The Cinderella-hopeful Anteaters have four players whose fathers or grandfathers played in the league.
UC Irvine guard Max Hazzard takes a selfie with a fan during the Big West men’s tournament. By Roman Stubbs Roman Stubbs Reporter covering University of Maryland athletics and national college sports Email Bio Follow March 22 at 9:00 AM SAN JOSE — UC Irvine senior guard Spencer Rivers scanned his team’s rowdy locker room at the SAP Center on Thursday morning, and everywhere he looked there was an NBA pedigree.
“Me, JC, Collin, Max, we’ve all been around the game of basketball for so long,” Rivers said. “I think it does give us an understanding of what this is, and how to deal with certain situations.” UC Irvine is considered a trendy upset pick over Kansas State, something the team’s coach, Russell Turner, was forced to address Thursday. The Anteaters haven’t lost since January, winning 16 straight. They won a school-record 30 games a year after finishing with 18 victories, the biggest improvement in college basketball. They finished with 13 road wins, tied for most in Division I. And they’re playing close to home.
The four players have all taken their own routes to this point. Hazzard leads the team in scoring with 12.5 points per game, while Welp is third at 8.9. Rivers has established himself as a role player, while Butler had an up and down year while learning the college game. After not being recruited out of Racine, Wis., Butler chose UC Irvine, which he said is the only school that would give him a chance to play college basketball.
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