# 2006–07 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team

The 2006–07 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine during the 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Anteaters were led by 10th year head coach Pat Douglass and played at the Bren Events Center. They were members of the Big West Conference.

## Previous season

The 2005–06 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team finished the season with a record of 16–13 and 10–4 in Big West play.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| November 10, 2006* | vs. South Alabama Basketball Travelers Classic | L 63–67 | 0–1 | Save Mart Center (10,422) Fresno, CA |
| November 11, 2006* | vs. Winston-Salem State Basketball Travelers Classic | W 53–41 | 1–1 | Save Mart Center (10,667) Fresno, CA |
| November 12, 2006* | at Fresno State Basketball Travelers Classic | L 51–82 | 1–2 | Save Mart Center (10,163) Fresno, CA |
| November 14, 2006* | South Carolina | W 67–52 | 2–2 | Bren Events Center (2,328) Irvine, CA |
| November 17, 2006* | at Oregon | L 42–85 | 2–3 | McArthur Court (8,484) Eugene, OR |
| November 21, 2006* | at No. 21 Nevada | L 64–83 | 2–4 | Lawlor Events Center (7,160) Reno, NV |
| November 25, 2006* | Pepperdine | W 68–66 | 3–4 | Bren Events Center (1,067) Irvine, CA |
| December 9, 2006* | at Loyola Marymount | L 65–73 | 3–5 | Gersten Pavilion (2,158) Los Angeles, CA |
| December 12, 2006* | at Drake | L 73–76 | 3–6 | Knapp Center (4,855) Des Moines, IA |
| December 16, 2006* | Sam Houston State | W 70–62 $^{OT}$ | 4–6 | Bren Events Center (2,657) Irvine, CA |
| December 20, 2006* | at DePaul | L 53–65 | 4–7 | Allstate Arena (7,752) Rosemont, IL |
| December 22, 2006* | at Loyola | L 69–72 | 4–8 | Joseph J. Gentile Center (1,849) Chicago, IL |
| December 28, 2006* | Harvard | W 81–48 | 5–8 | Bren Events Center (1,946) Irvine, CA |
| December 30, 2006* | at UC Davis | W 68–48 | 6–8 | The Pavilion (916) Davis, CA |
| January 4, 2007 | Cal Poly | W 66–62 | 7–8 (1–0) | Bren Events Center (1,720) Irvine, CA |
| January 6, 2007 | UC Santa Barbara | L 59–64 | 7–9 (1–1) | Bren Events Center (2,128) Irvine, CA |
| January 11, 2007 | at Cal State Northridge | L 61–67 | 7–10 (1–2) | Matadome (889) Northridge, CA |
| January 13, 2007 | at Pacific | W 67–42 | 8–10 (2–2) | Alex G. Spanos Center (3,638) Stockton, CA |
| January 18, 2007 | UC Riverside | W 64–48 | 9–10 (3–2) | Bren Events Center (1,398) Irvine, CA |
| January 20, 2007 | Cal State Fullerton | L 68–71 | 10–10 (3–3) | Bren Events Center (2,886) Irvine, CA |
| January 25, 2007 | Long Beach State | W 88–84 | 11–10 (4–3) | Bren Events Center (3,182) Irvine, CA |
| January 27, 2007 | at Cal State Fullerton | L 68–71 | 11–11 (4–4) | Titan Gym (1,869) Fullerton, CA |
| February 1, 2007 | Pacific | L 82–89 | 10–13 (4–5) | Bren Events Center (2,538) Irvine, CA |
| February 3, 2007 | Cal State Northridge | W 75–66 | 11–13 (5–5) | Bren Events Center (4,374) Irvine, CA |
| February 8, 2007 | at UC Santa Barbara | L 62–71 | 11–14 (5–6) | UC Santa Barbara Events Center (1,919) Santa Barbara, CA |
| February 10, 2007 | at Cal Poly | L 80–89 | 11–15 (5–7) | Mott Gym (2,581) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| February 14, 2007 | at UC Riverside | W 66–61 | 12–15 (6–7) | Student Recreation Center (684) Riverside, CA |
| February 17, 2007* | at San Francisco Bracketbusters | L 62–76 | 12–16 | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,224) San Francisco, CA |
| February 22, 2007* | UC Davis | W 73–59 | 13–16 | Bren Events Center (2,479) Irvine, CA |
| March 1, 2007 | at Long Beach State | L 80–85 | 13–17 (6–8) | Walter Pyramid (2,732) Long Beach, CA |
| Big West Conference tournament ||||||
| March 7, 2007 | vs. UC Riverside First Round | W 53–52 | 14–17 | Anaheim Convention Center (1,436) Anaheim, CA |
| March 8, 2007 | vs. UC Santa Barbara Quarterfinal | W 70–52 | 15–17 | Anaheim Convention Center (2,393) Anaheim, CA |
| March 9, 2007 | vs. Long Beach State Semifinal | L 63–77 | 15–18 | Anaheim Convention Center (4,252) Anaheim, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||
Source

## Awards and honors

* Chad DeCasas
** Big West All Freshman Team
* Michael Hunter
** Big West All Freshman Team