UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
2023-2024 Overall Rank: #106
Conference Rank: #2 Big West
2022-23 Record: 27-8, 15-5
2022-23 Postseason: NCAA
Coach: Joe Pasternack
Coach Record: 132-53 at UCSB, 186-113 overall
Key Departed Players:
Miles Norris, Forward, 14.1 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 1.2
Andre Kelly, Forward, 9.3 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 0.9 apg
Calvin Wishart, Guard, 7.2 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 2.9 apg
Ajare Sanni, Guard, 6.2 ppg, 1.9 rpg, 0.9 apg
Key Returning Players:
Ajay Mitchell, Junior, Guard, 16.3 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 5.1 apg
Josh Pierre-Louis, Senior, Guard, 9.5 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 2.4 apg
Cole Anderson, Junior, Guard, 7.3 ppg, 1.4 rpg, 0.6 apg
Koat Keat Tong, Sophomore, Forward, 1.9 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 0.3 apg
Jakov Kukic, Senior, Forward, 2.2 ppg, 1.9 rpg, 0.2 apg
Matija Belic, Sophomore, Forward, 1.5 ppg, 0.8 rpg, 0.3 apg
Evans Kipruto, Senior, Forward, 1.5 ppg, 0.9 rpg, 0.2 apg
Key New Players:
Yohan Traore, Sophomore, Forward, Transfer from Auburn
Ben Shtolzberg, Sophomore, Guard, Transfer from Creighton
Henry Hartwell, Freshman, Guard
Projected Postseason Tournament: CBI
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 71.7 (175th in nation, 5th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 65.9 (54, 4)
Field-Goal Percentage: 49.3 (6, 1)
Field-Goal Defense: 44.4 (216, 8)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 5.5 (330, 7)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 35.0 (131, 4)
Free-Throw Percentage: 72.7 (135, 5)
Rebound Margin: 1.6 (150, 6)
Assists Per Game: 14.1 (98, 3)
Turnovers Per Game: 11.3 (68, 1)
