#127 UC Irvine Men's Basketball 2023-2024 Preview

 
 
UC Irvine Anteaters
 
2023-2024 Overall Rank: #127
 
Conference Rank: #3 Big West
 
 
2022-23 Record: 23-12, 15-5
2022-23 Postseason: NIT
Coach: Russell Turner
Coach Record: 265-170 at UC Irvine, 265-170 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Dawson Baker, Guard, 15.3 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 1.2 apg
DJ Davis, Guard, 15.0 ppg, 2.1 rpg, 1.3 apg
JC Butler, Forward, 3.9 ppg, 1.5 rpg, 0.5 apg
Chazz Hutchison, Forward, 2.3 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 0.2 apg
 
Key Returning Players:
Bent Leuchten, Center, 9.3 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 1.0 apg
Devin Tillis, Junior, Forward, 7.3 ppg, 6.2 rpg, 1.4 apg
Justin Hohn, Senior, Guard, 6.7 ppg, 2.1 rpg, 1.7 apg
Pierre Crockrell II, Senior, Guard, 5.0 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 5.0 apg
Dean Keeler, Senior, Forward, 4.4 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 0.5 apg
Andre Henry, Senior, Guard, 3.5 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 0.8 apg
Akiva McBirney-Griffin, Sophomore, Forward, 2.3 pg, 1.7 rpg, 0.4 apg
Ofure Ujadughele, Senior, Guard, 2.1 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 1.1 apg
Langston Redfield, Sophomore, Guard, DNP last season
 
Key New Players:
None
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: None
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 74.8 (99th in nation, 2nd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 67.2 (88, 6)
Field-Goal Percentage: 46.5 (63, 2)
Field-Goal Defense: 39.7 (13, 1)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.1 (210, 3)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 37.7 (23, 1)
Free-Throw Percentage: 72.0 (164, 6)
Rebound Margin: 3.2 (78, 4)
Assists Per Game: 14.8 (61, 2)
Turnovers Per Game: 12.3 (181, 5)