1995–96 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1995–96 UC Irvine Anteaters Basketball 125 Big West Conference Big West 15–12 11–7 Rod Baker 5th Bren Events Center Joe Lapchick tournament champions The 1995–96 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine during the 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Anteaters were led by fifth year head coach Rod Baker and played at the Bren Events Center and were members of the Big West Conference. They finished with their best record and only winning season under Rod Baker. Baker would win the Conference coach of the year. Previous season The 1994–95 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team finished the season with a record of 13–16, 6–12 in Big West play. Roster 1995 UC Irvine Anteaters men's y Dan Augulis C 6 10 Jr Shaun Battle F 6 6 Sr Danny Fernandez G 6 4 Sr Paul Foster C 6 8 Jr Brian Keefe y G 6 4 So Clay McKnight G 6 2 Fr Raimonds Miglinieks y G 6 3 200 Sr Riga (Latvia) Andrew Navar G 6 3 Fr Lamarr Parker G 6 1 Fr Boris Reznik C 6 10 Fr Kevin Simmons F 6 8 So Ken Simpson G 6 3 Jr Michael Tate F 6 4 Sr Juan Toscanini G 6 0 Fr http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/A/Men's%20Basketball_Men's_Division%20I_1996_109_University%20of%20California,%20Irvine.pdf Rod Baker (College of the Holy Cross) Schedule yes 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 1995 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=UC Irvine Anteaters|Regular Season November 24, 1995 yes yes 1995 men Siena Saints Siena Alumni Hall Queens, NY Joe Lapchick Tournament 6,008 87–70 1–0 November 25, 1995 yes yes St. John's Alumni Hall Queens, NY Joe Lapchick Tournament 6,008 83–77 2–0 December 2, 1995 yes yes 1995 men Oregon State Beavers Oregon State Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR 3,851 57–64 2–1 December 9, 1995 yes 1995 men Eastern Washington Eagles Eastern Washington Bren Events Center Irvine, CA 1,523 86–66 3–1 December 16, 1995 yes yes 1995 men USC Trojans USC Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA 2,931 79–82 3–2 December 21, 1995 yes yes 1995 men San Diego Toreros San Diego USD Sports Center San Diego, CA 1,271 78–81 3–3 December 29, 1995 yes Washington State Bren Events Center Irvine, CA 2,659 81–88 3–4 January 2, 1996 1995 men Pacific Tigers Pacific Bren Event Center Irvine, CA 1,189 72–54 4–4 1–0 January 4, 1996 San Jose State Bren Event Center Irvine, CA 1,880 78–70 5–4 2–0 January 10, 1996 yes 1995 men UC Santa Barbara Gauchos UC Santa Barbara UC Santa Barbara Events Center Santa Barbara, CA 3,914 66–84 5–5 2–1 January 13, 1996 yes 1995 men Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Fullerton Titan Gym Fullerton, CA 1,327 73–81 5–6 2–2 January 18, 1996 1995 men New Mexico State Aggies New Mexico State Bren Event Center Irvine, CA 2,056 74–66 6–6 3–2 January 20, 1996 1995 men UNLV Rebels UNLV Bren Event Center Irvine, CA 3,527 66–61 7–6 4–2 January 25, 1996 yes 1995 men Nevada Wolfpack Nevada Lawlor Events Center Reno, NV 7,643 72–70 8–6 5–2 January 27, 1996 yes 1995 men Utah State Aggies Utah State Smith Spectrum Logan, UT 8,069 78–72 9–6 6–2 February 1, 1996 UC Santa Barbara Bren Events Center Irvine, CA 3,446 74–62 10–6 7–2 February 3, 1996 1995 men Long Beach State 49ers Long Beach State Bren Events Center Irvine, CA 5,006 65–69 OT 10–7 7–3 February 6, 1996 yes 1995 men Southern Utah Thunderbirds Southern Utah Bren Events Center Irvine, CA 1,497 85–75 11–7 February 10, 1996 Cal State Fullerton Bren Events Center Irvine, CA 3,336 85–75 12–7 8–3 February 12, 1996 yes Long Beach State The Pyramid Long Beach, CA 4,789 84–81 13–7 9–3 February 17, 1996 yes New Mexico State Pan American Center Las Cruces, NM 7,542 77–83 13–8 9–4 February 19, 1996 yes UNLV Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV 7,855 60–63 13–9 9–5 February 24, 1996 Nevada Bren Events Center Irvine, CA 4,087 74–68 14–9 10–5 February 26, 1996 Utah State Bren Events Center Irvine, CA 4,261 81–76 15–9 11–5 February 29, 1996 San Jose State Event Center Arena San Jose, CA 2,002 70–81 15–10 11–6 March 3, 1996 yes Pacific Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA 3,465 74–80 15–11 11–7 |- !colspan=9 style=UC Irvine Anteaters| Big West Conference tournament March 9, 1996 yes San Jose State Lawlor Events Center Reno, NV Semifinals 4,297 67–71 15–12 AP Poll Pacific Time Sourcehttps://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/ucirvine.sidearmsports.com/documents/2017/6/6/All_TImeUCIrvineRecords.pdf UC Irvine Men's Basketball Record Book UC Irvine Athletics UC Irvine Sports July 22, 2017 January 22, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230122075118/https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/ucirvine.sidearmsports.com/documents/2017/6/6/All_TImeUCIrvineRecords.pdf dead http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/A/Men's%20Basketball_Men's_Division%20I_1996_109_University%20of%20California,%20Irvine.pdf#page=2 Final 1996 Cumulative Basketball Statistics Report NCAA July 22, 2017 Awards and honors Rod Baker Conference Coach of the Year Raimonds Miglinieks Conference Player of the Year Big West First Team All-Conference Brian Keefe Big West Second Team All-Conference Kevin Simmons Big West Second Team All-Conference Clay McKnight Big West All-Freshman Team Source: https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/ucirvine.sidearmsports.com/documents/2017/6/6/All_TImeUCIrvineRecords.pdf#page=38 UC Irvine Honors UC Irvine Athletics UC Irvine Sports September 21, 2017 January 22, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230122075118/https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/ucirvine.sidearmsports.com/documents/2017/6/6/All_TImeUCIrvineRecords.pdf#page=38 dead References Category:UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball seasons Category:1990s in Orange County, California UC Irvine UC Irvine Anteaters UC Irvine Anteaters