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2008–09 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record12–19 (8–8 Big West)
Head coach
Home arenaBren Events Center
Seasons
2008–09 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Cal State Northridge 11 5   .688 17 14   .548
Pacific 10 6   .625 21 13   .618
Long Beach State 10 6   .625 15 15   .500
UC Riverside 8 8   .500 17 13   .567
UC Santa Barbara 8 8   .500 16 15   .516
UC Irvine 8 8   .500 12 19   .387
Cal State Fullerton 7 9   .438 15 17   .469
UC Davis 7 9   .438 13 19   .406
Cal Poly 3 13   .188 7 21   .250
2009 Big West tournament winner
As of April 10, 2009[1]
Rankings from AP poll

The 2008–09 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine during the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Anteaters were led by 12th year head coach Pat Douglass and played at the Bren Events Center. They were members of the Big West Conference.

Previous season[edit]

The 2007–08 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team finished the season with a record of 18–16 and 9–7 in Big West play.

Roster[edit]

2008–09 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
C 4 Zack Atkinson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Bishopville, SC
F 53 Kevin Bland 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Tracy, CA
G 22 Chad DeCasas 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Mission Viejo, CA
F 3 Joe Eberhard 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Newport Beach, CA
F 20 Adam Folker 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Markham, Ontario
G 5 Michael Hunter 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Aurora, CO
G 22 Jonas Lalenzadeh 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Irvine, CA
G 23 Brett Lauer 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Concord, CA
G 1 Darren Moore 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Chino Hills, CA
G 10 Patrick Rembert 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 188 lb (85 kg) So Long Beach, CA
G 42 Ryan Staker 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Las Vegas, NV
G 3 Derrick Strings 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Pasadena, CA
F 2 Rashaad Ubah 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Riverside, CA
F 34 Eric Wise 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Riverside, CA
Head coach

Pat Douglass (Pacific)

Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: September 19, 2017

Schedule[edit]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
November 15, 2008*
at No. 18 USC L 55–78  0–1
Galen Center (4,089)
Los Angeles, CA
November 19, 2008*
Eastern Washington L 69–74  0–2
Bren Events Center (1,021)
Irvine, CA
November 21, 2008*
Oregon L 77–84  0–3
Bren Events Center (4,206)
Irvine, CA
November 28, 2008*
at Idaho L 47–101  0–4
Cowan Spectrum (648)
Moscow, ID
November 30, 2008*
at Eastern Washington L 64–78  0–5
Reese Court (1,264)
Cheney, WA
December 2, 2008*
at Utah State L 62–74  0–6
Smith Spectrum (7,438)
Logan, UT
December 7, 2008*
at Pepperdine W 71–63  1–6
Firestone Fieldhouse (404)
Malibu, CA
December 16, 2008*
Seattle L 52–55  1–7
Bren Events Center (1,081)
Irvine, CA
December 20, 2008*
vs. Middle Tennessee
Basketball Travelers Tip-Off Tournament
L 52–65  1–8
JQH Arena (5,831)
Springfield, MO
December 21, 2008*
at Missouri State
Basketball Travelers Tip-Off Tournament
L 48–57  1–9
JQH Arena (5,596)
Springfield, MO
December 22, 2008*
vs. Norfolk State
Basketball Travelers Tip-Off Tournament
W 64–51  2–9
JQH Arena (5,758)
Springfield, MO
December 27, 2008*
Utah L 52–60  2–10
Bren Events Center (1,919)
Irvine, CA
January 3, 2009
Cal State Fullerton W 78–74 OT 3–10
(1–0)
Bren Events Center (1,619)
Irvine, CA
January 8, 2009
at UC Santa Barbara L 61–68  3–11
(1–1)
UC Santa Barbara Events Center (1,628)
Santa Barbara, CA
January 10, 2009
at Cal Poly W 80–63  4–11
(2–1)
Mott Gym (1,873)
San Luis Obispo, CA
January 15, 2009
Pacific W 52–51  5–11
(3–1)
Bren Events Center (1,049)
Irvine, CA
January 17, 2009
UC Davis L 85–88  5–12
(3–2)
Bren Events Center (2,646)
Irvine, CA
January 21, 2009*
Cal State Bakersfield W 85–72  6–12
Bren Events Center (933)
Irvine, CA
January 24, 2009
at Cal State Northridge L 55–74  6–13
(3–3)
Matadome (1,308)
Northridge, CA
January 29, 2009
at UC Riverside W 71–66  7–13
(4–3)
Student Recreation Center (1,010)
Riverside, CA
January 31, 2009
Long Beach State L 63–67  7–14
(4–4)
Bren Events Center (2,917)
Irvine, CA
February 5, 2009
Cal Poly W 64–57  8–14
(5–4)
Bren Events Center (908)
Irvine, CA
February 7, 2009
UC Santa Barbara L 56–65  8–15
(5–5)
Bren Events Center (2,310)
Irvine, CA
February 12, 2009
at UC Davis L 76–85  8–16
(5–6)
The Pavilion (1,007)
Davis, CA
February 14, 2009
at Pacific L 55–65  8–17
(5–7)
Alex G. Spanos Center (2,972)
Stockton, CA
February 18, 2009
Cal State Northridge W 73–51  9–17
(6–7)
Bren Events Center (3,450)
Irvine, CA
February 21, 2009*
at Hawaii
BracketBusters
W 76–70  10–17
Stan Sheriff Center (6,141)
Honolulu, HI
February 26, 2009
at Long Beach State L 74–75  10–18
(6–8)
Walter Pyramid (2,916)
Long Beach, CA
February 28, 2009
UC Riverside W 78–72 OT 11–18
(7–8)
Bren Events Center (3,693)
Irvine, CA
March 7, 2009
at Cal State Fullerton W 65–62  12–18
(8–8)
Titan Gym (2,781)
Fullerton, CA
Big West Conference tournament
March 11, 2009
vs. UC Davis
First Round
L 68–69  12–19
Anaheim Convention Center (1,691)
Anaheim, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source[2]

Awards and honors[edit]

  • Eric Wise[3]
    • All-Big West Second Team
    • Big West All-Freshman Team

References[edit]

  1. ^ Big West MBB Record Book
  2. ^ "UC Irvine Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). UC Irvine Sports. UC Irvine Athletics. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 22, 2023. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
  3. ^ "UC Irvine Honors" (PDF). UC Irvine Sports. UC Irvine Athletics. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 22, 2023. Retrieved September 24, 2017.

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