Basketball

June 26, 2013

UCSB Alumnus Brian Shaw To Coach Denver Nuggets

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

Former UCSB basketball legend Brian Shaw was officially named head coach of the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday, his first opportunity to lead a team of his own after coaching in the NBA since 2005. Shaw has experienced tremen...

May 29, 2013

Women’s Basketball: New Look, Same Style

By Kristen Henneman

At this time last year, the UCSB women’s basketball team was coming off a Big West Championship and NCAA postseason berth with almost the entire team returning for this season. This year, that isn’t quite the case. T...

May 22, 2013

Gauchos Sign Three Standouts for 2013-14

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

After an injury-plagued season in which the UCSB men’s basketball team finished seventh in the Big West conference, the Gauchos welcome three new recruits to a young and promising roster. As the third-youngest team in ...

April 10, 2013

Finding Strength in the Face of Adversity

By Kristen Henneman

“Only the strong survive.” For UCSB women’s basketball player Sweets Underwood, it’s an adage that sticks with her every day. In 2002, at just 10 years old, Underwood lost her mother to breast cancer. Three years...

March 22, 2013

Gauchos Fall in First Round of WNIT

By Kristen Henneman

There may be no “I” in team, but there is in win and Wed. night, senior guard Courtney Clements propelled the San Diego State women’s basketball team to victory. Clements recorded a career-high 31 points in 30 minu...

March 19, 2013

UCSB Travels to SDSU for WNIT Tournament

By Kristen Henneman

It’s rare that in sports, or life for that matter, that you get a second chance. Despite failing to solidify a spot in the NCAA Tournament, the UCSB women’s basketball team will get a second chance at the postseason ...

March 16, 2013

Gauchos Season Ended in Big West Tournament Semifinals

By Kristen Henneman

There will be no miracle run and no Big West Championship for the UCSB women’s basketball team this year. A 62-43 loss to Cal Poly yesterday in the semifinals of the Big West Tournament not only dashed any hopes of bec...

March 14, 2013

UCSB Heading to the Honda Center

By Kristen Henneman

Winning its 14th straight game over Cal State Northridge could not have come at a better time for the UCSB women’s basketball team. The Gauchos defeated the matadors 45-31 in the quarterfinals of the Big West Tournamen...

March 12, 2013

Gauchos Set to Begin Postseason Play

By Kristen Henneman

It’s almost like déjà-vu. As the UCSB women’s basketball team enters the Big West Tournament, its journey to the postseason seems exceptionally similar to last year. The Gauchos have had a solid year, showing spark...

March 10, 2013

Gauchos Earn Big Win on Senior Day

By Kristen Henneman

After locking up the fourth seed for the Big West Tournament Thursday night, the UCSB women’s basketball team had just two goals Saturday afternoon: winning its final game at home for its seniors and gaining momentum h...

March 8, 2013

March Madness Commences

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

UCSB Gains Momentum at the Right Time, Defeats Fullerton 66-50 With a chance to move up in the Big West standings, the UCSB men’s basketball team played with a clear sense of urgency and energy from the tipoff, defeati...

March 8, 2013

UCSB Defeats Long Beach, Secures Fourth Seed

By Kristen Henneman

When it mattered most, the UCSB women’s basketball team came up with the victory. With a 59-50 win over Long Beach State, the Gauchos solidified the fourth seed and earned a first round bye going into the Big West Tour...

March 7, 2013

UCSB Faces Long Beach State at Thunderdome

By Kristen Henneman

While it will surely be an emotional weekend for the UCSB women’s basketball team as it plays its final home games of the season, tonight’s game against Long Beach State is without doubt the most crucial game of the ...

March 7, 2013

Gauchos Battle For Position, Host Titans

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

With a postseason conference birth already clinched, the eighth-place UCSB men’s basketball team has a chance to improve its standing tonight when it hosts seventh-place Cal State Fullerton. Santa Barbara enters the ga...

March 6, 2013

Johnson Making Impact with Indiana

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

At this time last season, Orlando Johnson was the best player for the UCSB men’s basketball team and a hopeful candidate for the NBA draft. Fast forward a year and Johnson is a thriving role player for the Indiana Pace...

March 6, 2013

Crunch Time in the NBA: the Playoff Picture

By Kristen Henneman

The NBA season is almost three-quarters the way through. Now is the time when we start seeing which teams are real contenders for an NBA title and which teams can pull through to earn those final playoff spots. Here’s ...