2013–14 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team

The 2013–14 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Anteaters were led by fourth year head coach Russell Turner^[1] and played their home games at the Bren Events Center. They were members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 23–12, 13–3 in Big West play to win the Big West regular season championship. They advanced to the Big West Conference tournament where they lost to Cal Poly. As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament they earned an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to SMU.

2013–14 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball
Big West Regular Season Champions
NIT first round vs. SMU, L 54–68
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	23–12 (13–3 Big West)
Head coach	Russell Turner (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Ali Ton Ryan Badrtalei Nick Booker
Home arena	Bren Events Center
Seasons ← 2012–13 2014–15 →

2013–14 Big West men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
UC Irvine	13	–	3		.813			23	–	12		.657
UC Santa Barbara	12	–	4		.750			21	–	9		.700
Long Beach State	10	–	6		.625			15	–	17		.469
Hawai'i	9	–	7		.563			20	–	11		.645
Cal State Northridge	7	–	9		.438			17	–	18		.486
Cal Poly †	6	–	10		.375			14	–	20		.412
Cal State Fullerton	6	–	10		.375			11	–	20		.355
UC Riverside	5	–	11		.313			10	–	21		.323
UC Davis	4	–	12		.250			9	–	22		.290
† 2014 Big West tournament winner

Off-Season

2013 Recruiting Class

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Mamadou Ndiaye C	Dakar, Senegal	Brethren Christian High School	7 ft 5 in (2.26 m)	310 lb (140 kg)	Nov 14, 2012
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (85)
Ioannis Dimakopoulos C	Patras, Greece	Cathedral High School	7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)	N/A
	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Luke Nelson PG	London, England		6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)
	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Overall recruit ranking:   Scout: n/a    Rivals: n/a    ESPN: n/a
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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 2013". ESPN. Retrieved October 20, 2017. "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved October 20, 2017.

Roster

2013–14 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) So San Rafael, California C 42 Conor Clifford 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 268 lb (122 kg) So Huntington Beach, California F 3 Will Davis II 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Sacramento, California F/C 12 Ioannis Dimakopoulos 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Fr Patras, Greece G 24 Dominique Dunning 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 213 lb (97 kg) RS So Corona, California F 35 Ege Mala 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 208 lb (94 kg) RS Fr İzmir (Turkey) G 0 Jaron Martin 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Sunland, California F 4 Reed McConnell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Atherton, California G 5 Chris McNealy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Sr Danville, California C 34 Mamadou N'Diaye 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) 290 lb (132 kg) Fr Dakar, Sengal G 10 Luke Nelson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Fr Worthing, England F 20 Shawn Rey 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 232 lb (105 kg) Jr Torrance, California C 25 John Ryan 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 247 lb (112 kg) Jr El Segundo, California F 2 Travis Souza 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 222 lb (101 kg) Jr Turlock, California G 32 Aaron Wright 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 188 lb (85 kg) So Cerritos, California G 1 Alex Young 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 176 lb (80 kg) So Phoenix, Oregon	Head coach Russell Turner (Hampden–Sydney) Assistant coach(es) Ali Ton (Davidson) Ryan Badtalei (UCLA) Nick Booker (Davidson) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Source^[2]

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/02/2013* 7:00 pm		Chapman	W 89–61	–	Bren Events Center (1,601) Irvine, CA
Regular season
11/08/2013* 7:00 pm		Fresno State	L 97–98 OT	0–1	Bren Events Center (3,241) Irvine, CA
11/12/2013* 7:00 pm		at Pacific	L 79–84	0–2	Alex G. Spanos Center (1,862) Stockton, CA
11/14/2013* 8:00 pm, P12N		at Washington 2K Sports Classic	W 86–72	1–2	Alaska Airlines Arena (5,875) Seattle, WA
11/17/2013* 7:00 pm		Pacifica	W 110–73	2–2	Bren Events Center (1,709) Irvine, CA
11/22/2013* 7:00 pm		Long Island 2K Sports Classic	W 84–64	3–2	Bren Events Center (2,379) Irvine, CA
11/23/2013* 5:30 pm		Boston University 2K Sports Classic	L 68–74	3–3	Bren Events Center (2,108) Irvine, CA
11/24/2013* 4:00 pm		Eastern Washington 2K Sports Classic	W 81–58	4–3	Bren Events Center (1,576) Irvine, CA
11/30/2013* 7:05 pm		at Sacramento State	W 79–53	5–3	Colberg Court (961) Sacramento, CA
12/02/2013* 7:30 pm, P12N		at California	L 56–73	5–4	Haas Pavilion (7,980) Berkeley, CA
12/07/2013* 7:00 pm		Pepperdine	L 69–75	5–5	Bren Events Center (2,283) Irvine, CA
12/15/2013* 2:05 pm		at Eastern Washington	W 70–61	6–5	Reese Court (911) Cheney, WA
12/17/2013* 7:30 pm, P12N		at No. 13 Oregon	L 63–91	6–6	Matthew Knight Arena (5,958) Eugene, OR
12/21/2013* 1:00 pm		at Denver	W 63–50	7–6	Magness Arena (2,754) Denver, CO
12/28/2013* 11:00 am, P12N		at Arizona State	L 61–74	7–7	Wells Fargo Arena (5,883) Tempe, AZ
01/02/2014* 7:30 pm		Morgan State	W 75–63	8–7	Bren Events Center (1,657) Irvine, CA
01/04/2014* 7:00 pm		San Diego Christian	W 91–56	9–7	Bren Events Center (1,231) Irvine, CA
01/09/2014 8:00 pm, Prime Ticket		at Long Beach State	W 46–44	10–7 (1–0)	Walter Pyramid (2,817) Long Beach, CA
01/11/2014 7:00 pm		at UC Riverside	W 72–52	11–7 (2–0)	UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (1,965) Riverside, CA
01/16/2014 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Cal State Fullerton	W 72–54	12–7 (3–0)	Bren Events Center (2,352) Irvine, CA
01/23/2014 7:00 pm		Cal State Northridge	W 72–66	13–7 (4–0)	Bren Events Center (1,506) Irvine, CA
01/25/2014 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Hawaiʻi	L 86–90 OT	13–8 (4–1)	Bren Events Center (4,305) Irvine, CA
01/30/2014 7:00 pm		at UC Santa Barbara	L 60–80	13–9 (4–2)	The Thunderdome (3,013) Santa Barbara, CA
02/01/2014 8:00 pm, ESPNU		at Cal Poly	W 64–50	14–9 (5–2)	Mott Gym (3,032) San Luis Obispo, CA
02/06/2014 7:30 pm, Prime Ticket		Long Beach State	W 61–58	15–9 (6–2)	Bren Events Center (2,979) Irvine, CA
02/08/2014 7:00 pm		at UC Davis	W 61–59	16–9 (7–2)	The Pavilion (1,598) Davis, CA
02/15/2014 7:00 pm, Cox 3 (tape delay)		UC Riverside	W 70–52	17–9 (8–2)	Bren Events Center (2,986) Irvine, CA
02/20/2014 9:00 pm, OC Sports		at Hawaiʻi	W 60–56 OT	18–9 (9–2)	Stan Sheriff Center (6,493) Honolulu, HI
02/22/2014 7:30 pm, Prime Ticket		at Cal State Northridge	L 75–81	18–10 (9–3)	Matadome (1,321) Northridge, CA
02/27/2014 7:00 pm, ESPN3		UC Santa Barbara	W 71–60	19–10 (10–3)	Bren Events Center (2,680) Irvine, CA
03/01/2014 8:00 pm, ESPNU		Cal Poly	W 55–48	20–10 (11–3)	Bren Events Center (2,422) Irvine, CA
03/06/2014 7:00 pm		at Cal State Fullerton	W 62–44	21–10 (12–3)	Titan Gym (1,617) Fullerton, CA
03/08/2014 4:30 pm, Prime Ticket		UC Davis	W 74–46	22–10 (13–3)	Bren Events Center (2,252) Irvine, CA
Big West tournament
03/13/2014 6:00 pm, Prime Ticket/Fox Deportes/FCS Pacific/FSSD		vs. UC Riverside Quarterfinals	W 63–43	23–10	Honda Center (3,693) Anaheim, CA
03/14/2014 6:30 pm, ESPN3/ESPNU(delayed)		vs. Cal Poly Semifinals	L 58–61	23–11	Honda Center (4,589) Anaheim, CA
NIT
03/19/2014* 6:00 pm, ESPN2	No. (8)	at No. (25) (1) SMU First round	L 54–68	23–12	Moody Coliseum (5,031) Dallas, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll, (#) during NIT is seed within region. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.