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2019–20 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record21–10 (10–6 Big West)
Head coach
Associate head coachJohn Rillie
Assistant coaches
  • Larry Lewis
  • Ben Tucker
Home arenaThe Thunderdome
(Capacity: 5,600)
Seasons
2019–20 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UC Irvine 13 3   .813 21 11   .656
Cal State Northridge 10 6   .625 15 17   .469
UC Santa Barbara 10 6   .625 21 10   .677
Hawai'i 8 8   .500 17 13   .567
UC Davis 8 8   .500 14 18   .438
UC Riverside 7 9   .438 17 15   .531
Cal State Fullerton 6 10   .375 11 20   .355
Long Beach State 6 10   .375 11 21   .344
Cal Poly 4 12   .250 7 23   .233
Note: The 2020 Big West tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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.

Previous season[edit]

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[edit]

2019–20 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Sékou Touré 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Coliseum College Prep Academy Conakry, Guinea
G 1 Roberto Gittens 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr College of Southern Idaho Tacoma, Washington
F 2 Matt Freeman 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) GS Oklahoma Auckland, New Zealand
G 3 JaQuori McLaughlin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Oregon State Tacoma, Washington
G 4 Devearl Ramsey 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Nevada Los Angeles, California
F 5 Jay Nagle 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Will C. Wood HS Vacaville, California
G 11 Brandon Cyrus 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr DePaul Oakville, Ontario
F 12 Amadou Sow 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Coliseum College Prep Academy Bamako, Mali
F 14 Jakov Kukic 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr La Lumiere School Split, Croatia
G 15 Max Cheylov 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Calabasas HS Toronto, Canada
G 21 Max Heidegger 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Oaks Christian School Malibu, California
F 34 Eric Bower 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Hillsdale HS San Mateo, California
F 35 Robinson Idehen 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Trinity Valley CC Tudela, Navarre, Spain
F 40 Andrew Pickles 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Mercer Island HS Seattle, Washington
G 55 Darren Long 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Harvard-Westlake School Altadena, California
G Ajare Sanni Current redshirt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS So Pacific 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[edit]

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[edit]

  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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