# 2018–19 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team

The 2018–19 UC Santa Barbara Guachos men's basketball team represented the University of California, Santa Barbara in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gauchos were led by second-year head coach Joe Pasternack and competed in The Thunderdome. UC Santa Barbara was a member of the Big West Conference, and participated in their 48th season in that league.

## Before the season

The Gauchos finished the season 23–9 overall, and 11–5 in the conference. During the season, the Gauchos participated in the Legends Classic under the subregionals division, which was held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, College Station, Texas, and Las Vegas, Nevada. The Gauchos finished as champions by defeating Pepperdine and Montana. Prior to the tournament, UC Santa Barbara lost at Pittsburgh and at Texas A&M as friendly matches. In the postseason, UC Santa Barbara defeated rival Cal Poly but lost to UC Irvine in the semifinals of the 2018 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament in Anaheim, California.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non–conference regular season |||||||||
| November 6, 2018* 7:00 pm, ATTSNRM | | at Wyoming | W 76–66 | 1–0 | 17 – McLaughlin | 11 – Sow | 4 – Ramsey | Arena-Auditorium (3,373) Laramie, WY |
| November 11, 2018* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at North Dakota State | L 63–82 | 1-1 | 13 – Ramsey | 6 – Terrell | 2 – McLaughlin | Scheels Center (1,962) Fargo, ND |
| November 13, 2018* 7:00 pm, Big West TV | | Cal Lutheran | W 88-32 | 2-1 | 16 – Lakoju | 8 – Touré | 7 – Moore | The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA |
| November 17, 2018* 2:00 pm, Big West TV | | Montana State | W 88-69 | 3-1 | 22 – Davis | 8 – Sow | 8 – Ramsey | The Thunderdome (2,387) Santa Barbara, CA |
| November 23, 2018* 4:00 pm | | vs. Portland State Vandal Holiday Hoops Classic | W 76-69 | 4-1 | 20 – Davis | 9 – Blackmon | 5 – McLaughlin | CenturyLink Arena Boise, ID |
| November 24, 2018* 6:00 pm | | vs. Idaho Vandal Holiday Hoops Classic | W 66-55 | 5-1 | 18 – Davis | 10 – Blackmon | 5 – McLaughlin | CenturyLink Arena Boise, ID |
| November 29, 2018* 7:00 pm, Big West TV | | Sacramento State | W 75-58 | 6-1 | 14 – Tied | 6 – Tied | 4 – Ramsey | The Thunderdome (1,516) Santa Barbara, CA |
| December 2, 2018* 5:00 pm, P12N | | at Washington | L 63-67 | 6-2 | 20 – Davis | 10 – Davis | 5 – Nowell | Alaska Airlines Arena (6,533) Seattle, WA |
| December 8, 2018* 7:00 pm | | UAPB | W 55-45 | 7-2 | 12 – Sow | 11 – Sow | 5 – McLaughlin | The Thunderdome (1,582) Santa Barbara, CA |
| December 15, 2018* 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Rice | W 99-89 $^{OT}$ | 8-2 | 22 – Tied | 6 – Tied | 4 – McLaughlin | Tudor Fieldhouse (2,000) Houston, TX |
| December 19, 2018* 5:00 pm | | at Omaha | L 74–85 | 8–3 | 26 – Davis | 9 – Sow | 3 – Ramsey | Baxter Arena (1,817) Omaha, NE |
| December 22, 2018* 2:00 pm | | Idaho State | W 84–65 | 9–3 | 19 – Davis | 5 – Blackmon | 8 – Heidegger | The Thunderdome (1,214) Santa Barbara, CA |
| December 29, 2018* 7:00 pm | | San Francisco | W 73–71 | 10–3 | 21 – Sow | 9 – Sow | 6 – Ramsey | The Thunderdome (1,712) Santa Barbara, CA |
| January 2, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Bethesda University | W 109–47 | 11–3 | 20 – Nagle | 11 – Lakoju | 6 – Terrell | The Thunderdome (846) Santa Barbara, CA |
| Big West regular season |||||||||
| January 9, 2019 7:00 pm | | Cal Poly Rivalry | W 65–56 | 12–3 (1–0) | 19 – Ramsey | 8 – Idehen | 3 – Ramsey | The Thunderdome (4,816) Santa Barbara, CA |
| January 12, 2019 7:00 pm | | UC Riverside | W 72–64 | 13–3 (2–0) | 22 – Sow | 9 – Sow | 5 – McLaughlin | The Thunderdome (1,526) Santa Barbara, CA |
| January 17, 2019 7:00 p.m. | | at UC Davis | W 69–58 | 14–3 (3–0) | 23 – Davis | 8 – Davis | 2 – Davis | The Pavilion (3,189) Davis, CA |
| January 24, 2019 7:00 p.m. | | at Cal State Fullerton | L 60–81 | 14–4 (3–1) | 16 – Ramsey | 8 – McLaughlin | 4 – Ramsey | Titan Gym (879) Fullerton, CA |
| January 26, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Long Beach State | W 82–71 | 15–4 (4–1) | 24 – Davis | 11 – Davis | 6 – Heidegger | Walter Pyramid (2,333) Long Beach, CA |
| January 31, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | UC Irvine | L 62–66 $^{OT}$ | 15–5 (4–2) | 13 – Sow | 7 – Blackmon | 4 – Heidegger | The Thunderdome (2,842) Santa Barbara, CA |
| February 2, 2019 10:00 pm, Spectrum HI | | at Hawaii | W 75–54 | 16–5 (5–2) | 20 – Sow | 11 – Sow | 6 – Ramsey | Stan Sheriff Center (6,060) Honolulu, HI |
| February 6, 2019 7:00 p.m. | | Cal State Northridge | W 70–64 | 17–5 (6–2) | 26 – Heidegger | 9 – Sow | 4 – Blackmon | The Thunderdome (1,334) Santa Barbara, CA |
| February 9, 2019 9:00 pm, ESPNU | | UC Davis | L 57–61 | 17–6 (6–3) | 11 – Heidegger | 7 – Sow | 5 – Heidegger | The Thunderdome (2,316) Santa Barbara, CA |
| February 14, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at UC Riverside | L 57–71 | 17–7 (6–4) | 14 – Davis | 6 – Davis | 2 – McLaughlin | SRC Arena (466) Riverside, CA |
| February 16, 2019 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at UC Irvine | L 70–83 | 17–8 (6–5) | 17 – Heidegger | 6 – Ramsey | 3 – Heidegger | Bren Events Center (2,087) Irvine, CA |
| February 21, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | Hawaii | W 79–61 | 18–8 (7–5) | 18 – Sow | 8 – Sow | 8 – McLaughlin | The Thunderdome (1,877) Santa Barbara, CA |
| February 23, 2019 7:00 p.m. | | Cal State Fullerton | W 82–67 | 19–8 (8–5) | 19 – Heidegger | 7 – Davis | 7 – McLaughlin | The Thunderdome (1,897) Santa Barbara, CA |
| February 28, 2019 7:00 p.m. | | Long Beach State | L 64–69 | 19–9 (8–6) | 17 – Heidegger | 15 – Sow | 5 – McLaughlin | The Thunderdome (3,118) Santa Barbara, CA |
| March 7, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Cal State Northridge | W 76–74 | 20–9 (9–6) | 23 – Heidegger | 8 – Heidegger | 3 – Heidegger | Matadome (1,993) Los Angeles, CA |
| March 9, 2019 7:00 p.m. | | at Cal Poly Rivalry | W 92–82 | 21–9 (10–6) | 23 – Sow | 17 – Davis | 5 – Ramsey | Mott Athletics Center (2,713) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| Big West tournament |||||||||
| March 14, 2019 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | (2) | vs. (7) Cal State Northridge Quarterfinals | W 71–68 | 22–9 | 19 – Davis | 11 – Sow | 2 – McLaughlin | Honda Center (3,656) Anaheim, California |
| March 15, 2019 8:59 pm, ESPNU | (2) | vs. (3) Cal State Fullerton Semifinals | L 58–64 | 22–10 | 14 – Heidegger | 7 – Davis | 2 – Blackmon | Honda Center (4,389) Anaheim, California |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific. |||||||||