2013–14 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team

The 2013–14 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team represented the University of California, Santa Barbara during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gauchos, led by 16th 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 21–9, 12–4 in Big West play to finish in second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big West Conference Tournament to Cal Poly. Despite having 21 wins, they did not participate in a post season tournament.

2013–14 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball
ConferenceBig West Conference
2013–14 record21–9 (12–4 Big West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaThe Thunderdome
2013–14 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
UC Irvine133 .813  2312  .657
UC Santa Barbara124 .750  219  .700
Long Beach State106 .625  1517  .469
Hawaii97 .563  2011  .645
Cal State Northridge79 .438  1718  .486
Cal Poly610 .375  1420  .412
Cal State Fullerton610 .375  1120  .355
UC Riverside511 .313  1021  .323
UC Davis412 .250  922  .290
2014 Big West Tournament winner

Season

Preseason

The UC Santa Barbara schedule was announced in August 2013. Key games included road matches at UNLV, Colorado, and UCLA, as well as a trip to the Utah State Tournament, hosted by Utah State University. UCSB also scheduled to play host to teams such as South Dakota State, Utah State, and California. The Gauchos' conference slate included one home game and one away game against each of the eight other members of the Big West Conference.

Roster

2013–14 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Hunter Ford (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS FrOakmont HS Roseville, CA
G 1 Eric Childress 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrLeuzinger HS Hawthorne, CA
G 2 Logan Louks 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) SoSan Ramon Valley HS
Santa Barbara City College
Danville, CA
G 3 Zalmico Harmon 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrBallou HS
Ventura CC
Washington, D.C.
G 4 Aamahd Walker 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS FrCulver City HS Culver City, CA
G 10 Kyle Boswell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) SrEdison HS Huntington Beach, CA
G 11 T. J. Taylor 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)160 lb (73 kg) JrOakland HS Oakland, CA
F 12 Alex Hart 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrImmaculata HS Kelowna, B.C.
C 15 Alan Williams 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)240 lb (109 kg) JrNorth HS Phoenix, AZ
F 21 Mitch Brewe 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)242 lb (110 kg) SoSeattle Preparatory School Seattle, WA
G 24 Michael Bryson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)201 lb (91 kg) SoFoothill HS Sacramento, CA
G/F 31 John Green 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS SoWestwind Preparatory Academy Oakland, CA
F 32 Drew Dickey (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) RS FrSaint Francis HS Palo Alto, CA
G/F 34 Shawn Moore (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) SrPleasant Valley HS
Butte College
Chico, CA
F 35 Taran Brown 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoCampbell County HS Gillette, WY
G 43 Duke DaRe (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoDe La Salle HS Clayton, CA
F 44 Sam Beeler 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)210 lb (95 kg) SoPoway HS Poway, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/3/2013*
4:00 pm
Cal State East Bay W 88–65 
The Thunderdome (1,317)
Santa Barbara, CA
Non-conference games
11/8/2013*
7:00 pm
Hawaiʻi Pacific W 76–50  1–0
The Thunderdome (1,757)
Santa Barbara, CA
11/12/2013*
7:00 pm
at UNLV W 86–65  2–0
Thomas & Mack Center (12,242)
Las Vegas, NV
11/16/2013*
4:00 pm
Utah State L 64–71  2–1
The Thunderdome (2,817)
Santa Barbara, CA
11/21/2013*
5:00 pm, P12N
at Colorado L 68–76  2–2
Coors Events Center (8,488)
Boulder, CO
11/29/2013*
7:00 pm
South Dakota State W 83–64  3–2
The Thunderdome (1,857)
Santa Barbara, CA
12/3/2013*
8:00 pm, P12N
at No. 18 UCLA L 76–89  3–3
Pauley Pavilion (6,644)
Los Angeles, CA
12/6/2013*
7:00 pm
California W 72–65  4–3
The Thunderdome (4,017)
Santa Barbara, CA
12/15/2013*
2:00 pm
at San Diego W 72–61  5–3
Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,609)
San Diego, CA
12/19/2013*
4:30 pm
vs. Troy
Utah State Tournament
W 57–54  6–3
Smith Spectrum (N/A)
Logan, UT
12/20/2013*
7:05 pm
at Utah State
Utah State Tournament
L 71–77 OT 6–4
Smith Spectrum (9,809)
Logan, UT
12/21/2013*
4:30 pm
vs. Western Illinois
Utah State Tournament
W 61–55  7–4
Smith Spectrum (1,915)
Logan, UT
12/30/2013*
7:00 pm
at Seattle W 86–70  8–4
KeyArena (2,092)
Seattle, WA
01/04/2014*
4:00 pm
The Master's W 81–52  9–4
The Thunderdome (1,120)
Santa Barbara, CA
Conference games
01/11/2014
4:00 pm
Cal Poly L 64–72  9–5 (0–1)
The Thunderdome (5,982)
Santa Barbara, CA
1/16/2014
7:00 pm
Long Beach State W 64–51  10–5 (1–1)
The Thunderdome (3,556)
Santa Barbara, CA
1/18/2014
7:00 pm, Prime Ticket
at Cal State Northridge W 79–69  11–5 (2–1)
Matadome (1,301)
Northridge, CA
1/23/2014
7:00 pm
at UC Riverside W 68–65 OT 12–5 (3–1)
UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (1,236)
Riverside, CA
1/25/2014
7:00 pm, Prime Ticket
at Cal State Fullerton L 72–74  12–6 (3–2)
Titan Gym (1,772)
Fullerton, CA
1/30/2014
7:00 pm
UC Irvine W 80–60  13–6 (4–2)
The Thunderdome (3,013)
Santa Barbara, CA
2/1/2014
4:00 pm
UC Davis W 82–67  14–6 (5–2)
The Thunderdome (2,509)
Santa Barbara, CA
2/7/2014
9:00 pm, OC Sports
at Hawaiʻi W 75–64  15–6 (6–2)
Stan Sheriff Center (5,773)
Honolulu, HI
2/13/2014
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Long Beach State W 65–64  16–6 (7–2)
Walter Pyramid (3,269)
Long Beach, CA
2/15/2014
4:00 pm
Cal State Northridge L 78–80 OT 16–7 (7–3)
The Thunderdome (2,687)
Santa Barbara, CA
2/20/2014
7:00 pm
UC Riverside W 55–54  17–7 (8–3)
The Thunderdome (2,417)
Santa Barbara, CA
2/22/2014
4:00 pm
Cal State Fullerton W 80–65  18–7 (9–3)
The Thunderdome (2,737)
Santa Barbara, CA
2/27/2014
7:00 pm
at UC Irvine L 60–71  18–8 (9–4)
Bren Events Center (2,680)
Irvine, CA
3/1/2014
7:00 pm, ESPN2
at UC Davis W 67–54  19–8 (10–4)
The Pavilion (5,227)
Davis, CA
3/6/2014
7:00 pm
Hawaiʻi W 86–77  20–8 (11–4)
The Thunderdome (4,019)
Santa Barbara, CA
3/8/2014
7:00 pm
at Cal Poly W 71–55  21–8 (12–4)
Mott Gym (3,202)
San Luis Obispo, CA
Big West Tournament
3/13/2014
12:00 pm
vs. Cal Poly
Quarterfinals
L 38–69  21–9
Honda Center (N/A)
Anaheim, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

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