Basketball

Beneath the Mask – Kelsey Adrian

Sports Editor Brent Pella sits down with women’s senior guard Kelsey Adrian. Adrian, a member of the Canadian senior national team since age 16, has travelled the world while competing for natio...
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UCSB, Cal Poly Clash Saturday on ESPNU

Senior guard Orlando Johnson needs just three points to become UCSB’s all-time leading scorer as the third-place men’s basketball team is set to host Cal Poly in a nationally-televised Saturday ni...
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Gauchos Tame CSUN Matadors 61-44

While senior day isn’t until Saturday, the UCSB women’s basketball team rode its seniors to an impressive 61-44 victory against Cal State Northridge, its 11th consecutive win against the Matadors....
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Gauchos Fall to Long Beach State 70-58

Long Beach State continued its dominance of the Big West conference Saturday night, as the 49ers (20-7 overall, 13-0 Big West) beat visiting UCSB 70-58. In front of a sold out crowd in The Pyramid, Lo...
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UCSB Takes On League-Leading CSU Northridge

The Gauchos will say goodbye to their two seniors Emilie Johnson and Kelsey Adrian when the UCSB women’s basketball team plays its final two home games of the season this week, beginning with Cal St...
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Gauchos Head to Long Beach State

In a nationally televised matchup costarring the top two teams in the Big West conference, the UCSB men’s basketball team will travel to face undefeated Long Beach State tonight. The game, televised...
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UCSB Three-Game Win Streak Snapped by UC Irvine on the Road

If the UCSB women’s basketball team wasn’t familiar with Kassandra McCalister from their last meeting, when she scored 21 points, it is now. On Irvine’s senior day, the senior guard proved too m...
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UCSB Wins ESPN BracketBuster

Led by its two senior captains, the UCSB men’s basketball team beat Utah State on the road Saturday night 72-64 in a nationally televised ESPNU BracketBuster matchup. Forward James Nunnally posted a...
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Gauchos Beat Riverside For Third Straight Wins

With a victory last night over UC Riverside, the UCSB women’s basketball team has won three consecutive games for the first time this season. The Gauchos improve to 5-6 in the Big West and 11-13 ove...
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UCSB Travels to Utah State for ESPN Bracket Buster

Coming off an 85-62 dismantling of UC Irvine on the road Wednesday night, the UCSB men’s basketball team will travel to Utah State on Saturday night to take on the Aggies in a nationally televised E...
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UCSB Looks To Extend Winning Streak

The UCSB women’s basketball team will look to win three games in a row for the first time this year tonight on the road against UC Riverside. The Gauchos currently rank seventh in the Big West with ...
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Gauchos Offense Overpowers UC Irvine 85-62 Away From Home

Sophomore guard Kyle Boswell put up a career-high 19 points and made five three-point baskets to help the Gauchos beat UC Irvine on the road Wednesday night. Senior guard Orlando Johnson recorded a do...
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A Win at Home, and off on the Road Again

So after a nice week home and a win against Riverside on Saturday night, we’re back on the road for the next week basically. The game against Riverside didn’t go exactly as I thought it would. We ...
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Gauchos Head South to UC Irvine

The UCSB men’s basketball team will begin its final road trip of the season tonight when the team heads to face UC Irvine. “We have got to try to control the tempo of the game,” Head Coach Bob W...
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UCSB Grinds Out Win Over UC Riverside

Despite a slow start on national television that saw UCSB match their lowest scoring output in a first half on the season, the Gauchos rallied to win a close game over UC Riverside 60-52 in the Thunde...
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