UC Santa Barbara Gauchos

3-0 overall, 0-0 Big West, margin +22.0

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+9.3

net rating per 100 · #84 in D-I · model

112.9

adjusted offense · #66

103.6

adjusted defense · #129

67.3

pace, possessions / 40 · #333

-15.6

strength of schedule so far · #294

Rotation

#	Player	Pos	Cl	Ht	GP/GS	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	eFG%	TS%	Rating
20	Aidan Mahaney	G	SR	6' 3"	3/3	26.7	11.7	1.7	2.7	64.6	67.9	-2.6
3	CJ Shaw	G	SO	6' 5"	3/3	23.7	12.0	2.0	1.0	50.0	60.8	-0.3
1	Miro Little	G	SR	6' 4"	3/3	22.3	8.7	1.3	4.3	46.4	60.5	+0.3
5	RJ Smith	G	SR	6' 3"	3/0	20.0	6.0	3.0	5.0	56.2	56.2	+1.6
4	Marvin McGhee IV	G	SR	6' 7"	3/2	19.7	7.7	4.3	3.0	76.9	77.9	+7.2
9	Eric Dibami	C	SO	6' 10"	3/3	18.3	8.3	6.0	0.0	56.2	58.7	+5.6
8	Viljami Vartiainen	G	SR	6' 6"	3/0	17.0	11.3	3.0	1.0	66.7	71.9	+2.1
12	Antonio Chol	F	SR	6' 9"	3/0	12.3	8.7	2.3	0.0	83.3	81.5	+2.5
10	Declan Duru Jr.	F	SO	6' 8"	2/0	11.5	1.0	3.5	1.5	100.0	53.2	+4.1
00	Koat Keat Tong	F	SR	6' 10"	3/0	9.7	1.3	3.7	0.3	40.0	40.0	+6.2
2	Luke Zuffelato	G	SO	6' 5"	2/0	8.5	1.0	1.0	0.5	25.0	20.5	-0.7
23	Michael Simcoe	F	SO	6' 8"	3/1	8.0	2.0	0.3	0.0	35.7	38.1	+0.6
6	Jordan Charles FR	G	FR	6' 0"	2/0	5.5	4.5	1.0	0.5	50.0	54.9	-0.3
7	Marco John Wuol FR	C	FR	6' 11"	2/0	4.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	100.0	100.0	+1.1
21	John Simcoe	F	SO	6' 5"	1/0	3.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	–	–	+0.6
35	Bryce Bedgood	F	SO	6' 11"	2/0	2.5	1.5	2.0	0.0	0.0	39.9	+1.1
18	Isaac Shingange	G	SR	6' 5"	0/0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
40	Kyle Haughy	F	SR	6' 6"	0/0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Box scores from ESPN. eFG% weights threes; TS% includes free throws.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Watch	Result	Line	Rest	Miles
Mon 11/2	vs San Francisco State Gators	ESPN+	W 85-55	–	–	–
Sat 11/7	vs Oakland Golden Grizzlies	ESPN+	W 90-67	-13.5 cover	4	–
Wed 11/11	vs Nevada Wolf Pack	ESPN+	W 76-63	-7.5 cover	3	–
Sun 11/15	vs UC Merced Bobcats	ESPN+	4 PM ET	–model -47.4 · 100% win	3	–
Thu 11/19	at Pepperdine Waves	ESPN+	9 PM ET	–model -4.9 · 66% win	3	59
Tue 11/24	vs UNC Greensboro Spartans	ESPN+	9 PM ET	–model -16.5 · 92% win	4	59
Fri 11/27	vs Lehigh Mountain Hawks N	–	7 PM ET	–	2	52
Thu 12/3	at Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners Big West	ESPN+	9:30 PM ET	–	5	128
Sat 12/5	vs Cal Poly Mustangs Big West	ESPN+	9 PM ET	–	1	76
Sat 12/12	vs Yale Bulldogs N	–	10 PM ET	–	6	289
Fri 12/18	vs Weber State Wildcats	ESPN+	9 PM ET	–	5	289
Tue 12/22	at Fresno State Bulldogs	–	7 PM ET	–	3	161
Thu 12/31	at California Baptist Lancers Big West	ESPN+	9 PM ET	–	8	296
Sat 1/2	at UC Riverside Highlanders Big West	–	8 PM ET	–	1	–
Thu 1/7	vs Cal State Fullerton Titans Big West	–	9 PM ET	–	4	135
Sat 1/9	vs Long Beach State Beach Big West	–	9 PM ET	–	1	–
Thu 1/14	at Utah Valley Wolverines Big West	–	8 PM ET	–	4	598 +1h
Sat 1/16	at Sacramento State Hornets Big West	–	10 PM ET	–	1	536
Thu 1/21	vs Cal State Northridge Matadors Big West	–	10 PM ET	–	4	304
Sat 1/23	vs Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners Big West	–	9 PM ET	–	1	–
Thu 1/28	vs UC San Diego Tritons Big West	–	9 PM ET	–	4	–
Sat 1/30	vs UC Irvine Anteaters Big West	–	9 PM ET	–	1	–
Thu 2/4	at Long Beach State Beach Big West	–	10 PM ET	–	4	97
Sat 2/6	at Cal State Fullerton Titans Big West	–	7 PM ET	–	1	17
Thu 2/11	vs UC Riverside Highlanders Big West	–	9 PM ET	–	4	108
Sat 2/13	vs California Baptist Lancers Big West	–	9 PM ET	–	1	–
Thu 2/18	at Cal State Northridge Matadors Big West	–	10 PM ET	–	4	68
Sat 2/20	at Cal Poly Mustangs Big West	–	7 PM ET	–	1	148
Thu 2/25	at UC Irvine Anteaters Big West	–	10 PM ET	–	4	200
Sat 2/27	at UC San Diego Tritons Big West	–	9 PM ET	–	1	76
Thu 3/4	vs Sacramento State Hornets Big West	–	9 PM ET	–	4	187
Sat 3/6	vs Utah Valley Wolverines Big West	–	9 PM ET	–	1	–

Line is this team's spread (DraftKings via ESPN for finished games, our snapshots for upcoming). "cover" / "miss" is against that number. Click a result for the box score. Rest is full days off; miles are estimated travel into the game, with any time-zone change. Season total: 3,883 miles. See the route on the travel map · TV schedule.

Around Santa Barbara

Home floor: the Thunderdome

The town
UC Santa Barbara carries a Santa Barbara mailing address, and its campus surrounds the unincorporated community of Isla Vista. en.wikipedia.org
The town
Mission Santa Barbara, established on Dec. 4, 1786, is known as the Queen of the Missions. en.wikipedia.org
The town
The UC Santa Barbara campus has its own lagoon and borders the Pacific Ocean on two sides, with Campus Point jutting into the water. en.wikipedia.org
Alumni
UC Santa Barbara's alumni roll includes actor Michael Douglas, musician Jack Johnson and Robert Ballard, the oceanographer who found the Titanic in 1985. en.wikipedia.org
The program
UC Santa Barbara has won five conference tournament titles, in 2002, 2010, 2011, 2021 and 2023. en.wikipedia.org
The program
UC Santa Barbara has claimed six conference regular-season championships, in 1999, 2003, 2008, 2010, 2021 and 2023. en.wikipedia.org

From the Hardwood Bricks research desk: 44 checked notes on UCSB, its town and its history. A different set shows each day, and the same notes color our game stories.

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Players

Aidan Mahaney #20 · G

Player rating-2.6#136 of 168 in the Big West

Offense+2.1#9

Defense-4.7#168

126 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 21%

11.7 pts1.7 reb2.7 ast26.7 min 12-24 FG7-14 3PT4-4 FT 67.9 TS%13.9 shots+TO/40

Bio: Senior · 6' 3" · 185 lbs · Lafayette, CA · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO
11-03	vs SFST	W 85-55	20	7	2-6	1-2	2-2	1	1	0
11-07	vs OAK	W 90-67	28	16	6-9	4-5	0-0	0	3	1
11-12	vs NEV	W 76-63	32	12	4-9	2-7	2-2	4	4	1

CJ Shaw #3 · G

Player rating-0.3#70 of 168 in the Big West

Offense+2.0#10

Defense-2.3#151

112 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 27%

12.0 pts2.0 reb1.0 ast23.7 min 10-23 FG3-9 3PT13-15 FT 60.8 TS%17.2 shots+TO/40

Bio: Sophomore · 6' 5" · 190 lbs · North Las Vegas, NV · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-03	vs SFST	W 85-55	17	2	0-4	0-1	2-2	0	1	0	1	0
11-07	vs OAK	W 90-67	28	14	4-8	2-4	4-4	3	1	0	0	1
11-12	vs NEV	W 76-63	26	20	6-11	1-4	7-9	3	1	1	2	1

Miro Little #1 · G

Player rating+0.3#48 of 168 in the Big West

Offense-1.5#129

Defense+1.8#20

105 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 29%

8.7 pts1.3 reb4.3 ast22.3 min 5-14 FG3-9 3PT13-17 FT 60.5 TS%18.8 shots+TO/40

Bio: Senior · 6' 4" · 195 lbs · Tampere, Finland · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL
11-03	vs SFST	W 85-55	14	7	2-4	1-2	2-2	1	2	3	3
11-07	vs OAK	W 90-67	27	7	2-3	2-2	1-5	2	8	2	0
11-12	vs NEV	W 76-63	26	12	1-7	0-5	10-10	1	3	5	0

RJ Smith #5 · G

Player rating+1.6#30 of 168 in the Big West

Offense+1.7#15

Defense-0.1#81

95 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 17%

6.0 pts3.0 reb5.0 ast20.0 min 8-16 FG2-7 3PT0-0 FT 56.2 TS%11.3 shots+TO/40

Bio: Senior · 6' 3" · 195 lbs · Chino, CA · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-03	vs SFST	W 85-55	19	9	4-7	1-2	0-0	3	4	1	0	0
11-07	vs OAK	W 90-67	18	5	2-3	1-2	0-0	1	7	0	0	1
11-12	vs NEV	W 76-63	23	4	2-6	0-3	0-0	5	4	0	1	0

Marvin McGhee IV #4 · G

Player rating+7.2#1 of 168 in the Big West

Offense+3.4#2

Defense+3.8#7

94 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 16%

7.7 pts4.3 reb3.0 ast19.7 min 8-13 FG4-7 3PT3-4 FT 77.9 TS%10.7 shots+TO/40

Bio: Senior · 6' 7" · 200 lbs · Atlanta, GA · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-03	vs SFST	W 85-55	16	9	3-4	2-3	1-2	6	5	0	1	1
11-07	vs OAK	W 90-67	16	5	2-4	1-2	0-0	3	4	1	1	0
11-12	vs NEV	W 76-63	27	9	3-5	1-2	2-2	4	0	0	0	0

Eric Dibami #9 · C

Player rating+5.6#4 of 168 in the Big West

Offense+1.7#17

Defense+3.9#6

86 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 29%

8.3 pts6.0 reb0.0 ast18.3 min 9-16 FG0-0 3PT7-12 FT 58.7 TS%19.1 shots+TO/40

Bio: Sophomore · 6' 10" · 240 lbs · Yaounde, Cameroon · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	TO	STL	BLK
11-03	vs SFST	W 85-55	14	12	4-5	0-0	4-6	3	1	0	2
11-07	vs OAK	W 90-67	23	9	3-6	0-0	3-4	7	1	1	1
11-12	vs NEV	W 76-63	18	4	2-5	0-0	0-2	8	3	1	2

Viljami Vartiainen #8 · G

Player rating+2.1#23 of 168 in the Big West

Offense+1.8#14

Defense+0.3#63

80 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 31%

11.3 pts3.0 reb1.0 ast17.0 min 11-21 FG6-13 3PT6-6 FT 71.9 TS%20.9 shots+TO/40

Bio: Senior · 6' 6" · 205 lbs · Helsinki, Finland · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL
11-03	vs SFST	W 85-55	18	8	3-7	0-2	2-2	4	0	1	0
11-07	vs OAK	W 90-67	18	20	7-12	5-9	1-1	3	2	1	1
11-12	vs NEV	W 76-63	15	6	1-2	1-2	3-3	2	1	1	1

Antonio Chol #12 · F

Player rating+2.5#17 of 168 in the Big West

Offense+1.9#12

Defense+0.7#49

58 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 27%

8.7 pts2.3 reb0.0 ast12.3 min 7-12 FG6-9 3PT6-9 FT 81.5 TS%18.3 shots+TO/40

Bio: Senior · 6' 9" · 215 lbs · Buffalo, NY · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	TO	STL	BLK
11-03	vs SFST	W 85-55	19	13	3-8	2-5	5-7	4	1	1	1
11-07	vs OAK	W 90-67	6	7	2-2	2-2	1-2	3	0	0	0
11-12	vs NEV	W 76-63	12	6	2-2	2-2	0-0	0	0	0	1

Declan Duru Jr. #10 · F

Player rating+4.1#8 of 168 in the Big West

Offense+2.6#4

Defense+1.5#23

36 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 8%

1.0 pts3.5 reb1.5 ast11.5 min 1-1 FG0-0 3PT0-2 FT 53.2 TS%5.0 shots+TO/40

Bio: Sophomore · 6' 8" · 230 lbs · Munich, Germany · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-03	vs SFST	W 85-55	17	2	1-1	0-0	0-2	7	3	1	1	1
11-07	vs OAK	W 90-67	6	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
11-12	vs NEV	W 76-63	DNP

Koat Keat Tong #00 · F

Player rating+6.2#3 of 168 in the Big West

Offense+1.1#22

Defense+5.1#4

46 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 12%

1.3 pts3.7 reb0.3 ast9.7 min 2-5 FG0-0 3PT0-0 FT 40.0 TS%8.3 shots+TO/40

Bio: Senior · 6' 10" · 220 lbs · Orange County, CA · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL
11-03	vs SFST	W 85-55	7	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	0
11-07	vs OAK	W 90-67	5	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	1
11-12	vs NEV	W 76-63	17	2	1-3	0-0	0-0	8	1	0	0

Luke Zuffelato #2 · G

Player rating-0.7#78 of 168 in the Big West

Offense-1.0#106

Defense+0.3#60

26 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 17%

1.0 pts1.0 reb0.5 ast8.5 min 1-4 FG0-2 3PT0-2 FT 20.5 TS%11.5 shots+TO/40

Bio: Sophomore · 6' 5" · 200 lbs · Santa Barbara, CA · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-03	vs SFST	W 85-55	12	2	1-2	0-1	0-2	1	1	0	0	0
11-07	vs OAK	W 90-67	5	0	0-2	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0
11-12	vs NEV	W 76-63	DNP

Michael Simcoe #23 · F

Player rating+0.6#39 of 168 in the Big West

Offense+0.5#44

Defense+0.2#69

37 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 20%

2.0 pts0.3 reb0.0 ast8.0 min 2-7 FG1-3 3PT1-2 FT 38.1 TS%13.1 shots+TO/40

Bio: Sophomore · 6' 8" · 225 lbs · Phoenix, AZ · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	STL	BLK
11-03	vs SFST	W 85-55	7	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	0
11-07	vs OAK	W 90-67	13	3	1-5	1-2	0-0	1	0	1
11-12	vs NEV	W 76-63	4	1	0-1	0-1	1-2	0	0	0

Jordan Charles #6 · G

Player rating-0.3#68 of 168 in the Big West

Offense-1.4#127

Defense+1.1#34

17 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 61%

4.5 pts1.0 reb0.5 ast5.5 min 3-6 FG0-1 3PT3-5 FT 54.9 TS%40.7 shots+TO/40

Bio: Freshman · 6' 0" · 165 lbs · Scarborough, Canada · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-03	vs SFST	W 85-55	8	7	3-5	0-1	1-3	1	1	3	2	1
11-07	vs OAK	W 90-67	3	2	0-1	0-0	2-2	1	0	0	0	0
11-12	vs NEV	W 76-63	DNP

Marco John Wuol #7 · C

Player rating+1.1#35 of 168 in the Big West

Offense+0.5#43

Defense+0.6#53

12 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 8%

1.0 pts1.0 reb0.0 ast4.0 min 1-1 FG0-0 3PT0-0 FT 100.0 TS%5.0 shots+TO/40

Bio: Freshman · 6' 11" · 220 lbs · Munich, Germany · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-03	vs SFST	W 85-55	5	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1
11-07	vs OAK	W 90-67	3	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0
11-12	vs NEV	W 76-63	DNP

John Simcoe #21 · F

Player rating+0.6#40 of 168 in the Big West

Offense-0.2#69

Defense+0.8#43

5 possessions · still mostly last season's prior

0.0 pts1.0 reb0.0 ast3.0 min 0-0 FG0-0 3PT0-0 FT – TS%0.0 shots+TO/40

Bio: Sophomore · 6' 5" · 200 lbs · Phoenix, AZ · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-03	vs SFST	W 85-55	3	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0
11-07	vs OAK	W 90-67	DNP
11-12	vs NEV	W 76-63	DNP

Bryce Bedgood #35 · F

Player rating+1.1#36 of 168 in the Big West

Offense-0.0#61

Defense+1.1#36

8 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 46%

1.5 pts2.0 reb0.0 ast2.5 min 0-2 FG0-0 3PT3-4 FT 39.9 TS%30.1 shots+TO/40

Bio: Sophomore · 6' 11" · 210 lbs · Valencia, CA · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-03	vs SFST	W 85-55	4	3	0-1	0-0	3-4	2	0	0	0	0
11-07	vs OAK	W 90-67	1	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0
11-12	vs NEV	W 76-63	DNP

Isaac Shingange #18 · G

Has not appeared yet.

Bio: Senior · 6' 5" · 185 lbs · Johannesburg, South Africa · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN
11-03	vs SFST	W 85-55	DNP
11-07	vs OAK	W 90-67	DNP
11-12	vs NEV	W 76-63	DNP

Kyle Haughy #40 · F

Has not appeared yet.

Bio: Senior · 6' 6" · 210 lbs · San Ramon, CA · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN
11-03	vs SFST	W 85-55	DNP
11-07	vs OAK	W 90-67	DNP
11-12	vs NEV	W 76-63	DNP