Basketball

Women’s Basketball Opens Season On the Road Versus Northern Arizona

Following a 16-16 overall, 9-7 conference mark, the Gauchos will look to continue improving thanks to their new additions as well as returners to lock up a Big West Title this season.
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Gauchos Don’t Miss a Beat in Exhibition Rout of Fresno Pacific

It came. It conquered. The UCSB men's basketball team put on a solid showing in its Saturday exhibition.
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Gauchos Set Tone in Exhibition Win Over CSU East Bay

Eager to show off their new additions, the UCSB women's basketball team rolled over Cal State East Bay in its exhibition opener, 78-63.
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Joe Pasternack and the Gauchos Storm Into the T-Dome for Exhibition Game

Head Coach Joe Pasternack and the UCSB men's basketball team are set to make their debut with an exhibition game this Saturday.
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Gauchos Prepare for Preseason Showdown With CSU East Bay

Basketball officially returns to the Thunderdome this Saturday when the Gauchos host the CSUEB Pioneers.
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Women’s Basketball Team Takes a Humble Approach to Start the Season

With the official start to its 2017-18 season just weeks away, the UCSB women's basketball team is hoping to remain consistent going into its third year of the Bonnie Henrickson era.
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2017 Nexus Sports Awards – Under the Radar: Porter & Toler Represent WBB Along With Men’s Soccer’s Feucht as Breakout Stars

Huge performances are better when they're least expected. Emerging for "Breakout Players of the Year" were Sarah Porter and Drea Toler for the UCSB women's basketball team, while Kevin Feucht held it ...
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2017 Nexus Sports Awards – Leading the Gaucho Pack: Bonnie Henrickson and Marty Davis Earn “Nexus” Coach of the Year Awards

Winning "Coach of the Year" were UCSB women's basketball's Bonnie Henrickson and UCSB men's tennis' Marty Davis.
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2017 Nexus Sports Awards – Through the Wire: WBB Remembered for Game of the Year

A near Big West title victory earned the UCSB women's basketball team "Game of the Year."
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Work Hard Play Hard: Kayte’s Journey Beyond College Life and Basketball Stardom at UCSB

Kayte Christensen will be honored at 2017 Santa Barbara Court of Champions, but her journey to becoming one of best athletes/human being in general to come from the UCSB program has been a very tellin...
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UCSB Gears Up for Summer Basketball Camps

Hoping to reestablish a winning culture both ona dn off the court, the UCSB men's basketball program revealed the significance of putting on events such as its upcoming summer camps.
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Pasternack Aims To Wake ‘Sleeping Giant’

Now, meet the man who has been hired to lead the Gauchos back to glory in this feature that delves into the on and off court life of Joe Pasternack.
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Men’s Basketball Hires Arizona Coach Joe Pasternack for Head Coach Vacancy

This will be the New Orleans, La. native’s second chance at running a Division I program after serving as the head coach for the New Orleans Privateers.
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Gauchos Nearly Have Game-Winner Sink, Suffer 56-55 Loss to LBSU in Big West Championship

The quest for its 15th Big West title for the UCSB women's basketball team was ended over the weekend as the Gauchos were edged in their loss to Long Beach State.
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UCSB Pulls Off Upset Over No. 1 Seed UC Davis, Face LBSU on Saturday in Big West Championship

The UCSB women's basketball team continues to inch closer to claiming its 15th Big West title after defeating UC Davis. It will face Long Beach State in the conference final.
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