1996–97 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team

The 1996–97 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine during the 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Anteaters were led by sixth year head coach Rod Baker and played at the Bren Events Center and were members of the Big West Conference. They finished with the worst record in school history and Rod Baker was dismissed as head coach at the end of the season.[2]

1996–97 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record1–25 (1–15 Big West)
Head coach
Home arenaBren Events Center
1996–97 Big West men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East Division
Utah State12–4 .75020–9  .690
New Mexico State12–4 .75019–9  .679
Nevada12–4 .75021–10  .677
Boise State9–7 .56314–13  .519
Idaho5–11 .31313–17  .433
North Texas5–11 .31310–16  .385
West Division
Pacific †12–4 .75024–6  .800
Long Beach State9–7 .56313–14  .481
UC Santa Barbara7–9 .43812–15  .444
Cal State Fullerton6–10 .37513–14  .481
Cal Poly6–10 .37514–16  .467
UC Irvine1–15 .0631–25  .038
† 1997 Big West tournament winner
As of April 1, 1997[1]
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The 1995–96 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team finished the season with a record of 15–12, 11–7 in Big West play.

Roster
1996–97 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
C Dan Augulis 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
—
 Sr
C Andrew Carlson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
—
 Fr
G Tony Dela Cruz 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)209 lb (95 kg) Fr
C Paul Foster 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
—
 Sr
G Juma Jackson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
 Fr
F Brian Johnson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
—
 Fr
G Jeremy Lee 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
—
 Fr
G Andrew Navar 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
 So
G Lamarr Parker
—
—
 Fr
G Phil Negrete 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
 Fr
G Scott Phillips 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
—
 So
G Damion Pugh 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
—
 Fr
C Boris Reznik 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
—
 So
C Wendell Robinson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
—
 Jr
G Lamarr Parker 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
—
 So
Head coach

Rod Baker (College of the Holy Cross)

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

Roster

Schedule
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
November 22, 1996*
 at San Diego State L 88–100  0–1
 Peterson Gym (1,598)
San Diego, CA
December 2, 1996*
 at Washington State L 53–91  0–2
 Beasley Coliseum (2,120)
Pullman, WA
December 4, 1996*
 at Eastern Washington L 53–80  0–3
 Reese Court (884)
Cheney, WA
December 7, 1996*
 UNLV L 59–69  0–3
 Bren Events Center (2,098)
Irvine, CA
December 15, 1996*
 USC L 45–107  0–4
 Bren Events Center (2,448)
Irvine, CA
December 21, 1996*
 at Cal State Northridge L 53–77  0–5
 Matadome (493)
Northridge, CA
December 23, 1996*
 San Diego L 49–70  0–6
 Bren Events Center (939)
Irvine, CA
December 28, 1996*
 Utah L 50–77  0–7
 Bren Events Center (2,022)
Irvine, CA
January 4, 1997*
 at San Francisco L 44–77  0–8
 War Memorial Gymnasium (3,212)
San Francisco, CA
January 9, 1997
 Pacific L 52–63  0–9
(0–1)		 Bren Events Center (981)
Irvine, CA
January 11, 1997
 Long Beach State L 69–82  0–10
(0–2)		 Bren Events Center (1,861)
Irvine, CA
January 16, 1997
 at Cal Poly L 62–79  0–11
(0–3)		 Mott Gym (3,097)
San Luis Obispo, CA
January 18, 1997
 at UC Santa Barbara L 55–56  0–12
(0–4)		 UC Santa Barbara Events Center (3,145)
Santa Barbara, CA
January 23, 1997
 Nevada W 76–74 OT 1–12
(1–4)		 Bren Events Center (854)
Irvine, CA
January 25, 1997
 Cal State Fullerton L 57–89  1–13
(1–5)		 Bren Events Center (3,228)
Irvine, CA
January 30, 1997
 at Boise State L 46–67  1–14
(1–6)		 BSU Pavilion (6,112)
Boise, ID
February 1, 1997
 at Idaho L 40–57  1–15
(1–7)		 Cowan Spectrum (4,038)
Moscow, ID
February 6, 1997
 North Texas L 74–75 2OT 1–16
(1–8)		 Bren Events Center (490)
Irvine, CA
February 8, 1997
 New Mexico State L 47–81  1–17
(1–9)		 Bren Events Center (1,015)
Irvine, CA
February 13, 1997
 at Cal State Fullerton L 69–84  1–18
(1–10)		 Titan Gym (739)
Fullerton, CA
February 15, 1997
 at Utah State L 47–81  1–19
(1–11)		 Smith Spectrum (7,511)
Logan, UT
February 20, 1997
 at Long Beach State L 63–89  1–20
(1–12)		 The Pyramid (3,660)
Long Beach, CA
February 22, 1997
 at Pacific L 46–96  1–21
(1–13)		 Alex G. Spanos Center (5,252)
Stockton, CA
February 25, 1997*
 at Southern Utah L 65–76  1–22
 Centrum Arena (3,004)
Cedar City, UT
February 27, 1997
 UC Santa Barbara L 71–79 OT 1–22
(1–14)		 Bren Events Center (1,293)
Irvine, CA
March 1, 1997
 Cal Poly L 78–84  1–25
(1–15)		 Bren Events Center (2,038)
Irvine, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source[3][4]

Awards and honors
  • Brian Johnson
    • Big West All-Freshman Team
  • Juma Jackson
    • Big West All-Freshman Team
  • Andrew Carlson
    • Big West All-Freshman Team

Source: [5]

References
  1. Big West MBB Record Book
  2. Foster, Chris (March 3, 1997). "UCI's Baker Is Dismissed". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
  3. "UC Irvine Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). UC Irvine Sports. UC Irvine Athletics. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
  4. "Final 1997 Cumulative Basketball Statistics Report" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
  5. "UC Irvine Honors" (PDF). UC Irvine Sports. UC Irvine Athletics. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
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