2015–16 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team

The 2015–16 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team represented the University of California, Santa Barbara during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gauchos, led by 18th year head coach Bob Williams, played their home games at the UC Santa Barbara Events Center, nicknamed the Thunderdome, as members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season with a record of 19–14, 11–5 in Big West play to finish in fourth place. They defeated UC Davis in the quarterfinals of the Big West tournament to advance to the semifinals, where they lost to Hawaii. They were invited to the inaugural Vegas 16, which featured only eight teams, where they defeated Northern Illinois to advance to the semifinals, where they lost to Old Dominion.

2015–16 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball
Vegas 16, Semifinals
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	19–14 (11–5 Big West)
Head coach	Bob Williams (18th season)
Assistant coaches	Matt Stock Kevin Bromley Ryan Madry
Home arena	The Thunderdome

2015–16 Big West men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Hawai'i †	13	–	3		.813			28	–	6		.824
UC Irvine	13	–	3		.813			28	–	10		.737
Long Beach State	12	–	4		.750			20	–	15		.571
UC Santa Barbara	11	–	5		.688			19	–	14		.576
UC Davis	6	–	10		.375			11	–	19		.367
UC Riverside	5	–	11		.313			14	–	19		.424
Cal State Northridge*	5	–	11		.313			10	–	20		.333
Cal Poly	4	–	12		.250			10	–	20		.333
Cal State Fullerton	3	–	13		.188			10	–	20		.333
*ineligible for postseason due to self-imposed ban due to academic fraud violations
† 2016 Big West tournament winner

Roster

2015–16 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Jarriesse Blackmon 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Layton HS Layton, UT G 1 Eric Childress 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Leuzinger HS Hawthorne, CA G 2 Gabe Vincent 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So St. Mary's HS Stockton, CA G 3 Grant Troutt 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Episcopal School Dallas, TX G 5 Tide Osifeso 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Fr Los Osos HS Rancho Cucamonga, CA F 10 Maxwell Kupchak 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Brentwood School Los Angeles, CA G 11 T. J. Taylor 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr Oakland HS Oakland, CA F 12 Alex Hart 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Immaculata HS Kelowna, B.C. G 13 DaJuan Smith 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Abbeville HS Mount San Jacinto College Abbeville, LA F 14 Ami Lakoju 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Fr St. Luke's School Harlem, NY F 21 Mitch Brewe 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 242 lb (110 kg) Sr Seattle Preparatory School Seattle, WA G 23 Sam Walters 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Soquel HS Soquel, CA G 24 Michael Bryson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Sr Foothill HS Sacramento, CA G/F 25 Justin Burks 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Arbor View HS Las Vegas, NV G/F 31 John Green 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Sr Westwind Preparatory Academy Oakland, CA F 32 J. D. Slajchert 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 283 lb (128 kg) Fr Phillip Exeter School Oak Park, CA C 35 Tyler Jackson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr South Kent (Conn.) School Naperville, IL G 43 Joey Goodreault 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Miramonte HS Orinda, CA F 44 Sam Beeler 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Poway HS Poway, CA	Head coach Bob Williams (San José State) Assistant coach(es) Matt Stock (UC Santa Barbara) Kevin Bromley (Colorado State) Ryan Madry (West Georgia) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 2015-12-06

Schedule and results

Source:

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition game
11/08/2015* 5:30 pm		San Francisco State	W 66–45		The Thunderdome  Santa Barbara, CA
Non-conference games
11/13/2015* 7:00 pm		at Nebraska–Omaha	W 60–59	1–0	Baxter Arena (3,538) Omaha, NE
11/16/2015* 7:00 pm, P12N		at No. 15 California	L 67–85	1–1	Haas Pavilion (8,847) Berkeley, CA
11/21/2015* 2:00 pm		Oregon State	L 59–71	1–2	The Thunderdome (2,108) Santa Barbara, CA
11/25/2015* 7:30 pm		at San Francisco	W 68–61	2–2	Sobrato Center (1,452) San Francisco, CA
11/29/2015* 9:00 pm, P12N		at Arizona State	L 68–70	2–3	Wells Fargo Arena (4,026) Tempe, AZ
12/03/2015* 7:00 pm		USC	L 63–75	2–4	The Thunderdome (3,585) Santa Barbara, CA
12/13/2015* 12:00 pm, ESPN3		at South Dakota State	L 67–86	2–5	Frost Arena (2,155) Brookings, SD
12/16/2015* 4:00 pm		at Vermont	L 68–75	2–6	Patrick Gym (1,776) Burlington, VT
12/21/2015* 12:00 pm		vs. Akron South Point Holiday Hoops Classic	L 70–84	2–7	South Point Arena (250) Enterprise, NV
12/22/2015* 12:00 pm		vs. Iona South Point Holiday Hoops Classic	W 80–76	3–7	South Point Arena (250) Enterprise, NV
12/28/2015* 8:00 pm, P12N		at Washington	W 83–78	4–7	Alaska Airlines Arena (7,376) Seattle, WA
12/30/2015* 7:00 pm		at Seattle	W 88–50	5–7	KeyArena (1,383) Seattle, WA
01/02/2016* 4:00 pm		Point Loma Nazarene	W 87–46	6–7	The Thunderdome (1,071) Santa Barbara, CA
Conference games
01/09/2016 9:00 pm		at Hawaii	L 57–65	6–8 (0–1)	Stan Sheriff Center (7,627) Honolulu, HI
01/14/2016 7:00 pm		at Cal Poly	W 76–73	7–8 (1–1)	Mott Athletic Center (3,032) San Luis Obispo, CA
01/16/2016 4:00 pm		UC Irvine	W 61–52	7–9 (1–2)	The Thunderdome (3,527) Santa Barbara, CA
01/20/2016 7:00 pm		Long Beach State	L 67–77	7–10 (1–3)	The Thunderdome (1,975) Santa Barbara, CA
01/23/2016 4:00 pm		Cal State Northridge	W 74–61	8–10 (2–3)	The Thunderdome (1,693) Santa Barbara, CA
01/28/2016 7:30 pm, Prime Ticket		at Long Beach State	L 70–80	8–11 (2–4)	Walter Pyramid (3,064) Long Beach, CA
01/30/2016 7:00 pm, ESPNU		at UC Irvine	W 76–60	9–11 (3–4)	Bren Events Center (5,000) Irvine, CA
02/04/2016 7:00 pm		Hawaii	L 64–76	9–12 (3–5)	The Thunderdome (1,722) Santa Barbara, CA
02/06/2016 7:00 pm		Cal State Fullerton	W 81–68	10–12 (4–5)	The Thunderdome (1,726) Santa Barbara, CA
02/11/2016 7:00 pm		at UC Davis	W 72–66	11–12 (5–5)	The Pavilion (2,205) Davis, CA
02/18/2016 8:00 pm		at UC Riverside	W 65–55	12–12 (6–5)	UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (665) Riverside, CA
02/20/2016 7:00 pm		UC Davis	W 62–55	13–12 (7–5)	The Thunderdome (2,116) Santa Barbara, CA
02/25/2016 7:30 pm, Prime Ticket		at Cal State Northridge	W 78–63	14–12 (8–5)	Matadome (1,290) Northridge, CA
02/27/2016 6:00 pm, ESPN3		at Cal State Fullerton	W 80–62	15–12 (9–5)	Titan Gym (928) Fullerton, CA
03/03/2016 7:00 pm		UC Riverside	W 81–55	16–12 (10–5)	The Thunderdome (2,075) Santa Barbara, CA
03/04/2016 4:00 pm		Cal Poly	W 69–50	17–12 (11–5)	The Thunderdome (4,387) Santa Barbara, CA
Big West tournament
03/10/2016 2:30 pm, Prime Ticket	(4)	vs. (5) UC Davis Quarterfinals	W 81–55	18–12	Honda Center (2,075) Anaheim, CA
03/10/2016 6:30 pm, ESPN3	(4)	vs. (1) Hawaii Semifinals	L 76–88	18–13	Honda Center (5,134) Anaheim, CA
Vegas 16
03/28/2016* 2:30 pm, CBSSN		vs. Northern Illinois Quarterfinals	W 70–63	19–13	Mandalay Bay Events Center  Paradise, NV
03/29/2016* 6:00 pm, CBSSN		vs. Old Dominion Semifinals	L 49–64	19–14	Mandalay Bay Events Center  Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses..