2020–21 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team

The 2020–21 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team represented the University of California, Santa Barbara in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gauchos, led by fourth-year head coach Joe Pasternack, play their home games at The Thunderdome in Santa Barbara, California as members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 22-5, 13-3 in Big West Play to finish as regular season champions. They defeated Long Beach State, UC Davis, and UC Irvine 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 Creighton.

2020–21 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball
Big West regular season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record22–5 (13–3 Big West)
Head coach
Associate head coachJohn Rillie
Assistant coaches
  • Larry Lewis
  • Ben Tucker
Home arenaThe Thunderdome
Seasons
2020–21 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UC Santa Barbara 13 3   .813 22 5   .815
UC Irvine 10 4   .714 18 9   .667
UC Riverside 8 4   .667 14 8   .636
UC Davis 6 4   .600 10 8   .556
Cal State Bakersfield 9 7   .563 15 11   .577
Hawai'i 9 9   .500 11 10   .524
Cal State Fullerton 5 7   .417 6 10   .375
Cal State Northridge 5 9   .357 9 13   .409
Long Beach State 4 8   .333 6 12   .333
Cal Poly 1 15   .063 4 20   .167
UC San Diego* 0 0   7 10   .412
* ineligible for the 2021 NCAA tournament and 2021 Big West tournament due to transition period; Big West games not counted in standings
2021 Big West tournament winner

Previous season

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The Gauchos finished the 2019–20 season 21–10, 10–6 in Big West play to finish in a tie for second place. They were scheduled to play UC Riverside in the quarterfinals of the Big West tournament, however, the tournament was canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

Roster

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2020–21 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Sékou Touré 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Prolific Prep Academy Conakry, Guinea
F 1 Jay Nagle 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Will C. Wood High School Vacaville, California
G 2 Josh Pierre-Louis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Temple Plainfield, New Jersey
G 3 JaQuori McLaughlin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Oregon State Tacoma, Washington
G 4 Devearl Ramsey 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Nevada Los Angeles, California
F 5 Miles Norris 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr City College of San Francisco San Diego, California
G 11 Brandon Cyrus 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) GS DePaul Oakville, Ontario
F 12 Amadou Sow 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Prolific Prep Academy Bamako, Mali
G 13 Ajare Sanni 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS So Pacific Houston, Texas
F 14 Jakov Kukic 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr La Lumiere School Split, Croatia
G 15 Max Cheylov 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Fr Calabasas High School Toronto, Canada
F 23 Destin Barnes 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) GS Jacksonville Chicago, Illinois
F 24 Robinson Idehen 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Trinity Valley Community College Tudela, Navarre, Spain
G 50 Gage Gomez 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Arroyo Grande High School Arroyo Grande, California
G 52 Kyle MacLean 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Westlake High School Westlake, California
F 54 Niko Rocak 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Phillips Exeter Academy Geneva, Switzerland
G Calvin Wishart   6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Georgia Southern Delano, Minnesota
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: December 26, 2020

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 29, 2020*
4:00 pm
St. Katherine W 92–55  1–0
The Thunderdome 
Santa Barbara, CA
December 3, 2020*
4:00 pm
Bethesda W 123–52  2–0
The Thunderdome 
Santa Barbara, CA
December 7, 2020*
5:00 pm, BigWest.tv
Loyola Marymount W 69–58  3–0
The Thunderdome 
Santa Barbara, CA
December 12, 2020*
2:00 pm
at Loyola Marymount L 78–81  3–1
Gersten Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
December 19, 2020*
3:00 pm
at Pepperdine W 75–63  4–1
Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, CA
Big West regular season
December 27, 2020
4:00 pm, ESPN3
at UC Irvine L 56–75  4–2
(0–1)
Bren Events Center 
Irvine, CA
December 28, 2020
4:00 pm, ESPN3
at UC Irvine L 69–73  4–3
(0–2)
Bren Events Center 
Irvine, CA
January 1, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN3
Cal State Fullerton W 81–63  5–3
(1–2)
The Thunderdome 
Santa Barbara, CA
January 2, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN3
Cal State Fullerton W 65–61  6–3
(2–2)
The Thunderdome 
Santa Barbara, CA
January 15, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN3
UC San Diego W 69–52  7–3
The Thunderdome 
Santa Barbara, CA
January 16, 2020
5:00 pm, ESPN3
UC San Diego W 84–53  8–3
The Thunderdome 
Santa Barbara, CA
January 22, 2021
4:00 pm
at Cal State Northridge W 105–58  9–3
(3–2)
Matadome 
Northridge, CA
January 23, 2021
4:00 pm
at Cal State Northridge W 80–66  10–3
(4–2)
Matadome 
Northridge, CA
January 29, 2021
4:00 pm
at UC Davis W 72–51  11–3
(5–2)
The Pavilion 
Davis, CA
January 30, 2021
4:00 pm
at UC Davis W 89–86 OT 12–3
(6–2)
The Pavilion 
Davis, CA
February 5, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN3
Long Beach State Postponed due to COVID-19 issues. The Thunderdome 
Santa Barbara, CA
February 6, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN3
Long Beach State Postponed due to COVID-19 issues. The Thunderdome 
Santa Barbara, CA
February 12, 2021
9:00 pm, Spectrum Sports
at Hawaii W 59–50  13–3
(7–2)
Stan Sheriff Center (0)
Honolulu, HI
February 13, 2021
7:00 pm, Spectrum Sports
at Hawaii W 81–74 OT 14–3
(8–2)
Stan Sheriff Center (0)
Honolulu, HI
February 19, 2021
8:00 pm, ESPN3
Cal State Bakersfield W 71–66  15–3
(9–2)
The Thunderdome (0)
Santa Barbara, CA
February 20, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Cal State Bakersfield W 63–44  16–3
(10–2)
The Thunderdome (0)
Santa Barbara, CA
February 26, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN2
at UC Riverside W 72–68  17–3
(11–2)
SRC Arena (0)
Riverside, CA
February 27, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN3
at UC Riverside L 52–68  17–4
(11–3)
SRC Arena (0)
Riverside, CA
March 5, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN3
Cal Poly
Rivalry
W 71–57  18–4
(12–3)
The Thunderdome 
Santa Barbara, CA
March 6, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN3
Cal Poly
Rivalry
W 70–54  19–4
(13–3)
The Thunderdome 
Santa Barbara, CA
Big West tournament
March 11, 2021
11:00 am, ESPN3
(1) vs. (9) Long Beach State
Quarterfinals
W 95–87  20–4
Mandalay Bay Events Center (3)
Las Vegas, NV
March 12, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN3
(1) vs. (4) UC Davis
Semifinals
W 71–55  21–4
Mandalay Bay Events Center 
Las Vegas, NV
March 13, 2021
8:30 pm, ESPN2
(1) vs. (2) UC Irvine
Championship
W 79–63  22–4
Mandalay Bay Events Center 
Las Vegas, NV
NCAA tournament
March 20, 2021
12:30 pm, truTV
(12 W) vs. (5 W) No. 19 Creighton
First Round
L 62–63  22–5
Lucas Oil Stadium 
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.
All times are in Pacific.

Source[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Big West Basketball Tournament Cancelled". Big West Conference. March 12, 2020. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  2. ^ "2020-21 UC Santa Barbara Basketball Schedule". UC Santa Barbara. Retrieved December 26, 2020.