UC Santa Barbara Men’s Basketball 2021 NCAA Tournament Capsule
March 7, 2021 · CSM Staff
UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
Big West (22-4, 13-3)
Big Wins: 12/7 Loyola Marymount (69-58), 2/26 at UC Riverside (72-68), 3/13 vs UC Irvine (79-63)
Bad Losses: 12/12 at Loyola Marymount (76-81), 12/27 at UC Irvine (56-75), 2/27 at UC Riverside (52-68)
Coach: Joe Pasternack
Probable Starters:
Brandon Cyrus, Senior, Guard, 2.9 ppg
JaQuori McLaughlin, Senior, Guard, 16.2 ppg, 5.2 apg, 1.6 spg
Devearl Ramsey, Senior, Guard, 7.6 ppg, 3.6 apg, 1.7 spg
Miles Norris, Junior, Forward, 9.6 ppg, 4.5 rpg
Amadou Sow, Junior, Forward, 13.7 ppg, 7.6 rpg
Key Role Players:
Robinson Idehen, Senior, Forward, 5.0 ppg, 3.2 rpg
Destin Barnes, Senior, Forward, 2.9 ppg, 1.0 rpg
Josh Pierre-Louis, Sophomore, Guard, 6.4 ppg, 1.5 apg
Ajare Sanni, Sophomore, Guard, 11.2 ppg, 1.8 apg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 75.8 (68th in nation, 2nd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 62.1 (17, 1)
Field-Goal Percentage: 48.6 (20, 1)
Field-Goal Defense: 41.6 (77, 3)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 6.9 (213, 5)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 35.4 (92, 5)
Free-Throw Percentage: 74.3 (61, 4)
Rebound Margin: 5.5 (34, 3)
Assists Per Game: 16.9 (13, 1)
Turnovers Per Game: 11.2 (37, 1)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
| 2015 | CBI | First Round loss to Oral Roberts |
| 2012 | CIT | First Round loss to Idaho |
| 2011 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Florida |
| 2010 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Ohio State |
| 2008 | NIT | First Round loss to Mississippi |
| 2003 | NIT | First Round loss to San Diego State |
| 2002 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Arizona |
*all team stats through 3/7
