2020-2021 UC Irvine Anteaters

2020-2021 UC Irvine Anteaters Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
15 Jeron Artest So G 6-3 184 - Scottsdale (AZ) United States Hillcrest Academy
1 Dawson Baker Fr GF 6-4 190 - Mission Viejo (CA) United States Capistrano Valley High School
0 J.C. Butler So F 6-5 195 Apr 13, 2000 Racine (WI) United States The Prairie School
21 Jayce Catchings Fr G 6-4 180 - Temecula (CA) United States Rancho Christian School
22 D.J. Davis Fr G 6-1 170 - Corona (CA) United States Riverside Polytech High School
55 Brad Greene Sr C 6-11 270 May 20, 1998 Lone Pine (CA) United States Lone Pine High School
4 Andre Henry Fr GF 6-4 180 - La Canada Flintridge (CA) United States St. Francis High School
2 Justin Hohn Fr G 6-2 185 - Sioux Falls (SD) United States Tea Area High School
13 Austin Johnson So FC 6-9 235 - Marietta (GA) United States Link Year Prep
31 Dean Keeler So C 6-11 240 - Nigata United States Marina High School
5 Isaiah Lee So G 6-2 195 Apr 10, 2000 Sydney Australia Australian Centre of Excellence
11 Hunter Ruck Fr PF 6-9 235 - Scottsdale (AZ) United States Rancho Solano Preparatory High School
25 Emmanuel Tshimanga Fr PF 7-0 270 - Scottsdale (AZ) United States Bella Vista College Prep
10 Ofure Ujadughele Fr SG 6-5 210 - Long Beach (CA) United States Chino Hills High School
40 Collin Welp Jr PF 6-9 225 Dec 15, 1998 Seattle (WA) United States Seattle Preparatory School

Recent UC Irvine Anteaters History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 24-9 (17-3) 1st (Big West) 3rd Rnd NIT 1st Rnd
2022-2023 23-12 (15-5) 1st (Big West) 3rd Rnd NIT 1st Rnd
2021-2022 15-10 (10-5) 4th (Big West) 2nd Rnd N/A
2020-2021 18-9 (13-4) 2nd (Big West) Runner Up N/A
2019-2020 21-11 (13-3) 1st (Big West) 1st Rnd N/A
2018-2019 31-6 (15-1) 1st (Big West) Champion NCAA 2nd Rnd
2017-2018 18-17 (11-5) 2nd (Big West) Runner Up N/A
2016-2017 21-15 (12-4) 1st (Big West) Runner Up NIT 1st Rnd
2015-2016 28-10 (13-3) 1st (Big West) 2nd Rnd CIT Runner Up
2014-2015 21-13 (11-5) 2nd (Big West) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2013-2014 23-12 (13-3) 1st (Big West) 2nd Rnd NIT 1st Rnd
2012-2013 21-16 (11-7) 4th (Big West) Runner Up CIT 2nd Rnd
2011-2012 12-20 (6-10) 6th (Big West) 2nd Rnd N/A
2010-2011 13-19 (6-10) 7th (Big West) 1st Rnd N/A
2009-2010 14-18 (6-10) 7th (Big West) 1st Rnd N/A
2008-2009 12-19 (8-8) 4th (Big West) 1st Rnd N/A
2007-2008 18-16 (9-7) 5th (Big West) Runner Up N/A
2006-2007 15-18 (6-8) 5th (Big West) 3rd Rnd N/A
2005-2006 16-13 (10-4) 2nd (Big West) 3rd Rnd N/A
2004-2005 16-13 (8-10) 5th (Big West) 2nd Rnd N/A
2003-2004 11-17 (6-12) 8th (Big West) N/A N/A
2002-2003 20-9 (13-5) 2nd (Big West) 2nd Rnd N/A

2020-2021 UC Irvine Anteaters Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Collin Welp NABC All-District (9) Second Team
Collin Welp All-Big West First Team
Brad Greene All-Big West Second Team
Brad Greene Big West All-Tournament Team
Collin Welp Big West All-Tournament Team
Brad Greene Big West Defensive POY
Dawson Baker Big West Freshman of the Year
D.J. Davis Big West Player of the Week (Jan 11, 2021)
Collin Welp Big West Player of the Week (Mar 1, 2021)
Collin Welp Big West Player of the Week (Dec 29, 2020)

2020-2021 UC Irvine Anteaters Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters I. Lee J. Artest D. Baker C. Welp B. Greene
Rotation D. Davis   J. Butler A. Johnson  
Lim PT   A. Henry   E. Tshimanga D. Keeler
Lim PT   J. Hohn   H. Ruck  
Lim PT   O. Ujadughele      
Lim PT   J. Catchings      

2020-2021 UC Irvine Anteaters Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Collin Welp 27 26.0 15.1 7.6 1.5 1.2 0.6 1.5
Dawson Baker 25 23.6 10.7 2.3 1.3 1.0 0.1 1.3
Brad Greene 27 22.6 9.3 7.6 0.9 0.6 1.9 1.3
D.J. Davis 25 20.3 9.1 1.2 2.0 0.8 0.0 1.5
Austin Johnson 27 15.0 5.2 3.8 0.2 0.3 0.7 1.2
J.C. Butler 27 16.4 5.1 2.3 0.7 0.8 0.0 0.9
Isaiah Lee 27 22.0 5.0 1.9 2.0 0.8 0.1 1.6
Jeron Artest 27 20.1 4.0 2.2 1.3 0.7 0.1 1.1
Andre Henry 25 12.6 2.8 1.6 1.1 0.7 0.1 0.6
Justin Hohn 20 9.8 2.8 1.0 0.9 0.5 0.1 0.8
Emmanuel Tshimanga 27 9.7 2.6 2.8 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.5
Jayce Catchings 7 4.3 1.9 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.1
Dean Keeler 12 4.5 1.6 1.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2
Ofure Ujadughele 26 6.2 1.3 1.5 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.4
Hunter Ruck 8 4.5 1.2 1.5 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.5

2020-2021 UC Irvine Anteaters Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Russell Turner Head Coach 2010-2011 Assistant Coach (Golden State Warriors, 2004 to 2010)
Ryan Badrtalei Assistant Coach 2009-2010 Director of Basketball Operations (UC Irvine, 2007 to 2009)
Blaine Taylor Assistant Coach 2016-2017 Head Coach (Old Dominion, 2001 to 2013)
Michael Wilder Assistant Coach 2016-2017 Director of Administration (UC Irvine, 2014 to 2016)
Paula Smith Athletic Director 2018-2019 N/A
Matt Richardson Director of Basketball Operations 2020-2021 Director of Basketball Operations (Tennessee State, 2019 to 2020)
Mike Nagler Head Strength and Conditioning Coach 2015-2016 N/A
Michael Burns Athletic Trainer 2020-2021 N/A