Basketball

March 1, 2022

Men’s Basketball Produces Upset Against Red Hot Long Beach State

By Ethan Deyoung

Scoring came early from freshman guard Ajay Mitchell as he delivered 8 points and 3 steals in the first 13 minutes alongside an unstoppable senior forward Amadou Sow who put up 16 first-half points shooting 8/11 from the...

February 17, 2022

UCSB’s Black Alumni Are Thriving in the NBA

By Garret Harcourt

Coming into UCSB out of Stockton, California, Vincent was stellar as a freshman, winning the 2015 Big West Freshman of the Year while averaging 10 points per game and shooting 42% from the field. The accolades continued ...

February 15, 2022

Men’s Basketball Has Love-Hate Relationship With Winning

By Preston Espar

UCSB carried their defensive and offensive prowess over in their drubbing of UCSD. After scoring a career-high 31 points against CSUN three games prior, Norris set a new career-high with 32 points in the 84-48 victory.

February 8, 2022

UCSB Men’s Basketball Gets First Big West Win but Cannot Start Win Streak

By Preston Espar

Senior center Amadou Sow was the second-highest scorer for the Gauchos with a total of 17 points. No other player for UCSB scored more than 7 points. The leading scorer for the Matadors was senior guard Elijah Hardy who ...

February 1, 2022

UCSB Men’s Basketball Looks To Turn Around Sluggish Start to League Play

By Preston Espar

Freshman guard Cole Anderson led the team with 21 points off the bench, and senior guard Ajare Sanni led all UCSB starters with 12 points. Senior guard Damari Milstead led all Titans in scoring with 21 points.

January 17, 2022

Women’s Basketball Carries 5-Game Winning Streak Into 2022

By Garret Harcourt

The Gauchos have managed to string together a 5-game win streak. During the streak, UC Santa Barbara has dominated their opponents, winning the games by no less than 8 points and beating Bethesda University by a score of...

December 25, 2021

Men’s Basketball Begins Win Streak Before Christmas

By Preston Espar

After losing two games on the road, the UC Santa Barbara men’s basketball team came back to the Thunderdome and was able to string together consecutive wins. The Gauchos’ victories against the Florida A&M Rattler...

December 7, 2021

UCSB Men’s Basketball Team Falls in Loss to Texas Arlington

By Preston Espar

Senior forward Amadou Sow continued his strong start to the season with a game-high 23 points while shooting an efficient 66.7% from the field. In addition, Sow was able to grab 7 rebounds, and junior guard Josh Pierre-L...

November 25, 2021

Dominant Opening Season Win for the Gauchos

By Preston Espar

The UC Santa Barbara men’s basketball team opened the season 1-1 with a 119-65 home opening victory against the San Francisco State Gators and a 73-65 road loss against the Washington State Cougars. The 119 points in t...

November 25, 2021

Tough Early Season Test for UCSB Basketball Team

By Zack Kobler

The Gauchos look to bounce back on Saturday for a matinee affair with the Chicago State Cougars back at the Thunderdome. They look to replicate the same success they had in the season opener against San Francisco State w...

August 16, 2021

USA Basketball faced unprecedented challenges at 2020 Olympics

By Preston Espar

At the 1992 Olympics held in Barcelona, Spain, NBA greats such as Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, and Larry Bird helped lead the United States to a gold medal in the first appearance of professional basketball players at ...

March 22, 2021

Gauchos Narrowly Fall to Creighton in First Round of NCAA Tournament

By Brandon Victor

With the loss, the Gauchos finish the season with a 22-5 record, while Creighton will advance to face Ohio University on March 22.

March 19, 2021

Gauchos Take On 5th-Seeded Bluejays in NCAA Tournament Showdown

By Brandon Victor

While 12 vs. 5 upsets have been trendy in recent years, the Gauchos will certainly have their hands-full with an experienced and balanced Creighton squad

March 14, 2021

Gauchos Clinch NCAA Tournament Bid For First Time Since 2011

By Brandon Victor

On Saturday, the UCSB men’s basketball team knocked off the reigning champions UC Irvine 79-63 in the Big West Tournament Championship

March 10, 2021

Gauchos Clinch Big West Title With Resounding Victories Over Mustangs

By Preston Espar

After ending the season on a 2-game win streak, the Gauchos will now be playing in Las Vegas for the Big West Conference Championship

March 5, 2021

Gauchos Look to Win Big West Title Against Rivals Cal Poly

By Preston Espar

Heading into the weekend, Cal Poly is on a seven-game losing streak and is in sole possession of last place in the Big West with a conference record of 1-13