2018–19 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team

2018–19 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record31–6 (15–1 Big West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBren Events Center
(Capacity: 5,000)
Seasons
2018–19 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UC Irvine † 15 – 1   .938 31 – 6   .838
UC Santa Barbara 10 – 6   .625 22 – 10   .688
Cal State Fullerton 10 – 6   .625 16 – 18   .471
Hawai'i 9 – 7   .563 18 – 13   .581
Long Beach State 8 – 8   .500 15 – 19   .441
UC Davis 7 – 9   .438 11 – 20   .355
Cal State Northridge 7 – 9   .438 13 – 21   .382
UC Riverside 4 – 12   .250 10 – 23   .303
Cal Poly 2 – 14   .125 6 – 23   .207
† 2019 Big West tournament winner

The 2018–19 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Anteaters were led by ninth-year head coach Russell Turner competing in the Bren Events Center. UC Irvine is a member of the Big West Conference, and participated in their 41st consecutive season in that league. The team finished the season with many new records that included a new school record of 31-6, longest game winning streak (17), and first ever NCAA Tournament win over Kansas State in the South Region 1st Round before falling to Oregon in the 2nd Round. Jonathan Galloway became the new program record holder of rebounds (969), career games won (95), career games played (146).[1] Max Hazzard broke the Bren Events Center record for most three pointers made in a game on December 15 against Denver (10) and the team broke the school record for most threes made in a game that night with 18.[2] Evan Leonard set a school record of 44 consecutive free throws made that ended in the NCAA Tournament 2nd Round vs Oregon. The team finished 2nd in the 2018 Asia-Pacific University Basketball Challenge prior to the season and the 2019 Gulf Coast Showcase during the regular season. The team won its 4th regular season title in 6 seasons on March 2, 2019 in a win over UC Riverside.[3] The team won its second Big West tournament title with wins over UC Riverside, Long Beach State, and Cal State Fullerton.[4]

Previous season

See also: 2017–18 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team

The Anteaters finished the season 18–17 overall, and 11–5 in the conference. During the season, the Anteaters participated in the Las Vegas Invitational, which was held in Manhattan, Kansas, Tempe, Arizona, and Paradise, Nevada. UC Irvine finished 7th place by defeating Northern Arizona and losing to Rider. Prior to the tournament, UC Irvine lost at Kansas State and at Arizona State. UC Irvine also defeated Idaho in the Vandal Holiday Hoops Classic in Boise, Idaho. In the postseason, UC Irvine defeated Hawaii and UC Santa Barbara but lost to Cal State Fullerton in the championship of the 2018 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament in Anaheim, California.

The Anteaters competed from August 5 through August 12 in the 2018 Asia-Pacific University Basketball Challenge, hosted by the KBA and Yonsei University. This is the 5th edition of the tournament and UC Irvine is the 1st NCAA Division I school invited.[5] Gonzaga were the original invitees but could not make the tournament and they along with the KBA offered the spot to UC Irvine.[6] In the competition, UC Irvine faced hosts Yonsei University, De La Salle University from the Philippines, the Japanese national university team, the Chinese Taipei national university selection team, and the Russian national university team in a round-robin format. The competition was played under FIBA rules, which differ from NCAA rules. UC Irvine was defeated in the final game of the round robin tournament to Russia 92–91. Both teams had a 4–1 record, but Russia took the Gold Medal by winning the head-to-head match up.[7]

Incoming freshman Aiden Krause did not partake in this tournament as he represented the Australia U-18 team in the 2018 FIBA Asia U-18 Championship in the same period.[8] Australia won the competition and qualified for the 2019 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup.[9]

Roster

2018–19 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) Fr Prairie School Racine, Wisconsin
G 1 Devin Cole (W) Current redshirt 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Buena High School Ventura, California
G 2 Max Hazzard 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Jr Loyola High School Los Angeles, California
G 3 Robert Cartwright 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) GS Stanford Pasadena, California
G 4 Aiden Krause Current redshirt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Fr Australian Institute of Sport Mackay, QLD, Australia
F 5 Jonathan Galloway (C) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) GS Salesian High School Brentwood, California
F 11 John Edgar Jr. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Jr Ayala High School Chino Hills, California
G 14 Evan Leonard 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Cerritos High School Cerritos, California
G 23 Darrian Traylor 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Centennial High School Las Vegas, Nevada
G 24 Eyassu Worku 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Los Alamitos High School Artesia, California
G 25 Spencer Rivers (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Winter Park High School Winter Park, Florida
C 35 Solomon Ruddell 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 255 lb (116 kg) So The Hill School Los Osos, California
F 40 Collin Welp 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Seattle Preparatory School Seattle, Washington
F 42 Tommy Rutherford 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Grossmont High School El Cajon, California
F 50 Elston Jones 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 275 lb (125 kg) RS Sr Utah State Goodyear, Arizona
C 55 Brad Greene Current redshirt 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 320 lb (145 kg) Jr Lone Pine High School Lone Pine, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: July 19, 2018

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Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
2018 Asia-Pacific University Basketball Challenge
August 5, 2018*
1:30 am, Naver TV 		at South Korea W 92–90 OT 1–0
  18 – Edgar Jr.   10 – Jones   5 – Cartwright  Jamsil Students' Gymnasium 
Seoul, South Korea
August 6, 2018*
11:00 pm, Naver TV 		vs. Japan U22 W 104–58  2–0
  18 – Welp   18 – Greene   7 – Worku  Jamsil Students' Gymnasium 
Seoul, South Korea
August 7, 2018*
9:00 pm, Naver TV 		vs. Philippines W 102–58  3–0
  22 – Edgar Jr.   11 – Jones   10 – Cartwright  Jamsil Students' Gymnasium 
Seoul, South Korea
August 10, 2018*
11:00 pm, Naver TV 		vs. Chinese Taipei U22 W 81–72  4–0
  18 – Tied   14 – Tied   6 – Worku  Jamsil Students' Gymnasium 
Seoul, South Korea
August 12, 2018*
1:30 am, Naver TV 		vs. Russia U22
Gold Medal Game 		L 91–92  4–1
  17 – Butler   11 – Rutherford   9 – Worku  Jamsil Students' Gymnasium 
Seoul, South Korea
Exhibition
November 2, 2018*
7:00 pm 		La Verne W 112–57 
 20 – Worku   9 – Jones   11 – Cartwright  Bren Events Center (771)
Irvine, California
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2018*
7:00 pm, Big West TV 		Idaho W 86–68  1–0
  18 – Worku   9 – Tied   6 – Worku  Bren Events Center (1,058)
Irvine, California
November 9, 2018*
6:30 pm, SEC+ 		at Texas A&M W 74–73  2–0
  19 – Hazzard   8 – Galloway   6 – Worku  Reed Arena (7,689)
College Station, TX
November 12, 2018*
7:00 pm, Big West TV 		Life Pacific College
Gulf Coast Showcase Regional Campus Game 		W 87–53  3–0
  15 – Tied   14 – Galloway   5 – Edgar Jr.  Bren Events Center (814)
Irvine, CA
November 15, 2018*
7:00 pm, TheW.TV 		at Santa Clara W 61–49  4–0
  12 – Welp   8 – Jones   3 – Tied  Leavey Center (1,304)
Santa Clara, CA
November 19, 2018*
10:30 am 		vs. UTSA
Gulf Coast Showcase Quarterfinals 		W 65–56  5–0
  17 – Cartwright   7 – Tied   2 – Tied  Hertz Arena (338)
Estero, Florida
November 20, 2018*
2:00 pm 		vs. Tulane
Gulf Coast Showcase Semifinals 		W 67–55  6–0
  15 – Welp   12 – Galloway   4 – Tied  Hertz Arena (498)
Estero, Florida
November 21, 2018*
4:30 pm 		vs. Toledo
Gulf Coast Showcase Championship 		L 60–67  6–1
  16 – Edgar Jr.   11 – Galloway   3 – Cartwright  Hertz Arena (1,031)
Estero, Florida
November 28, 2018*
7:00 pm, TheW.TV 		at Saint Mary's W 80–75  7–1
  22 – Leonard   6 – Rutherford   2 – Tied  McKeon Pavilion (2,511)
Moraga, CA
December 1, 2018*
7:00 pm, Big West TV 		Utah State L 65–89  7–2
  11 – Worku   5 – Galloway   3 – Worku  Bren Events Center (1,812)
Irvine, CA
December 5, 2018*
7:00 pm, WAC Digital 		at California Baptist W 69–66  8–2
  14 – Rutherford   10 – Galloway   3 – Hazzard  CBU Events Center (2,833)
Riverside, CA
December 8, 2018*
7:00 pm, Big West TV 		Montana W 60–51  9–2
  18 – Leonard   7 – Tied   3 – Hazzard  Bren Events Center (1,237)
Irvine, CA
December 15, 2018*
7:00 pm, Big West TV 		Denver W 86–52  10–2
  32 – Hazzard   7 – Jones   7 – Worku  Bren Events Center (2,371)
Irvine, CA
December 19, 2018*
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Eastern Michigan W 52–48  11–2
  14 – Hazzard   10 – Tied   2 – Tied  Convocation Center (1,187)
Ypsilanti, MI
December 21, 2018*
3:30 pm, FS1 		at Butler L 54–71  11–3
  8 – Rutherford   7 – Galloway   2 – Galloway  Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,732)
Indianapolis, IN
December 29, 2018*
7:00 pm, TheW.TV 		at Pacific L 75–84 OT 11–4
  28 – Hazzard   12 – Jones   3 – Cartwright  Alex G. Spanos Center (1,425)
Stockton, CA
January 3, 2019*
7:00 pm, Big West TV 		UTRGV W 85–74  12–4
  23 – Hazzard   11 – Jones   7 – Worku  Bren Events Center (1,694)
Irvine, CA
Big West regular season
January 10, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		UC Davis W 71–69 OT 13–4
(1–0) 		 22 – Leonard   10 – Galloway   8 – Cartwright  Bren Events Center (1,680)
Irvine, CA
January 12, 2019
7:00 pm, Big West TV 		at Cal State Fullerton W 63–46  14–4
(2–0) 		 12 – Welp   11 – Galloway   2 – Tied  Titan Gym (1,347)
Fullerton, CA
January 16, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Long Beach State
Black&Blue Rivalry 		L 70–80  14–5
(2–1) 		 16 – Leonard   14 – Galloway   4 – Tied  Bren Events Center (1,530)
Irvine, CA
January 19, 2019
3:00 pm, Big West TV 		at Cal State Northridge W 74–68  15–5
(3–1) 		 17 – Worku   9 – Jones   2 – Worku  Matadome (947)
Los Angeles, CA
January 24, 2019
10:00 pm, Spectrum Sports HI 		at Hawaii W 75–74 OT 16–5
(4–1) 		 17 – Leonard   9 – Galloway   4 – Hazzard  Stan Sheriff Center (5,602)
Honolulu, HI
January 26, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		UC Riverside W 82–64  17–5
(5–1) 		 14 – Jones   10 – Galloway   6 – Worku  Bren Events Center (1,725)
Irvine, CA
January 31, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		at UC Santa Barbara W 66–62 OT 18–5
(6–1) 		 15 – Hazzard   9 – Rutherford   3 – Tied  The Thunderdome (2,842)
Santa Barbara, CA
February 2, 2019
7:00 pm, Big West TV 		at Long Beach State
Black&Blue Rivalry 		W 82–80  19–5
(7–1) 		 18 – Leonard   7 – Welp   4 – Tied  Walter Pyramid (2,344)
Long Beach, CA
February 6, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Cal State Fullerton W 60–53  20–5
(8–1) 		 19 – Hazzard   11 – Galloway   4 – Worku  Bren Events Center (1,383)
Irvine, CA
February 9, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Hawaii
Homecoming 		W 67–56  21–5
(9–1) 		 13 – Hazzard   13 – Galloway   7 – Worku  Bren Events Center (3,524[11])
Irvine, CA
February 16, 2019
9:00 pm, ESPN2 		UC Santa Barbara W 83–70  22–5
(10–1) 		 23 – Leonard   11 – Galloway   2 – Tied  Bren Events Center (2,087)
Irvine, CA
February 21, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Cal Poly W 74–47  23–5
(11–1) 		 14 – Tied   8 – Welp   5 – Hazzard  Bren Events Center (1,396)
Irvine, CA
February 28, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		at UC Davis W 64–48  24–5
(12–1) 		 12 – Jones   12 – Jones   3 – Worku  The Pavilion (3,777)
Davis, CA
March 2, 2019
5:00 pm, Big West TV 		at UC Riverside W 68–47  25–5
(13–1) 		 14 – Leonard   11 – Galloway   4 – Hazzard  SRC Arena (686)
Riverside, CA
March 7, 2019
7:00 pm, Big West TV 		at Cal Poly W 110–72  26–5
(14–1) 		 19 – Welp   8 – Jones   8 – Hazzard  Mott Athletics Center (1,932)
San Luis Obispo, CA
March 9, 2019
7:30 pm, ESPN3/KDOC-TV 		Cal State Northridge W 86–74  27–5
(15–1) 		 17 – Leonard   11 – Galloway   5 – Hazzard  Bren Events Center (3,018)
Irvine, CA
Big West tournament
March 14, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN3 		(1) vs. (8) UC Riverside
Quarterfinals 		W 63–44  28–5
  15 – Welp   7 – Welp   5 – Cartwright  Honda Center (3,656)
Anaheim, California
March 15, 2019
6:30 pm, ESPN3 		(1) vs. (5) Long Beach State
Semifinals/Rivalry 		W 75–67  29–5
  17 – Cartwright   7 – Jones   2 – Tied  Honda Center (4,389)
Anaheim, California
March 16, 2019
8:59 pm, ESPN2 		(1) vs. (3) Cal State Fullerton
Championship 		W 92–64  30–5
  23 – Tied   5 – Tied   5 – Hazzard  Honda Center (5,867)
Anaheim, California
NCAA tournament
March 22, 2019*
11:00 am, TBS 		(13 S) vs. (4 S) No. 18 Kansas State
First Round 		W 70–64  31–5
  19 – Tied   6 – Leonard   4 – Leonard  SAP Center (14,331)
San Jose, CA
March 24, 2019*
6:40 pm, TBS 		(13 S) vs. (12 S) Oregon
Second Round 		L 54–73  31–6
  14 – Cartwright   11 – Galloway   2 – Tied  SAP Center (14,802)
San Jose, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=South.
All times are in Pacific.

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