# 2009–10 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team

The 2009–10 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine during the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Anteaters were led by 13th year head coach Pat Douglass and played at the Bren Events Center. They were members of the Big West Conference. At the end of the season, head coach Pat Douglass did not have his contract renewed.

## Previous season

The 2008–09 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team finished the season with a record of 12–19 and 8–8 in Big West play.

### Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| November 13, 2009* 7:35 pm | | La Verne | W 82–54 | 1–0 | Bren Events Center (1,948) Irvine, CA |
| November 15, 2009* 11:00 am | | at Texas | L 42–89 | 1–1 | Frank Erwin Center (11,229) Austin, TX |
| November 18, 2009* 8:00 pm | | at Loyola Marymount | W 84–78 | 2–1 | Gersten Pavilion (2,445) Los Angeles, CA |
| November 23, 2009* 5:00 pm | | vs. UTSA O'Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic | L 56–66 | 2–2 | Paul S. McBrayer Arena (200) Richmond, KY |
| November 24, 2009* 3:00 pm | | at Eastern Kentucky O'Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic | L 57–67 | 2–3 | Paul S. McBrayer Arena (1,350) Richmond, KY |
| November 25, 2009* 5:00 pm | | vs. Fairleigh Dickinson O'Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic | W 75–54 | 3–3 | Paul S. McBrayer Arena (225) Richmond, KY |
| December 2, 2009* | | Hawaii | W 80–70 | 4–3 | Bren Events Center (1,248) Irvine, CA |
| December 12, 2009* | | Vanguard | W 81–73 | 5–3 | Bren Events Center (791) Irvine, CA |
| December 15, 2009* | | at Seattle | L 81–82 | 5–4 | KeyArena (2,613) Seattle, WA |
| December 18, 2009* | | San Jose State | L 56–69 | 5–5 | Bren Events Center (1,107) Irvine, CA |
| December 21, 2009* | | Pepperdine | W 74–61 | 6–5 | Bren Events Center (1,421) Irvine, CA |
| December 28, 2009* | | at San Jose State | L 68–78 | 6–6 | Event Center Arena (1,358) San Jose, CA |
| January 2, 2010 7:05 pm | | UC Santa Barbara | W 57–55 | 7–6 (1–0) | Bren Events Center (1,696) Irvine, CA |
| January 4, 2010 7:05 pm | | Cal Poly | L 81–95 | 7–7 (1–1) | Bren Events Center (1,189) Irvine, CA |
| January 7, 2010 7:05 pm | | at Cal State Northridge | W 65–62 | 8–7 (2–1) | Matadome (479) Northridge, CA |
| January 9, 2010 4:30 pm | | at Long Beach State | L 53–55 | 8–8 (2–2) | Walter Pyramid (2,478) Long Beach, CA |
| January 14, 2010 7:00 pm | | at UC Davis | L 77–79 | 8–9 (2–3) | The Pavilion (UC Davis) (2,438) Davis, CA |
| January 16, 2010 7:00 pm | | at Pacific | L 50–61 | 8–10 (2–4) | Alex G. Spanos Center (3,078) Stockton, CA |
| January 21, 2010 7:35 pm | | Long Beach State | W 71–60 | 9–10 (3–4) | Bren Events Center (1,904) Irvine, CA |
| January 23, 2010 8:00 pm | | UC Riverside | L 56–65 | 9–11 (3–5) | Bren Events Center (4,107) Irvine, CA |
| January 28, 2010 7:05 pm | | Pacific | L 50–61 | 9–12 (3–6) | Bren Events Center (993) Irvine, CA |
| January 30, 2010 5:05 pm | | at Cal State Fullerton | L 68–74 | 9–13 (3–7) | Titan Gym (3,244) Fullerton, CA |
| February 3, 2010* 7:00 pm | | at Cal State Bakersfield | L 55–68 | 9–14 | Rabobank Arena (2,193) Bakersfield, CA |
| February 6, 2010* 7:35 pm | | Cal State Bakersfield | W 76–63 | 10–14 | Bren Events Center (1,050) Irvine, CA |
| February 10, 2010 7:05 pm | | Cal State Fullerton | L 61–72 | 10–15 (3–8) | Bren Events Center (2,155) Irvine, CA |
| February 13, 2010 7:05 pm | | UC Davis | W 69–67 | 11–15 (4–8) | Bren Events Center (1,018) Irvine, CA |
| February 17, 2010 7:00 pm | | at UC Riverside | L 57–74 | 11–16 (4–9) | Student Recreation Center (450) Riverside, CA |
| February 20, 2010* 4:00 pm | | Marist ESPN BracketBusters | W 66–65 | 12–16 | Bren Events Center (742) Irvine, CA |
| February 27, 2010 7:00 pm | | Cal State Northridge | W 79–74 | 13–16 (5–9) | Bren Events Center (2,620) Irvine, CA |
| March 3, 2010 7:00 pm | | at UC Santa Barbara | L 74–77 | 13–17 (5–10) | UC Santa Barbara Events Center (3,418) Santa Barbara, CA |
| March 6, 2010 7:00 pm | | at Cal Poly | W 91–84 $^{OT}$ | 14–17 (6–10) | Mott Gym (2,876) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| Big West tournament ||||||
| March 10, 2010 8:45 pm | (7) | vs. (6) Cal Poly Big West First Round | L 69–73 | 14–18 | Anaheim Convention Center (1,833) Anaheim, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. Source ||||||

## Awards and honors

* Eric Wise
** All-Big West Second Team