Assistant coach Michael Wilder | 2016–17 record 17–13 (10–4 Big West) Assistant coach Ryan Badrtalei | |
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Head coach Russell Turner (7th year) | ||
The 2016–17 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represents the University of California, Irvine during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Anteaters are led by seventh year head coach Russell Turner and play their home games at the Bren Events Center. They are members of the Big West Conference.
Previous season
The Anteaters finished the 2015–16 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. In the championship game, they lost to Columbia.