▁ 2 0 0 0 – 0 1 ▁NCAA ▁Division ▁I ▁men ' s ▁basketball ▁season . ▁The ▁An te aters ▁were ▁led ▁by ▁fourth ▁year ▁head ▁coach ▁Pat ▁Doug lass ▁and ▁played ▁their ▁home ▁games ▁at ▁the ▁B ren ▁Events ▁Center . ▁They ▁were ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Big ▁West ▁Conference . ▁They ▁finished ▁the ▁season ▁with ▁a ▁school ▁record ▁ 2 5 – 5 ▁and ▁ 1 5 – 1 ▁in ▁Big ▁West ▁play ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁Big ▁West ▁regular ▁season ▁championship . ▁They ▁advanced ▁to ▁the ▁Big ▁West ▁Conference ▁Tournament ▁where ▁they ▁lost ▁to ▁the ▁Pacific ▁Tig ers . ▁As ▁a ▁regular ▁season ▁conference ▁champion ▁who ▁failed ▁to ▁win ▁their ▁conference ▁tournament ▁they ▁earned ▁an ▁automatic ▁bid ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁Inv itation ▁Tournament ▁where ▁they ▁lost ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁round ▁to ▁the ▁Tul sa ▁Golden ▁H urr icane . ▁ ▁R oster ▁ ▁Sch edule ▁ ▁| - ▁! col span = 9 ▁style = | Non - Con ference ▁Season ▁ ▁| - ▁! col span = 9 ▁style = | Con ference ▁Season ▁ ▁| - ▁! col span = 9 ▁style =" background :# 0 0 2 2 4 4 ; ▁color :# FF DE 6 C ;" | ▁Big ▁West ▁Tournament ▁ ▁| - ▁! col span = 9 ▁style =" background :# 0 0 2 2 4 4 ; ▁color :# FF DE 6 C ;" | ▁N IT ▁ ▁Source ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : UC ▁Ir v ine ▁An te aters ▁men ' s