2015–16 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2015–16 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team represented the University of California, Santa Barbara during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Gauchos, led by 18th 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 with a record of 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 featured only eight teams, where they defeated Northern Illinois to advance to the semifinals, where they lost to Old Dominion .
Roster
2015–16 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) 200 lb (91 kg)
RS Fr Layton HS
Layton, UT
G 1
Eric Childress 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg)
Jr Leuzinger HS
Hawthorne, CA
G 2
Gabe Vincent 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg)
So St. Mary's HS
Stockton, CA
G 3
Grant Troutt 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg)
Fr Episcopal School
Dallas, TX
G 5
Tide Osifeso 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 155 lb (70 kg)
Fr Los Osos HS
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
F 10
Maxwell Kupchak 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg)
Fr Brentwood School
Los Angeles, CA
G 11
T. J. Taylor 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg)
Sr Oakland HS
Oakland, CA
F 12
Alex Hart 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg)
So Immaculata HS
Kelowna, B.C.
G 13
DaJuan Smith 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg)
Sr Abbeville HS Mount San Jacinto College
Abbeville, LA
F 14
Ami Lakoju 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 265 lb (120 kg)
Fr St. Luke's School
Harlem, NY
F 21
Mitch Brewe 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 242 lb (110 kg)
Sr Seattle Preparatory School
Seattle, WA
G 23
Sam Walters 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg)
Fr Soquel HS
Soquel, CA
G 24
Michael Bryson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 201 lb (91 kg)
Sr Foothill HS
Sacramento, CA
G/F 25
Justin Burks 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg)
Fr Arbor View HS
Las Vegas, NV
G/F 31
John Green 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg)
RS Sr Westwind Preparatory Academy
Oakland, CA
F 32
J. D. Slajchert 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 283 lb (128 kg)
Fr Phillip Exeter School
Oak Park, CA
C 35
Tyler Jackson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg)
Fr South Kent (Conn.) School
Naperville, IL
G 43
Joey Goodreault 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg)
Fr Miramonte HS
Orinda, CA
F 44
Sam Beeler 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg)
Sr Poway HS
Poway, CA
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on Roster
Schedule and results
Source:[ 1]
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance)
Exhibition game
11/08/2015 *5:30 pm
San Francisco State W 66–45 The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA
Non-conference games
11/13/2015 *7:00 pm
at Nebraska–Omaha
W 60–59 1–0
Baxter Arena Omaha, NE
11/16/2015 *7:00 pm, P12N
at No. 15 California
L 67–85 1–1
Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA
11/21/2015 *2:00 pm
Oregon State L 59–71 1–2
The Thunderdome (2,108)Santa Barbara, CA
11/25/2015 *7:30 pm
at San Francisco
W 68–61 2–2
Sobrato Center San Francisco, CA
11/29/2015 *9:00 pm, P12N
at Arizona State
L 68–70 2–3
Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ
12/03/2015 *7:00 pm
USC L 63–75 2–4
The Thunderdome (3,585)Santa Barbara, CA
12/13/2015 *12:00 pm, ESPN3
at South Dakota State
L 67–86 2–5
Frost Arena Brookings, SD
12/16/2015 *4:00 pm
at Vermont
L 68–75 2–6
Patrick Gym Burlington, VT
12/21/2015 *12:00 pm
vs. Akron South Point Holiday Hoops Classic L 70–84 2–7
South Point Arena Enterprise, NV
12/22/2015 *12:00 pm
vs. Iona South Point Holiday Hoops Classic W 80–76 3–7
South Point Arena (250)Enterprise, NV
12/28/2015 *8:00 pm, P12N
at Washington
W 83–78 4–7
Alaska Airlines Arena Seattle, WA
12/30/2015 *7:00 pm
at Seattle
W 88–50 5–7
KeyArena Seattle, WA
01/02/2016 *4:00 pm
Point Loma Nazarene W 87–46 6–7
The Thunderdome (1,071)Santa Barbara, CA
Conference games
01/09/2016 9:00 pm
at Hawaii
L 57–65 6–8
Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
01/14/2016 7:00 pm
at Cal Poly
W 76–73 7–8
Mott Athletic Center San Luis Obispo, CA
01/16/2016 4:00 pm
UC Irvine W 61–52 7–9
The Thunderdome (3,527)Santa Barbara, CA
01/20/2016 7:00 pm
Long Beach State L 67–77 7–10
The Thunderdome (1,975)Santa Barbara, CA
01/23/2016 4:00 pm
Cal State Northridge W 74–61 8–10
The Thunderdome (1,693)Santa Barbara, CA
01/28/2016 7:30 pm, Prime Ticket
at Long Beach State
L 70–80 8–11
Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA
01/30/2016 7:00 pm, ESPNU
at UC Irvine
W 76–60 9–11
Bren Events Center Irvine, CA
02/04/2016 7:00 pm
Hawaii L 64–76 9–12
The Thunderdome (1,722)Santa Barbara, CA
02/06/2016 7:00 pm
Cal State Fullerton W 81–68 10–12
The Thunderdome (1,726)Santa Barbara, CA
02/11/2016 7:00 pm
at UC Davis
W 72–66 11–12
The Pavilion Davis, CA
02/18/2016 8:00 pm
at UC Riverside
W 65–55 12–12
UC Riverside Student Recreation Center Riverside, CA
02/20/2016 7:00 pm
UC Davis W 62–55 13–12
The Thunderdome (2,116)Santa Barbara, CA
02/25/2016 7:30 pm, Prime Ticket
at Cal State Northridge
W 78–63 14–12
Matadome Northridge, CA
02/27/2016 6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Cal State Fullerton
W 80–62 15–12
Titan Gym Fullerton, CA
03/03/2016 7:00 pm
UC Riverside W 81–55 16–12
The Thunderdome (2,075)Santa Barbara, CA
03/04/2016 4:00 pm
Cal Poly W 69–50 17–12
The Thunderdome (4,387)Santa Barbara, CA
Big West tournament
03/10/2016 2:30 pm, Prime Ticket
(4)
vs. (5) UC Davis Quarterfinals W 81–55 18–12
Honda Center Anaheim, CA
03/10/2016 6:30 pm, ESPN3
(4)
vs. (1) Hawaii Semifinals L 76–88 18–13
Honda Center (5,134)Anaheim, CA
Vegas 16
03/28/2016 *2:30 pm, CBSSN
vs. Northern Illinois Quarterfinals W 70–63 19–13
Mandalay Bay Events Center Paradise, NV
03/29/2016 *6:00 pm, CBSSN
vs. Old Dominion Semifinals L 49–64 19–14
Mandalay Bay Events Center Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Pacific Time (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses..
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