Basketball

January 23, 2013

UCSB Student Takes Over as Official Play-by-Play Announcer

By Kristen Henneman

For the first time in 19 years, a student has taken over the job of the official radio play-by-play announcer for the UCSB women’s basketball team, according to Assistant Athletics Director Bill Mahoney. Fourth-year Mi...

January 22, 2013

UCSB Downs Cal Poly in 2OT Thriller

By Mark Salay

Rarely do rivalry games live up to their billing, let alone surpass them. Saturday’s matchup at the Thunderdome between the UCSB men’s basketball team and Cal Poly did exactly just that, as fans were treated to a dou...

January 22, 2013

Gauchos Fall to Rival Mustangs in SLO

By Kristen Henneman

In a Blue-Green rivalry game that pitted two teams with polar opposite styles against each other, Cal Poly’s offense proved to be too much to handle for the UCSB women’s basketball team as the Gauchos fell 66-47 to t...

January 18, 2013

UCSB Travels to Cal Poly for Heated Rivalry

By Kristen Henneman

Beginning a three-game road trip this Saturday, the UCSB women’s basketball team could think of no better way to start that road trip than a win over rival Cal Poly. Santa Barbara enters the Blue-Green rivalry game at ...

January 14, 2013

UCSB Snaps Two-Game Losing Streak Against UC Davis

By Kristen Henneman

One team was going to break its losing streak. With a dominating 58-43 performance over UC Davis, the UCSB women’s basketball team snapped a two-game skid and won its first game at home in its last six appearances. The...

January 14, 2013

UCSB Splits Weekend Series in Nor Cal

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

Despite receiving a pair of monster performances from sophomore center Alan Williams, the UCSB men’s basketball team split its two conference games this week. UCSB dropped an 80-62 game at Pacific on Thursday before ea...

January 11, 2013

Pacific Tigers

By Kristen Henneman

With this year being the University of the Pacific women’s basketball team’s final year in the Big West conference, the Tigers are looking for a way to make it special. Voted to finish second in the Big West in the p...

January 11, 2013

Big West Men’s Basketball: Cal Poly Mustangs

By Mark Salay

As defending regular season Big West champions, the Cal Poly women’s basketball team will enter the season with much to prove after losing key players from last year’s squad to graduation. Picked to finish fourth in ...

January 11, 2013

Big West Men’s Basketball: Cal State Northridge Matadors

By Kristen Henneman

Last year, a young Cal State Northridge women’s basketball team surprised everyone, finishing second in the Big West. This year, nobody will be shocked if the Matadors top the conference. At 9-5 overall and 3-0 to star...

January 9, 2013

Hawaii Rainbow Warriors

By Caleb Shoffner

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 the preseason media...

January 9, 2013

Big West Men’s Basketball: Long Beach State 49ers

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

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 favorites to repeat as co...

January 9, 2013

Big West Men’s Basketball: Cal Poly Mustangs

By Mark Salay

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 conference with no ...

January 9, 2013

Cal State Fullerton Titans

By Tanner Gore

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 8-6 overall. They h...

January 9, 2013

Big West Men’s Basketball: UC Davis Aggies

By Caleb Shoffner

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 conference. So far thi...

January 7, 2013

UCSB Downed by Long Beach at Home

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

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 halftime only to bounc...

January 7, 2013

Gauchos Lose in Big West Final Rematch

By Kristen Henneman

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 overall and 1-1 in the...