2016–17 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team

2016–17 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball

Conference	Big West Conference
2016–17 record	4–4 (0–0 Big West)
Head coach	Russell Turner (7th year)
Assistant coach	Blaine Taylor
Assistant coach	Ryan Badrtalei
Assistant coach	Michael Wilder
Home arena	Bren Events Center

2016–17 Big West men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UC Davis	0	–	0	–	5	–	3	.625
Hawaii	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Cal Poly	0	–	0	–	3	–	4	.429
UC Irvine	0	–	0	–	3	–	4	.429
Cal State Fullerton	0	–	0	–	2	–	4	.333
Cal State Northridge	0	–	0	–	2	–	5	.286
UC Riverside	0	–	0	–	1	–	3	.250
Long Beach State	0	–	0	–	1	–	7	.125
UC Santa Barbara	0	–	0	–	0	–	5	.000


† 2017 Big West Tournament winner

The 2016–17 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represents the University of California, Irvine during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Anteaters are led by seventh year head coach Russell Turner and play their home games at the Bren Events Center. They are members of the Big West Conference.

Previous season

The Anteaters finished the 2015–16 season 28–10, 13–3 in Big West play to win a share of the regular season Big West championship. They defeated Cal Poly in the quarterfinals of the Big West Tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Long Beach State. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated North Dakota, Louisiana–Lafayette, and Coastal Carolina to advance to the championship game where they lost to Columbia.

Roster

2016–17 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
1.5 !G	0	Martin, JaronJaron Martin	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Sunland, California
1.5 !G	2	Hazzard, MaxMax Hazzard	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Los Angeles, California
1.5 !G	4	Wertner, JustinJustin Wertner	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Memphis, Tennessee
3.5 !F	5	Galloway, JonathanJonathan Galloway	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	2.0 !So	Brentwood, California
1.5 !G	10	Nelson, LukeLuke Nelson	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Worthing, England
3.5 !F	11	Edgar Jr., JohnJohn Edgar Jr.	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	217 lb (98 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Chino Hills, California
5.0 !C	12	Dimakopoulos, IoannisIoannis Dimakopoulos	86 !7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Patra, Greece
3.5 !F	13	Smith, BrandonBrandon Smith	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2.0 !So	Santa Ana, California
1.5 !G	14	Leonard, EvanEvan Leonard	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Cerritos, California
1.5 !G	23	Traylor, DarrianDarrian Traylor	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Las Vegas, Nevada
1.5 !G	24	Worku, EyassuEyassu Worku	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Artesia, California
1.5 !G	25	Rivers, SpencerSpencer Rivers	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2.0 !So	Winter Park, Florida
5.0 !C	32	Liberman, AdamAdam Liberman	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Valley Village, California
3.5 !F	42	Rutherford, TommyTommy Rutherford	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1.0 !Fr	El Cajon, California
3.5 !F	50	Jones, ElstonElston Jones	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Goodyear, Arizona
5.0 !C	55	Greene, BradBrad Greene	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	320 lb (145 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Lone Pine, California

Head coach

Russell Turner (Hampden–Sydney)

Assistant coach(es)

Blaine Taylor (Montana)
Ryan Badrtalei (UCLA)
Michael Wilder (UC Irvine)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
11/05/2016* 2:00 pm, Big West TV	Sonoma State	W 81-63		Bren Events Center (1,449) Irvine, CA
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 7:00 pm, Big West TV	Utah State	L 56–72	0–1	Bren Events Center (1,883) Irvine, CA
11/14/2016* 7:00 pm, Big West TV	South Dakota State Sanford Pentagon Showcase Opening Game	W 73–58	1–1	Bren Events Center (1,172) Irvine, CA
11/16/2016* 8:00 pm, P12N	at No. 25 California	L 65–75 ^OT	1–2	Haas Pavilion (8,104) Berkeley, FL
11/19/2016* 7:00 pm, Big West TV	Pacific	W 72–65	2–2	Bren Events Center (1,678) Irvine, CA
11/25/2016* 6:00 pm	vs. South Dakota State Sanford Pentagon Showcase	W 63–52	3–2	Sanford Pentagon (1,826) Sioux Falls, CA
11/26/2016* 12:00 pm	vs. Milwaukee Sanford Pentagon Showcase	L 37–54	3–3	Sanford Pentagon (379) Sioux Falls, SD
11/27/2016* 10:00 am	vs. East Tennessee State Sanford Pentagon Showcase	L 66–72	3–4	Sanford Pentagon (291) Sioux Falls, SD
11/30/2016* 7:00 pm, theW.TV	at Santa Clara	W 58–55	4–4	Leavey Center (1,082) Santa Clara, CA
12/06/2016* 7:00 pm, P12N	at Arizona			McKale Center Tucson, AZ
12/09/2016* 7:00 pm, Big West TV	Pomona-Pitzer			Bren Events Center Irvine, CA
12/11/2016* 5:00 pm, theW.TV	at Saint Mary's			McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA
12/14/2016* 7:00 pm, MWN	at Nevada			Lawlor Events Center Reno, NV
12/19/2016* 6:00 pm, WAC Digital Network	at New Mexico State			Pan American Center Las Cruces, NV
12/21/2016* 4:00 pm	vs. Akron Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational Semifinals			Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX
12/22/2016* TBD	vs. UTEP or UMES TBD			Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX
12/30/2016* 7:00 pm, Big West TV	Life Pacific			Bren Events Center Irvine, CA
Big West regular season
01/04/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Long Beach State			Bren Events Center Irvine, CA
01/07/2017 7:30 pm, Prime Ticket	Hawaii			Bren Events Center Irvine, CA
01/12/2017 7:00 pm	at UC Santa Barbara			The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA
01/14/2017 7:00 pm (7:30 pm if ESPNU), ESPNU / ESPN3 Wildcard	Cal State Fullerton			Bren Events Center Irvine, CA
01/18/2017 7:00 pm, Big West TV	at Cal Poly			Mott Gym San Luis Obispo, CA
01/21/2017 7:00 pm, ESPNU/ESPN3 Wildcard	at Cal State Northridge			Matadome Northridge, CA
01/26/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Cal Poly			Bren Events Center Irvine, CA
01/28/2017 TBD, Big West TV	at UC Davis			The Pavilion Davis, CA
02/04/2017 7:00 pm (7:30 pm for Prime Ticket), ESPN2/ESPN3/Prime Ticket Wildcard	at Long Beach State			Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA
02/08/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3	UC Santa Barbara			Bren Events Center Irvine, CA
02/11/2017 10:30 pm, OC Sports	at Hawai'i			Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
02/18/2017 7:00 pm (7:30pm Prime Ticket or 9:00 pm ESPNU), ESPNU/ESPN3/Prime Ticket Wildcard	UC Riverside			Bren Events Center Irvine, CA
02/22/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at Cal State Fullerton			Titan Gym Fullerton, CA
02/25/2017 7:00 pm (7:30 pm ESPNU), ESPNU/ESPN3/Prime Ticket Wildcard	Cal State Northridge Homecoming			Bren Events Center Irvine, CA
03/01/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at UC Riverside			The SRC Riverside, CA
03/04/2017 7:00 pm (3:00 pm Prime Ticket), ESPN3/Prime Ticket Wildcard	UC Davis			Bren Events Center Irvine, CA
Big West Tournament
03/09/2017 Prime Ticket or Fox Sports West	vs. TBD Quarterfinals			Honda Center Anaheim, CA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

References

UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball

Venues	Crawford Hall (1965–1987) Bren Events Center (1987–present)

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

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