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BASKETBALL 2018-19 Weekly Release No. 4 Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018 Contact: Bill Mahoney [email protected] • (805) 893-3428 @UCSBgauchos | @UCSBbasketball • 2018-19 Gaucho Record UCSB Sets Record for Victory Margin, Hosts Montana St. in Saturday Matinee Overall: 2-1 • Big West: 0-0 Home: 1-0 • Road: 1-1 • Neutral: 0-0 N The Gauchos thump Cal Lutheran by 56, improve to 2-1 on the season. • 2018-19 Schedule/Results n Upcoming Games Date Opponent Time/Result Game No. 4 November Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. (PST) Nov. 6 at Wyoming W, 76-66 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos vs. Montana State Bobcats Nov. 11 at North Dakota State L, 82-63 at UCSB’s Thunderdome - Santa Barbara, Calif. Nov. 13 Cal Lutheran W, 88-32 On-Line Audio: UCSBgauchos.com Video: Nov. 17 Montana State 2:00 pm BigWest.TV Vandal Holiday Hoops Showcase at Boise, Idaho Vandal Holiday Hoops Showcase Nov. 23 vs. Portland State 4:00 pm Game No. 5 Nov. 24 vs. Idaho 6:00 pm Friday, Nov. 23, 2018 at 4:00 p.m. (PST) Nov. 29 Sacramento State 7:00 pm UC Santa Barbara Gauchos vs. Portland State Vikings at CenturyLink Arena - Boise, Idaho December On-Line Audio: UCSBgauchos.com Dec. 2 at Washington 5:00 pm Video: Pluto.tv Dec. 8 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 7:00 pm Game No. 6 Dec. 15 at Rice 12:00 pm Saturdady, Nov. 24, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. (PST) Dec. 19 at Nebraska-Omaha 5;00 pm UC Santa Barbara Gauchos vs. University of Idaho Vandals Dec. 22 Idaho State 2:00 pm at CenturyLink Arena - Boise, Idaho Dec. 29 San Francisco 7:00 pm On-Line Audio: UCSBgauchos.com January Video: Pluto.tv Jan. 2 Bethesda University 7:00 pm n The Gaucho Record Jan. 9 Cal Poly* 7:00 pm UC Santa Barbara enters its Saturday afternoon game against Montana State with a record of Jan. 12 UC Riverside* 7:00 pm 2-1. The Gauchos split a pair of road games to open the season, winning at Wyoming and los- ing at North Dakota State, before winning their home opener on Nov. 13 over Cal Lutheran. Jan. 17 at UC Davis* 7:00 pm In 2017-18, UCSB finished with an overall record of 23-9 and a Big West Conference mark of Jan. 24 at Cal State Fullerton* 7:00 pm 11-5. The 23 wins equaled the most in school history and the 11-5 league record was good for Jan. 26 at Long Beach State* 7:00 pm second-place. The Gauchos also went 12-2 in home games and 9-6 in true road games. Jan. 31 UC Irvine* 7:00 pm n UCSB Has Record Breaking Home Opener February Ami Lakoju scored a career-high 16 points, Amadou Sow added a career-best 15 and Robinson Feb. 2 at Hawai’i* 10:00 pm Idehen had a career-high 10 to lead UCSB to a resounding 88-32 win in its home opener against Feb. 6 Cal State Northridge* 7:00 pm Cal Lutheran on Tuesday. The 56-point margin was one point better than the previous school record of 55 set in 1971. The Gauchos jumped out to a 50-15 lead at half and never looked Feb. 9 UC Davis* 7:00 pm back. They limited the Kingsmen to a paltry 9-of-57 shooting from the field, 15.8%, and 3-of-25 Feb. 14 at UC Riverside* 7:00 pm from three-point range, 12.0%. Meanwhile, Santa Barbara hit 39-of-67 field goals overall, 58.2%, including 34-of-52 from two-point range, 65.4%. Five different UCSB players had three or more Feb. 16 at UC Irvine* TBA assists, led by Zack Moore who had a career-high seven. The Gauchos also won the rebounding Feb. 21 Hawai’i* 7:00 pm battle by a 53-29 margin, led by Sékou Touré with eight. Feb. 23 Cal State Fullerton* 7:00 pm n Heidegger is Day-to-Day Feb. 28 Long Beach State* 7:00 pm Junior guard Max Heidegger, a First Team All-Big West choice in 2017-18 when he averaged March 19.1 points per game, has yet to play for UCSB this season. Heidegger remains day-to-day as he Mar. 7 at Cal State Northridge* 7:00 pm battles concussion symptoms. Mar. 9 at Cal Poly* 7:00 pm n UCSB Looks to Build on Big Turnaround Big West Tournament at Anaheim, Calif. In 2016-17, the Gauchos went 6-22 overall and 4-12 in the Big West. Last season’s team went Mar. 14-16 TBA TBA 23-9, a 17-win improvement, the largest increase in victories in Big West Conference history * – Big West Conference | All times are Pacific Time and it equaled the most massive regular season improvement in NCAA history. In fact, last year’s UCSB team became just the fourth Big West program to go from a season with a single-digit win total to 20 or more wins the following year. n Pasternack Most Successful First-Year Coach in UCSB History UCSB’s 23-9 record in 2017-18 made Joe Pasternack the most successful first-year head coach in Gaucho history. Prior last season, Art Gallon’s 15-10 mark in 1957-58 and Bob Williams’ 15-13 in 1998-99 were the two best records for a first-year coach. UCSBgauchos.com 2018-19 UC Santa Barbara Roster No. Name Pos Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown / Previous School 0 Sékou Touré G 6-5 185 Fr. Conarky, Guinea / Prolific Prep Academy 1 Ar’Mond Davis G 6-6 190 Gr. Tacoma, Wash. / Alabama 2 Jarriesse Blackmon F 6-7 220 Sr. Layton, Utah / Layton HS 3 JaQuori McLaughlin G 6-4 190 So. Tacoma, Wash. / Oregon State 4 Devearl Ramsey G 6-0 185 So. Los Angeles, Calif. / Nevada 5 Jay Nagle F 6-8 205 Fr. Vacaville, Calif. / Will C. Wood HS 10 Maxwell Kupchak F 6-7 205 Sr. Los Angeles, Calif. / The Brentwood School 12 Amadou Sow F 6-9 235 Fr. Bamako, Mali / Prolific Prep Academy 13 Scotty Harris G 6-5 190 So. Portola Valley, Calif. / Woodside Priory 14 Ami Lakoju F 6-9 260 Sr. Harlem, N.Y. / St. Luke’s School - Conn. 21 Max Heidegger G 6-3 180 Jr. Thousand Oaks, Calif. / Oaks Christian HS 23 Christian Terrell G 6-5 200 Jr. Sacramento, Calif. / Sacramento HS 34 Zack Moore G 6-5 210 Jr. Bellevue, Wash. / Seattle University 35 Robinson Idehen F 6-10 230 So. Tudela Navarra, Spain / Trinity Valley CC 40 Andrew Pickles F 6-7 225 Jr. Seattle, Wash. / Mercer Island HS Head Coach: Joe Pasternack, 2nd Season Assistant Coach: Louis Reynaud, 2nd Season Associate Head Coach: John Rillie, 2nd Season Assistant Coach: Ben Tucker, 2nd Season Director of Basketball Operations: David Miller Video Coordinator: John Seavey n UCSB’s Possible Starters No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt Yr. Fast Fact 1 Ar’Mond Davis G 6-5 190 Gr. Has averaged 10.0 points and 3.5 rebounds in the last two games. 2 Jarriesse Blackmon F 6-7 220 Sr. Started all three games...Tied career highs with eight rebounds, three blocks at Wyoming. 3 JaQuori McLaughlin G 6-4 190 So. Played season-low 11 minutes vs. Cal Lutheran but had a season-high four assists. 4 Devearl Ramsey G 6-0 185 So. Leads the team in assists with 10...Scored career-high 14 points on 11/6 at Wyoming. 12 Amadou Sow F 6-9 235 Fr. Had career-highs of 15 points and three blocked shots on 11/13 vs. Cal Lutheran. n UCSB’s Possible Reserves No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt Yr. Fast Fact 0 Sékou Touré G 6-5 185 Fr. Had career-highs of eight rebounds and five assists on 11/13 vs. Cal Lutheran. 5 Jay Nagle F 6-8 205 Fr. Has attempted eight shots in 49 minutes, all from three-point range and he’s 5-for-8. 10 Maxwell Kupchak F 6-7 205 Sr. Played in back-to-back games and scored his first basket of the season vs. Cal Lutheran. 14 Ami Lakoju F 6-9 260 Sr. Scored career-high 16 points in just 12 minutes on 11/13 vs. Cal Lutheran. 21 Max Heidegger G 6-3 180 Jr. Is day-to-day with concussion symptons and has yet to play this season. 23 Christian Terrell G 6-5 200 Jr. Made all four of his field goal attempts and had eight points vs. Cal Lutheran. 34 Zack Moore G 6-5 210 Jr. Had career-high seven assists on 11/13 vs. Cal Lutheran...Is 3-for-3 in three-pointers. 35 Robinson Idehen F 6-10 230 So. Scored career-high 10 on 11/13 vs. Cal Lutheran...Is 8-for-11 in last two games, 72.7%. 40 Andrew Pickles F 6-7 225 Jr. Recorded a DNP in UCSB’s first three games. n The Opponents n Gauchos Break Pair of Records in Win Over Cal Lutheran UCSB and Montana State have played 11 times in a series UCSB broke a pair of old standing records in their 88-32 win over Cal Lutheran on Tuesday. The 56-point that began in 1972. According to our records, the Gau- margin of victory was one more than the previous record of 55 set in a 123-68 win over Cal Poly Pomona chos hold a 10-1 all-time edge over the Bobcats, including on January 3, 1971.