NCAA TOURNAMENT CENTRAL
UC IRVINE MEN'S BASKETBALL
UC IRVINE MEN'S BASKETBALL
The UC Irvine men's basketball team had a historic season with the program's first-ever NCAA Tournament win, a school-record 31 victories and a UCI-best 17-game win streak. The Anteaters lost only two games in 2019 with one of those setbacks coming to Pac-12 Tournament champion Oregon in the NCAA Round of 32 on Sunday, March 24.
This was UC Irvine's second NCAA Tournament appearance as it earned the Big West's automatic bid after claiming its second tournament title in five years. The 'Eaters rolled through conference play with a 15-1 ledger to secure their fourth regular-season championship since 2014. They also came into the NCAA Tournament as one of only five teams in the nation to reach the 30-win mark.
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Photo Galleries: Day 1 | Day 2 | Gameday vs. K-State | Day 4
Videos: Travel Day | Open Practice | First Round - Postgame | Saturday Update
Quotes: Thursday | Friday | Saturday
NCAA TOURNAMENT - SOUTH REGION
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| Second Round: Oregon 73, UC Irvine 54 // Game Recap | |
| Record: 31-5 | Record: 24-12 |
| Conference: 15-1 Big West (1st) | Conference: 10-8 Pac-12 (T-4th) |
| Head Coach: Russell Turner | Head Coach: Dana Altman |
| Record at UCI: 188-127, 9th year | Record at UO: 234-95, 9th year |
| Overall (DI): Same | Overall (DI): 644-338, 30th year |
| Game Notes | Game Notes |
| Roster | Roster |
| Schedule/Results | Schedule/Results |
| Statistics | Statistics |
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| First Round: UCI 70, K-State 64 // Game Recap | |
| Record: 30-5 | Record: 25-8 |
| Conference: 15-1 Big West (1st) | Conference: 14-4 Big 12 (T-1st) |
| Head Coach: Russell Turner | Head Coach: Bruce Weber |
| Record at UCI: 187-127, 9th year | Record at K-State: 150-88, 7th year |
| Overall: Same | Overall: 438-235, 21st year |
| Game Notes | Game Notes |
| Roster | Roster |
| Schedule | Schedule |
| Statistics | Statistics |
