2013–14 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team

The 2013–14 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Anteaters were led by fourth year head coach Russell Turner[1] and played their home games at the Bren Events Center. They were members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 23–12, 13–3 in Big West play to win the Big West regular season championship. They advanced to the Big West Conference Tournament where they lost to Cal Poly. As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament they earned an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to SMU.

2013–14 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball
Big West Regular Season Champions
NIT First round vs. SMU, L 54–68
ConferenceBig West Conference
2013–14 record23–12 (13–3 Big West)
Head coachRussell Turner (4th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Ali Ton
  • Ryan Badrtalei
  • Nick Booker
Home arenaBren Events Center
2013–14 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
UC Irvine13–3 .813  23–12  .657
UC Santa Barbara12–4 .750  21–9  .700
Long Beach State10–6 .625  15–17  .469
Hawaii9–7 .563  20–11  .645
Cal State Northridge7–9 .438  17–18  .486
Cal Poly †6–10 .375  14–20  .412
Cal State Fullerton6–10 .375  11–20  .355
UC Riverside5–11 .313  10–21  .323
UC Davis4–12 .250  9–22  .290
† 2014 Big West Tournament winner

Off-Season

2013 Recruiting Class
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Mamadou Ndiaye
C		 Dakar, Senegal Brethren Christian High School 7 ft 5 in (2.26 m) 310 lb (140 kg) Nov 14, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 85
Ioannis Dimakopoulos
C		 Patras, Greece Cathedral High School 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Luke Nelson
PG		 London, England 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: n/a   Rivals: n/a  ESPN: n/a
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "ESPN - UC Irvine Basketball Recruiting 2013". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2017-10-20.
  • "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2017-10-20.

    Roster
    2013–14 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
    C 33 Mike Best  6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)205 lb (93 kg) So San Rafael, California
    C 42 Conor Clifford 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)268 lb (122 kg) So Huntington Beach, California
    F 3 Will Davis II 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg) Jr Sacramento, California
    F/C 12 Ioannis Dimakopoulos 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)255 lb (116 kg) Fr Patras, Greece
    G 24 Dominique Dunning 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)213 lb (97 kg) RS So Corona, California
    F 35 Ege Mala 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)208 lb (94 kg) RS Fr İzmir (Turkey)
    G 0 Jaron Martin 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)160 lb (73 kg) Fr Sunland, California
    F 4 Reed McConnell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) So Atherton, California
    G 5 Chris McNealy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)182 lb (83 kg) Sr Danville, California
    C 34 Mamadou N'Diaye 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m)290 lb (132 kg) Fr Dakar, Sengal
    G 10 Luke Nelson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)182 lb (83 kg) Fr Worthing, England
    F 20 Shawn Rey 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)232 lb (105 kg) Jr Torrance, California
    C 25 John Ryan 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)247 lb (112 kg) Jr El Segundo, California
    F 2 Travis Souza 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)222 lb (101 kg) Jr Turlock, California
    G 32 Aaron Wright 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)188 lb (85 kg) So Cerritos, California
    G 1 Alex Young 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)176 lb (80 kg) So Phoenix, Oregon
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster

    Schedule

    Source[2]

    Date
    time, TV    		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    11/02/2013*
    7:00 pm    		 Chapman W 89–61  –
    		 Bren Events Center (1,601)
    Irvine, CA
    Regular season
    11/08/2013*
    7:00 pm    		 Fresno State L 97–98 OT 0–1
    		 Bren Events Center (3,241)
    Irvine, CA
    11/12/2013*
    7:00 pm    		 at Pacific L 79–84  0–2
    		 Alex G. Spanos Center (1,862)
    Stockton, CA
    11/14/2013*
    8:00 pm, P12N    		 at Washington
    2K Sports Classic    		 W 86–72  1–2
    		 Alaska Airlines Arena (5,875)
    Seattle, WA
    11/17/2013*
    7:00 pm    		 Pacifica W 110–73  2–2
    		 Bren Events Center (1,709)
    Irvine, CA
    11/22/2013*
    7:00 pm    		 Long Island
    2K Sports Classic    		 W 84–64  3–2
    		 Bren Events Center (2,379)
    Irvine, CA
    11/23/2013*
    5:30 pm    		 Boston University
    2K Sports Classic    		 L 68–74  3–3
    		 Bren Events Center (2,108)
    Irvine, CA
    11/24/2013*
    4:00 pm    		 Eastern Washington
    2K Sports Classic    		 W 81–58  4–3
    		 Bren Events Center (1,576)
    Irvine, CA
    11/30/2013*
    7:05 pm    		 at Sacramento State W 79–53  5–3
    		 Colberg Court (961)
    Sacramento, CA
    12/02/2013*
    7:30 pm, P12N    		 at California L 56–73  5–4
    		 Haas Pavilion (7,980)
    Berkeley, CA
    12/07/2013*
    7:00 pm    		 Pepperdine L 69–75  5–5
    		 Bren Events Center (2,283)
    Irvine, CA
    12/15/2013*
    2:05 pm    		 at Eastern Washington W 70–61  6–5
    		 Reese Court (911)
    Cheney, WA
    12/17/2013*
    7:30 pm, P12N    		 at No. 13 Oregon L 63–91  6–6
    		 Matthew Knight Arena (5,958)
    Eugene, OR
    12/21/2013*
    1:00 pm    		 at Denver W 63–50  7–6
    		 Magness Arena (2,754)
    Denver, CO
    12/28/2013*
    11:00 am, P12N    		 at Arizona State L 61–74  7–7
    		 Wells Fargo Arena (5,883)
    Tempe, AZ
    01/02/2014*
    7:30 pm    		 Morgan State W 75–63  8–7
    		 Bren Events Center (1,657)
    Irvine, CA
    01/04/2014*
    7:00 pm    		 San Diego Christian W 91–56  9–7
    		 Bren Events Center (1,231)
    Irvine, CA
    01/09/2014
    8:00 pm, Prime Ticket    		 at Long Beach State W 46–44  10–7
    (1–0)    		 Walter Pyramid (2,817)
    Long Beach, CA
    01/11/2014
    7:00 pm    		 at UC Riverside W 72–52  11–7
    (2–0)    		 UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (1,965)
    Riverside, CA
    01/16/2014
    7:00 pm, ESPN3    		 Cal State Fullerton W 72–54  12–7
    (3–0)    		 Bren Events Center (2,352)
    Irvine, CA
    01/23/2014
    7:00 pm    		 Cal State Northridge W 72–66  13–7
    (4–0)    		 Bren Events Center (1,506)
    Irvine, CA
    01/25/2014
    7:00 pm, ESPN3    		 Hawaiʻi L 86–90 OT 13–8
    (4–1)    		 Bren Events Center (4,305)
    Irvine, CA
    01/30/2014
    7:00 pm    		 at UC Santa Barbara L 60–80  13–9
    (4–2)    		 The Thunderdome (3,013)
    Santa Barbara, CA
    02/01/2014
    8:00 pm, ESPNU    		 at Cal Poly W 64–50  14–9
    (5–2)    		 Mott Gym (3,032)
    San Luis Obispo, CA
    02/06/2014
    7:30 pm, Prime Ticket    		 Long Beach State W 61–58  15–9
    (6–2)    		 Bren Events Center (2,979)
    Irvine, CA
    02/08/2014
    7:00 pm    		 at UC Davis W 61–59  16–9
    (7–2)    		 The Pavilion (1,598)
    Davis, CA
    02/15/2014
    7:00 pm, Cox 3 (tape delay)    		 UC Riverside W 70–52  17–9
    (8–2)    		 Bren Events Center (2,986)
    Irvine, CA
    02/20/2014
    9:00 pm, OC Sports    		 at Hawaiʻi W 60–56 OT 18–9
    (9–2)    		 Stan Sheriff Center (6,493)
    Honolulu, HI
    02/22/2014
    7:30 pm, Prime Ticket    		 at Cal State Northridge L 75–81  18–10
    (9–3)    		 Matadome (1,321)
    Northridge, CA
    02/27/2014
    7:00 pm, ESPN3    		 UC Santa Barbara W 71–60  19–10
    (10–3)    		 Bren Events Center (2,680)
    Irvine, CA
    03/01/2014
    8:00 pm, ESPNU    		 Cal Poly W 55–48  20–10
    (11–3)    		 Bren Events Center (2,422)
    Irvine, CA
    03/06/2014
    7:00 pm    		 at Cal State Fullerton W 62–44  21–10
    (12–3)    		 Titan Gym (1,617)
    Fullerton, CA
    03/08/2014
    4:30 pm, Prime Ticket    		 UC Davis W 74–46  22–10
    (13–3)    		 Bren Events Center (2,252)
    Irvine, CA
    Big West Tournament
    03/13/2014
    6:00 pm, Prime Ticket/Fox Deportes/FCS Pacific/FSSD    		 vs. UC Riverside
    Quarterfinals    		 W 63–43  23–10
    		 Honda Center (3,693)
    Anaheim, CA
    03/14/2014
    6:30 pm, ESPN3/ESPNU(delayed)    		 vs. Cal Poly
    Semifinals    		 L 58–61  23–11
    		 Honda Center (4,589)
    Anaheim, CA
    NIT
    03/19/2014*
    6:00 pm, ESPN2    		 No. (8) at No. (25) (1) SMU
    First round    		 L 54–68  23–12
    		 Moody Coliseum (5,031)
    Dallas, TX
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll, (#) during NIT is seed within region. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Pacific Time.

    References
    1. "UC Irvine hires NBA assistant Russell Turner as head basketball coach". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-04-09.
    2. "'Eaters with 17 home dates in 2013-14". UC Irvine athletics. Archived from the original on 2013-09-30. Retrieved 2013-07-11.
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