2013–14 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2013–14 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team represented the University of California, Santa Barbara during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Gauchos, led by 16th 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 21–9, 12–4 in Big West play to finish in second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big West Conference tournament to Cal Poly. Despite having 21 wins, they did not participate in a post season tournament.
Season
Preseason
The UC Santa Barbara schedule was announced in August 2013. Key games included road matches at UNLV , Colorado , and UCLA , as well as a trip to the Utah State Tournament, hosted by Utah State University . UCSB also scheduled to play host to teams such as South Dakota State , Utah State , and California . The Gauchos' conference slate included one home game and one away game against each of the eight other members of the Big West Conference.
Roster
2013–14 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G 0
Hunter Ford (W)
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg)
RS Fr Oakmont HS
Roseville, CA
G 1
Eric Childress 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg)
Fr Leuzinger HS
Hawthorne, CA
G 2
Logan Louks 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg)
So San Ramon Valley HS Santa Barbara City College
Danville, CA
G 3
Zalmico Harmon 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg)
Jr Ballou HS Ventura CC
Washington, D.C.
G 4
Aamahd Walker 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg)
RS Fr Culver City HS
Culver City, CA
G 10
Kyle Boswell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg)
Sr Edison HS
Huntington Beach, CA
G 11
T. J. Taylor 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg)
Jr Oakland HS
Oakland, CA
F 12
Alex Hart 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg)
Fr Immaculata HS
Kelowna, B.C.
C 15
Alan Williams 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg)
Jr North HS
Phoenix, AZ
F 21
Mitch Brewe 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 242 lb (110 kg)
So Seattle Preparatory School
Seattle, WA
G 24
Michael Bryson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 201 lb (91 kg)
So Foothill HS
Sacramento, CA
G/F 31
John Green 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg)
RS So Westwind Preparatory Academy
Oakland, CA
F 32
Drew Dickey (W)
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg)
RS Fr Saint Francis HS
Palo Alto, CA
G/F 34
Shawn Moore (W)
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg)
Sr Pleasant Valley HS Butte College
Chico, CA
F 35
Taran Brown 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg)
So Campbell County HS
Gillette, WY
G 43
Duke DaRe (W)
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg)
So De La Salle HS
Clayton, CA
F 44
Sam Beeler 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg)
So Poway HS
Poway, CA
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on
Schedule and results
[ 1]
Date
Opponent
Result
Record
Site (attendance)
Exhibition
11/3/2013 *4:00 pm
Cal State East Bay W 88–65 –
The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA
Non-conference games
11/8/2013 *7:00 pm
Hawaiʻi Pacific W 76–50 1–0
The Thunderdome (1,757)Santa Barbara, CA
11/12/2013 *7:00 pm
at UNLV
W 86–65 2–0
Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, NV
11/16/2013 *4:00 pm
Utah State L 64–71 2–1
The Thunderdome (2,817)Santa Barbara, CA
11/21/2013 *5:00 pm, P12N
at Colorado
L 68–76 2–2
Coors Events Center Boulder, CO
11/29/2013 *7:00 pm
South Dakota State W 83–64 3–2
The Thunderdome (1,857)Santa Barbara, CA
12/3/2013 *8:00 pm, P12N
at No. 18 UCLA
L 76–89 3–3
Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
12/6/2013 *7:00 pm
California W 72–65 4–3
The Thunderdome (4,017)Santa Barbara, CA
12/15/2013 *2:00 pm
at San Diego
W 72–61 5–3
Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA
12/19/2013 *4:30 pm
vs. Troy Utah State Tournament W 57–54 6–3
Smith Spectrum Logan, UT
12/20/2013 *7:05 pm
at Utah State Utah State Tournament L 71–77 OT
6–4
Smith Spectrum (9,809)Logan, UT
12/21/2013 *4:30 pm
vs. Western Illinois Utah State Tournament W 61–55 7–4
Smith Spectrum (1,915)Logan, UT
12/30/2013 *7:00 pm
at Seattle
W 86–70 8–4
KeyArena Seattle, WA
01/04/2014 *4:00 pm
The Master's W 81–52 9–4
The Thunderdome (1,120)Santa Barbara, CA
Conference games
01/11/2014 4:00 pm
Cal Poly L 64–72 9–5 (0–1)
The Thunderdome (5,982)Santa Barbara, CA
1/16/2014 7:00 pm
Long Beach State W 64–51 10–5 (1–1)
The Thunderdome (3,556)Santa Barbara, CA
1/18/2014 7:00 pm, Prime Ticket
at Cal State Northridge
W 79–69 11–5 (2–1)
Matadome Northridge, CA
1/23/2014 7:00 pm
at UC Riverside
W 68–65 OT
12–5 (3–1)
UC Riverside Student Recreation Center Riverside, CA
1/25/2014 7:00 pm, Prime Ticket
at Cal State Fullerton
L 72–74 12–6 (3–2)
Titan Gym Fullerton, CA
1/30/2014 7:00 pm
UC Irvine W 80–60 13–6 (4–2)
The Thunderdome (3,013)Santa Barbara, CA
2/1/2014 4:00 pm
UC Davis W 82–67 14–6 (5–2)
The Thunderdome (2,509)Santa Barbara, CA
2/7/2014 9:00 pm, OC Sports
at Hawaiʻi
W 75–64 15–6 (6–2)
Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
2/13/2014 7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Long Beach State
W 65–64 16–6 (7–2)
Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA
2/15/2014 4:00 pm
Cal State Northridge L 78–80 OT
16–7 (7–3)
The Thunderdome (2,687)Santa Barbara, CA
2/20/2014 7:00 pm
UC Riverside W 55–54 17–7 (8–3)
The Thunderdome (2,417)Santa Barbara, CA
2/22/2014 4:00 pm
Cal State Fullerton W 80–65 18–7 (9–3)
The Thunderdome (2,737)Santa Barbara, CA
2/27/2014 7:00 pm
at UC Irvine
L 60–71 18–8 (9–4)
Bren Events Center Irvine, CA
3/1/2014 7:00 pm, ESPN2
at UC Davis
W 67–54 19–8 (10–4)
The Pavilion Davis, CA
3/6/2014 7:00 pm
Hawaiʻi W 86–77 20–8 (11–4)
The Thunderdome (4,019)Santa Barbara, CA
3/8/2014 7:00 pm
at Cal Poly
W 71–55 21–8 (12–4)
Mott Gym San Luis Obispo, CA
Big West tournament
3/13/2014 12:00 pm
vs. Cal Poly Quarterfinals L 38–69 21–9
Honda Center Anaheim, CA
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Pacific Time .
References
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