1988–89 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team

1988–89 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record12–17 (8–10 BWC)
Head coach
Home arenaBren Events Center
Seasons
1988–89 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 15 UNLV † 16 – 2   .889 29 – 8   .784
New Mexico State 12 – 6   .667 21 – 11   .656
UC Santa Barbara 11 – 7   .611 21 – 9   .700
Cal State Fullerton 10 – 8   .556 16 – 13   .552
Long Beach State 10 – 8   .556 13 – 15   .464
Utah State 10 – 8   .556 12 – 16   .429
Fresno State 9 – 9   .500 15 – 14   .517
UC Irvine 8 – 10   .444 12 – 17   .414
Pacific 3 – 15   .167 7 – 21   .250
San Jose State 1 – 17   .056 5 – 23   .179
† 1989 Big West tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 1988–89 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine during the 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Anteaters were led by ninth year head coach Bill Mulligan and played at the Bren Events Center. They were members of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association. They finished the season 12–17, 8–10 in PCAA play.

Previous season

The 1987–88 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team finished the season with a record of 16–14, 9–9 in PCAA play and reached the PCAA Tournament finals for the first time in program history. On July 1, 1988, the Pacific Coast Athletic Association officially re-branded as the Big West Conference.

Roster

1988–89 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F Justin Anderson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
 So
C Ricky Butler 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
—
 So
C Mike Doktorczyk 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
—
 Jr
F 22 Rob Doktorczyk 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr San Pedro, CA
G Kevin Floyd 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
 Sr
F Jeff Herdman 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
—
 So
F Mike Labat
—
—
 Jr
C Brian McCloskey 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
—
 Fr
G Rod Palmer 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
 Jr
F Elgin Rogers 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
—
 Fr
G Abraham Tang 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
—
 Fr
G Etop Udo-Ema 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
—
 Fr
G Troy Whiteto 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
—
 Jr
Head coach

Bill Mulligan

Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: September 21, 2017

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
November 25, 1988*
 Georgia State
Western Digital Freedom Bowl Classic 		L 84–109  0–1
 Bren Events Center (2,400)
Irvine, CA
November 26, 1988*
 TCU
Western Digital Freedom Bowl Classic 		W 83–75  1–1
 Bren Events Center (1,673)
Irvine, CA
November 30, 1988*
 San Francisco W 83–75  1–2
 Bren Events Center (2,073)
Irvine, CA
December 2, 1988*
 at San Diego State L 88–102  1–3
 Peterson Gym (3,529)
San Diego, CA
December 10, 1988*
 Pepperdine L 76–102  1–4
 Bren Events Center (2,836)
Irvine, CA
December 13, 1988*
 Eastern Washington W 112–101  2–4
 Bren Events Center (1,219)
Irvine, CA
December 15, 1988
 at No. 13 UNLV L 85–100  2–5
(0–1) 		Thomas & Mack Center (17,453)
Paradise, NV
December 18, 1988*
 at Loyola–Chicago L 94–99  2–6
 Alumni Gym (1,218)
Chicago, IL
December 21, 1988*
 at Virginia L 89–99 OT 2–7
 University Hall (8,264)
Charlottesville, CA
December 28, 1988*
 UCLA W 91–90  3–7
 Bren Events Center (5,000)
Irvine, CA
January 7, 1989
 at UC Santa Barbara L 79–95  3–8
(0–2) 		UC Santa Barbara Events Center (6,000)
Santa Barbara, CA
January 14, 1989
 at San Jose State W 71–62  4–8
(1–2) 		San Jose Civic Auditorium (1,166)
San Jose, CA
January 16, 1989
 at Utah State L 71–104  4–9
(1–3) 		Smith Spectrum (9,948)
Logan, UT
January 19, 1989
 Fresno State W 64–61  5–9
(2–3) 		Bren Events Center (2,946)
Irvine, CA
January 21, 1989
 Pacific W 64–61  6–9
(3–3) 		Bren Events Center (2,287)
Irvine, CA
January 26, 1989
 at New Mexico State L 69–90  6–10
(3–4) 		Pan American Center (5,518)
Las Cruces, NM
January 28, 1989
 at Long Beach State L 70–75  6–11
(3–5) 		Gold Mine (1,900)
Long Beach, CA
February 2, 1989
 at Cal State Fullerton W 77–73  7–11
(4–5) 		Titan Gym (3,202)
Fullerton, CA
February 4, 1989
 No. 16 UNLV W 99–98  8–11
(5–5) 		Bren Events Center (5,000)
Irvine, CA
February 9, 1989
 San Jose State W 91–69  9–11
(6–5) 		Bren Events Center (2,279)
Irvine, CA
February 11, 1989
 Cal State Fullerton L 75–78  9–12
(6–6) 		Bren Events Center (4,718)
Irvine, CA
February 16, 1989
 at Pacific W 95–92 OT 10–12
(7–6) 		Alex G. Spanos Center (2,441)
Stockton, CA
February 18, 1989
 at Fresno State W 82–79  11–12
(8–6) 		Selland Arena (10,159)
Fresno, CA
February 23, 1989
 Long Beach State L 67–72  11–13
(8–7) 		Bren Events Center (3,223)
Irvine, CA
February 25, 1989
 New Mexico State L 69–72  11–14
(8–8) 		Bren Events Center (2,855)
Irvine, CA
March 2, 1989
 Utah State L 94–95 OT 11–15
(8–9) 		Bren Events Center (3,361)
Irvine, CA
March 4, 1989
 UC Santa Barbara L 70–78  11–16
(8–10) 		Bren Events Center (5,000)
Irvine, CA
Big West Conference tournament
March 8, 1989
 vs. Pacific
First Round 		W 68–62  12–16
 Long Beach Arena (5,533)
Long Beach, CA
March 9, 1989
 vs. No. 18 UNLV
Quarterfinals 		L 82–102  12–17
 Long Beach Arena (7,242)
Long Beach, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source[1][2]

Awards and honors

  • Mike Doktorczyk
    • Big West Second Team All-Conference

Source: [3]

References

  1. ^ "UC Irvine Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). UC Irvine Sports. UC Irvine Athletics. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
  2. ^ "Final 1989 Cumulative Basketball Statistics Report" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  3. ^ "UC Irvine Honors" (PDF). UC Irvine Sports. UC Irvine Athletics. Retrieved September 21, 2017.