| Sport: | basketball |
| Year: | 2024–25 |
| Prev Year: | 2023–24 |
| Team: | UC Irvine Anteaters |
| Conference: | Big West Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big West |
| Record: | 8–0 |
| Conf Record: | 0–0 |
| Head Coach: | Russell Turner |
| Hc Year: | 15th |
| Asst Coach1: | Michael Wilder |
| Ac1 Year: | 9th |
| Asst Coach2: | Sean O'Donnell |
| Ac2 Year: | 1st |
| Asst Coach3: | Ali Ton |
| Ac3 Year: | 2nd |
| Arena: | Bren Events Center (Capacity: 5,000) |
| Champion: | Western Slam Champions |
The 2024–25 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represents the University of California, Irvine in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They play their home games at the Bren Events Center in Irvine, California as a member of the Big West Conference. The Anteaters are led by 15th-year head coach Russell Turner.
This year the Anteaters have had their best start since the 1980-1981 season, where that team won nine straight to open the season[1] .
This year marks the first time in program history where the Anteaters are raked number one in the Mid-Major College Insider Poll. Additionally, not only did UC Irvine receive two votes for the Week 5 Associated Press Top 25 Poll & one vote in the USA Today Coaches Poll, but came in at twenty-four for the first NCAA NET Rankings of the 2024-25 season, the highest ranking in program history.
See also: 2023–24 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team.
The 2023–24 Anteaters team finished 24–10, including a 17–3 conference record. They were ousted in the Big West Tournament by Long Beach State, losing 79-83.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | G | 6'6" | 200 | Graduate | Graduated | ||
| 1 | G | 6'4" | 190 | Freshman | Istanbul, Turkey | Transferred to Stanford[2] | |
| 3 | G | 6'0" | 180 | Fifth-year | Graduated | ||
| 13 | F | 6'9" | 205 | Sophomore | Transferred to Utah Valley[3] | ||
| 22 | F | 6'10" | 225 | Freshman | Transferred to Utah Valley | ||
| 31 | F | 6'11" | 240 | Fifth-year | Graduated | ||
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | F | 6'10" | 215 | Junior | Colorado State | ||
| 77 | G | 6'2" | 190 | Sophomore | Chattanooga | ||
|-!colspan=12 style=""| Exhibition|-!colspan=12 style=""| Regular season|-!colspan=12 style=| Big West tournamentSource[4]
See also: 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.