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1987–88 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team

The 1987–88 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team represented the University of California, Santa Barbara during the 1987–88 college basketball season. They were led by head coach Jerry Pimm in his 5th season at UCSB. The Gauchos were members of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association and played their home games at the UC Santa Barbara Events Center, also known as The Thunderdome.

1987–88 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball
ConferencePacific Coast Athletic Association
Record22–8 (13–5 PCAA)
Head coach
Home arenaThe Thunderdome
Seasons
1987–88 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 12 UNLV 15 – 3   .833 28 – 6   .824
UC Santa Barbara 13 – 5   .722 22 – 8   .733
Utah State † 13 – 5   .722 21 – 10   .677
Long Beach State 11 – 7   .611 17 – 12   .586
UC Irvine 9 – 9   .500 16 – 14   .533
New Mexico State 8 – 10   .444 16 – 16   .500
San Jose State 8 – 10   .444 14 – 15   .483
Cal State Fullerton 7 – 11   .389 12 – 17   .414
Fresno State 6 – 12   .333 9 – 19   .321
Pacific 0 – 18   .000 5 – 24   .172
† 1988 PCAA tournament winner

UCSB finished the season 22–8, 13–5 in PCAA play to finish second in the conference regular season standings. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament – the school's first appearance in the “Big Dance.” As the No. 10 seed in the Southeast Region, they lost to No. 7 seed Maryland in the opening round.[1]

Roster

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1987–88 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 22 Brian Shaw 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Oakland, California
G 15 Carrick DeHart 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
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 So Inglewood, California
F 35 Gary Gray 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
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 Fr
F 55 Eric McArthur 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
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 So South Pasadena, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 27, 1987*
 Santa Clara W 67–64  1–0
 The Thunderdome 
Santa Barbara, California
Nov 30, 1987*
 at San Diego W 72–67  2–0
 USD Sports Center 
San Diego, California
Dec 3, 1987*
 Oregon State W 71–70  3–0
 The Thunderdome 
Santa Barbara, California
Dec 12, 1987*
 Westmont W 70–62  4–0
 The Thunderdome 
Santa Barbara, California
Dec 17, 1987*
 Pepperdine W 76–68  5–0
 The Thunderdome 
Santa Barbara, California
Dec 21, 1987*
 Montana State W 71–64  6–0
 The Thunderdome 
Santa Barbara, California
Dec 23, 1987*
 NC State W 96–78  7–0
 The Thunderdome 
Santa Barbara, California
Dec 28, 1987*
 vs. Stanford
Hoosier Classic 		L 65–75  7–1
 Market Square Arena 
Indianapolis, Indiana
Dec 29, 1987*
 vs. Penn
Hoosier Classic 		W 82–52  8–1
 Market Square Arena 
Indianapolis, Indiana
Jan 4, 1988
 at UC Irvine W 81–78  9–1
(1–0) 		Bren Events Center 
Irvine, California
Jan 7, 1988
 at No. 13 UNLV W 62–60[2]  10–1
(2–0) 		Thomas & Mack Center 
Las Vegas, Nevada
Jan 9, 1988
 at Cal State Fullerton W 67–55  11–1
(3–0) 		Titan Gym 
Fullerton, California
Jan 14, 1988
 San Jose State L 61–67  11–2
(3–1) 		The Thunderdome 
Santa Barbara, California
Jan 16, 1988
 Utah State L 72–73  11–3
(3–2) 		The Thunderdome 
Santa Barbara, California
Jan 21, 1988
 at Fresno State W 75–61  12–3
(4–2) 		Selland Arena 
Fresno, California
Jan 23, 1988
 at Pacific W 68–64  13–3
(5–2) 		Alex G. Spanos Center 
Stockton, California
Jan 28, 1988
 New Mexico State W 66–63  14–3
(6–2) 		The Thunderdome 
Santa Barbara, California
Jan 30, 1988
 Long Beach State L 76–77  14–4
(6–3) 		The Thunderdome 
Santa Barbara, California
Feb 4, 1988
 Cal State Fullerton W 57–56  15–4
(7–3) 		The Thunderdome 
Santa Barbara, California
Feb 6, 1988
 No. 2 UNLV W 71–66[3][4]  16–4
(8–3) 		The Thunderdome 
Santa Barbara, California
Feb 11, 1988
 at Utah State L 62–85  16–5
(8–4) 		Dee Glen Smith Spectrum 
Logan, Utah
Feb 13, 1988
 at San Jose State W 65–64  17–5
(9–4) 		San Jose Civic Auditorium 
San Jose, California
Feb 18, 1988
 Pacific W 97–59  18–5
(10–4) 		The Thunderdome 
Santa Barbara, California
Feb 20, 1988
 Fresno State W 77–60  19–5
(11–4) 		The Thunderdome 
Santa Barbara, California
Feb 25, 1988
 at Long Beach State W 81–73  20–5
(12–4) 		Gold Mine 
Long Beach, California
Feb 27, 1988
 at New Mexico State L 57–81  20–6
(12–5) 		Pan American Center 
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Mar 5, 1988
 UC Irvine W 83–77  21–6
(13–5) 		The Thunderdome 
Santa Barbara, California
Big West tournament
Mar 11, 1988*
 (3) vs. (6) New Mexico State
Quarterfinals 		W 56–52  22–6
 The Forum 
Inglewood, California
Mar 12, 1988*
 (3) vs. (2) Utah State
Semifinals 		L 66–73  22–7
 The Forum 
Inglewood, California
NCAA tournament
Mar 18, 1988*
 (10 SE) vs. (7 SE) Maryland
First Round 		L 82–92[1]  22–8
 Riverfront Coliseum 
Cincinnati, Ohio
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll
Source[5]. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
SE=Southeast.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Awards and honors

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1988 NBA draft

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See also: 1988 NBA draft
Round Pick Player NBA Club
1 24 Brian Shaw Boston Celtics

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References

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  1. ^ a b "MARYLAND WINS BY 10, GEORGETOWN EDGES LSU". The Washington Post. March 19, 1988. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
  2. ^ "Long Shots Hit, UC Santa Barbara Upsets Las Vegas". The Los Angeles Times. January 8, 1988. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
  3. ^ "UC Santa Barbara Remains UNLV's PCAA Enemy No. 1". The Los Angeles Times. February 7, 1988. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
  4. ^ "Vegas Folds!". Daily Nexus. February 8, 1988. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
  5. ^ "2019-20 UCSB Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). UCSB Athletics. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
  6. ^ "1988 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
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