2019–20 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team

The 2019–20 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team represent the University of California, Santa Barbara in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gauchos, led by 3rd-year head coach Joe Pasternack, play their home games at The Thunderdome in Santa Barbara, California as members of the Big West Conference.

2019–20 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball
ConferenceBig West Conference
2019–20 record21–10 (10–6 Big West)
Head coachJoe Pasternack (3rd season)
Associate head coachJohn Rillie
Assistant coaches
  • Larry Lewis
  • Ben Tucker
Home arenaThe Thunderdome
(Capacity: 5,600)
2019–20 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
UC Irvine133 .813  2111  .656
Cal State Northridge106 .625  1517  .469
UC Santa Barbara106 .625  2110  .677
Hawaiʻi88 .500  1713  .567
UC Davis88 .500  1418  .438
UC Riverside79 .438  1715  .531
Cal State Fullerton610 .375  1120  .355
Long Beach State610 .375  1121  .344
Cal Poly412 .250  723  .233
As of March 11, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll
NOTE: The 2020 Big West Tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Previous season

The Gauchos finished the 2018–19 season 22–10 overall, 10–6 in Big West play, finishing in 2nd place. In the Big West Tournament, they defeated Cal State Northridge in the quarterfinals,[1] before falling to Cal State Fullerton in the semifinals.[2]

Roster

2019–20 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Sékou Touré 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoColiseum College Prep Academy Conakry, Guinea
G 1 Roberto Gittens 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrCollege of Southern Idaho Tacoma, Washington
F 2 Matt Freeman 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)220 lb (100 kg) GSOklahoma Auckland, New Zealand
G 3 JaQuori McLaughlin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrOregon State Tacoma, Washington
G 4 Devearl Ramsey 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrNevada Los Angeles, California
F 5 Jay Nagle 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) SoWill C. Wood HS Vacaville, California
G 11 Brandon Cyrus 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrDePaul Oakville, Ontario
F 12 Amadou Sow 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)235 lb (107 kg) SoColiseum College Prep Academy Bamako, Mali
F 14 Jakov Kukic 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)230 lb (104 kg) FrLa Lumiere School Split, Croatia
G 15 Max Cheylov 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrCalabasas HS Toronto, Canada
G 21 Max Heidegger 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) SrOaks Christian School Malibu, California
F 34 Eric Bower 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) SoHillsdale HS San Mateo, California
F 35 Robinson Idehen 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)230 lb (104 kg) JrTrinity Valley CC Tudela, Navarre, Spain
F 40 Andrew Pickles 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg) SrMercer Island HS Seattle, Washington
G 55 Darren Long 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)165 lb (75 kg) FrHarvard-Westlake School Altadena, California
G Ajare Sanni  6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)170 lb (77 kg) RS SoPacific Houston, Texas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: June 6, 2020

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2019*
7:00 pm, BigWest.tv
Jackson State W 83–62  1–0
The Thunderdome (1,517)
Santa Barbara, CA
November 10, 2019*
4:00 pm, P12N
at UCLA L 61–77  1–1
Pauley Pavilion (6,235)
Los Angeles, CA
November 16, 2019*
2:00 pm
Rice L 81–82  1–2
The Thunderdome (1,503)
Santa Barbara, CA
November 20, 2019*
7:00 pm, P12N
at Oregon State
Continental Tire Las Vegas Classic campus-site game
L 67–78  1–3
Gill Coliseum (3,553)
Corvallis, OR
November 23, 2019*
1:00 pm
Menlo W 88–69  2–3
The Thunderdome (712)
Santa Barbara, CA
November 27, 2019*
7:00 pm
Portland State
Continental Tire Las Vegas Classic campus-site game
W 81–70  3–3
The Thunderdome (1,077)
Santa Barbara, CA
November 29, 2019*
7:00 pm
Grambling State W 67–58  4–3
The Thunderdome (1,039)
Santa Barbara, CA
December 3, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Cal State Bakersfield W 64–60  5–3
Icardo Center (2,808)
Bakersfield, CA
December 7, 2019*
12:00 pm, ESPN+
at UT Arlington W 72–68  6–3
College Park Center (1,392)
Arlington, TX
December 14, 2019*
1:00 pm
at Southern Utah L 61–62  6–4
America First Event Center (1,810)
Cedar City, UT
December 16, 2019*
6:30 pm
at Idaho State W 74–68 OT 7–4
Reed Gym (1,084)
Pocatello, ID
December 20, 2019*
7:00 pm
Southern W 77–68  8–4
The Thunderdome (837)
Santa Barbara, CA
December 22, 2019*
2:00 pm
Merrimack W 68–50  9–4
The Thunderdome (749)
Santa Barbara, CA
December 29, 2019*
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at Louisiana W 85–77  10–4
Cajundome (3,455)
Lafayette, LA
January 2, 2020*
7:00 pm
Westmont W 87–66  11–4
The Thunderdome (1,767)
Santa Barbara, CA
Big West regular season
January 8, 2020
7:00 pm
at Cal Poly
Rivalry
W 63–45  12–4
(1–0)
Mott Athletics Center (2,682)
San Luis Obispo, CA
January 11, 2020
4:00 pm
Long Beach State L 52–55  12–5
(1–1)
The Thunderdome (1,753)
Santa Barbara, CA
January 18, 2020
10:00 pm
at Hawaii L 63–70  12–6
(1–2)
Stan Sheriff Center (5,614)
Honolulu, HI
January 22, 2020
7:00 pm, Big West TV
Cal State Northridge L 75–83  12–7
(1–3)
The Thunderdome (1,026)
Santa Barbara, CA
January 25, 2020
7:00 pm
UC Riverside W 65–63  13–7
(2–3)
The Thunderdome (1,498)
Santa Barbara, CA
January 30, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPNU
at Cal State Northridge L 67–79  13–8
(2–4)
Matadome (2,075)
Northridge, CA
February 1, 2020
4:00 pm, ESPN3
at Long Beach State W 87–62  14–8
(3–4)
Walter Pyramid (1,829)
Long Beach, CA
February 6, 2020
7:00 pm
Hawaii W 76–66  15–8
(4–4)
The Thunderdome (1,346)
Santa Barbara, CA
February 8, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPNU
UC Irvine W 64–61  16–8
(5–4)
The Thunderdome (3,187)
Santa Barbara, CA
February 13, 2020
7:00 pm
at UC Davis L 75–84  16–9
(5–5)
The Pavilion (2,237)
Davis, CA
February 20, 2020
7:00 pm
at Cal State Fullerton W 75–66  17–9
(6–5)
Titan Gym (789)
Fullerton, CA
February 22, 2020
7:00 pm
UC Davis W 70–56  18–9
(7–5)
The Thunderdome (2,219)
Santa Barbara, CA
February 27, 2020
8:00 pm
at UC Riverside W 65–60  19–9
(8–5)
SRC Arena (607)
Riverside, CA
February 29, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at UC Irvine L 58–69  19–10
(8–6)
Bren Events Center (5,000)
Irvine, CA
March 5, 2020
7:00 pm
Cal State Fullerton W 55–53  20–10
(9–6)
The Thunderdome (1,079)
Santa Barbara, CA
March 7, 2020
7:00 pm
Cal Poly
Rivalry
W 69-67  21-10
(10-6)
The Thunderdome 
Santa Barbara, CA
Big West Tournament
March 12, 2020
2:30 pm, ESPN3
(3) vs. (6) UC Riverside
Quarterfinals
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic Honda Center 
Anaheim, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific.

Source[3][4]

References

  1. "UCSB Uses 9-0 Rally Late to Edge CSUN in Big West Tournament Quarterfinal, 71-68". UC Santa Barbara. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
  2. "No. 1 UCI, No. 3 CSF Set To Square Off For Tourney Title". Big West Conference. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
  3. "2019-20 UC Santa Barbara Basketball Schedule". UC Santa Barbara. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
  4. "2019-20 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
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