Basketball

January 17, 2012

UCSB Dominates UC Irvine, Loses in Overtime Against UC Riverside

By Ryan Porush

The UCSB men’s basketball team suffered its first Big West loss of the season Thursday on the road at UC Riverside before beating UC Irvine at home on Saturday. The Gauchos (8-6 overall, 3-1 Big West) are in third plac...

January 17, 2012

Gaucho Team Effort Overcomes UCR

By Kristen Henneman

It was a true team win for UCSB women’s basketball on Saturday afternoon when the squad knocked off UC Riverside 63-43 at the Thunderdome. With the victory, the Gauchos improve to 7-8 and 2-2 in the Big West, while the...

January 13, 2012

Big West Conference: Women’s Basketball Preview

By Kristen Henneman, David Russo, Mark Salay, Ryan Porush

UC Santa Barbara: Gauchos There’s been a lot of change for the UCSB women’s basketball team in the past year — a new coach and a new system — but last year’s co-champions of the Big West look ready to contend f...

January 11, 2012

Big West Basketball

By Ryan Porush, Brent Pella, Paul-Michael Ochoa, Joshua Greenberg, Mark Salay

UC Santa Barbara: Gauchos With lofty expectations set for conference play, the UCSB men’s basketball team is off to a hot start after winning its first two Big West games. The Gauchos (7-5 Overall, 2-0 Big West) opened...

January 10, 2012

Tuesday Ballin’ With Ed. and Ed.: Sports Editors Pella & Porush Tackle Some Early Season NBA Headlines

By Ryan Porush

Thunder & Lightning The Oklahoma City Thunder have gotten off to the fast start we expected, but at 8-2 the Thunder may be even better than advertised. Kevin Durant is continuing to grow and improve, which is saying ...

January 10, 2012

Tuesday Ballin’ With Ed. and Ed.: Sports Editors Pella & Porush Tackle Some Early Season NBA Headlines

By Brent Pella

“Good Lo’dy wo’dy / I just took more shots than Kobe” Big Sean didn’t need to search too far to find a metaphor with the word ‘shot’ involved. Kobe Bryant’s shooting habits are one of the most talked abou...

January 9, 2012

Gauchos Top CSF 77-64, Improve to 2-0 Big West

By Ryan Porush

The UCSB men’s basketball team captured its second straight Big West win in the Thunderdome last Thursday night, beating visiting Cal State Fullerton 77-64 in the team’s conference home opener. With the win, the Gauc...

December 1, 2011

Johnson’s 36 Points Not Enough to Top UNLV

By Ryan Porush

In front of a loud and restless crowd, the UCSB men’s basketball team fell to visiting No. 18 UNLV 94-88 in double overtime in one of the best games at the Thunderdome in recent memory. “We left everything out there ...

November 23, 2011

Gauchos Take on Huskies at Home

By Kristen Henneman

UCSB women’s basketball finishes off a three-game home stand Wednesday against Pac-12 opponent Washington. After two consecutive wins last week, the Gauchos improved to 2-2. The Huskies have also won two straight, incl...

November 21, 2011

UCSB Tears Apart Lions for Second-Straight Win

By Kristen Henneman

The UCSB women’s basketball team earned its second consecutive win Saturday afternoon in the Thunderdome against visiting Loyola Marymount 66-49. With the victory, the Gauchos improve to 2-2 while the Lions drop to a w...

November 21, 2011

Gauchos Remain Perfect With Weekend Win

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

The UCSB men’s basketball team used a dominant second half to overpower the visiting Westmont Warriors 82-61 on Friday night. “The energy level was down in the first half,” sophomore guard Kyle Boswell said. “I f...

November 18, 2011

Gauchos Get Around Gaels in First Thunderdome Game

By Kristen Henneman

It was a tale of two halves for the UCSB women’s basketball team in their home opener last night, though the Gauchos walked away with a 61-52 victory. The game gives the team their first win of their campaign, bumping ...

November 18, 2011

Gauchos Continue Home Action Against Westmont

By Ryan Porush

On a roll through two games this season, the UCSB men’s basketball team will look to remain hot when it hosts cross-town NAIA opponent Westmont College in the Thunderdome Friday night. “It’s a huge cross-town rival...

November 17, 2011

Gauchos Face Gaels in Home Opener

By Kristen Henneman

After a rough start to the season last weekend, UCSB women’s basketball hopes to rebound Thursday in their home opener against St. Mary’s. “We want to get back on the floor,” junior guard Destini Mason said. “W...

November 16, 2011

Gauchos Trample Broncos 89-56

By Ryan Porush

The UCSB men’s basketball team walked away from the Thunderdome Tuesday night with a convincing 89-56 thrashing over visiting Santa Clara, dominating the Broncos from beginning to end. “I am extremely pleased,” Hea...

November 15, 2011

Gauchos Host Santa Clara in T-Dome

By Ryan Porush

The UCSB men’s basketball team will face its first Division I opponent Tuesday night when the team hosts visiting Santa Clara in a nonconference game. “We are looking forward to coming out and trying to stay hot,” ...