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GAME #23 UC Riverside Quick Facts Series Information 2017-18 Schedule/Results UC Irvine Anteaters Location:Riverside, Calif. Record: 40-24 Overall record: 8-14 Big West Record: 3-3 vs. UC Riverside Highlanders Enrollment: 21,539 At Irvine: 16-6 Home: 4-3 // Away: 2-10 // Neutral: 2-1 Wednesday, Jan. 24 | 7pm Conference: Big West Current UCI streak: W2 (5,000) NOVEMBER Coach: Justin Bell Last Meeting:W, 76-67, Irvine, Calif. 3 ALASKA ANCHORAGE (Exhibition) W, 73-66 Year at UCR: Interim Mar. 9, 2017 in BWT Qtrs 10 at South Dakota State L, 65-54 12 at Denver W, 83-69 GAME #24 LBSU Quick Facts Series Information 14 CHAPMAN + W, 91-52 UC Irvine Anteaters Location:Long Beach, Calif. Record: 43-58 at Long Beach State 49ers 17 at Kansas State # (ESPN3) + L, 49-71 Enrollment: 37,776 At Long Beach: 12-31 Wednesday, Jan. 31 | 730pm 19 at Arizona State # (Pac-12 Network) + L, 78-99 Conference: Big West Current UCI streak: W2 Walter Coach: Dan Monson Last Meeting:W, 86-73, 23 vs. Rider # + L, 82-90 Long Beach, Calif. 24 vs. Northern Arizona # W, 77-71 Year at LBSU: 11th Jan. 6, 2018 at Irvine 26 at #23 UCLA (Pac-12 Network) + L, 63-87 29 WHITTIER W, 112-65 Radio: Live broadcasts will be available on KUCI 88.9 FM and ucirvinesports.com with play-by-play DECEMBER from Trent Rush. Game will also be broadcasted on KLAA AM 830 Wednesday 2 L, 65-76 TV: Links to broadcasts for each game can be found on via ucirvinesports.com 6 at State L, 59-62 Wednesday’s broadcast will be on ESPN3 with announcers Sam Farber and Richie Schueler 9 at UT Rio Grande Valley L, 59-73 Wednesday’s telecast at Long Beach will be shown on FOX Prime Ticket 16 at Saint Mary’s L, 66-73 19 at Montana L, 68-86 21 vs. Idaho % W, 67-59 28 NEW MEXICO STATE + L, 60-65 JANUARY 4 at UC Davis * L, 53-64 895 6 100 10.6 6 LONG BEACH STATE * W, 86-73 11 CAL STATE FULLERTON * + (FSW) L, 64-67 UC Irvine has snapped UC Irvine has had 6 Jonathan Galloway’s is UC Irvine is averaging 13 at CSUN * W, 71-54 up 895 rebounds this 20-point scorers on the climbing up UC Irvine’s 10.6 free-throw 18 CAL POLY * + (ESPN3) W, 80-73 season, second in the season, all within the all-time rankings as he attempts through its six 20 at UC Santa Barbara * + (ESPNU) L, 58-70 nation behind only last nine games. Evan swatted away his100 th Big West games. On the 24 UC RIVERSIDE * + (ESPN3) 7:00 PM Minnesota’s 896. UCI Leonard has produced career block with two season, it averages 16.8 31 at Long Beach State * (Prime Ticket) 7:30 PM is the only team in the four setting new career at CSUN. He recently FT per game compared FEBRUARY conference with three highs twice. Eyassu became the program’s to 24.3 FT it allows per 3 at Cal State Fullerton * (ESPNU) 7:00 PM players over 100 total Worku’s 20 tied a ca- 24th player with 500 game. UCI is averaging 7 CSUN * + (ESPN3) 7:00 PM 10 at UC Riverside * + (ESPN Wild Card) 5:00 PM rebounds (Galloway - reer high while Tommy career rebounds pass- 18.8 FT in its eight wins 15 HAWAI’I * (ESPN3) 8:00 PM 159, Rutherford - 124, Rutherford set a new ing Mamadou Ndiaye and 15.7 in its 14 losses 17 at Cal Poly * + 7:00 PM Jones - 110) high with 20 vs. CP for 18th place with 572 22 UC SANTA BARBARA * + (Prime Ticket) 7:00 PM 24 at Hawai'i * (ESPN2 Wild Card) 10:00 PM 2017-18 UC IRVINE ANTEATERS MARCH No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. MPG PPG 3PT% FT% Note 3 UC DAVIS (Homecoming) * + (FSW/ESPN3)7:30 PM 2 Max Hazzard RS-So. G 5-10 23.4 9.5 .327 .730 Averaging 26.3 MPG, 10.7 PPG in 6 Big West games 4 Justin Wertner RS-Fr. G 6-4 11.2 4.3 .455 1.000 Missed last 10 games (ankle) 8 Big West Quarterfinals ^ (FSW Prime Ticket) TBD 5 Jonathan Galloway Jr. F 6-10 24.1 3.5 -- .593 Reached 500 career rebounds vs. UCD, 100 blocks at CSUN 9 Big West Semifinals ^ (ESPNU / ESPN3) TBD 10 Riley Welch Fr. G 6-0 4.7 0.6 2-for-5 .667 Team is 3-0 in games he’s scored in 11 John Edgar Jr. So. F 6-5 22.4 8.6 .342 .737 Set career highs in pts, reb, ast, mins, 1st dbl-dbl vs. LBSU 10 Big West Championship ^ (ESPN2) TBD 13 Brandon Smith Jr. F 6-5 13.9 2.8 1-for-17 .667 Named to All-Tournament Team in Invitational 14 Evan Leonard So. G 6-1 27.3 11.7 .380 .759 Made multiple threes in 13 games this season # Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational 22 Teo Davidian Sr. G 6-1 1.8 2.2 1-of-3 .667 Collegiate debut at Denver (formerly team manager) 23 Darrian Traylor RS-So. G 6-4 7.3 2.5 .333 .533 17 mins, 6 pts vs. UCD season highs vs. DI opponents % - played in Boise, Idaho 24 Eyassu Worku So. G 6-2 27.0 11.3 .353 .766 Averaging 14.5 points, 31.5 minutes in Big West games * Games 25 Spencer Rivers RS-Jr. G 6-2 ------Will not play this season (foot) ^ Big West Conference Tournament – Anaheim, Calif. 35 Solomon Ruddell Fr. C 7-1 ------Expert-level chess player 40 Collin Welp Fr. F 6-9 ------Son of late Christian Welp - pts leader at Washington + Broadcasted on KLAA AM830 42 Tommy Rutherford So. F 6-8 21.5 9.7 4-for-11 .646 First career 20-point game Thursday vs. Cal Poly Home games in bold played at Bren Events Center 50 Elston Jones RS-Jr. F 6-9 15.8 4.3 -- .364 5+ rebounds in 7 of last 8 games (14 off., 26 def.) All times listed are Pacific 55 Brad Greene So. C 6-10 12.0 4.7 -- .676 Raised on Paiute-Shoshone Reservation Bold indicates previous game’s starters Game 23 - UC Riverside 2017 -18 UC IRVINE MEN’S BASKETBALL Game 24 - Long Beach State

UC IRVINE VS. UC RIVERSIDE ANTEATERS-HIGHLANDERS SETUP UP FOR BREN MATCHUP ON ESPN3 All-Time Series: 40-24 | Under Turner: 13-5 The ‘Eaters return to .500 in conference play and are back home in the Bren Events Center for the last At home: 20-6 | At Riverside: 13-11 | Neutral: 7-7 match before a week off of basketball. Last 10 matchups Date Site Result Most of the news for UC Riverside has come off the court with the abrupt firing of their coach, Dennis Mar. 9, 2017 Honda Center (BWT) W, 76-67 Cutts, at the conclusion of non-conference play. In the interim, Justin Bell, an assistant for five years Mar. 1, 2017 at Riverside, Calif. W, 68-56 and Highlander basketball alum from 2007, has assumed the head position and is still in search of his Feb. 18, 2017 Bren Events Center W, 79-60 Mar. 5, 2016 at Riverside, Calif. W, 76-66 first head coaching victory. Jan. 9, 2016 Bren Events Center W, 84-68 Mar. 12, 2015 Honda Center (BWT) W, 63-54 UCR showed a lot of promise after a 5-9 run in non-conference highlighted by a win at Cal, its only road Feb. 14, 2015 at Riverside, Calif. L, 63-70 win, and home victories over Air Force and Valparaiso along with tough tests at Michigan, Grand Can- Jan. 10, 2015 Bren Events Center W, 69-55 yon, and Montana. The Highlanders have started Big West play 0-5, but four of the five losses have Mar. 13, 2014 Honda Center (BWT) W, 64-43 Feb. 15, 2014 Bren Events Center W, 70-52 come by single-digits including at Cal State Fullerton and UC Santa Barbara.

2017-18 Comparative Team Stats UCI took all three matchups with the Highlanders last season including a nine-point win in the Big West UCI UCR Tournament quarterfinal. All-time, UCI holds a 40-24 edge in the series backed by 20 wins in 26 match- 8-14 Overall Record 5-14 ups at home. Coach Turner has had success with a 13-5 mark pulling out a victory in 10 of the last 11 3-3 Conference Record 0-5 and six straight in the Bren. 70.2 Points/Game 66.5 71.1 Points Allowed/Game 70.5 UC Riverside has been successful behind its defense allowing just over 70 points a game with squads 40.7 Rebounds/Game 36.1 +6.6 Rebounding Margin -3.0 shooting a hair over 40%, percentage points behind UCI for the best in the conference. The sit within .439 FG Pct. .408 the top three in the conference in FG and 3pt % defense in addition to being one of the better offen- .368 3-pt FG Pct. .304 sive rebounding teams, at coaxing steals, and forcing turnovers. UCR does stand near the bottom of the .671 FT Pct. .707 conference in offense with 66.5 points a game and does not shoot the ball from beyond the arc very .405 Opp. FG Pct. .406 well averaging just 5.4 a game and a 30.4 percentage. .349 Opp. 3-pt FG Pct. .323 .701 Opp. FT Pct. .697 Dikymbe Martin has been the catalyst leading the squad with 13.1 points over 32.2 minutes per game PLAYER HISTORIES in addition to being among the team’s leaders in shooting percentage, rebounds, assists, and steals. Chance Murray has also averaged double-digit points in at least 30 minutes a game with the inate Player Games Stats ability to rebound and steal the ball. Alex Larsson has been steady down low averaging 10.5 points a 2 Hazzard 3 2 pts (0-for-6 3pt), 8 reb, 9.3 MPG game and leading the team in rebounds, and has really stepped up in big games with his three double- 5 Galloway 5 (3 starts) 15 pts, 25 reb, 3 ast, 2 blk, as Soph. 11 Edgar Jr. 3 4 pts, 4 reb, 4.0 MPG doubles coming at Cal, Grand Canyon, and UC Santa Barbara. 13 Smith 5 (4 starts) 12 pts, 17 reb, 4 ast, 2 blk, 4 stl, 91 mins 14 Leonard 1 2 pts (0-for-2 3pt), 1 ast, 8 mins CHART-TOPPERS 24 Worku 20 pts (8-8), 5 ast in 22 mins (8 pts (2-for-10) in 2 gms) 42 Rutherford 3 3.0 PPG, 4.0 RPG, 1 blk, 17.7 MPG 55 Greene 3 4 pts, 4 reb, 1 stl, 18 mins The Anteaters completed its 16-game non-conference ledger. It’s non-conference schedule ranks as the eighth-toughest in the NCAA equipped with 12 games away from home and six tournament teams UC IRVINE VS. LONG BEACH STATE from a year ago. The trek covered 11,715 miles with the Anteaters playing games in 10 different states. All-Time Series: 43-58 | Under Turner: 10-9 At home: 24-21 | At Long Beach: 12-31 | Neutral: 7-6 The ‘Eaters continue to rebound well with 40.7 per game (15th in NCAA) ranking 25th in defensive Last 10 matchups rebounds per game and 46th in offensive. The +6.6 rebound margin ranks 21st as UCI has hauled in 895 total rebounds, second nationally only to Minnesota (896). The ‘Eaters have three of the conference’s Date Site Result Jan. 4, 2018 Bren Events Center W, 86-73 top seven rebounders and are the only school with three 100-rebound players in Jonathan Galloway Mar. 10, 2017 Anaheim, Calif. (Big West Semi) W, 62-57 (159), Tommy Rutherford (124), and Elston Jones (118). Feb. 4, 2017 at Long Beach, Calif. L, 63-72 Jan. 4, 2017 Bren Events Center W, 82-67 The Anteaters continue to set the standard in blocks with 95, 39th-most in the NCAA and most in the Mar. 11, 2016 Anaheim, Calif. (Big West Semi) L, 72-77 Big West, averaging 4.3 a game. Jonathan Galloway ranks 50th with 38 nationally and is 67th in the Feb. 24, 2016 Bren Events Center W, 90-67 Jan. 14, 2016 at Long Beach, Calif. W, 58-54 nation with 1.73 per contest. Feb. 7, 2015 at Long Beach, Calif. W, 56-55 Jan. 8, 2015 Bren Events Center L, 82-88 UCI has begun a return to its field goal defensive prowess. After a slow start to the season, opponents Feb. 6, 2014 Bren Events Center W, 61-58 now average 40.5% per game, 40th in the NCAA and tops among Big West programs. UCI ranked sixth in the nation in that stat in 2016-17. 2017-18 Comparative Team Stats UCI LBSU Through six conference games, the ‘Eaters lead the Big West defensive rebounds per game (27.5) 8-14 Overall Record 10-12 3-2 Conference Record 4-2 70.8 Points/Game 75.4 They’re among the top three in 3-point FG percentage (2nd - 39.0%), 3-pointers made (3rd - 7.7 per 71.1 Points Allowed/Game 80.7 game), rebounds per game (2nd - 38.3), rebounds allowed per game (2nd - 31.2), rebounding margin 41.2 Rebounds/Game 35.3 (2nd - +7.2), scoring defense (3rd - 66.8 PPG), FG defense (3rd - 42.4% allowed), and 3pt defense (3rd - +7.5 Rebounding Margin +0.4 31.3% allowed). .441 FG Pct. .459 .374 3-pt FG Pct. .360 .671 FT Pct. .722 Anteater leaders through six conference games include Rutherford in FG % (8th - .522)...Galloway in .403 Opp. FG Pct. .473 rebounding (6th - 7.0 per game), offensive rebounds per game (3rd - 2.7), and blocks per game (T9th - .351 Opp. 3-pt FG Pct. .381 1.0)...Evan Leonard with assist-to-turnover ratio (9th - +1.3), threes per game (T7th - 2.0), assists .701 Opp. FT Pct. .742 (T10th - 3.0 per game), and steals (3rd - 1.8 per game)...Max Hazzard in three-pointers made (2nd - 2.7 per game) and three-point percentage (6th - .485)...Eyassu Worku in assists per game (5th - 3.7) and PLAYER NOTES three-point percentage (10th - .350) while falling outside the top 15 in conference minutes despite Player Notes leading the team (19th - 31.5 per game). 2 Hazzard Last game: 14 pts,23 mins (5 MPG, 3 PPG prev. 3) 5 Galloway 23 MPG, 16-of-23 FG, 6.1 RPG UCI has put up some notable numbers during last week’s split: 11 Edgar Jr. Career highs 15pts, 10reb, 3ast, 30mins (1st dbl-dbl) 13 Smith 5 mins last game (21.3 MPG in 2016-17) 14 Leonard Career high 21 pts (8-of-16 FG, 5-9 3pt) last game Eyassu Worku has recorded points in double-figures in eight consecutive games 24 Worku 31 mins, 20 pts (12.7 MPG, 3.0 PPG (3-of-14) prev. 3) 42 Rutherford Previous matchup only game without a rebound UC Irvine won back-to-back games for just the second time on the season (Denver and Chapman) when 50 Jones 8 pts, 8 reb in 19 mins vs. LBSU 55 Greene 11.0 MPG, 3.0 RPG prev. 3 (12 mins, 8 reb last game) it took down CSUN and Cal Poly. It’s led at the half in five of its six conference games winning three and losing to CSF and UCSB. Game 23 - UC Riverside

2017-18 UC IRVINE MEN’S BASKETBALL Game 24 - Long Beach State

2016-17 AT A GLANCE UCI has used the same starting lineup (Galloway, Edgar Jr., Rutherford, Leonard, Worku) in each of the last ten games Overall Record 21-15 Non-Conference 9-11 UCI has attempted less than 10 free throws in 3 of 6 Big West games (9 at UCSB, 6 vs. LBSU, 5 at CSUN). Big West 12-4 The ‘Eaters are 44-for-64 from the line in conference games averaging 7.3 FTM and 10.6 FTA per game, Home 11-2 well below the rest of the conference which includes six programs that have each played one less game Away 7-9 Neutral 3-4 Galloway's 100th block came in his 94th career game vs. CSUN. His nine rebounds passed Mamadou Ndiaye for 18th on the all-time rebound list for the Anteaters. He pulled down double-digit rebounds Current Overall Streak L2 for the fifth time this season and is the ninth time he has led the team on the boards, and will enter the Last Win vs. Long Beach State (3/10/17) UCR contest with 572 career rebounds Last Loss at Illinois State (3/15/17) Current Home Streak W4 UCI was outrebounded for just the fourth time on the year vs. UCSB, and the -12 rebounding margin is Last Win vs. UC Davis (3/4/17) its largest disparity previously held at -8 (Montana) Last Loss vs. Cal Poly (1/26/17) Current Road Streak L1 UC Irvine committed just nine turnovers at UCSB, the third time this season with less than 10 turnovers in a game (8 vs. Chapman, 9 vs. Idaho) Last Win at UC Riverside (3/1/17) Last Loss at Cal State Fullerton (2/22/17) Saturday’s loss was only the second this season in which UCI committed fewer turnovers than its oppo- Current Neutral Streak L2 nent (Cal State Fullerton) Last Win vs. Long Beach State (3/10/17) Last Loss at Illinois State (3/15/17) The 24 first half points for UCSB was the lowest first half total allowed to a Division I opponents this Longest Winning Streak 8 season by UCI (22 - Chapman) Longest Losing Streak 3 Evan Leonard’s 35 minutes eclipsed his previous career high of 33 set against Nevada

UCI MEN’S BASKETBALL QUICK FACTS NEWS & NOTES Location Irvine, Calif. Enrollment 32,000 Brandon Smith was named to the Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational All-Tournament Team scor- Founded 1962 (Opened 1965) ing 18 points, dishing out four assists, and adding a pair of steals over an average of 21.5 minutes in the split against Rider and Northern Arizona. Nickname Anteaters Colors Blue & Gold Under head coach Russell Turner, UCI has won 114 games over the last five years, advancing to the Conference Big West postseason each of those years (2013 CIT, 2014 NIT, 2015 NCAA, 2016 CIT and 2017 NIT). Chancellor Howard Gillman, Ph.D. Athletic Director Mike Izzi UCI has recorded five consecutive 20-win seasons, including 21-15 in 2016-17. In the past five seasons, Home Arena Bren Events Center (5,000) UCI is 114-66 overall and 60-22 in Big West Conference games. Website ucirvinesports.com The ‘Eaters were 12-4 in Big West play last season, winning those 12 by an average of 18.0 points. Twitter @ucimbb Facebook /ucimbb UCI was 11-2 at home last season and has won 37 of its last 44 games (.841) in the Bren Events Center. Instagram @uciathletics UCI will play 13 home games in 2017-18, however they do navigate a 16-game non-conference ledger Head Coach Russell Turner, 8th year where 12 games will be away from home including two different five-game road stretches. Record at UCI 139-105 Career Record 139-105 UCI has won a conference-best 60 Big West games over the last five seasons (60-22, .732). 2016-17 Overall Record 21-15 UCI has won outright, or shared, the Big West regular-season title three of the last four years, including 2016-17 Big West Record 12-4 the last two. Letterwinners Returning/Lost 10/3 Starters Returning/Lost 2/3 The Anteaters were picked to finish first in the Big West Preseason Poll garnering 14 of the 26 first- Newcomers 4 place votes, however, no ‘Eaters were represented on media Preseason All-Big West squad.

All-Time Record 754-755 (53rd year) College Sports Madness named three Anteaters to its Preseason All-Conference squad including Tom- my Rutherford, Eyassu Worku, and Jonathan Galloway. Russell Turner was also mentioned as Presea- NCAA Tournament Appearances 5 son Coach of the Year for the publication.

UCI MEDIA RELATIONS The Anteaters ranked sixth in the nation last season in field-goal percentage defense at .383. The Ant- th th Assistant Athletic Director/Media Relations Stacey King eaters were 17 in rebound margin (6.7) and 29 in scoring defense (64.8). Assistant Director Media Relations Alex Croteau The ‘Eaters have blocked 744 shots over the past four seasons for an average of 5.2 per game. UCI Assistant Director Media Relations Andrea Ohta returns three of its top four shot-blockers from last season. Croteau (MBB Contact) Office Phone (949) 824-8934 Cell Phone (949) 410-3346 The ‘Eaters have won 72 of their last 77 games when holding the opposition to 60 points or less. Email [email protected] Entering the season, UCI was 71-9 in its last 80 games when limiting the opposition to under 40- percent shooting from the field.

UCI had a tough non-conference schedule featuring six teams that saw action in the NCAA Tournament last season. The ledger clocks in as the 11th-toughest in college basketball this season. Game 23 - UC Riverside 2017 -18 UC IRVINE MEN’S BASKETBALL Game 24 - Long Beach State Career Highs Max Hazzard RS-So. / 5-10 / 170 / Guard , Calif. Loyola High School Pts: 22, vs. CSUN (1/21/17) Reb: 6, 2 times + Grandson of Walt Hazzard - National Player of the Year for John Wooden Year GP-GS MPG PPG FG% 3PT% FT% RPG Ast Blk Stl Ast: 6, vs. UTEP (12/22/16) + Uncle, Khalil, is Grammy-winning producer | Uncle, Rasheed, was assistant for Knicks 17-18 21-9 23.4 9.5 .410 .427 .730 1.9 48 0 13 Stl: 2, 23times + Brother, Jacob, played at the University of Arizona Mins: 31, at UCD (1/4/18) 2 16-17 36-18 15.6 4.9 .396 .305 .614 1.7 48 1 15 Memphis, Tenn. St. George’s Independent School Pts: 10, at Denver (11/12) Justin Wertner RS-Fr. / 6-4 / 203 / Guard Reb: 4, vs. Whittier (11/29) + Served a Latter Day Saints Mission in Chile | 1 of 6 children (1 brother, 4 sisters) Year GP-GS MPG PPG FG% 3PT% FT% RPG Ast Blk Stl Ast: 1, 3 times + 2014-15 Division II Mr. Basketball in - finalist in 2013-14 17-18 11-1 11.2 4.3 .412 .455 1.000 1.5 6 1 4 3pt: 2, 4 times + Brother, Jacob, played at the University of Arizona Mins: 18, at K-State (11/17) 4 Career Jonathan Galloway Jr. / 6-10 / 235 / Forward Pts: 11, vs. Chap (11/14/17) Brentwood, Calif. Salesian High School Reb: 14, 3 times Year GP-GS MPG PPG FG% 3PT% FT% RPG Ast Blk Stl + Majoring in Criminology, Law, and Society Ast: 3, vs. CP (1/26/17) 17-18 22-22 24.1 3.5 .423 -- .593 7.2 11 38 11 + Son of Kenny and Gina, older brother Brenden, younger brother Alex Blk: 5, vs. LBSU (3/10/17) 5 15-17 74-37 19.7 3.6 .480 -- .587 5.6 28 64 16 + CIF Champion in HS, averaged 15 pts-8 reb-3 blocks as a senior Mins: 34, at ILST (3/15/17) Riley Welch Fr. / 6-0 / 185 / Guard Los Angeles, Calif. Chatfield (CO) High School Pts: 5, at Denver (11/12) Reb: 1, 3 times + 2013 USA Basketball 3x3 U18 National Finalist Year GP-GS MPG PPG FG% 3PT% FT% RPG Ast Blk Stl Ast: 4, vs. Chap (11/14) + 2016 CHSAA Final Four Participant, three-time league champion in HS 17-18 17-0 4.7 0.6 .500 .400 .667 0.3 13 0 2 Stl: 1, 2 times + Grandfather, Coley, was ranked 3rd in the world as a boxing middleweight in 1941 Mins: 12, vs. Chap (11/14) 10 Career John Edgar Jr. So. / 6-5 / 217 / Forward Chino Hills, Calif. Ayala High School Pts: 15, vs. LBSU (1/6/18) Reb: 10, vs. LBSU (1/6/18) Year GP-GS MPG PPG FG% 3PT% FT% RPG Ast Blk Stl + Father played 2 seasons at Arizona, co-captained Pac-10 title team with Steve Kerr Ast: 3, vs. LBSU (1/6/18) 17-18 22-14 22.4 8.6 .426 .342 .737 3.8 21 1 9 + CIF Player of the Year, First Team all-state, John Wooden Award Winner Stl: 3, vs. Chap (11/14/17) 11 16-17 34-0 7.9 2.1 .438 .281 .667 1.4 8 0 4 + Led HS to first CIF title - collected single-game high 41 points in HS Mins: 30, vs. LBSU (1/6/18) Brandon Smith Jr. / 6-5 / 190 / Forward Santa Ana, Calif. Godinez High School Pts: 13, vs. SCU (11/23/15) Reb: 7, 2 times + Son of Denise, older sister Brianna Year GP-GS MPG PPG FG% 3PT% FT% RPG Ast Blk Stl Ast: 3, 2 times 17-18 21-8 13.9 2.8 .404 .059 .667 1.7 4 0 3 + First Team All-CIF and league MVP as a senior averaging 25 pts, 9.5 rebs Stl: 3, vs. CSF (1/14/17) + Set multiple school records, single-game high of 45 points vs. University HS 13 15-17 72-42 16.0 2.4 .341 .324 .583 2.4 41 29 35 Mins: 39, vs. Cal (11/16/16) Evan Leonard So. / 6-1 / 190 / Guard Cerritos, Calif. Cerritos High School Pts: 21, vs. LBSU (1/6/18) Reb: 6, 2 times + Son of Efrem and Erica, older brother Elijah, younger brother Eric Year GP-GS MPG PPG FG% 3PT% FT% RPG Ast Blk Stl Ast: 6, vs. LBSU (1/6/18) + Two-time First Team All-CIF, league MVP, also competed in track 17-18 22-20 27.3 11.7 .409 .380 .759 3.4 48 0 31 Stl: 4, at DEN (11/12/17) + Single-game high of 43 points in HS vs. Millikan HS, also had 18 rebs in that game Mins: 35, at UCSB (1/20/18) 14 16-17 31-0 12.3 3.6 .318 .281 .862 1.5 18 1 12 Teo Davidian Sr. / 6-1 / 180 / Guard Glendale, Calif. Hoover High School Pts: 7, vs. Whittier (11/29) + Earned a roster spot after being a team manager Reb: 1, 2 times Year GP-GS MPG PPG FG% 3PT% FT% RPG Ast Blk Stl Ast: 1, vs. Whittier (11/29) + First Team all-league, Second Team All-Area in HS, averaged 20 pts-5 reb– 5 ast 17-18 5-0 1.8 2.2 .375 .333 .667 0.4 1 0 0 Stl: + Chemistry major, looking to pursue work as an orthopedic surgeon 22 Career Mins: 3, 2 times

Darrian Traylor RS-So. / 6-4 / 210 / Guard Las Vegas, Nev. Centennial High School Pts: 11, 2 times Reb: 6, vs. Chap (11/14/17) + Son of Reggie and Nanette, older brother Terrance, uncle played for the SD Chargers Year GP-GS MPG PPG FG% 3PT% FT% RPG Ast Blk Stl Ast: 2, vs. Hawai’i (1/7/17) 17-18 16-0 7.3 2.5 .375 .333. 533 1.7 4 0 3 + McDonald’s All-American nominee 3pt: 3, vs. LPC (12/30/16) + League MVP, all-state, single-game high of 45 points in high school 23 16-17 20-0 3.3 1.5 .474 .438 .571 0.7 7 0 0 Mins: 17, twice

Eyassu Worku So. / 6-2 / 170 / Guard Artesia, Calif. Los Alamitos High School Pts: 20, 2 times Year GP-GS MPG PPG FG% 3PT% FT% RPG Ast Blk Stl + Of Ethiopian descent, son of Shibeshi and Berhanu, younger siblings Rebecca & Feben Reb: 7, vs. SDSU (11/14/16) + McDonald’s All-American nominee, OC Player of the Year, two-time league MVP Ast: 7, vs. WC (11/29/17) 17-18 22-15 27.0 11.3 .382 .353 .766 2.9 80 1 25 Stl: 3, 4 times + Career points leader at his high school - single-game high 51 vs. Highland HS 24 16-17 36-0 20.3 7.2 .399 .333 .714 3.1 67 3 25 Mins: 37, at UCD (1/4/18)

Spencer Rivers RS-Jr. / 6-2 / 200 / Guard Winter Park, Fla. Winter Park High School Pts: 8, vs. Arizona (12/6/16) Reb: vs. UCD (3/4/17) Year GP-GS MPG PPG FG% 3PT% FT% RPG Ast Blk Stl + Son of LA Clippers Head Coach Doc Rivers, brother of NBA guard, Austin Ast:4, vs. PP (12/9/16) 17-18 Out for season (injury) + Brother, Jeremiah, played NCAA basketball; sister, Callie, played NCAA volleyball Stl: 2, vs. UCR (3/1/17) 25 Career 44-0 7.6 1.8 .333 .300 .450 0.8 30 1 10 + Two-time state champion in HS; averaged 10.1pts-5ast-3reb as a senior Mins: 26, vs. SDSU (2016)

Solomon Ruddell Fr. / 7-1 / 240 / Center Los Osos, Calif. The Hill School (PA) Pts: + Son of Matson and Skye, younger brothers Isaac, Joseph, and Hero Reb: Year GP-GS MPG PPG FG% 3PT% FT% RPG Ast Blk Stl Ast: + Averaged a double-double (10.6 pts-11.6 reb) at Morro Bay HS prior to transfer 17-18 Stl: 35 + Avid chess player, expert level for his age range Mins: Career

Collin Welp Fr. / 6-9 / 215 / Forward Seattle, Wash. Seattle Prep School Pts: Reb: Year GP-GS MPG PPG FG% 3PT% FT% RPG Ast Blk Stl + Son of late Christian Welp, all-time leading scorer at University of Washington + Older sister Ally, younger brother Nic plays basketball Ast: 17-18 + All-State, reached two state tournaments, collected 1,000 career points in HS Stl: 40 Mins: Career

Tommy Rutherford So. / 6-8 / 220 / Forward El Cajon, Calif. Grossmont High School Pts: 20, vs. CP (1/18/18) Year GP-GS MPG PPG FG% 3PT% FT% RPG Ast Blk Stl + Two-time league MVP, averaged 25 pts-20 reb as a senior, also played baseball Reb: 12, vs. NEV (12/14/16) Ast: 4, at CSUN (1/13/18) 17-18 22-19 21.5 9.7 .592 .364 .646 5.6 18 14 7 + Two-time County Academic Team captain, league Sportsmanship Award winner + Civil Engineering major, aspires to be a structural engineer Blk: 4, vs. UCD (1/28/17) 42 16-17 36-0 17.8 6.2 .599 -- .648 5.3 15 32 7 Mins: 29, at DU (11/12/17)

Elston Jones RS-Jr. / 6-9 / 275 / Forward Goodyear, Ariz. Millennium High School // Utah State Pts: 8, vs. LBSU (1/6/18) Year GP-GS MPG PPG FG% 3PT% FT% RPG Ast Blk Stl + Son of Elston and Sharon, older sister Sherika Reb: 14, at SDSU (11/10) At UCI 21-3 15.8 4.3 .574 -- .364 5.6 14 17 6 + Averaged 14 pts-14 rebs-4 blocks over his high school career Ast: 3, 2 times Blk: 2, 2 times 50 At USU 59-10 12.3 2.8 .493 -- .507 2.9 35 32 21 + All-state, all-region, all-district, single-game high of 38 points in HS vs. Verrado HS Mins: 22, vs. NEV (12/2/17)

Brad Greene So. / 6-10 / 280 / Center Lone Pine, Calif. Lone Pine High School Pts: 15, vs. Chap (11/14/17) Reb: 10, vs. CU (11/14/17) Year GP-GS MPG PPG FG% 3PT% FT% RPG Ast Blk Stl + Raised on Paiute-Shoshone Reservation - 1 of 4 sons of Marjianne Yonge Ast: 1, 3 times 17-18 22-0 12.0 4.7 .465 -- .676 4.1 6 18 2 + Three-time league champ, two-time All-CIF, averaged 19.5 pts-15 rebs– 5 blocks Blk: 5, vs. Chap (11/14/17) 55 + Also competed in baseball and track & field 16-17 35-0 9.7 2.7 .591 -- .535 3.0 9 17 4 Mins: 23, vs. CU (11/14/17) Game 23 - UC Riverside 2017 -18 UC IRVINE MEN’S BASKETBALL Game 24 - Long Beach State

UC IRVINE’S RECORD IN 2017-18 WHEN... MISCELLANEOUS STATS UCI STREAKS 20-Point Games Playing a night game 6-13 Consecutive Games Played Playing a day game (Before 5 p.m. local time) 2-1 Player 2017-18 Career Season Leading at halftime 7-4 Evan Leonard 4 4 Player Current High Trailing at halftime 1-9 Eyassu Worku 1 2 Jonathan Galloway 96 22 Tied at halftime 0-1 Tommy Rutherford 1 1 Tommy Rutherford 58 22 Scoring less than 60 points 0-6 Max Hazzard - 1 Eyassu Worku 58 22 Scoring between 60-69 1-6 Brad Greene 53 22 Scoring between 70-79 2-1 Evan Leonard 22 22 Scoring between 80-89 3-1 Double-Figure Scoring Games John Edgar Jr. 22 22 Scoring 90 or more points 2-0 Player 2017-18 Career Max Hazzard 21 21 Opponent scores less than 60 points 3-0 Eyassu Worku 15 24 Elston Jones 19 19 Opponent scores between 60-69 2-5 Evan Leonard 16 17 Brandon Smith 18 18 Justin Wertner -- 9 Opponent scores between 70-79 3-5 Tommy Rutherford 8 15 Riley Welch 3 8 Opponent scores between 80-89 0-2 Max Hazzard 11 14 Darrian Traylor 3 6 Opponent scores 90 or more points 0-2 John Edgar Jr. 8 10 Teo Davidian -- 2 UCI has 0 players in double figures 0-1 Jonathan Galloway 1 3 UCI has 1 player in double figures 0-0 Consecutive Games Started UCI has 2 players in double figures 2-9 Brad Greene 1 3 Justin Wertner 2 2 Season UCI has 3 players in double figures 1-2 Player Current High Brandon Smith 1 2 UCI has 4 players in double figures 3-1 Jonathan Galloway 58 22 UCI has 5+ players in double figures 2-1 Darrian Traylor 1 1 Eyassu Worku 12 12 FG Pct. .500 or better 3-0 Evan Leonard 10 10 FG Pct. under .500 5-14 Double-Figure Rebounding Games Tommy Rutherford 11 11 FG Pct. .400 or better 7-7 Player 2017-18 Career John Edgar Jr. 10 10 FG Pct. under .400 1-7 Max Hazzard -- 8 Jonathan Galloway 6 16 Better FG percentage 7-5 Brandon Smith -- 4 Tommy Rutherford 3 6 Worse FG percentage 0-8 Elston Jones -- 3 Same FG percentage 1-1 Elston Jones 3 3 Justin Wertner -- 1 More FGs made 7-5 Brad Greene 1 1 Fewer FGs made 0-8 John Edgar Jr. 1 1 Consecutive Double-Figure Scoring Games Same FGs made 1-1 Season More FGs attempted 4-6 Double-Doubles Player Current Long Eyassu Worku 8 8 Fewer FGs attempted 3-6 Player 2017-18 Career Evan Leonard -- 6 Same FGs attempted 1-2 Tommy Rutherford 1 2 More FTs made 3-1 Max Hazzard -- 4 Jonathan Galloway 1 2 Tommy Rutherford 2 2 Fewer FTs made 4-13 John Edgar Jr. -- 2 Same FTs made 1-0 Brad Greene 1 1 John Edgar Jr. 1 1 Justin Wertner -- 1 More FTs attempted 4-2 Darrian Traylor -- 1 Fewer FTs attempted 4-12 Jonathan Galloway -- 1 Same FTs attempted 0-0 Double-Figure Assist Games Brad Greene -- 1 More rebounds 7-10 Player 2017-18 Career Fewer rebounds 1-3 Jonathan Galloway - 1 Consecutive Double-Figure Rebounding Games Same rebounds 0-1 Season More assists 6-4 Games Led UCI in Scoring (includes co-leaders) Player Current Long Fewer assists 1-10 Player 2017-18 Career Elston Jones -- 2 Same assists 1-0 Tommy Rutherford -- 1 Eyassu Worku 6 11 More steals 6-3 Jonathan Galloway -- 1 Fewer steals 2-7 Evan Leonard 8 8 Brad Greene -- 1 Same steals 0-4 Tommy Rutherford 5 5 John Edgar Jr. -- 1 More turnovers 4-12 Max Hazzard 4 4 Fewer turnovers 4-1 John Edgar Jr. 1 1 Consecutive Free Throws Made Same turnovers 0-1 Brad Greene 1 1 Season vs. Big West 3-3 (16 games) Jonathan Galloway - 1 Player Current Long vs. Big 12 0-1 Max Hazzard -- 13 vs. Big Sky 2-1 Justin Wertner 9 9 vs. MAAC 0-1 Games Led UCI in Rebounding Evan Leonard 2 9 vs. Mountain West 0-2 Player 2017-18 Career Tommy Rutherford 3 8 vs. Pac-12 0-2 Jonathan Galloway 9 30 Brad Greene 4 8 vs. SCIAC (Division III) 2-0 Tommy Rutherford 6 12 Eyassu Worku -- 7 Jonathan Galloway -- 6 vs. Summit League 1-1 Elston Jones 7 7 Brandon Smith -- 6 vs. Western Athletic 0-2 Brad Greene 1 5 vs. West Coast 0-1 John Edgar Jr. -- 4 Brandon Smith - 2 Elston Jones -- 3 vs. Top-25 Opponents 0-1 (UCLA) Teo Davidian 3 3 in November 4-5 Evan Leonard 1 1 in December 1-6 John Edgar Jr. 1 1 in January 3-3 (8 games) Max Hazzard - 1 Consecutive Games Played with a -3 Pointer in February (7 games) Season in March (1+ games) Games Led UCI in Assists (includes co-leaders) Player Current Long Playing on Sunday 1-2 (0 remaining) Evan Leonard -- 12 Player 2017-18 Career John Edgar Jr. 1 8 Playing on Tuesday 1-1 (0 remaining) Eyassu Worku 11 19 Max Hazzard 6 6 Playing on Wednesday 1-1 (3 remaining) Evan Leonard 7 8 Justin Wertner -- 4 Playing on Thursday 2-4 (4 remaining) Max Hazzard 5 8 Eyassu Worku 5 5 Playing on Friday 1-2 (0 remaining) Darrian Traylor -- 3 Playing on Saturday 2-4 (5 remaining) Riley Welch 2 2 Tommy Rutherford 1 2 John Edgar Jr. 1 2 Riley Welch -- 2 Tommy Rutherford 2 2 Teo Davidian -- 1 Elston Jones 2 2 Smith & Galloway - 1 Game 23 - UC Riverside 2017 -18 UC IRVINE MEN’S BASKETBALL Game 24 - Long Beach State

2017-18 BIG WEST STANDINGS ASSOCIATED PRESS POLL USA TODAY COACHES POLL BWC Pct. Overall Pct. Streak Released Jan. 22 Released Jan. 22 Hawai’i 4-1 .800 13-5 .722 W4 Rk. Team Record Pts Rk. Team Record Pts Cal State Fullerton 4-2 .750 11-7 .611 L3 1. Villanova (63) 18-1 1,623 1. Villanova (31) 18-1 798 Long Beach State 4-2 .667 10-12 .455 W1 2. Virginia (1) 18-1 1,537 2. Virginia 18-1 759 3. Purdue (1) 19-2 1,499 3. Purdue (1) 19-2 740 UC Santa Barbara 3-2 .600 14-5 .737 W2 4. Duke 17-2 1,439 4. Duke 17-2 707 UC Davis 3-2 .600 12-7 .632 L1 5. Kansas 16-3 1,338 5. Kansas 16-3 639 UC Irvine 3-3 .500 8-14 .364 L1 6. Michigan State 17-3 1,342 6. Michigan State 17-3 589 CSUN 2-3 .400 5-14 .263 W2 7. West Virginia 16-3 1,217 7. West Virginia 16-3 471 8. Xavier 18-3 1,180 8. Cincinnati 17-2 566 Cal Poly 1-4 .200 6-13 .316 L4 9. Cincinnati 17-2 1,087 9. Xavier 18-3 566 UC Riverside 0-5 .000 5-14 .263 L5 10. North Carolina 16-4 1,014 10. North Carolina 16-4 517 11. Arizona 16-4 974 11. Oklahoma 14-4 407 12. Oklahoma 14-4 917 12. Arizona 16-4 403 The Big West Conference announced on 13. Ohio State 17-4 787 13. Ohio State 17-4 385 Monday, Nov. 27 that it will add two new schools, 14. Texas Tech 15-4 763 14. Texas Tech 15-4 346 CSU Bakersfield and UC , 15. Gonzaga 17-4 610 15. Gonzaga 17-4 288 16. Saint Mary’s 19-2 571 16. Wichita State 15-4 280 starting July 1, 2020 as full members. 17. Wichita State 15-4 547 17. Clemson 16-3 275 The schools will join in basketball for the 18. Clemson 16-3 474 18. Saint Mary’s 19-2 217 2020-2021 season with CSUB eligible for 19. Auburn 17-2 470 19. Auburn 17-2 190 postseason qualification right away. 20. Florida 14-5 366 20. Arizona State 15-4 187 UCSD will undergo the mandated 21. Arizona State 15-4 353 21. Tennessee 13-5 158 four-year reclassification 22. Tennessee 13-5 260 22. Florida 14-5 136 from Division II to Division I 23. Nevada 18-3 190 23. Miami (FL) 14-4 98 24. Rhode Island 15-3 189 24. Michigan 17-5 97 to be completed by the 2024-25 season. 25. Michigan 17-5 123 Receiving Votes: Kentucky, Nevada, Seton Hall, Receiving Votes: Miami (FL), Louisville, TCU, Louisville, Creighton, TCU, Providence, Alabama, THIS WEEK IN THE BIG WEST Kentucky, Kansas State, Seton Hall, Creighton, Florida Kansas State, Boise State, Middle Tennessee, Florida State, Houston, New Mexico State, Boise State, State, New Mexico State, Louisiana Wednesday, Jan. 24 Providence UC Riverside at UC Irvine (ESPN3) 7pm

Thursday, Jan. 25 CSUN at UC Davis 7pm COLLEGE INSIDER MID-MAJOR POLL 2017-18 NCAA RPI Long Beach State at Cal Poly 7pm Released Jan. 8 Through games Jan. 21 UC Santa Barbara at Cal State Fullerton (FSW) 730pm Rk. Team Record Pts (Out of 351 Division I schools) 1. Gonzaga (27) 14-2 771 Saturday, Jan. 27 2. Saint Mary’s (4) 15-2 748 UCI NON-CONFERENCE OPPONENTS Cal State Fullerton at Hawai’i 5pm 3. New Mexico State 13-3 668 Rk Team (Conference) W-L UC Santa Barbara at UC Riverside 5pm 4. Louisiana 14-3 647 13 Nevada (Mountain West) 18-3 Cal Poly at UC Davis 5pm 5. ETSU 12-4 558 31 Arizona State (Pac-12) 15-4 6. Furman 12-4 551 Long Beach State at CSUN 7pm 40 Saint Mary’s (WCC) 19-2 7. South Dakota State 14-5 546 45 New Mexico State (WAC) 15-3 8. BYU 13-4 544 57 Kansas State (Big 12) 14-5 All times Pacific 9. Missouri State 13-4 482 58 South Dakota State (Summit League) 13-5 10. Charleston 11-5 423 64 UCLA (Pac-12) 13-7 11. Stephen F. Austin 13-3 418 2016-17 BIG WEST PLAYERS OF THE WEEK 94 Rider (MAAC) 13-7 12. Loyola Chicago 12-4 400 110 Montana (Big Sky) 12-5 Nov. 13 Alex Larsson (UC Riverside) Sr. F 13. Towson 12-5 378 170 Idaho (Big Sky) 11-6 14. South Dakota 14-5 345 174 Utah State (Mountain West) 9-11 Nov. 20 Chima Moneke (UC Davis) Sr. F 15. UC Santa Barbara 12-4 272 242 UT Rio Grande Valley (WAC) 9-11 Nov. 27 Max Heidegger (UC Santa Barbara) So. G 16. UT Arlington 11-6 249 257 Denver (Summit League) 6-12 Dec. 4 Chima Moneke (UC Davis) Sr. F 17. Wofford 10-5 245 317 Northern Arizona (Big Sky) 2-16 18. UNC Greensboro 11-4 242 Dec. 11 Khalil Ahmad (Cal State Fullerton) Jr. G Alaska Anchorage (Division II) 19. San Diego 12-4 218 Chapman / Whittier (Division III) Dec. 18 Sheriff Drammeh (Hawai’i) Jr. G 20. Murray State 12-3 217 Dec. 26 Dikymbe Martin (UC Riverside) So. G 21. Vermont 11-5 191 BIG WEST CONFERENCE (RPI 16th - NC 40-63) 22. Georgia Southern 12-5 145 Jan. 2 Tavrion Dawson (CSUN) Sr. G 23. Albany 12-5 134 Rk Team W-L Jan. 8 Kyle Allman (Cal State Fullerton) Jr. G 24. Northern Kentucky 11-5 122 71 UC Davis 12-7 Jan. 15 Gabe Levin (Long Beach State) Sr. F 25. Buffalo 10-5 76 98 UC Santa Barbara 14-5

Jan. 22 Tavrion Dawson (CSUN) Sr. G 132 Cal State Fullerton 11-7 Receiving votes: Wright State, Lipscomb, Central 163 Hawai‘i 13-5 Michigan, Montana, Grand Canyon, Ball State, 165 Long Beach State 10-12 Belmont, Bucknell, Northern Colorado, Rider, William 180 UC Irvine 8-14 & Mary, Western Michigan, Utah Valley, Drake, 269 Cal Poly 6-13 Jacksonville State, Illinois State, Canisius, Evansville, 309 UC Riverside 5-14 Penn, Bowling Green, Florida Gulf Coast, Liberty, 348 CSUN 5-14 Portland State, Radford, Northeastern, Northern Iowa,

Idaho State, Montana State, Saint Francis (PA) STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE

Non-Conference 13th *Bold indicates 2017-18 opponent Overall 58th Game 23 - UC Riverside 2017 -18 UC IRVINE MEN’S BASKETBALL Game 24 - Long Beach State

HEAD COACH Russell Turner Eighth Year

Russel Turner, who enters his eighth season as head coach at UC Irvine, has guided the Anteaters to 114 wins over the past five seasons and postseason appearances each of those years (2013 CIT, 2014 NIT, 2015 NCAA, 2016 CIT, and 2017 NIT).

He was named Big West Conference Coach of the Year last season after leading the Anteaters to their third regular- season league title in the last four years and he was a finalist for the 2017 Skip Prosser Man of the Year national award.

His Anteater teams are just one of the 22 NCAA Division I programs to win at least 21 games each of the last five 2017-18 UC IRVINE ROSTER seasons. No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt.. Yr. Hometown Previous School In 2016, Turner led UCI to a 28-10 record, setting school 2 Max Hazzard G 5-10 170 RS-So. Los Angeles, Calif. Loyola HS record for overall victories, non-conference wins (15), and 4 Justin Wertner G 6-4 200 RS-Fr. Memphis, Tenn. St. George’s Independent School (TN) road victories (13). 5 Jonathan Galloway F 6-10 235 Jr. Brentwood, Calif. Salesian HS

In 2015, he led UCI to the program’s first NCAA Division I 10 Riley Welch G 6-0 185 Fr. Los Angeles, Calif. Chatfield (CO) HS Tournament berth as the Anteaters won the Big West 11 John Edgar Jr. F 6-5 215 So. Chino Hills, Calif. Ayala HS Conference Tournament for the first time in school history. 13 Brandon Smith F 6-5 200 Jr. Santa Ana, Calif. Godinez HS UCI took three-time national champion Louisville to the 14 Evan Leonard G 6-1 185 So. Cerritos, Calif. Cerritos HS wire in the NCAA second round before narrowly falling 57- 22 Teo Davidian G 6-1 180 Sr. Glendale, Calif. Hoover HS 55/ 23 Darrian Traylor G 6-4 210 RS-So. Las Vegas, Nev. Centennial (NV) HS

24 Eyassu Worku G 6-2 175 So. Artesia, Calif. Los Alamitos HS Turner was named 2014 Big West Conference Coach of the Year and NABC District 9 Coach of the Year after leading 25 Spencer Rivers G 6-2 200 RS-Jr. Winter Park, Fla. Winter Park (FL) HS the Anteaters to their first league regular-season title in 12 35 Solomon Ruddell C 7-1 240 Fr. Los Osos, Calif. The Hill School (PA) years and a second consecutive 20-win season. 40 Collin Welp F 6-9 215 Fr. Seattle, Wash. Seattle Prep (WA) 42 Tommy Rutherford F 6-8 240 So. El Cajon, Calif. Grossmont HS Turner was named UC Irvine’s head coach April 9, 2010, 50 Elston Jones F 6-9 260 RS-Jr. Goodyear, Ariz. Utah State University after serving the previous six seasons as an assistant coach 55 Brad Greene C 6-10 280 So. Lone Pine, Calif. Lone Pine HS for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball

Association following positions at Stanford University and Head Coach: Russell Turner (Hampden-Sydney), 8th year Wake Forest University. Assistant Coaches: Blaine Taylor (Montana), 2nd year Turner worked under Hall-of-Fame caliber coaches Don Ryan Badrtalei (UCLA, 2003), 8th year Nelson (Golden State), Mike Montgomery (Stanford), and Michael Wilder (UCI, 2013), 1st year Dave Odom (Wake Forest). Director of Basketball Analytics: Michael Lenahan Director of Basketball Operations: Patrick Flesher (Pepperdine, 2013), 2nd year As a player at Hampden-Sydney, Turner was a two-time All-

American (1991 & 1992) and set the school’s career scoring record of 2,272 points. He was a member of Hampden- Sydney’s first two NCAA tournament teams. PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 22—Teo Davidian TAY-oh duh-VID-ee-inn Turner was inducted into Hampden-Sydney’s Athletic Hall 24—Eyassu Worku YAW-soo WER-koo of Fame in 2002. 35—Solomon Ruddell Solomon ruh-DELL 40—Collin Welp Collin VELP He graduated magna cum laude in 1992 with a B.A. in

English and economics. COACHES

Turner is a native of Roanoke, Va. He and his wide, Ryan Badrtalei bad-er-TELL-ee Elizabeth, a physician, have two children, Devlin and Darius. Game 23 - UC Riverside 2017 -18 UC IRVINE MEN’S BASKETBALL Game 24 - Long Beach State Game 23 - UC Riverside 2017 -18 UC IRVINE MEN’S BASKETBALL Game 24 - Long Beach State

UC IRVINE TEAM HIGHS UC IRVINE TEAM LOWS UCI INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS Points 112 vs. Whittier (Nov. 29) Points 49 at Kansas State (Nov. 17) Points Rebounds 54 vs. Whittier (Nov. 29) Rebounds 29 at Montana (Dec. 19) 21 Evan Leonard vs. Long Beach State (Jan. 6) Assists 22 vs. Whittier (Nov. 29) Assists 7 at UC Davis (Jan. 4) FG Made Steals 10 at Denver (Nov. 12) Steals 1 at UCSB (Jan. 22) 9 Tommy Rutherford vs. Chapman (11/14/17) Blocks 12 vs. Chapman (Nov. 14) Blocks 0 at UC Davis & at UCSB FG Made 41 vs. Whittier (Nov. 29) FG Made 16 at Kansas State (Nov. 17) FG Attempted FG Att. 71 vs. Chapman (Nov. 14) FG Att. 49 at Montana (Dec. 19) 18 Eyassu Worku at South Dakota State (11/10/17) FG Pct. .621 vs. Whittier (Nov. 29) FG Pct. .296 at Kansas State (Nov. 17) FG Percentage (Min. 7 Made) 3FG Made 14 vs. Long Beach State (Jan. 6) 3FG Made 4 vs. KSU, Nevada, NMSU, UC Davis .750 Tommy Rutherford vs. Chapman (11/14/17) 3FG Att. 25 at Arizona State & vs. Long Beach State 3FG Att. 13 at UTRGV (Dec. 9) 3FG Pct. .560 vs. Long Beach State (Jan. 6) 3FG Pct. .200 at Kansas State (Nov. 17) 3-Point FG Made FT Made 20 vs. NAU & at Montana FT Made 3 at CSUN (Jan. 13) 5 Max Hazzard (ASU & UCLA), Evan Leonard (LBSU) FT Att. 29 vs. Northern Arizona (Nov. 24) FT Att. 5 at CSUN (Jan. 13) 3-Point FG Attempted FT Pct. (10A) .810 vs. Idaho (12/21/17) FT Pct. (10A) .417 at South Dakota State (Nov. 10) Most TOs 24 at UTRGV (Dec. 9) Fewest TOs 8 vs. Chapman (Nov. 14) 9 Max Hazzard (twice) | Evan Leonard (twice) Most Fouls 28 at UCLA & at Arizona State Fewest Fouls 12 vs. Whittier (Nov. 29) 3-Point FG Percentage (Min. 4 Made) Most Pts in a Half 63 vs. Whittier (2nd) Fewest Pts in a Half 21 at UTRGV (2nd) .571 Max Hazzard at CSUN (Jan. 13) 1st Half Points 51 vs. Long Beach State (Jan. 6) 1st Half Points 24 at K-State & NMSU Free Throws Made 2nd Half Points 63 vs. Whittier (Nov. 29) 2nd Half Points 21 at UTRGV (Dec. 9) Longest Win Streak 2 games (DU-CU & CSUN-CP) Longest Losing Streak 5 games 8 Evan Leonard vs. Idaho (12/21/17)

Free Throws Attempted OPPONENT TEAM HIGHS OPPONENT TEAM LOWS 9 Evan Leonard vs. Idaho (12/21/17) Points 99 - Arizona State (Nov. 19) Points 52 - Chapman (Nov. 14) Free Throw Percentage (Min. 6 Made) Rebounds 47 - UCLA (Nov. 26) Rebounds 23 - CSUN (Jan. 13) 100% (6-of-6) Tommy Rutherford vs. Cal Poly (1/18/18) Assists 17 - Arizona State & Nevada Assists 6 - Cal Poly (Jan. 18) Rebounds Steals 12 - UTRGV & UC Davis Steals 2 - Whittier & Idaho & CSUN Blocks 5 - UCLA, SDSU, UTRGV, NMSU Blocks 0 - Denver & Chapman 14 Elston Jones at SDSU | Jonathan Galloway vs. CU FG Made 32 - Montana (Dec. 19) FG Made 15 - Chapman (Nov. 14) Assists FG Att. 74 - Whittier (Nov. 29) FG Att. 49 - Arizona State (Nov. 19) 7 Eyassu Worku vs. Whittier (11/29/17) FG Pct. .612 - Arizona State (Nov. 19) FG Pct. .288 - Chapman (Nov. 14) Steals 3FG Made 14 - Arizona State & South Dakota State 3FG Made 3 - UTRGV (Dec. 9) 3FG Att. 42 - Whittier (Nov. 29) 3FG Att. 13 - UCSB (Jan. 22) 4 Evan Leonard at Denver (11/12/17) 3FG Pct. .609 - Arizona State (Nov. 19) 3FG Pct. .200 - New Mexico State (Dec. 28) Blocks FT Made 26 - UCLA (Nov. 26) FT Made 4 - Whittier (Nov. 29) 5 Brad Greene vs. Chapman (11/14/17) FT Att. 40 - UCLA (Nov. 26) FT Att. 8 - Whittier (Nov. 29) FT Pct. (10A) 1.000 - CSUN (Jan. 13) FT Pct. (10A) .500 - Whittier & Idaho Most TOs 16 - Chapman & Whittier & CSF Fewest TOs 5 - Nevada (Dec. 2) OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS Most Fouls 26 - Whittier (Nov. 29) Fewest Fouls 11 - CSUN (Jan. 13) Points Most Pts in a Half 56 - Arizona State (1st) Fewest Pts in a Half 22 - Chapman (1st) 1st Half Points 56 - Arizona State (Nov. 19) 1st Half Points 22 - Chapman (Nov. 14) 35 Tra Holder - ASU (11/19/17) 2nd Half Points 50 - Rider (Nov. 23) 2nd Half Points 24 - CSUN (Jan. 13) FG Made 13 Tra Holder - ASU (11/19/17) FG Attempted LAST TIME... LAST TIME AN ANTEATER... 19 Tavrion Dawson - CSUN (Jan. 13) FG Percentage (Min. 7 made) 100 Points by a Team Scored 40+ Points .889 TJ Shorts II - UC Davis (1/4/18) UC Irvine ...... 112, vs. Whittier (11/29/17) 41, Jerry Green vs. Pepperdine (11/20/01) 3-Point FG Made Opponent ...... 108, at UC Davis (1/29/11) Scored 36-40 Points 90-99 Points by a Team 6 Tra Holder - ASU (11/19/17) 36, Luke Nelson vs. Cal Poly (3/10/16) UC Irvine ...... 91, vs. Chapman (11/14/17) Scored 30-35 Points 3-Point FG Attempted Opponent ...... 90, vs. Rider (11/23/17) 33, Jaron Martin at New Mexico State (12/19/16) 8 David Jenkins Jr. - SDSU | Chris Bowling - NAU 80-89 Points by a Team Scored 25-29 Points 3-Point FG Percentage (Min. 4 Made) UC Irvine ...... 80, vs. Cal Poly (1/18/18) 29, Luke Nelson vs. UC Davis (3/4/17) .857 Tra Holder - ASU (11/19/17) Opponent ...... 86, at Montana (12/19/17) Scored 20-24 Points Free Throws Made 30+ Point Win 20, Tommy Rutherford vs. Cal Poly (1/18/18) 10 Shannon Evans II - ASU (11/19/17) UC Irvine ...... 47 - at UCI 112, Whittier 65 (11/29/17) Had 20+ Rebounds Free Throws Attempted Opponent ..... 31 - at Saint Mary’s 84, UCI 53 (12/11/16) 22, Bob Thorton vs. Pacific (1/21/84) 13 Evans II - ASU | Scott - RID | Wilkes - UCLA | Akoh - UM 20-29 Point Win Had 15-19 Rebounds Free Throw Percentage (Min. 6 Made) UC Irvine ...... 22, at Cal Poly 48, UCI 70 (1/18/17) 15, Will Davis II vs. UC Santa Barbara (3/13/15) 100% Rosga - DU | Nelsen - CU | Warren - CSUN Opponent ...... 24, at UCLA 87, UCI 63 (11/26/17) Had 10-14 Rebounds Rebounds Five Players Scoring in Double Figures 11, Tommy Rutherford at UC Davis (1/4/18) 14 Jemerrio Jones - NMSU (12/28/17) UC Irvine ... Evan Leonard (16), Tommy Rutherford (16) Had 10+ Assists Assists ...... Eyassu Worku (14), John Edgar Jr. (12) 10, Luke Nelson at Cal State Fullerton (2/17/16) 7 Evans II - ASU | Holiday - UCLA ...... Justin Wertner (11), Darrian Traylor (11) Had 5+ Steals Levi - UTRGV | Naar - SMC vs. Whittier (Nov. 29) 5, Alex Young vs. Long Beach State (1/14/16) Steals Three Players with 20+ Points in a Game Had 5+ Blocks 4 Dixon & Varner Jr. - UTRGV | Fields - CP UC Irvine ...... Michael Wilder (24), Eric Wise (21), 5, Brad Greene vs. Chapman (11/14/17) Blocks ...... Darren Moore (21) vs. LBSU (1/21/11) Made 5+ 3-Pointers 2 Reed Tellinghuisen - SDSU | Romello White - ASU Overtime Game 5, Evan Leonard vs. Long Beach State (Jan. 6) Chris Bowling - NAU | Cody Martin- NEV UCI Win ...... at North Dakota, 89-86 (3/16/16) Had a Double-Double Alex Dargenton - USU | Mike Hoffman- UTRGV UCI Loss ...... at New Mexico State, 79-85 (12/19/16) John Edgar Jr. (15-10) vs. Long Beach State (Jan. 6) Eli Chuha - NMSU | Tavrion Dawson - CSUN

Game 23 - UC Riverside 2017 -18 UC IRVINE MEN’S BASKETBALL Game 24 - Long Beach State

2017-18 UC Irvine Men’s Basketball Results Overall: 8-14 Big West: 3-3 Home: 4-3 // Away: 2-10 // Neutral: 2-1

UCI Opponent High High Date Opponent W/L Score Margin Record High Scorer High Scorer Rebounds Assists Att. Nov. 3 Alaska Anchorage W 73-66 +7 Exh. 18-Rutherford 13-Haynes 17-Galloway 5-Hazzard 3035 Nov. 10 at South Dakota State L 54-65 -11 0-1 12-Worku 16-Jenkins Jr. 14-Jones 5-Worku 2669 Nov. 12 at Denver W 83-69 +14 1-1 19-Leonard 15-Rosga 11-Rutherford 5-Leonard 1202 Nov. 14 Chapman W 91-52 +39 2-1 19-Rutherford 11-Nelsen 14-Galloway 6-Worku 1242 Nov. 17 at Kansas State # L 49-71 -22 2-2 9-Greene 14-Stokes 9-Galloway 2-Four Players 6451 Nov. 19 at Arizona State # L 78-99 -21 2-3 15-Leonard, Hazzard, Rutherford 35-Holder 7-Leonard 5-Hazzard 5394 Nov. 23 Rider # L 82-90 -8 2-4 13-Hazzard 22-Scott 6-Galloway 5-Worku 3245* Nov. 24 Northern Arizona # W 77-71 +6 3-4 13-Worku 26-Bowling 7-Jones 4-Leonard 3325* Nov. 26 at #23 UCLA L 63-87 -24 3-5 18-Hazzard 21-Ali 8-Jones 6-Worku 8329 Nov. 29 Whittier W 112-65 +47 4-5 16-Leonard, Rutherford 13-Nwaba 11-Jones 7-Worku 1050 Dec. 2 Nevada L 65-76 -11 4-6 13-Worku 24-Caroline 10-Jones 4-Hazzard 1869 Dec. 6 at Utah State L 59-62 -3 4-7 12-Leonard 13-Merrill 11-Galloway 2-Worku, Rutherford 5443 Dec. 9 at UT Rio Grande Valley L 59-73 -14 4-8 16-Hazzard 23-Dixon 10-Rutherford 4-Worku 602 Dec. 16 at Saint Mary’s L 66-73 -7 4-9 13-Worku 25-Landale 6-Galloway, Rutherford 5-Worku 2809 Dec. 19 at Montana L 68-86 -18 4-10 13-Edgar Jr. 23-Akoh 6-Rutherford 3-Hazzard, Welch 3106 Dec. 21 vs. Idaho W 67-59 +8 5-10 20-Leonard 17-Sanders 13-Galloway 3-Hazzard, Jones 4096 Dec. 28 New Mexico State L 60-65 -5 5-11 19-Worku 17-Lofton 8-Greene 3-Leonard 2036 Jan. 4 at UC Davis * L 53-64 -11 5-12 (0-1) 19-Worku 22-Shorts II 11-Rutherford 4-Hazzard 1203 Jan. 6 Long Beach State * W 86-73 +13 6-12 (1-1) 21-Leonard 20-Levin 10-Galloway, Edgar Jr. 6-Leonard, Worku 1723 Jan. 11 Cal State Fullerton * L 64-67 -3 6-13 (1-2) 20-Leonard 14-Rowe 5-Rutherford, Jones 3-Leonard, Jones 1484 Jan. 13 at CSUN * W 71-54 +17 7-13 (2-2) 20-Leonard 14-Dawson, Warren 9-Galloway 4-Rutherford 559 Jan. 18 Cal Poly * W 80-73 +7 8-13 (3-2) 20-Rutherford 24-Martin 10-Galloway 6-Worku 1429 Jan. 20 at UC Santa Barbara * L 58-70 -12 8-14 (3-3) 17-Rutherford 21-Vincent 6-Jones 5-Leonard 3823 Jan. 24 UC Riverside * Jan. 31 at Long Beach State * Feb. 3 Cal State Fullerton * Feb. 7 CSUN * Feb. 10 at UC Riverside * Feb. 15 Hawai’i * Feb. 17 at Cal Poly * Feb. 22 UC Santa Barbara * Feb. 24 at Hawai’i * Mar. 3 UC Davis *

* Big West Conference game # Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational

Win/Loss Margin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19+ Wins (8) 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 Losses (14) 2 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 3 Game 23 - UC Riverside 2017 -18 UC IRVINE MEN’S BASKETBALL Game 24 - Long Beach State

2017-18 Game-by-Game Comparison

Score 1st-2nd-OT FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. Reb A TO Blk Stl Fouls Alaska Anchorage 66 25-41 19-52 36.5 3-15 20.0 25-32 78.1 33 8 18 7 7 22 at UC Irvine 73 30-43 26-63 41.3 4-17 23.5 17-23 73.9 43 13 20 6 10 23 UC Irvine 54 31-23 22-58 37.9 5-19 26.3 5-12 41.7 50 8 18 2 4 24 at South Dakota State 65 31-34 17-57 29.8 14-35 40.0 17-23 73.9 37 14 8 5 4 16 UC Irvine 83 35-48 28-62 45.2 8-22 36.4 19-26 73.1 41 16 12 8 10 27 at Denver 69 25-44 21-63 33.3 5-19 26.3 22-30 73.3 44 12 14 0 4 20 Chapman 52 22-30 15-52 28.8 7-19 36.8 15-20 75.0 29 11 16 0 3 23 at UC Irvine 91 48-43 35-71 49.3 6-19 31.6 15-22 68.2 52 17 8 12 8 17 UC Irvine 49 24-25 16-54 29.6 4-20 20.0 13-17 76.5 39 11 17 6 2 19 at Kansas State 71 37-34 24-61 39.3 9-19 47.4 14-18 77.8 37 15 8 2 8 22 UC Irvine 78 38-40 28-61 45.9 12-25 48.0 10-16 62.5 34 21 19 2 7 28 at Arizona State 99 56-43 30-49 61.2 14-23 60.9 25-38 65.8 28 17 10 2 6 17 UC Irvine 82 36-46 32-65 49.2 9-22 40.9 9-19 47.4 38 16 17 5 6 27 vs. Rider 90 40-50 29-61 47.5 9-22 40.9 23-35 65.7 37 14 13 3 7 20 UC Irvine 77 31-46 25-50 50.0 7-16 43.8 20-29 69.0 35 12 17 5 6 20 vs. Northern Arizona 71 37-34 22-58 37.9 8-20 40.0 19-23 82.6 33 12 15 3 3 21 UC Irvine 63 29-34 22-64 34.4 10-24 41.7 9-14 64.3 40 14 15 4 4 28 at #23 UCLA 87 38-49 28-65 43.1 5-17 29.4 26-40 65.0 47 12 7 5 9 13 Whittier 65 33-32 24-74 32.4 13-42 31.0 4-8 50.0 29 12 16 3 2 26 at UC Irvine 112 49-63 41-66 62.1 11-22 50.0 19-28 67.9 54 22 14 3 9 12 Nevada 76 29-47 26-57 45.6 10-22 45.5 14-21 66.7 32 17 5 3 3 14 at UC Irvine 65 31-34 28-65 43.1 4-15 26.7 5-11 45.5 45 11 12 4 3 15 UC Irvine 59 31-28 21-58 36.2 5-17 29.4 12-18 66.7 43 8 12 4 4 14 at Utah State 62 34-28 21-58 36.2 7-23 30.4 13-17 76.5 37 16 9 2 4 16 UC Irvine 59 38-21 22-53 41.5 5-13 38.5 10-13 76.9 43 12 24 4 3 23 at UT Rio Grande Valley 73 27-46 25-63 40.3 3-17 17.6 20-27 74.1 31 16 9 5 12 16 UC Irvine 66 28-38 26-54 48.1 6-14 42.9 8-13 61.5 36 11 16 5 5 26 at Saint Mary’s 73 32-41 23-56 41.1 5-16 31.3 22-29 75.9 32 15 7 3 4 15 UC Irvine 68 29-39 21-49 42.9 6-15 40.0 20-27 74.1 29 10 15 4 6 18 at Montana 86 39-47 32-61 52.5 7-15 46.7 15-25 60.0 37 15 11 2 6 22 UC Irvine 67 34-33 22-61 36.1 6-22 27.3 17-21 81.0 42 9 9 4 4 18 at Idaho 59 28-31 22-61 36.1 8-27 29.6 7-14 50.0 39 10 11 2 2 18 New Mexico State 65 26-39 22-61 36.1 4-20 20.0 17-25 68.0 34 11 11 5 7 15 at UC Irvine 60 24-36 21-54 38.9 4-16 25.0 14-21 66.7 44 10 15 9 4 18 UC Irvine 53 30-23 18-50 36.0 4-17 23.5 13-19 68.4 42 7 22 0 6 25 at UC Davis 64 31-33 22-50 44.0 4-17 23.5 16-28 57.1 31 11 12 1 12 20 Long Beach State 73 31-42 26-59 44.1 5-13 38.5 16-22 72.7 32 7 13 2 8 14 at UC Irvine 86 51-35 34-70 48.6 14-25 56.0 4-6 66.7 44 21 16 3 6 21 Cal State Fullerton 67 28-39 19-42 45.2 6-16 37.5 23-31 74.2 30 9 16 1 6 12 at UC Irvine 64 35-29 24-54 44.4 7-14 50.0 9-12 75.0 30 13 14 3 9 22 UC Irvine 71 38-33 29-60 48.3 10-22 45.5 3-5 60.0 42 14 13 6 5 17 at CSUN 54 30-24 17-50 34.0 5-18 27.8 15-15 100.0 23 13 10 4 2 11 Cal Poly 73 27-46 26-60 43.3 7-22 31.8 14-20 70.0 29 6 13 3 7 14 at UC Irvine 80 39-41 33-64 51.6 5-17 29.4 9-13 69.2 42 17 16 2 6 18 UC Irvine 58 25-33 23-59 39.0 6-23 26.1 6-9 66.7 30 11 9 0 1 24 at UC Santa Barbara 70 24-46 24-55 43.6 4-13 30.8 18-26 69.2 42 13 9 1 3 15 UC Riverside at UC Irvine UC Irvine at Long Beach State UC Irvine at Cal State Fullerton CSUN at UC Irvine UC Irvine at UC Riverside Hawai’i at UC Irvine UC Irvine at Cal Poly UC Santa Barbara at UC Irvine UC Irvine at Hawai’i UC Davis at UC Irvine Game 23 - UC Riverside 2017 -18 UC IRVINE MEN’S BASKETBALL Game 24 - Long Beach State

2017-18 Specialty Stats

UCI Opponent Paint Off TOs 2nd Chance Bench Date Opponent Result Biggest Lead Biggest Lead Ties LC UCI Opp UCI Opp UCI Opp UCI Opp Nov. 3 Alaska Anchorage (Exh.) W 73-66 18 (2nd-11:39) 8 (1st-10:13) 1 1 34 24 14 15 10 9 33 18 Nov. 10 at South Dakota State L 54-65 3 (1st-0:25) 11 (2nd-1:41) 5 6 22 4 9 18 8 12 19 21 Nov. 12 at Denver W 83-69 23 (2nd-4:20) 3 (1st-16:54) 4 5 38 18 18 8 14 17 32 24 Nov. 14 Chapman W 91-52 39 (2nd-7:12) none 1 0 54 14 18 2 30 4 40 21 Nov. 17 at Kansas State # L 49-71 none 26 (2nd-4:01) 0 0 16 22 4 21 8 11 24 30 Nov. 19 at Arizona State # L 78-99 none 22 (2nd-2:51) 2 1 28 22 12 26 15 4 28 8 Nov. 23 Rider University # L 82-90 2 (1st-18:31) 15 (2nd-8:12) 0 1 46 30 17 19 16 9 40 26 Nov. 24 Northern Arizona # W 77-71 8 (2nd-4:46) 13 (1st-10:32) 1 1 34 18 18 15 8 17 41 26 Nov. 26 at #23 UCLA L 63-87 4 (1st-17:31) 27 (2nd-1:59) 2 4 16 30 8 15 6 15 23 11 Nov. 29 Whittier W 112-65 49 (2nd-1:04) 1 (1st-18:44) 0 2 56 12 21 10 13 10 79 25 Dec. 2 Nevada L 65-76 5 (1st-1:05) 12 (1st-12:30) 3 4 42 24 2 12 24 11 38 4 Dec. 6 at Utah State L 59-62 4 (2nd-12:36) 10 (1st-10:11) 5 4 28 20 9 15 14 12 31 14 Dec. 9 at UT Rio Grande Valley L 59-73 17 (1st-5:36) 14 (2nd-0:24) 2 3 22 20 4 26 4 11 23 18 Dec. 16 at Saint Mary’s L 66-73 3 (1st-15:49) 9 (2nd-4:45) 6 14 28 32 7 18 10 11 19 12 Dec. 19 at Montana L 68-86 3 (1st-18:23) 23 (2nd-11:37) 3 3 20 30 11 19 8 19 28 30 Dec. 21 at Idaho W 67-59 8 (2nd-2:12) 4 (1st-11:57) 7 6 22 20 7 10 13 5 13 8 Dec. 28 New Mexico State L 60-65 2 (1st-19:18) 13 (1st-13:18) 2 3 26 32 6 17 11 2 15 23 Jan. 4 at UC Davis * L 53-64 4 (1st-15:07) 15 (2nd-1:57) 6 3 20 34 11 19 6 6 16 6 Jan. 6 Long Beach State * W 86-73 23 (2nd-15:42) 2 (1st-17:04) 1 2 30 32 4 16 11 9 24 15 Jan. 11 Cal State Fullerton * L 64-67 11 (2nd-18:26) 7 (1st-16:16) 2 4 24 22 18 9 6 0 17 17 Jan. 13 at CSUN * W 71-54 19 (2nd-4:14) 2 (1st-17:50) 1 2 28 16 12 9 18 7 18 4 Jan. 18 Cal Poly * W 80-73 20 (2nd-14:03) 2 (1st-19:40) 1 7 44 16 9 15 11 4 26 6 Jan. 20 at UC Santa Barbara * L 58-70 5 (1st-10:07) 13 (2nd-3:22) 3 4 24 22 7 8 6 10 20 3 Jan. 24 UC Riverside * Jan. 31 at Long Beach State * Feb. 3 Cal State Fullerton * Feb. 7 CSUN * Feb. 10 at UC Riverside * Feb. 15 Hawai’i * Feb. 17 at Cal Poly * Feb. 22 UC Santa Barbara * Feb. 24 at Hawai’i * Mar. 3 UC Davis *

* Big West Conference game # Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational

LEADS & DEFICITS SEASON BIG WEST GAME UCI Biggest Halftime Lead 26 - vs. Chapman (11/14/17) 20 - vs. Long Beach State (Jan. 6) UCI Biggest Halftime Lead Lost 11 - at UTRGV (12/9/17) 7 - vs. Cal State Fullerton (Jan. 11) UCI Biggest Halftime Lead Lost in a Loss 11 - at UTRGV (12/9/17) 7 - vs. Cal State Fullerton (Jan. 11) UCI Biggest Halftime Deficit 13 - at Kansas State (11/17/17) 1 - at UC Davis (1/4/18) UCI Biggest Halftime Deficit Overcome 6 - vs. Northern Arizona (11/24/17) 1 - at UC Davis (1/4/18) UCI Biggest Halftime Deficit Overcome in a Win 6 - vs. Northern Arizona (11/24/17) UCI Biggest Lead 49 - vs. Whittier (11/29/17) 23 - vs. Long Beach State (Jan. 6) UCI Biggest Lead Lost 17 - 1st at UTRGV (12/9/17) 11 - vs. Cal State Fullerton (Jan. 11) UCI Biggest Lead Lost in a Loss 17 - 1st at UTRGV (12/9/17) 11 - vs. Cal State Fullerton (Jan. 11) UCI Biggest Deficit 27 - 2nd half at UCLA (11/26/17) 15 - at UC Davis (1/4/18) UCI Biggest Deficit Overcome 13 - 1st half vs. Northern Arizona (11/24/17) 7 - at UC Davis (1/4/18) UCI Biggest Deficit Overcome in a Win 13 - 1st half vs. Northern Arizona (11/24/17) 2 - vs. LBSU, at CSUN, vs. Cal Poly