1987–88 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1987–88 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos Basketball 250 Pacific Coast Athletic Association PCAA 22–8 13–5 Jerry Pimm 5th The Thunderdome NCAA tournament 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.MARYLAND WINS BY 10, GEORGETOWN EDGES LSU https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1988/03/19/maryland-wins-by-10-georgetown-edges-lsu/267b8143-b959-4003-87c6-49efd02c1185/ The Washington Post March 19, 1988 April 25, 2022 Roster 1987 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos y Brian Shaw basketball 22 G 6 6 195 Sr y Oakland, California Carrick DeHart 15 G 6 4 So Inglewood, California Gary Gray 35 F 6 9 Fr Eric McArthur 55 F 6 7 So South Pasadena, California Jerry Pimm (USC) Schedule and results yes |- !colspan=9 style=UC Santa Barbara Gauchos| Regular season Nov 27, 1987 yes 1987 men Santa Clara Broncos Santa Clara The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, California 67–64 1–0 Nov 30, 1987 yes yes 1987 men San Diego Toreros San Diego USD Sports Center San Diego, California 72–67 2–0 Dec 3, 1987 yes Oregon State The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, California 71–70 3–0 Dec 12, 1987 yes 1987 men Westmont Warriors Westmont The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, California 70–62 4–0 Dec 17, 1987 yes 1987 men Pepperdine Waves Pepperdine The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, California 76–68 5–0 Dec 21, 1987 yes 1987 men Montana State Bobcats Montana State The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, California 71–64 6–0 Dec 23, 1987 yes NC State The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, California 96–78 7–0 Dec 28, 1987 yes yes 1987 men Stanford Cardinal Stanford Market Square Arena Indianapolis, Indiana Hoosier Classic 65–75 7–1 Dec 29, 1987 yes yes 1987 men Penn Quakers Penn Market Square Arena Indianapolis, Indiana Hoosier Classic 82–52 8–1 Jan 4, 1988 yes UC Irvine Bren Events Center Irvine, California 81–78 9–1 1–0 Jan 7, 1988 yes UNLV 13 Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada 62–60Long Shots Hit, UC Santa Barbara Upsets Las Vegas https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-01-08-sp-23016-story.html The Los Angeles Times January 8, 1988 May 7, 2022 10–1 2–0 Jan 9, 1988 yes 1987 men Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Fullerton Titan Gym Fullerton, California 67–55 11–1 3–0 Jan 14, 1988 1987 men San Jose State Spartans San Jose State The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, California 61–67 11–2 3–1 Jan 16, 1988 Utah State The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, California 72–73 11–3 3–2 Jan 21, 1988 yes 1987 men Fresno State Bulldogs Fresno State Selland Arena Fresno, California 75–61 12–3 4–2 Jan 23, 1988 yes 1987 men Pacific Tigers Pacific Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, California 68–64 13–3 5–2 Jan 28, 1988 1987 men New Mexico State Aggies New Mexico State The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, California 66–63 14–3 6–2 Jan 30, 1988 1987 men Long Beach State 49ers Long Beach State The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, California 76–77 14–4 6–3 Feb 4, 1988 Cal State Fullerton The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, California 57–56 15–4 7–3 Feb 6, 1988 UNLV 2 The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, California 71–66UC Santa Barbara Remains UNLV's PCAA Enemy No. 1 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-02-07-sp-41205-story.html The Los Angeles Times February 7, 1988 May 7, 2022Vegas Folds! https://www.alexandria.ucsb.edu/downloads/j96021833 Daily Nexus February 8, 1988 May 7, 2022 16–4 8–3 Feb 11, 1988 yes Utah State Dee Glen Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah 62–85 16–5 8–4 Feb 13, 1988 yes San Jose State San Jose Civic Auditorium San Jose, California 65–64 17–5 9–4 Feb 18, 1988 Pacific The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, California 97–59 18–5 10–4 Feb 20, 1988 Fresno State The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, California 77–60 19–5 11–4 Feb 25, 1988 yes Long Beach State Gold Mine Long Beach, California 81–73 20–5 12–4 Feb 27, 1988 yes New Mexico State Pan American Center Las Cruces, New Mexico 57–81 20–6 12–5 Mar 5, 1988 UC Irvine The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, California 83–77 21–6 13–5 |- !colspan=9 style=UC Santa Barbara Gauchos|Big West tournament Mar 11, 1988 yes yes 3 New Mexico State 6 The Forum Inglewood, California Quarterfinals 56–52 22–6 Mar 12, 1988 yes yes 3 Utah State 2 The Forum Inglewood, California Semifinals 66–73 22–7 |- !colspan=9 style=UC Santa Barbara Gauchos|NCAA tournament Mar 18, 1988 yes yes 10 SE Maryland 7 SE Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio First Round 82–92 22–8 Pacific Time SE Southeast AP Poll Sourcehttps://ucsbgauchos.com/sports/m-baskbl/2019-20/files/UCSB_Basketball_Records_2019-20.pdf 2019-20 UCSB Men's Basketball Record Book UCSB Athletics May 7, 2022 January 10, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200110034002/https://ucsbgauchos.com/sports/m-baskbl/2019-20/files/UCSB_Basketball_Records_2019-20.pdf dead Awards and honors Brian Shaw – PCAA Player of the Year 1988 NBA draft 1988 NBA draft UC Santa Barbara Gauchos Round Pick Player NBA club 1 24 Brian Shaw Boston Celtics https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1988.html 1988 NBA Draft Basketball-reference.com May 7, 2022 References Uc Santa Barbara Uc Santa Barbara Category:UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball seasons