UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball

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UC Irvine Anteaters
2024–25 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team
University	University of California, Irvine
First season	1965–66
Head coach	Russell Turner (15th season)
Conference	Big West
Location	Irvine, California
Arena	Bren Events Center (capacity: 4,984)
Nickname	Anteaters
Colors	Blue and gold[1]
Uniforms
Home Away Alternate
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
1968*
NCAA tournament round of 32
1968*, 1969*, 1972*, 1975*, 2019
NCAA tournament appearances
1968*, 1969*, 1972*, 1975*, 2015, 2019 *at Division II level
Conference tournament champions
2015, 2019
Conference regular season champions
2001, 2002, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2023, 2024

The UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team is the basketball team that represents the University of California, Irvine. The team currently competes in the Big West Conference, NCAA Division I.

UC Irvine basketball is in its thirteenth year under current head coach Russell Turner.^[2] Turner was an assistant coach with the Golden State Warriors, before accepting the head coaching role at UCI in 2010. The Anteaters' main rivals are the Beach of Long Beach State.^[3] Program alumni include Portland Trail Blazers associate head coach Scott Brooks and professional football tight end Darren Fells.