Basketball

November 30, 2012

Gauchos Searching for Six

By Kristen Henneman

The St. Mary’s women’s basketball team has never won a game in the Thunderdome and UCSB would like to keep it that way when it hosts the Gaels Saturday. UCSB currently holds a 2-4 record while St. Mary’s enters the...

November 30, 2012

UCSB Looks to Snap Two-Game Losing Streak

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

After losing two straight games, the second a 68-40 blowout to Wyoming, the UCSB men’s basketball team travels to face Santa Clara on Saturday night in search of its first road win of the season. Santa Barbara fell to ...

November 29, 2012

Wyoming Hands UCSB First Home Loss

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

As the third youngest team in the nation, the UCSB men’s basketball team expected to have some bumps in the road. One of those bumps came Wednesday night as UCSB fell to Wyoming 68-40 at the Thunderdome. The loss dropp...

November 28, 2012

UCSB Rally Falls Short Against Trojans

By Kristen Henneman

The UCSB women’s basketball team saw its toughest competition to date last night against Pac-12 opponent USC, which proved to be too much to handle as the Gauchos fell 62-51. With the loss, UCSB dropped to 2-4 while US...

November 20, 2012

UCSB Spends Thanksgiving in Mexico

By Kristen Henneman

UCSB might be heading to paradise for Thanksgiving break, but this trip to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico won’t be about sunbathing for the women’s basketball team as they play some tough competition in the 2012 Hardwood To...

November 19, 2012

Gauchos Gain First Win in Home Opener

By Mark Salay

After two losses to begin the season, the UCSB men’s basketball team recorded its first win of the season with an 80-60 victory against The Master’s College Saturday night at the Thunderdome. Led by freshman forward ...

November 16, 2012

UCSB Looks for First Win in Home Opener

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

As one of the youngest teams in the nation, it is expected that the UCSB men’s basketball team will take time to regain its spot atop the Big West conference. After starting the season with two losses on the road, the ...

November 14, 2012

UCSB Squeaks Out Home Opening Win

By Kristen Henneman

It was another close game for the UCSB women’s basketball team, but this time, the result was different as the team held on for a 43-41 victory over New Mexico State last night in the Thunderdome. The Gauchos improve t...

November 14, 2012

UCSB To Play Aggies in Home Opener

By Kristen Henneman

The UCSB women’s basketball team looks for its first win of the season tonight when the team plays in its home opener against New Mexico State. The Gauchos are currently 0-1 after losing their first game of the season ...

November 13, 2012

UCSB Drops Season Opener in Vegas

By Kristen Henneman

Despite a career-high 13 points from senior guard Destini Mason, the UCSB women’s basketball team was unable to come away with a win on the road in the team’s season opener, losing 58-52 to UNLV in a game that came d...

November 9, 2012

Gauchos Go Ballin’ in the Bayou

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

After three of the most successful years in program history, the UCSB men’s basketball team is ready to embark on a new season and new era tonight when they travel to take on LSU. The youthful Gauchos begin the 2012-20...

November 9, 2012

Gauchos Open 2012-13 Season on the Road Against UNLV

By Kristen Henneman

The UCSB women’s basketball team will look to win its first home opener since the 2008-09 season when the team travels to UNLV tonight. “[Our goal is] to go out there and play hard and play to the best of our ability...

November 7, 2012

UCSB Tames Lions in Exhibition Victory

By Kristen Henneman

It won’t count for the record, but the UCSB women’s basketball team earned a 52-39 exhibition win over Vanguard in its first game of the 2012-13 season The Gauchos looked solid for playing its first game of the year,...

November 2, 2012

Gauchos Dominate at Home in Exhibition Game

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

UCSB kicked off the 2012-2013 men’s basketball season with a 74-50 victory in an exhibition game over La Verne College Thursday night at the Thunderdome. With a rotation still undetermined for an inexperienced Gaucho s...

October 31, 2012

The Young and the Restless

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

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 Nunnally, Jaime Ser...

October 30, 2012

Big West Champs Ready to Begin Season

By Kristen Henneman

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 polls, UCSB was pre...