Schedule
Game No. 8
Saturday, Dec. 11 at 3:00 PM
UC Santa Barbara at Saint Mary's
at University Credit Union Pavilion – Moraga, Calif.
WCC Network | Audio | Live Stats

Game No. 9
Tuesday, Dec. 14 at 7:00 PM
UC Santa Barbara at Pacific
at Alex G. Spanos Center – Stockton, Calif.
WCC Network| Audio | Live Stats

Tickets
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Gaucho Gameday App
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Gauchos on the Air
Both games will be aired live on the WCC Network and additional audio-only broadcasts featuring Steve Wendt will be available on UCSBGauchos.com. Live stats will also be available there.

Last Week
UCSB is coming off back-to-back wins over Pepperdine and Cal Lutheran having played two games in three days this past weekend. The Gauchos took down the Waves 86-74 Friday night in front of packed crowd and grabbed their second straight win Sunday afternoon topping the Kingsmen 87-66.

On the Stat Sheet
UCSB ranks top-15 in the country, and atop the Big West Conference in several statistical categories this season.

National Ranking (Conference Ranking) – AS OF 12/7/21
4^th (1^st) – Assists per game – 19.4 apg
4^th (1^st) – Field-goal percentage – 52.4%
6^th (1^st) – Rebound margin – 13.4 rpg
10^th (2^nd) – Defensive rebounds per game – 31.00
12^th (2^nd) – Total rebounds per game – 43.14 rpg
16^th (2^nd) – Defensive field-goal percentage – 37.2%
17^th (2^nd) – Scoring margin – 18.6 ppg
17^th (1^st) – Scoring offense – 83.7 ppg

Good Start for Sow
Senior center Amadou Sow is off to the start that everyone expected posting four 20-point games including back-to-back 25-point performances to kick off the season. He is currently leading the team in points per game (19.1), rebounds per game (7.9), and field-goals per game (7.7). His 66.7% field goal percentage leads the Big West and is good for 7^th in the country and his points per game mark also leads the conference and is 42^nd nationwide.

SWishart
Junior guard Calvin Wishart had a remarkable first half performance off the bench in the team's victory over Pepperdine that ultimately helped the Gauchos keep pace with the Waves going into the locker room. Wishart scored a career-high 23 points, all in the first period, going a perfect 5-for-5 from the field, 4-for-4 from three, and 9-for-9 from the free throw line. He took and missed just one shot in the second half and totaled two rebounds, three assists, and two steals in the game.

Freshman on Fire
Freshman guard Ajay Mitchell has emerged as one of the top guards in the Big West Conference and the country through the early weeks of his young career. He currently leads the conference with 5.3 assists per game and a 3.08 assist-to-turnover ratio and those marks both land top-36 in the country. He set an early career-high in the team's win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff dropping 10 dimes and committing zero turnovers, and followed that up with an eight assist-one turnover performance against Cal Lutheran.

Mid-Major Polls
College Insider has the Gauchos ranked as the No. 19 mid major team in division I and the second team in the Big West Conference.

Cerebro Sports Cali Jam All-Tournament Team
UCSB's games with Chicago State and Arkansas-Pine Bluff were a part of the Cerebro Sports Cali Jam tournament and at the contest's conclusion two Gauchos were named to the All-Tournament Team. Amadu Sow, who averaged 16.5 ppg, 6.5 rpg, and shot 77.8% from the field in the two games was named the Tournament MVP. Freshman Ajay Mitchell, who averaged 8.5 ppg and 7.0 apg while also leading the team in minutes, was named to the All-Tournament Team.

Dome Sweet Dome
The Gauchos win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff marked the 20^th straight home win for the Gauchos, who were perfect in the Thunderdome from January 25, 2020 to November 24^th 2021. It is the longest streak in UCSB history.

History Made
UCSB's 119-65 win over San Francisco State on opening night broke several top-ten marks in the Gaucho record book:

- 29 assists, 3^rd most in program history
- 119 points, 4^th most in program history
- 65 rebounds, T-5^th most in program history
- 60 first half points, T-7^th most in program history
- 59 second half points, T-8^th most in program history
- 32 free throws made, T-10^th most in program history

Run it Back
The reigning Big West champions return to the court with a new goal this season and it's becoming the first Big West team to repeat since the Gauchos did 10 years ago and get back to the NCAA Tournament.

Last season, UCSB went 22-5 overall and 13-3 in Big West Conference play on its way to a Big West regular season title, a Big West Tournament Championship, and a trip to the NCAA Tournament. In addition to Norris and Sow, their key returners include Big West Sixth Man of the Year Ajare Sanni, senior forward Robinson Idehen, and junior guard Calvin Wishart, who will be making his Gaucho debut after redshirting last season.

UCSB Picked to Repeat in Preseason Polls
UCSB was picked as the unanimous regular season champion of the Big West in the annual preseason coaches' and media polls. The Gauchos accumulated 69 points and five first place votes in the coaches' poll beating out second-seeded UC Irvine by a narrow margin of just one point and one first place vote. The two teams spilt the nine first place nods.

In the media poll the Gauchos garnered 103 points and six first place votes to the Anteater's 100 points and two first place votes. Rounding out the top-four in both polls are UC Riverside and UC Davis finishing third and fourth, respectively.

Sow Named to Lou Henson Watch List
Just one day after being named to the Big West Preseason All-Conference Team, senior center Amadou Sow earned another preseason nod being named to the 2021-22 Lou Henson National Player of the Year Award watch list. The award is presented to the best mid-major men's basketball player of the year. He is one of just two Big West players to be named joining UC Irvine's Collin Welp. 

Sow and Norris named to Preseason All-Conference Team
Along with the preseason polls came two different Preseason All-Conference teams. Senior center Amadou Sow picked up his third straight preseason nod as a unanimous preseason pick on both the coaches' and media poll. The Gaucho big averaged 13.0 points per game and 7.5 rebounds while shooting a potent 56.9% from the field last season.

Senior Forward Miles Norris was named to preseason team on the coaches' poll after exploding on to the scene in his first season with UCSB proving to be one of the most exciting players in conference. The 6-10 forward brought length, excellent shooting, and electric dunks to the Thunderdome on his way to averaging 9.6 points per game and 4.6 rebounds while shooting 39.4% from three and 49.2% from the field. He also led the team with 22 blocks.

Coming in at No. 14
College Insider released its preseason Men's Mid Major Top 25 list naming the Gauchos as the 14^th best mid major program in DI basketball. They were the only Big West team in the rankings and were the fourth highest ranked west coast team in the first edition of the poll.