1989–90 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team

The 1989–90 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team represented the University of California, Santa Barbara during the 1989–90 college basketball season. They were led by head coach Jerry Pimm in his 7th 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.

1989–90 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceBig West Conference
1989–90 record21–9 (13–5 Big West)
Head coach
Home arenaThe Thunderdome
1989–90 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 2 UNLV162 .889  355  .875
No. 24 New Mexico State162 .889  265  .839
UC Santa Barbara135 .722  219  .700
Long Beach State126 .667  239  .719
Utah State810 .444  1416  .467
Pacific711 .389  1514  .517
Cal State Fullerton612 .333  1316  .448
San Jose State513 .278  820  .286
Fresno State414 .222  1019  .345
UC Irvine315 .167  523  .179
1990 Big West Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

UCSB finished the season 21–9, 13–5 in Big West play to finish third in the conference regular season standings. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. As the No. 9 seed in the Southeast Region, they beat Houston in the first round before losing to No. 1 seed Michigan State in the second round.

The season was a memorable one for UCSB fans. The 1989–90 team beat eventual National champion UNLV in front of a raucous crown at The Thunderdome on February 26, 1990. It would end up being UNLV's only loss over a stretch of 55 games between the 1989–90 and 1990–91 seasons. The Gauchos also won the first NCAA Tournament game in school history.[1]

Roster

1989–90 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 3 Idris Jones 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Fr
G 15 Carrick DeHart 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Sr Inglewood, California
F 34 Lucius Davis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
So
F 35 Gary Gray 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Jr
F 55 Eric McArthur 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Sr South Pasadena, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Regular season
    Nov 25, 1989*
    Pepperdine W 67–46  1–0
    The Thunderdome 
    Santa Barbara, California
    Nov 28, 1989*
    at San Diego W 79–62  2–0
    USD Sports Center 
    San Diego, California
    Dec 1, 1989*
    vs. Bradley W 86–60  3–0
    Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
    Iowa City, Iowa
    Dec 2, 1989*
    at Iowa L 79–85  3–1
    Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
    Iowa City, Iowa
    Dec 9, 1989*
    at Loyola Marymount L 101–104  3–2
    Gersten Pavilion 
    Los Angeles, California
    Dec 17, 1989*
    Eastern Washington W 72–67  4–2
    The Thunderdome 
    Santa Barbara, California
    Dec 19, 1989*
    Oregon W 70–54  5–2
    The Thunderdome 
    Santa Barbara, California
    Dec 23, 1989*
    Boston University W 89–68  6–2
    The Thunderdome 
    Santa Barbara, California
    Jan 2, 1990
    San Jose State W 82–61  7–2
    (1–0)
    The Thunderdome 
    Santa Barbara, California
    Jan 4, 1990
    Utah State W 91–66  8–2
    (2–0)
    The Thunderdome 
    Santa Barbara, California
    Jan 7, 1990
    at Pacific L 53–75  8–3
    (2–1)
    Alex G. Spanos Center 
    Stockton, California
    Jan 9, 1990
    at Fresno State W 70–51  9–3
    (3–1)
    Selland Arena 
    Fresno, California
    Jan 11, 1990
    New Mexico State L 61–74  9–4
    (3–2)
    The Thunderdome 
    Santa Barbara, California
    Jan 13, 1990
    Long Beach State W 82–67  10–4
    (4–2)
    The Thunderdome 
    Santa Barbara, California
    Jan 15, 1990
    at Utah State W 91–82  11–4
    (5–2)
    Dee Glen Smith Spectrum 
    Logan, Utah
    Jan 20, 1990
    at UC-Irvine W 73–66  12–4
    (6–2)
    Bren Events Center 
    Irvine, California
    Jan 25, 1990
    at No. 5 UNLV L 67–69  12–5
    (6–3)
    Thomas & Mack Center 
    Las Vegas, Nevada
    Jan 29, 1990
    Cal State Fullerton W 72–64  13–5
    (7–3)
    The Thunderdome 
    Santa Barbara, California
    Feb 1, 1990
    Pacific W 57–45  14–5
    (8–3)
    The Thunderdome 
    Santa Barbara, California
    Feb 3, 1990
    Fresno State W 78–57  15–5
    (9–3)
    The Thunderdome 
    Santa Barbara, California
    Feb 5, 1990*
    at Santa Clara W 82–63  16–5
    Leavey Center 
    Santa Clara, California
    Feb 8, 1990
    at Long Beach State W 84–67  17–5
    (10–3)
    The Gold Mine 
    Long Beach, California
    Feb 10, 1990
    at New Mexico State L 64–66  17–6
    (10–4)
    Pan American Center 
    Las Cruces, New Mexico
    Feb 15, 1990
    at Cal State Fullerton W 75–70  18–6
    (11–4)
    Titan Gym 
    Fullerton, California
    Feb 17, 1990
    UC Irvine L 97–98  18–7
    (11–5)
    The Thunderdome 
    Santa Barbara, California
    Feb 26, 1990
    No. 4 UNLV W 78–70[2]  19–7
    (12–5)
    The Thunderdome (6,387)
    Santa Barbara, California
    Mar 3, 1990
    at San Jose State W 77–76  20–7
    (13–5)
    The Event Center 
    San Jose, California
    Big West Tournament
    Mar 8, 1990*
    vs. Pacific
    Big West Tournament Quarterfinal
    L 62–65  20–8
    Long Beach Arena 
    Long Beach, California
    NCAA Tournament
    Mar 15, 1990*
    (9 SE) vs. (8 SE) Houston
    First Round
    W 70–66[3]  21–8
    Thompson-Boling Arena 
    Knoxville, Tennessee
    Mar 17, 1990*
    (9 SE) vs. (1 SE) No. 3 Michigan State
    Second Round
    L 58–62[4]  21–9
    Thompson-Boling Arena 
    Knoxville, Tennessee

    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll

    Source[5]. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast.
    All times are in Pacific Time.

    References

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