2022–23 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team

The 2022–23 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team represents the University of California, Santa Barbara in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gauchos, led by sixth-year head coach Joe Pasternack, play their home games at The Thunderdome in Santa Barbara, California as members of the Big West Conference.

2022–23 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	17–3 (8–1 Big West)
Head coach	Joe Pasternack (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Larry Lewis Ben Tucker Derek Glasser
Home arena	The Thunderdome (Capacity: 5,000)
Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

2022–23 Big West men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
UC Santa Barbara	8	–	1		.889			17	–	3		.850
UC Riverside	8	–	2		.800			15	–	7		.682
UC Irvine	7	–	2		.778			14	–	7		.667
Hawai'i	7	–	3		.700			16	–	6		.727
UC Davis	6	–	4		.600			13	–	9		.591
Long Beach State	6	–	4		.600			12	–	10		.545
Cal State Fullerton	6	–	5		.545			12	–	11		.522
UC San Diego*	3	–	7		.300			8	–	14		.364
Cal State Bakersfield	2	–	8		.200			6	–	15		.286
Cal Poly	1	–	9		.100			7	–	15		.318
Cal State Northridge	1	–	10		.091			4	–	18		.182
* ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition period
† 2023 Big West tournament winner As of January 28, 2023

Previous season

The Gauchos finished the 2021–22 season 17–11, 8–5 in Big West play to finish in fifth place. They defeated UC Irvine in the quarterfinals of the Big West tournament before losing to Long Beach State in the semifinals.

Roster

2022–23 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 00 Koat Keat Tong 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Crean Lutheran HS Bentiu, South Sudan G 1 Josh Pierre-Louis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Temple Plainfield, NJ F 2 Andre Kelly 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Sr Lincoln High School Stockton, CA G 3 Ajare Sanni 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Pacific Houston, TX G 4 Cole Anderson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Clovis West HS Fresno, CA F 5 Miles Norris 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Brewster Academy San Diego, CA G 10 Calvin Wishart 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Sr Georgia Southern Delano, MN G 11 Zach Harvey 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Sr Cincinnati Overland Park, KS F 12 Evans Kipruto 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr Barton Community College Nairobi, Kenya G 13 Ajay Mitchell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Limburg United Ans, Belgium F 14 Jakov Kukic 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Jr La Lumiere School Split, Croatia F 23 Ariel Bland 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Golden State Prep Eden Prairie, MN G 32 Matija Belic 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr KK Mladost Zemun Belgrade, Serbia F 40 David Pickles 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Mercer Island HS Seattle, WA G 50 Gage Gomez 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Arroyo Grande HS Arroyo Grande, CA G 51 Henry Hartwell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Fr El Camino HS Oceanside, CA G 53 Max Sheldon 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So San Marcos HS Santa Barbara, CA	Head coach Joe Pasternack (Indiana) Assistant coach(es) Larry Lewis (Morehouse) Ben Tucker (Arizona) Derek Glasser (Arizona State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 19, 2022

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		San Francisco State	W 75–59	1–0	25 – Anderson	14 – Kelly	10 – Mitchell	The Thunderdome  Santa Barbara, CA
November 11, 2022* 2:00 p.m., FloHoops		vs. Fresno State	W 61–54	2–0	16 – Kelly	15 – Kelly	4 – Kelly	Kaiser Permanente Arena (121) Santa Cruz, CA
November 18, 2022* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Northern Arizona	L 54–63	2–1	18 – Mitchell	7 – Kelly	2 – Mitchell	Findlay Toyota Court (463) Flagstaff, AZ
November 21, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Hampton Santa Barbara Beach Classic	W 79–66	3–1	17 – Mitchell	16 – Norris	8 – Mitchell	The Thunderdome  Santa Barbara, CA
November 23, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		North Alabama Santa Barbara Beach Classic	W 89–71	4–1	17 – Mitchell	7 – Kelly	7 – 2 Tied	The Thunderdome (1,327) Santa Barbara, CA
November 29, 2022* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Duquesne	L 61–72	4–2	15 – Pierre-Louis	9 – Pierre-Louis	5 – Norris	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (1,863) Pittsburgh, PA
December 3, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Pacific	W 82–71	5–2	22 – Sanni	11 – Kelly	8 – Pierre-Louis	The Thunderdome (1,623) Santa Barbara, CA
December 10, 2022* 5:00 p.m., WCC Network		at Pepperdine	W 67–64 ^OT	6–2	16 – Pierre-Louis	8 – Kelly	3 – Mitchell	Firestone Fieldhouse (651) Malibu, CA
December 12, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		San Diego Christian	W 81–68	7–2	15 – Norris	5 – Keat Tong	5 – Mitchell	The Thunderdome (457) Santa Barbara, CA
December 17, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Portland State	W 85–73	8–2	25 – Mitchell	10 – Norris	5 – Mitchell	Viking Pavilion (748) Portland, OR
December 21, 2022* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		vs. Appalachian State Jerry Colangelo Classic	W 61–50	9–2	22 – Mitchell	10 – Norris	4 – Mitchell	Footprint Center  Phoenix, AZ
Big West regular season
December 29, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPNU		at Cal State Fullerton	W 66–58	10–2 (1–0)	24 – Mitchell	4 – Keat Tong	3 – Mitchell	Titan Gym (965) Fullerton, CA
December 31, 2022 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		UC San Diego	W 82–61	11–2 (2–0)	23 – Mitchell	7 – Kelly	6 – Mitchell	The Thunderdome (1,063) Santa Barbara, CA
January 7, 2023 7:00 p.m., SPSN		at Cal Poly Rivalry	W 62–57	12–2 (3–0)	16 – Norris	6 – 3 Tied	5 – Mitchell	Mott Athletics Center (1,882) San Luis Obispo, CA
January 11, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Cal State Bakersfield	W 60–48	13–2 (4–0)	14 – Norris	7 – Keat Tong	3 – Mitchell	Icardo Center (1,008) Bakersfield, CA
January 14, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		UC Riverside	L 64–65	13–3 (4–1)	15 – Mitchell	6 – Kelly	4 – Mitchell	The Thunderdome (3,384) Santa Barbara, CA
January 16, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UC Irvine	W 73–65	14–3 (5–1)	22 – Kelly	12 – Norris	7 – Mitchell	Bren Events Center (3,123) Irvine, CA
January 19, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		CSUN	W 72–52	15–3 (6–1)	18 – Mitchell	11 – Keat Tong	6 – Tied	The Thunderdome (1,472) Santa Barbara, CA
January 21, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Cal State Bakersfield	W 76–58	16–3 (7–1)	24 – Norris	7 – Norris	4 – Mitchell	The Thunderdome (942) Santa Barbara, CA
January 26, 2023 10:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Hawaii	W 65–64	17–3 (8–1)	24 – Mitchell	7 – Tied	3 – Mitchell	Stan Sheriff Center (5,178) Honolulu, HI
February 2, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Cal Poly Rivalry						The Thunderdome  Santa Barbara, CA
February 4, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at CSUN						Premier America Credit Union Arena  Northridge, CA
February 9, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPNU		at Long Beach State						Walter Pyramid  Long Beach, CA
February 11, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		UC Davis						The Thunderdome  Santa Barbara, CA
February 15, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		UC Irvine						The Thunderdome  Santa Barbara, CA
February 18, 2023 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UC Riverside						SRC Arena  Riverside, CA
February 20, 2023 7:00 p.m., SPSN		Cal State Fullerton						The Thunderdome  Santa Barbara, CA
February 23, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Long Beach State						The Thunderdome  Santa Barbara, CA
February 25, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UC San Diego						LionTree Arena  La Jolla, CA
March 2, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UC Davis						University Credit Union Center  Davis, CA
March 4, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Hawaii						The Thunderdome  Santa Barbara, CA
Big West tournament
TBD TBA, ESPN+		vs.						Dollar Loan Center  Henderson, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific.

Source^[1]

References

1. "2022-23 UC Santa Barbara Basketball Schedule". UC Santa Barbara. Retrieved November 19, 2022.