2017-2018 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos

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2017-2018 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
0 Jarriesse Blackmon Jr PF 6-7 211 Mar 1, 1997 Layton (UT) United States Layton High School
5 Jalen Canty Sr PF 6-8 248 Jul 12, 1995 Oakland (CA) United States St. Patrick-St. Vincent High School
15 Brandon Davis Fr SG 6-2 190 Oct 26, 1998 Mission Hills (CA) United States / Puerto Rico Bishop Alemany High School
12 Alex Hart Sr F 6-10 228 Dec 22, 1995 Kelowna Canada / Switzerland Immaculata High School
21 Max Heidegger So PG 6-3 180 Jun 5, 1997 Encino (CA) United States / Israel Crespi Carmelite High School
55 Marcus Jackson Sr G 6-4 185 Sep 22, 1994 Mill City (OR) United States Pacific Hills High School
1 Leland King II Sr F 6-7 215 May 11, 1995 Inglewood (CA) United States Brentwood School
10 Maxwell Kupchak Jr PF 6-7 201 Nov 1, 1996 Los Angeles (CA) United States Brentwood School
14 Ami Lakoju Jr F 6-9 265 Nov 22, 1995 New York (NY) United States St. Luke's School
44 Andrew Pickles So F 6-7 225 Mar 28, 1998 Seattle (WA) United States Mercer Island High School
3 Clifton Powell So PG 6-5 171 May 5, 1997 Sun Valley (CA) United States 22ft Basketball Academy
43 J.D. Slajchert Jr F 6-6 227 Oct 20, 1994 Oak Park (CA) United States Phillips Exeter Academy
23 Christian Terrell So SF 6-5 200 Jul 28, 1997 Sacramento (CA) United States Sacramento High School
2 Gabe Vincent Sr G 6-2 200 Jun 14, 1996 Stockton (CA) United States / Nigeria St. Mary's High School
13 Sam Walters Jr G 6-2 190 Dec 8, 1995 Soquel (CA) United States Soquel High School
24 Dwight Young, Jr. Fr G 5-11 150 Apr 20, 1998 Manteca (CA) United States Manteca High School

UC Santa Barbara Transfers Sitting Out 2017-2018

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality Transferred From
- Zack Moore Jr F 6-5 200 Mar 26, 1997 Bellevue (WA) United States / Japan Seattle
- Devearl Ramsey So PG 6-0 185 May 17, 1997 Chatsworth (CA) United States Nevada

Recent UC Santa Barbara Gauchos History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 16-15 (9-11) 7th (Big West) 1st Rnd N/A
2022-2023 27-8 (15-5) 1st (Big West) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2021-2022 17-11 (9-6) 6th (Big West) 3rd Rnd N/A
2020-2021 22-5 (15-3) 1st (Big West) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2019-2020 21-10 (10-6) 2nd (Big West) 1st Rnd N/A
2018-2019 22-10 (10-6) 2nd (Big West) 2nd Rnd N/A
2017-2018 23-9 (11-5) 2nd (Big West) 2nd Rnd N/A
2016-2017 6-22 (4-12) 9th (Big West) N/A N/A
2015-2016 19-14 (11-5) 4th (Big West) 2nd Rnd Vegas 16 2nd Rnd
2014-2015 19-14 (11-5) 2nd (Big West) 2nd Rnd CBI 1st Rnd
2013-2014 21-9 (12-4) 2nd (Big West) 1st Rnd N/A
2012-2013 11-20 (7-11) 7th (Big West) 1st Rnd N/A
2011-2012 20-11 (12-4) 2nd (Big West) Runner Up CIT 1st Rnd
2010-2011 18-14 (8-8) 4th (Big West) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2009-2010 20-10 (12-4) 1st (Big West) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2008-2009 16-15 (8-8) 4th (Big West) 3rd Rnd N/A
2007-2008 23-9 (12-4) 1st (Big West) 3rd Rnd NIT 1st Rnd
2006-2007 18-11 (9-5) 2nd (Big West) 2nd Rnd N/A
2005-2006 15-14 (6-8) 5th (Big West) 2nd Rnd N/A
2004-2005 11-18 (7-11) 6th (Big West) 2nd Rnd N/A
2003-2004 16-12 (10-8) 3rd (Big West) 2nd Rnd N/A
2002-2003 18-14 (14-4) 1st (Big West) 2nd Rnd NIT 2nd Rnd

2017-2018 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Max Heidegger NABC All-District (9) Second Team
Max Heidegger All-Big West First Team
Leland King II All-Big West First Team
Gabe Vincent All-Big West Second Team
Max Heidegger Big West All-Tournament Team
Leland King II Big West Player of the Week (Feb 5, 2018)

2017-2018 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters M. Heidegger G. Vincent M. Jackson L. King II J. Canty
Rotation     C. Terrell A. Lakoju  
Rotation       J. Blackmon  
Lim PT S. Walters B. Davis J. Slajchert A. Hart  
Lim PT C. Powell     M. Kupchak  
Lim PT       A. Pickles  

2017-2018 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Max Heidegger 32 32.9 19.1 2.5 2.5 0.6 0.1 1.6
Leland King II 32 31.8 15.6 10.2 1.9 0.8 0.2 1.2
Jalen Canty 26 27.5 12.7 7.7 1.0 0.5 1.8 1.3
Gabe Vincent 32 29.1 12.4 1.9 3.2 1.1 0.2 1.2
Marcus Jackson 28 33.3 8.4 2.4 4.0 0.8 0.2 1.9
Ami Lakoju 32 12.0 4.0 3.3 0.1 0.1 0.6 0.9
Christian Terrell 30 17.8 2.8 3.1 1.8 0.6 0.2 1.0
Jarriesse Blackmon 23 11.7 1.9 2.6 0.3 0.2 0.6 0.5
Alex Hart 24 6.2 1.5 1.6 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3
J.D. Slajchert 7 4.0 1.1 0.9 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.4
Sam Walters 9 6.8 1.1 0.9 0.9 0.2 0.0 0.7
Andrew Pickles 2 5.0 1.0 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Clifton Powell 7 5.6 0.9 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.7
Brandon Davis 28 6.8 0.7 0.6 0.8 0.2 0.0 0.5
Maxwell Kupchak 21 5.4 0.7 1.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2

2017-2018 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Joe Pasternack Head Coach 2017-2018 Associate Head Coach (Arizona, 2013 to 2017)
Ben Tucker Assistant Coach 2017-2018 Assistant Coach (Northern Arizona, 2016 to 2017)
John Rillie Assistant Coach 2017-2018 Assistant Coach (Boise State, 2011 to 2017)
Louis Reynaud Assistant Coach 2017-2018 Director of Basketball Operations (Houston, 2016 to 2017)
John Seavey Video Coordinator 2017-2018 N/A
John McCutcheon Athletic Director 2015-2016 Athletic Director (Massachusetts, 2004 to 2015)
Eric Schmitt Director of Sports Performance 2016-2017 N/A
David Miller Director of Basketball Operations 2017-2018 Director of Player Development (Alabama, 2016 to 2017)
Bill Mahoney Associate Athletic Director of Communications 2012-2013 N/A
Andrew Payne Graduate Manager 2017-2018 Graduate Assistant (San Diego, 2016 to 2017)
Leroy Heu Head Athletic Trainer 2014-2015 N/A