The Anteaters were led by ninth-year head coach Russell Turner competing in the Bren Events Center.

UC Irvine is a member of the Big West Conference, and participated in their 41st consecutive season in that league.

[2] Evan Leonard set a school record of 44 consecutive free throws made that ended in the NCAA Tournament 2nd Round vs Oregon.

During the season, the Anteaters participated in the Las Vegas Invitational, which was held in Manhattan, Kansas, Tempe, Arizona, and Paradise, Nevada.

[7] Incoming freshman Aiden Krause did not partake in this tournament as he represented the Australia U-18 team in the 2018 FIBA Asia U-18 Championship in the same period.