# 2009–10 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team

The 2009–10 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team represented the University of California, Santa Barbara during the 2009–10 college basketball season. They were led by head coach Bob Williams in his 12th season at UCSB. The Gauchos were members of the Big West Conference and played their home games at the UC Santa Barbara Events Center, also known as The Thunderdome.
They finished the season 20–10, 12–4 in Big West play to win a share of the regular season championship. As the No. 1 seed in the Big West tournament, they defeated UC Davis and Long Beach State to earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As a No. 15 seed in the Midwest Region, they lost in the first round to No. 2-seeded and No. 5-ranked Ohio State.

## Previous season

The Gauchos finished the 2008–09 season 16–15, 8–8 in Big West play to finish in a tie for fourth place. As the No. 4 seed in the Big West tournament, they beat Cal State Fullerton before losing to top-seeded Cal State Northridge.

## Roster

Source
| # | Name | Height | Weight (lbs.) | Position | Class | Hometown | Previous Team(s) |
| 0 | Jaimé Serna | 6'7" | 235 | F | So. | Laguna Beach, CA | Santa Margarita HS |
| 1 | Chris Brew | 6'3" | 180 | G | Fr. | Oakland, CA | St. Mary's HS |
| 3 | Jordan Weiner | 6'0" | 173 | G | Jr. | Encino, CA | Birmingham HS |
| 4 | Paul Roemer | 6'1" | 180 | G | Sr. | Martinez, CA | De La Salle HS |
| 11 | Justin Joyner | 6'0" | 177 | G | Jr. | Antioch, CA | De La Salle HS |
| 14 | Brad Lewis | 6'2" | 170 | G | Fr. | Simi Valley, CA | Simi Valley HS |
| 15 | Sam Phippen | 6'9" | 193 | F | Jr. | Durango, CO | Durango HS |
| 20 | Will Brew | 6'3" | 175 | G | So. | Oakland, CA | St. Mary's HS |
| 21 | James Nunnally | 6'5" | 205 | F | So. | San Jose, CA | Weston Ranch HS |
| 24 | Christian Peterson | 6'3" | 219 | G | Jr. | Carlsbad, CA | Carlsbad HS |
| 25 | Lucas Devenny | 6'9" | 240 | F | Fr. | Santa Rosa, CA | Piner HS |
| 32 | Jon Pastorek | 6'10" | 210 | F | Jr. | Anaheim, CA | Canyon HS San Diego State |
| 33 | Orlando Johnson | 6'5" | 205 | G | So. | Seaside, CA | Palma HS Loyola Marymount |
| 41 | Seth Kamphoefner | 6'9" | 210 | F | So. | Terra Linda, CA | Terra Linda HS |
| 42 | James Powell | 6'2" | 185 | G | Sr. | Glendora, CA | Glendora HS |
| 55 | Greg Somogyi | 7'3" | 242 | C | So. | Budapest, Hungary | Woodside Priory School |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/7/2009* 3:00pm | | Sonoma State | W 101–64 | | The Thunderdome (1,655) Santa Barbara, CA |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/14/2009* 3:00pm | | Cal State Los Angeles | W 85–57 | 1–0 | The Thunderdome (1,864) Santa Barbara, CA |
| 11/17/2009* 7:00pm | | Weber State | W 66–57 | 2–0 | The Thunderdome (2,021) Santa Barbara, CA |
| 11/23/2009* 7:30pm | | San Francisco | W 76–65 | 3–0 | The Thunderdome (1,786) Santa Barbara, CA |
| 11/28/2009* 7:30pm | | at Loyola Marymount | W 89–84 | 4–0 | Gersten Pavilion (1,813) Los Angeles, CA |
| 12/1/2009* 7:00pm | | Santa Clara | L 68–79 | 4–1 | The Thunderdome (1,746) Santa Barbara, CA |
| 12/5/2009* 7:00pm | | San Diego State | L 61–69 | 4–2 | The Thunderdome (2,513) Santa Barbara, CA |
| 12/18/2009* 6:00pm | | at Montana State | L 64–76 | 4–3 | Worthington Arena (2,587) Bozeman, MT |
| 12/21/2009* 5:30pm | | at Arizona State | L 42–69 | 4–4 | Wells Fargo Arena (6,549) Tempe, AZ |
| 12/28/2009* 5:00pm | | vs. Furman Golden Bear Classic | W 72–60 | 5–4 | Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA |
| 12/29/2009* 7:30pm, CSNC | | at California Golden Bear Classic | L 66–87 | 5–5 | Haas Pavilion (9,052) Berkeley, CA |
| 1/2/2010 7:00pm | | at UC Irvine | L 55–57 | 5–6 (0–1) | Bren Events Center (1,696) Irvine, CA |
| 1/4/2010 7:00pm | | at UC Riverside | W 57–53 | 6–6 (1–1) | Student Rec Center (726) Riverside, CA |
| 1/8/2010 8:00pm, ESPNU | | UC Davis | W 68–47 | 7–6 (2–1) | The Thunderdome (4,282) Santa Barbara, CA |
| 1/10/2010 3:00pm | | Pacific | W 68–67 | 8–6 (3–1) | The Thunderdome (1,550) Santa Barbara, CA |
| 1/14/2010 7:00pm | | at Long Beach State | L 47–67 | 8–7 (3–2) | Walter Pyramid (2,298) Long Beach, CA |
| 1/16/2010 7:00pm | | UC Riverside | W 63–56 | 9–7 (4–2) | The Thunderdome (1,705) Santa Barbara, CA |
| 1/23/2010 7:00pm | | Cal State Fullerton | W 85–80 $^{OT}$ | 10–7 (5–2) | The Thunderdome (2,222) Santa Barbara, CA |
| 1/28/2010 7:00pm | | Cal Poly | W 80–57 | 11–7 (6–2) | The Thunderdome (3,066) Santa Barbara, CA |
| 1/30/2010 7:00pm | | at Cal State Northridge | L 69–76 | 11–8 (6–3) | Matadome (1,482) Northridge, CA |
| 2/4/2010 7:00pm | | at Pacific | W 61–48 | 12–8 (7–3) | Alex G. Spanos Center (3,578) Stockton, CA |
| 2/6/2010 7:00pm | | at UC Davis | W 81–77 | 13–8 (8–3) | The Pavilion (2,851) Davis, CA |
| 2/13/2010 4:00pm, FSN Prime Ticket | | Long Beach State | W 64–62 | 14–8 (9–3) | The Thunderdome (3,228) Santa Barbara, CA |
| 2/17/2010 7:00pm | | at Cal State Fullerton | W 73–65 | 15–8 (10–3) | Titan Gym (1,451) Fullerton, CA |
| 2/20/2010* 7:30pm | | at Fresno State ESPN BracketBusters | W 64–60 | 16–8 | Save Mart Center (7,959) Fresno, CA |
| 2/24/2010 7:00pm | | Cal State Northridge | W 74–69 | 17–8 (11–3) | The Thunderdome (2,049) Santa Barbara, CA |
| 2/27/2010 7:00pm | | at Cal Poly | L 57–60 | 17–9 (11–4) | Mott Gym (3,032) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| 3/3/2010 7:00pm | | UC Irvine | W 77–74 | 18–9 (12–4) | The Thunderdome (6,873) Santa Barbara, CA |
| Big West tournament ||||||
| 3/12/2010 6:30pm, ESPNU | (1) | vs. (4) UC Davis Semifinals | W 76–62 | 19–9 | Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, CA |
| 3/13/2010 5:00pm, ESPN2 | (1) | vs. (3) Long Beach State Championship | W 69–64 | 20–9 | Anaheim Convention Center (3,113) Anaheim, CA |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 3/19/2010* 6:35pm, CBS | (15 MW) | vs. (2 MW) No. 5 Ohio State First Round | L 51–68 | 20–10 | Bradley Center (17,580) Milwaukee, WI |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time Source. ||||||