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

2016–17 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball

Conference	Big West Conference
2016–17 record	0–3 (0–0 Big West)
Head coach	Bob Williams (19th year)
Assistant coach	Matt Stock
Assistant coach	Kevin Bromley
Assistant coach	Ryan Madry
Home arena	The Thunderdome

2016–17 Big West men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Hawaii	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Cal Poly	0	–	0	–	5	–	4	.556
UC Davis	0	–	0	–	5	–	4	.556
UC Irvine	0	–	0	–	4	–	4	.500
Cal State Fullerton	0	–	0	–	3	–	5	.375
Cal State Northridge	0	–	0	–	3	–	5	.375
UC Riverside	0	–	0	–	1	–	4	.200
UC Santa Barbara	0	–	0	–	1	–	5	.167
Long Beach State	0	–	0	–	1	–	9	.100


† 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

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	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	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	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	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

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	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	Home town
3.5 !F	0	Blackmon, JarriesseJarriesse Blackmon	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	211 lb (96 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Layton HS	Layton, UT
1.5 !G	1	Childress, EricEric Childress	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Leuzinger HS	Hawthorne, CA
1.5 !G	2	Vincent, GabeGabe Vincent	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	3.0 !Jr	St. Mary's HS	Stockton, CA
1.5 !G	3	Powell, CliftonClifton Powell	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	171 lb (78 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Village Christian HS	Ladera Heights, CA
3.5 !F	5	Canty, JalenJalen Canty	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	276 lb (125 kg)	3.0 !Jr	St. Patrick-St. Vincent HS City College of San Francisco	Vallejo, CA
3.5 !F	10	Kupchak, MaxwellMaxwell Kupchak	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	2.0 !So	Brentwood School	Los Angeles, CA
1.5 !G	11	Osifeso, TideTide Osifeso (W)	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	2.0 !So	Los Osos HS	Rancho Cucamonga, CA
3.5 !F	12	Hart, AlexAlex Hart	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	228 lb (103 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Immaculata HS	Kelowna, B.C.
1.5 !G	13	Walters, SamSam Walters	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2.0 !So	Soquel HS	Soquel, CA
3.5 !F	14	Lakoju, AmiAmi Lakoju	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	2.0 !So	St. Luke's School	Harlem, NY
1.5 !G	21	Heidegger, MaxMax Heidegger	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Oak Christian HS	Malibu, CA
1.5 !G	23	Terrell, ChristianChristian Terrell	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Besant Hill School (Ojai, Calif.)	Sacramento, CA
1.5 !G	34	Harris, ScottyScotty Harris (W)	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Woodside Priory	Portola Valley, CA
5.0 !C	35	Jackson, TylerTyler Jackson	86 !7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)	284 lb (129 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Phillip Exeter School	Oak Park, CA
3.5 !F	43	Slajchert, J. D.J. D. Slajchert (W)	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	227 lb (103 kg)	2.0 !So	South Kent (Conn.) School	Naperville, IL
3.5 !F	44	Pickles, AndrewAndrew Pickles (W)	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1.0 !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

UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball

Venues	Robertson Gymnasium (1959–1979) The Thunderdome (1979–present)

Culture & lore	Olé Fantom of the Thunderdome

People	Head coaches

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 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 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 1999–00 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

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