# 2013–14 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team

The 2013–14 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Anteaters were led by fourth year head coach Russell Turner and played their home games at the Bren Events Center. They were members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 23–12, 13–3 in Big West play to win the Big West regular season championship. They advanced to the Big West Conference tournament where they lost to Cal Poly. As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament they earned an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to SMU.

## Off-Season
### 2013 Recruiting Class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Mamadou Ndiaye C | Dakar, Senegal | Brethren Christian High School | 7 ft 5 in (2.26 m) | 310 lb (140 kg) | Nov 14, 2012 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 85 ||||||
| Ioannis Dimakopoulos C | Patras, Greece | Cathedral High School | 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) | N/A | |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Luke Nelson PG | London, England | | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: n/a Rivals: n/a ESPN: n/a ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "ESPN - UC Irvine Basketball Recruiting 2013". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 20, 2017. "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 20, 2017. ||||||

## Schedule

Source
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/02/2013* 7:00 pm | | Chapman | W 89–61 | – | Bren Events Center (1,601) Irvine, CA |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/08/2013* 7:00 pm | | Fresno State | L 97–98 $^{OT}$ | 0–1 | Bren Events Center (3,241) Irvine, CA |
| 11/12/2013* 7:00 pm | | at Pacific | L 79–84 | 0–2 | Alex G. Spanos Center (1,862) Stockton, CA |
| 11/14/2013* 8:00 pm, P12N | | at Washington 2K Sports Classic | W 86–72 | 1–2 | Alaska Airlines Arena (5,875) Seattle, WA |
| 11/17/2013* 7:00 pm | | Pacifica | W 110–73 | 2–2 | Bren Events Center (1,709) Irvine, CA |
| 11/22/2013* 7:00 pm | | Long Island 2K Sports Classic | W 84–64 | 3–2 | Bren Events Center (2,379) Irvine, CA |
| 11/23/2013* 5:30 pm | | Boston University 2K Sports Classic | L 68–74 | 3–3 | Bren Events Center (2,108) Irvine, CA |
| 11/24/2013* 4:00 pm | | Eastern Washington 2K Sports Classic | W 81–58 | 4–3 | Bren Events Center (1,576) Irvine, CA |
| 11/30/2013* 7:05 pm | | at Sacramento State | W 79–53 | 5–3 | Colberg Court (961) Sacramento, CA |
| 12/02/2013* 7:30 pm, P12N | | at California | L 56–73 | 5–4 | Haas Pavilion (7,980) Berkeley, CA |
| 12/07/2013* 7:00 pm | | Pepperdine | L 69–75 | 5–5 | Bren Events Center (2,283) Irvine, CA |
| 12/15/2013* 2:05 pm | | at Eastern Washington | W 70–61 | 6–5 | Reese Court (911) Cheney, WA |
| 12/17/2013* 7:30 pm, P12N | | at No. 13 Oregon | L 63–91 | 6–6 | Matthew Knight Arena (5,958) Eugene, OR |
| 12/21/2013* 1:00 pm | | at Denver | W 63–50 | 7–6 | Magness Arena (2,754) Denver, CO |
| 12/28/2013* 11:00 am, P12N | | at Arizona State | L 61–74 | 7–7 | Wells Fargo Arena (5,883) Tempe, AZ |
| 01/02/2014* 7:30 pm | | Morgan State | W 75–63 | 8–7 | Bren Events Center (1,657) Irvine, CA |
| 01/04/2014* 7:00 pm | | San Diego Christian | W 91–56 | 9–7 | Bren Events Center (1,231) Irvine, CA |
| 01/09/2014 8:00 pm, Prime Ticket | | at Long Beach State | W 46–44 | 10–7 (1–0) | Walter Pyramid (2,817) Long Beach, CA |
| 01/11/2014 7:00 pm | | at UC Riverside | W 72–52 | 11–7 (2–0) | UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (1,965) Riverside, CA |
| 01/16/2014 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Cal State Fullerton | W 72–54 | 12–7 (3–0) | Bren Events Center (2,352) Irvine, CA |
| 01/23/2014 7:00 pm | | Cal State Northridge | W 72–66 | 13–7 (4–0) | Bren Events Center (1,506) Irvine, CA |
| 01/25/2014 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Hawaiʻi | L 86–90 $^{OT}$ | 13–8 (4–1) | Bren Events Center (4,305) Irvine, CA |
| 01/30/2014 7:00 pm | | at UC Santa Barbara | L 60–80 | 13–9 (4–2) | The Thunderdome (3,013) Santa Barbara, CA |
| 02/01/2014 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Cal Poly | W 64–50 | 14–9 (5–2) | Mott Gym (3,032) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| 02/06/2014 7:30 pm, Prime Ticket | | Long Beach State | W 61–58 | 15–9 (6–2) | Bren Events Center (2,979) Irvine, CA |
| 02/08/2014 7:00 pm | | at UC Davis | W 61–59 | 16–9 (7–2) | The Pavilion (1,598) Davis, CA |
| 02/15/2014 7:00 pm, Cox 3 (tape delay) | | UC Riverside | W 70–52 | 17–9 (8–2) | Bren Events Center (2,986) Irvine, CA |
| 02/20/2014 9:00 pm, OC Sports | | at Hawaiʻi | W 60–56 $^{OT}$ | 18–9 (9–2) | Stan Sheriff Center (6,493) Honolulu, HI |
| 02/22/2014 7:30 pm, Prime Ticket | | at Cal State Northridge | L 75–81 | 18–10 (9–3) | Matadome (1,321) Northridge, CA |
| 02/27/2014 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | UC Santa Barbara | W 71–60 | 19–10 (10–3) | Bren Events Center (2,680) Irvine, CA |
| 03/01/2014 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | Cal Poly | W 55–48 | 20–10 (11–3) | Bren Events Center (2,422) Irvine, CA |
| 03/06/2014 7:00 pm | | at Cal State Fullerton | W 62–44 | 21–10 (12–3) | Titan Gym (1,617) Fullerton, CA |
| 03/08/2014 4:30 pm, Prime Ticket | | UC Davis | W 74–46 | 22–10 (13–3) | Bren Events Center (2,252) Irvine, CA |
| Big West tournament ||||||
| 03/13/2014 6:00 pm, Prime Ticket/Fox Deportes/FCS Pacific/FSSD | | vs. UC Riverside Quarterfinals | W 63–43 | 23–10 | Honda Center (3,693) Anaheim, CA |
| 03/14/2014 6:30 pm, ESPN3/ESPNU(delayed) | | vs. Cal Poly Semifinals | L 58–61 | 23–11 | Honda Center (4,589) Anaheim, CA |
| NIT ||||||
| 03/19/2014* 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. (8) | at No. (25) (1) SMU First round | L 54–68 | 23–12 | Moody Coliseum (5,031) Dallas, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll, (#) during NIT is seed within region. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||