1989–90 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team

The 1989–90 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine during the 1989-90 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Anteaters were led by tenth year head coach Bill Mulligan and played their home games at the Bren Events Center. They were members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 5–23 and 3–13 in Big West play. They advanced to the Big West Conference tournament where they lost to the Cal State Fullerton Titans.

1989–90 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record5–23 (3–13 Big West)
Head coach
  • Bill Mulligan (10th season)
Home arenaBren Events Center
Seasons
1989–90 Big West men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 24 New Mexico State162 .889265 .839
No. 2 UNLV162 .889355 .875
UC Santa Barbara135 .722219 .700
Long Beach State126 .667239 .719
Utah State810 .4441416 .467
Pacific711 .3891514 .517
Cal State Fullerton612 .3331316 .448
San Jose State513 .278820 .286
Fresno State414 .2221019 .345
UC Irvine315 .167523 .179
1990 Big West tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The 1988–89 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team finished the season 12–17 and 8th in Big West play with a conference record of 8–10.

Roster

1989–90 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
FJustin Anderson6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Jr
CRicky Butler6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Jr
F22Rob Doktorczyk6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)175 lb (79 kg)SrSan Pedro, CA
GMike Foster6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Fr
FJeff Herdman6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Jr
GCraig Marshall6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Fr
CDon May6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
So
GRod Palmer6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Sr
GDylan Rigdon6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Fr
GBen Rishwain5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Fr
FElgin Rogers6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
So
GEtop Udo-Ema6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
So
FJeff Von Lutzow6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Fr
Head coach

Bill Mulligan

Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: September 21, 2017

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference Season
November 25, 1989*
at San FranciscoL 71–79 0–1
War Memorial Gymnasium (1,622)
San Francisco, CA
November 27, 1989*
StanfordL 57–70 0–2
Bren Events Center (2,986)
Irvine, CA
December 1, 1989*
Bucknell
Disneyland Freedom Bowl Classic
W 85–79 1–2
Bren Events Center (2,062)
Irvine, CA
December 2, 1989*
Chattanooga
Disneyland Freedom Bowl Classic
L 72–74 1–3
Bren Events Center (2,281)
Irvine, CA
December 9, 1989*
at CaliforniaL 78–99 1–4
Haas Pavilion (6,578)
Berkeley, CA
December 13, 1989*
at ColoradoL 83–98 1–5
CU Events/Conference Center (2,234)
Boulder, CO
December 16, 1989*
San Diego StateW 75–62 2–5
Bren Events Center (2,130)
Irvine, CA
December 19, 1989*
at PepperdineL 71–81 2–6
Firestone Fieldhouse (1,257)
Malibu, CA
December 21, 1989*
Loyola–ChicagoL 72–78 OT2–7
Bren Events Center (1,437)
Irvine, CA
Conference Season
January 2, 1990
Utah StateL 70–80 2–8
(0–1)
Bren Events Center (1,686)
Irvine, CA
January 4, 1990
San Jose StateL 69–75 2–9
(0–2)
Bren Events Center (2,017)
Irvine, CA
January 7, 1990
at Fresno StateL 57–67 2–10
(0–3)
Selland Arena (9,796)
Fresno, CA
January 9, 1990
at PacificL 58–70 2–11
(0–4)
Alex G. Spanos Center (2,552)
Stockton, CA
January 11, 1990
Long Beach StateL 48–49 2–12
(0–5)
Bren Events Center (3,023)
Irvine, CA
January 13, 1990
New Mexico StateL 75–88 2–13
(0–6)
Bren Events Center (2,248)
Irvine, CA
January 18, 1990
at No. 9 UNLVL 67–103 2–14
(0–7)
Thomas & Mack Center (18,632)
Paradise, NV
January 20, 1990
UC Santa BarbaraL 66–73 2–15
(0–8)
Bren Events Center (2,368)
Irvine, CA
January 25, 1990
at Cal State FullertonL 55–82 2–16
(0–9)
Titan Gym (3,126)
Fullerton, CA
February 1, 1990
Fresno StateL 75–78 2–17
(0–10)
Bren Events Center (1,440)
Irvine, CA
February 3, 1990
PacificL 75–76 2–18
(0–11)
Bren Events Center (1,823)
Irvine, CA
February 8, 1990
at New Mexico StateL 75–79 2–19
(0–12)
Pan American Center (9,484)
Las Cruces, NM
February 15, 1990
at Long Beach StateL 63–102 2–20
(0–13)
Gold Mine (1,649)
Long Beach, CA
February 17, 1990
at UC Santa BarbaraW 98–97 3–20
(1–13)
UC Santa Barbara Events Center (5,395)
Santa Barbara, CA
February 22, 1990
No. 4 UNLVL 77–99 3–21
(1–14)
Bren Events Center (5,000)
Irvine, CA
February 24, 1990
Cal State FullertonW 94–76 4–21
(2–14)
Bren Events Center (2,412)
Irvine, CA
March 1, 1990
at San Jose StateL 78–84 4–22
(2–15)
Event Center Arena (1,686)
San Jose, CA
March 3, 1990
at Utah StateW 80–76 5–22
(3–15)
Smith Spectrum (7,016)
Logan, UT
Big West Conference tournament
March 7, 1990
vs. Cal State Fullerton
First Round
L 63–82 5–23
Long Beach Arena (1,312)
Long Beach, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source[1][2]

Awards and honors

  • Dylan Rigdon
    • Big West Freshman All-Conference
  • Jeff Von Lutzow
    • Big West Freshman All-Conference

Source: [3]

References