2017–18 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2017–18 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team represented the University of California, Santa Barbara during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Gauchos, led by first-year head coach Joe Pasternack , played their home games at the UC Santa Barbara Events Center , better known as The Thunderdome, in Santa Barbara, California , as members of the Big West Conference . They finished the season 23–9, 11–5 in Big West play to finish in a tie for second place. As the No. 2 seed in the Big West tournament , they defeated Cal Poly before losing to UC Irvine in the semifinals. Despite winning 23 games, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.
Previous season
The Gauchos finished the 2016–17 season 6–22, 4–12 in Big West play to finish in last place. As a result, they failed to quality for the Big West tournament .
Offseason
Departures
Name
Number
Pos.
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
Reason for departure
Eric Childress
1
G
6'0"
190
Senior
Hawthorne, CA
Graduated
Tide Osifeso
11
G
5'10"
155
Sophomore
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons
Scotty Harris
34
G
6'5"
190
Freshman
Portola Valley, CA
Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons
Tyler Jackson
35
C
7'2"
284
RS Freshman
Oak Park, CA
Transferred to San Francisco State
Incoming transfers
Name
Number
Pos.
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
Previous school
Leland King II
1
F
6'7"
215
RS Senior
Inglewood, CA
Transferred from Nevada . Will be eligible to play immediately since King II graduated from Nevada .
Marcus Jackson
55
G
6'3"
185
RS Senior
Acton, CA
Transferred from Rice . Will be eligible to play immediately since Jackson graduated from Rice .
Zack Moore
F
6'5"
200
Sophomore
Bellevue, WA
Transferred from Seattle . Under NCAA transfer rules, Moore will have to sit out for the 2017–18 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Devearl Ramsey
G
5'10"
170
Sophomore
Chatsworth, CA
Transferred from Nevada . Under NCAA transfer rules, Ramsey will have to sit out for the 2017–18 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
2017 incoming recruits
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Marcus Shaver #57 PG
Phoenix, AZ
Saint Mary's High School
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Aug 17, 2016
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 75
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note : In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.
Sources:
Roster
2017–18 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
F
0
Jarriesse Blackmon
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
211 lb (96 kg)
Jr
Layton HS
Layton, Utah
F
1
Leland King II
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
RS Sr
Brentwood School Nevada
Inglewood, California
G
2
Gabe Vincent
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Sr
St. Mary's HS
Stockton, California
G
3
Clifton Powell
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
171 lb (78 kg)
So
Village Christian Schools
Ladera Heights, California
F
5
Jalen Canty
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
245 lb (111 kg)
Sr
St. Patrick-St. Vincent HS City College of San Francisco
Oakland, California
F
10
Maxwell Kupchak
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
201 lb (91 kg)
Jr
Brentwood School
Los Angeles, California
G
11
Brandon Davis
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Fr
Bishop Alemany HS
Mission Hills, California
F
12
Alex Hart
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
228 lb (103 kg)
RS Sr
Immaculata Regional HS
Kelowna, Canada
G
13
Sam Walters
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
188 lb (85 kg)
RS Jr
Soquel HS
Soquel, California
F
14
Ami Lakoju
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
273 lb (124 kg)
RS Jr
St. Luke's School (CT)
Harlem, New York
G
21
Max Heidegger
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
181 lb (82 kg)
So
Oaks Christian School
Malibu, California
G
23
Christian Terrell
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
So
Sacramento Charter HS
Sacramento, California
F
40
Andrew Pickles (W)
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
So
Mercer Island HS
Seattle, Washington
F
43
J.D. Slajchert (W)
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
227 lb (103 kg)
RS Jr
Phillips Exeter Academy
Oak Park, California
G
55
Marcus Jackson
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
RS Sr
Pacific Hills School Rice
Acton, California
G
Zack Moore
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Jr
Bellevue HS Seattle
Bellevue, Washington
C
Devearl Ramsey
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
So
Sierra Canyon School Nevada
Los Angeles, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: November 23, 2017
Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 4, 2017 *2:00 pm
Fresno Pacific
W 92–69
The Thunderdome (1,032)Santa Barbara, CA
Non-conference regular season
Nov 11, 2017 *1:00 pm
North Dakota State
W 85–66
1–0
The Thunderdome (1,892)Santa Barbara, CA
Nov 15, 2017 *4:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at Pittsburgh Legends Classic campus site game
L 62–70
1–1
Petersen Events Center (2,685)Pittsburgh, PA
Nov 17, 2017 *5:00 pm
at No. 16 Texas A&M Legends Classic campus site game
L 65–84
1–2
Reed Arena (7,275)College Station, TX
Nov 20, 2017 *7:30 pm
at Pepperdine Legends Classic Sub Regional semifinals
W 92–84
2–2
Firestone Fieldhouse (1,682)Malibu, CA
Nov 21, 2017 *5:00 pm
vs. Montana Legends Classic Sub Regional finals
W 80–73
3–2
Firestone Fieldhouse (1,239)Malibu, CA
Nov 24, 2017 *7:00 pm
Prairie View A&M
W 69–66
4–2
The Thunderdome (1,012)Santa Barbara, CA
Nov 28, 2017 *7:00 pm
at San Francisco
W 79–72
5–2
War Memorial Gymnasium (1,720)San Francisco, CA
Dec 2, 2017 *7:00 pm
San Diego
W 67–57
6–2
The Thunderdome (1,716)Santa Barbara, CA
Dec 5, 2017 *7:00 pm
Omaha
W 77–70
7–2
The Thunderdome (1,322)Santa Barbara, CA
Dec 9, 2017 *1:00 pm
at Montana State
W 91–69
8–2
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,271)Bozeman, MT
Dec 17, 2017 *5:00 pm, P12N
at USC
L 87–98
8–3
Galen Center (3,519)Los Angeles, CA
Dec 19, 2017 *7:00 pm
San Diego Christian
W 87–69
9–3
The Thunderdome (1,271)Santa Barbara, CA
Dec 23, 2017 *7:05 pm
at Sacramento State
W 82–72
10–3
Hornets Nest (802)Sacramento, CA
Dec 30, 2017 *7:00 pm
Pacific Union
W 81–49
11–3
The Thunderdome (1,101)Santa Barbara, CA
Big West regular season
Jan 4, 2018 7:00 pm
at Cal Poly Blue–Green Rivalry
L 79–80
11–4 (0–1)
Robert A. Mott Athletics Center (2,631)San Luis Obispo, CA
Jan 6, 2018 9:00 pm, ESPNU
UC Riverside
W 65–57
12–4 (1–1)
The Thunderdome (1,882)Santa Barbara, CA
Jan 13, 2018 10:00 pm
at Hawaii
L 76–77
12–5 (1–2)
Stan Sheriff Center (5,719)Honolulu, HI
Jan 17, 2018 7:00 pm
Cal State Fullerton
W 83–64
13–5 (2–2)
The Thunderdome (1,714)Santa Barbara, CA
Jan 20, 2018 9:00 pm, ESPNU
UC Irvine
W 70–58
14–5 (3–2)
The Thunderdome (3,823)Santa Barbara, CA
Jan 25, 2018 7:30 pm, FS West
at Cal State Fullerton
W 70–65
15–5 (4–2)
Titan Gym (1,033)Fullerton, CA
Jan 27, 2018 5:00 pm, ESPN3
at UC Riverside
W 76–69
16–5 (5–2)
Student Recreation Center Arena (569)Riverside, CA
Feb 1, 2018 7:00 pm
Hawaii
W 84–82 OT
17–5 (6–2)
The Thunderdome (2,317)Santa Barbara, CA
Feb 3, 2018 7:00 pm
Cal State Northridge
W 75–51
18–5 (7–2)
The Thunderdome (2,229)Santa Barbara, CA
Feb 8, 2018 7:00 pm
at UC Davis
W 90–81
19–5 (8–2)
The Pavilion (3,392)Davis, CA
Feb 15, 2018 6:00 pm
at Long Beach State
W 80–70
20–5 (9–2)
Walter Pyramid (3,015)Long Beach, CA
Feb 17, 2018 2:00 pm
UC Davis
L 54–71
20–6 (9–3)
The Thunderdome (2,883)Santa Barbara, CA
Feb 22, 2018 7:30 pm, Prime Ticket
at UC Irvine
L 49–69
20–7 (9–4)
Bren Events Center (2,318)Irvine, CA
Feb 24, 2018 5:00 pm, ESPN3
Cal State Northridge
W 82–73
21–7 (10–4)
Matadome (1,122)Northridge, CA
Mar 1, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPNU
Long Beach State
L 69–70
21–8 (10–5)
The Thunderdome (1,743)Santa Barbara, CA
Mar 3, 2018 7:00 pm
Cal Poly Blue–Green Rivalry
W 86–61
22–8 (11–5)
The Thunderdome (4,823)Santa Barbara, CA
Big West tournament
Mar 8, 2018 10:30 pm, FS West
(2)
vs. (7) Cal Poly Quarterfinals
W 75–53
23–8
Honda Center (3,311)Anaheim, CA
Mar 9, 2018 10:30 pm, ESPNU
(2)
vs. (3) UC Irvine Semifinals
L 58–61
23–9
Honda Center (3,984)Anaheim, CA
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Pacific Time ..
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See also
References
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