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2018-19 UC IRVINE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL @UCImbb /UCIMBB 2020-21 MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES @UCIMBB MEDIA RELATIONS : Sarah Zetlmeisl // PHONE: (949) 824-8934 // EMAIL: [email protected] // (SDSU MTE) UC IRVINE VS PEPPERDINE Audio KUCI.org/AM830 WEDNESDAY, NOV 25 | 3:30 PM PT | SAN DIEGO, CALIF. | VIEJAS ARENA Live Stats ucirvinesports.com 2020-21 Schedule TV N/A 2019-20 Overall Record 16-16 All-Time Series UCI trails 10-13 Overall: 0-0 | Home: 0-0 | Away: 0-0 | Neutral: 0-0 2019-20 WCC Record 6-6 Head Coach Lorenzo Romar (6th season) Streak UCI L4 Big West: 0-0 Record at Pepperdine 74-78 Last Meeting UCI lost 77-73 at Pepperdine on Career Record 423-318 Nov. 9, 2019 NOVEMBER 25 Wed. % vs. Pepperdine 3:30 p.m. OPENING TIPS 27 Fri. % at San Diego State 4:00 p.m > The Anteaters are coming off a 21-11 season (.656), marking their eighth-straight winning season and 28 Sat. Bethesda (Calif.) 8:00 p.m. second-straight Big West regular season title after a 13-3 conference mark. DECEMBER 27 Fri. *UC Santa Barbara TBA > Last season, the Anteaters won their fifth Big West regular season title in seven seasons and eighth in 28 Sat. *UC Santa Barbara TBA program history. It was also the first time in history UCI won back-to-back outright titles. The ‘Eaters did so JANUARY with a 13-3 conference record, winning three more games than second place UCSB. 1 Fri. @*CSUN TBA 2 Sat. @*CSUN TBA 8 Fri. *UC Davis TBA > UCI was the No. 1 seed and favorite to win the 2019 Big West Tournament before its cancelation. The 9 Sat. *UC Davis TBA ‘Eaters were looking to make their second-straight NCAA Tournament appearance after winning their first- 22 Fri. *Cal Poly TBA ever NCAA Tournament game against Kansas State in 2019. 23 Sat. *Cal Poly TBA 29 Fri. @*Hawaii TBA > Last season head coach Russell Turner became the winningest coach in school history in his 10th year at 30 Sat. @*Hawaii TBA the helm. He now sits second in the Big West in active career wins with 209. UCI has made two NCAA FEBRUARY appearances in the last five years, won five Big West regular season titles and two tournament titles under 5 Fri. *CS Bakersfield TBA Turner. He has averaged over 20 wins a season. 6 Sat. *CS Bakersfield TBA 12 Fri. @*UC Riverside TBA > The 2020-21 Anteaters have the second youngest team (Navy is first with 19 underclassman) in the NCAA 13 Sat. @*UC Riverside TBA with 13 underclassman and just two upperclassman. UCI is also tied with Auburn for the least number of 19 Fri. @* CS Fullerton TBA upperclassman on the roster (2). However, UCI returns two All-Conference players in junior Collin Welp and 20 Sat. @*CS Fullerton TBA senior Brad Greene. Last season, Welp came off the bench and led UCI in scoring (13.0 ppg) and was 26 Fri. *UC San Diego TBA second in rebounding (5.9), averaging 23.4 minutes per game. Welp was named on the All-Big West first 27 Sat. *UC San Diego TBA MARCH team and was the Sixth Man of the Year. Greene led the Big West in rebounding (7.7) and had nine double- 5 Fri. @*Long Beach State TBA doubles and was named a Big West Honorable Mention selection. 6 Sat. @*Long Beach State TBA 10 Wed. &Big West Tournament TBA > UCI will open the season with a neutral state game for the first time since 2006 when the ‘Eaters opened at 11 Thurs. &Big West Tournament TBA the Basketball Travelers Classic against South Alabama. 12 Fri. &Big West Tournament TBA 13 Sat. &Big West Tournament TBA > Senior Brad Greene has amassed 490 career rebounds and sits 10 boards away from joining UCI’s 500 career rebounds club. He will be the 24th Anteater in history to reach that mark % SDSU MTE at San Diego, Calif. * Big West Conference game > UCI is ranked No. 23 in the Collegeinsider.com mid-major weekly poll. & at Honda Center - Anaheim, Calif. DEFENSIVE DOMINANCE Under head coach Russ Turner, UCI has been a dominant defensive team, consistently ranking among the Home games in bold played at Bren Events Center All times listed are Pacific top defensive teams in the nation. For eight years straight, UCI has finished nationally as a top 30 team in field goal percentage defense, finishing as high as third in 2013-14 and 2015-16 and 4th in 2018-19 and 2017- 18. For four years straight, UCI has finished in the top 15 nationally in total rebounds. For three years straight, UCI has finished in the top 10 nationally in rebound margin (3rd in 2019-20, 9th in 2018-19, 10th in 2017-18) PROBABLE STARTERS (2019-20 stats) No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. PPG RPG Notes 55 Brad Greene Sr. C 6-11 9.0 7.7 Big West Honorable Mention in 2019-20, led BWC in rebounding 40 Collin Welp Jr. F 6-9 13.0 5.9 All-Big West first team selection & Sixth Man of the Year (2019-20) 0 JC Butler So. F 6-5 - - Redshirt in 19-20; played in 2 NCAA Tourney games in 18-19 15 Jeron Artest So. G 6-3 2.8 1.3 Played in all 32 games as a freshman with 3 starts 5 Isaiah Lee So. G 6-2 3.3 2.3* Played in all games in 2019-20; career-high nine assists against Pacific Union * Assists per game 20202018-- 1921 UCUC IRVINEIRVINE WOMEN’SMEN’S BASKETBALL BASKETBALL NEWS AND NOTES SERIES INFORMATION > Head coach Russell Turner returns for his 11th season at the helm. Turner upped his career win total to 209 UC IRVINE VS. PEPPERDINE becoming the winningest coach in program history and only UCI coach to reach 200 wins. He was named the All-Time Series: 10-13 | Under Turner: 0-4 Big West Coach of the Year for the fourth time in 2019 and led UCI to its fifth Big West regular season title. At home: 7-3 | At Pepperdine: 2-9 | Neutral: 1-1 Last 6 Meetings > The Big West announced a modified conference schedule for the 2020-21 season. All 11 member institutions Date Site Result will play 20 conference games under a modified format that will reduce travel and emphasize the health and 11-9-19 Malibu, Calif. L, 73-77 safety of student-athletes, coaches and staff. The traditional home-and-home round-robin schedule has been 12-7-13 Irvine, Calif. L, 69-75 altered so that teams will play the same opponent on consecutive days at one site, with the majority of games 11-24-12 Malibu, Calif. L, 62-72 taking place on Friday and Saturday. Each team will contest the schedule over an 11-week period with one bye 12-18-10 Malibu, Calif. L, 69-76 week built in. Games will not be rescheduled should a team need to quarantine during the season. 12-21-09 Irvine, Calif. W, 74-61 12-07-08 Malibu, Calif. W, 71-63 > For the fourth-straight season, the Anteaters were picked to finish first in the Big West Preseason Poll with 270 points. UCI earned 18 first-place votes while the second place Gauchos earned nine. 2019-20 Comparative Team Stats UCI PEPP > Collin Welp was selected to the six-member preseason all-conference team 21-11 Overall Record 16-16 13-3 Conference Record 6-6 > UCI returns one starter, Brad Greene, from last year’s championship team. The roster features only two 74.0 Points/Game 76.3 upperclassman (Greene and Collin Welp) and 13 underclassman including five freshman. 65.2 Points Allowed/Game 77.1 39.7 Rebounds/Game 34.5 > The Anteaters have amassed a 87-21 record at home over the last eight years +9.4 Rebounding Margin -1.4 47.3 FG Pct. 43.4 > Last season, UCI ranked 12th nationally in field goal percentage defense (.388), 11th in total rebounds 35.4 3-pt FG Pct. 35.1 73.9 FT Pct. 79.2 (1,269) and 22nd in rebound average (39.66) 38.8 Opp FG Pct. 45.8 35.0 Opp 3-pt FG Pct. 38.1 > The Anteaters also ranked third nationally in rebound margin (9.4) and 18th in defensive rebounds (28.16) > UCI returns 53 percent of its scoring offense and two All-Conference players (Welp and Greene) > The Anteaters held opposing teams under 60 points eight times last season, including five times in conference play ABOUT THE WAVES > Brad Greene set a Bren Events Center record last season against Hawai’i (Jan. 11) when he pulled down 21 rebounds. It was the ninth time in UCI history and Anteater grabbed 20+ boards. Greene led the ‘Eaters in rebounding a team-best 15 times and had 10 games with 10+ rebounds. He led the Big West in rebounds per > UCI and Pepperdine will meet for the 24th time game (7.7), total rebounds (246) and was second in blocks per game (1.4). with the Waves leading the all-time series, 13-10. The two teams met last season as UCI dropped a > Welp returns as the team's leading scorer averaging 13.0 ppg last season. He was named the 2019 Big West heartbreaker, 77-73. Brad Greene had 10 points and six rebounds while Austin Johnson finished with Sixth Man of the Year and was also a first team all-conference selection.