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

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.

1987–88 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball
NCAA tournament
Conference	Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Record	22–8 (13–5 PCAA)
Head coach	Jerry Pimm (5th season)
Home arena	The Thunderdome
Seasons ← 1986–87 1988–89 →

1987–88 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 12 UNLV	15	–	3		.833			28	–	6		.824
UC Santa Barbara	13	–	5		.722			22	–	8		.733
Utah State †	13	–	5		.722			21	–	10		.677
Long Beach State	11	–	7		.611			17	–	12		.586
UC Irvine	9	–	9		.500			16	–	14		.533
New Mexico State	8	–	10		.444			16	–	16		.500
San Jose State	8	–	10		.444			14	–	15		.483
Cal State Fullerton	7	–	11		.389			12	–	17		.414
Fresno State	6	–	12		.333			9	–	19		.321
Pacific	0	–	18		.000			5	–	24		.172
† 1988 PCAA tournament winner

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
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown 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 Jerry Pimm (USC) Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

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

• Brian Shaw – PCAA Player of the Year

1988 NBA draft

See also: 1988 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	24	Brian Shaw	Boston Celtics

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References

1. "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.