# 1989–90 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team

The 1989–90 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine during the 1989-90 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Anteaters were led by tenth year head coach Bill Mulligan and played their home games at the Bren Events Center. They were members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 5–23 and 3–13 in Big West play. They advanced to the Big West Conference tournament where they lost to the Cal State Fullerton Titans.

## Previous season

The 1988–89 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team finished the season 12–17 and 8th in Big West play with a conference record of 8–10.

## Roster
### Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-Conference Season ||||||
| November 25, 1989* | at San Francisco | L 71–79 | 0–1 | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,622) San Francisco, CA |
| November 27, 1989* | Stanford | L 57–70 | 0–2 | Bren Events Center (2,986) Irvine, CA |
| December 1, 1989* | Bucknell Disneyland Freedom Bowl Classic | W 85–79 | 1–2 | Bren Events Center (2,062) Irvine, CA |
| December 2, 1989* | Chattanooga Disneyland Freedom Bowl Classic | L 72–74 | 1–3 | Bren Events Center (2,281) Irvine, CA |
| December 9, 1989* | at California | L 78–99 | 1–4 | Haas Pavilion (6,578) Berkeley, CA |
| December 13, 1989* | at Colorado | L 83–98 | 1–5 | CU Events/Conference Center (2,234) Boulder, CO |
| December 16, 1989* | San Diego State | W 75–62 | 2–5 | Bren Events Center (2,130) Irvine, CA |
| December 19, 1989* | at Pepperdine | L 71–81 | 2–6 | Firestone Fieldhouse (1,257) Malibu, CA |
| December 21, 1989* | Loyola–Chicago | L 72–78 $^{OT}$ | 2–7 | Bren Events Center (1,437) Irvine, CA |
| Conference Season ||||||
| January 2, 1990 | Utah State | L 70–80 | 2–8 (0–1) | Bren Events Center (1,686) Irvine, CA |
| January 4, 1990 | San Jose State | L 69–75 | 2–9 (0–2) | Bren Events Center (2,017) Irvine, CA |
| January 7, 1990 | at Fresno State | L 57–67 | 2–10 (0–3) | Selland Arena (9,796) Fresno, CA |
| January 9, 1990 | at Pacific | L 58–70 | 2–11 (0–4) | Alex G. Spanos Center (2,552) Stockton, CA |
| January 11, 1990 | Long Beach State | L 48–49 | 2–12 (0–5) | Bren Events Center (3,023) Irvine, CA |
| January 13, 1990 | New Mexico State | L 75–88 | 2–13 (0–6) | Bren Events Center (2,248) Irvine, CA |
| January 18, 1990 | at No. 9 UNLV | L 67–103 | 2–14 (0–7) | Thomas & Mack Center (18,632) Paradise, NV |
| January 20, 1990 | UC Santa Barbara | L 66–73 | 2–15 (0–8) | Bren Events Center (2,368) Irvine, CA |
| January 25, 1990 | at Cal State Fullerton | L 55–82 | 2–16 (0–9) | Titan Gym (3,126) Fullerton, CA |
| February 1, 1990 | Fresno State | L 75–78 | 2–17 (0–10) | Bren Events Center (1,440) Irvine, CA |
| February 3, 1990 | Pacific | L 75–76 | 2–18 (0–11) | Bren Events Center (1,823) Irvine, CA |
| February 8, 1990 | at New Mexico State | L 75–79 | 2–19 (0–12) | Pan American Center (9,484) Las Cruces, NM |
| February 15, 1990 | at Long Beach State | L 63–102 | 2–20 (0–13) | Gold Mine (1,649) Long Beach, CA |
| February 17, 1990 | at UC Santa Barbara | W 98–97 | 3–20 (1–13) | UC Santa Barbara Events Center (5,395) Santa Barbara, CA |
| February 22, 1990 | No. 4 UNLV | L 77–99 | 3–21 (1–14) | Bren Events Center (5,000) Irvine, CA |
| February 24, 1990 | Cal State Fullerton | W 94–76 | 4–21 (2–14) | Bren Events Center (2,412) Irvine, CA |
| March 1, 1990 | at San Jose State | L 78–84 | 4–22 (2–15) | Event Center Arena (1,686) San Jose, CA |
| March 3, 1990 | at Utah State | W 80–76 | 5–22 (3–15) | Smith Spectrum (7,016) Logan, UT |
| Big West Conference tournament ||||||
| March 7, 1990 | vs. Cal State Fullerton First Round | L 63–82 | 5–23 | Long Beach Arena (1,312) Long Beach, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||
Source

## Awards and honors

* Dylan Rigdon
** Big West Freshman All-Conference
* Jeff Von Lutzow
** Big West Freshman All-Conference
Source: