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2015–16 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team

The 2015–16 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Anteaters were led by sixth year head coach Russell Turner and played their home games at the Bren Events Center. They are members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 28–10, 13–3 in Big West play to win a share of the regular season Big West championship. They defeated Cal Poly in the quarterfinals of the Big West tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Long Beach State. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated North Dakota, Louisiana–Lafayette, and Coastal Carolina to advance to the championship game where they lost to Columbia. This season, UC Irvine set the new season record in wins with 28, surpassing the previous mark of 25. They also set the records for most true road wins with 13, and most conference wins with 13. Alex Young became the first player in school history to record career 1,000 points, 500 assists, and 500 rebounds. Mamadou N'Diaye broke the school record in career blocked shots with 218.

2015–16 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball
Big West regular season co-champion
Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational champion
CIT, Runner-up
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record28–10 (13–3 Big West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ali Ton
  • Ryan Badrtalei
  • Nick Booker
Home arenaBren Events Center
Seasons
2015–16 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Hawai'i † 13 – 3   .813 28 – 6   .824
UC Irvine 13 – 3   .813 28 – 10   .737
Long Beach State 12 – 4   .750 20 – 15   .571
UC Santa Barbara 11 – 5   .688 19 – 14   .576
UC Davis 6 – 10   .375 11 – 19   .367
UC Riverside 5 – 11   .313 14 – 19   .424
Cal State Northridge* 5 – 11   .313 10 – 20   .333
Cal Poly 4 – 12   .250 10 – 20   .333
Cal State Fullerton 3 – 13   .188 10 – 20   .333
*ineligible for postseason due to self-imposed ban due to academic fraud violations
† 2016 Big West tournament winner

Off-Season

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2015 Recruiting Class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Brandon Smith
SF 		Santa Ana, CA Godinez Fundamental High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jul 7, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 75
Justin Wertner
SG 		Collierville, TN Saint George Academy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Aug 4, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 75
Max Hazzard
PG 		Los Angeles, CA Loyola High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Oct 7, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 69
Darrian Traylor
SG 		Las Vegas, NV Centennial High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jul 14, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 64
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 2015". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 20, 2017.

Roster

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2015–16 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
C 33 Mike Best 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr San Rafael, California
G 3 Haitham Chehabi 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Fr Laguna Beach, California
F/C 12 Ioannis Dimakopoulos 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Jr Patras, Greece
G 24 Dominique Dunning 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 213 lb (97 kg) Sr Corona, California
F 5 Jonathan Galloway 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Fr Brentwood, California
G 2 Max Hazzard   5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Los Angeles, California
G 0 Jaron Martin 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Sunland, California
C 34 Mamadou N'Diaye 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) 290 lb (132 kg) Jr Dakar, Sengal
G 10 Luke Nelson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Jr Worthing, England
F 20 Shawn Rey 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 232 lb (105 kg) Sr Torrance, California
G 25 Spencer Rivers 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Fr Winter Park, Florida
G 11 Haroldas Saprykinas 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Klaipėda, Lithuania
F 13 Brandon Smith 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Santa Ana, California
G 23 Darrian Traylor   6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Las Vegas, Nevada
G 32 Aaron Wright 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Sr Cerritos, California
G 1 Alex Young 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 176 lb (80 kg) Sr Phoenix, Oregon
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

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Sources:[1][2][3][4]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/07/2015*
7:00 pm, Big West TV 		Vanguard W 83–59 
Bren Events Center (2,411)
Irvine, CA
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
7:00 pm, Big West TV 		UC San Diego W 89–73  1–0
 Bren Events Center (2,969)
Irvine, CA
11/15/2015*
5:00 pm, KDOC Big West TV 		Loyola Marymount W 77–53  2–0
 Bren Events Center (2,077)
Irvine, CA
11/18/2015*
4:00 pm, ESPN3 		at UCF W 61–60 OT 3–0
 CFE Arena (5,629)
Orlando, FL
11/23/2015*
7:00 pm, Big West TV 		Santa Clara
Wooden Legacy Non-bracketed round 		W 79–61  4–0
 Bren Events Center (2,359)
Irvine, CA
11/26/2015*
1:00 pm, ESPNU 		vs. Boise State
Wooden Legacy Quarterfinals 		L 64–71  4–1
 Titan Gym (2,341)
Fullerton, CA
11/27/2015*
12:00 pm, ESPN3 		vs. Boston College
Wooden Legacy Consolation round 		W 80–67  5–1
 Titan Gym (3,173)
Fullerton, CA
11/29/2015*
11:30 am, ESPNU 		vs. Evansville
Wooden Legacy 5th place Game 		L 56–75  5–2
 Honda Center (4,393)
Anaheim, CA
12/04/2015*
7:00 pm, W.TV 		at Pacific W 70–67  6–2
 Alex G. Spanos Center (2,111)
Stockton, CA
12/06/2015*
4:00 pm, CHN W.TV 		at Saint Mary's L 60–70  6–3
 McKeon Pavilion (2,333)
Moraga, CA
12/12/2015*
6:00 pm, Root 		at Utah State W 73–63  7–3
 Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (8,857)
Logan, UT
12/15/2015*
8:00 pm, P12N 		at Oregon L 63–78  7–4
 Matthew Knight Arena (5,863)
Eugene, OR
12/18/2015*
7:00 pm, Big West TV 		Chapman W 65–51  8–4
 Bren Events Center (1,721)
Irvine, CA
12/21/2015*
4:00 pm 		vs. Sam Houston State
Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational Semifinals 		W 63–53  9–4
 Don Haskins Center (7,746)
El Paso, TX
12/22/2015*
6:00 pm 		vs. Norfolk State
Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational Championship 		W 80–62  10–4
 Don Haskins Center (5,946)
El Paso, TX
12/29/2015*
6:00 pm, ESPNU 		at No. 2 Kansas L 53–78  10–5
 Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence KS
01/02/2016*
7:30 pm, KDOC Big West TV 		New Mexico State W 54–52  11–5
 Bren Events Center (2,866)
Irvine, CA
Big West regular season
01/07/2016
7:30 pm, Prime Ticket 		UC Davis W 76–55  12–5
(1–0) 		Bren Events Center (2,831)
Irvine, CA
01/09/2016
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		UC Riverside W 84–68  13–5
(2–0) 		Bren Events Center (4,233)
Irvine, CA
01/14/2016
7:30 pm, Prime Ticket 		at Long Beach State W 58–54  14–5
(3–0) 		Walter Pyramid (3,713)
Long Beach, CA
01/16/2016
4:00 pm, Big West TV 		at UC Santa Barbara W 61–52  15–5
(4–0) 		The Thunderdome (3,527)
Santa Barbara, CA
01/20/2016
7:30 pm, Prime Ticket 		Cal State Fullerton W 72–59  16–5
(5–0) 		Bren Events Center (2,211)
Irvine, CA
01/27/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Cal State Northridge W 73–63  17–5
(6–0) 		Matadome (2,157)
Northridge, CA
01/30/2016
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		UC Santa Barbara
Homecoming 		L 60–76  17–6
(6–1) 		Bren Events Center (5,000)
Irvine, CA
02/03/2016
7:00 pm, Big West TV 		at Cal Poly W 78–72 OT 18–6
(7–1) 		Mott Gym (1,877)
San Luis Obispo, CA
02/11/2016
10:00 pm, OC Sports Big West TV 		at Hawaii L 52–74  18–7
(7–2) 		Stan Sheriff Center (9,826)
Honolulu, HI
02/13/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Cal State Northridge W 93–84  19–7
(8–2) 		Bren Events Center (2,486)
Irvine, CA
02/17/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Cal State Fullerton W 96–77  20–7
(9–2) 		Titan Gym (1,209)
Fullerton, CA
02/20/2016
8:30 pm, ESPNU 		Hawaii L 71–75  20–8
(9–3) 		Bren Events Center (4,312)
Irvine, CA
02/24/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Long Beach State W 90–67  21–8
(10–3) 		Bren Events Center (2,654)
Irvine, CA
02/27/2016
9:00 pm, ESPN2 		at UC Davis W 62–61  22–8
(11–3) 		The Pavilion (4,573)
Davis, CA
03/03/2016
8:30 pm, ESPN3 		Cal Poly W 72–62  23–8
(12–3) 		Bren Events Center (3,004)
Irvine, CA
03/05/2016
2:00 pm, Big West TV 		at UC Riverside W 76–66  24–8
(13–3) 		The SRC (766)
Riverside, CA
Big West tournament
03/10/2016
6:00 pm, Prime Ticket 		(2) vs. (7) Cal Poly
Quarterfinals 		W 84–64  25–8
 Honda Center 
Anaheim, CA
03/11/2016
9:00 pm, ESPNU 		(2) vs. (3) Long Beach State
Semifinals 		L 72–77  25–9
 Honda Center 
Anaheim, CA
CIT
03/16/2016*
5:00 pm, Midco SN / SideArm Sports/Big Sky TV 		at North Dakota
First round 		W 89–86 OT 26–9
 Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,263)
Grand Forks, ND
03/23/2016*
5:15 pm, Side Arm Sports 		at Louisiana–Lafayette
Quarterfinals 		W 67–66  27–9
 Cajundome (1,901)
Lafayette, LA
03/27/2016*
6:00 pm, CBSSN 		at Coastal Carolina
Semifinals 		W 66–47  28–9
 HTC Center (1,204)
Conway, SC
03/29/2016*
4:00 pm, CBSSN 		at Columbia
Championship game 		L 67–73  28–10
 Levien Gymnasium (2,603)
New York City, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

References

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  1. ^ "'UC Irvine Set for Challenging 2015-16 Schedule". UC Irvine athletics. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
  2. ^ "'Big West Releases 2015-65 ESPN Men's Basketball Television Schedule". Big West Conference. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
  3. ^ "'Prime Ticket Unveils 2015-16 Big West Basketball Television Schedule". Big West Conference. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  4. ^ "'Big West Announces ESPN3 Basketball Package". Retrieved September 23, 2015.
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