2020–21 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team

The 2020–21 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at the Bren Events Center in Irvine, California as a member of the Big West Conference. The Anteaters were led by 11th-year head coach Russell Turner. The team finished the season with an 18–9 (10–4) record finishing 2nd place in the standings and advanced to the 2021 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament where they were defeated by UC Santa Barbara 63–79. The Anteaters continued their success finishing 1st or 2nd for 7 straight seasons in the Big West Conference and 4 straight Big West tournament Championship games (the 2020 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic). The school set a new scoring record and the largest margin of victory (80) on November 28, 2020 over NAIA opponent Bethesda University by the score of 135–55. Also new school records broken in that game were assists (31) and FGs made (56). New Bren Events Center records broken were the most points scored in a first half (70) and game FG % (0.691).

2020–21 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record18–9 (10–4 Big West)
Head coach
  • Russell Turner (11th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Ryan Badrtalei
  • Michael Wilder
  • Alex Young
Captains
  • Brad Greene
  • Collin Welp
Home arenaBren Events Center
(Capacity: 5,000)
2020–21 Big West men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
UC Santa Barbara133 .813225  .815
UC Irvine104 .714189  .667
UC Riverside84 .667148  .636
UC Davis64 .600108  .556
Cal State Bakersfield97 .5631511  .577
Hawai'i99 .5001110  .524
Cal State Fullerton57 .417610  .375
Cal State Northridge59 .357913  .409
Long Beach State48 .333612  .333
Cal Poly115 .063420  .167
UC San Diego*00 710  .412
* ineligible for the 2021 NCAA tournament and 2021 Big West tournament due to transition period; Big West games not counted in standings
2021 Big West tournament winner
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