1994–95 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team

1994–95 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record13–16 (6–12 Big West)
Head coach
Home arenaBren Events Center
Seasons
1994–95 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Utah State 14 – 4   .778 21 – 8   .724
New Mexico State 13 – 5   .722 25 – 10   .714
Long Beach State † 13 – 5   .722 20 – 10   .667
Nevada 12 – 6   .667 18 – 11   .621
Pacific 9 – 9   .500 14 – 13   .519
UC Santa Barbara 8 – 10   .444 13 – 14   .481
UNLV 7 – 11   .389 12 – 16   .429
UC Irvine 6 – 12   .333 13 – 16   .448
Cal State Fullerton 5 – 13   .278 7 – 20   .259
San Jose State 3 – 15   .167 4 – 23   .148
† 1995 Big West tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 1994–95 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine during the 1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Anteaters were led by fourth year head coach Rod Baker and played at the Bren Events Center and were members of the Big West Conference.

Previous season

The 1993–94 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team finished the season with a record of 10–20, 4–14 in Big West play and made a surprise run to the Big West Conference tournament finals.

Roster

1994–95 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
C Dan Augulis 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
—
 So
F Shaun Battle 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
—
 Jr
G Chris Brown
—
—
 Sr
F Khalid Channell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
—
 Sr
G Danny Fernandez 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
—
 Jr
G Brian Keefe 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
—
 Fr
G 5 Raimonds Miglinieks 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Riga (Latvia)
F Mark Odsather 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
—
 Sr
G Kevin Scott 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
 So
F Kevin Simmons 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
—
 Fr
F LaDay Smith 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
—
 Sr
G Shauhin Talesh 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
—
 Jr
F Michael Tate 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
—
 Jr
G Zuri Williams 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
—
 Sr
Head coach

Rod Baker (College of the Holy Cross)

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

Roster

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
November 30, 1994*
 at Oklahoma L 77–99  0–1
 Lloyd Noble Center (6,485)
Norman, OK
December 2, 1994*
 vs. No. 14 Ohio
Hawkeye Invitational 		L 72–81 OT 0–2
 Carver–Hawkeye Arena (13,045)
Iowa City, IA
December 3, 1994*
 vs. Pepperdine
Hawkeye Invitational 		W 75–68  1–2
 Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,300)
Iowa City, IA
December 10, 1994*
 at San Diego W 73–70  2–2
 USD Sports Center (1,767)
San Diego, CA
December 17, 1994*
 at No. 13 Arizona State L 58–87  2–3
 Wells Fargo Arena (6,249)
Tempe, AZ
December 20, 1994*
 Oregon State W 89–73  3–3
 Bren Events Center (2,410)
Irvine, CA
December 23, 1994*
 St. Mary's W 69–66  4–3
 Bren Events Center (1,846)
Irvine, CA
January 3, 1995
 Cal State Fullerton L 68–74  4–4
(0–1) 		Bren Events Center (2,108)
Irvine, CA
January 7, 1995
 at UNLV L 80–84  4–5
(0–2) 		Thomas & Mack Center (9,937)
Paradise, NV
January 9, 1995
 at No. 24 New Mexico State L 80–85  4–6
(0–3) 		Pan American Center (6,823)
Las Cruces, NM
January 14, 1995
 Nevada L 83–95  4–7
(0–4) 		Bren Events Center (2,604)
Irvine, CA
January 16, 1995
 Utah State L 87–93  4–8
(0–5) 		Bren Events Center (1,875)
Irvine, CA
January 19, 1995
 at Pacific L 77–86  4–9
(0–6) 		Alex G. Spanos (2,225)
Stockton, CA
January 22, 1995
 at San Jose State W 85–74  5–9
(1–6) 		Event Center Arena (1,037)
San Jose, CA
January 26, 1995
 Long Beach State W 78–68  6–9
(2–6) 		Bren Events Center (3,400)
Irvine, CA
January 28, 1995
 UC Santa Barbara W 62–58  7–9
(3–6) 		Bren Events Center (2,918)
Irvine, CA
February 2, 1995
 UNLV W 82–69  8–9
(4–6) 		Bren Events Center (2,494)
Irvine, CA
February 4, 1995
 New Mexico State L 77–102  8–10
(4–7) 		Bren Events Center (3,058)
Irvine, CA
February 9, 1995
 Utah State L 67–94  8–11
(4–8) 		Smith Spectrum (6,865)
Logan, UT
February 11, 1995
 at Nevada L 79–95  8–12
(4–9) 		Lawlor Events Center (5,681)
Reno, NV
February 16, 1995
 San Jose State W 79–49  9–12
(5–9) 		Bren Events Center (2,398)
Irvine, CA
February 18, 1995
 Pacific L 83–84  9–13
(5–10) 		Bren Events Center (2,955)
Irvine, CA
February 23, 1995
 at UC Santa Barbara L 73–79  9–14
(5–11) 		UC Santa Barbara Events Center (2,123)
Santa Barbara, CA
February 25, 1995
 at Long Beach State L 71–84  9–15
(5–12) 		The Pyramid (5,003)
Long Beach, CA
March 1, 1995*
 Cal State Northridge W 89–73  10–15
 Bren Events Center (1,741)
Irvine, CA
March 4, 1995
 at Cal State Fullerton W 91–83  11–15
(6–12) 		Titan Gym (1,126)
Fullerton, CA
Big West Conference tournament
March 9, 1995
 vs. Cal State Fullerton W 76–69  12–15
 Thomas & Mack Center (3,711)
Paradise, NV
March 10, 1995
 vs. Utah State W 76–72  13–15
 Thomas & Mack Center (3,522)
Paradise, NV
March 11, 1995
 vs. Nevada L 69–88  13–16
 Thomas & Mack Center (4,450)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source[1][2]

Awards and honors

  • Raimonds Miglinieks
    • Big West First Team All-Conference
  • Brian Keefe
    • Big West All-Freshman Team
  • Kevin Simmons
    • Big West All-Freshman Team

Source: [3]

References

  1. ^ "UC Irvine Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). UC Irvine Sports. UC Irvine Athletics. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
  2. ^ "Final 1995 Cumulative Basketball Statistics Report" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
  3. ^ "UC Irvine Honors" (PDF). UC Irvine Sports. UC Irvine Athletics. Retrieved September 21, 2017.