Basketball

November 14, 2011

Gaucho Offense Rolls Past Chapman

By Ryan Porush

On Friday night in the Thunderdome, the opening tip went up for grabs and the UCSB men’s basketball team caught fire offensively. Behind a lights-out 58 percent shooting performance, the Gauchos opened the 2011-2012 se...

November 14, 2011

UCSB Goes Winless in Road Openers

By Kristen Henneman

November 8, 2011

Locked Out and Down: The NBA’s Plight

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

As you probably know, the NBA is currently in a lockout over a dispute regarding a collective bargaining agreement between the players and owners. Although there continues to be much attention on the business side of the...

November 7, 2011

UCSB Buries S.F. State in Exhibition Opener

By Ryan Porush

Basketball is back in the Thunderdome. In front of a large and eager home crowd, the UCSB men’s basketball team opened its season with a 67-51 exhibition win over visiting San Francisco State Saturday night. “You don...

November 7, 2011

Mitchell & Co. Get First Win of Season

By Kristen Henneman

UCSB won their first game of the year 62-58 against Vanguard in thrilling fashion, although as an exhibition match, it won’t count in their record. “I’m excited [with] the way the kids found a way to finish out the...

November 4, 2011

Gauchos Open Up Season With Exhibition Game At Home

By Ryan Porush

The UCSB men’s basketball team will open up its 2011-2012 campaign Saturday night when it hosts San Francisco State in an exhibition game. The two-time defending Big West tournament champion Gauchos will look to reach ...

November 2, 2011

Red, White & Blue (and Gold)

By Kristen Henneman

For three years, Emilie Johnson has sported a blue and gold Gaucho jersey. A few months ago, she had the opportunity to wear the coveted red, white and blue for the first time while competing for Team USA. “It was a dr...

November 1, 2011

UCSB Opens Season With Exhibition

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

With a new coach at the helm, the UCSB women’s basketball team begins its season tonight with an exhibition game against Vanguard College at the Thunderdome. The defending Big West regular season co-champion Gauchos, p...

September 15, 2011

Gauchos Tour Canada in Offseason

By Ryan Porush

Although the UCSB men’s basketball team doesn’t officially open its season until November, the two-time defending Big West Tournament champions have had a busy offseason, going 4-1 in an offseason exhibition tour o...

May 19, 2011

Gauchos Name New Head Coach

By Kristen Henneman

UCSB Director of Athletics Mark Massari announced at a press conference Thursday morning that Carlene Mitchell — who has spent the last ten years at Rutgers — will take over as the head coach of the Gaucho women’s ...

May 18, 2011

UCSB Brings In 2011-12 Recruiting Class

By Ravi Bhatia

It’s no secret that the basketball recruiting process is different for mid-major schools like UCSB, which offer fewer scholarships and less national exposure than their high-major counterparts in power conferences such...

May 17, 2011

Hoop Dreams: Words Hurt — An Untimely Look at NBA Fines

By Ravi Bhatia

Phil Jackson was fined $35,000 for his verbal criticism of the officiating during the Mavs’ sweep of the Lakers. For the elbow to Maverick guard JJ Barea’s ribs, Laker center Andrew Bynum was fined only $25,000. A...

May 10, 2011

O.J. To Return for Senior Season

By Ravi Bhatia

Men’s basketball Head Coach Bob Williams told his star guard Orlando Johnson to consider the NBA back in September. “I recommended it,” he said. “[I told him,] ‘if you had a good year, you should go work out wi...

May 3, 2011

Hoop Dreams: Tweet Inspirations — LeBron and Blake

By Ravi Bhatia

This week’s Tweet of the Week: Dmoses3 [April 19]: “The dude just said Blake griffin will win a championship before lebron, case in point why Ravi Bhatia needs to write about women’s basketball” Dmoses3, ...

April 11, 2011

Valentine Drafted to WNBA

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

After an accolade-filled two-year career at UCSB, senior forward Mekia Valentine’s dominance on the court has captured the attention of the WNBA. The New York Liberty drafted Valentine in the third round with the 34th ...

March 12, 2011

Gauchos Headed to the Big Dance

By Ravi Bhatia

ANAHEIM, CA – Ten days ago, the #5 UCSB men’s basketball team was 7-8 in conference play. It had lost three straight games heading into its last game of the season against Cal Poly, and its season was all but over.