2015–16 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2015–16 UC Irvine Anteaters UC Irvine Anteaters logo.svg 125 Big West Conference Big West 28–10 13–3 Russell Turner 6th Ali Ton Ryan Badrtalei Nick Booker Bren Events Center Big West regular season co-championDon Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational champion CIT Runner-up The 2015–16 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Anteaters were led by sixth year head coach Russell Turner and played their home games at the Bren Events Center. They are members of the Big West Conference. They finished the 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. This season, UC Irvine set the new season record in wins with 28, surpassing the previous mark of 25. They also set the records for most true road wins with 13, and most conference wins with 13. Alex Young became the first player in school history to record career 1,000 points, 500 assists, and 500 rebounds. Mamadou N'Diaye broke the school record in career blocked shots with 218. Off-Season 2015 Recruiting Class no no 2015 Brandon Smith SF Santa Ana, CA Godinez Fundamental High School 6 6 175 7/7/2014 3 3 75 Justin Wertner SG Collierville, TN Saint George Academy 6 5 190 8/4/2014 2 3 75 Max Hazzard PG Los Angeles, CA Loyola High School 5 11 155 10/7/2014 3 3 3 2 69 Darrian Traylor SG Las Vegas, NV Centennial High School 6 3 175 7/14/2014 3 3 2 2 64 2015 ESPN - UC Irvine Basketball Recruiting 2015 300 n/a n/a n/a 2017-10-20 yes Roster 2015 UC Irvine Anteaters y Mike Best 33 C 6 10 205 Sr San Rafael, California Haitham Chehabi 3 G 6 1 187 Fr Laguna Beach, California Ioannis Dimakopoulos basketball y 12 F/C 7 2 255 Jr Patras, Greece Dominique Dunning 24 G 6 3 213 Sr Corona, California Jonathan Galloway 5 F 6 10 215 Fr y Brentwood, California Max Hazzard 2 G 5 10 165 Fr yes Los Angeles, California Jaron Martin 0 G 5 10 160 Jr Sunland, California Mamadou N'Diaye basketball, born 1993 y 34 C 7 6 290 Jr Dakar, Sengal Luke Nelson basketball y 10 G 6 3 182 Jr Worthing, England Shawn Rey 20 F 6 8 232 Sr Torrance, California Spencer Rivers 25 G 6 2 190 Fr y Winter Park, Florida Haroldas Saprykinas 11 G 6 3 170 So Klaipėda, Lithuania Brandon Smith 13 F 6 5 185 Fr Santa Ana, California Darrian Traylor 23 G 6 4 210 Fr yes Las Vegas, Nevada Aaron Wright 32 G 6 3 188 Sr Cerritos, California Alex Young 1 G 6 1 176 Sr Phoenix, Oregon Russell Turner (Hampden–Sydney) Ali Ton (Davidson) Ryan Badtalei (UCLA) Nick Booker (Davidson) http://ucirvinesports.com/roster.aspx?roster=10&path=mbball Schedule Sources:http://www.ucirvinesports.com/sports/m-baskbl/2015-16/releases/20150723jvj5zh 'UC Irvine Set for Challenging 2015-16 Schedule UC Irvine athletics 2015-07-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20150906025354/http://www.ucirvinesports.com/sports/m-baskbl/2015-16/releases/20150723jvj5zh 2015-09-06 deadhttp://www.bigwest.org/story.asp?STORY_ID=18594 'Big West Releases 2015-65 ESPN Men's Basketball Television Schedule Big West Conference 2015-09-10http://www.bigwest.org/story.asp?STORY_ID=18609 'Prime Ticket Unveils 2015-16 Big West Basketball Television Schedule Big West Conference 2015-09-17http://www.bigwest.org/story.asp?STORY_ID=18622 'Big West Announces ESPN3 Basketball Package 2015-09-23 yes 2015-16 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2015 yes yes |- !colspan=12 style="UC Irvine Anteaters"| Exhibition 11/07/2015 7:00 pm yes 2015 Vanguard Lions Vanguard Bren Events Center Irvine, CA 2,411 Big West TV 83–59 |- !colspan=12 style="UC Irvine Anteaters"| Non-conference regular season 11/13/2015 7:00 pm yes 2015 UC San Diego Tritons UC San Diego Bren Events Center Irvine, CA 2,969 Big West TV 89–73 1–0 11/15/2015 5:00 pm yes Loyola Marymount Bren Events Center Irvine, CA 2,077 KDOC Big West TV 77–53 2–0 11/18/2015 4:00 pm yes yes UCF CFE Arena Orlando, FL 5,629 ESPN3 61–60 OT 3–0 11/23/2015 7:00 pm yes Santa Clara Bren Events Center Irvine, CA Wooden Legacy Non-bracketed round 2,359 Big West TV 79–61 4–0 11/26/2015 1:00 pm yes yes Boise State Titan Gym Fullerton, CA Wooden Legacy Quarterfinals 2,341 ESPNU 64–71 4–1 11/27/2015 12:00 pm yes yes Boston College Titan Gym Fullerton, CA Wooden Legacy Consolation round 3,173 ESPN3 80–67 5–1 11/29/2015 11:30 am yes yes Evansville Honda Center Anaheim, CA Wooden Legacy 5th place Game 4,393 ESPNU 56–75 5–2 12/04/2015 7:00 pm yes yes Pacific Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA 2,111 W.TV 70–67 6–2 12/06/2015 4:00 pm yes yes Saint Mary's McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA 2,333 CHN W.TV 60–70 6–3 12/12/2015 6:00 pm yes yes Utah State Dee Glen Smith Spectrum Logan, UT 8,857 Root 73–63 7–3 12/15/2015 8:00 pm yes yes Oregon Matthew Knight Arena Eugene, OR 5,863 P12N 63–78 7–4 12/18/2015 7:00 pm yes 2015 Chapman Panthers Chapman Bren Events Center Irvine, CA 1,721 Big West TV 65–51 8–4 12/21/2015 4:00 pm yes yes Sam Houston State Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational Semifinals 7,746 63–53 9–4 12/22/2015 6:00 pm yes yes Norfolk State Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational Championship 5,946 80–62 10–4 12/29/2015 6:00 pm yes yes Kansas 2 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence KS 16,300 ESPNU 53–78 10–5 01/02/2016 7:30 pm yes New Mexico State Bren Events Center Irvine, CA 2,866 KDOC Big West TV 54–52 11–5 |- !colspan=12 style="UC Irvine Anteaters"| Big West regular season 01/07/2016 7:30 pm UC Davis Bren Events Center Irvine, CA 2,831 Prime Ticket 76–55 12–5 1–0 01/09/2016 8:00 pm UC Riverside Bren Events Center Irvine, CA 4,233 ESPNU 84–68 13–5 2–0 01/14/2016 7:30 pm yes Long Beach State Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA 3,713 Prime Ticket 58–54 14–5 3–0 01/16/2016 4:00 pm yes UC Santa Barbara The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA 3,527 Big West TV 61–52 15–5 4–0 01/20/2016 7:30 pm Cal State Fullerton Bren Events Center Irvine, CA 2,211 Prime Ticket 72–59 16–5 5–0 01/27/2016 7:00 pm yes Cal State Northridge Matadome Northridge, CA 2,157 ESPN3 73–63 17–5 6–0 01/30/2016 7:00 pm UC Santa Barbara Bren Events Center Irvine, CA Homecoming 5,000 ESPNU 60–76 17–6 6–1 02/03/2016 7:00 pm yes Cal Poly Mott Gym San Luis Obispo, CA 1,877 Big West TV 78–72 OT 18–6 7–1 02/11/2016 10:00 pm yes Hawaii Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI 9,826 OC Sports Big West TV 52–74 18–7 7–2 02/13/2016 7:00 pm Cal State Northridge Bren Events Center Irvine, CA 2,486 ESPN3 93–84 19–7 8–2 02/17/2016 7:00 pm yes Cal State Fullerton Titan Gym Fullerton, CA 1,209 ESPN3 96–77 20–7 9–2 02/20/2016 8:30 pm Hawaii Bren Events Center Irvine, CA 4,312 ESPNU 71–75 20–8 9–3 02/24/2016 7:00 pm Long Beach State Bren Events Center Irvine, CA 2,654 ESPN3 90–67 21–8 10–3 02/27/2016 9:00 pm yes UC Davis The Pavilion Davis, CA 4,573 ESPN2 62–61 22–8 11–3 03/03/2016 8:30 pm Cal Poly Bren Events Center Irvine, CA 3,004 ESPN3 72–62 23–8 12–3 03/05/2016 2:00 pm yes UC Riverside The SRC Riverside, CA 766 Big West TV 76–66 24–8 13–3 |- !colspan=12 style="UC Irvine Anteaters"|UC Irvine Anteaters 2016 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament Big West tournament 03/10/2016 6:00 pm yes 2 Cal Poly 7 Honda Center Anaheim, CA Quarterfinals Prime Ticket 84–64 25–8 03/11/2016 9:00 pm yes 2 Long Beach State 3 Honda Center Anaheim, CA Semifinals ESPNU 72–77 25–9 |- !colspan=12 style="UC Irvine Anteaters"|UC Irvine Anteaters 2016 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament CIT 03/16/2016 5:00 pm yes yes North Dakota Betty Engelstad Sioux Center Grand Forks, ND First round 1,263 Midco SN/SideArm Sports/Big Sky TV 89–86 OT 26–9 03/23/2016 5:15 pm yes yes Louisiana–Lafayette Cajundome Lafayette, LA Quarterfinals 1,901 Side Arm Sports 67–66 27–9 03/27/2016 6:00 pm yes yes Coastal Carolina HTC Center Conway, SC Semifinals 1,204 CBSSN 66–47 28–9 03/29/2016 4:00 pm yes yes Columbia Levien Gymnasium New York City, NY Championship game 2,603 CBSSN 67–73 28–10 AP Poll Pacific Time References UC Irvine Category:UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball seasons Category:2010s in sports in Orange County, California UC Irvine UC Irvine Anteaters UC Irvine Anteaters