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 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 13. The first tournament was the 2K Sports Classic and ended with the Final Four in Houston April 2–4. Practices officially began on October 2.
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. 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
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. They were invited to the
CollegeInsider.com Tournament
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where they defeated
North Dakota,
Louisiana–Lafayette, and
Coastal Carolina to advance to the championship game where they lost to
Columbia
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. 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
Roster
Schedule
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Big West tournament
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CIT
References
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