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2024–25 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team

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2024–25 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record7–5 (0–2 Big West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Brandon Cyrus
  • Brian Eskildsen
  • Skye Ettin
  • Derek Glasser
Home arenaThe Thunderdome
(Capacity: 5,000)
Seasons
2025–26 →
2024–25 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UC San Diego 2 0   1.000 11 2   .846
UC Riverside 2 0   1.000 8 5   .615
UC Davis 2 0   1.000 7 5   .583
Long Beach State 2 0   1.000 5 8   .385
UC Irvine 1 0   1.000 10 2   .833
Cal State Northridge 1 1   .500 8 4   .667
Hawai'i 0 1   .000 6 3   .667
UC Santa Barbara 0 2   .000 7 4   .636
Cal State Bakersfield 0 2   .000 6 7   .462
Cal Poly 0 2   .000 6 8   .429
Cal State Fullerton 0 2   .000 4 8   .333
2025 Big West tournament winner
As of December 21, 2024

The 2024–25 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team represents the University of California, Santa Barbara during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gauchos, led by eighth-year head coach Joe Pasternack, play their home games at The Thunderdome in Santa Barbara, California as members of the Big West Conference.

Previous season

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The Gauchos finished the 2023–24 season 16–15, 9–11 in Big West play to finish in a tie for seventh place.[1] They were defeated by Cal State Northridge in the first round of the Big West tournament.[2]

Roster

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2024–25 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 00 Koat Keat Tong 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS So Crean Lutheran HS Bentiu, South Sudan
G 1 Ben Shtolzberg 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Creighton Northridge, California
G 2 Deuce Turner 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) GS San Diego Coatesville, Pennsylvania
G 3 Chris Mitchell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) GS Cal State San Bernardino Oceanside, California
G 4 Cole Anderson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Clovis West HS Fresno, California
F 7 Colin Smith 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS So Vanderbilt Dallas, Texas
F 9 Max Murrell 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) GS Stanford Omaha, Nebraska
G 10 Jason Fontenet II 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Bella Vista Prep Phoenix, Arizona
F 11 Kenny Pohto 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Wichita State Stockholm, Sweden
C 12 Evans Kipruto 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Sr Barton CC Nairobi, Kenya
G 18 Henry Hartwell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr El Camino HS Oceanside, California
F 23 Ariel Bland 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Golden State Prep Eden Prairie, Minnesota
G 24 Zion Sensley 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Archbishop Riordan HS San Carlos, California
G 26 Elia Bongiorno 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr The King's Academy Arona, Italy
G 27 Bryce Howard 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Cal State East Bay Westlake Village, California
G 30 Stephan Swenson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) GS Stetson Brussels, Belgium
F 35 Bryce Bedgood 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Valencia HS Valencia, California
F 40 David Pickles 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Mercer Island HS Seattle, Washington
G 44 Zachiah Clark 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr DNA Prep Academy Calabasas, California
G 99 Max Sheldon 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr San Marcos HS Santa Barbara, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: October 29, 2024

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 4, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
San Francisco State W 96–47  1–0
 11  Smith   8  Fontenet II   5  Swenson  The Thunderdome (3,357)
Santa Barbara, CA
November 9, 2024*
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at Portland W 94–53  2–0
 21  Fontenet II   5  Tied   5  Tied  Chiles Center (1,304)
Portland, OR
November 13, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Fresno State W 91–86  3–0
 24  Turner   6  Fontenet II   6  Swenson  The Thunderdome (2,872)
Santa Barbara, CA
November 17, 2024*
2:00 pm, MWN
at San Jose State W 64–59  4–0
 18  Anderson   10  Pohto   7  Pohto  Provident Credit Union Event Center (1,817)
San Jose, CA
November 20, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
UTEP L 76–79  4–1
 21  Pohto   10  Pohto   6  Swenson  The Thunderdome (2,573)
Santa Barbara, CA
November 26, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Eastern Washington W 67–51  5–1
 17  Turner   8  Pohto   5  Pohto  The Thunderdome (1,541)
Santa Barbara, CA
November 29, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Mississippi Valley State W 81–48  6–1
 16  Sensley   7  Keat Tong   7  Shtolzberg  The Thunderdome (1,616)
Santa Barbara, CA
December 5, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
UC San Diego L 76–84  6–2
(0–1)
 21  Swenson   12  Fontenet II   5  Swenson  The Thunderdome (2,065)
Santa Barbara, CA
December 7, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at UC Davis L 60–71  6–3
(0–2)
 16  Tied   9  Pohto   4  Smith  University Credit Union Center (2,891)
Davis, CA
December 14, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Green Bay W 83–66  7–3
 23  Turner   13  Fontenet II   7  Swenson  The Thunderdome (1,026)
Santa Barbara, CA
December 18, 2024*
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at Loyola Marymount L 58–60  7–4
 15  Swenson   8  Pohto   4  Tied  Gersten Pavilion (962)
Los Angeles, CA
December 22, 2024*
11:00 am, ESPN+
at Missouri State L 56–68  7–5
 20  Pohto   10  Pohto   4  Pohto  Great Southern Bank Arena (1,762)
Springfield, MO
December 28, 2024*
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Westcliff       The Thunderdome 
Santa Barbara, CA
January 2, 2025
9:00 pm, ESPN+
at Hawai'i       Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
January 9, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Cal State Bakersfield       The Thunderdome 
Santa Barbara, CA
January 11, 2025
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at Cal Poly
Rivalry
      Mott Athletics Center 
San Luis Obispo, CA
January 16, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+/SPECTSN
UC Riverside       The Thunderdome 
Santa Barbara, CA
January 18, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+/SPECTSN
UC Davis       The Thunderdome 
Santa Barbara, CA
January 23, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+/SPECTSN
at UC San Diego       LionTree Arena 
La Jolla, CA
January 25, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Cal State Fullerton       Titan Gym 
Fullerton, CA
January 30, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Cal State Northridge       The Thunderdome 
Santa Barbara, CA
February 1, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Long Beach State       The Thunderdome 
Santa Barbara, CA
February 6, 2025
6:30 pm, ESPN+
at Cal State Bakersfield       Icardo Center 
Bakersfield, CA
February 8, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Hawai'i       The Thunderdome 
Santa Barbara, CA
February 13, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at UC Irvine       Bren Events Center 
Irvine, CA
February 15, 2025
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at UC Riverside       SRC Arena 
Riverside, CA
February 20, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Cal State Fullerton       The Thunderdome 
Santa Barbara, CA
February 22, 2025
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at Long Beach State       Walter Pyramid 
Long Beach, CA
February 27, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Cal Poly
Rivalry
      The Thunderdome 
Santa Barbara, CA
March 1, 2025
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at Cal State Northridge       Premier America Credit Union Arena 
Northridge, CA
March 8, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
UC Irvine       The Thunderdome 
Santa Barbara, CA
Big West tournament
March 12–15, 2025
 ESPN+
vs.        Lee's Family Forum 
Henderson, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific.

Sources:[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". The Big West. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
  2. ^ "Gauchos Suffer Season Ending 87-84 Loss to Cal State Northridge in Big West Tournament Opener". The Santa Barbara Independent. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
  3. ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of California, Santa Barbara. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
  4. ^ "UC Santa Barbara Gauchos 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 29, 2024.