UC Irvine Anteaters
| UC Irvine Anteaters | |
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| University | University of California, Irvine |
| Conference |
Big West Conference Mountain Pacific Sports Federation |
| NCAA | Division I |
| Athletic director | Mike Izzi |
| Location | Irvine, California |
| Varsity teams | 18 |
| Basketball arena | Bren Events Center |
| Baseball stadium | Anteater Ballpark |
| Soccer stadium | Anteater Stadium |
| Other arenas |
Crawford Hall Anteater Aquatics Complex Anteater Recreation Center UC Irvine Tennis Stadium |
| Nickname | Anteaters |
| Fight song | "Anteaters, Go!" and "The Big C" |
| Colors | Blue and Gold |
| Website | www |
The UC Irvine Anteaters are the athletic teams that represent the University of California, Irvine (UC Irvine).
Its Athletics program participates in the NCAA's Division I, as members of the Big West Conference and the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation.
UC Irvine fields nationally competitive teams in men's baseball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country running, men's and women's golf, men's and women's soccer, men's and women's tennis, women's indoor track & field, men's and women's outdoor track & field, men's and women's volleyball, and men's and women's water polo. The Anteaters have won 28 national championships in nine different team sports. 64 Anteaters have won individual national championships, and 53 Anteaters have competed in the Olympics.
During the 1982 season the men's basketball team were led by two-time first team All-American Kevin Magee. That season, the team was ranked as high as No. 19 in the nation for NCAA Division I basketball. During the 1986 season the Anteaters were led by future NBA player and former head coach of the Oklahoma City Thunder, Scott Brooks.
The Anteaters hired Golden State Warriors assistant Russell Turner as the head men's basketball coach in 2010. Turner was named Big West Conference Coach of the Year after he led the Anteaters to the 2013-2014 conference regular season championship.
UC Irvine's baseball team won two national championships at the College Division and the Division II level in 1973 and 1974, prior to moving to Division I. The program was eliminated in 1992 due to state budget cuts, but was reinstated in 2002.
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