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 →

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.

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	High school / college	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
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 85
Ioannis Dimakopoulos C	Patras, Greece	Cathedral High School	7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)	N/A
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Luke Nelson PG	London, England		6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: n/a   Rivals: n/a  ESPN: n/a
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, 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.com. Retrieved October 20, 2017. "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 20, 2017.

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

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