# 2012–13 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team

The 2012–13 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team represented the University of California, Santa Barbara during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gauchos, led by 15th year head coach Bob Williams, played their home games at the UC Santa Barbara Events Center, nicknamed The Thunderdome, and were members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 11–20, 7–11 in Big West play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big West tournament to Pacific.

## Roster

| # | Name | Height | Weight (lbs.) | Position | Class | Hometown |
| 0 | Dalante Dunklin | 6'0" | 186 | Guard | Freshman | San Diego, California |
| 1 | Nate Garth | 6'2" | 180 | Guard | Senior | Sacramento, California |
| 4 | Aamahd Walker | 6'2" | 190 | Guard | Freshman | Culver City, California |
| 5 | Keegan Hornbuckle | 6'7" | 205 | Forward | Junior | Westlake Village, California |
| 10 | Kyle Boswell | 6'2" | 180 | Guard | Junior | Huntington Beach, California |
| 11 | T.J. Taylor | 5'9" | 160 | Guard | Sophomore | Oakland, California |
| 12 | Lewis Thomas | 6'7" | 210 | Guard/Forward | Sophomore | Perth, Australia |
| 15 | Alan Williams | 6'7" | 240 | Center | Sophomore | Phoenix, Arizona |
| 20 | Shawn Moore | 6'5" | 210 | Guard/Forward | Junior | Chico, California |
| 21 | Mitch Brewe | 6'8" | 242 | Forward | Freshman | Seattle, Washington |
| 22 | Sam Beeler | 6'10" | 210 | Forward | Freshman | Poway, California |
| 24 | Michael Bryson | 6'4" | 201 | Guard | Freshman | Sacramento, California |
| 32 | John Green | 6'5" | 180 | Guard | Sophomore | Oakland, California |
| 34 | Prince Arceneux | 6'6" | 190 | Forward | Freshman | Los Angeles, California |
| 35 | Taran Brown | 6'8" | 190 | Forward | Freshman | Gillette, Wyoming |
| 43 | Duke DaRe | 6'1" | 185 | Guard | Freshman | Clayton, California |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 11/01/2012* 7:00 pm | La Verne | W 74–50 | | The Thunderdome (1,858) Santa Barbara, CA |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/09/2012* 5:00 pm | at LSU | L 63–77 | 0–1 | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (6,966) Baton Rouge, LA |
| 11/12/2012* 5:00 pm | at Illinois State | L 72–100 | 0–2 | Redbird Arena (5,848) Normal, IL |
| 11/17/2012* 7:00 pm | The Master's College | W 80–60 | 1–2 | The Thunderdome (1,717) Santa Barbara, CA |
| 11/21/2012* 7:00 pm | San Diego | W 57–39 | 2–2 | The Thunderdome (2,392) Santa Barbara, CA |
| 11/24/2012* 1:00 pm | at Boise State | L 56–72 | 2–3 | Taco Bell Arena (3,300) Boise, ID |
| 11/28/2012* 7:00 pm | Wyoming | L 40–68 | 2–4 | The Thunderdome (1,351) Santa Barbara, CA |
| 12/01/2012* 7:00 pm | at Santa Clara | W 83–80 $^{OT}$ | 3–4 | Leavey Center (1,819) Santa Clara, CA |
| 12/06/2012* 7:00 pm | at No. 17 San Diego State | L 70–84 | 3–5 | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA |
| 12/15/2012* 7:00 pm | San Diego Christian | W 87–60 | 4–5 | The Thunderdome (1,572) Santa Barbara, CA |
| 12/18/2012* 8:00 pm, Pac-12 Network | at California | L 59–68 | 4–6 | Haas Pavilion (6,489) Berkeley, CA |
| 12/21/2012* 6:00 pm | at Wyoming | L 40–56 | 4–7 | Arena-Auditorium (5,372) Laramie, WY |
| 12/29/2012 7:00 pm, ESPNU | at Cal State Fullerton | L 79–86 | 4–8 (0–1) | Titan Gym (2,660) Fullerton, CA |
| 01/03/2013 7:00 pm | UC Irvine | W 74–71 | 5–8 (1–1) | The Thunderdome (2,094) Santa Barbara, CA |
| 01/05/2013 4:00 pm | Long Beach State | L 70–77 | 5–9 (1–2) | The Thunderdome (2,472) Santa Barbara, CA |
| 01/10/2013 7:00 pm | at Pacific | L 62–80 | 5–10 (1–3) | Alex G. Spanos Center (1,625) Stockton, CA |
| 01/12/2013 7:00 pm | at UC Davis | W 66–59 | 6–10 (2–3) | The Pavilion (2,414) Davis, CA |
| 01/19/2013 4:00 pm | Cal Poly | W 83–81 $^{2OT}$ | 7–10 (3–3) | The Thunderdome (3,314) Santa Barbara, CA |
| 01/24/2013 7:00 pm | Cal State Northridge | L 69–75 | 7–11 (3–4) | The Thunderdome (1,660) Santa Barbara, CA |
| 01/26/2013 4:00 pm | Hawaiʻi | L 73–78 | 7–12 (3–5) | The Thunderdome (2,050) Santa Barbara, CA |
| 01/30/2013 9:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Long Beach State | L 55–57 | 7–13 (3–5) | Walter Pyramid (3,924) Long Beach, CA |
| 02/02/2013 7:00 pm | at UC Irvine | L 60–62 | 7–14 (3–7) | Bren Events Center (3,430) Irvine, CA |
| 02/07/2013 7:00 pm | UC Davis | L 56–64 | 7–15 (3–8) | The Thunderdome (1,842) Santa Barbara, CA |
| 02/09/2013 7:00 pm | Pacific | W 66–53 | 8–15 (4–8) | The Thunderdome (1,884) Santa Barbara, CA |
| 02/16/2013 7:00 pm | at Cal Poly | L 49–67 | 8–16 (4–9) | Mott Gym (2,800) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| 02/20/2013 7:00 pm | at UC Riverside | L 45–54 | 8–17 (4–10) | UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (756) Riverside, CA |
| 02/23/2013* 7:00 pm | Sacramento State BracketBusters | L 50–51 | 8–18 | The Thunderdome (1,758) Santa Barbara, CA |
| 02/28/2013 9:00 pm, OC Sports | at Hawaiʻi | L 66–70 | 8–19 (4–11) | Stan Sheriff Center (5,722) Honolulu, HI |
| 03/02/2013 7:05 pm | at Cal State Northridge | W 83–74 | 9–19 (5–11) | Matadome (1,094) Northridge, CA |
| 03/07/2013 7:00 pm | Cal State Fullerton | W 66–50 | 10–19 (6–11) | The Thunderdome (1,824) Santa Barbara, CA |
| 03/09/2013 7:00 pm | UC Riverside | W 56–46 | 11–19 (7–11) | The Thunderdome (2,174) Santa Barbara, CA |
| 2013 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament |||||
| 03/14/2013 12:00 pm | vs. Pacific Quarterfinals | L 68–71 | 11–20 | Honda Center (N/A) Anaheim, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||