2021–22 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record15–10 (9–5 Big West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ryan Badrtalei
  • Michael Wilder
  • Alex Young
Captains
  • Collin Welp
  • Ofure Ujadughele
Home arenaBren Events Center
(Capacity: 5,000)
2021–22 Big West men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Long Beach State123 .8002013  .606
Cal State Fullerton114 .7332111  .656
Hawai'i105 .6671711  .607
UC Irvine95 .6431510  .600
UC Santa Barbara85 .6151711  .607
UC Riverside96 .6001612  .571
UC Davis56 .4551311  .542
UC San Diego*711 .3891316  .448
Cal State Northridge313 .188723  .233
Cal State Bakersfield212 .143819  .296
Cal Poly212 .143721  .250
* ineligible for the 2022 NCAA tournament and 2022 Big West tournament due to transition period; Big West games not counted in standings
2022 Big West tournament winner

The 2021–22 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at the Bren Events Center in Irvine, California as a member of the Big West Conference. The Anteaters were led by 12th-year head coach Russell Turner.

Previous season

The team finished the season with an 18–9 (10–4) record finishing 2nd place in the standings and advanced to the 2021 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament where they were defeated by UC Santa Barbara 63–79. The Anteaters continued their success finishing 1st or 2nd for 7 straight seasons in the Big West Conference and 4 straight Big West tournament Championship games (the 2020 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic). The school set a new scoring record and the largest margin of victory (80) on November 28, 2020 over NCCAA opponent Bethesda University by the score of 135–55. Also new school records broken in that game were assists (31) and FGs made (56). New Bren Events Center records broken were the most points scored in a first half (70) and game FG % (0.691).[1]

Roster

2021–22 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 0 JC Butler 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS JrThe Prairie School Racine, Wisconsin
G 1 Dawson Baker 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoCapistrano Valley High School Coto de Caza, California
G 2 Justin Hohn 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) RS SoTea High Sioux Falls, South Dakota
G 3 Devin Tillis Injured 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) SoWindward High Los Angeles, California
G 4 Andre Henry 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoSaint Francis High School La Cañada Flintridge, California
G 5 Isaiah Lee 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrAustralian Institute of Sport Sydney, NSW, Australia
G 10 Ofure Ujadughele (W,C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)215 lb (98 kg) RS SoChino Hills High School Chino Hills, California
F 11 Hunter Ruck 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)235 lb (107 kg) SoRancho Solano Prep Scottsdale, Arizona
G 13 Austin Johnson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)235 lb (107 kg) JrLink Year Prep/Wheeler High School Marietta, Georgia
C 15 Bent Leuchten 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)258 lb (117 kg) FrJosef-Effner Gymnasium Karlsfeld, Bavaria, Germany
G 21 Langston Redfield (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrCapistrano Valley High School Mission Viejo, California
G 22 DJ Davis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)170 lb (77 kg) SoRiverside Polytechnic High School Moreno Valley, California
F 25 Emmanuel Tshimanga 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)270 lb (122 kg) RS SoBella Vista Prep Scottsdale, Arizona
F 31 Dean Keeler 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)240 lb (109 kg) JrMarina High School Westminster, California
F 40 Collin Welp (C) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)225 lb (102 kg) RS SrSeattle Preparatory School Seattle, Washington
F 43 Akiva McBirney-Griffin Current redshirt 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg) FrSt John's College, Hamilton Hamilton, New Zealand
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 23 September 2021

Source[2]

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 05, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Cal State Dominguez Hills W 84–59 
 15  Davis  6  Johnson  6  Hohn  Bren Events Center (1,114)
Irvine, CA
Non-conference regular season
November 09, 2021*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at New Mexico State L 51–62  0–1
 13  Welp  7  Hohn  1  Tied  Pan American Center (5,056)
Las Cruces, NM
November 13, 2021*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Boise State W 58–50  1–1
 11  Welp  8  Johnson  6  Welp  Bren Events Center (2,197)
Irvine, CA
November 16, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
La Verne W 100–41  2–1
 18  Butler  7  Ujadughele  8  Lee  Bren Events Center (987)
Irvine, CA
November 20, 2021*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Pepperdine W 82–48  3–1
 19  Baker  7  Johnson  4  Welp  Bren Events Center (1,641)
Irvine, CA
November 27, 2021*
4:30 pm, WCC Network
at Santa Clara W 69–64  4–1
 17  Welp  10  Welp  4  Hohn  Leavey Center (834)
Santa Clara, CA
December 03, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Bethesda W 86–54  5–1
 15  Henry  12  Johnson  3  Henry  Bren Events Center (866)
Irvine, CA
December 11, 2021*
4:00 pm, MW Network
at Fresno State L 55–63  5–2
 16  Davis  8  Johnson  3  Tied  Save Mart Center (4,501)
Fresno, CA
December 15, 2021*
6:00 pm, P12N
at No. 10 USC L 61–66  5–3
 24  Welp  9  Johnson  2  Davis  Galen Center (3,253)
Los Angeles, CA
December 19, 2021*
10:00 am
vs. Duquesne L 54–76  5–4
 14  Tshimanga  4  Tied  5  Hohn  LeBron James Arena (211)
Akron, OH
December 21, 2021*
4:00 pm, ESPN3
at Buffalo Postponed due to COVID-19 issues. Alumni Arena 
Amherst, NY
Big West regular season
December 30, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+
CSUN Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols. Bren Events Center 
Irvine, CA
January 01, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN+
UC Santa Barbara Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols. Bren Events Center 
Irvine, CA
January 06, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at UC Davis Canceled due to COVID-19 concerns. University Credit Union Center 
Davis, CA
January 08, 2022
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at UC Riverside W 68–51  6–4
(1–0)
 30  Welp  8  Welp  4  Davis  SRC Arena (0)
Riverside, CA
January 11, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
UC San Diego Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols. Bren Events Center 
Irvine, CA
January 13, 2022
10:00 pm, Spectrum OC16, ESPN+
at Hawaiʻi L 56–72  6–5
(1–1)
 11  Welp  8  Welp  2  Welp  Stan Sheriff Center (3,245)
Honolulu, HI
January 20, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Cal State Fullerton L 63–65  6–6
(1–2)
 19  Davis  9  Johnson  6  Lee  Bren Events Center (931)
Irvine, CA
January 22, 2022*
1:00 pm, SNLA, ESPN+
at Long Beach State L 67–73  6–7
(1–3)
 20  Welp  11  Welp  3  Hohn  Walter Pyramid (982)
Long Beach, CA
January 27, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Cal State Bakersfield W 57–52  7–7
(2–3)
 11  Johnson  5  Tied  3  Hohn  Bren Events Center (790)
Irvine, CA
January 29, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Cal Poly W 72–48  8–7
(3–3)
 13  Hohn  6  Tshimanga  2  Welp  Bren Events Center (1,532)
Irvine, CA
February 03, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at UC Santa Barbara W 53–52  9–7
(4–3)
 17  Welp  8  Welp  4  Butler  The Thunderdome (999)
Santa Barbara, CA
February 05, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at CSUN W 75–70  10–7
(5–3)
 24  Baker  9  Welp  3  Ujadughele  Matadome (300)
Northridge, CA
February 10, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
UC Riverside W 66–56  11–7
(6–3)
 15  Welp  13  Welp  3  Davis  Bren Events Center (1,364)
Irvine, CA
February 12, 2022
7:30 pm, ESPN+
UC Davis Canceled due to COVID-19 concerns. Bren Events Center 
Irvine, CA
February 15, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at UC San Diego W 56–50  12–7
 14  Davis  9  Johnson  4  Welp  RIMAC Arena (1,753)
La Jolla, CA
February 19, 2022
1:00 pm, SNLA ESPN+
Hawaiʻi W 77–52  13–7
(7–3)
 18  Welp  13  Welp  2  Tied  Bren Events Center (1,529)
Irvine, CA
February 24, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Cal State Fullerton L 64–66  13–9
(7–4)
 17  Welp  5  Tied  3  Baker  Titan Gym (1,013)
Fullerton, CA
February 26, 2022
9:00 pm, ESPNU
Long Beach State W 77–72  14–8
(8–4)
 18  Baker  7  Welp  7  Hohn  Bren Events Center (2,480)
Irvine, CA
March 03, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Cal Poly L 54–65  14–9
(8–5)
 18  Baker  5  Lee  3  Davis  Mott Athletics Center (1,868)
San Luis Obispo, CA
March 05, 2022
1:00 pm, SNLA, ESPN+
at Cal State Bakersfield W 66–61  15–9
(9–5)
 24  Davis  8  Johnson  2  Tied  Icardo Center (1,323)
Bakersfield, CA
Big West tournament
March 10, 2022
2:30 pm, ESPN+
(4) vs. (5) UC Santa Barbara
Quarterfinals
L 69–78  15–10
 17  Welp  8  Welp  2  Tied  Dollar Loan Center 
Henderson, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Source[3]

References

  1. "2020–21 MEN'S BASKETBALL SEASON REVIEW". University of California, Irvine. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  2. "2021–22 Men's Basketball Roster". University of California, Irvine. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  3. "2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of California, Irvine. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
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