Could not be more excited to join the championship program that has been built at UC Irvine!
Special thanks to Coach Logie who believed in me and provided a platform to grow and give! Gratitude is all I feel for being placed in this position!
Anteater faithful…LETS WORK
𝑶𝒏 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑹𝒊𝒔𝒆 👏
Congratulations to UC Irvine Men's Basketball Assistant Coach Julius Smith for receiving an invite to the Silver Waves Media NXT Up Rising Stars Power Lunch!
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These college basketball teams have the best records since the 2020-21 season.
Houston tops the list, with Gonzaga, Duke, Arizona, and UConn rounding out the top 5.
𝑩𝑰𝑮 𝑾𝑬𝑺𝑻 𝑪𝑯𝑨𝑴𝑷𝑺 🏆
The Anteaters are Big West Regular Season Champions for the third time in the last four seasons and secure the #1-Seed in the 2026 Big West Championship!
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𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭 🏆
UC Irvine has won the Big West Commissioner's Cup for the first time in department history since its implementation in 1998!
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Stanford transfer Derin Saran is returning to UC Irvine, per @JonRothstein.
The 6’4” sophomore PG battled injuries this season and only appeared in 5 games.
Saran started off at UC Irvine as a freshman where he averaged 10.1 points, 3.4 rebounds, and 1.6 assists during the 2023-24 season.
Source: Stanford transfer Derin Saran — who began his career at UC Irvine — is transferring back to UC Irvine.
Should be one of the best players in the Big West in 2025-26.
𝐄𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐲 👑
The Anteaters finished top five in the nation in wins, sitting with the top four ranked teams in the country
#StillHungry | #TogetherWeZot
Not the way we wanted it to end, but could not be more proud of the players in this locker room and what they did for our University
☑️32 wins (most in school history)
☑️19 wins away from home (most in the country)
☑️Top 20 Defense in the country
☑️NIT Finalist
Go Eaters’
𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐛𝐲 𝐨𝐧𝐞 🧱
The 2024-25 Anteaters are now tied for the most wins in program history, matching the 2018-19 squad with 31!
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𝐂𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐇𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐘
UC Irvine has reached the 30-win mark for just the second time in the program's history and second under the helm of head coach Russell Turner
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Already at 30 wins this season, UC Irvine aims to continue its strong season with a win and berth into the #NIT Final Four tonight. #BigWest
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𝐀𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞 ✔️
Head coach Russell Turner earned his 314th career win, moving up to 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐑𝐃 all time in the Big West in career wins
#StillHungry | #TogetherWeZot
𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙪𝙣𝙨𝙪𝙣𝙜 𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙤𝙚𝙨 💙
We want to thank our student managers for everything they do for our team. Your time, dedication, and effort does not go unnoticed!
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Hoops is one of the ultimate connectors man! Appreciative of all the people that have helped me along my journey to be where I am today. Blessed to coach our guys everyday!
S/O to @SilverWaveMedia for the recognition! Keep doing what you all do for the hoops word! #Go’Eaters