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Could not be more excited to join the championship program that has been built at UC Irvine!
Special thanks to Coach Logie who believed in me and provided a platform to grow and give! Gratitude is all I feel for being placed in this position!
Anteater faithful…LETS WORK
Julius Smith retweeted
UC Irvine freshman Josiah Johnson --- a top-100 recruit --- averaged 14.4 PPG on the Anteaters' foreign tour to Taiwan. Team went 7-1 and got 8.5 PPG and 7.3 RPG from 7-9 Florida transfer Olivier Rioux. A team to monitor in the Big West.
Got better with this addition! Excited for the work ahead with this group!!
Best is yet to come! Go Eaterś!! 🟡🔵
𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐈𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐞, 𝐉𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐡!
4⭐️ Josiah Johnson is officially bringing his talent from Long Beach to the Bren!
#NowhereToHide | #RipEm
Excited to add Nils to our team! Good day for the Eaterś! Time to get to work! 🔵🟡
𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐈𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐞, 𝐍𝐢𝐥𝐬! Read more about the incoming guard at the link below! 🤝
📰 | bit.ly/4wFziAj
#NowhereToHide | #RipEm
Blessed with good people to help lead me everyday and good players that allow me to coach them everyday!
Appreciate the love always @SilverWaveMedia
𝑶𝒏 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑹𝒊𝒔𝒆 👏
Congratulations to UC Irvine Men's Basketball Assistant Coach Julius Smith for receiving an invite to the Silver Waves Media NXT Up Rising Stars Power Lunch!
#NowhereToHide | #RipEm
Julius Smith retweeted
These college basketball teams have the best records since the 2020-21 season.
Houston tops the list, with Gonzaga, Duke, Arizona, and UConn rounding out the top 5.
People✅
Purpose✅
Place✅
More to be done-back to work!!
𝑩𝑰𝑮 𝑾𝑬𝑺𝑻 𝑪𝑯𝑨𝑴𝑷𝑺 🏆
The Anteaters are Big West Regular Season Champions for the third time in the last four seasons and secure the #1-Seed in the 2026 Big West Championship!
#NowhereToHide | #RipEm
People✅
Place✅
Purpose✅
Appreciate @SilverWaveMedia for providing a platform for coaches!! Go Anteaters 🔵🟡
Congratulations to Julius Smith of @UCImbb on being selected to the 2026 100 Most Impactful Mid Major Assistants/GM’s list.
silverwavesmedia.com/2026-10…
Hard work and being a good human being always are the best methods for success! Proud of you brother! Go be special!
Athletic and institutional excellence!! S/O to our student-athletes and the leaders that guide them everyday!!
#ZotZot #JustGettingStarted 🗣️🗣️
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭 🏆
UC Irvine has won the Big West Commissioner's Cup for the first time in department history since its implementation in 1998!
#TogetherWeZot | #RipEm
Julius Smith retweeted
Stanford transfer Derin Saran is returning to UC Irvine, per @JonRothstein.
The 6’4” sophomore PG battled injuries this season and only appeared in 5 games.
Saran started off at UC Irvine as a freshman where he averaged 10.1 points, 3.4 rebounds, and 1.6 assists during the 2023-24 season.
Julius Smith retweeted
Source: Stanford transfer Derin Saran — who began his career at UC Irvine — is transferring back to UC Irvine.
Should be one of the best players in the Big West in 2025-26.
Special season with a group of special people!
Back to work 🗣️✅
𝐄𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐲 👑
The Anteaters finished top five in the nation in wins, sitting with the top four ranked teams in the country
#StillHungry | #TogetherWeZot
Not the way we wanted it to end, but could not be more proud of the players in this locker room and what they did for our University
☑️32 wins (most in school history)
☑️19 wins away from home (most in the country)
☑️Top 20 Defense in the country
☑️NIT Finalist
Go Eaters’
Julius Smith retweeted
𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐛𝐲 𝐨𝐧𝐞 🧱
The 2024-25 Anteaters are now tied for the most wins in program history, matching the 2018-19 squad with 31!
#StillHungry | #TogetherWeZot
Julius Smith retweeted
𝐂𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐇𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐘
UC Irvine has reached the 30-win mark for just the second time in the program's history and second under the helm of head coach Russell Turner
#StillHungry | #TogetherWeZot
Julius Smith retweeted
Already at 30 wins this season, UC Irvine aims to continue its strong season with a win and berth into the #NIT Final Four tonight. #BigWest
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Glad to be a part of the greatness this program has exhibited year after year. A lot more work to be done, right guy leading us through it! #GoEaters’
𝐀𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞 ✔️
Head coach Russell Turner earned his 314th career win, moving up to 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐑𝐃 all time in the Big West in career wins
#StillHungry | #TogetherWeZot
My dawgs!! Appreciate all they do for us daily! Huge part of our program!l
𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙪𝙣𝙨𝙪𝙣𝙜 𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙤𝙚𝙨 💙
We want to thank our student managers for everything they do for our team. Your time, dedication, and effort does not go unnoticed!
#ManagerAppreciationWeek | #TogetherWeZot | @GTGhoops
