2021-2022 UC Irvine Anteaters

2021-2022 UC Irvine Anteaters Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
1 Dawson Baker So GF 6-4 190 - Mission Viejo (CA) United States Capistrano Valley High School
0 J.C. Butler Jr F 6-5 195 Apr 13, 2000 Racine (WI) United States The Prairie School
22 D.J. Davis So G 6-1 170 - Corona (CA) United States Riverside Polytech High School
4 Andre Henry So GF 6-4 180 - La Canada Flintridge (CA) United States St. Francis High School
2 Justin Hohn So G 6-2 185 - Sioux Falls (SD) United States Tea Area High School
13 Austin Johnson Jr FC 6-9 235 - Marietta (GA) United States Link Year Prep
31 Dean Keeler Jr C 6-11 240 - Nigata United States Marina High School
5 Isaiah Lee Jr G 6-2 195 Apr 10, 2000 Sydney Australia Australian Centre of Excellence
15 Bent Leuchten Fr C 7-0 258 Nov 6, 2002 Karlsruhe Germany N/A
43 Akiva McBirney-Griffin Fr F 6-9 220 Jan 29, 2003 Hamilton City New Zealand St. John's College
21 Langston Redfield Fr G 6-3 185 - Mission Viejo (CA) United States Capistrano Valley High School
11 Hunter Ruck So PF 6-9 235 - Scottsdale (AZ) United States Rancho Solano Preparatory High School
3 Devin Tillis So SG 6-6 210 Dec 22, 2001 Los Angeles (CA) United States Windward School
25 Emmanuel Tshimanga So PF 7-0 270 - Scottsdale (AZ) United States Bella Vista College Prep
10 Ofure Ujadughele So SG 6-5 210 - Long Beach (CA) United States Chino Hills High School
40 Collin Welp Sr 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

2021-2022 UC Irvine Anteaters Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Collin Welp NABC All-District (9) First Team
Collin Welp All-Big West First Team
Dawson Baker All-Big West Honorable Mention
Collin Welp Big West Player of the Week (Nov 29, 2021)
Collin Welp Big West Player of the Week (Jan 10, 2022)

2021-2022 UC Irvine Anteaters Depth Chart

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

2021-2022 UC Irvine Anteaters Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Collin Welp 25 27.6 13.8 6.6 1.7 0.7 0.3 1.6
Dawson Baker 19 26.7 11.2 2.3 1.2 0.7 0.2 1.9
D.J. Davis 24 21.6 8.8 1.6 1.6 0.7 0.0 1.7
Justin Hohn 25 22.6 7.9 2.9 2.0 1.0 0.2 1.6
J.C. Butler 25 22.0 6.2 2.5 1.0 0.6 0.0 1.2
Austin Johnson 25 21.4 5.8 6.0 0.2 0.2 2.4 1.1
Emmanuel Tshimanga 25 10.7 3.4 3.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.8
Isaiah Lee 25 18.1 3.4 1.5 1.2 0.7 0.1 1.2
Bent Leuchten 24 7.0 3.3 1.8 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.6
Andre Henry 14 8.7 2.2 1.4 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.5
Ofure Ujadughele 25 12.2 2.0 2.8 1.0 0.8 0.0 1.0
Dean Keeler 13 7.2 1.9 2.1 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.5
Hunter Ruck 5 5.2 1.8 1.4 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0
Langston Redfield 22 8.9 1.2 0.8 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.4

2021-2022 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 Associate Head Coach 2021-2022 Assistant Coach (UC Irvine, 2009 to 2021)
Michael Wilder Assistant Coach 2016-2017 Director of Administration (UC Irvine, 2014 to 2016)
Alex Young Assistant Coach 2021-2022 Video Coordinator (UC Irvine, 2019 to 2020)
Sean O'Donnell Video Coordinator 2021-2022 N/A
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