Brandon Victor

January 9, 2020

Gauchos Host CSUN, Cal Poly to Open Conference Play

By Brandon Victor

With two difficult home games to kick off conference play, UCSB has the opportunity to start conference play with a bang this week

December 30, 2019

In Review: “Grime MC” by Jme

By Brandon Victor

On “Grime MC,” Jme finally puts it all together.

July 9, 2019

Despite Lack of Media Attention, Retooled Kings Poised to Make Noise in West

By Brandon Victor

The Kings made a myriad of shrewd signings to provide the team with the talent and depth necessary to compete in a loaded western conference.

June 20, 2019

Houston, We Have a Problem: In Defense of Chris Paul

By Brandon Victor

Chris Paul is unfairly being blamed for his deteriorating relationship with James Harden

June 8, 2019

Steppin’ Up on the Big Stage: Eric Yang and Hope Bender Take Home ‘Nexus’ Players of the Year

By Brandon Victor, Leonard Paulasa

Both Yang and Bender excelled this season, leading their respective teams to success.

May 30, 2019

Behind the Scenes, Ortiz Thrives as Undergraduate Analytics Manager

By Brandon Victor

Acting as the undergraduate analytics manager for the baseball team, Ortiz has played a vital role in the baseball team's success

May 30, 2019

After Subpar 2018, Yang Leads Gauchos to Postseason

By Brandon Victor

Yang leads the team with a .383 batting average, and was recently named the Big West Field Player of the Year.

May 30, 2019

Electronic Artist Flying Lotus Continues to Evolve His Sound

By Brandon Victor

Five years after the critically-acclaimed album You’re Dead!, Flying Lotus (FlyLo) returns once again with one of the most ambitious albums in recent memory.

May 2, 2019

Multiple Gauchos Take Home Conference Accolades

By Brandon Victor

For the second season in a row senior Nicolas Moreno De Alboran was named the Big West Player of the Year

April 25, 2019

UCSB Aims For Fifth Consecutive Big West Title

By Brandon Victor

If Santa Barbara can win the conference tournament this year, it will be their 12th conference tournament title under Davis in his 19 years as coach

April 23, 2019

The Breanna Stewart Tragedy

By Brandon Victor

I am personally responsible for Breanna Stewart tearing her Achilles over the weekend in the EuroLeague title game. No, I wasn’t guarding Stewart when the injury occurred. In fact, I wasn’t even in the same country a...

April 22, 2019

Top-Seeded Gauchos Look to Win Conference Tournament, Clinch Postseason Berth

By Brandon Victor

Now the winner of four consecutive matches, Santa Barbara heads into the Big West tournament with confidence and momentum on their side.

April 4, 2019

Padres Promote Tatis Jr., Change Landscape of Baseball

By Brandon Victor

In a city that craves so desperately a winner (or at least a competitive team) general manager A.J. Preller opted to change the entire dynamic of baseball by bringing up Fernando Tatis Jr. for opening day.

March 17, 2019

Despite Strong Start, UCSB Falls to No.1 Long Beach State

By Brandon Victor

In front of a packed and raucous home crowd on Friday, Santa Barbara took the first set off of defending national champions LBSU before dropping the next three sets en-route to a 3-1 defeat at the hands of the best team ...

March 13, 2019

Gauchos Fall Short in Big West Tournament Opener

By Brandon Victor

For the Gauchos, Tuesday’s loss marks the end of a volatile season filled with struggles, especially on the offensive end.

March 11, 2019

UCSB Hopes to Defy Odds Heading Into Big West Tournament

By Brandon Victor

The Gauchos fought hard to qualify for the Big West Tourney with a solid last month of regular season play, but they'll have to bring their A-game against UCI if they hope to make a deep run.