UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
2024-2025 Overall Rank: #111
Conference Rank: #1 Big West
2023-24 Record: 16-15, 9-11
2023-24 Postseason: None
Coach: Joe Pasternack
Coach Record: 148-68 at UCSB, 202-128 overall
Key Departed Players:
Ajay Mitchell, Guard, 20.0 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 4.0 apg
Yohan Traore, Forward, 14.5 ppg, 5.1 rpg
Josh Pierre-Louis, Guard, 11.4 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 3.2 apg, 1.5 spg
Matija Belic, Guard, 3.9 ppg, 2.4 rpg
Key Returning Players:
Cole Anderson, Senior, Guard, 10.3 ppg, 1.8 rpg, 1.1 apg
Ariel Bland, Senior, Forward, 6.0 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 1.2 apg, 1.2 bpg
Jason Fontenet II, Sophomore, Guard, 5.1 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 1.5 apg
Ben Shtolzberg, Junior, Guard, 2.9ppg, 1.3 rpg, 1.1 apg
Key New Players:
Stephen Swenson, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Stetson
Deuce Turner, Senior, Guard, Transfer from San Diego
Kenny Pohto, Senior, Forward, Transfer from Wichita State
Colin Smith, Junior, Forward, Transfer from Vanderbilt
Max Murrell, Senior, Forward, Transfer from Stanford
Zion Sensley, Freshman, Forward
Elia Bongiorno, Freshman, Guard
ZZ Clark, Freshman, Guard
Projected Postseason Tournament: NCAA
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 75.4 (116th in nation, 3rd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 73.5 (229, 7)
Field-Goal Percentage: 49.0 (10, 1)
Field-Goal Defense: 45.3 (271, 8)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 6.0 (305, 6)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 36.0 (69, 1)
Free-Throw Percentage: 73.6 (99, 3)
Rebound Margin: 2.8 (92, 4)
Assists Per Game: 13.5 (145, 4)
Turnovers Per Game: 13.1 (291, 8)
