# 2012–13 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team

The 2012–13 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Anteaters, led by third 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 21–16, 11–7 in Big West play to finish in fourth place. They advanced to the championship game of the Big West tournament where they lost to Pacific. They were invited to the 2013 CIT where they defeated High Point in the first round before losing in the second round to Oral Roberts.

## Off-Season
### 2012 Recruiting Class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Connor Clifford C | Huntington Beach, CA | Ocean View High School | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 80 ||||||
| Alex Young PG | Phoenix, OR | Phoenix High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | N/A |
| 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 2012". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 20, 2017. "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 20, 2017. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 11/03/2012* 7:00 pm | Vanguard | W 101–92 | | Bren Events Center (846) Irvine, CA |
| Regular Season |||||
| 11/10/2012* 7:00 pm | Nevada | W 78–64 | 1–0 | Bren Events Center (1,561) Irvine, CA |
| 11/13/2012* 8:30 pm, P12N | at No. 13 UCLA Legends Classic | L 79–80 $^{OT}$ | 1–1 | Pauley Pavilion (7,254) Lon Angeles, CA |
| 11/15/2012* 7:00 pm | Pacifica Graduate Institute | W 116–47 | 2–1 | Bren Events Center (812) Irvine, CA |
| 11/19/2012* 4:00 pm | vs. Liberty Legends Classic | W 64–46 | 3–1 | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,089) Huntsville, TX |
| 11/20/2012* 4:00 pm | vs. Southern Miss Legends Classic | L 65–69 | 3–2 | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (502) Huntsville, TX |
| 11/21/2012* 6:00 pm | at Sam Houston State Legends Classic | L 63–65 $^{OT}$ | 3–3 | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (531) Huntsville, TX |
| 11/24/2012* 7:00 pm | at Pepperdine | L 62–72 | 3–4 | Firestone Fieldhouse (662) Malibu, CA |
| 11/28/2012* 7:00 pm, TWCSN | at No. 24 UNLV | L 57–85 | 3–5 | Thomas & Mack Center (13,876) Paradise, NV |
| 12/04/2012* 7:00 pm | San Diego Christian | W 94–52 | 4–5 | Bren Events Center (691) Irvine, CA |
| 12/08/2012* 6:00 pm | at Weber State | L 51–65 | 4–6 | Dee Events Center (5,761) Ogden, UT |
| 12/15/2012* 7:00 pm | at Fresno State | W 58–51 | 5–6 | Save Mart Center (6,376) Fresno, CA |
| 12/18/2012* 7:00 pm | LSU | L 60–66 | 5–7 | Bren Events Center (1,536) Irvine, CA |
| 12/20/2012* 8:00 pm, P12N | at USC | W 61–54 | 6–7 | Galen Center (3,879) Los Angeles, CA |
| 12/29/2012 7:00 pm | UC Davis | W 69–58 $^{OT}$ | 7–7 (1–0) | Bren Events Center (1,401) Irvine, CA |
| 01/03/2013 7:00 pm | at UC Santa Barbara | L 71–74 | 7–8 (1–1) | The Thunderdome (2,094) Santa Barbara, CA |
| 01/05/2013 7:00 pm | at Cal Poly | L 67–72 | 7–9 (1–2) | Mott Gym (2,125) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| 01/09/2013 8:00 pm, ESPNU | Hawaiʻi | W 68–64 | 8–9 (2–2) | Bren Events Center (1,541) Irvine, CA |
| 01/12/2013 4:00 pm, PT | Cal State Northridge | W 79–69 | 9–9 (3–2) | Bren Events Center (3,907) Irvine, CA |
| 01/17/2013 8:00 pm | at Cal State Fullerton | W 92–65 | 10–9 (4–2) | Titan Gym (798) Fullerton, CA |
| 01/19/2013 7:00 pm | at UC Riverside | L 58–68 | 10–10 (4–3) | UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (882) Riverside, CA |
| 01/26/2013 4:00 pm, PT | at Long Beach State | L 59–81 | 10–11 (4–4) | Walter Pyramid (3,580) Long Beach, CA |
| 01/30/2013 7:00 pm | Cal Poly | W 52–45 | 11–11 (5–4) | Bren Events Center (1,110) Irvine, CA |
| 02/02/2013 7:00 pm | UC Santa Barbara | W 62–60 | 12–11 (6–4) | Bren Events Center (3,430) Irvine, CA |
| 02/07/2013 7:00 pm | at Cal State Northridge | L 61–70 | 12–12 (6–5) | Matadome (1,111) Northridge, CA |
| 02/09/2013 9:00 pm | at Hawaiʻi | L 72–78 | 12–13 (6–6) | Stan Sheriff Center (7,011) Honolulu, HI |
| 02/13/2013 7:00 pm | UC Riverside | W 52–48 | 13–13 (7–6) | Bren Events Center (881) Irvine, CA |
| 02/16/2013 8:00 pm, PT | Cal State Fullerton | W 86–66 | 14–13 (8–6) | Bren Events Center (1,847) Irvine, CA |
| 02/20/2013 7:00 pm | Pacific | W 68–59 | 15–13 (9–6) | Bren Events Center (825) Irvine, CA |
| 02/23/2013* 3:00 pm | at Texas–Arlington BracketBusters | W 77–70 | 16–13 | College Park Center (1,349) Arlington, TX |
| 03/02/2013 4:00 pm, FSW | Long Beach State | W 72–69 | 17–13 (10–6) | Bren Events Center (3,035) Irvine, CA |
| 03/07/2013 7:00 pm | at Pacific | L 62–70 | 17–14 (10–7) | Alex G. Spanos Center (1,737) Stockton, CA |
| 03/09/2013 7:00 pm | at UC Davis | W 88–85 | 18–14 (11–7) | The Pavilion (2,477) Davis, CA |
| Big West tournament |||||
| 03/14/2013 8:30 pm, PT | vs. Hawaiʻi Quarterfinals | W 71–60 | 19–14 | Honda Center (3,942) Anaheim, CA |
| 03/15/2013 6:30 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Long Beach State Semifinals | W 67–60 | 20–14 | Honda Center (5,136) Anaheim, CA |
| 03/16/2013 7:30 pm, ESPN2 | vs. Pacific Championship Game | L 55–64 | 20–15 | Honda Center (6,795) Anaheim, CA |
| CIT |||||
| 03/20/2013* 7:30 pm | High Point First Round | W 80–71 | 21–15 | Crawford Hall (368) Irvine, CA |
| 03/25/2013* 5:00 pm | at Oral Roberts Second Round | L 62–76 | 21–16 | Mabee Center (2,142) Tulsa, OK |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||