2009–10 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team

The 2009–10 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team represented the University of California, Santa Barbara during the 2009–10 college basketball season. They were led by head coach Bob Williams in his 12th season at UCSB. The Gauchos were members of the Big West Conference and played their home games at the UC Santa Barbara Events Center, also known as The Thunderdome.

2009–10 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball
Big West regular season co-champions
Big West Tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, First Round
ConferenceBig West Conference
2009–10 record20–10 (12–4 Big West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaThe Thunderdome
2009–10 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
UC Santa Barbara124 .750  2010  .667
Pacific124 .750  2312  .657
Cal State Fullerton88 .500  1615  .516
Long Beach St.88 .500  1716  .515
UC Davis88 .500  1418  .438
Cal Poly SLO79 .438  1219  .387
UC Irvine610 .375  1418  .438
Cal State Northridge610 .375  1121  .344
UC Riverside511 .313  1217  .414
2010 Big West Tournament winner
As of March 30, 2010; Rankings from AP Poll

They finished the season 20–10, 12–4 in Big West play to win a share of the regular season championship. As the No. 1 seed in the Big West Tournament, they defeated UC Davis and Long Beach State to earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. As a No. 15 seed in the Midwest Region, they lost in the First Round to No. 2-seeded and No. 5-ranked Ohio State.

Previous season

The Gauchos finished the 2008–09 season 16–15, 8–8 in Big West play to finish in a tie for fourth place. As the No. 4 seed in the Big West Tournament, they beat Cal State Fullerton before losing to top-seeded Cal State Northridge.

Roster

Source[1]

# Name Height Weight (lbs.) Position Class Hometown Previous Team(s)
0 Jaimé Serna 6'7" 235 F So. Laguna Beach, CA Santa Margarita HS
1 Chris Brew 6'3" 180 G Fr. Oakland, CA St. Mary's HS
3 Jordan Weiner 6'0" 173 G Jr. Encino, CA Birmingham HS
4 Paul Roemer 6'1" 180 G Sr. Martinez, CA De La Salle HS
11 Justin Joyner 6'0" 177 G Jr. Antioch, CA De La Salle HS
14 Brad Lewis 6'2" 170 G Fr. Simi Valley, CA Simi Valley HS
15 Sam Phippen 6'9" 193 F Jr. Durango, CO Durango HS
20 Will Brew 6'3" 175 G So. Oakland, CA St. Mary's HS
21 James Nunnally 6'5" 205 F So. San Jose, CA Weston Ranch HS
24 Christian Peterson 6'3" 219 G Jr. Carlsbad, CA Carlsbad HS
25 Lucas Devenny 6'9" 240 F Fr. Santa Rosa, CA Piner HS
32 Jon Pastorek 6'10" 210 F Jr. Anaheim, CA Canyon HS
San Diego State
33 Orlando Johnson 6'5" 205 G So. Seaside, CA Palma HS
Loyola Marymount
41 Seth Kamphoefner 6'9" 210 F So. Terra Linda, CA Terra Linda HS
42 James Powell 6'2" 185 G Sr. Glendora, CA Glendora HS
55 Greg Somogyi 7'3" 242 C So. Budapest, Hungary Woodside Priory School

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/7/2009*
3:00pm
Sonoma State W 101–64 
The Thunderdome (1,655)
Santa Barbara, CA
Regular season
11/14/2009*
3:00pm
Cal State Los Angeles W 85–57  1–0
The Thunderdome (1,864)
Santa Barbara, CA
11/17/2009*
7:00pm
Weber State W 66–57  2–0
The Thunderdome (2,021)
Santa Barbara, CA
11/23/2009*
7:30pm
San Francisco W 76–65  3–0
The Thunderdome (1,786)
Santa Barbara, CA
11/28/2009*
7:30pm
at Loyola Marymount W 89–84  4–0
Gersten Pavilion (1,813)
Los Angeles, CA
12/1/2009*
7:00pm
Santa Clara W 79–68  4–1
The Thunderdome (1,746)
Santa Barbara, CA
12/5/2009*
7:00pm
San Diego State W 69–61  4–2
The Thunderdome (2,513)
Santa Barbara, CA
12/18/2009*
6:00pm
at Montana State W 76–64  4–3
Worthington Arena (2,587)
Bozeman, MT
12/21/2009*
5:30pm
at Arizona State L 42–69  4–4
Wells Fargo Arena (6,549)
Tempe, AZ
12/28/2009*
5:00pm
vs. Furman
Golden Bear Classic
W 72–60  5–4
Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, CA
12/29/2009*
7:30pm, CSNC
at California
Golden Bear Classic
W 87–66  5–5
Haas Pavilion (9,052)
Berkeley, CA
1/2/2010
7:00pm
at UC Irvine W 57–55  5–6
(0–1)
Bren Events Center (1,696)
Irvine, CA
1/4/2010
7:00pm
at UC Riverside W 57–53  6–6
(1–1)
Student Rec Center (726)
Riverside, CA
1/8/2010
8:00pm, ESPNU
UC Davis W 68–47  7–6
(2–1)
The Thunderdome (4,282)
Santa Barbara, CA
1/10/2010
3:00pm
Pacific W 68–67  8–6
(3–1)
The Thunderdome (1,550)
Santa Barbara, CA
1/14/2010
7:00pm
at Long Beach State W 67–47  8–7
(3–2)
Walter Pyramid (2,298)
Long Beach, CA
1/16/2010
7:00pm
UC Riverside W 63–56  9–7
(4–2)
The Thunderdome (1,705)
Santa Barbara, CA
1/23/2010
7:00pm
Cal State Fullerton W 85–80 OT 10–7
(5–2)
The Thunderdome (2,222)
Santa Barbara, CA
1/28/2010
7:00pm
Cal Poly W 80–57  11–7
(6–2)
The Thunderdome (3,066)
Santa Barbara, CA
1/30/2010
7:00pm
at Cal State Northridge W 76–69  11–8
(6–3)
Matadome (1,482)
Northridge, CA
2/4/2010
7:00pm
at Pacific W 61–48  12–8
(7–3)
Alex G. Spanos Center (3,578)
Stockton, CA
2/6/2010
7:00pm
at UC Davis W 81–77  13–8
(8–3)
The Pavilion (2,851)
Davis, CA
2/13/2010
4:00pm, FSN Prime Ticket
Long Beach State W 64–62  14–8
(9–3)
The Thunderdome (3,228)
Santa Barbara, CA
2/17/2010
7:00pm
at Cal State Fullerton W 73–65  15–8
(10–3)
Titan Gym (1,451)
Fullerton, CA
2/20/2010*
7:30pm
at Fresno State
ESPN BracketBusters
W 64–60  16–8
Save Mart Center (7,959)
Fresno, CA
2/24/2010
7:00pm
Cal State Northridge W 74–69  17–8
(11–3)
The Thunderdome (2,049)
Santa Barbara, CA
2/27/2010
7:00pm
at Cal Poly W 60–57  17–9
(11–4)
Mott Gym (3,032)
San Luis Obispo, CA
3/3/2010
7:00pm
UC Irvine W 77–74  18–9
(12–4)
The Thunderdome (6,873)
Santa Barbara, CA
Big West Tournament
3/12/2010
6:30pm, ESPNU
(5) vs. (4) UC Davis
Semifinals
W 76–62  19–9
Anaheim Convention Center 
Anaheim, CA
3/13/2010
5:00pm, ESPN2
(5) vs. (3) Long Beach State
Championship
W 69–64  20–9
Anaheim Convention Center (3,113)
Anaheim, CA
NCAA Tournament
3/19/2010*
6:35pm, CBS
(15 MW) vs. (2 MW) No. 5 Ohio State
First Round
W 68–51  20–10
Bradley Center (17,580)
Milwaukee, WI

*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time

Source[2].

References

  1. http://ucsbgauchos.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/ucsb-m-baskbl-mtt.html Archived March 28, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  2. "2009-10 Schedule". Archived from the original on 20 April 2010. Retrieved 30 March 2010.
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