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
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	21–10 (10–6 Big West)
Head coach	Joe Pasternack (3rd season)
Associate head coach	John Rillie
Assistant coaches	Larry Lewis Ben Tucker
Home arena	The Thunderdome (Capacity: 5,600)
Seasons ← 2018–19 2020–21 →

2019–20 Big West men's basketball standings
v t e	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
Hawaii	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.

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
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   6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS So Pacific Houston, Texas	Head coach Joe Pasternack (Indiana) Assistant coach(es) John Rillie (Gonzaga) Larry Lewis (Morehouse) Ben Tucker (Arizona) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt 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.