Episode 853: UC Irvine head coach Russell Turner

Coach Russell Turner returns to "Marching to Madness" as he discusses building the UC Irvine program when he came 14 seasons ago. He has 11 consecutive winning seasons and eight of those have encompassed 20 wins or more. Two that did not were in the COVID years. Coach Turner discusses losing DJ Davis and Dawson Baker in the transfer portal, but he has recruited at a high level again with solid depth a usual foundation for his team. Topics of discussion include: Coach Turner's building blocks for the Anteaters' pedigree The advantage with Bert Leuchten as an inside threat The Anteaters' defensive initiative Depth in Big West basketball … And much more!