UC Santa Barbara women's basketball head coach Carlene Mitchell continues to garner national attention as she has been tabbed to speak at a national conference for coaches.The first-year coach, who led the Gauchos to their 14th Big West Tournament title with a historic run this past season, will speak at the Villa 7 conference on the Nike Campus in Oregon on May 10. Mitchell will be a key member of the "Young Gun" panel speaking about success as a young coach.Recently, Mitchell was one … [Read more...]
WeissCrax: French birds of a feather
Sunday, April 29, 2012 By Leave a Comment
They flew in from near and far …From perches Newport Beach … Westwood … Seattle … Phoenix … Hawaii … China … and everywhere else.Now fully-fledged, they all flocked home in near-formation to the Mother Nest for a blast of nourishment.They came in droves!“This thing just snowballed,” offered The Organizer & Legend of the Dome, Barb Beainy, the one with the shortest flight from, well, right here in SB.‘This thing’ she is referring to is aka: Gaucho … [Read more...]
Locke leaving UCSB basketball post for Central Florida
Monday, April 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment
UC Santa Barbara women's basketball assistant coach Courtney Locke has accepted a coaching position at the University of Central Florida, head coach Carlene Mitchell announced on Monday.Locke, who had helped the Gauchos to the 2012 Big West Tournament title in her first season in Santa Barbara – the Gauchos' 14th, which is easily the most in the conference – returns to UCF where she had worked in the three previous seasons before joining UCSB's staff."Courtney was a big part of our … [Read more...]
Emilie Johnson on Lowe’s Senior CLASS First Team
Monday, April 2, 2012 By Leave a Comment
UC Santa Barbara women's senior guard Emilie Johnson has been named to the Lowe's Senior CLASS First Team, it was announced by the committee.Johnson, who became the very first member of UCSB's illustrious program to be named one of the Lowe's 10 finalists, was joined on the first team by Stanford's Nnemkadi Ogumike (the Senior CLASS winner), Oregon's Amanda Johnson, Notre Dame's Natalie Novosel and Dayton's Justine Raterman.Johnson, who finished in the top-10 in UCSB history in … [Read more...]
UCSB’s Mitchell named finalist for Rookie Coach of the Year
Saturday, March 31, 2012 By 1 Comment
UC Santa Barbara women's basketball head coach Carlene Mitchell was named one of three finalists for the Spalding Maggie Dixon Division I Rookie Coach of the Year presented by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association.Mitchell, who led UCSB to its 14th Big West Tournament title and a berth in the NCAA Tournament turning around a team that was 8-13 by winning nine of the Gauchos' final 12 games, is one of just three honorees nationwide to be nominated for the award.The other nominees are … [Read more...]
Idaho ends UCSB’s season 86-83
Thursday, March 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment
MOSCOW, Idaho – UC Santa Barbara’s season ended on Wednesday night, but the Gauchos didn’t go down without a fight as they came from 17 points behind to get within one before losing 86-83 at Idaho in the first round of the CollegeInsider.com Tournament.UCSB led 11-10 on a layup by Jaimé Serna with 14:41 to play in the first half, but the Vandals took control of the offensive glass and the game from there, outscoring the Gauchos 25-7 to take a decisive 35-18 lead with 4:42 to play in … [Read more...]
Gauchos draw No. 1 seed Baylor in NCAA Tournament
Monday, March 12, 2012 By Leave a Comment
UCSB drew top-seeded and undefeated Baylor in the first round of the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament on Monday.The Gauchos (17-15) and Bears (34-0) will play on Sunday in Bowling Green, Ohio in the Des Moines Region. Tip-off is scheduled for 11:30 a.m.Baylor is led by national player of the year candidate, 6-8 Brittney Griner. She averages 23.3 points per game and has twice scored 40 or more in the last 10 games.Asked how her Gauchos will defend against the most dominant player … [Read more...]
UCSB men to play in CIT against Idaho
Sunday, March 11, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The UCSB men’s basketball team failed to land a spot in the NIT or the College Basketball Invitational Tournament, but will be playing in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament, or CIT.The Gauchos begin play on Wednesday when they travel to the University of Idaho for a 6 p.m. clash."The opportunity to go to the postseason is special," said UCSB head coach Bob Williams. "In 2008, we had a special group that included Al (Alex) Harris, Chris Devine and Ivan (Elliott), they won … [Read more...]
Gauchos worn out by Long Beach’s Ware
Saturday, March 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment
ANAHEIM - Tournament MVP Casper Ware scored 33 points and handed out six assists Saturday night at the Honda Center to lead No. 1 seed Long Beach State to a 77-64 victory over No. 3 seed UC Santa Barbara for the championship of the Big West Conference Tournament and an automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament.The Gauchos will now await a possible invitation to play in one of the various other postseason tournaments, including the College Basketball Invitational and the College Insider … [Read more...]
