2016–17 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team

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.

2016–17 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball
ConferenceBig West Conference
2016–17 record6–22 (4–12 Big West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaThe Thunderdome
2016–17 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
UC Irvine124 .750  2115  .583
UC Davis115 .688  2313  .639
Cal State Fullerton106 .625  1715  .531
Long Beach State97 .563  1519  .441
Hawaii88 .500  1416  .467
Cal State Northridge79 .438  1119  .367
Cal Poly610 .375  1120  .355
UC Riverside511 .313  721  .250
UC Santa Barbara412 .250  622  .214
2017 Big West Tournament winner

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]

Previous season

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.

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
T. J. Taylor11G5'9"160SeniorOakland, CAGraduated
DaJuan Smith13G6'3"175SeniorAbbeville, LAGraduated
Mitch Brewe21F6'8"242SeniorSeattle, WAGraduated
Michael Bryson24G6'4"201SeniorSacramento, CAGraduated
Justin Burks25G/F6'6"210FreshmanLas Vegas, NVTransferred
John Green31G/F6'5"180RS SeniorOakland, CAGraduated
Joey Goodreault43G6'3"175FreshmanOrinda, CAWalk-on; left the team due to personal reasons
Sam Beeler44F6'10"210SeniorPoway, CAGraduated

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Jalen Canty5F6'7"230JuniorOakland, CAJunior college transferred from City College of San Francisco

2016 incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
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
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2016-11-09.

    2017 incoming recruits

    Roster

    2016–17 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    F 0 Jarriesse Blackmon 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)211 lb (96 kg) RS SoLayton HS Layton, UT
    G 1 Eric Childress 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)190 lb (86 kg) SrLeuzinger HS Hawthorne, CA
    G 2 Gabe Vincent 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrSt. Mary's HS Stockton, CA
    G 3 Clifton Powell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)171 lb (78 kg) FrVillage Christian HS Ladera Heights, CA
    F 5 Jalen Canty 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)276 lb (125 kg) JrSt. Patrick-St. Vincent HS
    City College of San Francisco
    Vallejo, CA
    F 10 Maxwell Kupchak 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)201 lb (91 kg) SoBrentwood School Los Angeles, CA
    G 11 Tide Osifeso (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)155 lb (70 kg) SoLos Osos HS Rancho Cucamonga, CA
    F 12 Alex Hart 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)228 lb (103 kg) JrImmaculata HS Kelowna, B.C.
    G 13 Sam Walters 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)170 lb (77 kg) SoSoquel HS Soquel, CA
    F 14 Ami Lakoju 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)265 lb (120 kg) SoSt. Luke's School Harlem, NY
    G 21 Max Heidegger 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)181 lb (82 kg) FrOak Christian HS Malibu, CA
    G 23 Christian Terrell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrBesant Hill School (Ojai, Calif.) Sacramento, CA
    G 34 Scotty Harris (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrWoodside Priory Portola Valley, CA
    C 35 Tyler Jackson 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)284 lb (129 kg) RS FrPhillip Exeter School Oak Park, CA
    F 43 J. D. Slajchert (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)227 lb (103 kg) SoSouth Kent (Conn.) School Naperville, IL
    F 44 Andrew Pickles (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrMercer Island HS Seattle, WA
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

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

    Roster

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Opponent Result Record Site
    city, state
    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..

    References

    1. "UC Santa Barbara fires coach Williams". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2017-03-15.
    2. Klan, Mike (2017-03-31). "UCSB hires Joe Pasternack as head basketball coach". KEYT. Retrieved 2017-04-03.
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