# 2011–12 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team

The 2011–12 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Anteaters, led by second year head coach Russell Turner, played their home games at the Bren Events Center and were members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 12–20, 6–10 in Big West play to finish tied for sixth place.

## Off-Season
### 2011 Recruiting Class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Will Davis II PF | Sacramento, CA | New Hampton School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | May 16, 2011 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 88 ||||||
| Aaron Wright PG | Cerritos, CA | Cerritos High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Apr 27, 2011 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 87 ||||||
| Collin Woods PG | Scottsdale, AZ | Horizon High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Nov 18, 2010 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 85 ||||||
| Marcus Bardley PF | Newport Beach, CA | Corona Del Mar High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | May 20, 2011 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 81 ||||||
| Reed McConnell SG | Oakland, CA | Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Nov 18, 2010 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 78 ||||||
| Thanos Thodos C | Lee, ME | Lee Academy | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) | 240 lb (110 kg) | Nov 18, 2010 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 74 ||||||
| 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 2011". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 20, 2017. "2011 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 20, 2017. ||||||

## Schedule

Sources:
| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 11, 2011* 7:30 pm | at No. 24 California | L 56–77 | 0–1 | Haas Pavilion (5,305) Berkeley, CA |
| November 14, 2011* 7:00 pm | at San Jose State | L 50–51 | 0–2 | Event Center Arena (1,263) San Jose, CA |
| November 19, 2011 4:30 pm | Weber State Homecoming | L 72–80 | 0–3 | Bren Events Center (1,655) Irvine, CA |
| November 24* 8:30 pm | vs. Southern Miss Great Alaska Shootout | L 67–78 | 0–4 | Sullivan Arena (4,278) Anchorage, AK |
| November 25, 2011* 2:00 pm | vs. Central Michigan Great Alaska Shootout | L 72–82 | 0–5 | Sullivan Arena (4,264) Anchorage, AK |
| November 26, 2011* 12:00 pm | vs. Alaska Anchorage Great Alaska Shootout | L 63–77 | 0–6 | Sullivan Arena (4,318) Anchorage, AK |
| December 3, 2011* 7:00 pm | San Diego | W 99–79 | 1–6 | Bren Events Center (1,186) Irvine, CA |
| December 10, 2011* 7:00 pm | Vanguard | W 75–73 | 2–6 | Bren Events Center (671) Irvine, CA |
| December 13, 2011* 7:00 pm | at Wyoming | L 48–58 | 2–7 | Arena-Auditorium (4,084) Laramie, WY |
| December 15, 2011* 7:00 pm | at LSU | L 59–66 | 2–8 | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (7,469) Baton Rouge, LA |
| December 20, 2011* 7:30 pm | at UCLA | L 60–89 | 2–9 | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (4,090) Los Angeles, CA |
| December 22, 2011* 7:00 pm | Hope International | W 76–54 | 3–9 | Bren Events Center (755) Irvine, CA |
| December 29, 2011 7:05 pm | at Cal State Northridge | W 71–62 | 4–9 (1–0) | Matadome (959) Northridge, CA |
| January 2, 2012 7:00 pm | Long Beach State | L 60–74 | 4–10 (1–1) | Bren Events Center (1,246) Irvine, CA |
| January 5, 2012 7:00 pm | at Pacific | W 73–69 | 5–10 (2–1) | Alex G. Spanos Center (1,976) Stockton, CA |
| January 7, 2012 7:00 pm | at UC Davis | W 70–55 | 6–10 (3–1) | The Pavilion (1,042) Davis, CA |
| January 12, 2012 7:00 pm | Cal Poly | L 50–66 | 6–11 (3–2) | Bren Events Center (1,790) Irvine, CA |
| January 14, 2012 7:00 pm | at UC Santa Barbara | L 56–74 | 6–12 (3–3) | Thunderdome (2,607) Santa Barbara, CA |
| January 21, 2012 7:00 pm | Cal State Fullerton | L 84–92 | 6–13 (3–4) | Bren Events Center (1,521) Irvine, CA |
| January 24, 2012* 7:00 pm | Seattle | W 78–67 | 7–13 | Bren Events Center (671) Irvine, CA |
| January 28, 2012 5:00 pm | UC Riverside | W 65–57 | 8–13 (4–4) | Bren Events Center (3,382) Irvine, CA |
| February 2, 2012 7:35 pm | UC Davis | W 68–61 | 9–13 (5–4) | Bren Events Center (858) Irvine, CA |
| February 4, 2012 7:00 pm | Pacific | L 64–72 | 9–14 (5–5) | Bren Events Center (3,003) Irvine, CA |
| February 9, 2012 7:05 pm | at Cal State Fullerton | L 94–100 | 9–15 (5–6) | Titan Gym (923) Fullerton, CA |
| February 11, 2012 7:05 pm | at Cal Poly | L 74–77 | 9–16 (5–7) | Mott Gym (2,753) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| February 15, 2012 7:00 pm | UC Santa Barbara | L 62–85 | 9–17 (5–8) | Bren Events Center (1,372) Irvine, CA |
| February 18, 2012* 7:05 pm | Eastern Washington Sears BracketBusters Game | W 78–73 | 10–17 | Bren Events Center (1,094) Irvine, CA |
| February 25, 2012 7:30 pm | Cal State Northridge | W 94–85 | 11–17 (6–8) | Bren Events Center (1,480) Irvine, CA |
| February 29, 2012 7:05 pm | at Long Beach State | L 50–77 | 11–18 (6–9) | Walter Pyramid (3,785) Long Beach, CA |
| March 3, 2012 5:20 pm | at UC Riverside | L 69–72 | 11–19 (6–10) | SRC (2,185) Riverside, CA |
| Big West tournament ||||||
| March 8, 2012 2:15 pm | vs. Cal State Fullerton Quarterfinals | W 65–59 | 12–19 | Honda Center (3,917) Anaheim, CA |
| March 9, 2012 6:30 pm | vs. Long Beach State Semifinals | L 57–68 | 12–20 | Honda Center (5,171) Anaheim, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||