2009–10 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team

The 2009–10 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team represented the University of California, Santa Barbara during the 2009–10 college basketball season. They were led by head coach Bob Williams in his 12th season at UCSB. The Gauchos were members of the Big West Conference and played their home games at the UC Santa Barbara Events Center, also known as The Thunderdome.

2009–10 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball
Big West regular season co-champions Big West tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	20–10 (12–4 Big West)
Head coach	Bob Williams
Assistant coaches	Brad Holland Matt Stock Jonathan Metzger-Jones
Home arena	The Thunderdome
Seasons ← 2008–09 2010–11 →

2009–10 Big West men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
UC Santa Barbara †	12	–	4		.750			20	–	10		.667
Pacific	12	–	4		.750			23	–	12		.657
Cal State Fullerton	8	–	8		.500			16	–	15		.516
Long Beach State	8	–	8		.500			17	–	16		.515
UC Davis	8	–	8		.500			14	–	18		.438
Cal Poly SLO	7	–	9		.438			12	–	19		.387
UC Irvine	6	–	10		.375			14	–	18		.438
Cal State Northridge	6	–	10		.375			11	–	21		.344
UC Riverside	5	–	11		.313			12	–	17		.414
† 2010 Big West tournament winner As of March 30, 2010 Rankings from AP Poll

They finished the season 20–10, 12–4 in Big West play to win a share of the regular season championship. As the No. 1 seed in the Big West tournament, they defeated UC Davis and Long Beach State to earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As a No. 15 seed in the Midwest Region, they lost in the first round to No. 2-seeded and No. 5-ranked Ohio State.

Previous season

The Gauchos finished the 2008–09 season 16–15, 8–8 in Big West play to finish in a tie for fourth place. As the No. 4 seed in the Big West tournament, they beat Cal State Fullerton before losing to top-seeded Cal State Northridge.

Roster

Source^[1]

#	Name	Height	Weight (lbs.)	Position	Class	Hometown	Previous Team(s)
0	Jaimé Serna	6'7"	235	F	So.	Laguna Beach, CA	Santa Margarita HS
1	Chris Brew	6'3"	180	G	Fr.	Oakland, CA	St. Mary's HS
3	Jordan Weiner	6'0"	173	G	Jr.	Encino, CA	Birmingham HS
4	Paul Roemer	6'1"	180	G	Sr.	Martinez, CA	De La Salle HS
11	Justin Joyner	6'0"	177	G	Jr.	Antioch, CA	De La Salle HS
14	Brad Lewis	6'2"	170	G	Fr.	Simi Valley, CA	Simi Valley HS
15	Sam Phippen	6'9"	193	F	Jr.	Durango, CO	Durango HS
20	Will Brew	6'3"	175	G	So.	Oakland, CA	St. Mary's HS
21	James Nunnally	6'5"	205	F	So.	San Jose, CA	Weston Ranch HS
24	Christian Peterson	6'3"	219	G	Jr.	Carlsbad, CA	Carlsbad HS
25	Lucas Devenny	6'9"	240	F	Fr.	Santa Rosa, CA	Piner HS
32	Jon Pastorek	6'10"	210	F	Jr.	Anaheim, CA	Canyon HS San Diego State
33	Orlando Johnson	6'5"	205	G	So.	Seaside, CA	Palma HS Loyola Marymount
41	Seth Kamphoefner	6'9"	210	F	So.	Terra Linda, CA	Terra Linda HS
42	James Powell	6'2"	185	G	Sr.	Glendora, CA	Glendora HS
55	Greg Somogyi	7'3"	242	C	So.	Budapest, Hungary	Woodside Priory School

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/7/2009* 3:00pm		Sonoma State	W 101–64		The Thunderdome (1,655) Santa Barbara, CA
Regular season
11/14/2009* 3:00pm		Cal State Los Angeles	W 85–57	1–0	The Thunderdome (1,864) Santa Barbara, CA
11/17/2009* 7:00pm		Weber State	W 66–57	2–0	The Thunderdome (2,021) Santa Barbara, CA
11/23/2009* 7:30pm		San Francisco	W 76–65	3–0	The Thunderdome (1,786) Santa Barbara, CA
11/28/2009* 7:30pm		at Loyola Marymount	W 89–84	4–0	Gersten Pavilion (1,813) Los Angeles, CA
12/1/2009* 7:00pm		Santa Clara	L 68–79	4–1	The Thunderdome (1,746) Santa Barbara, CA
12/5/2009* 7:00pm		San Diego State	L 61–69	4–2	The Thunderdome (2,513) Santa Barbara, CA
12/18/2009* 6:00pm		at Montana State	L 64–76	4–3	Worthington Arena (2,587) Bozeman, MT
12/21/2009* 5:30pm		at Arizona State	L 42–69	4–4	Wells Fargo Arena (6,549) Tempe, AZ
12/28/2009* 5:00pm		vs. Furman Golden Bear Classic	W 72–60	5–4	Haas Pavilion  Berkeley, CA
12/29/2009* 7:30pm, CSNC		at California Golden Bear Classic	L 66–87	5–5	Haas Pavilion (9,052) Berkeley, CA
1/2/2010 7:00pm		at UC Irvine	L 55–57	5–6 (0–1)	Bren Events Center (1,696) Irvine, CA
1/4/2010 7:00pm		at UC Riverside	W 57–53	6–6 (1–1)	Student Rec Center (726) Riverside, CA
1/8/2010 8:00pm, ESPNU		UC Davis	W 68–47	7–6 (2–1)	The Thunderdome (4,282) Santa Barbara, CA
1/10/2010 3:00pm		Pacific	W 68–67	8–6 (3–1)	The Thunderdome (1,550) Santa Barbara, CA
1/14/2010 7:00pm		at Long Beach State	L 47–67	8–7 (3–2)	Walter Pyramid (2,298) Long Beach, CA
1/16/2010 7:00pm		UC Riverside	W 63–56	9–7 (4–2)	The Thunderdome (1,705) Santa Barbara, CA
1/23/2010 7:00pm		Cal State Fullerton	W 85–80 ^OT	10–7 (5–2)	The Thunderdome (2,222) Santa Barbara, CA
1/28/2010 7:00pm		Cal Poly	W 80–57	11–7 (6–2)	The Thunderdome (3,066) Santa Barbara, CA
1/30/2010 7:00pm		at Cal State Northridge	L 69–76	11–8 (6–3)	Matadome (1,482) Northridge, CA
2/4/2010 7:00pm		at Pacific	W 61–48	12–8 (7–3)	Alex G. Spanos Center (3,578) Stockton, CA
2/6/2010 7:00pm		at UC Davis	W 81–77	13–8 (8–3)	The Pavilion (2,851) Davis, CA
2/13/2010 4:00pm, FSN Prime Ticket		Long Beach State	W 64–62	14–8 (9–3)	The Thunderdome (3,228) Santa Barbara, CA
2/17/2010 7:00pm		at Cal State Fullerton	W 73–65	15–8 (10–3)	Titan Gym (1,451) Fullerton, CA
2/20/2010* 7:30pm		at Fresno State ESPN BracketBusters	W 64–60	16–8	Save Mart Center (7,959) Fresno, CA
2/24/2010 7:00pm		Cal State Northridge	W 74–69	17–8 (11–3)	The Thunderdome (2,049) Santa Barbara, CA
2/27/2010 7:00pm		at Cal Poly	L 57–60	17–9 (11–4)	Mott Gym (3,032) San Luis Obispo, CA
3/3/2010 7:00pm		UC Irvine	W 77–74	18–9 (12–4)	The Thunderdome (6,873) Santa Barbara, CA
Big West tournament
3/12/2010 6:30pm, ESPNU	(1)	vs. (4) UC Davis Semifinals	W 76–62	19–9	Anaheim Convention Center  Anaheim, CA
3/13/2010 5:00pm, ESPN2	(1)	vs. (3) Long Beach State Championship	W 69–64	20–9	Anaheim Convention Center (3,113) Anaheim, CA
NCAA tournament
3/19/2010* 6:35pm, CBS	(15 MW)	vs. (2 MW) No. 5 Ohio State First Round	L 51–68	20–10	Bradley Center (17,580) Milwaukee, WI
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time Source^[2].

References

1. . ucsbgauchos.cstv.com. University of California, Santa Barbara. Archived from the original on March 28, 2010. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
2. . Archived from the original on 20 April 2010. Retrieved 30 March 2010.