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2016–17 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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.
Quick Facts UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball, Conference ...
| 2016–17 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Big West Conference |
| Record | 6–22 (4–12 Big West) |
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| Home arena | The Thunderdome |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
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.
More information Name, Number ...
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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| 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 |
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Incoming transfers
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| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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| Jalen Canty | 5 | F | 6'7" | 230 | Junior | Oakland, CA | Junior college transferred from City College of San Francisco |
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More information Name, Hometown ...
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| 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: 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 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: 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 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: 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) | ||
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 65 | ||||||
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2017 incoming recruits
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| 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: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 75 | ||||||
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More information Date time, TV, Opponent ...
| Date time, TV |
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| 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.. | |||||||||||
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- "UC Santa Barbara fires coach Williams". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
- 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.