UC Irvine Basketball Teams Shine Academically & Athletically

UC Irvines womens basketball team, led by standouts like Shirel Nahum and Hunter Hernandez, secured ten spots on the Big West Winter All-Academic Team for 2025-26. The team, which shared the regular-season crown and claimed their third title in four years, finished with a 26-7 record, setting school records for overall and conference wins. The mens team, honored with Elijah Chol, Ben Egbo, and Derin Saran, also made the cut, finishing with a 23-7 record and claiming their tenth Big West regular-season championship. All honored athletes maintained a 3.0 GPA and met other academic criteria. Support the show: Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: [email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/ffcb03e67fdc6669