2015 – 16 UC Irvine Anteaters men 's basketball team represented the University of California , Irvine during the 2015 – 16 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Anteaters were led by sixth year head coach Russell Turner and played their home games at the Bren Events Center . They are members of the Big West Conference . They finished the season 28 – 10 , 13 – 3 in Big West play to win a share of the regular season Big West championship . They defeated Cal Poly in the quarterfinals of the Big West Tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Long Beach State . They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated North Dakota , Louisiana – Lafayette , and Coastal Carolina to advance to the championship game where they lost to Columbia . This season , UC Irvine set the new season record in wins with 28 , surpassing the previous mark of 25 . They also set the records for most true road wins with 13 , and most conference wins with 13 . Alex Young became the first player in school history to record career 1,000 points , 500 assists , and 500 rebounds . Mamadou N'Diaye broke the school record in career blocked shots with 218
Big West Tournament
2016 Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2015–16 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team