Eliav Appelbaum

February 7, 2003

Gauchos Burn Aggies

By Eliav Appelbaum

Missing a layup and a free throw for a free dessert and entree at Chevys during a timeout, Jalon Wilson, the son of UCSB men's basketball Assistant Coach Marty Wilson, dragged his two little feet behind the three-point l...

February 6, 2003

Gauchos Court Utah State

By Eliav Appelbaum

The Gauchos will square off against Utah State tonight at 7 in the Thunderdome for a chance at first place in the Big West Conference. Briefly in first place last week, UCSB has a shot at climbing to the top in the frien...

February 3, 2003

Pyramid of Pain for Gauchos

By Eliav Appelbaum

The UCSB men's basketball team suffered a frustrating and unexpected blow at the hands of the Big West's bottom feeders, dropping a 68-67 stunner to LBSU at the Pyramid on Saturday evening.

January 31, 2003

Men’s basketball: Gauchos Find Anteater Dish Best Served Cold

By Eliav Appelbaum

Anteater stew was served at the Bren Center Thursday night, and the Gauchos cooked the large-snouted mammals to a roaring boil.The UCSB men's basketball team sautŽed, stuffed and nuclearized Irvine 70-54 in a Big We...

January 29, 2003

It’s, Going, Going. . . Gwynn!

By Eliav Appelbaum

Tony Gwynn defines All-Century Baseball. The two-sport star decided to march forward with a bat and glove for the San Diego Padres, who plucked him in the third round of the MLB amateur draft.

January 24, 2003

Santa Barbara’s Cookin’

By Eliav Appelbaum

Nothing spells home-cooked lovin' like Casey Cook heating up faster than an oven. The sophomore forward has been a big reason for the recent surge UCSB men's basketball team, winner of three of its last four games.

January 21, 2003

They’re Gr-r-r-eat! UCSB Rips Tigers

By Eliav Appelbaum

Santa Barbara won the game on the boards, dominating the glass 37-21 while countering every UOP attack with two or more counter punches until the Tigers had X's where their eyes should have been and lollipop tongues inst...

January 17, 2003

UCSB Cooks Matadors

By Eliav Appelbaum

The Gauchos staved off a voracious second-half rally by Cal State Northridge to upend the only Big West team without a conference victory after Long Beach State stopped Idaho at The Pyramid.

January 16, 2003

Fresh Off the Wire

By Eliav Appelbaum

The Gauchos may not be in tip-top shape, but the kids are alright. Freshman guards Cecil Brown and Josh Davis are the two shining stars of the UCSB men's basketball team. For the future, that is.

January 14, 2003

ILL Spittin’ Game: Booty and Brawn

By Eliav Appelbaum

Because of the Dallas Cowboys' cheerleaders, remote hogs, coach fiends and field goal kickers are all, if not better, surely happier men.

January 13, 2003

Aggies Accelerate, Power Over Gauchos

By Eliav Appelbaum

The two-time, regular-season Big West champs buggy-whipped the Gauchos from the opening tip to the final buzzer in a 75-59 thrashing before a rabid, sold-out crowd of 9,669 at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum in Logan, Utah o...

January 9, 2003

Like Mr. Potato Head, UCSB Plans to Take Idaho Apart

By Eliav Appelbaum

The UCSB men's basketball faces the University of Idaho tonight at 7 at the Cowan Spectrum in Moscow. The Gauchos hope to end a five-game road losing skid that began over a month ago.

January 9, 2003

A Warm Night in Moscow

By Eliav Appelbaum

The first true road win of the season for Santa Barbara came at a critical juncture for the Gauchos, losers of six of seven before Thursday's contest. UCSB (5-8, 2-1 in the Big West) also earned its first win ever on Ida...

January 6, 2003

Men’s BasketballUCSB Hopes to Forget the Titans

By Eliav Appelbaum

a two-game breather in the friendly confines of the Thunderdome against the Big West Conference's weakest teams failed to prevent the UCSB men's basketball team from beginning to feel that home can be a lonely place.

January 6, 2003

Fullove, UCSB Hope to Get on Track

By Eliav Appelbaum

With hard times falling on the UCSB men's basketball team, the players and coaches hit the practice floor Monday afternoon looking for ways to ease their ailment.

December 5, 2002

Trojans’ Achilles Heel: UCSB Trifecta

By Eliav Appelbaum

The UCSB men's basketball team and its infamous Three Amigos came to the rescue Tuesday night and gave the Thunderdome faithful a little holiday treat.