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

The 2022–23 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team represented 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, played their home games at The Thunderdome in Santa Barbara, California as members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 27–7, 15–5 in Big West Play to tie as regular season champions. They defeated Cal Poly, UC Riverside, and Cal State Fullerton to be champions of the Big West tournament. They received the Big West’s automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Baylor.

2022–23 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball
Big West co-regular season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record27–8 (15–5 Big West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Larry Lewis
  • Ben Tucker
  • Derek Glasser
Home arenaThe Thunderdome
(Capacity: 5,000)
Seasons
2022–23 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UC Santa Barbara 15 5   .750 27 8   .771
UC Irvine 15 5   .750 23 12   .657
UC Riverside 14 6   .700 22 12   .647
Cal State Fullerton 12 6   .667 20 13   .606
Hawai'i 13 7   .650 22 11   .667
UC Davis 11 8   .579 18 14   .563
Long Beach State 11 9   .550 17 16   .515
Cal State Bakersfield 6 14   .300 11 22   .333
UC San Diego* 5 13   .278 10 20   .333
Cal State Northridge 4 16   .200 7 25   .219
Cal Poly 1 18   .053 8 25   .242
* ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition period
2023 Big West tournament winner

Previous season

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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

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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
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: November 19, 2022

Schedule and results

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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
W 68–62  18–3
(9–1)
 18  Norris   6  Kelly   8  Mitchell  The Thunderdome (3,942)
Santa Barbara, CA
February 4, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at CSUN L 67–72  18–4
(9–2)
 17  Norris   11  Kelly   3  Tied  Premier America Credit Union Arena (522)
Northridge, CA
February 9, 2023
8:00 p.m., ESPNU
at Long Beach State W 75–72  19–4
(10–2)
 17  Mitchell   10  Kelly   10  Mitchell  Walter Pyramid (2,836)
Long Beach, CA
February 11, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
UC Davis W 84–74  20–4
(11–2)
 24  Mitchell   8  Norris   8  Pierre-Louis  The Thunderdome (2,341)
Santa Barbara, CA
February 15, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
UC Irvine L 59–70  20–5
(11–3)
 25  Mitchell   8  Norris   5  Wishart  The Thunderdome (2,175)
Santa Barbara, CA
February 18, 2023
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UC Riverside L 63–74  20–6
(11–4)
 22  Kelly   8  Kelly   6  Mitchell  SRC Arena (746)
Riverside, CA
February 20, 2023
7:00 p.m., SPSN
Cal State Fullerton L 60–74  20–7
(11–5)
 17  Norris   9  Norris   7  Mitchell  The Thunderdome (1,972)
Santa Barbara, CA
February 23, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Long Beach State W 78–73  21–7
(12–5)
 28  Mitchell   7  Norris   6  Mitchell  The Thunderdome (1,502)
Santa Barbara, CA
February 25, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UC San Diego W 87–71  22–7
(13–5)
 25  Norris   11  Kelly   8  Wishart  LionTree Arena (1,489)
La Jolla, CA
March 2, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UC Davis W 89–86  23–7
(14–5)
 20  Mitchell   6  Pierre-Louis   6  Mitchell  University Credit Union Center (2,113)
Davis, CA
March 4, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPNU
Hawaii W 81–61  24–7
(15–5)
 18  Norris   10  Tied   11  Mitchell  The Thunderdome (4,123)
Santa Barbara, CA
Big West tournament
March 9, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPN+
(2) vs. (10) Cal Poly
Quarterfinals
W 64–54  25–7
 24  Mitchell   8  Kelly   5  Mitchell  Dollar Loan Center 
Henderson, NV
March 10, 2023
8:30 pm, ESPNU
(2) vs. (3) UC Riverside
Semifinals
W 92–87  26–7
 28  Mitchell   6  Tied   7  Mitchell  Dollar Loan Center (1,194)
Henderson, NV
March 11, 2023
6:30 pm, ESPN2
(2) vs. (4) Cal State Fullerton
Championship
W 72–62  27–7
 20  Mitchell   10  Kelly   4  2 tied  Dollar Loan Center (1,897)
Henderson, NV
NCAA tournament
March 17, 2023*
10:30 am, TNT
(14 S) vs. (3 S) No. 11 Baylor
First Round
L 56–74  27–8
 15  Norris   7  Kelly   4  Mitchell  Ball Arena 
Denver, CO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=South.
All times are in Pacific.

Source[1]

References

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