2023–24 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record10–6 (3–3 Big West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Larry Lewis
  • Derek Glasser
  • Skye Ettin
  • Brian Eskildsen
Home arenaThe Thunderdome
(Capacity: 5,000)
2023–24 Big West men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
UC Irvine50 1.000125  .706
UC San Diego*50 1.000116  .647
UC Davis51 .833107  .588
Cal State Northridge41 .800134  .765
UC Santa Barbara33 .500106  .625
Long Beach State33 .500117  .611
Hawai'i23 .400107  .588
UC Riverside24 .333711  .389
Cal State Fullerton14 .20089  .471
Cal State Bakersfield05 .000511  .313
Cal Poly06 .000414  .222
* ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition period
2024 Big West tournament winner
As of January 14, 2024

The 2023–24 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team represents the University of California, Santa Barbara in the 2023–24 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.

Previous season

The Gauchos finished the 2022–23 season 27–8, 15–5 in Big West play to finish in fourth place.[1] They defeated Cal Poly,[2] UC Riverside,[3] and Cal State Fullerton to win the Big West tournament and earned the conference's automatic bid into the NCAA tournament.[4] In the NCAA tournament, they received the #14 seed in the South Region.[5] In the first round, they lost to #3 region seed Baylor.[6]

Roster

2023–24 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 00 Koat Keat Tong 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)210 lb (95 kg) SoCrean Lutheran HS Bentiu, South Sudan
G 1 Josh Pierre-Louis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) SrTemple Plainfield, NJ
G 4 Cole Anderson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrClovis West HS Fresno, CA
G 7 Matija Belic 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) SoKK Mladost Zemun Belgrade, Serbia
G 8 Gage Gomez 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) SrArroyo Grande HS Arroyo Grande, CA
G 10 Jason Fontenet II 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrBella Vista Prep Phoenix, AZ
G 11 Ben Shtolzberg 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoCreighton Northridge, CA
F 12 Evans Kipruto 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)250 lb (113 kg) JrBarton Community College Nairobi, Kenya
G 13 Ajay Mitchell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrLimburg United Ans, Belgium
F 14 Kilian Brockhoff 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)225 lb (102 kg) FrSports Club Rasta Vechta Cuxhaven, Germany
G 18 Henry Hartwell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS SoEl Camino HS Oceanside, CA
F 21 Yohan Traore 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)235 lb (107 kg) SoAuburn Tours, France
F 23 Ariel Bland 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) JrGolden State Prep Eden Prairie, MN
G 26 Elia Bongiorno 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrThe King's Academy Arona, Italy
F 31 Konner Baroni 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS JrYuba College Auburn, CA
C 34 Mezziah Oakman 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)230 lb (104 kg) JrCity College SF New York, NY
F 40 David Pickles 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)235 lb (107 kg) JrMercer Island HS Seattle, WA
G 99 Max Sheldon 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)180 lb (82 kg) JrSan Marcos HS Santa Barbara, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: September 27, 2023

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 9, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Portland State L 76–82  0–1
 21  Anderson  13  Bland  5  Pierre-Louis  The Thunderdome (3,840)
Santa Barbara, CA
November 13, 2023*
6:05 p.m., CBSSN
at UTEP L 76–89  0–2
 23  Traore  6  Tied  5  Pierre-Louis  Don Haskins Center (7,121)
El Paso, TX
November 19, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Le Moyne W 96–72  1–2
 20  Anderson  11  Bland  10  Pierre-Louis  The Thunderdome (1,756)
Santa Barbara, CA
November 22, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Westmont W 91–79  2–2
 21  Mitchell  9  Bland  4  Tied  The Thunderdome (1,204)
Santa Barbara, CA
November 27, 2023*
7:00 p.m., MWN
at Fresno State W 69–65  3–2
 27  Mitchell  7  Mitchell  2  Tied  Save Mart Center (2,796)
Fresno, CA
November 29, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Northern Arizona W 70–59  4–2
 30  Mitchell  10  Pierre-Louis  5  Mitchell  The Thunderdome (1,603)
Santa Barbara, CA
December 6, 2023*
6:00 p.m., MWN
at New Mexico L 61–84  4–3
 22  Mitchell  5  Tied  5  Mitchell  The Pit (10,311)
Albuquerque, NM
December 9, 2023*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Bethesda W 126–76  5–3
 20  Anderson  13  Bland  10  Bland  The Thunderdome (798)
Santa Barbara, CA
December 16, 2023*
1:30 p.m., ESPN+
vs. Loyola Marymount
Jerry Colangelo Classic
W 68–59  6–3
 25  Mitchell  11  Bland  3  Kipruto  Footprint Center 
Phoenix, AZ
December 20, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Howard W 94–81  7–3
 24  Traore  11  Pierre-Louis  8  Pierre-Louis  The Thunderdome (1,073)
Santa Barbara, CA
Big West regular season
December 28, 2023
6:30 p.m., ESPNU/ESPN+
at UC Davis L 62–76  7–4
(0–1)
 25  Traore  5  Bland  4  Pierre-Louis  University Credit Union Center (1,771)
Davis, CA
December 30, 2023
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UC Riverside L 77–79  7–5
(0–2)
 39  Mitchell  9  Traore  2  Tied  SRC Arena (375)
Riverside, CA
January 4, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
UC San Diego L 72–79  7–6
(0–3)
 14  Mitchell  5  Tied  4  Tied  The Thunderdome (1,914)
Santa Barbara, CA
January 6, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Cal Poly W 61–52  8–6
(1–3)
 16  Anderson  10  Fontenet II  2  Mitchell  Mott Athletics Center (2,687)
San Luis Obispo, CA
January 11, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Cal State Bakersfield W 66-64 OT 9-6
(2-3)
 22  Mitchell  10  Bland  4  Shtolzberg  The Thunderdome (1,602)
Santa Barbara, CA
January 13, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Long Beach State W 85-76  10-6
(3-3)
 26  Mitchell  7  Pierre-Louis  6  Pierre-Louis  The Thunderdome (2,892)
Santa Barbara, CA
January 18, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at CSUN     Premier America Credit Union Arena 
Northridge, CA
January 20, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Cal State Fullerton     The Thunderdome 
Santa Barbara, CA
January 25, 2024
9:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Hawai'i     Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
February 1, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
UC Davis     The Thunderdome 
Santa Barbara, CA
February 3, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at CSU Bakersfield     Icardo Center 
Bakersfield, CA
February 8, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
UC Irvine     The Thunderdome 
Santa Barbara, CA
February 10, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
CSUN     The Thunderdome 
Santa Barbara, CA
February 15, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UC San Diego     RIMAC Arena 
La Jolla, CA
February 17, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Hawai'i     The Thunderdome 
Santa Barbara, CA
February 22, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UC Irvine     Bren Events Center 
Irvine, CA
February 29, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Cal Poly     The Thunderdome 
Santa Barbara, CA
March 2, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Cal State Fullerton     Titan Gym 
Fullerton, CA
March 7, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Long Beach State     Walter Pyramid 
Long Beach, CA
March 9, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
UC Riverside     The Thunderdome 
Santa Barbara, CA
Big West tournament
March 13, 2024
 ESPN+
vs. TBD
Quarterfinals
    Dollar Loan Center 
Henderson, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific.

Source[7]

References

  1. "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". The Big West. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  2. "Gauchos Move On To Big West Semifinals". University of California, Santa Barbara. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  3. "Highlanders Fight to the Finish in Big West Semifinal". UC Riverside Athletics. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  4. "UCSB Men's Basketball Wins Big West Tournament Title". Santa Barbara Independent. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  5. "2023 Division I Men's Basketball Official Bracket". NCAA.com. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  6. "Baylor powers past UC Santa Barbara 74-56 in March Madness". CBS Sports. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  7. "2023-24 UC Santa Barbara Basketball Schedule". UC Santa Barbara. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
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