2022–23 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team

The 2022–23 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine in the 2022–23 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 13th-year head coach Russell Turner.

2022–23 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball
Big West regular season co–champions
Las Vegas Holiday Classic champions
NIT, First Round
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record23–12 (15–5 Big West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ryan Badrtalei (14th season)
  • Michael Wilder (7th season)
  • Alex Young (3rd season)
Home arenaBren Events Center
(Capacity: 5,000)
Seasons
2022–23 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UC Santa Barbara 15 5   .750 27 8   .771
UC Irvine 15 5   .750 23 12   .657
UC Riverside 14 6   .700 22 12   .647
Cal State Fullerton 12 6   .667 20 13   .606
Hawai'i 13 7   .650 22 11   .667
UC Davis 11 8   .579 18 14   .563
Long Beach State 11 9   .550 17 16   .515
Cal State Bakersfield 6 14   .300 11 22   .333
UC San Diego* 5 13   .278 10 20   .333
Cal State Northridge 4 16   .200 7 25   .219
Cal Poly 1 18   .053 8 25   .242
* ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition period
2023 Big West tournament winner

Previous season

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The Anteaters finished the 2021–22 season 15–10, 9–5 to finish in fourth place in Big West play. They lost to UC Santa Barbara in the quarterfinals of the Big West tournament. The team led the nation in three-point field goal defense, allowing opponents to shoot only 25.3%. They were 10th in the nation in overall field goal defense allowing opponents to shoot 38.4%[1]

Roster

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2022–23 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 JC Butler 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Sr The Prairie School Racine, Wisconsin
G 1 Dawson Baker 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Capistrano Valley High School Coto de Caza, California
G 2 Justin Hohn 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Tea High School Sioux Falls, South Dakota
G 3 Pierre Crockrell II 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Pacific Tacoma, Washington
G 4 Andre Henry 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Saint Francis High School La Cañada Flintridge, California
F 5 Chazz Hutchinson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Fullerton College Mission Viejo, California
G 10 Ofure Ujadughele (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Chino Hills High School Chino Hills, California
F 11 Devin Tillis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr UNLV Los Angeles, California
F 13 Hayden Welling 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Corner Canyon High School Draper, Utah
C 15 Bent Leuchten 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 258 lb (117 kg) So Josef-Effner Gymnasium Karlsfeld, Bavaria, Germany
G 21 Langston Redfield (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Capistrano Valley High School Mission Viejo, California
G 22 DJ Davis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Riverside Polytechnic High School Moreno Valley, California
G/F 23 Emilis Butkus 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr International Basketball Academy Munich Vilnius, Lithuania
F 31 Dean Keeler (W) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Marina High School Westminster, California
F/C 33 Eli Chol 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Forsyth Central High School Cumming, Georgia
F 43 Akiva McBirney-Griffin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So St 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: October 28, 2022

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 3, 2022*
7:00 pm
Alaska Anchorage W 87–83 OT
 28  Davis   10  Leuchten   4  Tied  Bren Events Center (1,508)
Irvine, CA
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Chapman W 96–50  1–0
 14  Tied   7  Ujadughele   6  Crockrell II  Bren Events Center (3,046)
Irvine, CA
November 11, 2022*
8:00 pm, P12 Oregon
at No. 21 Oregon W 69–56  2–0
 24  Davis   6  Leuchten   5  Crockrell II  Matthew Knight Arena (6,454)
Eugene, OR
November 15, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Loyola Marymount W 79–64  3–0
 20  Leuchten   6  Tillis   4  Crockrell II  Bren Events Center (3,136)
Irvine, CA
November 19, 2022*
5:00 pm, WCC Network
at Pepperdine L 55–64  3–1
 12  Baker   14  Leuchten   4  Crockrell II  Firestone Fieldhouse (904)
Malibu, CA
November 21, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Life Pacific W 116–54  4–1
 14  Henry   9  Hutchinson   6  Crockrell II  Bren Events Center (1,431)
Irvine, CA
November 25, 2022*
4:00 pm, EventLive+
vs. Nicholls
Las Vegas Holiday Classic semifinals
W 83–56  5–1
 18  Davis   12  Leuchten   9  Crockrell II  Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
November 26, 2022*
6:30 pm, EventLive+
vs. New Mexico State
Las Vegas Holiday Classic championship
W 85–68  6–1
 25  Davis   10  Keeler   5  Crockrell II  Orleans Arena 
Paradise, Nevada
November 29, 2022*
7:00 pm, YurView/MW Network
at No. 24 San Diego State L 69–72  6–2
 28  Davis   8  Tillis   4  Hohn  Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
December 3, 2022*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Fresno State L 66–80  6–3
 12  Baker   4  Tied   3  Tied  Bren Events Center (2,120)
Irvine, CA
December 10, 2022*
11:00 am, Midco+
at South Dakota W 83–71  7–3
 17  Davis   6  Hutchison   3  Crockrell II  Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,976)
Vermillion, SD
December 15, 2022*
7:00 pm, WCC Network
at Santa Clara L 74–86  7–4
 14  Tied   6  Leuchten   5  Hohn  Leavey Center (880)
Santa Clara, CA
December 20, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Harvard L 57–62  7–5
 15  Leuchten   8  Tied   3  Tied  Bren Events Center (2,466)
Irvine, CA
Big West regular season
December 31, 2022
7:00 pm, SNLA/ESPN+
at Cal State Bakersfield W 79–75  8–5
(1–0)
 17  Baker   9  Tillis   6  Crockrell II  Icardo Center (1,183)
Bakersfield, CA
January 5, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at UC Davis W 88–83  9–5
(2–0)
 31  Leuchten   7  Tillis   7  Crockrell II  University Credit Union Center (749)
Davis, CA
January 7, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Long Beach State
Black & Blue Rivalry
W 87–70  10–5
(3–0)
 20  Davis   7  Henry   10  Crockrell II  Bren Events Center (2,741)
Irvine, CA
January 11, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Cal State Fullerton W 70–65  11–5
(4–0)
 17  Baker   12  Tillis   2  Tied  Bren Events Center (1,891)
Irvine, CA
January 14, 2023
1:00 pm, SNLA/ESPN+
at CSUN W 71–57  12–5
(5–0)
 11  Baker   11  Tillis   8  Crockrell II  Premier America Credit Union Arena (227)
Northridge, CA
January 16, 2023
6:00  pm, ESPN+
UC Santa Barbara L 65–73  12–6
(5–1)
 17  Baker   7  Tillis   4  Henry  Bren Events Center (3,123)
Irvine, CA
January 19, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Hawaiʻi W 76–68  13–6
(6–1)
 18  Davis   10  Baker   3  Tied  Bren Events Center (2,223)
Irvine, CA
January 26, 2023
7:00 pm, SNLA/ESPN+
at Cal State Fullerton L 61–62  13–7
(6–2)
 16  Baker   7  Ujadughele   2  Tied  Titan Gym (1,219)
Fullerton, CA
January 28, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
CSUN W 81–56  14–7
(7–2)
 18  Tillis   6  Welling   3  Tied  Bren Events Center (2,649)
Irvine, CA
February 2, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at UC San Diego W 76–60  15–7
(8–2)
 18  Baker   9  Tillis   7  Crockrell II  LionTree Arena (2,812)
La Jolla, CA
February 4, 2023
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at Long Beach State
Black & Blue Rivalry
L 88–93  15–8
(8–3)
 23  Baker   9  Tillis   10  Crockrell II  Walter Pyramid (2,361)
Long Beach, CA
February 9, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Cal Poly W 55–54  16–8
(9–3)
 16  Davis   8  Leuchten   8  Crockrell II  Bren Events Center (1,622)
Irvine, CA
February 11, 2023
7:30 pm, ESPNU
UC Riverside
Homecoming Game
W 83–64  17–8
(10–3)
 23  Baker   5  Baker   11  Crockrell II  Bren Events Center (4,862)
Irvine, CA
February 15, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at UC Santa Barbara W 70–59  18–8
(11–3)
 25  Davis   10  Tillis   3  Tied  The Thunderdome (2,175)
Santa Barbara, CA
February 18, 2023
6:00 pm, SNLA/ESPN+
UC Davis W 78–76  19–8
(12–3)
 18  Tied   9  Leuchten   5  Tillis  Bren Events Center (1,812)
Irvine, CA
February 20, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Cal Poly W 59–56  20–8
(13–3)
 20  Baker   7  Henry   6  Cockrell II  Mott Athletics Center (1,674)
San Luis Obispo, CA
February 23, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
UC San Diego L 91–99  20–9
(13–4)
 33  Baker   6  Tied   11  Cockrell II  Bren Events Center (2,339)
Irvine, CA
February 25, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN2
at Hawaiʻi L 67–72  20–10
(13–5)
 27  Davis   8  Ujadughele   3  Baker  Stan Sheriff Center (10,300)
Honolulu, HI
March 2, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at UC Riverside W 75–65  21–10
(14–5)
 26  Davis   8  Crockell II   4  Ujadughele  SRC Arena (2,503)
Riverside, CA
March 4, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Cal State Bakersfield W 52–44  22–10
(15–5)
 15  Hohn   7  Leuchten   5  Crockrell II  Bren Events Center (2,803)
Irvine, CA
Big West tournament
March 9, 2023
12:00 pm, ESPN+
(1) vs. (8) Cal State Bakersfield
Quarterfinals
W 75–51  23–10
 13  Butler   7  Tied   3  Tied  Dollar Loan Center 
Henderson, NV
March 10, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPN+
(1) vs. (4) Cal State Fullerton
Semifinals
L 80–83  23–11
 22  Baker   7  Tillis   4  Crockrell II  Dollar Loan Center 
Henderson, NV
National Invitational Tournament
March 15, 2023
8:00 pm, ESPN2
at (1) Oregon
First round – Oregon bracket
L 58–84  23–12
 16  Baker   11  Tillis   6  Crockrell II  Matthew Knight Arena (2,431)
Eugene, Oregon
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

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  1. ^ "MEN'S BASKETBALL 2022 SEASON REVIEW". University of California, Irvine. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
  2. ^ "2022–23 Men's Basketball Roster". University of California, Irvine. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
  3. ^ "2022–23 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of California, Irvine. Retrieved October 29, 2022.