2023–24 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team

2023–24 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball
2023–24 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 Big West)
Head coach	Joe Pasternack (7th season);
Assistant coaches	Larry Lewis; Derek Glasser; Skye Ettin; Brian Eskildsen;
Home arena	The Thunderdome; (Capacity: 5,000)

The 2023–24 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team will represent the University of California, Santa Barbara in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gauchos, led by sixth-year head coach Joe Pasternack, will play their home games at The Thunderdome in Santa Barbara, California as members of the Big West Conference.

2023–24 Big West men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Cal Poly	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Cal State Bakersfield	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Cal State Fullerton	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Cal State Northridge	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Hawai'i	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Long Beach State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UC Davis	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UC Irvine	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UC San Diego*	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UC Santa Barbara	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UC Riverside	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
* ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition period

† 2024 Big West tournament winner

Previous season

Roster

2023–24 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)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Crean Lutheran HS	Bentiu, South Sudan
G	1	Josh Pierre-Louis	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Temple	Plainfield, NJ
G	4	Cole Anderson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Clovis West HS	Fresno, CA
G	7	Matija Belic	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	KK Mladost Zemun	Belgrade, Serbia
G	8	Gage Gomez	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Arroyo Grande HS	Arroyo Grande, CA
G	10	Jason Fontenet II	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Bella Vista Prep	Phoenix, AZ
G	11	Ben Shtolzberg	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Creighton	Northridge, CA
F	12	Evans Kipruto	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Jr	Barton Community College	Nairobi, Kenya
G	13	Ajay Mitchell	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Limburg United	Ans, Belgium
F	14	Kilian Brockhoff	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Cuxhaven, Germany
G	18	Henry Hartwell	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS So	El Camino HS	Oceanside, CA
F	21	Yohan Traore	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	So	Auburn	Tours, France
F	23	Ariel Bland	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Golden State Prep	Eden Prairie, MN
G	26	Elia Bongiorno	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	The King's Academy	Arona, Italy
F	31	Konner Baroni	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Jr	Yuba College	Auburn, CA
C	34	Mezziah Oakman	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	City College SF	New York, NY
F	40	David Pickles	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	Mercer Island HS	Seattle, WA
G	99	Max Sheldon	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	San Marcos HS	Santa Barbara, CA

Head coach

Joe Pasternack (Indiana)

Assistant coach(es)

Larry Lewis (Morehouse)
Derek Glasser (Arizona State)
Skye Ettin (TCNJ)
Brian Eskildsen (Tennessee)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: September 27, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2023* 7:00 p.m.	Portland State	The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA
November 13, 2023* 6:00 p.m.	at UTEP	Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX
November 19, 2023* 7:00 p.m.	Le Moyne	The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA
November 22, 2023* 7:00 p.m.	Westmont	The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA
November 27, 2023* 6:00 p.m.	at Fresno State	Save Mart Center Fresno, CA
November 29, 2023* 7:00 p.m.	Northern Arizona	The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA
December 6, 2023* 6:00 p.m.	at New Mexico	The Pit Albuquerque, NM
December 16, 2023* TBA	vs. Loyola Marymount Jerry Colangelo Classic	Footprint Center Phoenix, AZ
December 20, 2023* 7:00 p.m.	Howard	The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA
Big West regular season
December 28, 2023 TBA	at UC Davis	University Credit Union Center Davis, CA
December 30, 2023 TBA	at UC Riverside	SRC Arena Riverside, CA
January 4, 2024 TBA	UC San Diego	The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA
January 6, 2024 TBA	at Cal Poly	Mott Athletics Center San Luis Obispo, CA
January 11, 2024 TBA	Cal State Bakersfield	The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA
January 13, 2024 TBA	Long Beach State	The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA
January 18, 2024 TBA	at CSUN	Premier America Credit Union Arena Northridge, CA
January 20, 2024 TBA	Cal State Fullerton	The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA
January 25, 2024 TBA	at Hawai'i	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
February 1, 2024 TBA	UC Davis	The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA
February 3, 2024 TBA	at CSU Bakersfield	Icardo Center Bakersfield, CA
February 8, 2024 TBA	UC Irvine	The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA
February 10, 2024 TBA	CSUN	The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA
February 15, 2024 TBA	at UC San Diego	RIMAC Arena La Jolla, CA
February 17, 2024 TBA	Hawai'i	The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA
February 22, 2024 TBA	at UC Irvine	Bren Events Center Irvine, CA
February 29, 2024 TBA	Cal Poly	The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA
March 2, 2024 TBA	at Cal State Fullerton	Titan Gym Fullerton, CA
March 7, 2024 TBA	at Long Beach State	Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA
March 9, 2024 TBA	UC Riverside	The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA
Big West tournament
March 13, 2024 ESPN+	vs. TBD Quarterfinals	Dollar Loan Center Henderson, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific.

Source[1]

References

"2023-24 UC Santa Barbara Basketball Schedule". UC Santa Barbara. Retrieved September 27, 2023.

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[1] "2023-24 UC Santa Barbara Basketball Schedule". UC Santa Barbara. Retrieved September 27, 2023.

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