Basketball

The Young and the Restless

October 31, 2012 by

After three years of the best core of basketball players the university has ever seen, the UCSB men’s basketball team will try to reload as they start the 2012-13 season. With Orlando Johnson, James...
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Big West Champs Ready to Begin Season

October 30, 2012 by

The UCSB women’s basketball team will begin its quest for a second consecutive Big West title this Monday when it begins its season in an exhibition match against Vanguard. In the Big West preseason...
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Powered by Starting Five, Lakers the Team to Beat

October 11, 2012 by

While the Miami Heat may be the defending NBA champion, most of the media attention at the start of this year’s NBA preseason is focused on the Los Angeles Lakers. In what has been prematurely deeme...
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Big West Champs Fill the Gaps

May 23, 2012 by

After winning the Big West title this past season, UCSB women’s basketball will look to repeat this feat and claim a second crown with the help of three new recruits next season. “I think they’r...
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Rebuild and Reload

May 17, 2012 by

After losing five seniors — including three starters — to graduation this season, the UCSB men’s basketball team is best described by two words: young and inexperienced. This year’s crop of fi...
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UCSB Swept by Irvine, Drops to Fifth Place

May 7, 2012 by

A three-day trip to face lower-ranked UC Irvine turned into a three-game series sweep for the Anteaters and two shutout losses for the UCSB baseball team. The Gauchos fell to UCI 2-0, 2-0 and 5-4 on t...
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Kelsey Adrian: Clutch Canadian

April 19, 2012 by

To win a championship, a team needs players who step up in big moments. For the UCSB women’s basketball team this past season, Kelsey Adrian was one of those players. “Kelsey’s always had a repu...
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Mitchell Recognized as Rookie Head Coach of Year Finalist

April 4, 2012 by

After a year in which UCSB women’s basketball Head Coach Carlene Mitchell led her team to a Big West Conference Tournament Championship and an NCAA tournament birth, the first-year coach was named o...
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Gauchos Dominated by No. 1 Baylor in First Round of NCAA’s

March 23, 2012 by

The UCSB women’s basketball team experienced firsthand why Baylor is the No. 1 team in the nation this past Sunday when the Lady Bears handed the Gauchos an 81-40 defeat in the first round of the NC...
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Gauchos to Face No. 1 Baylor in First Round of NCAA’s

March 19, 2012 by

The UCSB women’s basketball team will look to pull off a major upset on Sunday in the first round of the NCAA tournament when the team takes on Baylor, the No. 1-ranked team in the nation. The Baylo...
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Gauchos Bring Home the Hardware

March 12, 2012 by

In ending its Cinderella story season, the UCSB women’s basketball team brought home something better than a prince this past weekend in Anaheim: a Big West championship and an automatic berth in th...
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UCSB Women Complete Storybook Ending With Win Over Long Beach State in Big West Championship

March 12, 2012 by

  In ending its Cinderella story season, the UCSB women’s basketball team brought home something better than a prince — a Big West Championship and an automatic berth into the Big Dance. It w...
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Gauchos Advance to Second Round

March 9, 2012 by

The UCSB men’s basketball team hosted a party for three on Thursday afternoon at the Honda Center. Riding 10 three-pointers on the day at 47 percent shooting from behind the arc, the Gauchos beat Un...
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Gauchos Face Test Against Pacific in Second Round

March 9, 2012 by

With momentum on its side and a Big West championship two games within reach, the UCSB women’s basketball team heads to the Honda Center to take on Pacific this afternoon. Although Pacific swept the...
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UCSB Begins Defense of of Big West Tournament Title

March 8, 2012 by

The UCSB men’s basketball team will begin its defense as the two-time defending Big West Tournament Champions today when the team faces Pacific in the first round of the conference tournament at the...
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