# 1991–92 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team

The 1991–92 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine during the 1991–92 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Anteaters were led by first year head coach Rod Baker and played at the Bren Events Center. They were members of the Big West Conference.

## Previous season

The 1990–91 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team finished the season with a record of 11–19 and 6–12 in Big West play. On 14 February 1991, Mulligan announced that he will resign as head coach at the end of the season. Seton Hall assistant Rod Baker was hired on 9 April 1991 to become the fifth head coach in anteater history.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-Conference Season ||||||
| November 30, 1991* | | San Diego State | W 79–64 | 1–0 | Bren Events Center (2,169) Irvine, CA |
| December 2, 1991* | | Colorado | L 70–73 $^{2OT}$ | 1–1 | Bren Events Center (2,206) Irvine, CA |
| December 6, 1991* | | Houston Disneyland Freedom Bowl Classic | L 51–73 | 1–2 | Bren Events Center (2,781) Irvine, CA |
| December 7, 1991* | | USC Disneyland Freedom Bowl Classic | L 71–80 | 1–3 | Bren Events Center (3,316) Irvine, CA |
| December 16, 1991* | | at Loyola Marymount | L 84–95 | 1–4 | Gersten Pavilion (1,589) Los Angeles, CA |
| December 19, 1991* | | at Loyola–Chicago | L 51–84 | 1–5 | Alumni Gym (1,047) Chicago, IL |
| December 21, 1991* | | at Bradley | W 61–57 $^{OT}$ | 2–5 | Carver Arena (6,730) Peoria, IL |
| December 28, 1991* | | Lafayette | W 64–56 | 3–5 | Bren Events Center (1,273) Irvine, CA |
| December 30, 1991* | | Tulane | L 77–96 | 3–6 | Bren Events Center (1,591) Irvine, CA |
| Conference Season ||||||
| January 2, 1992 | | New Mexico State | L 71–75 | 3–7 (0–1) | Bren Events Center (2,372) Irvine, CA |
| January 4, 1992 7:35 p.m. | | UNLV | L 57–71 | 3–8 (0–2) | Bren Events Center (5,006) Irvine, CA |
| January 9, 1992 | | at Utah State | L 63–81 | 3–9 (0–3) | Smith Spectrum (6,430) Logan, UT |
| January 11, 1992 | | at Fresno State | L 55–82 | 3–10 (0–4) | Selland Arena (10,159) Fresno, CA |
| January 18, 1992 | | Cal State Fullerton | L 83–86 | 3–11 (0–5) | Bren Events Center (3,412) Irvine, CA |
| January 20, 1992 8:05 p.m. | | at No. 25 UNLV | L 52–71 | 3–12 (0–6) | Thomas & Mack Center (14,309) Paradise, NV |
| January 23, 1992 | | Long Beach State | L 79–82 $^{OT}$ | 3–13 (0–7) | Bren Events Center (2,245) Irvine, CA |
| January 25, 1992 | | UC Santa Barbara | L 59–61 | 3–14 (0–8) | Bren Events Center (3,326) Irvine, CA |
| January 30, 1992 | | at Pacific | L 59–65 | 3–15 (0–9) | Alex G. Spanos Center (2,952) Stockton, CA |
| February 1, 1992 | | at San Jose State | L 52–58 | 3–16 (0–10) | Event Center Arena (1,314) San Jose, CA |
| February 6, 1992 | | Fresno State | W 76–68 | 4–16 (1–10) | Bren Events Center (1,533) Irvine, CA |
| February 8, 1992 | | Utah State | W 80–75 | 5–16 (2–10) | Bren Events Center (1,489) Irvine, CA |
| February 15, 1992 | | at Cal State Fullerton | L 68–86 | 5–17 (2–11) | Titan Gym (2,315) Fullerton, CA |
| February 20, 1992 | | at UC Santa Barbara | L 74–80 | 5–18 (2–12) | UC Santa Barbara Events Center (4,418) Santa Barbara, CA |
| February 22, 1992 | | at Long Beach State | L 72–89 | 5–19 (2–13) | Gold Mine (1,565) Long Beach, CA |
| February 27, 1992 | | San Jose State | W 78–65 | 6–19 (3–13) | Bren Events Center (1,389) Irvine, CA |
| February 29, 1992 | | Pacific | L 66–79 | 6–20 (3–14) | Bren Events Center (1,722) Irvine, CA |
| March 7, 1992 | | at New Mexico State | L 71–99 | 6–21 (3–15) | Pan American Center (9,231) Las Cruces, NM |
| Big West Conference tournament ||||||
| March 13, 1992 | (8) | vs. (1) UC Santa Barbara Quarterfinals | W 88–67 | 7–21 | Long Beach Arena (4,134) Long Beach, CA |
| March 14, 1992 | (8) | (5) Pacific Semifinals | L 69–81 | 7–22 | Long Beach Arena (3,373) Long Beach, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||
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