UC Irvine Anteaters basketball history

University of California, Irvine (Irvine, CA)
Donald Bren Events Center, aka The Bren
Big West Conference

Current head coach: Russell Turner (2010-)

• Asst: Michael Wilder (2016-)
• Asst: Alex Young (2019-)
• Asst: Ali Ton (2010-16, 2022-)
• Asst: Julius Smith (2024-)
• Asst: Sean O’Donnell (2021-)

Post-Season:

• National Championships:  0
• Final Four Appearances:  0
• Sweet Sixteen Appearances:  0
• NCAA Tournament Appearances:  2  (2015, 2019)
• NCAAT Overall Record:  1-2
• NIT Championships:  0
• NIT Appearances:  8  (1982, 1986, 2001, 2002, 2014, 2017, 2023, 2024)
• NIT Overall Record:  2-8
• CIT Championships:  0  (Runner-up in 2016)
• CIT Appearances:  2  (2013, 2016)
• CIT Overall Record:  4-2
• NCAA Division II Tournament Appearances:  4  (1968, 1969, 1972, 1975)
• NCAA Division II Tournament Overall Record:  2-6

Conference Titles (PCAA/Big West):

• Big West Regular Season Championships:  9  (2001, 2002, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2023, 2024)
• Big West Tournament Championships:  2  (2015, 2019)

Award Winners:

• Naismith Player of the Year:  0
• John R. Wooden Award:  0
• Oscar Robertson Trophy:  0
• AP All-Americans:  2  (Kevin Magee, 1981 & 1982)
• PCAA/Big West Player of the Year:  6  (last = Luke Nelson, 2017)

UC Irvine head coaches:

Coach	Tenure	Record	Conf. Titles	NCAA Apps.	Nat. Champ
Russell Turner	2010-Pres	289-180	7	2	0
Pat Douglass	1997-2010	197-191	2	0	0
Rod Baker	1991-97	52-116	0	0	0
Bill Mulligan	1980-91	163-156	0	0	0
Tim Tift	1969-80	145-148	0	2^	0
Dick Davis	1967-69	39-17	0	2^	0
Danny Rogers	1965-67	30-22	0	0	0

Key: Conf. Titles= Regular Season only, NCAA Apps= NCAA Tournament Appearances, Nat. Champ= NCAA Tournament Champions

^ These tournament appearances came when the UC Irvine program was at the Division II level; UCI moved up to Division I prior to the 1977-78 season

NOTE: Overall program records on this page do not include anything later vacated by the NCAA.