Eliav Appelbaum

February 1, 2002

Aggies Send Gauchos Into Deep Freeze

By Eliav Appelbaum

The Gauchos found themselves shivering outside the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum after an agonizing defeat in Logan, Utah.

January 31, 2002

Remedy for Gauchos: Get Tougher on Road Trip vs. Aggies, Idaho

By Eliav Appelbaum

The rugged trek through the Big West continues for the UCSB men's basketball team on unquestionably its roughest road trip every season: the Utah-Idaho swing.

January 28, 2002

Gauchos Pulverize Beach in Blowout

By Eliav Appelbaum

The Gauchos relieved all their aggression last Saturday night and for Long Beach State, that was bad news. The UCSB men's basketball team throttled the 49ers 82-50 before an enthusiastically supportive Thunderdome crowd ...

January 25, 2002

Gauchos Blow Shot at First Place in Big West

By Eliav Appelbaum

The Anteaters connected on 6-7 three-pointers during a pivotal six-minute stretch of the second half, sinking UCSB's ship in an 81-70 washout.

January 24, 2002

Athlete of the Week: Gauchos Lean on Ndiaye’s Shoulder

By Eliav Appelbaum

Santa Barbara has learned to gel and compete in every game, thanks in a large part to the return and blossoming of Ndiaye and a bonding summer workout regimen.

January 22, 2002

Gauchos Corral ‘Stangs for Win

By Eliav Appelbaum

In a game that Adama Ndiaye needed to play exceptionally in, the big man came out and dominated like the giant squid against the shortsighted Captain Nemo, portrayed brilliantly by Cal Poly.

January 15, 2002

Appelbaum on Sports: What in the Wide World of Sports is Going On?

By Eliav Appelbaum

I can see the headlining event now: Shaq Stacked versus the Bull Pack. Smells like another Chicago victory, with Big Aristotle on the ground counting his brain cells away. I think, I think not.

January 14, 2002

Tigers Derail UCSB During Second Half

By Eliav Appelbaum

Figuring they would cruise ahead of the University of Pacific after Thursday's near-debacle at Northridge, the UCSB men's basketball players never saw the Tigers pounce on them in the second half.

January 11, 2002

Gauchos Gruel Out Win Over Riled Up Matadors

By Eliav Appelbaum

If winning ugly is part of basketball, the UCSB men's basketball team is a bunch of mutant carnies. The Gauchos robbed Cal State Northridge on Thursday night at the Matadome, snatching an early 19-2 lead before blowing t...

January 9, 2002

ILLin With Appelbaum: Surpising T’wolves Feed off Greatness of the ‘SuperFreak’

By Eliav Appelbaum

"It ain't like I can't." - Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kevin Garnett on the possibility of taking over the point guard position after Terrell Brandon went down with arthroscopic knee surgery.

January 7, 2002

Tough Aggies Upend UCSB at T-dome

By Eliav Appelbaum

The UCSB men's basketball players knew they would have their hands full with Big West foe Utah State in the Thunderdome Saturday night. But the Aggies literally left the Gauchos out in the cold.

November 30, 2001

Gauchos Gouge Gaels in Another Win

By Eliav Appelbaum

If the holiday season is the time for giving, then the UCSB men's basketball team has shown no charity, sweeping victories away from opponents.

November 30, 2001

Gauchos To Host St. Mary’s

By Eliav Appelbaum

The UCSB men's basketball team is riding high after defeating Brigham Young University on Wednesday evening in the Thunderdome.

November 29, 2001

Gaucho Pandemonium! BYU Falls

By Eliav Appelbaum

The UCSB men's basketball team overcame a 12-point deficit against defending Mountain West Champion Brigham Young University and came out on top in what Head Coach Bob Williams considered the biggest non-conference victo...

November 29, 2001

John Coltrane | The Olatunji Concert: The Last Live Recording | Impulse!

By Eliav Appelbaum

The Olatunji Concert: The Last Live Recording, the first issue of John Coltrane's final captured live performance, reaches an ecstatic boiling point in the free jazz movement.

November 28, 2001

Santa Barbara Prepares to Battle BYU at Home

By Eliav Appelbaum

After splitting its first road swing of the season, the UCSB men's basketball team must now refocus for the arrival of defending Mountain West Champion Brigham Young University.