UC Santa Barbara Men's Basketball 2021 NCAA Tournament Capsule

 

UC Santa Barbara Gauchos

Big West (22-4, 13-3)

 
 
Big Wins: 12/7 Loyola Marymount (69-58), 2/26 at UC Riverside (72-68), 3/13 vs UC Irvine (79-63)
Bad Losses: 12/12 at Loyola Marymount (76-81), 12/27 at UC Irvine (56-75), 2/27 at UC Riverside (52-68)
Coach: Joe Pasternack
 
Probable Starters:
Brandon Cyrus, Senior, Guard, 2.9 ppg
JaQuori McLaughlin, Senior, Guard, 16.2 ppg, 5.2 apg, 1.6 spg
Devearl Ramsey, Senior, Guard, 7.6 ppg, 3.6 apg, 1.7 spg
Miles Norris, Junior, Forward, 9.6 ppg, 4.5 rpg
Amadou Sow, Junior, Forward, 13.7 ppg, 7.6 rpg
 
Key Role Players:
Robinson Idehen, Senior, Forward, 5.0 ppg, 3.2 rpg
Destin Barnes, Senior, Forward, 2.9 ppg, 1.0 rpg
Josh Pierre-Louis, Sophomore, Guard, 6.4 ppg, 1.5 apg
Ajare Sanni, Sophomore, Guard, 11.2 ppg, 1.8 apg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 75.8 (68th in nation, 2nd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 62.1 (17, 1)
Field-Goal Percentage: 48.6 (20, 1)
Field-Goal Defense: 41.6 (77, 3)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 6.9 (213, 5)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 35.4 (92, 5)
Free-Throw Percentage: 74.3 (61, 4)
Rebound Margin: 5.5 (34, 3)
Assists Per Game: 16.9 (13, 1)
Turnovers Per Game: 11.2 (37, 1)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2015CBIFirst Round loss to Oral Roberts
2012CITFirst Round loss to Idaho
2011NCAARound of 64 loss to Florida  
2010NCAARound of 64 loss to Ohio State
2008NITFirst Round loss to Mississippi
2003NITFirst Round loss to San Diego State
2002NCAARound of 64 loss to Arizona
 
*all team stats through 3/7