1987–88 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball
ConferencePacific Coast Athletic Association
Record22–8 (13–5 PCAA)
Head coach
Home arenaThe Thunderdome
1987–88 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 12 UNLV153 .833286  .824
UC Santa Barbara135 .722228  .733
Utah State135 .7222110  .677
Long Beach State117 .6111712  .586
UC Irvine99 .5001614  .533
New Mexico State810 .4441616  .500
San Jose State810 .4441415  .483
Cal State Fullerton711 .3891217  .414
Fresno State612 .333919  .321
Pacific018 .000524  .172
1988 PCAA tournament winner

The 1987–88 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team represented the University of California, Santa Barbara during the 1987–88 college basketball season. They were led by head coach Jerry Pimm in his 5th season at UCSB. The Gauchos were members of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association and played their home games at the UC Santa Barbara Events Center, also known as The Thunderdome.

UCSB finished the season 22–8, 13–5 in PCAA play to finish second in the conference regular season standings. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament the school's first appearance in the “Big Dance.” As the No. 10 seed in the Southeast Region, they lost to No. 7 seed Maryland in the opening round.[1]

Roster

1987–88 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 22 Brian Shaw 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)195 lb (88 kg) Sr Oakland, California
G 15 Carrick DeHart 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
So Inglewood, California
F 35 Gary Gray 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Fr
F 55 Eric McArthur 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
So South Pasadena, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Regular season
    Nov 27, 1987*
    Santa Clara W 67–64  1–0
    The Thunderdome 
    Santa Barbara, California
    Nov 30, 1987*
    at San Diego W 72–67  2–0
    USD Sports Center 
    San Diego, California
    Dec 3, 1987*
    Oregon State W 71–70  3–0
    The Thunderdome 
    Santa Barbara, California
    Dec 12, 1987*
    Westmont W 70–62  4–0
    The Thunderdome 
    Santa Barbara, California
    Dec 17, 1987*
    Pepperdine W 76–68  5–0
    The Thunderdome 
    Santa Barbara, California
    Dec 21, 1987*
    Montana State W 71–64  6–0
    The Thunderdome 
    Santa Barbara, California
    Dec 23, 1987*
    NC State W 96–78  7–0
    The Thunderdome 
    Santa Barbara, California
    Dec 28, 1987*
    vs. Stanford
    Hoosier Classic
    L 65–75  7–1
    Market Square Arena 
    Indianapolis, Indiana
    Dec 29, 1987*
    vs. Penn
    Hoosier Classic
    W 82–52  8–1
    Market Square Arena 
    Indianapolis, Indiana
    Jan 4, 1988
    at UC Irvine W 81–78  9–1
    (1–0)
    Bren Events Center 
    Irvine, California
    Jan 7, 1988
    at No. 13 UNLV W 62–60[2]  10–1
    (2–0)
    Thomas & Mack Center 
    Las Vegas, Nevada
    Jan 9, 1988
    at Cal State Fullerton W 67–55  11–1
    (3–0)
    Titan Gym 
    Fullerton, California
    Jan 14, 1988
    San Jose State L 61–67  11–2
    (3–1)
    The Thunderdome 
    Santa Barbara, California
    Jan 16, 1988
    Utah State L 72–73  11–3
    (3–2)
    The Thunderdome 
    Santa Barbara, California
    Jan 21, 1988
    at Fresno State W 75–61  12–3
    (4–2)
    Selland Arena 
    Fresno, California
    Jan 23, 1988
    at Pacific W 68–64  13–3
    (5–2)
    Alex G. Spanos Center 
    Stockton, California
    Jan 28, 1988
    New Mexico State W 66–63  14–3
    (6–2)
    The Thunderdome 
    Santa Barbara, California
    Jan 30, 1988
    Long Beach State L 76–77  14–4
    (6–3)
    The Thunderdome 
    Santa Barbara, California
    Feb 4, 1988
    Cal State Fullerton W 57–56  15–4
    (7–3)
    The Thunderdome 
    Santa Barbara, California
    Feb 6, 1988
    No. 2 UNLV W 71–66[3][4]  16–4
    (8–3)
    The Thunderdome 
    Santa Barbara, California
    Feb 11, 1988
    at Utah State L 62–85  16–5
    (8–4)
    Dee Glen Smith Spectrum 
    Logan, Utah
    Feb 13, 1988
    at San Jose State W 65–64  17–5
    (9–4)
    San Jose Civic Auditorium 
    San Jose, California
    Feb 18, 1988
    Pacific W 97–59  18–5
    (10–4)
    The Thunderdome 
    Santa Barbara, California
    Feb 20, 1988
    Fresno State W 77–60  19–5
    (11–4)
    The Thunderdome 
    Santa Barbara, California
    Feb 25, 1988
    at Long Beach State W 81–73  20–5
    (12–4)
    Gold Mine 
    Long Beach, California
    Feb 27, 1988
    at New Mexico State L 57–81  20–6
    (12–5)
    Pan American Center 
    Las Cruces, New Mexico
    Mar 5, 1988
    UC Irvine W 83–77  21–6
    (13–5)
    The Thunderdome 
    Santa Barbara, California
    Big West tournament
    Mar 11, 1988*
    (3) vs. (6) New Mexico State
    Quarterfinals
    W 56–52  22–6
    The Forum 
    Inglewood, California
    Mar 12, 1988*
    (3) vs. (2) Utah State
    Semifinals
    L 66–73  22–7
    The Forum 
    Inglewood, California
    NCAA tournament
    Mar 18, 1988*
    (10 SE) vs. (7 SE) Maryland
    First Round
    L 82–92[1]  22–8
    Riverfront Coliseum 
    Cincinnati, Ohio
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll
    Source[5]. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    SE=Southeast.
    All times are in Pacific Time.

    Awards and honors

    1988 NBA draft

    Round Pick Player NBA Club
    124Brian ShawBoston Celtics

    [6]

    References

    1. 1 2 "MARYLAND WINS BY 10, GEORGETOWN EDGES LSU". The Washington Post. March 19, 1988. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
    2. "Long Shots Hit, UC Santa Barbara Upsets Las Vegas". The Los Angeles Times. January 8, 1988. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
    3. "UC Santa Barbara Remains UNLV's PCAA Enemy No. 1". The Los Angeles Times. February 7, 1988. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
    4. "Vegas Folds!". Daily Nexus. February 8, 1988. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
    5. "2019-20 UCSB Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). UCSB Athletics. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
    6. "1988 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
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