2021–22 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team

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

2021–22 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball
ConferenceBig West Conference
2021–22 record5–2 (0–0 Big West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ryan Badrtalei
  • Michael Wilder
  • Alex Young
CaptainCollin Welp
Home arenaBren Events Center
(Capacity: 5,000)
2021–22 Big West men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
UC Irvine0–0 –5–1  .833
UC San Diego*0–0 –5–2  .714
UC Santa Barbara0–0 –5–2  .714
Cal State Bakersfield0–0 –3–2  .600
UC Riverside0–0 –5–4  .556
Hawaiʻi0–0 –4–3  .571
UC Davis0–0 –4–3  .571
Cal State Fullerton0–0 –4–5  .444
CSUN0–0 –3–5  .375
Long Beach State0–0 –3–6  .333
Cal Poly0–0 –2–6  .250
* ineligible for the 2022 NCAA Tournament and 2022 Big West Tournament due to transition period that ends in 2024; Big West games not counted in standings.
† 2022 Big West Tournament winner
As of December 10, 2021; 

Previous season
See also: 2020–21 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team

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 JrPrairie 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 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 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)225 lb (102 kg) RS SrSeattle Preparatory School Seattle, Washington
F 43 Akiva McBirney-Griffin 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     Galen Center 
Los Angeles, CA
December 19, 2021*
10:00 am, ESPN+		 vs. Duquesne     LeBron James Arena 
Akron, OH
December 21, 2021*
4:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Buffalo     Alumni Arena 
Amherst, NY
Big West regular season
December 30, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 CSUN     Bren Events Center 
Irvine, CA
January 01, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 UC Santa Barbara     Bren Events Center 
Irvine, CA
January 06, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 at UC Davis     University Credit Union Center 
Davis, CA
January 08, 2022
5:00 pm, ESPN+		 at UC Riverside     SRC Arena 
Riverside, CA
January 11, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 UC San Diego     Bren Events Center 
Irvine, CA
January 13, 2022
10:00 pm, Spectrum OC16, ESPN+		 at Hawaiʻi     Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
January 20, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Cal State Fullerton     Bren Events Center 
Irvine, CA
January 22, 2022*
4:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Long Beach State     Walter Pyramid 
Long Beach, CA
January 27, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Cal State Bakersfield     Bren Events Center 
Irvine, CA
January 29, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 Cal Poly     Bren Events Center 
Irvine, CA
February 03, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPNU Wildcard		 at UC Santa Barbara     The Thunderdome 
Santa Barbara, CA
February 05, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPNU Wildcard		 at CSUN     Matadome 
Northridge, CA
February 10, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 UC Riverside     Bren Events Center 
Irvine, CA
February 12, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN2 Wildcard		 UC Davis     Bren Events Center 
Irvine, CA
February 15, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at UC San Diego     RIMAC Arena 
La Jolla, CA
February 19, 2022
1:00 pm, SNLA, ESPN+		 Hawaiʻi     Bren Events Center 
Irvine, CA
February 24, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Cal State Fullerton     Titan Gym 
Fullerton, CA
February 26, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPNU Wildcard		 Long Beach State     Bren Events Center 
Irvine, CA
March 03, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPNU Wildcard		 at Cal Poly     Mott Athletics Center 
San Luis Obispo, CA
March 05, 2022
1:00 pm, SNLA, ESPN+		 at Cal State Bakersfield     Icardo Center 
Bakersfield, CA
Big West Tournament
March 09, 2022
TBA, ESPN+		 (TBA) vs. (TBA) TBA
Big West Tournament		     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 23 September 2021.
  2. "2021–22 Men's Basketball Roster". University of California, Irvine. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  3. "2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of California, Irvine. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
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