1989–90 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team

The 1989–90 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine during the 1989-90 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Anteaters were led by tenth year head coach Bill Mulligan and played their home games at the Bren Events Center. They were members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 5-23 and 3-13 in Big West play. They advanced to the Big West Conference Tournament where they lost to the Cal State Fullerton Titans.

1989–90 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball
Conference	Big West Conference
1989–90 record	5-23 (3–13 Big West)
Head coach	Bill Mulligan (10th season)
Home arena	Bren Events Center

1989–90 Big West men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 2 UNLV†	16	–	2		.889			35	–	5		.875
No. 24 New Mexico State	16	–	2		.889			26	–	5		.839
UC Santa Barbara	13	–	5		.722			21	–	9		.700
Long Beach State	12	–	6		.667			23	–	9		.719
Utah State	8	–	10		.444			14	–	16		.467
Pacific	7	–	11		.389			15	–	14		.517
Cal State Fullerton	6	–	12		.333			13	–	16		.448
San Jose State	5	–	13		.278			8	–	20		.286
Fresno State	4	–	14		.222			10	–	19		.345
UC Irvine	3	–	15		.167			5	–	23		.179
† 1990 Big West Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Previous Season

The 1988–89 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team finished the season 12–17 and 8th in Big West play with a conference record of 8–10.

Roster

1989–90 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F Justin Anderson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Jr C Ricky Butler 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Jr F 22 Rob Doktorczyk 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr San Pedro, CA G Mike Foster 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Fr F Jeff Herdman 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Jr G Craig Marshall 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Fr C Don May 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) — So G Rod Palmer 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Sr G Dylan Rigdon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Fr G Ben Rishwain 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) — Fr F Elgin Rogers 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — So G Etop Udo-Ema 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — So F Jeff Von Lutzow 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) — Fr	Head coach Bill Mulligan Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: September 21, 2017

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-Conference Season
November 25, 1989*		at San Francisco	L 71–79	0–1	War Memorial Gymnasium (1,622) San Francisco, CA
November 27, 1989*		Stanford	L 57–70	0–2	Bren Events Center (2,986) Irvine, CA
December 1, 1989*		Bucknell Disneyland Freedom Bowl Classic	W 85–79	1–2	Bren Events Center (2,062) Irvine, CA
December 2, 1989*		Chattanooga Disneyland Freedom Bowl Classic	L 72–74	1–3	Bren Events Center (2,281) Irvine, CA
December 9, 1989*		at California	L 78–99	1–4	Haas Pavilion (6,578) Berkeley, CA
December 13, 1989*		at Colorado	L 83–98	1–5	CU Events/Conference Center (2,234) Boulder, CO
December 16, 1989*		San Diego State	W 75–62	2–5	Bren Events Center (2,130) Irvine, CA
December 19, 1989*		at Pepperdine	L 71–81	2–6	Firestone Fieldhouse (1,257) Malibu, CA
December 21, 1989*		Loyola–Chicago	L 72–78 ^OT	2–7	Bren Events Center (1,437) Irvine, CA
Conference Season
January 2, 1990		Utah State	L 70–80	2–8 (0–1)	Bren Events Center (1,686) Irvine, CA
January 4, 1990		San Jose State	L 69–75	2–9 (0–2)	Bren Events Center (2,017) Irvine, CA
January 7, 1990		at Fresno State	L 57–67	2–10 (0–3)	Selland Arena (9,796) Fresno, CA
January 9, 1990		at Pacific	L 58–70	2–11 (0–4)	Alex G. Spanos Center (2,552) Stockton, CA
January 11, 1990		Long Beach State	L 48–49	2–12 (0–5)	Bren Events Center (3,023) Irvine, CA
January 13, 1990		New Mexico State	L 75–88	2–13 (0–6)	Bren Events Center (2,248) Irvine, CA
January 18, 1990		at No. 9 UNLV	L 67–103	2–14 (0–7)	Thomas & Mack Center (18,632) Paradise, NV
January 20, 1990		UC Santa Barbara	L 66–73	2–15 (0–8)	Bren Events Center (2,368) Irvine, CA
January 25, 1990		at Cal State Fullerton	L 55–82	2–16 (0–9)	Titan Gym (3,126) Fullerton, CA
February 1, 1990		Fresno State	L 75–78	2–17 (0–10)	Bren Events Center (1,440) Irvine, CA
February 3, 1990		Pacific	L 75–76	2–18 (0–11)	Bren Events Center (1,823) Irvine, CA
February 8, 1990		at New Mexico State	L 75–79	2–19 (0–12)	Pan American Center (9,484) Las Cruces, NM
February 15, 1990		at Long Beach State	L 63–102	2–20 (0–13)	Gold Mine (1,649) Long Beach, CA
February 17, 1990		at UC Santa Barbara	W 98–97	3–20 (1–13)	UC Santa Barbara Events Center (5,395) Santa Barbara, CA
February 22, 1990		No. 4 UNLV	L 77–99	3–21 (1–14)	Bren Events Center (5,000) Irvine, CA
February 24, 1990		Cal State Fullerton	W 94–76	4–21 (2–14)	Bren Events Center (2,412) Irvine, CA
March 1, 1990		at San Jose State	L 78–84	4–22 (2–15)	Event Center Arena (1,686) San Jose, CA
March 3, 1990		at Utah State	W 80–76	5–22 (3–15)	Smith Spectrum (7,016) Logan, UT
Big West Conference Tournament
March 7, 1990		vs. Cal State Fullerton First Round	L 63–82	5–23	Long Beach Arena (1,312) Long Beach, CA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source[1][2]

Awards and Honors

• Dylan Rigdon
  • Big West Freshman All-Conference
• Jeff Von Lutzow
  • Big West Freshman All-Conference

Source: [3]

References

1. "UC Irvine Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). UC Irvine Sports. UC Irvine Athletics. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
2. "Final 1990 Cumulative Basketball Statistics Report" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
3. "UC Irvine Honors" (PDF). UC Irvine Sports. UC Irvine Athletics. Retrieved September 21, 2017.