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The '''University of California, Irvine''', usually referred to as "'''Cal-Irvine'''", Anteaters compete as members of the [[Big West Conference]] in [[NCAA Division I]] basketball.  The school does not sponsor football.  Cal-Irvine is a public institution located in Irvine, California, in the center of Orange County just inland from Newport Beach.  The school has an undergraduate enrollment of around 19,000.

The campus is located in the southwestern part of Irvine, adjacent to Newport Beach. Campus Drive defines the north boundary, then Culver Drive and CA-73 (San Jiaquin Tollway) form a semi-circle around the south. The western boundary is San Diego Creek. Four separate exits off the Tollway directly serve campus, but the closest ''free''way access is exit 5 off I-405, which is the Culver Drive exit, about a mile north of campus. Bren Events Center (4,984) is in the northern part of campus, at the corner of Peltason Drive and Mesa Road a block off of University Drive (which runs alongside San Diego Creek).

Irvine's main rival is [[Long Beach State]], with whom they contest the Black and Blue Rivalry. They also have lesser rivalries with [[Cal-Riverside]] and [[Cal State-Fullerton]].

No Irvine alumni have played in the NFL, which is no surprise since they've never had a football team. There have been six Anteaters in the NBA; the most accomplished as a player was Scott Brooks, who is still more famous as the head coach of the Oklahoma City Thunder.
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=='''Conference Affiliations'''==
===Basketball===
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|NCAA I
|1980-present
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|[[{{bigw}}|Pacific Coast Athletic Association]]
|NCAA I
|1977-1980
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|NCAA II
|1973-1977
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|NCAA College
|1965-1973
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=='''Post-Season Appearances'''==
===Basketball===
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|[[2015 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament|2015]]
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|[[1982 National Invitation Tournament|1982]], [[1986 National Invitation Tournament|1986]], [[2001 National Invitation Tournament|2001]], [[2002 National Invitation Tournament|2002]], [[2014 National Invitation Tournament|2014]]
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|[[CollegeInsider.com Tournament]]
|[[2013 CollegeInsider.com Tournament|2013]]
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|[[1968 NCAA College Division Men's Basketball Tournament|1968]], [[1969 NCAA College Division Men's Basketball Tournament|1969]], [[1972 NCAA College Division Men's Basketball Tournament|1972]], [[1975 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament|1975]]
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=='''Championships'''==
===Basketball===
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|[[{{bigw}}]] Tournament Champions
|[[2015 Big West Conference Men's Basketball|2015]]
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|[[{{bigw}}]] Regular Season Champions
|[[2001 Big West Conference Men's Basketball|2001]], ''[[2002 Big West Conference Men's Basketball|2002]]'', [[2014 Big West Conference Men's Basketball|2014]]
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|[[{{bigw}}|Pacific Coast Athletic Ass'n]] Regular Season Champions
|[[1984 Pacific Coast Athletic Association Men's Basketball|1984]]
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=='''National Individual Awards'''==
===Basketball===
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=='''External Links'''==
[http://www.ucirvinesports.com/ University of California, Irvine Athletics]
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