Brandon Victor

Brandon Victor serves as a 2020-2021 sports editor. He has covered men's tennis, men's soccer and women's basketball in his three years at the Daily Nexus.

March 7, 2019

UCSB Aims To Upset Davis in Regular Season Finale

By Brandon Victor

A good performance on Saturday would do wonders for the Gauchos’ confidence heading into the conference tournament.

March 1, 2019

UCSB Knocks Off Mustangs in Biggest Game of Season

By Brandon Victor

The Gauchos victory propels them above Cal Poly in the standings with only two games to go

February 24, 2019

UCSB Offense Stalls in Road Loss to Long Beach

By Brandon Victor

With a 62-53 loss to Long Beach State on Saturday night, the Gauchos drop back into the race for last place in the conference.

February 21, 2019

UCSB Looks to Keep Momentum Against Fullerton, LBSU

By Brandon Victor

Against the two teams directly above them in the standings, Santa Barbara can make up serious ground this week in conference play.

February 14, 2019

NBA Media Circus Seeks Views, Ignores Truth About Stars

By Brandon Victor

The media's job is not to speculate, to make up rumors or act like they're coming from a verified source

February 7, 2019

Gauchos Return Home, Look To Get Season Back on Track

By Brandon Victor

Although they currently sit in last place in the conference, the Gauchos still have a chance to qualify for the Big West tournament. They'll need to get wins against two tough opponents in Davis and CSUN to start their r...

February 7, 2019

Max Heidegger Leads Gauchos to Solid Win Over CSUN

By Omar Hernandez, Brandon Victor

Max Heidegger had his first signature performance of the year, as his 26 points guided the Gauchos to a 70-64 victory over the Matadors.

February 4, 2019

Gauchos Continue Four-Game Skid With Loss to UCR

By Brandon Victor

After a tough 73-60 lose to the UC Riverside Highlanders, UCSB now sits in last place in the Big West and will need a big push to make it to postseason play.

January 27, 2019

Gauchos Offense Stalls in 47-35 Loss to Hawaii

By Brandon Victor

Despite an impressive defensive showing from the UCSB women’s basketball team, the Gauchos dropped their second straight game on Saturday, falling to Hawaii 47-35.

January 24, 2019

Gauchos Seek First Consecutive Wins of the Season

By Brandon Victor

Following Santa Barbara’s home victory over Long Beach State, the Gauchos find themselves only one and a half games behind first place in the conference. With home games this week against Cal State Fullerton and Hawaii...

January 14, 2019

UCSB Drops Blue-Green Rivalry Game, Sits in Last Place in Big West

By Brandon Victor

Coco Miller dropped a career-high 33 points, yet the Gauchos couldn't pick up their first Big West win of the year as they lost 75-67 to the Cal Poly Mustangs.