2008–09 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team

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.

2008–09 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	12–19 (8–8 Big West)
Head coach	Pat Douglass (12th season)
Home arena	Bren Events Center
Seasons ← 2007–08 2009–10 →

2008–09 Big West men's basketball standings

v t e	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

Previous season

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

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 Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: September 19, 2017

Schedule

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

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

References

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.