UC Irvine's Hazzard Quietly Lives up to Legendary Basketball Name
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JC BUTLER DEVIN COLE MAX HAZZARD ROBERT CARTWRIGHT AIDEN KRAUSE JONATHAN GALLOWAY F | 6-10 | Gr. F| 6-5| Fr. G | 5-11 | Fr. G | 5-10 | RS-Jr. G | 6-2 | Gr. G | 6-4 | Fr. Brentwood, Calif. Racine, Wisc. Ventura, Calif. Los Angeles, Calif. Pasadena, Calif. Queensland, Australia JOHN EDGAR JR. EVAN LEONARD DARRIAN TRAYLOR EYASSU WORKU SPENCER RIVERS SOLOMON RUDDELL F | 6-5 |Jr. G | 6-1 | Jr. G | 6-4 | Jr. G | 6-2 | Jr. G | 6-2 | Sr. C | 7-1 | RS-Fr. Chino Hills, Calif. Cerritos, Calif. Las Vegas, Nev. Artesia, Calif. Winter Park, Fla. Los Osos, Calif. COLLIN WELP TOMMY RUTHERFORD ELSTON JONES BRAD GREENE RUSSELL TURNER RYAN BADRTALEI F | 6-9 | RS-Fr. F | 6-8 | Jr. F | 6-9 | RS-Sr. C | 6-10 | Jr. HEAD COACH ASSISTANT COACH El Cajon, Calif. Seattle, Wash. Goodyear, Ariz. Lone Pine, Calif. BLAINE TAYLOR MICHAEL WILDER MICHAEL LENAHAN PATRICK FLESHER ALEX YOUNG ASSISTANT COACH ASSISTANT COACH DIRECTOR OF ANALYTICS / DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS VIDEO COORDINATOR RECRUITING @UCImbb /UCIMBB 2018-19 MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES @UCIMBB MEDIA RELATIONS : Sarah Zetlmeisl // PHONE: (949) 824-8934 // EMAIL: [email protected] // www.ucirvinesports.com No. 13 UC IRVINE VS No. 4 KANSAS STATE( NCAA Second Round) TV TBS THURSDAY, MAR. 14 // 11:00 AM PT // SAN JOSE, CALIF. // SAP CENTER Audio KUCI.org & AM830 2018-19 Schedule/Results Live Stats ucirvinesports.com 2018-19 Overall Record 25-8 All-Time Series K-State leads 1-0 Overall record: 30-5 // Big West Record: 15-1 2018-19 Big-12 Record/Finish 14-4 (T-1st) Streak UCI L1 Home: 12-2 // Away: 13-2 // Neutral: 5-1 Head Coach Bruce Weber (7th season) Last Meeting: K-State won 71-49 on Nov. 17, Record at K-State 125-80 Career Record 438-225 2017 at Kansas State NOVEMBER 2 Fri. La Verne (Exhibition) W, 112-57 NCAA TOURNAMENT UC Irvine is 0-1 all-time 2018 Champion: Villanova 6 Tues. Idaho W, 86-68 March 19-Apr. 5 UCI last appearance: Final: Villanova def. Michigan 79- 9 Fri. at Texas A&M W, 74-73 Final Four Mar. 20, 2015 62 Minneapolis, Minn. 12 Mon. Life Pacific W, 87-53 Loss to Louisville, 57-55 MVP: Donte DiVincenzo 15 Thurs. at Santa Clara W, 61-49 OPENING TIPS 19 Mon. ^ UTSA W, 65-56 20 Tues. ^ Tulane W, 67-55 > UC Irvine will make its second ever appearance in the NCAA Tournament, both occasions have 21 Wed. ^ Toledo L, 67-60 fallen under the helm of head coach Russell Turner. The Anteaters only other appearance was in 28 Wed. at Saint Mary’s W, 80-75 2015 when they were also a No. 13 seed and took Louisville down to the wire in a 57-55 loss at DECEMBER Key Arena in Seattle 1 Sat. Utah State L, 89-65 > The Anteaters won their second Big West Tournament title in the last five years, won the regular- 5 Wed. at Cal Baptist W, 69-66 season title for the fourth time in six years and played in the Big West Championship game for the third- 8 Sat. Montana W. 60-51 straight season 15 Sat. Denver W, 86-52 > Over the three Big West Tournament games, UCI won by a combined 55 points 19 Wed. at Eastern Michigan W, 52-48 > UCI has won a school record 30 games. The Anteaters enter the NCAA Tournament as one of five 21 Fri. at Butler L, 71-54 29 Sat. at Pacific L, 84-75 (OT) schools in the nation with 30 or more wins (Houston, Buffalo, Gonzaga and New Mexico St.). UCI’s 30-5 JANUARY record (.857) is the best in program history. The only other team to have just five losses was the 2000-01 3 Thurs. UT Rio Grande Valley W, 85-74 squad that finished 25-5 10 Thurs. * UC Davis W, 71-69 (OT) > The Anteaters are riding a school-record 16 game winning streak that dates back to Jan. 19. It also 12 Sat. * at Cal State Fullerton W, 63-46 marks the longest Big West Conference win streak since Pacific won 22 in a row in the 2004-05 season. 16 Wed. * Long Beach State L, 80-70 > UCI became the first team to go undefeated on the road in conference play since Pacific (2004-05), 19 Sat. * at CSUN W, 74-68 finishing 8-0 24 Thurs. * at Hawai’i W, 75-74 (OT) >The Anteaters are the first Big West team, current or former, to win 30 games in a season since 26 Sat. * UC Riverside W, 82-64 national runner-up UNLV went 34-1 in 1990-91 31 Thurs. * at UC Santa Barbara W, 66-62 (OT) FEBRUARY > UCI went 13-2 in road games this year. The 13 road wins ties UCI for the most in Division 1 with Stony 2 Sat. * at Long Beach State W, 82-80 Brook. The ‘Eaters earned notable road wins against Texas A&M and Saint Mary’s (CA.) 6 Wed. * Cal State Fullerton W, 60-53 > UCI reached 20 wins faster than any other California DI men's basketball program and currently has 9 Sat. * Hawai’i W, 67-56 the most wins out of any D1 California team. The Anteaters are one of two teams from California to 16 Sat. * UC Santa Barbara W, 83-70 appear in the NCAA Tournament, Saint Mary’s being the other representative 21 Thurs. * Cal Poly W, 74-47 > The starting five lineup of Galloway, Worku, Hazzard, Rutherford and Leonard is undefeated at 11-0 28 Thurs. * at UC Davis W, 64-48 > Since 2012-13, UCI is 93-5 when holding an opponent to 60 points or less. The Anteaters are 14-0 in MARCH 2 Sat. * at UC Riverside W, 68-47 2018-19 when doing so, and have won 25 straight dating back to last season when hitting that mark 7 Thurs. * at Cal Poly W, 110-72 > Nationally, the Anteaters have logged the best improvement in wins over the previous year with 12 9 Sat. * CSUN W, 86-74 > UCI is receiving votes in the National Coaches Poll for the second week in a row 14 Thurs. & No. 8 UC Riverside W, 63-44 > Head coach Russell Turner was named a finalist for the Hugh Durham National Coach of the Year 15 Fri. & No. 5 Long Beach St. W, 75-67 Award, an award presented to the nation's top mid-major coach 16 Sat. & No. 3 Cal State Fullerton W, 92-64 22 Thurs. $ No. 18 Kansas State 11 a.m. PROBABLE STARTERS * Big West Conference game No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. PPG RPG Notes ^ Gulf Coast Showcase (Fort Meyers, Fla.) 5 Jonathan Galloway Gr. F 6-10 7.0 8.0 3x Big West Defensive Player of the Year, UCI career rebounds leader & at Honda Center - Anaheim, Calif. 14 Evan Leonard Jr. G 6-1 11.1 2.5 Had a season-high 23 points against UCSB (2/16/19) $ NCAA Tournament (San Jose, Calif.—SAP Center) 2 Max Hazzard Jr. G 6-0 12.5 1.9 Had a career-high 32 points & 10 3-pointers against Denver 24 Eyassu Worku Jr. G 6-2 7.5 2.9* Leads UCI with 87 assists on the season Home games in bold played at Bren Events Center 42 Tommy Rutherford Jr. F 6-8 6.8 4.4 Had a career-high four blocks against UC Riverside (3/9) All times listed are Pacific * Assists per game UCI vs. K-STATE SERIES INFORMATION > This will be the second overall and second-straight year the teams have met. The two teams met for the first time Nov. 17, 2017 where the Wildcats earned a 71-49 win. Brad Greene and John Edgar Jr. led the ‘Eaters with nine and UC IRVINE VS. KANSAS STATE seven points, respectively. The ‘Eaters were held to 29.6% shooting overall All-Time Series: 0-1 | Under Turner: 0-1 At home: N/A | At K-State: 0-1 | Neutral: N/A > K-State was the Big-12 regular season co-champion (25-8, 14-4 Big-12) and makes its third-straight NCAA st Last matchup appearance, 31 overall. The program has posted a 37-34 all-time record in NCAA Tournament play. They have played Date Site Result in one National Championship game (1951) and have made four Final Four appearances Nov. 17, 2017 at Kansas State L, 49-71 > In last year’s NCAA Tournament, K-State advanced to the Elite 8 before falling to Loyola Chicago (78-62) > The Wildcats are led in scoring by Barry Brown (14.9 ppg), Dean Wade (12.9 ppg), Kamau Stokes (10.8) and Xavier Sneed (10.6) 2018-19 Comparative Team Stats UCI K-State MATCHUP OVERVIEW 30-5 Overall Record 25-8 15-1 Conference Record 14-4 > Last 10 games: UCI 10-0; K-State 7-3 72.9 Points/Game 65.8 > Record vs. 2019 NCAA Tournament Teams: UCI 2-1; K-State 8-5 63.3 Points Allowed/Game 59.2 > Common opponents: Texas A&M: UCI beat TAM 74-73; K-State lost to TAM 65-53. Denver: UCI beat Denver 86-52; 40.3 Rebounds/Game 33.3 +7.3 Rebounding Margin +1.2 K-State beat Denver 64-56 45.9 FG Pct. 43.1 36.1 3-pt FG Pct. 33.6 PATH TO THE DANCE 69.6 FT Pct. 66.4 38.0 Opp FG Pct.