1998–99 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team

The 1998–99 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team is a team that represented the University of California, Irvine during the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was led by 2nd-year head coach Pat Douglass, the Anteaters played at the Bren Events Center. At the time, the team was part of the Big West Conference.

1998–99 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	6–20 (2–14 Big West)
Head coach	Pat Douglass (2nd season)
Home arena	Bren Events Center

1998–99 Big West men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East Division
Boise State	12	–	4		.750			21	–	8		.724
New Mexico State †	12	–	4		.750			23	–	10		.697
Idaho	11	–	5		.688			16	–	11		.593
Utah State	8	–	8		.500			15	–	13		.536
Nevada	4	–	12		.250			8	–	18		.308
North Texas	4	–	12		.250			4	–	22		.154
West Division
UC Santa Barbara	12	–	4		.750			15	–	13		.536
Long Beach State	9	–	7		.563			13	–	15		.464
Pacific	9	–	7		.563			14	–	13		.519
Cal State Fullerton	7	–	9		.438			13	–	14		.481
Cal Poly	6	–	10		.375			11	–	16		.407
UC Irvine	2	–	14		.125			6	–	20		.231
† 1999 Big West tournament winner As of April 10, 1999 Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

In head coach Pat Douglass' first year, the 1997–98 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team finished the season with a record of 9–18; 6–10 in Big West play.

Roster

1998–99 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 14 Zamiro Bennem 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr G Gabe Cagwin 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) — Fr C Stan Divranos 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — So G 11 Malachi Edmond 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So G JaSon Flowers 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — So C 52 Mark Gottschalk 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Fr G 5 Jerry Green 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Pomona, CA F Ben Jones 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — So G 4 Andrew Navar 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Sr F 21 Marek Ondera 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr G Brian Scoggin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Sr F 42 Adam Stetson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr F Matt Willard 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) — Sr	Head coach Pat Douglass (Pacific) Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Team Leaders:

Scoring: Jerry Green - 12.9 per game

Redounding: Marek Ondera - 7.0 per game

Assists: Jerry Green - 3.8 per game

Steals: Jerry Green - 1.5 per game

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-Conference Season
November 17, 1998*		at Pepperdine	L 58–71	0–1	Firestone Fieldhouse (1,237) Malibu, CA
November 24, 1998*		at Cal State Stanislaus	W 63–52	1–1	Bren Events Center (1,402) Irvine, CA
November 28, 1998*		at Oregon State	L 70–80	1–2	Gill Coliseum (4,065) Corvallis, OR
November 30, 1998*		at Portland	L 54–68	1–3	Chiles Center (933) Portland, OR
December 5, 1998*		Northern Arizona	W 68–54	2–3	Bren Events Center (1,602) Irvine, CA
December 14, 1998*		at No. 8 Arizona	L 70–93	2–4	McKale Center (14,281) Tucson, AZ
December 20, 1998*		James Madison	L 57–71	2–5	Bren Events Center (1,006) Irvine, CA
December 22, 1998*		BYU	W 82–75	3–5	Bren Events Center (1,763) Irvine, CA
December 28, 1998*		Southern Oregon	W 75–52	4–5	Bren Events Center (973) Irvine, CA
January 2, 1999*		at San Diego	L 64–76	4–6	USD Sports Center (1,277) San Diego, CA
Conference Season
January 7, 1999		North Texas	W 71–59	5–6 (1–0)	Bren Events Center (1,278) Irvine, CA
January 9, 1999		New Mexico State	L 56–60	5–7 (1–1)	Bren Events Center (2,071) Irvine, CA
January 14, 1999		at Boise State	L 61–73	5–8 (1–2)	BSU Arena (6,442) Boise, ID
January 16, 1999		at Idaho	L 62–67	5–9 (1–3)	Cowan Spectrum (3,795) Moscow, ID
January 21, 1999		Pacific	L 55–64	5–10 (1–4)	Bren Events Center (1,678) Irvine, CA
January 23, 1999		Long Beach State	L 63–64	5–11 (1–5)	Bren Events Center (3,742) Irvine, CA
January 28, 1999		at Cal Poly	L 71–73	5–12 (1–6)	Mott Gym (2,687) San Luis Obispo, CA
January 30, 1999		at UC Santa Barbara	L 61–76	5–13 (1–7)	UC Santa Barbara Events Center (2,003) Santa Barbara, CA
February 4, 1999		Nevada	L 67–70	5–14 (1–8)	Bren Events Center (1,202) Irvine, CA
February 6, 1999		Cal State Fullerton	L 47–64	5–15 (1–9)	Bren Events Center (2,957) Irvine, CA
February 11, 1999		at Utah State	L 46–76	5–16 (1–10)	Smith Spectrum (6,688) Logan, UT
February 13, 1999		at Cal State Fullerton	L 97–104	5–17 (1–11)	Titan Gym (815) Fullerton, CA
February 18, 1999		at Long Beach State	L 63–66	5–18 (1–12)	The Pyramid (2,701) Long Beach, CA
February 20, 1999		at Pacific	L 51–61	5–19 (1–13)	Alex G. Spanos Center (4,811) Stockton, CA
February 25, 1999		UC Santa Barbara	L 68–79	5–20 (1–14)	Bren Events Center (1,460) Irvine, CA
February 28, 1999		Cal Poly	W 92–73	6–20 (2–14)	Bren Events Center (1,818) Irvine, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

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Awards and honors

• Jerry Green
  • Big West Freshman of the Year
  • Big West All-Freshman Team

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