UC Irvine Anteaters

3-0 overall, 0-0 Big West, margin +29.3

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+2.0

net rating per 100 · #139 in D-I · model

102.8

adjusted offense · #234

100.8

adjusted defense · #77

71.3

pace, possessions / 40 · #119

-35.0

strength of schedule so far · #361

Rotation

#	Player	Pos	Cl	Ht	GP/GS	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	eFG%	TS%	Rating
16	Nils Cooper	G	SR	6' 6"	3/3	25.0	10.7	4.7	2.0	54.3	57.5	+1.5
6	Tama Isaac	G	SO	6' 2"	3/3	23.7	12.3	4.0	5.0	63.0	67.5	-1.1
10	Josiah Johnson FR	G	FR	6' 5"	3/0	22.0	12.0	3.0	2.3	48.2	53.4	-3.8
9	Jovan Jester Jr.	G	JR	6' 3"	3/3	21.3	16.0	5.3	2.0	72.2	72.4	+2.0
22	Olivier Rioux	C	JR	7' 9"	3/3	17.3	8.0	10.7	0.3	57.9	55.5	+3.9
23	Nes Emeneke	C	SO	6' 10"	3/0	15.0	1.7	7.0	0.7	20.0	23.0	+6.7
21	Langston Redfield	G	SR	6' 4"	3/3	14.0	4.3	0.7	0.0	66.7	65.8	-2.8
8	Luke Isaak	G	SO	6' 3"	3/0	13.0	7.3	4.0	1.0	69.2	74.5	+2.8
7	Josh Palmer	G	SO	6' 4"	2/0	12.0	3.5	3.0	0.5	41.7	50.9	+0.6
1	Torian Lee	G	JR	6' 0"	3/0	12.0	6.0	1.7	0.3	65.4	64.8	-1.8
11	Parker Spees FR	F	FR	6' 9"	3/0	9.7	2.7	5.7	0.3	23.5	22.4	-2.0
55	Mason Hodges	F	SO	6' 7"	2/0	9.0	2.0	5.5	0.5	25.0	25.0	-0.2
0	Bryce Goldman	G	SO	6' 6"	3/0	7.0	3.7	1.3	0.0	50.0	51.7	-2.2
14	Dom Bentho FR	F	FR	6' 9"	2/0	7.0	1.5	1.5	0.0	100.0	104.2	-0.3
27	Tishan Ahir	G	JR	6' 0"	2/0	2.0	2.5	0.0	0.0	62.5	62.5	-1.7
5	Ben Egbo	G	SR	6' 4"	0/0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
3	Elijah Chol	F	SR	7' 0"	0/0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2	Harrison Carrington	F	SR	6' 7"	0/0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Box scores from ESPN. eFG% weights threes; TS% includes free throws.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Watch	Result	Line	Rest	Miles
Tue 11/3	vs Chapman Panthers	ESPN+	W 92-66	–	–	–
Sat 11/7	vs San José State Spartans	ESPN+	W 91-79	-8.5 cover	3	–
Wed 11/11	vs Lincoln (CA) Oaklanders	ESPN+	W 90-40	–	3	–
Tue 11/17	at Stanford Cardinal	ACCNX	10 PM ET	–model +7.6 · 26% win	5	356
Sat 11/21	vs San Diego Toreros N	–	4:30 PM ET	–model -4.7 · 65% win	3	430
Sun 11/22	vs Loyola Marymount Lions N	–	4:30 PM ET	–model -6.1 · 69% win	0	–
Sat 11/28	at Seattle U Redhawks	ESPN+	5 PM ET	–	5	1,065
Thu 12/3	vs UC Riverside Highlanders Big West	ESPN+	10 PM ET	–	4	991
Sat 12/5	vs UC San Diego Tritons Big West	ESPN+	10 PM ET	–	1	–
Fri 12/11	vs Northern Iowa Panthers	ESPN+	10 PM ET	–	5	–
Fri 12/18	vs New Mexico Lobos	ESPN+	10 PM ET	–	6	–
Sun 12/20	at Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors	–	10 PM ET	–	1	2,580 -2h
Tue 12/29	vs Fresno State Bulldogs	ESPN+	10 PM ET	–	8	2,580
Thu 12/31	at Long Beach State Beach Big West	ESPN+	9 PM ET	–	1	22
Sat 1/2	at Cal State Fullerton Titans Big West	–	7 PM ET	–	1	17
Thu 1/7	vs Sacramento State Hornets Big West	–	10 PM ET	–	4	15
Sat 1/9	vs Utah Valley Wolverines Big West	–	10 PM ET	–	1	–
Thu 1/14	at California Baptist Lancers Big West	–	10 PM ET	–	4	31
Sat 1/16	at UC Riverside Highlanders Big West	–	8 PM ET	–	1	–
Thu 1/21	vs Cal State Fullerton Titans Big West	–	10 PM ET	–	4	31
Sat 1/23	vs Long Beach State Beach Big West	–	10 PM ET	–	1	–
Thu 1/28	at Cal Poly Mustangs Big West	–	10 PM ET	–	4	196
Sat 1/30	at UC Santa Barbara Gauchos Big West	–	9 PM ET	–	1	81
Thu 2/4	vs Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners Big West	–	10 PM ET	–	4	119
Sat 2/6	vs Cal State Northridge Matadors Big West	–	10 PM ET	–	1	–
Thu 2/11	at Utah Valley Wolverines Big West	–	8 PM ET	–	4	569 +1h
Sat 2/13	at Sacramento State Hornets Big West	–	10 PM ET	–	1	536
Thu 2/18	vs California Baptist Lancers Big West	–	10 PM ET	–	4	396
Sat 2/20	at UC San Diego Tritons Big West	–	9 PM ET	–	1	76
Thu 2/25	vs UC Santa Barbara Gauchos Big West	–	10 PM ET	–	4	76
Sat 2/27	vs Cal Poly Mustangs Big West	–	10 PM ET	–	1	–
Thu 3/4	at Cal State Northridge Matadors Big West	–	10 PM ET	–	4	56
Sat 3/6	at Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners Big West	–	5 PM ET	–	1	84

Line is this team's spread (DraftKings via ESPN for finished games, our snapshots for upcoming). "cover" / "miss" is against that number. Click a result for the box score. Rest is full days off; miles are estimated travel into the game, with any time-zone change. Season total: 10,443 miles. See the route on the travel map · TV schedule.

Around Irvine

Home floor: the Bren Events Center

Alumni
Tod Murphy went from UC Irvine to an NBA career that ran from 1987 to 1994 with Detroit, Golden State, the Los Angeles Clippers and Minnesota. en.wikipedia.org
The coach
Both of UC Irvine's NCAA Division I tournament trips, in 2015 and 2019, came under head coach Russell Turner. en.wikipedia.org
The program
UC Irvine's 2019 NCAA tournament run ended in the second round with a 73-54 loss to 12th-seeded Oregon. en.wikipedia.org
The program
UC Irvine made its first NCAA Division I tournament appearance in 2015, when the 13th-seeded Anteaters lost 57-55 to fourth-seeded Louisville. en.wikipedia.org
Alumni
Off the court, UC Irvine claims Yusef Komunyakaa: Yusef Komunyakaa, M.F.A. 1980, is a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, honored for Neon Vernacular. en.wikipedia.org
Rivalry
UC Irvine counts Long Beach State as its rival in the Big West. en.wikipedia.org

From the Hardwood Bricks research desk: 34 checked notes on UC Irvine, its town and its history. A different set shows each day, and the same notes color our game stories.

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Players

Nils Cooper #16 · G

Player rating+1.5#31 of 168 in the Big West

Offense-0.5#85

Defense+2.1#17

132 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 23%

10.7 pts4.7 reb2.0 ast25.0 min 12-23 FG1-4 3PT7-11 FT 57.5 TS%17.0 shots+TO/40

Bio: Senior · 6' 6" · 185 lbs · Santa Monica, CA · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-04	vs CHAP	W 92-66	26	10	4-6	0-0	2-4	7	4	1	1	0
11-08	vs SJSU	W 91-79	28	15	5-8	0-2	5-7	4	1	2	2	1
11-12	vs LNCA	W 90-40	21	7	3-9	1-2	0-0	3	1	1	1	0

Tama Isaac #6 · G

Player rating-1.1#95 of 168 in the Big West

Offense-1.0#109

Defense-0.0#76

125 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 27%

12.3 pts4.0 reb5.0 ast23.7 min 13-23 FG3-8 3PT8-10 FT 67.5 TS%19.9 shots+TO/40

Bio: Sophomore · 6' 2" · 195 lbs · Christchurch, New Zealand · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-04	vs CHAP	W 92-66	25	12	4-8	1-2	3-4	5	5	3	2	0
11-08	vs SJSU	W 91-79	31	14	4-8	1-4	5-6	5	8	4	1	0
11-12	vs LNCA	W 90-40	15	11	5-7	1-2	0-0	2	2	1	0	1

Josiah Johnson #10 · G

Player rating-3.8#156 of 168 in the Big West

Offense-2.1#147

Defense-1.7#132

116 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 34%

12.0 pts3.0 reb2.3 ast22.0 min 13-28 FG1-4 3PT9-13 FT 53.4 TS%24.7 shots+TO/40

Bio: Freshman · 6' 5" · 195 lbs · Long Beach, CA · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-04	vs CHAP	W 92-66	21	12	4-8	0-1	4-6	4	2	5	0	1
11-08	vs SJSU	W 91-79	26	13	5-9	1-2	2-3	2	3	2	1	0
11-12	vs LNCA	W 90-40	19	11	4-11	0-1	3-4	3	2	0	1	0

Jovan Jester Jr. #9 · G

Player rating+2.0#25 of 168 in the Big West

Offense-0.6#87

Defense+2.5#13

112 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 31%

16.0 pts5.3 reb2.0 ast21.3 min 18-27 FG3-8 3PT9-14 FT 72.4 TS%22.6 shots+TO/40

Bio: Junior · 6' 3" · 180 lbs · Pasadena, CA · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-04	vs CHAP	W 92-66	20	10	4-7	1-3	1-2	4	2	2	0	0
11-08	vs SJSU	W 91-79	30	24	8-12	2-5	6-8	8	3	1	1	1
11-12	vs LNCA	W 90-40	14	14	6-8	0-0	2-4	4	1	0	0	0

Olivier Rioux #22 · C

Player rating+3.9#10 of 168 in the Big West

Offense+0.1#54

Defense+3.8#8

91 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 26%

8.0 pts10.7 reb0.3 ast17.3 min 11-19 FG0-0 3PT2-6 FT 55.5 TS%19.7 shots+TO/40

Bio: Junior · 7' 9" · 305 lbs · Terrebonne, Canada · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	BLK
11-04	vs CHAP	W 92-66	18	13	6-9	0-0	1-4	12	0	2	1
11-08	vs SJSU	W 91-79	23	7	3-5	0-0	1-2	7	1	1	0
11-12	vs LNCA	W 90-40	11	4	2-5	0-0	0-0	13	0	1	0

Nes Emeneke #23 · C

Player rating+6.7#2 of 168 in the Big West

Offense+0.5#42

Defense+6.2#2

79 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 14%

1.7 pts7.0 reb0.7 ast15.0 min 2-10 FG0-0 3PT1-2 FT 23.0 TS%10.6 shots+TO/40

Bio: Sophomore · 6' 10" · 225 lbs · Yaounde, Cameroon · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-04	vs CHAP	W 92-66	15	1	0-2	0-0	1-2	7	1	0	0	4
11-08	vs SJSU	W 91-79	17	4	2-7	0-0	0-0	9	0	1	0	5
11-12	vs LNCA	W 90-40	13	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	5	1	0	1	2

Langston Redfield #21 · G

Player rating-2.8#140 of 168 in the Big West

Offense-0.9#101

Defense-1.9#139

74 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 17%

4.3 pts0.7 reb0.0 ast14.0 min 5-9 FG2-4 3PT1-2 FT 65.8 TS%12.3 shots+TO/40

Bio: Senior · 6' 4" · 205 lbs · Mission Viejo, CA · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	TO	STL
11-04	vs CHAP	W 92-66	15	3	1-2	0-1	1-2	1	1	0
11-08	vs SJSU	W 91-79	15	5	2-4	1-2	0-0	0	1	0
11-12	vs LNCA	W 90-40	12	5	2-3	1-1	0-0	1	1	1

Luke Isaak #8 · G

Player rating+2.8#14 of 168 in the Big West

Offense+0.7#32

Defense+2.1#16

68 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 20%

7.3 pts4.0 reb1.0 ast13.0 min 6-13 FG6-13 3PT4-4 FT 74.5 TS%15.1 shots+TO/40

Bio: Sophomore · 6' 3" · 190 lbs · Alamo, CA · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL
11-04	vs CHAP	W 92-66	15	16	4-6	4-6	4-4	3	2	3
11-08	vs SJSU	W 91-79	7	0	0-3	0-3	0-0	3	0	0
11-12	vs LNCA	W 90-40	17	6	2-4	2-4	0-0	6	1	0

Josh Palmer #7 · G

Player rating+0.6#41 of 168 in the Big West

Offense-0.6#88

Defense+1.2#29

42 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 16%

3.5 pts3.0 reb0.5 ast12.0 min 2-6 FG1-4 3PT2-2 FT 50.9 TS%11.5 shots+TO/40

Bio: Sophomore · 6' 4" · 160 lbs · Carson, CA · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-04	vs CHAP	W 92-66	7	2	1-2	0-1	0-0	1	1	0	1	0
11-08	vs SJSU	W 91-79	DNP
11-12	vs LNCA	W 90-40	17	5	1-4	1-3	2-2	5	0	0	2	1

Torian Lee #1 · G

Player rating-1.8#121 of 168 in the Big West

Offense-0.1#65

Defense-1.7#137

63 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 24%

6.0 pts1.7 reb0.3 ast12.0 min 7-13 FG3-8 3PT1-2 FT 64.8 TS%17.6 shots+TO/40

Bio: Junior · 6' 0" · 165 lbs · Surrey, Canada · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO
11-04	vs CHAP	W 92-66	10	2	1-3	0-1	0-0	0	0	1
11-08	vs SJSU	W 91-79	12	3	1-1	1-1	0-1	2	0	0
11-12	vs LNCA	W 90-40	14	13	5-9	2-6	1-1	3	1	1

Parker Spees #11 · F

Player rating-2.0#123 of 168 in the Big West

Offense-1.2#115

Defense-0.8#110

51 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 40%

2.7 pts5.7 reb0.3 ast9.7 min 4-17 FG0-0 3PT0-2 FT 22.4 TS%28.8 shots+TO/40

Bio: Freshman · 6' 9" · 200 lbs · Fresno, CA · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO
11-04	vs CHAP	W 92-66	5	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	3	0	1
11-08	vs SJSU	W 91-79	9	6	3-6	0-0	0-0	4	0	1
11-12	vs LNCA	W 90-40	15	2	1-10	0-0	0-2	10	1	1

Mason Hodges #55 · F

Player rating-0.2#64 of 168 in the Big West

Offense-1.2#116

Defense+1.0#38

31 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 28%

2.0 pts5.5 reb0.5 ast9.0 min 2-8 FG0-2 3PT0-0 FT 25.0 TS%20.0 shots+TO/40

Bio: Sophomore · 6' 7" · 215 lbs · San Juan Capistrano, CA · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-04	vs CHAP	W 92-66	7	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	4	0	0	0	0
11-08	vs SJSU	W 91-79	DNP
11-12	vs LNCA	W 90-40	11	4	2-7	0-1	0-0	7	1	1	0	0

Bryce Goldman #0 · G

Player rating-2.2#126 of 168 in the Big West

Offense-1.4#128

Defense-0.7#106

37 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 31%

3.7 pts1.3 reb0.0 ast7.0 min 4-8 FG0-2 3PT3-6 FT 51.7 TS%22.2 shots+TO/40

Bio: Sophomore · 6' 6" · 200 lbs · Tarzana, CA · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	TO
11-04	vs CHAP	W 92-66	9	5	2-3	0-1	1-4	2	0
11-08	vs SJSU	W 91-79	2	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0
11-12	vs LNCA	W 90-40	10	6	2-5	0-1	2-2	2	1

Dom Bentho #14 · F

Player rating-0.3#71 of 168 in the Big West

Offense-0.0#60

Defense-0.3#88

24 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 6%

1.5 pts1.5 reb0.0 ast7.0 min 1-1 FG0-0 3PT1-1 FT 104.2 TS%4.1 shots+TO/40

Bio: Freshman · 6' 9" · 240 lbs · Playa Del Rey, CA · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-04	vs CHAP	W 92-66	5	3	1-1	0-0	1-1	0	0	0	0	1
11-08	vs SJSU	W 91-79	DNP
11-12	vs LNCA	W 90-40	9	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	0

Tishan Ahir #27 · G

Player rating-1.7#116 of 168 in the Big West

Offense-0.9#95

Defense-0.9#114

7 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 54%

2.5 pts0.0 reb0.0 ast2.0 min 2-4 FG1-3 3PT0-0 FT 62.5 TS%40.0 shots+TO/40

Bio: Junior · 6' 0" · 150 lbs · La Canada Flintridge, CA · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-04	vs CHAP	W 92-66	2	3	1-2	1-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
11-08	vs SJSU	W 91-79	DNP
11-12	vs LNCA	W 90-40	2	2	1-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0

Ben Egbo #5 · G

Has not appeared yet.

Bio: Senior · 6' 4" · 205 lbs · Gilbert, AZ · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN
11-04	vs CHAP	W 92-66	DNP
11-08	vs SJSU	W 91-79	DNP
11-12	vs LNCA	W 90-40	DNP

Elijah Chol #3 · F

Has not appeared yet.

Bio: Senior · 7' 0" · 190 lbs · Cumming, GA · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN
11-04	vs CHAP	W 92-66	DNP
11-08	vs SJSU	W 91-79	DNP
11-12	vs LNCA	W 90-40	DNP

Harrison Carrington #2 · F

Has not appeared yet.

Bio: Senior · 6' 7" · 215 lbs · Menlo Park, CA · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN
11-04	vs CHAP	W 92-66	DNP
11-08	vs SJSU	W 91-79	DNP
11-12	vs LNCA	W 90-40	DNP