1989–90 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1989–90 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos Basketball 250 Big West Conference Big West 21–9 13–5 Jerry Pimm 7th The Thunderdome NCAA tournament second round The 1989–90 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team represented the University of California, Santa Barbara during the 1989–90 college basketball season. They were led by head coach Jerry Pimm in his 7th season at UCSB. The Gauchos were members of the Big West Conference and played their home games at the UC Santa Barbara Events Center, also known as The Thunderdome. UCSB finished the season 21–9, 13–5 in Big West play to finish third in the conference regular season standings. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. As the No. 9 seed in the Southeast Region, they beat Houston in the first round before losing to No. 1 seed Michigan State in the second round. The season was a memorable one for UCSB fans. The 1989–90 team beat eventual National champion UNLV in front of a raucous crown at The Thunderdome on February 26, 1990. It would end up being UNLV's only loss over a stretch of 55 games between the 1989–90 and 1990–91 seasons. The Gauchos also won the first NCAA Tournament game in school history.UCSB’s Legendary Basketball Squad Honored https://www.independent.com/2015/03/05/ucsbs-legendary-basketball-squad-honored/ Santa Barbara Independent March 5, 2015 May 2, 2020 Roster 1989 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos y Idris Jones 3 G 6 3 Fr Carrick DeHart 15 G 6 4 Sr Inglewood, California Lucius Davis 34 F 6 8 So Gary Gray 35 F 6 9 Jr Eric McArthur 55 F 6 7 Sr South Pasadena, California Jerry Pimm (USC) Schedule and results yes |- !colspan=9 style=UC Santa Barbara Gauchos| Regular season Nov 25, 1989 yes 1989 men Pepperdine Waves Pepperdine The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, California 67–46 1–0 Nov 28, 1989 yes yes 1989 men San Diego Toreros San Diego USD Sports Center San Diego, California 79–62 2–0 Dec 1, 1989 yes yes 1989 men Bradley Braves Bradley Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa 86–60 3–0 Dec 2, 1989 yes yes Iowa Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa 79–85 3–1 Dec 9, 1989 yes yes Loyola Marymount Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, California 101–104 3–2 Dec 17, 1989 yes 1989 men Eastern Washington Eagles Eastern Washington The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, California 72–67 4–2 Dec 19, 1989 yes 1989 men Oregon Ducks Oregon The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, California 70–54 5–2 Dec 23, 1989 yes Boston University The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, California 89–68 6–2 Jan 2, 1990 1989 men San Jose State Spartans San Jose State The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, California 82–61 7–2 1–0 Jan 4, 1990 1989 men Utah State Aggies Utah State The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, California 91–66 8–2 2–0 Jan 7, 1990 yes 1989 men Pacific Tigers Pacific Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, California 53–75 8–3 2–1 Jan 9, 1990 yes 1989 men Fresno State Bulldogs Fresno State Selland Arena Fresno, California 70–51 9–3 3–1 Jan 11, 1990 New Mexico State The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, California 61–74 9–4 3–2 Jan 13, 1990 1989 men Long Beach State 49ers Long Beach State The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, California 82–67 10–4 4–2 Jan 15, 1990 yes Utah State Dee Glen Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah 91–82 11–4 5–2 Jan 20, 1990 yes UC-Irvine Bren Events Center Irvine, California 73–66 12–4 6–2 Jan 25, 1990 yes UNLV 5 Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada 67–69 12–5 6–3 Jan 29, 1990 1989 men Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Fullerton The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, California 72–64 13–5 7–3 Feb 1, 1990 Pacific The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, California 57–45 14–5 8–3 Feb 3, 1990 Fresno State The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, California 78–57 15–5 9–3 Feb 5, 1990 yes yes 1989 men Santa Clara Broncos Santa Clara Leavey Center Santa Clara, California 82–63 16–5 Feb 8, 1990 yes Long Beach State The Gold Mine Long Beach, California 84–67 17–5 10–3 Feb 10, 1990 yes New Mexico State Pan American Center Las Cruces, New Mexico 64–66 17–6 10–4 Feb 15, 1990 yes Cal State Fullerton Titan Gym Fullerton, California 75–70 18–6 11–4 Feb 17, 1990 UC Irvine The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, California 97–98 18–7 11–5 Feb 26, 1990 UNLV 4 The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, California 78–70Santa Barbara deals UNLV a painful defeat https://lasvegassun.com/news/1990/feb/26/santa-barbara-deals-unlv-painful-defeat/ Las Vegas Sun February 27, 1990 May 2, 2020 6,387 19–7 12–5 Mar 3, 1990 yes San Jose State The Event Center San Jose, California 77–76 20–7 13–5 |- !colspan=9 style=UC Santa Barbara Gauchos|Big West tournament Mar 8, 1990 yes yes 1989 men Pacific Tigers Pacific Long Beach Arena Long Beach, California Big West tournament Quarterfinal 62–65 20–8 |- !colspan=9 style=UC Santa Barbara Gauchos|NCAA tournament Mar 15, 1990 yes yes 9 SE Houston 8 SE Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee First Round 70–66McArthur Keeps UCSB Alive https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-03-16-sp-143-story.html Los Angeles Times March 16, 1990 May 2, 2020 21–8 Mar 17, 1990 yes yes 9 SE Michigan State 3 1 SE Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee Second Round 58–62NCAA BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT / SOUTHEAST AND MIDWEST REGIONALS : Gauchos Don't Have a Shot Against Michigan State : Southeast Regional: UC Santa Barbara can't find the basket in a 62-58 loss to Spartans that isn't that close. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-03-18-sp-969-story.html Los Angeles Times March 18, 1990 May 2, 2020 21–9 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 2, 2020 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 References Uc Santa Barbara Uc Santa Barbara Category:UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball seasons