Basketball

Hawaii Rainbow Warriors

January 9, 2013 by

The University of Hawaii men’s basketball team is the newest member of the Big West Conference and is taking no time to establish itself as a contender. The newcomers were picked to finish fourth by...
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Big West Men’s Basketball: Long Beach State 49ers

January 9, 2013 by

The defending Big West Champion, Long Beach State men’s basketball team graduated four of its five players from last year’s starting lineup, but the 49ers were once again picked as preseason favor...
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Big West Men’s Basketball: Cal Poly Mustangs

January 9, 2013 by

After surprising many with last season’s fourth-place finish in the Big West, the Cal Poly men’s basketball team plans on doing more of the same this year as it looks to finally break through in a...
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Cal State Fullerton Titans

January 9, 2013 by

The Cal State Fullerton men’s basketball team is living up to their preseason hype. Picked to finish second in the Big West, the Titans currently sit in a tie for second in the conference at 2-1 and...
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Big West Men’s Basketball: UC Davis Aggies

January 9, 2013 by

The UC Davis men’s basketball team enters this season looking to improve on what was a very difficult first season for Head Coach Jim Les. Last year, the Aggies were 5-26 and 3-13 in the Big West co...
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UCSB Downed by Long Beach at Home

January 7, 2013 by

Facing defending Big West Champion Long Beach State, the UCSB men’s basketball team fell 77-70 on Saturday at the Thunderdome after a comeback attempt fell short. The Gauchos fell behind by 10 at ha...
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Gauchos Lose in Big West Final Rematch

January 7, 2013 by

It was the same matchup from last year’s Big­ West Championship game, but the result was different. The UCSB women’s basketball team fell to Long Beach State 45-52 on the road, dropping to 5-9 ov...
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Gauchos Searching for Six

November 30, 2012 by

The St. Mary’s women’s basketball team has never won a game in the Thunderdome and UCSB would like to keep it that way when it hosts the Gaels Saturday. UCSB currently holds a 2-4 record while St....
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UCSB Looks to Snap Two-Game Losing Streak

November 30, 2012 by

After losing two straight games, the second a 68-40 blowout to Wyoming, the UCSB men’s basketball team travels to face Santa Clara on Saturday night in search of its first road win of the season. Sa...
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Wyoming Hands UCSB First Home Loss

November 29, 2012 by

As the third youngest team in the nation, the UCSB men’s basketball team expected to have some bumps in the road. One of those bumps came Wednesday night as UCSB fell to Wyoming 68-40 at the Thunder...
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UCSB Rally Falls Short Against Trojans

November 28, 2012 by

The UCSB women’s basketball team saw its toughest competition to date last night against Pac-12 opponent USC, which proved to be too much to handle as the Gauchos fell 62-51. With the loss, UCSB dro...
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UCSB Spends Thanksgiving in Mexico

November 20, 2012 by

UCSB might be heading to paradise for Thanksgiving break, but this trip to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico won’t be about sunbathing for the women’s basketball team as they play some tough competition in ...
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Gauchos Gain First Win in Home Opener

November 19, 2012 by

After two losses to begin the season, the UCSB men’s basketball team recorded its first win of the season with an 80-60 victory against The Master’s College Saturday night at the Thunderdome. Led ...
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UCSB Looks for First Win in Home Opener

November 16, 2012 by

As one of the youngest teams in the nation, it is expected that the UCSB men’s basketball team will take time to regain its spot atop the Big West conference. After starting the season with two loss...
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UCSB Squeaks Out Home Opening Win

November 14, 2012 by

It was another close game for the UCSB women’s basketball team, but this time, the result was different as the team held on for a 43-41 victory over New Mexico State last night in the Thunderdome. T...
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