Basketball

Gauchos Tour Canada in Offseason

September 15, 2011 by

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 offseas...
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Gauchos Name New Head Coach

May 19, 2011 by

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 t...
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UCSB Brings In 2011-12 Recruiting Class

May 18, 2011 by

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

May 17, 2011 by

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 fine...
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O.J. To Return for Senior Season

May 10, 2011 by

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 s...
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Hoop Dreams: Tweet Inspirations — LeBron and Blake

May 3, 2011 by

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 basketb...
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Valentine Drafted to WNBA

April 11, 2011 by

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 ...
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Gauchos Headed to the Big Dance

March 12, 2011 by

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...
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Gauchos Beat Northridge, Face LBSU in Big West Championship

March 12, 2011 by

ANAHEIM, CA – The UCSB men’s basketball team plowed through another tournament game on Friday night, crushing Cal State Northridge 83-63 in the semifinals of the Big West Tournament at the Honda C...
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Gauchos Beat Pacific, Advance to Semis Against Cal State Northridge

March 10, 2011 by

ANAHEIM, Calif. — UCSB avenged its two regular-season losses to Pacific on Thursday afternoon, hitting 11 of its 18 three-point attempts and shooting just under 71 percent in the second half to beat...
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Lowly Tigers Shock UCSB in First Round of Big West Women’s Tourney

March 9, 2011 by

The UCSB women’s basketball team’s hopes of a postseason berth were shattered on Tuesday night after being upset at home 49-45 by Pacific in the first round of the Big West tournament. UCSB, the s...
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‘Chos Host Rivals in Finale

March 3, 2011 by

The UCSB men’s basketball team was outscored by 32 total points in the second half in its last two games. It has lost three games in a row. The team is in fifth place in the Big West with a 7-8 conf...
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UCSB Hits the Road for Blue-Green Game

March 3, 2011 by

With a regular season conference title on the line, the Blue-Green rivalry game just became a lot more interesting. The UCSB women’s basketball team will travel to rival Cal Poly on Saturday, in per...
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Sports Briefs: Men’s Volleyball, Men’s Basketball

February 28, 2011 by

The #3 Gaucho men’s volleyball team took out #15 Pacific on Friday by a score of 3-1, before losing in five games to defending national champion Stanford the next day.
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Gauchos Handle Northridge at Home

February 27, 2011 by

The UCSB women’s basketball team defeated visiting Northridge 71-52 as it honored the squad’s seniors by continuing its six-game winning streak. Senior forwards Mekia Valentine and Margaret Johnso...
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