Articles written by: Paul-Michael Ochoa

Gauchos Battle For Position, Host Titans
Basketball / Sports

Gauchos Battle For Position, Host Titans

With a postseason conference birth already clinched, the eighth-place UCSB men’s basketball team has a chance to improve its standing tonight when it hosts seventh-place Cal State Fullerton. Santa Barbara enters the game with the eighth seed in next week’s Big West Tournament clinched with a 9-19 overall record and [...]

Basketball / Sports

Johnson Making Impact with Indiana

At this time last season, Orlando Johnson was the best player for the UCSB men’s basketball team and a hopeful candidate for the NBA draft. Fast forward a year and Johnson is a thriving role player for the Indiana Pacers and has shown he can play with the big boys [...]

Sports

Joe Flacco is a Champion, But is He Worth $120 Million?

In case you haven’t heard, Joe Flacco is now the highest-paid player in the history of the NFL after agreeing to a six-year, $120.6 million deal with the Baltimore Ravens. While Flacco may have guided his team to an improbable Super Bowl run, he is far from the best player [...]

UCSB Earns Big West Tournament Berth
Basketball / Sports

UCSB Earns Big West Tournament Berth

The UCSB men’s basketball team proved Saturday they could win the pivotal games that can make or break a season. UCSB defeated Cal State Northridge 83-74 on the road to clinch a spot in the Big West Tournament, defeating the team that was battling to take the eighth and final [...]

UCSB Travels to Hawaii Looking to End Skid
Basketball / Sports

UCSB Travels to Hawaii Looking to End Skid

The moments that define a young basketball team are how it responds in the face of adversity. Facing such adversity, the UCSB men’s basketball team will have a chance to make a statement and end a three-game losing skid tonight when they face Hawaii on the road. With possibly only [...]