1994–95 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team

The 1994–95 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine during the 1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Anteaters were led by fourth year head coach Rod Baker and played at the Bren Events Center and were members of the Big West Conference.

1994–95 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball
Conference	Big West Conference
1994–95 record	13–16 (6–12 Big West)
Head coach	Rod Baker (4th season)
Home arena	Bren Events Center

1994–95 Big West men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Utah State	14	–	4		.778			21	–	8		.724
New Mexico State	13	–	5		.722			25	–	10		.714
Long Beach State†	13	–	5		.722			20	–	10		.667
Nevada	12	–	6		.667			18	–	11		.621
Pacific	9	–	9		.500			14	–	13		.519
UC Santa Barbara	8	–	10		.444			13	–	14		.481
UNLV	7	–	11		.389			12	–	16		.429
UC Irvine	6	–	12		.333			13	–	16		.448
Cal State Fullerton	5	–	13		.278			7	–	20		.259
San Jose State	3	–	15		.167			4	–	23		.148
† 1995 Big West Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The 1993–94 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team finished the season with a record of 10–20, 4–14 in Big West play and made a surprise run to the Big West Conference Tournament finals.

Roster

1994–95 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown C Dan Augulis 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) — So F Shaun Battle 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — Jr G Chris Brown — — Sr F Khalid Channell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Sr G Danny Fernandez 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Jr G Brian Keefe 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Fr G 5 Raimonds Miglinieks 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Riga (Latvia) F Mark Odsather 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Sr G Kevin Scott 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — So F Kevin Simmons 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — Fr F LaDay Smith 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Sr G Shauhin Talesh 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) — Jr F Michael Tate 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Jr G Zuri Williams 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Sr	Head coach Rod Baker (College of the Holy Cross) Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
November 30, 1994*		at Oklahoma	L 77–99	0–1	Lloyd Noble Center (6,485) Norman, OK
December 2, 1994*		vs. No. 14 Ohio Hawkeye Invitational	L 72–81 ^OT	0–2	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (13,045) Iowa City, IA
December 3, 1994*		vs. Pepperdine Hawkeye Invitational	W 75–68	1–2	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,300) Iowa City, IA
December 10, 1994*		at San Diego	W 73–70	2–2	USD Sports Center (1,767) San Diego, CA
December 17, 1994*		at No. 13 Arizona State	L 58–87	2–3	Wells Fargo Arena (6,249) Tempe, AZ
December 20, 1994*		Oregon State	W 89–73	3–3	Bren Events Center (2,410) Irvine, CA
December 23, 1994*		St. Mary's	W 69–66	4–3	Bren Events Center (1,846) Irvine, CA
January 3, 1995		Cal State Fullerton	L 68–74	4–4 (0–1)	Bren Events Center (2,108) Irvine, CA
January 7, 1995		at UNLV	L 80–84	4–5 (0–2)	Thomas & Mack Center (9,937) Paradise, NV
January 9, 1995		at No. 24 New Mexico State	L 80–85	4–6 (0–3)	Pan American Center (6,823) Las Cruces, NM
January 14, 1995		Nevada	L 83–95	4–7 (0–4)	Bren Events Center (2,604) Irvine, CA
January 16, 1995		Utah State	L 87–93	4–8 (0–5)	Bren Events Center (1,875) Irvine, CA
January 19, 1995		at Pacific	L 77–86	4–9 (0–6)	Alex G. Spanos (2,225) Stockton, CA
January 22, 1995		at San Jose State	W 85–74	5–9 (1–6)	Event Center Arena (1,037) San Jose, CA
January 26, 1995		Long Beach State	W 78–68	6–9 (2–6)	Bren Events Center (3,400) Irvine, CA
January 28, 1995		UC Santa Barbara	W 62–58	7–9 (3–6)	Bren Events Center (2,918) Irvine, CA
February 2, 1995		UNLV	W 82–69	8–9 (4–6)	Bren Events Center (2,494) Irvine, CA
February 4, 1995		New Mexico State	L 77–102	8–10 (4–7)	Bren Events Center (3,058) Irvine, CA
February 9, 1995		Utah State	L 67–94	8–11 (4–8)	Smith Spectrum (6,865) Logan, UT
February 11, 1995		at Nevada	L 79–95	8–12 (4–9)	Lawlor Events Center (5,681) Reno, NV
February 16, 1995		San Jose State	W 79–49	9–12 (5–9)	Bren Events Center (2,398) Irvine, CA
February 18, 1995		Pacific	L 83–84	9–13 (5–10)	Bren Events Center (2,955) Irvine, CA
February 23, 1995		at UC Santa Barbara	L 73–79	9–14 (5–11)	UC Santa Barbara Events Center (2,123) Santa Barbara, CA
February 25, 1995		at Long Beach State	L 71–84	9–15 (5–12)	The Pyramid (5,003) Long Beach, CA
March 1, 1995*		Cal State Northridge	W 89–73	10–15	Bren Events Center (1,741) Irvine, CA
March 4, 1995		at Cal State Fullerton	W 91–83	11–15 (6–12)	Titan Gym (1,126) Fullerton, CA
Big West Conference Tournament
March 9, 1995		vs. Cal State Fullerton	W 76–69	12–15	Thomas & Mack Center (3,711) Paradise, NV
March 10, 1995		vs. Utah State	W 76–72	13–15	Thomas & Mack Center (3,522) Paradise, NV
March 11, 1995		vs. Nevada	L 69–88	13–16	Thomas & Mack Center (4,450) Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source[1][2]

Awards & Honors

• Raimonds Miglinieks
  • Big West First Team All-Conference
• Brian Keefe
  • Big West All-Freshman Team
• Kevin Simmons
  • Big West All-Freshman Team

Source: [3]

References

1. "UC Irvine Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). UC Irvine Sports. UC Irvine Athletics. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
2. "Final 1995 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.