2023–24 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team
The 2023–24 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represents the University of California, Irvine in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They play their home games at the Bren Events Center in Irvine, California as a member of the Big West Conference. The Anteaters are led by 14th-year head coach Russell Turner.
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2023 William Jones Cup champions | |
| Conference | Big West Conference |
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| Home arena | Bren Events Center (Capacity: 5,000) |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Bakersfield | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Northridge | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hawai'i | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Davis | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Irvine | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC San Diego* | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Santa Barbara | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Riverside | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition period | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2024 Big West tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous season
Despite being picked to finish fourth in the Big West Pre-Season Poll, The Anteaters finished the 2022–23 season 23–12, 15–5 to finish in a tie for 1st in Big West play, holding the tie-breaker over UC Santa Barbara. During the regular season, the Anteaters defeated then #21 Oregon 69–56 in Eugene on November 22, 2022, for the program's first victory over a ranked opponent during the regular season since 2005 when they defeated #15 Stanford. The Anteaters would lose to then-ranked #24 San Diego State 69–72 in San Diego holding the lead into the final minutes of the game. After defeating Cal State Bakersfield in the quarterfinals, they lost to Cal State Fullerton in the semifinals of the Big West tournament. The team also won the 2022 Las Vegas Holiday Classic Invite. The team won the Big West auto-bid for the 2023 NIT where the matched with Oregon again and were defeated 58–84. Russell Turner won his 250th game on December 31, 2022, vs Cal State Bakersfield. In that game, the Anteaters broke the school record for attempted free-throws making 30-51 attempts. The team recorded its 13th 20 win season, 8th under Turner.[1]
Offseason
Departures
Irvine lost its top two scorers from the 2022–23 season, Dawson Baker (15.3 points per game) and DJ Davis (15.0 ppg), to the NCAA transfer portal in the spring of 2023. Baker transferred to BYU and Davis transferred to Butler.[2][3] Junior forward Chazz Hutchison also entered the portal and senior forward JC Butler graduated.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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| JC Butler | 0 | F | 6'5" | 195 | Senior | Racine, WI | Graduated |
| Dawson Baker | 1 | G | 6'4" | 190 | Junior | Coto de Caza, CA | Transferred to BYU[4] |
| Chazz Hutchison | 5 | F | 6'9" | 215 | Junior | Mission Viejo, CA | Transferred to Southern Utah[5] |
| DJ Davis | 22 | G | 6'1" | 170 | Junior | Moreno Valley, CA | Transferred to Butler[6] |
Incoming transfers
Dylan Thoerner, a graduate guard from Tufts and Irvine native, transferred to the program, ultimately bringing UC Irvine's transfer portal turnover to a net loss of two.[7]
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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| Dylan Thoerner | 0 | G | 6'6" | 200 | Graduate | Irvine, CA | Tufts |
Roster
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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| 2023 William Jones Cup | |||||||||||
| August 12, 2023* 12:00 am, Twitch |
vs. Qatar | W 105-38 | 1-0 |
19 – Henry | 6 – Tied | 11 – Crockrell II | Taipei Heping Gymnasium Taipei, Taiwan | ||||
| August 13, 2023* 12:00 am, Twitch |
vs. UAE | W 109-49 | 2-0 |
22 – Saran | 9 – Chol | 6 – Crockrell | Taipei Heping Gymnasium Taipei, Taiwan | ||||
| August 14, 2023* 12:00 am, Twitch |
vs. Japan U20 | W 108-47 | 3-0 |
16 – Saran | 10 – Saran | 6 – Redfield | Taipei Heping Gymnasium Taipei, Taiwan | ||||
| August 14, 2023* 10:00 pm, Twitch |
vs. South Korea (Anyang KGC) | W 87-82 | 4-0 |
14 – Crockrell II | 13 – Keeler | 10 – Crockrell II | Taipei Heping Gymnasium Taipei, Taiwan | ||||
| August 16, 2023* 4:00 am, YouTube |
at Chinese Taipei (B/White) | W 117-59 | 5-0 |
18 – Hohn | 12 – Leuchten | 14 – Crockrell | Taipei Heping Gymnasium Taipei, Taiwan | ||||
| August 18, 2023* 2:00 am, YouTube |
vs. Iran B | W 80-48 | 6-0 |
16 – Henry | 9 – Saran | 4 – Ujadughele | Taipei Heping Gymnasium Taipei, Taiwan | ||||
| August 19, 2023* 4:00 am, Twitch |
at Chinese Taipei (A/Blue) | W 95-80 | 7-0 |
19 – Thoerner | 9 – Ujadughele | 9 – Ujadughele | Taipei Heping Gymnasium Taipei, Taiwan | ||||
| August 20, 2023* 12:00 am, Twitch |
vs. Philippines (Rain or Shine Elasto Painters) | W 115-61 | 8-0 |
23 – Saran | 19 – Saran | 6 – Hohn | Taipei Heping Gymnasium Taipei, Taiwan | ||||
| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| November 3, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Cal State San Marcos | Bren Events Center Irvine, CA | |||||||||
| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| November 7, 2023* 7:00 p.m., Mountain West Network |
at San Jose State | Provident Credit Union Event Center San Jose, CA | |||||||||
| November 11, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
New Mexico State | Bren Events Center Irvine, CA | |||||||||
| November 14, 2023* 8:00 p.m., P12N |
at USC | Galen Center Los Angeles, CA | |||||||||
| November 17, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Occidental | Bren Events Center Irvine, CA | |||||||||
| November 21, 2023* 5:45 p.m., FloHoops |
vs. Pepperdine Ball Dawgs Classic |
Dollar Loan Center Henderson, NV | |||||||||
| November 22, 2023* 8:45 p.m., FloHoops |
vs. Toledo Ball Dawgs Classic |
Dollar Loan Center Henderson, NV | |||||||||
| November 24, 2023* 1:15 p.m., FloHoops |
vs. Rice Ball Dawgs Classic |
Dollar Loan Center Henderson, NV | |||||||||
| November 29, 2023* TBA, ESPN+ |
at Duquesne | UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse Pittsburgh, PA | |||||||||
| December 2, 2023* TBA, Mountain West Network |
at Utah State | Smith Spectrum Logan, UT | |||||||||
| December 9, 2023* 7:30 p.m., FS1 |
at San Diego State | Viejas Arena San Diego, CA | |||||||||
| December 16, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
South Dakota | Bren Events Center Irvine, CA | |||||||||
| December 20, 2023* 6:00 p.m., Mountain West Network |
at New Mexico | The Pit Albuquerque, NM | |||||||||
| Big West regular season | |||||||||||
| December 28, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
UC Riverside | Bren Events Center Irvine, CA | |||||||||
| December 30, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Cal State Bakersfield | Icardo Center Bakersfield, CA | |||||||||
| January 4, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Cal State Fullerton | Bren Events Center Irvine, CA | |||||||||
| January 6, 2024 1:00 p.m., SNLA ESPN+ |
UC Davis | Bren Events Center Irvine, CA | |||||||||
| January 11, 2024 TBA, Spectrum OC16, ESPN+ |
at Hawai'i | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI | |||||||||
| January 18, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
UC San Diego | Bren Events Center Irvine, CA | |||||||||
| January 20, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at UC Davis | University Credit Union Center Davis, CA | |||||||||
| January 25, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Long Beach State Black & Blue Rivalry |
Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA | |||||||||
| January 27, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
CSUN | Bren Events Center Irvine, CA | |||||||||
| February 1, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPNU Wildcard ESPN+ |
at Cal Poly | Mott Athletics Center San Luis Obispo, CA | |||||||||
| February 3, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Hawai'i | Bren Events Center Irvine, CA | |||||||||
| February 8, 2024 TBA, ESPN+ |
at UC Santa Barbara | The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA | |||||||||
| February 10, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at UC Riverside | SRC Arena Riverside, CA | |||||||||
| February 17, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Cal State Bakersfield | Bren Events Center Irvine, CA | |||||||||
| February 22, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPNU Wildcard, ESPN+ |
UC Santa Barbara | Bren Events Center Irivne, CA | |||||||||
| February 24, 2024 1:00 p.m., SNLA ESPN+ |
at UC San Diego | LionTree Arena La Jolla, CA | |||||||||
| February 29, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at CSUN | Premier America Credit Union Arena Northridge, CA | |||||||||
| March 2, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 Wildcard, ESPN+ |
Long Beach State Black & Blue Rivalry |
Bren Events Center Irvine, CA | |||||||||
| March 7, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Cal Poly | Bren Events Center Irvine, CA | |||||||||
| March 9, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Cal State Fullerton | Titan Gym Fullerton, CA | |||||||||
| Big West tournament | |||||||||||
| March 13, 2024 ESPN+ |
vs. TBD Quarterfinals |
Dollar Loan Center Henderson, NV | |||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. | |||||||||||
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References
- "MEN'S BASKETBALL 2023 SEASON REVIEW". University of California, Irvine. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
- Arritt, Dan (May 16, 2023). "Big West basketball coaches feeling transfer portal frustrations". Orange County Register. Southern California News Group. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
- "2022-23 Men's Basketball Cumulative Statistics". UCI Athletics. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
- Lundquist, Casey (May 1, 2023). "BYU Basketball Adds Scoring in UC-Irvine Transfer Dawson Baker". FanNation. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
- Haynie, Parker (July 12, 2023). "Men's Basketball Inks Three More Recruits". Southern Utah University. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
- Glaspie, Akeem (April 25, 2023). "Butler gets much-needed 3-point shooting with UC-Irvine transfer D.J. Davis pickup". IndyStar. Gannett. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
- "Men's Basketball Adds Dylan Thoerner To 2023-24 Squad". UCI Athletics. University of California, Irvine. August 3, 2023. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
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- "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of California, Irvine. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
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