA
02/07/2013
7:00 PM
at Cal State Northridge L 61–70  12–12 (6–5)
Matadome (1,111)
Northridge, CA
02/09/2013
9:00 PM
at Hawaiʻi L 72–78  12–13 (6–6)
Stan Sheriff Center (7,011)
Honolulu, HI
02/13/2013
7:00 PM
UC Riverside W 52–48  13–13 (7–6)
Bren Events Center (881)
Irvine, CA
02/16/2013
8:00 PM, PT
Cal State Fullerton W 86–66  14–13 (8–6)
Bren Events Center (1,847)
Irvine, CA
02/20/2013
7:00 PM
Pacific W 68–59  15–13 (9–6)
Bren Events Center (825)
Irvine, CA
02/23/2013*
3:00 PM
at Texas–Arlington
BracketBusters
W 77–70  16–13
College Park Center (1,349)
Arlington, TX
03/02/2013
4:00 PM, FSW
Long Beach State W 72–69  17–13 (10–6)
Bren Events Center (3,035)
Irvine, CA
03/07/2013
7:00 PM
at Pacific L 62–70  17–14 (10–7)
Alex G. Spanos Center (1,737)
Stockton, CA
03/09/2013
7:00 PM
at UC Davis W 88–85  18–14 (11–7)
The Pavilion (2,477)
Davis, CA
2013 Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
03/14/2013
8:30 PM, PT
vs. Hawaiʻi
Quarterfinals
W 71–60  19–14
Honda Center (3,942)
Anaheim, CA
03/15/2013
6:30 PM, ESPN3
vs. Long Beach State
Semifinals
W 67–60  20–14
Honda Center (5,136)
Anaheim, CA
03/16/2013
7:30 PM, ESPN2
vs. Pacific
Championship Game
L 55–64  20–15
Honda Center (6,795)
Anaheim, CA
2013 CIT
03/20/2013*
7:30 PM
High Point
First Round
W 80–71  21–15
Bren Events Center (368)
Irvine, CA
03/25/2013*
5:00 PM
at Oral Roberts
Second Round
L 62–76  21–16
Mabee Center (2,142)
Tulsa, OK
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

References

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