UC Santa Barbara Men’s Basketball 2023 NCAA Tournament Capsule
March 5, 2023 · CSM Staff
UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
Big West (27-7, 15-5)
Big Wins: 3/10 vs UC Riverside (92-87), 3/11 vs Cal State Fullerton (72-62)
Bad Losses: 11/18 at Northern Arizona (54-63), 2/4 at Cal State Northridge (67-72)
Coach: Joe Pasternack
Probable Starters:
Miles Norris, Senior, Forward, 14.1 ppg, 6.2 rpg
Andre Kelly, Senior, Forward, 9.5 ppg, 6.5 rpg
Ajay Mitchell, Sophomore, Guard, 16.4 ppg, 5.2 apg
Josh Pierre-Louis, Senior, Guard, 9.7 ppg, 2.5 apg, 4.0 rpg
Calvin Wishart, Senior, Guard, 7.3 ppg, 2.9 apg
Key Role Players:
Evans Kipruto, Junior, Forward, 1.3 ppg
Matija Belic, Freshman, Guard, 1.4 ppg
Cole Anderson, Sophomore, Guard, 7.4 ppg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 71.8 (177th in nation, 5th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 65.4 (49, 4)
Field-Goal Percentage: 49.5 (7, 1)
Field-Goal Defense: 44.0 (202, 8)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 5.5 (328, 7)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 34.8 (149, 4)
Free-Throw Percentage: 72.3 (147, 5)
Rebound Margin: 2.7 (101, 6)
Assists Per Game: 14.4 (93, 3)
Turnovers Per Game: 11.7 (95, 1)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
| 2021 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Creighton |
| 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 3/5
