UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
2022-2023 Overall Rank: #109
Conference Rank: #1 Big West
2021-22 Record: 17-11, 8-5
2021-22 Postseason: None
Coach: Joe Pasternack
Coach Record: 104-44 at UCSB, 158-104 overall
Key Departed Players:
Amadou Sow, Forward, 15.6 ppg, 8.4 rpg, 0.7 apg
Robinson Idehen, Forward, 5.4 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 0.2 apg
Semou Toure, Guard, 2.5 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 0.8 apg
Key Returning Players:
Ajay Mitchell, Sophomore, Guard, 11.6 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 3.7 apg
Miles Norris, Senior, Forward, 10.3 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 1.3 apg
Ajare Sanni, Senior, Guard, 10.2 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 2.9 apg
Josh Pierre-Louis, Senior, Guard, 8.8 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 3.1 apg
Calvin Wishart, Senior, Guard, 7.0 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 2.8 apg
Cole Anderson, Sophomore, Guard, 4.1 ppg, 0.7 rpg, 0.3 apg
Key New Players:
Koat Keat Tong, Freshman, Forward
Andre Kelly, Senior, Forward, Transfer from California
Zach Harvey, Junior, Guard, Transfer from Cincinnati
Evans Kipruto, Junior, Forward, Transfer from JC
Matija Belic, Freshman, Forward
Henry Hartwell, Freshman, Guard
Projected Postseason Tournament: NCAA
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 73.8 (104th in nation, 2nd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 65.8 (69, 4)
Field-Goal Percentage: 49.4 (3, 1)
Field-Goal Defense: 42.0 (111, 6)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 5.4 (324, 6)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 33.2 (217, 4)
Free-Throw Percentage: 70.8 (201, 8)
Rebound Margin: 4.1 (59, 2)
Assists Per Game: 15.6 (32, 1)
Turnovers Per Game: 13.2 (237, 8)
