Basketball

UCSB Spends Thanksgiving in Mexico

November 20, 2012 by

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 ...
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Gauchos Gain First Win in Home Opener

November 19, 2012 by

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 ...
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UCSB Looks for First Win in Home Opener

November 16, 2012 by

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 loss...
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UCSB Squeaks Out Home Opening Win

November 14, 2012 by

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. T...
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UCSB To Play Aggies in Home Opener

November 14, 2012 by

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...
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UCSB Drops Season Opener in Vegas

November 13, 2012 by

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 i...
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Gauchos Go Ballin’ in the Bayou

November 9, 2012 by

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 Gauch...
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Gauchos Open 2012-13 Season on the Road Against UNLV

November 9, 2012 by

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...
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UCSB Tames Lions in Exhibition Victory

November 7, 2012 by

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 fir...
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Gauchos Dominate at Home in Exhibition Game

November 2, 2012 by

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 in...
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The Young and the Restless

October 31, 2012 by

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...
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Big West Champs Ready to Begin Season

October 30, 2012 by

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...
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Powered by Starting Five, Lakers the Team to Beat

October 11, 2012 by

While the Miami Heat may be the defending NBA champion, most of the media attention at the start of this year’s NBA preseason is focused on the Los Angeles Lakers. In what has been prematurely deeme...
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Big West Champs Fill the Gaps

May 23, 2012 by

After winning the Big West title this past season, UCSB women’s basketball will look to repeat this feat and claim a second crown with the help of three new recruits next season. “I think they’r...
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Rebuild and Reload

May 17, 2012 by

After losing five seniors — including three starters — to graduation this season, the UCSB men’s basketball team is best described by two words: young and inexperienced. This year’s crop of fi...
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