2020–21 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team
2020–21 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball | |
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Big West regular season and tournament champions | |
NCAA Tournament, First Round | |
Conference | Big West Conference |
2020–21 record | 22–5 (13–3 Big West) |
Head coach |
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Associate head coach | John Rillie |
Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | The Thunderdome |
2020–21 Big West men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hawaiʻi | 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 |
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 to finish in 1st place. In the Big West tournament, they defeated Long Beach State, UC Davis, and UC Irvine to win the Big West Tournament. They received a automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the First Round to Creighton.
Previous season[]
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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Schedule and results[]
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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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 | ||||||
Source[2]
References[]
- ^ "Big West Basketball Tournament Cancelled". Big West Conference. March 12, 2020. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
- ^ "2020-21 UC Santa Barbara Basketball Schedule". UC Santa Barbara. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
- UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball seasons
- 2020–21 Big West Conference men's basketball season
- 2020 in sports in California
- 2021 in sports in California
- 2021 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament participants