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

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2016–17 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record6–22 (4–12 Big West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaThe Thunderdome
Seasons
2016–17 Big West men's basketball standings
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 represented the University of California, Santa Barbara during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gauchos, led by 19th-year head coach Bob Williams, played their home games at the UC Santa Barbara Events Center, nicknamed the Thunderdome, as members of the Big West Conference.

They finished the season 6–22, 4–12 in Big West play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the Big West tournament.

On March 9, 2017, the school informed head coach Bob Williams that he would not return as head coach.[1] Williams finished his 19-year career at the school as the school's all-time winningest coach with a record of 313–260.[1] On March 30, it was announced that Arizona associate head coach and former New Orleans head coach Joe Pasternack had been hired as the next head coach.[2]

Previous season

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The Gauchos finished the 2015–16 season 19–14, 11–5 in Big West play to finish in fourth place. They defeated UC Davis in the Big West tournament losing to Hawaii in the semifinals. They were invited to the inaugural Vegas 16 tournament, which only had eight teams, where they defeated Northern Illinois to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Old Dominion.

Departures

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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 for personal reasons
Sam Beeler 44 F 6'10" 210 Senior Poway, CA Graduated

Incoming transfers

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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

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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 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/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 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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 November 9, 2016.

2017 incoming recruits

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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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/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:

Roster

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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
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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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  0–3
Icardo Center (1,897)
Bakersfield, CA
11/22/2016*
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at SMU L 57–84  0–4
Moody Coliseum (6,852)
Dallas, TX
11/27/2016*
7:00 pm, P12N
at USC L 72–96  0–5
Galen Center (2,892)
Los Angeles, CA
12/01/2016*
7:00 pm
Sonoma State W 75–51  1–5
The Thunderdome (1,307)
Santa Barbara, CA
12/11/2016*
5:00 pm
at San Diego L 68–77  1–6
Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,078)
San Diego, CA
12/14/2016*
7:30 pm, P12N
at No. 2 UCLA L 62–102  1–7
Pauley Pavilion (7,484)
Los Angeles, CA
12/21/2016*
12:15 pm
vs. Iona
Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic semifinals
L 57–73  1–8
South Point Arena (175)
Enterprise, NV
12/22/2016*
2:30 pm
vs. Nevada
Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic 3rd place game
L 66–67  1–9
South Point Arena (264)
Enterprise, NV
12/27/2016*
7:00 pm
Cal State Bakersfield W 62–60 OT 2–9
The Thunderdome (1,191)
Santa Barbara, CA
12/30/2016*
7:00 pm
Seattle L 76–80  2–10
The Thunderdome (1,175)
Santa Barbara, CA
Big West Conference regular season
01/04/2017
7:00 pm
at UC Davis L 47–73  2–11
(0–1)
The Pavilion (1,304)
Davis, CA
01/12/2017
7:00 pm
UC Irvine L 62–66  2–12
(0–2)
The Thunderdome (3,056)
Santa Barbara, CA
01/14/2017
7:00 pm
Cal Poly W 58–53  3–12
(1–2)
The Thunderdome (3,306)
Santa Barbara, CA
01/19/2017
7:30 pm, FS West
at Long Beach State L 76–81  3–13
(1–3)
Walter Pyramid (3,017)
Long Beach, CA
01/21/2017
7:00 pm
at UC Riverside L 55–65  3–14
(1–4)
The SRC (674)
Riverside, CA
01/25/2017
7:00 pm
Cal State Northridge L 57–78  3–15
(1–5)
The Thunderdome (1,166)
Santa Barbara, CA
01/28/2017
9:30 pm
at Hawaii L 56–78  3–16
(1–6)
Stan Sheriff Center (7,293)
Honolulu, HI
02/02/2017
7:00 pm
Cal State Fullerton L 53–79  3–17
(1–7)
The Thunderdome (857)
Santa Barbara, CA
02/04/2017
7:00 pm, Prime Ticket
UC Davis L 64–67  3–18
(1–8)
The Thunderdome (1,131)
Santa Barbara, CA
02/08/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at UC Irvine L 47–64  3–19
(1–9)
Bren Events Center (1,759)
Irvine, CA
02/11/2017
7:30 pm, Prime Ticket
at Cal State Northridge L 55–77  3–20
(1–10)
Matadome (1,460)
Northridge, CA
02/16/2017
7:00 pm
Hawaii W 56–54  4–20
(2–10)
The Thunderdome (1,416)
Santa Barbara, CA
02/18/2017
4:00 pm
Long Beach State L 48–66  4–21
(2–11)
The Thunderdome (1,143)
Santa Barbara, CA
02/23/2017
7:00 pm
UC Riverside W 68–61  5–21
(3–11)
The Thunderdome (1,618)
Santa Barbara, CA
03/02/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Cal State Fullerton L 54–65  5–22
(3–12)
Titan Gym (1,205)
Fullerton, CA
03/04/2017
7:00 pm
at Cal Poly W 57–44  6–22
(4–12)
Mott Athletic Center (2,950)
San Luis Obispo, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses..

References

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  1. ^ a b "UC Santa Barbara fires coach Williams". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
  2. ^ Klan, Mike (March 31, 2017). "UCSB hires Joe Pasternack as head basketball coach". KEYT. Archived from the original on April 3, 2017. Retrieved April 3, 2017.