2016–17 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team

2016–17 Big West men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UC Irvine	12	–	4	.750	21	–	15	.583
UC Davis †	11	–	5	.688	23	–	13	.639
Cal State Fullerton	10	–	6	.625	17	–	15	.531
Long Beach State	9	–	7	.563	15	–	19	.441
Hawai'i	8	–	8	.500	14	–	16	.467
Cal State Northridge	7	–	9	.438	11	–	19	.367
Cal Poly	6	–	10	.375	11	–	20	.355
UC Riverside	5	–	11	.313	7	–	21	.250
UC Santa Barbara	4	–	12	.250	6	–	22	.214

† 2017 Big West tournament winner

The 2016–17 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team represents the University of California, Santa Barbara during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gauchos, led by 19th head coach Bob Williams, play their home games at the UC Santa Barbara Events Center, nicknamed the Thunderdome, as members of the Big West Conference.

Previous Season

The Gauchos finished the season 19–14, 11–5 in Big West play to finish in fourth place. They defeated UC Davis in the quarterfinals of the Big West Tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Hawaii. They were invited to the inaugural Vegas 16, which only had eight teams, where they defeated Northern Illinois to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Old Dominion.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
T. J. Taylor	11	G	5'9"	160	Senior	Oakland, CA	Graduated
DaJuan Smith	13	G	6'3"	175	Senior	Abbeville, LA	Graduated
Mitch Brewe	21	F	6'8"	242	Senior	Seattle, WA	Graduated
Michael Bryson	24	G	6'4"	201	Senior	Sacramento, CA	Graduated
Justin Burks	25	G/F	6'6"	210	Freshman	Las Vegas, NV	Transferred
John Green	31	G/F	6'5"	180	RS Senior	Oakland, CA	Graduated
Joey Goodreault	43	G	6'3"	175	Freshman	Orinda, CA	Walk-on; left the team due to personal reasons
Sam Beeler	44	F	6'10"	210	Senior	Poway, CA	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Jalen Canty	5	F	6'7"	230	Junior	Oakland, CA	Junior college transferred from City College of San Francisco

2016 incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Felix White #80 PF	Ojai, CA	Besant Hill School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Oct 26, 2015
Felix White #80 PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 67
Christian Terrell #81 SF	Sacramento, CA	Sacramento High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sep 9, 2015
Christian Terrell #81 SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 65
Clifton Powell SG	Woodland Hills, CA	22ft Academy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sep 9, 2015
Clifton Powell SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 65
Max Heidegger #72 PG	Encino, CA	Oaks Christian High School	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)	145 lb (66 kg)
Max Heidegger #72 PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 65
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2016-11-09.

2017 incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Marcus Shaver #57 PG	Phoenix, AZ	Saint Mary's High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Aug 17, 2016
Marcus Shaver #57 PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 75
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2016-11-09.

Roster

2016–17 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Jarriesse Blackmon	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	211 lb (96 kg)	RS So	Layton HS	Layton, UT
G	1	Eric Childress	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Leuzinger HS	Hawthorne, CA
G	2	Gabe Vincent	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	St. Mary's HS	Stockton, CA
G	3	Clifton Powell	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	171 lb (78 kg)	Fr	Village Christian HS	Ladera Heights, CA
F	5	Jalen Canty	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	276 lb (125 kg)	Jr	St. Patrick-St. Vincent HS City College of San Francisco	Vallejo, CA
F	10	Maxwell Kupchak	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	So	Brentwood School	Los Angeles, CA
G	11	Tide Osifeso (W)	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	So	Los Osos HS	Rancho Cucamonga, CA
F	12	Alex Hart	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	228 lb (103 kg)	Jr	Immaculata HS	Kelowna, B.C.
G	13	Sam Walters	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Soquel HS	Soquel, CA
F	14	Ami Lakoju	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	So	St. Luke's School	Harlem, NY
G	21	Max Heidegger	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Oak Christian HS	Malibu, CA
G	23	Christian Terrell	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Besant Hill School (Ojai, Calif.)	Sacramento, CA
G	34	Scotty Harris (W)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Woodside Priory	Portola Valley, CA
C	35	Tyler Jackson	7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)	284 lb (129 kg)	RS Fr	Phillip Exeter School	Oak Park, CA
F	43	J. D. Slajchert (W)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	227 lb (103 kg)	So	South Kent (Conn.) School	Naperville, IL
F	44	Andrew Pickles (W)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Mercer Island HS	Seattle, WA

Head coach

Bob Williams (San José State)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Exhibition
11/06/2016* 1:00 PM	Fresno Pacific	W 82–62		The Thunderdome (1,608) Santa Barbara, CA
Non-conference regular season
11/12/2016* 2:00 PM	Omaha	L 60–74	0–1	The Thunderdome (1,708) Santa Barbara, CA
11/16/2016* 7:00 PM	San Francisco	L 63–75	0–2	The Thunderdome (1,563) Santa Barbara, CA
11/19/2016* 7:00 PM	at Cal State Bakersfield	L 70–77	1–2	Icardo Center (1,897) Bakersfield, CA
11/22/2016* 6:00 PM, ESPN3	at SMU			Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
11/27/2016* 7:00 PM, P12N	at USC			Galen Center Los Angeles, CA
12/01/2016* 7:00 PM	Sonoma State			The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA
12/11/2016* 5:00 PM	at San Diego			Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA
12/21/2016* 12:15 PM	vs. Iona Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic			South Point Arena Enterprise, NV
12/22/2016* 2:30 PM	vs. Nevada Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic			South Point Arena Enterprise, NV
12/27/2016* 7:00 PM	Cal State Bakersfield			The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA
12/30/2016* 7:00 PM	Seattle			The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA
Big West Conference regular season
01/04/2017 7:00 PM	at UC Davis			The Pavilion Davis, CA
01/12/2017 7:00 PM	at UC Irvine			The Pavilion Davis, CA
01/14/2017 7:00 PM, ESPNU Wildcard	Cal Poly			The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA
01/19/2017 7:30 PM, FS West	at Long Beach State			Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA
01/21/2017 7:00 PM, ESPNU/ESPN3 Wildcard	at UC Riverside			The SRC Riverside, CA
01/25/2017 7:00 PM	Cal State Northridge			The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA
01/28/2017 9:00 PM	at Hawaii			Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
02/02/2017 7:00 PM	at Cal State Fullerton			The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA
02/04/2017 7:00 PM, Prime Ticket/ESPN2 Wildcard	UC Davis			The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA
02/08/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN3	at UC Irvine			Bren Events Center Irvine, CA
02/11/2017 7:30 PM, Prime Ticket	at Cal State Northridge			Matadome Northridge, CA
02/16/2017 7:00 PM	Hawaii			The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA
02/18/2017 4:30 PM, ESPNU Wildcard	Long Beach State			The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA
02/23/2017 7:00 PM	UC Riverside			The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA
03/02/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN3	at Cal State Fullerton			Titan Gym Fullerton, CA
03/04/2017 7:00 PM, Prime Ticket Wildcard	at Cal Poly			Mott Athletic Center San Luis Obispo, CA
Big West Tournament
03/09–11/2017	vs.			Honda Center Anaheim, CA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses..

References

v t e UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball
Venues	Robertson Gymnasium (1959–1979) The Thunderdome (1979–present)
Rivalries	Cal Poly
Culture & lore	Olé Fantom of the Thunderdome
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25