2011–12 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team

The 2011–12 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team represented the University of California, Santa Barbara during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gauchos, led by 14th year head coach Bob Williams, played their home games at the UC Santa Barbara Events Center, nicknamed The Thunderdome, and are members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 20–11, 12–4 in Big West play to finish in a tie for second place. They lost in the championship game of the Big West Basketball tournament to Long Beach State. They were invited to the 2012 CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Idaho.

2011–12 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball
CIT, First Round
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record20–11 (12–4 Big West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Matt Stock
  • Kevin Bromley
  • Ryan Madry
Home arenaThe Thunderdome
Seasons
2011–12 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Long Beach State 15 1   .938 25 9   .735
Cal State Fullerton 12 4   .750 21 10   .677
UC Santa Barbara 12 4   .750 20 11   .645
Cal Poly 8 8   .500 18 15   .545
UC Riverside 7 9   .438 14 17   .452
Pacific 6 10   .375 11 19   .367
UC Irvine 6 10   .375 12 20   .375
UC Davis 3 13   .188 5 26   .161
Cal State Northridge* 3 13   .188 7 21   .250
2012 Big West tournament winner
As of March 15, 2012
Rankings from AP Poll
*Ineligible for conference tournament due to low APR

Roster

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Source[1]

# Name Height Weight (lbs.) Position Class Hometown
0 Jaimé Serna 6'9" 235 Forward Senior Laguna Beach, California
1 Nate Garth 6'2" 180 Guard Junior Sacramento, California
5 Keegan Hornbuckle 6'7" 205 Forward Sophomore Westlake Village, California
10 Kyle Boswell 6'2" 180 Guard Sophomore Huntington Beach, California
11 T.J. Taylor 5'9" 160 Guard Freshman Oakland, California
12 Lewis Thomas 6'7" 210 Guard/Forward Freshman Perth, Australia
15 Alan Williams 6'7" 240 Center Freshman Phoenix, Arizona
20 Shawn Moore 6'5" 210 Guard/Forward Junior Chico, California
21 James Nunnally 6'7" 205 Guard Senior Stockton, California
24 Christian Peterson 6'3" 219 Guard Senior Carlsbad, California
30 Tyler Steinhause 6'1" 160 Guard Sophomore San Diego, California
32 John Green 6'5" 180 Guard Freshman Oakland, California
33 Orlando Johnson 6'5" 205 Guard Senior Seaside, CA
34 Prince Arceneux 6'6" 190 Forward Freshman Los Angeles, California
35 Taran Brown 6'8" 190 Forward Freshman Gillette, Wyoming
55 Greg Somogyi 7'3" 242 Center Senior Budapest, Hungary
Duke DaRe 6'1" 185 Guard Freshman Clayton, California

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/05/2011*
7:00 pm
San Francisco State W 67–51 
The Thunderdome (2,343)
Santa Barbara, CA
Regular season
11/11/2011*
7:00 pm
Chapman W 74–48  1–0
The Thunderdome (2,030)
Santa Barbara, CA
11/15/2011*
7:00 pm
Santa Clara W 89–56  2–0
The Thunderdome (2,331)
Santa Barbara, CA
11/18/2011*
7:00 pm
Westmont W 82–61  3–0
The Thunderdome (2,619)
Santa Barbara, CA
11/22/2011*
7:00 pm
Portland W 83–69  4–0
The Thunderdome (2,447)
Santa Barbara, CA
11/26/2011*
7:00 pm
San Diego State L 75–76  4–1
The Thunderdome (5,011)
Santa Barbara, CA
11/30/2011*
7:00 pm
No. 18 UNLV L 88–94 2OT 4–2
The Thunderdome (5,516)
Santa Barbara, CA
12/13/2011*
6:00 pm
at San Diego W 65–61  5–2
Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,720)
San Diego, CA
12/16/2011*
7:00 pm, ROOTNW
at Washington L 80–87  5–3
Alaska Airlines Arena (9,246)
Seattle, WA
12/19/2011*
7:30 pm
at California L 50–70  5–4
Haas Pavilion (9,876)
Berkeley, CA
12/22/2011*
7:00 pm, BYUtv
at BYU L 75–89  5–5
Marriott Center (10,670)
Provo, UT
01/02/2012
7:00 pm
at Cal Poly W 58–57  6–5 (1–0)
Mott Gym (3,032)
San Luis Obispo, CA
01/05/2012
7:00 pm
Cal State Fullerton W 77–64  7–5 (2–0)
The Thunderdome (2,674)
Santa Barbara, CA
01/12/2012
7:00 pm
at UC Riverside L 70–79  7–6 (2–1)
UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (827)
Riverside, CA
01/14/2012
7:00 pm
UC Irvine W 74–56  8–6 (3–1)
The Thunderdome (2,607)
Santa Barbara, CA
01/19/2012
7:00 pm
Cal State Northridge W 69–61  9–6 (4–1)
The Thunderdome (2,182)
Santa Barbara, CA
01/21/2012
8:00 pm, ESPNU
Long Beach State L 48–71  9–7 (4–2)
The Thunderdome (6,000)
Santa Barbara, CA
01/26/2012
7:00 pm
at UC Davis W 86–59  10–7 (5–2)
The Pavilion (1,477)
Davis, CA
01/28/2012
5:00 pm
at Pacific W 56–53  11–7 (6–2)
Alex G. Spanos Center (2,744)
Stockton, CA
02/02/2012
7:00 pm
at Cal State Northridge W 85–70  12–7 (7–2)
Matadome (1,813)
Northridge, CA
02/04/2012
6:00 pm
at Cal State Fullerton L 86–99  12–8 (7–3)
Titan Gym (3,224)
Fullerton, CA
02/11/2012
7:30 pm, PrimeTicket
UC Riverside W 60–52  13–8 (8–3)
The Thunderdome (3,516)
Santa Barbara, CA
02/15/2012
6:00 pm
at UC Irvine W 85–62  14–8 (9–3)
Bren Events Center (1,372)
Irvine, CA
02/18/2012*
7:00 pm
at Utah State
ESPN BracketBusters
W 72–64  15–8
Smith Spectrum (10,048)
Logan, UT
02/22/2012
8:00 pm, ESPN2
at Long Beach State L 58–70  15–9 (9–4)
Walter Pyramid (4,732)
Long Beach, CA
02/25/2012
8:00 pm, ESPNU
Cal Poly W 68–60  16–9 (10–4)
The Thunderdome (4,205)
Santa Barbara, CA
03/01/2012
7:00 pm
Pacific W 76–61  17–9 (11–4)
The Thunderdome (NA)
Santa Barbara, CA
03/03/2012
7:00 pm
UC Davis W 90–43  18–9 (12–4)
The Thunderdome (3,333)
Santa Barbara, CA
2012 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament
03/08/2012
12:00 pm
vs. Pacific
Quarterfinals
W 72–52  19–9
Honda Center (NA)
Anaheim, CA
03/09/2012
9:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. Cal Poly
Semifinals
W 64–52  20–9
Honda Center (5,171)
Anaheim, CA
03/10/2012
7:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. Long Beach State
Championship Game
L 64–77  20–10
Honda Center (7,564)
Anaheim, CA
2012 CIT
03/14/2012*
6:00 pm
at Idaho
First Round
L 83–86  20–11
Cowan Spectrum (1,203)
Moscow, ID
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

References

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  1. ^ "UC Santa Barbara Official Athletics Site". Archived from the original on March 28, 2010. Retrieved March 31, 2010.