1989–90 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team

1989–90 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record21–9 (13–5 Big West)
Head coach
Home arenaThe Thunderdome
Seasons
1989–90 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 24 New Mexico State 16 – 2   .889 26 – 5   .839
No. 2 UNLV† 16 – 2   .889 35 – 5   .875
UC Santa Barbara 13 – 5   .722 21 – 9   .700
Long Beach State 12 – 6   .667 23 – 9   .719
Utah State 8 – 10   .444 14 – 16   .467
Pacific 7 – 11   .389 15 – 14   .517
Cal State Fullerton 6 – 12   .333 13 – 16   .448
San Jose State 5 – 13   .278 8 – 20   .286
Fresno State 4 – 14   .222 10 – 19   .345
UC Irvine 3 – 15   .167 5 – 23   .179
† 1990 Big West tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 1989–90 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team represented the University of California, Santa Barbara during the 1989–90 college basketball season. They were led by head coach Jerry Pimm in his 7th season at UCSB. The Gauchos were members of the Big West Conference and played their home games at the UC Santa Barbara Events Center, also known as The Thunderdome.

UCSB finished the season 21–9, 13–5 in Big West play to finish third in the conference regular season standings. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. As the No. 9 seed in the Southeast Region, they beat Houston in the first round before losing to No. 1 seed Michigan State in the second round.

The season was a memorable one for UCSB fans. The 1989–90 team beat eventual National champion UNLV in front of a raucous crown at The Thunderdome on February 26, 1990. It would end up being UNLV's only loss over a stretch of 55 games between the 1989–90 and 1990–91 seasons. The Gauchos also won the first NCAA Tournament game in school history.[1]

Roster

1989–90 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 3 Idris Jones 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
 Fr
G 15 Carrick DeHart 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
—
 Sr Inglewood, California
F 34 Lucius Davis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
—
 So
F 35 Gary Gray 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
—
 Jr
F 55 Eric McArthur 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
—
 Sr South Pasadena, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 25, 1989*
 Pepperdine W 67–46  1–0
 The Thunderdome 
Santa Barbara, California
Nov 28, 1989*
 at San Diego W 79–62  2–0
 USD Sports Center 
San Diego, California
Dec 1, 1989*
 vs. Bradley W 86–60  3–0
 Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, Iowa
Dec 2, 1989*
 at Iowa L 79–85  3–1
 Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, Iowa
Dec 9, 1989*
 at Loyola Marymount L 101–104  3–2
 Gersten Pavilion 
Los Angeles, California
Dec 17, 1989*
 Eastern Washington W 72–67  4–2
 The Thunderdome 
Santa Barbara, California
Dec 19, 1989*
 Oregon W 70–54  5–2
 The Thunderdome 
Santa Barbara, California
Dec 23, 1989*
 Boston University W 89–68  6–2
 The Thunderdome 
Santa Barbara, California
Jan 2, 1990
 San Jose State W 82–61  7–2
(1–0) 		The Thunderdome 
Santa Barbara, California
Jan 4, 1990
 Utah State W 91–66  8–2
(2–0) 		The Thunderdome 
Santa Barbara, California
Jan 7, 1990
 at Pacific L 53–75  8–3
(2–1) 		Alex G. Spanos Center 
Stockton, California
Jan 9, 1990
 at Fresno State W 70–51  9–3
(3–1) 		Selland Arena 
Fresno, California
Jan 11, 1990
 New Mexico State L 61–74  9–4
(3–2) 		The Thunderdome 
Santa Barbara, California
Jan 13, 1990
 Long Beach State W 82–67  10–4
(4–2) 		The Thunderdome 
Santa Barbara, California
Jan 15, 1990
 at Utah State W 91–82  11–4
(5–2) 		Dee Glen Smith Spectrum 
Logan, Utah
Jan 20, 1990
 at UC-Irvine W 73–66  12–4
(6–2) 		Bren Events Center 
Irvine, California
Jan 25, 1990
 at No. 5 UNLV L 67–69  12–5
(6–3) 		Thomas & Mack Center 
Las Vegas, Nevada
Jan 29, 1990
 Cal State Fullerton W 72–64  13–5
(7–3) 		The Thunderdome 
Santa Barbara, California
Feb 1, 1990
 Pacific W 57–45  14–5
(8–3) 		The Thunderdome 
Santa Barbara, California
Feb 3, 1990
 Fresno State W 78–57  15–5
(9–3) 		The Thunderdome 
Santa Barbara, California
Feb 5, 1990*
 at Santa Clara W 82–63  16–5
 Leavey Center 
Santa Clara, California
Feb 8, 1990
 at Long Beach State W 84–67  17–5
(10–3) 		The Gold Mine 
Long Beach, California
Feb 10, 1990
 at New Mexico State L 64–66  17–6
(10–4) 		Pan American Center 
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Feb 15, 1990
 at Cal State Fullerton W 75–70  18–6
(11–4) 		Titan Gym 
Fullerton, California
Feb 17, 1990
 UC Irvine L 97–98  18–7
(11–5) 		The Thunderdome 
Santa Barbara, California
Feb 26, 1990
 No. 4 UNLV W 78–70[2]  19–7
(12–5) 		The Thunderdome (6,387)
Santa Barbara, California
Mar 3, 1990
 at San Jose State W 77–76  20–7
(13–5) 		The Event Center 
San Jose, California
Big West tournament
Mar 8, 1990*
 vs. Pacific
Big West tournament Quarterfinal 		L 62–65  20–8
 Long Beach Arena 
Long Beach, California
NCAA tournament
Mar 15, 1990*
 (9 SE) vs. (8 SE) Houston
First Round 		W 70–66[3]  21–8
 Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Mar 17, 1990*
 (9 SE) vs. (1 SE) No. 3 Michigan State
Second Round 		L 58–62[4]  21–9
 Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, Tennessee
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll
Source[5]. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
SE=Southeast.
All times are in Pacific Time.

References

  1. ^ "UCSB's Legendary Basketball Squad Honored". Santa Barbara Independent. March 5, 2015. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  2. ^ "Santa Barbara deals UNLV a painful defeat". Las Vegas Sun. February 27, 1990. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  3. ^ "McArthur Keeps UCSB Alive". Los Angeles Times. March 16, 1990. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  4. ^ "NCAA BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT / SOUTHEAST AND MIDWEST REGIONALS : Gauchos Don't Have a Shot Against Michigan State : Southeast Regional: UC Santa Barbara can't find the basket in a 62-58 loss to Spartans that isn't that close". Los Angeles Times. March 18, 1990. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  5. ^ "2019-20 UCSB Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). UCSB Athletics. Retrieved May 2, 2020.