2011–12 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team

The 2011–12 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Anteaters, led by second year head coach Russell Turner, played their home games at the Bren Events Center and were members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 12–20, 6–10 in Big West play to finish tied for sixth place.

2011–12 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	12–20 (6–10 Big West)
Head coach	Russell Turner (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Ali Ton Ryan Badrtalei Nick Booker
Home arena	Bren Events Center

2011–12 Big West men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Long Beach State †	15	–	1		.938			25	–	9		.735
Cal State Fullerton	12	–	4		.750			21	–	10		.677
UC Santa Barbara	12	–	4		.750			20	–	11		.645
Cal Poly	8	–	8		.500			18	–	15		.545
UC Riverside	7	–	9		.438			14	–	17		.452
Pacific	6	–	10		.375			11	–	19		.367
UC Irvine	6	–	10		.375			12	–	20		.375
UC Davis	3	–	13		.188			5	–	26		.161
Cal State Northridge*	3	–	13		.188			7	–	21		.250
† 2012 Big West tournament winner As of March 15, 2012 Rankings from AP Poll *Ineligible for conference tournament due to low APR

Off-Season

2011 Recruiting Class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Will Davis II PF	Sacramento, CA	New Hampton School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	May 16, 2011
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 88
Aaron Wright PG	Cerritos, CA	Cerritos High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Apr 27, 2011
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 87
Collin Woods PG	Scottsdale, AZ	Horizon High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Nov 18, 2010
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 85
Marcus Bardley PF	Newport Beach, CA	Corona Del Mar High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	May 20, 2011
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 81
Reed McConnell SG	Oakland, CA	Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Nov 18, 2010
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 78
Thanos Thodos C	Lee, ME	Lee Academy	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	Nov 18, 2010
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 74
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: n/a   Rivals: n/a  ESPN: n/a
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "ESPN - UC Irvine Basketball Recruiting 2011". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 20, 2017. "2011 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 20, 2017.

Roster

2011–12 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 0 Derick Flowers 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Los Angeles, CA F 1 Marcus Bradley 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr San Bernardino, CA F 2 Travis Souza 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Turlock, CA F/C 3 Will Davis II 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Sacramento, CA F 4 Reed McConnell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Atherton, CA G 5 Chris McNealy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Danville, CA G 10 Collin Woods 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Scottsdale, AZ C 20 Adam Folker 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Jr Markham, ON (Canada) G 22 Daman Starring 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Las Vegas, NV G/F 23 Michael Wilder 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Long Beach, CA C 25 John Ryan 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 260 lb (118 kg) RS So El Segundo, CA G 32 Aaron Wright 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Cerritos, CA C 33 Mike Best 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr San Rafael, CA	Head coach Russell Turner (Hampden–Sydney) Assistant coach(es) Ali Ton (Davidson) Ryan Badrtalei (UCLA) Nick Booker (Davidson) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 2/19/2021

Schedule

Sources:

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 11, 2011* 7:30 pm		at No. 24 California	L 56–77	0–1	Haas Pavilion (5,305) Berkeley, CA
November 14, 2011* 7:00 pm		at San Jose State	L 50–51	0–2	Event Center Arena (1,263) San Jose, CA
November 19, 2011 4:30 pm		Weber State Homecoming	L 72–80	0–3	Bren Events Center (1,655) Irvine, CA
November 24* 8:30 pm		vs. Southern Miss Great Alaska Shootout	L 67–78	0–4	Sullivan Arena (4,278) Anchorage, AK
November 25, 2011* 2:00 pm		vs. Central Michigan Great Alaska Shootout	L 72–82	0–5	Sullivan Arena (4,264) Anchorage, AK
November 26, 2011* 12:00 pm		vs. Alaska Anchorage Great Alaska Shootout	L 63–77	0–6	Sullivan Arena (4,318) Anchorage, AK
December 3, 2011* 7:00 pm		San Diego	W 99–79	1–6	Bren Events Center (1,186) Irvine, CA
December 10, 2011* 7:00 pm		Vanguard	W 75–73	2–6	Bren Events Center (671) Irvine, CA
December 13, 2011* 7:00 pm		at Wyoming	L 48–58	2–7	Arena-Auditorium (4,084) Laramie, WY
December 15, 2011* 7:00 pm		at LSU	L 59–66	2–8	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (7,469) Baton Rouge, LA
December 20, 2011* 7:30 pm		at UCLA	L 60–89	2–9	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (4,090) Los Angeles, CA
December 22, 2011* 7:00 pm		Hope International	W 76–54	3–9	Bren Events Center (755) Irvine, CA
December 29, 2011 7:05 pm		at Cal State Northridge	W 71–62	4–9 (1–0)	Matadome (959) Northridge, CA
January 2, 2012 7:00 pm		Long Beach State	L 60–74	4–10 (1–1)	Bren Events Center (1,246) Irvine, CA
January 5, 2012 7:00 pm		at Pacific	W 73–69	5–10 (2–1)	Alex G. Spanos Center (1,976) Stockton, CA
January 7, 2012 7:00 pm		at UC Davis	W 70–55	6–10 (3–1)	The Pavilion (1,042) Davis, CA
January 12, 2012 7:00 pm		Cal Poly	L 50–66	6–11 (3–2)	Bren Events Center (1,790) Irvine, CA
January 14, 2012 7:00 pm		at UC Santa Barbara	L 56–74	6–12 (3–3)	Thunderdome (2,607) Santa Barbara, CA
January 21, 2012 7:00 pm		Cal State Fullerton	L 84–92	6–13 (3–4)	Bren Events Center (1,521) Irvine, CA
January 24, 2012* 7:00 pm		Seattle	W 78–67	7–13	Bren Events Center (671) Irvine, CA
January 28, 2012 5:00 pm		UC Riverside	W 65–57	8–13 (4–4)	Bren Events Center (3,382) Irvine, CA
February 2, 2012 7:35 pm		UC Davis	W 68–61	9–13 (5–4)	Bren Events Center (858) Irvine, CA
February 4, 2012 7:00 pm		Pacific	L 64–72	9–14 (5–5)	Bren Events Center (3,003) Irvine, CA
February 9, 2012 7:05 pm		at Cal State Fullerton	L 94–100	9–15 (5–6)	Titan Gym (923) Fullerton, CA
February 11, 2012 7:05 pm		at Cal Poly	L 74–77	9–16 (5–7)	Mott Gym (2,753) San Luis Obispo, CA
February 15, 2012 7:00 pm		UC Santa Barbara	L 62–85	9–17 (5–8)	Bren Events Center (1,372) Irvine, CA
February 18, 2012* 7:05 pm		Eastern Washington Sears BracketBusters Game	W 78–73	10–17	Bren Events Center (1,094) Irvine, CA
February 25, 2012 7:30 pm		Cal State Northridge	W 94–85	11–17 (6–8)	Bren Events Center (1,480) Irvine, CA
February 29, 2012 7:05 pm		at Long Beach State	L 50–77	11–18 (6–9)	Walter Pyramid (3,785) Long Beach, CA
March 3, 2012 5:20 pm		at UC Riverside	L 69–72	11–19 (6–10)	SRC (2,185) Riverside, CA
Big West tournament
March 8, 2012 2:15 pm		vs. Cal State Fullerton Quarterfinals	W 65–59	12–19	Honda Center (3,917) Anaheim, CA
March 9, 2012 6:30 pm		vs. Long Beach State Semifinals	L 57–68	12–20	Honda Center (5,171) Anaheim, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.