# 2014–15 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team

The 2014–15 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Anteaters were led by fifth-year head coach Russell Turner and played their home games at the Bren Events Center in Irvine, California. They were members of the Big West Conference and finished the season 21–13, 11–5 in Big West play, to finish in a tie for second place. They defeated UC Riverside, UC Santa Barbara and Hawaii to become champions of the Big West tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, their first tournament bid in school history, where they lost in the second round to Louisville.

## Off-season
### 2014 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Jonathan Galloway C | Richmond, CA | Salesian High School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Oct 27, 2013 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 66 ||||||
| 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 2014". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 20, 2017. "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 20, 2017. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 8, 2014* 7:00 p.m. | | Simon Fraser | W 128–92 | | Bren Events Center (1,844) Irvine, CA |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 14, 2014* 7:00 p.m. | | Chapman | W 87–36 | 1–0 | Bren Events Center (2,854) Irvine, CA |
| November 16, 2014* 3:00 p.m. | | Pacific | W 68–50 | 2–0 | Bren Events Center (1,783) Irvine, CA |
| November 19, 2014* 6:00 p.m., P12N | | at No. 2 Arizona | L 54–71 | 2–1 | McKale Center (14,655) Tucson, AZ |
| November 23, 2014* 6:00 p.m., CSN Hometown TheW.tv | | at Saint Mary's | L 69–72 | 2–2 | McKeon Pavilion (2,685) Moraga, CA |
| November 29, 2014* 8:00 p.m., TheW.tv | | at Loyola Marymount | W 80–72 | 3–2 | Gersten Pavilion (1,568) Los Angeles, CA |
| December 3, 2014* 7:00 p.m. | | at Fresno State | L 63–72 | 3–3 | Save Mart Center (5,210) Fresno, CA |
| December 6, 2014* 7:00 p.m. | | Sacramento State | W 74–62 | 4–3 | Bren Events Center (2,259) Irvine, CA |
| December 13, 2014* 7:00 p.m. | | UT Arlington | L 62–70 | 4–4 | Bren Events Center (2,067) Irvine, CA |
| December 16, 2014* 4:00 p.m. | | at Morgan State | L 62–63 | 4–5 | Talmadge L. Hill Field House (895) Baltimore, MD |
| December 21, 2014* 1:30 p.m. | | vs. Bradley South Point Holiday Hoops Classic semifinals | W 55–47 | 5–5 | South Point Arena (N/A) Enterprise, NV |
| December 22, 2014* 1:30 p.m. | | vs. Green Bay South Point Holiday Hoops Classic championship game | W 72–70 | 6–5 | South Point Arena (N/A) Enterprise, NV |
| December 29, 2014* 8:00 p.m., P12N | | at Oregon | L 67–69 $^{OT}$ | 6–6 | Matthew Knight Arena (5,421) Eugene, OR |
| December 31, 2014* 2:00 p.m. | | Hampden–Sydney | W 82–53 | 7–6 | Bren Events Center (1,366) Irvine, CA |
| January 3, 2015* 6:00 p.m., Aggievision/FCS Pacific | | at New Mexico State | L 67–70 | 7–7 | Pan American Center (4,903) Las Cruces, NM |
| January 8, 2015 7:30 p.m., Prime Ticket | | Long Beach State | L 82–88 | 7–8 (0–1) | Bren Events Center (2,963) Irvine, CA |
| January 10, 2015 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | UC Riverside | W 69–55 | 8–8 (1–1) | Bren Events Center (2,047) Irvine, CA |
| January 15, 2015 7:30 p.m., Prime Ticket | | at Cal State Fullerton | W 63–58 | 9–8 (2–1) | Titan Gym (995) Fullerton, CA |
| January 22, 2015 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Cal State Northridge | W 80–49 | 10–8 (3–1) | Matadome (1,311) Northridge, CA |
| January 24, 2015 9:00 p.m., OC Sports | | at Hawaii | W 78–72 | 11–8 (4–1) | Stan Sheriff Center (8,761) Honolulu, HI |
| January 29, 2014 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Cal Poly | W 67–57 | 12–8 (5–1) | Bren Events Center (1,588) Irvine, CA |
| January 31, 2015 7:00 p.m. | | UC Santa Barbara Homecoming | W 77–55 | 13–8 (6–1) | Bren Events Center (3,773) Irvine, CA |
| February 5, 2015 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | UC Davis | L 56–75 | 13–9 (6–2) | Bren Events Center (2,094) Irvine, CA |
| February 7, 2015 4:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Long Beach State | W 56–55 | 14–9 (7–2) | Walter Pyramid (3,834) Long Beach, CA |
| February 14, 2015 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at UC Riverside | L 63–70 | 14–10 (7–3) | The SRC (592) Riverside, CA |
| February 19, 2015 7:30 p.m., Prime Ticket | | Hawaii | W 75-60 | 15–10 (8–3) | Bren Events Center (1,810) Irvine, CA |
| February 21, 2015 7:00 p.m. | | Cal State Northridge | W 67–58 | 16–10 (9–3) | Bren Events Center (3,070) Irvine, CA |
| February 26, 2015 7:00 p.m. | | at Cal Poly | W 63–56 | 17–10 (10–3) | Mott Gym (2,163) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| February 28, 2015 9:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | at UC Santa Barbara | L 51–54 | 17–11 (10–4) | The Thunderdome (4,716) Santa Barbara, CA |
| March 5, 2015 7:00 p.m. | | Cal State Fullerton | W 68-62 | 18–11 (11–4) | Bren Events Center (2,853) Irvine, CA |
| March 7, 2015 7:00 p.m. | | at UC Davis | L 61–80 | 18–12 (11–5) | The Pavilion (4,345) Davis, CA |
| Big West tournament ||||||
| March 12, 2015 6:00 p.m., Prime Ticket | | vs. UC Riverside Quarterfinals | W 63–54 | 19–12 | Honda Center (3,867) Anaheim, CA |
| March 13, 2015 9:00 p.m., ESPNU | | vs. UC Santa Barbara Semifinals | W 72–63 $^{OT}$ | 20–12 | Honda Center (4,322) Anaheim, CA |
| March 14, 2015 8:30 p.m., ESPN2 | | vs. Hawaii Championship game | W 67–58 | 21–12 | Honda Center (5,463) Anaheim, CA |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 20, 2015* 1:10 p.m., TBS | No. (13 E) | vs. No. 17 (4 E) Louisville Second round | L 55–57 | 21–13 | KeyArena (14,509) Seattle, WA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific. ||||||
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