UC Riverside Highlanders basketball history
University of California, Riverside (Riverside, CA)
UC Riverside Student Recreation Center
Big West Conference
Current head coach: Mike Magpayo (2020-)
- Asst: Eddie Hill (2022-)
- Asst: Dustin Yoder (2022-)
- Asst: Troy Hammel (2022-)
- DBO: Matt Hurwitz (2022-)
Post-Season:
- National Championships: 0
- Final Four Appearances: 0
- Sweet Sixteen Appearances: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 0
- NCAAT Overall Record: 0-0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 0
- NIT Overall Record: 0-0
- NCAA Division II National Championships: 0 (Runner-up in 1995)
- NCAA Division II Tournament Appearances: 17 (1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1979, 1980, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1997)
- NCAA Division II Tournament Final Four: 3 (1970, 1989, 1995)
- NCAA Division II Tournament Overall Record: 29-18
Conference Titles (CCAA, Big West):
- Big West Regular Season Championships: 0
- CCAA (Div II) Regular Season Championships: 12 (1970, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1979, 1984, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995)
- Big West Tournament Championships: 0
- CCAA (Div II) Tournament Championships: 3 (1986, 1989, 1994)
Award Winners:
- Naismith Player of the Year: 0
- John R. Wooden Award: 0
- Oscar Robertson Trophy: 0
- AP All-Americans: 0
- Big West Player of the Year: 0
- CCAA (Div II) Player of the Year: 2 (last = Bob Fife, 1994)
UC Riverside head coaches:
| Coach | Tenure | Record | Conf. Titles | NCAA Apps. | Nat. Champ |
| Mike Magpayo | 2020-Pres | 30-20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Patrick | 2018-20 | 27-38 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Bell (int.) | 2018 | 4-13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Cutts | 2013-18 | 51-87 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Wooldridge | 2007-13 | 70-112 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vonn Webb | 2006-07 | 7-24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Spencer | 2005-06 | 5-23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Masi | 1979-2005 | 462-269 | 7^ | 11^ | 0 |
| Freddie Goss | 1969-79 | 162-111 | 5^ | 6^ | 0 |
| Dwain Lewis | 1966-69 | 47-30 | – | 0 | 0 |
| Dr. Franklin Lindeburg | 1954-66 | 89-151 | – | 0 | 0 |
Key: Conf. Titles= Regular Season only, NCAA Apps= NCAA Tournament Appearances, Nat. Champ= NCAA Tournament Champions
^ These conference titles and tournament appearances came when the UC Riverside program was at the Division II level; UCR moved up to Division I prior to the 2001-02 season
NOTE: Overall program records on this page do not include anything later vacated by the NCAA.