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2018–19 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team

2018–19 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record22–10 (10–6 Big West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaThe Thunderdome
(Capacity: 5,600)
Seasons
2018–19 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UC Irvine 15 1   .938 31 6   .838
UC Santa Barbara 10 6   .625 22 10   .688
Cal State Fullerton 10 6   .625 16 18   .471
Hawai'i 9 7   .563 18 13   .581
Long Beach State 8 8   .500 15 19   .441
UC Davis 7 9   .438 11 20   .355
Cal State Northridge 7 9   .438 13 21   .382
UC Riverside 4 12   .250 10 23   .303
Cal Poly 2 14   .125 6 23   .207
2019 Big West tournament winner

The 2018–19 UC Santa Barbara Guachos men's basketball team represented the University of California, Santa Barbara in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gauchos were led by second-year head coach Joe Pasternack and competed in The Thunderdome. UC Santa Barbara was a member of the Big West Conference, and participated in their 48th season in that league.

Before the season

The Gauchos finished the season 23–9 overall, and 11–5 in the conference. During the season, the Gauchos participated in the Legends Classic under the subregionals division, which was held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, College Station, Texas, and Las Vegas, Nevada. The Gauchos finished as champions by defeating Pepperdine and Montana. Prior to the tournament, UC Santa Barbara lost at Pittsburgh and at Texas A&M as friendly matches. In the postseason, UC Santa Barbara defeated rival Cal Poly but lost to UC Irvine in the semifinals of the 2018 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament in Anaheim, California.

Roster

2018–19 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) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Coliseum College Prep Academy Conakry, Guinea
G 1 Ar'mond Davis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 193 lb (88 kg) GS Alabama Tacoma, Washington
F 2 Jarriesse Blackmon 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 211 lb (96 kg) Sr Layton High School Layton, Utah
G 3 JaQuori McLaughlin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Oregon State Tacoma, Washington
G 4 Devearl Ramsey 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Nevada Los Angeles, California
F 5 Jay Nagle 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Wood High School Vacaville, California
F 10 Maxwell Kupchak 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Sr Brentwood School Los Angeles, California
F 12 Amadou Sow 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Coliseum College Prep Academy Bamako, Mali
G 13 Mateen Hirbod 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Houston Danville, California
F 14 Ami Lakoju 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Sr St. Luke's School New York, New York
G 15 Mobeen Hirbod 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Bentley School Danville, California
G 21 Max Heidegger 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 181 lb (82 kg) Jr Oaks Christian School Malibu, California
G 23 Christian Terrell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Sacramento Charter High School Sacramento, California
G 34 Zack Moore 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Seattle Bellevue, Washington
F 35 Robinson Idehen 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Trinity Valley Community College London, England
F 40 Andrew Pickles 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Mercer Island High School Seattle, Washington
G Brandon Cyrus Current redshirt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr DePaul Oakville, Canada
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 13 August 2018

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Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non–conference regular season
November 6, 2018*
7:00 pm, ATTSNRM
at Wyoming W 76–66  1–0
 17  McLaughlin   11  Sow   4  Ramsey  Arena-Auditorium (3,373)
Laramie, WY
November 11, 2018*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at North Dakota State L 63–82  1-1
 13  Ramsey   6  Terrell   2  McLaughlin  Scheels Center (1,962)
Fargo, ND
November 13, 2018*
7:00 pm, Big West TV
Cal Lutheran W 88-32  2-1
 16  Lakoju   8  Touré   7  Moore  The Thunderdome 
Santa Barbara, CA
November 17, 2018*
2:00 pm, Big West TV
Montana State W 88-69  3-1
 22  Davis   8  Sow   8  Ramsey  The Thunderdome (2,387)
Santa Barbara, CA
November 23, 2018*
4:00 pm
vs. Portland State
Vandal Holiday Hoops Classic
W 76-69  4-1
 20  Davis   9  Blackmon   5  McLaughlin  CenturyLink Arena 
Boise, ID
November 24, 2018*
6:00 pm
vs. Idaho
Vandal Holiday Hoops Classic
W 66-55  5-1
 18  Davis   10  Blackmon   5  McLaughlin  CenturyLink Arena 
Boise, ID
November 29, 2018*
7:00 pm, Big West TV
Sacramento State W 75-58  6-1
 14  Tied   6  Tied   4  Ramsey  The Thunderdome (1,516)
Santa Barbara, CA
December 2, 2018*
5:00 pm, P12N
at Washington L 63-67  6-2
 20  Davis   10  Davis   5  Nowell  Alaska Airlines Arena (6,533)
Seattle, WA
December 8, 2018*
7:00 pm
UAPB W 55-45  7-2
 12  Sow   11  Sow   5  McLaughlin  The Thunderdome (1,582)
Santa Barbara, CA
December 15, 2018*
12:00 pm, ESPN+
at Rice W 99-89 OT 8-2
 22  Tied   6  Tied   4  McLaughlin  Tudor Fieldhouse (2,000)
Houston, TX
December 19, 2018*
5:00 pm
at Omaha L 74–85  8–3
 26  Davis   9  Sow   3  Ramsey  Baxter Arena (1,817)
Omaha, NE
December 22, 2018*
2:00 pm
Idaho State W 84–65  9–3
 19  Davis   5  Blackmon   8  Heidegger  The Thunderdome (1,214)
Santa Barbara, CA
December 29, 2018*
7:00 pm
San Francisco W 73–71  10–3
 21  Sow   9  Sow   6  Ramsey  The Thunderdome (1,712)
Santa Barbara, CA
January 2, 2019*
7:00 pm
Bethesda University W 109–47  11–3
 20  Nagle   11  Lakoju   6  Terrell  The Thunderdome (846)
Santa Barbara, CA
Big West regular season
January 9, 2019
7:00 pm
Cal Poly
Rivalry
W 65–56  12–3
(1–0)
 19  Ramsey   8  Idehen   3  Ramsey  The Thunderdome (4,816)
Santa Barbara, CA
January 12, 2019
7:00 pm
UC Riverside W 72–64  13–3
(2–0)
 22  Sow   9  Sow   5  McLaughlin  The Thunderdome (1,526)
Santa Barbara, CA
January 17, 2019
7:00 p.m.
at UC Davis W 69–58  14–3
(3–0)
 23  Davis   8  Davis   2  Davis  The Pavilion (3,189)
Davis, CA
January 24, 2019
7:00 p.m.
at Cal State Fullerton L 60–81  14–4
(3–1)
 16  Ramsey   8  McLaughlin   4  Ramsey  Titan Gym (879)
Fullerton, CA
January 26, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Long Beach State W 82–71  15–4
(4–1)
 24  Davis   11  Davis   6  Heidegger  Walter Pyramid (2,333)
Long Beach, CA
January 31, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPNU
UC Irvine L 62–66 OT 15–5
(4–2)
 13  Sow   7  Blackmon   4  Heidegger  The Thunderdome (2,842)
Santa Barbara, CA
February 2, 2019
10:00 pm, Spectrum HI
at Hawaii W 75–54  16–5
(5–2)
 20  Sow   11  Sow   6  Ramsey  Stan Sheriff Center (6,060)
Honolulu, HI
February 6, 2019
7:00 p.m.
Cal State Northridge W 70–64  17–5
(6–2)
 26  Heidegger   9  Sow   4  Blackmon  The Thunderdome (1,334)
Santa Barbara, CA
February 9, 2019
9:00 pm, ESPNU
UC Davis L 57–61  17–6
(6–3)
 11  Heidegger   7  Sow   5  Heidegger  The Thunderdome (2,316)
Santa Barbara, CA
February 14, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at UC Riverside L 57–71  17–7
(6–4)
 14  Davis   6  Davis   2  McLaughlin  SRC Arena (466)
Riverside, CA
February 16, 2019
9:00 pm, ESPN2
at UC Irvine L 70–83  17–8
(6–5)
 17  Heidegger   6  Ramsey   3  Heidegger  Bren Events Center (2,087)
Irvine, CA
February 21, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPNU
Hawaii W 79–61  18–8
(7–5)
 18  Sow   8  Sow   8  McLaughlin  The Thunderdome (1,877)
Santa Barbara, CA
February 23, 2019
7:00 p.m.
Cal State Fullerton W 82–67  19–8
(8–5)
 19  Heidegger   7  Davis   7  McLaughlin  The Thunderdome (1,897)
Santa Barbara, CA
February 28, 2019
7:00 p.m.
Long Beach State L 64–69  19–9
(8–6)
 17  Heidegger   15  Sow   5  McLaughlin  The Thunderdome (3,118)
Santa Barbara, CA
March 7, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Cal State Northridge W 76–74  20–9
(9–6)
 23  Heidegger   8  Heidegger   3  Heidegger  Matadome (1,993)
Los Angeles, CA
March 9, 2019
7:00 p.m.
at Cal Poly
Rivalry
W 92–82  21–9
(10–6)
 23  Sow   17  Davis   5  Ramsey  Mott Athletics Center (2,713)
San Luis Obispo, CA
Big West tournament
March 14, 2019
12:00 pm, ESPN3
(2) vs. (7) Cal State Northridge
Quarterfinals
W 71–68  22–9
 19  Davis   11  Sow   2  McLaughlin  Honda Center (3,656)
Anaheim, California
March 15, 2019
8:59 pm, ESPNU
(2) vs. (3) Cal State Fullerton
Semifinals
L 58–64  22–10
 14  Heidegger   7  Davis   2  Blackmon  Honda Center (4,389)
Anaheim, California
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific.

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