2020–21 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team

2020–21 Big West men's basketball standings
	* ineligible for the 2021 NCAA Tournament due to transition period
	† 2021 Big West Tournament winner ; As of February 7, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball
2020–21 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball
Conference	Big West Conference
2020–21 record	11–3 (7–2 Big West)
Head coach	Joe Pasternack (4th season);
Associate head coach	John Rillie
Assistant coaches	Larry Lewis; Ben Tucker;
Home arena	The Thunderdome

The 2020–21 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team represents the University of California, Santa Barbara in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gauchos, led by fourth-year head coach Joe Pasternack, will play their home games at The Thunderdome in Santa Barbara, California as members of the Big West Conference.

Previous season

The Gauchos finished the 2019–20 season 21–10, 10–6 in Big West play to finish in a tie for second place. They were scheduled to play UC Riverside in the quarterfinals of the Big West Tournament. However, the tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

Roster

2020–21 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Sékou Touré	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Prolific Prep Academy	Conakry, Guinea
F	1	Jay Nagle	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Will C. Wood High School	Vacaville, California
G	2	Josh Pierre-Louis	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Temple	Plainfield, New Jersey
G	3	JaQuori McLaughlin	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Oregon State	Tacoma, Washington
G	4	Devearl Ramsey	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Nevada	Los Angeles, California
F	5	Miles Norris	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	City College of San Francisco	San Diego, California
G	11	Brandon Cyrus	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	GS	DePaul	Oakville, Ontario
F	12	Amadou Sow	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	Prolific Prep Academy	Bamako, Mali
G	13	Ajare Sanni	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	RS So	Pacific	Houston, Texas
F	14	Jakov Kukic	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	La Lumiere School	Split, Croatia
G	15	Max Cheylov	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS Fr	Calabasas High School	Toronto, Canada
F	23	Destin Barnes	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	GS	Jacksonville	Chicago, Illinois
F	24	Robinson Idehen	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Trinity Valley Community College	Tudela, Navarre, Spain
G	50	Gage Gomez	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Arroyo Grande High School	Arroyo Grande, California
G	52	Kyle MacLean	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Westlake High School	Westlake, California
F	54	Niko Rocak	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Phillips Exeter Academy	Geneva, Switzerland
G		Calvin Wishart	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Georgia Southern	Delano, Minnesota

Head coach

Joe Pasternack (Indiana)

Assistant coach(es)

John Rillie (Gonzaga)
Larry Lewis (Morehouse)
Ben Tucker (Arizona)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 26, 2020

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 29, 2020* 4:00 pm	St. Katherine	W 92–55	1–0	The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA
December 3, 2020* 4:00 pm	Bethesda	W 123–52	2–0	The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA
December 7, 2020* 5:00 pm, BigWest.tv	Loyola Marymount	W 69–58	3–0	The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA
December 12, 2020* 2:00 pm	at Loyola Marymount	L 78–81	3–1	Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
December 19, 2020* 3:00 pm	at Pepperdine	W 75–63	4–1	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA
Big West regular season
December 27, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN3	at UC Irvine	L 56–75	4–2 (0–1)	Bren Events Center Irvine, CA
December 28, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN3	at UC Irvine	L 69–73	4–3 (0–2)	Bren Events Center Irvine, CA
January 1, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN3	Cal State Fullerton	W 81–63	5–3 (1–2)	The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA
January 2, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN3	Cal State Fullerton	W 65–61	6–3 (2–2)	The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA
January 15, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN3	UC San Diego	W 69–52	7–3 (3–2)	The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA
January 16, 2020 5:00 pm, ESPN3	UC San Diego	W 84–53	8–3 (4–2)	The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA
January 22, 2021 4:00 pm	at Cal State Northridge	W 105–58	9–3 (5–2)	Matadome Northridge, CA
January 23, 2021 4:00 pm	at Cal State Northridge	W 80–66	10–3 (6–2)	Matadome Northridge, CA
January 29, 2021 4:00 pm	at UC Davis	W 72–51	11–3 (7–2)	The Pavilion Davis, CA
January 30, 2021 4:00 pm	at UC Davis			The Pavilion Davis, CA
February 5, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN3	Long Beach State			The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA
February 6, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN3	Long Beach State			The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA
February 12, 2021 9:00 pm, Spectrum Sports	at Hawaii			Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
February 13, 2021 7:00 pm, Spectrum Sports	at Hawaii			Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
February 19, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN3	Cal State Bakersfield			The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA
February 20, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN3	Cal State Bakersfield			The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA
February 26, 2021 4:00 pm	at UC Riverside			SRC Arena Riverside, CA
February 27, 2021 4:00 pm	at UC Riverside			SRC Arena Riverside, CA
March 5, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN3	Cal Poly Rivalry			The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA
March 6, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN3	Cal Poly Rivalry			The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA
Big West Tournament
March 9–13 2021	vs.			Mandalay Bay Events Center Las Vegas, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific.

Source[2]

References

"Big West Basketball Tournament Cancelled". Big West Conference. March 12, 2020. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
"2020-21 UC Santa Barbara Basketball Schedule". UC Santa Barbara. Retrieved December 26, 2020.

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[1] "Big West Basketball Tournament Cancelled". Big West Conference. March 12, 2020. Retrieved December 26, 2020.

[2] "2020-21 UC Santa Barbara Basketball Schedule". UC Santa Barbara. Retrieved December 26, 2020.

UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball
Venues	Robertson Gymnasium (1959–1979) The Thunderdome (1979–present)
Rivalries	Cal Poly
Culture & lore	Olé Fantom of the Thunderdome
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21

2020–21 Big West men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UC Santa Barbara	8	–	2	.800	12	–	3	.800
UC Irvine	6	–	2	.750	10	–	6	.625
Cal State Bakersfield	8	–	4	.667	12	–	7	.632
UC Riverside	4	–	2	.667	8	–	4	.667
Hawaiʻi	5	–	5	.500	7	–	5	.583
Long Beach State	2	–	2	.500	3	–	5	.375
Cal State Fullerton	4	–	6	.400	5	–	6	.455
Cal State Northridge	3	–	5	.375	7	–	8	.467
UC Davis	2	–	4	.333	4	–	6	.400
UC San Diego*	1	–	3	.250	4	–	5	.444
Cal Poly	1	–	9	.100	3	–	13	.188
* ineligible for the 2021 NCAA Tournament due to transition period

† 2021 Big West Tournament winner As of February 7, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll