2021–22 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team

2021–22 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record15–10 (9–5 Big West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ryan Badrtalei
  • Michael Wilder
  • Alex Young
Captains
  • Collin Welp
  • Ofure Ujadughele
Home arenaBren Events Center
(Capacity: 5,000)
Seasons
2021–22 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Long Beach State 12 – 3   .800 20 – 13   .606
Cal State Fullerton † 11 – 4   .733 21 – 11   .656
Hawai'i 10 – 5   .667 17 – 11   .607
UC Irvine 9 – 5   .643 15 – 10   .600
UC Santa Barbara 8 – 5   .615 17 – 11   .607
UC Riverside 9 – 6   .600 16 – 12   .571
UC Davis 5 – 6   .455 13 – 11   .542
UC San Diego* 7 – 11   .389 13 – 16   .448
Cal State Northridge 3 – 13   .188 7 – 23   .233
Cal State Bakersfield 2 – 12   .143 8 – 19   .296
Cal Poly 2 – 12   .143 7 – 21   .250
* ineligible for the 2022 NCAA tournament and 2022 Big West tournament due to transition period; Big West games not counted in standings
† 2022 Big West tournament winner

The 2021–22 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at the Bren Events Center in Irvine, California as a member of the Big West Conference. The Anteaters were led by 12th-year head coach Russell Turner.

Previous season

See also: 2020–21 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team

The team finished the season with an 18–9 (10–4) record finishing 2nd place in the standings and advanced to the 2021 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament where they were defeated by UC Santa Barbara 63–79. The Anteaters continued their success finishing 1st or 2nd for 7 straight seasons in the Big West Conference and 4 straight Big West tournament Championship games (the 2020 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic). The school set a new scoring record and the largest margin of victory (80) on November 28, 2020 over NCCAA opponent Bethesda University by the score of 135–55. Also new school records broken in that game were assists (31) and FGs made (56). New Bren Events Center records broken were the most points scored in a first half (70) and game FG % (0.691).[1]

Roster

2021–22 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 JC Butler 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr The Prairie School Racine, Wisconsin
G 1 Dawson Baker 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Capistrano Valley High School Coto de Caza, California
G 2 Justin Hohn 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS So Tea High Sioux Falls, South Dakota
G 3 Devin Tillis Injured 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Windward High Los Angeles, California
G 4 Andre Henry 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Saint Francis High School La Cañada Flintridge, California
G 5 Isaiah Lee 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Australian Institute of Sport Sydney, NSW, Australia
G 10 Ofure Ujadughele (W,C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS So Chino Hills High School Chino Hills, California
F 11 Hunter Ruck 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Rancho Solano Prep Scottsdale, Arizona
G 13 Austin Johnson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Link Year Prep/Wheeler High School Marietta, Georgia
C 15 Bent Leuchten 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 258 lb (117 kg) Fr Josef-Effner Gymnasium Karlsfeld, Bavaria, Germany
G 21 Langston Redfield (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Capistrano Valley High School Mission Viejo, California
G 22 DJ Davis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Riverside Polytechnic High School Moreno Valley, California
F 25 Emmanuel Tshimanga 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 270 lb (122 kg) RS So Bella Vista Prep Scottsdale, Arizona
F 31 Dean Keeler 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Marina High School Westminster, California
F 40 Collin Welp (C) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Sr Seattle Preparatory School Seattle, Washington
F 43 Akiva McBirney-Griffin Current redshirt 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr St John's College, Hamilton Hamilton, New Zealand
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 23 September 2021

Source[2]

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 05, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Cal State Dominguez Hills W 84–59  –
  15 – Davis   6 – Johnson   6 – Hohn  Bren Events Center (1,114)
Irvine, CA
Non-conference regular season
November 09, 2021*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at New Mexico State L 51–62  0–1
  13 – Welp   7 – Hohn   1 – Tied  Pan American Center (5,056)
Las Cruces, NM
November 13, 2021*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Boise State W 58–50  1–1
  11 – Welp   8 – Johnson   6 – Welp  Bren Events Center (2,197)
Irvine, CA
November 16, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		La Verne W 100–41  2–1
  18 – Butler   7 – Ujadughele   8 – Lee  Bren Events Center (987)
Irvine, CA
November 20, 2021*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Pepperdine W 82–48  3–1
  19 – Baker   7 – Johnson   4 – Welp  Bren Events Center (1,641)
Irvine, CA
November 27, 2021*
4:30 pm, WCC Network 		at Santa Clara W 69–64  4–1
  17 – Welp   10 – Welp   4 – Hohn  Leavey Center (834)
Santa Clara, CA
December 03, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Bethesda W 86–54  5–1
  15 – Henry   12 – Johnson   3 – Henry  Bren Events Center (866)
Irvine, CA
December 11, 2021*
4:00 pm, MW Network 		at Fresno State L 55–63  5–2
  16 – Davis   8 – Johnson   3 – Tied  Save Mart Center (4,501)
Fresno, CA
December 15, 2021*
6:00 pm, P12N 		at No. 10 USC L 61–66  5–3
  24 – Welp   9 – Johnson   2 – Davis  Galen Center (3,253)
Los Angeles, CA
December 19, 2021*
10:00 am 		vs. Duquesne L 54–76  5–4
  14 – Tshimanga   4 – Tied   5 – Hohn  LeBron James Arena (211)
Akron, OH
December 21, 2021*
4:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Buffalo Postponed due to COVID-19 issues. Alumni Arena 
Amherst, NY
Big West regular season
December 30, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		CSUN Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols. Bren Events Center 
Irvine, CA
January 01, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		UC Santa Barbara Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols. Bren Events Center 
Irvine, CA
January 06, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UC Davis Canceled due to COVID-19 concerns. University Credit Union Center 
Davis, CA
January 08, 2022
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UC Riverside W 68–51  6–4
(1–0) 		 30 – Welp   8 – Welp   4 – Davis  SRC Arena (0)
Riverside, CA
January 11, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		UC San Diego Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols. Bren Events Center 
Irvine, CA
January 13, 2022
10:00 pm, Spectrum OC16, ESPN+ 		at Hawaiʻi L 56–72  6–5
(1–1) 		 11 – Welp   8 – Welp   2 – Welp  Stan Sheriff Center (3,245)
Honolulu, HI
January 20, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Cal State Fullerton L 63–65  6–6
(1–2) 		 19 – Davis   9 – Johnson   6 – Lee  Bren Events Center (931)
Irvine, CA
January 22, 2022*
1:00 pm, SNLA, ESPN+ 		at Long Beach State L 67–73  6–7
(1–3) 		 20 – Welp   11 – Welp   3 – Hohn  Walter Pyramid (982)
Long Beach, CA
January 27, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Cal State Bakersfield W 57–52  7–7
(2–3) 		 11 – Johnson   5 – Tied   3 – Hohn  Bren Events Center (790)
Irvine, CA
January 29, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Cal Poly W 72–48  8–7
(3–3) 		 13 – Hohn   6 – Tshimanga   2 – Welp  Bren Events Center (1,532)
Irvine, CA
February 03, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UC Santa Barbara W 53–52  9–7
(4–3) 		 17 – Welp   8 – Welp   4 – Butler  The Thunderdome (999)
Santa Barbara, CA
February 05, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at CSUN W 75–70  10–7
(5–3) 		 24 – Baker   9 – Welp   3 – Ujadughele  Matadome (300)
Northridge, CA
February 10, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		UC Riverside W 66–56  11–7
(6–3) 		 15 – Welp   13 – Welp   3 – Davis  Bren Events Center (1,364)
Irvine, CA
February 12, 2022
7:30 pm, ESPN+ 		UC Davis Canceled due to COVID-19 concerns. Bren Events Center 
Irvine, CA
February 15, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UC San Diego W 56–50  12–7
  14 – Davis   9 – Johnson   4 – Welp  RIMAC Arena (1,753)
La Jolla, CA
February 19, 2022
1:00 pm, SNLA ESPN+ 		Hawaiʻi W 77–52  13–7
(7–3) 		 18 – Welp   13 – Welp   2 – Tied  Bren Events Center (1,529)
Irvine, CA
February 24, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Cal State Fullerton L 64–66  13–9
(7–4) 		 17 – Welp   5 – Tied   3 – Baker  Titan Gym (1,013)
Fullerton, CA
February 26, 2022
9:00 pm, ESPNU 		Long Beach State W 77–72  14–8
(8–4) 		 18 – Baker   7 – Welp   7 – Hohn  Bren Events Center (2,480)
Irvine, CA
March 03, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Cal Poly L 54–65  14–9
(8–5) 		 18 – Baker   5 – Lee   3 – Davis  Mott Athletics Center (1,868)
San Luis Obispo, CA
March 05, 2022
1:00 pm, SNLA, ESPN+ 		at Cal State Bakersfield W 66–61  15–9
(9–5) 		 24 – Davis   8 – Johnson   2 – Tied  Icardo Center (1,323)
Bakersfield, CA
Big West tournament
March 10, 2022
2:30 pm, ESPN+ 		(4) vs. (5) UC Santa Barbara
Quarterfinals 		L 69–78  15–10
  17 – Welp   8 – Welp   2 – Tied  Dollar Loan Center 
Henderson, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Source[3]

References

  1. ^ "2020–21 MEN'S BASKETBALL SEASON REVIEW". University of California, Irvine. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  2. ^ "2021–22 Men's Basketball Roster". University of California, Irvine. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  3. ^ "2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of California, Irvine. Retrieved September 23, 2021.