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UCSB announces naming of Barber Academic & Student Success Center

Athletics Director Mark Massari announced Friday the naming of the academics and student-athlete support wing of the Intercollegiate Athletics Building in honor of Jim and Cheryl Barber. The … [Read more...]

WVB: UCSB hires Miami’s Lantagne Welch to replace Gregory

Nicole Lantagne Welch is UCSB's new women's volleyball coach.

UCSB didn't take long in hiring a replacement for the legendary women's volleyball coach Kathy Gregory. Nicole Lantagne Welch, the coach at the University of Miami, has agreed to take over the … [Read more...]

Big West Conference, FOX Sports confirm regional TV partnership

IRVINE – The Big West Conference and FOX Sports Networks today announced a long-term media rights agreement that makes Prime Ticket, FOX Sports West, and FOX Sports San Diego the exclusive regional … [Read more...]

UCSB thrilled with addition of Boise State to Big West

The Big West Conference members have voted to invite Boise State into the league for all of its non-football sports for the 2013-14 season, it was announced Friday. “On behalf of the campus, I … [Read more...]

Nwaba wins big at annual SB Awards

On Wednesday night, UCSB athletes gathered at the Isla Vista Theater for the Fifth Annual SB Awards, the year-end awards show that celebrates the past season in UCSB Athletics by highlighting the best … [Read more...]

Santa Barbara Sports Figure of the Month: John Zant

John Zant stands in with one of UCSB's greatest women's basketball players in Erin Alexander.

It was a chance meeting that would forever change his life … Had he left minutes earlier on that hot August afternoon, he would have missed that golden lead of a ‘temporary’ sports reporting … [Read more...]

UCSB brings on new assistant AD for Sports Performance

UCSB Athletics is pleased to announce that Robert "Chip" Schaefer, who was a part of 11 National Basketball Association championship teams in Chicago and Los Angeles, has been hired as the Gauchos' … [Read more...]

UCSB collecting shoes to support relief effort in Japan

As it did following the earthquake in Haiti, UCSB Athletics will team up with Soles4Souls and help collect gently worn shoes, which will be distributed in Japan and other areas of need. The effort is … [Read more...]

UCSB-All Decade Teams: Best of the Best Gauchos

The UCSB Athletics Department recently unveiled its All-Decade Teams to honor the athletes who have made the biggest impact on their respective teams over the past 10 years. It has been a decade … [Read more...]

Anteaters slurp up Big West opener

UCSB's Orlando Johnson uses the left hand on a driving shot during the second half of Saturday's Big West opener at UC Irvine.

IRVINE - UCSB opened its Big West schedule out-of-town on Saturday night and are now out-of-a-conference win after being stopped 57-55 by UC Irvine at the Bren Center. "We were not very good … [Read more...]

Silva, Nonni spur No. 10 Gauchos to win in opener

NonniTab

Luis Silva was playing with a heavy heart in the UCSB men’s soccer season opener Tuesday night. In the wee hours of the morning, he learned that his grandmother passed away. The steady sophomore … [Read more...]

Devine signs on to play professionally in Belgium

Chris Devine

Chris Devine, who completed his UCSB basketball career as the school’s third leading scorer and fifth leading rebounder, has signed a contract to play professional basketball for Voo … [Read more...]