Well, no, not that one. I foresaw great things to come for the UCSB men's basketball team back at the beginning of the season, and to a large degree those expectations were met. The team finished with a record of 23-8, with a 12-4 conference record. Senior guard Alex Harris was named the Big West Conference's co-player of the year, and needs only 12 points to eclipse the career scoring record of Carrick DeHart, one of the key players from Santa Barbara's golden era of 1987-1992. Unfortunately, the team flamed out in the conference tournament after rallying from a midseason slump to finish as the regular-season co-champions. That wasn't enough, coming from a mid-major conference, to get the Gauchos into the NCAA tournament. Instead, UCSB will begin play tonight in the "other" tournament, the NIT, at the home of Ole Miss. Unfortunately, the Gauchos have never won a game in their four prior appearances in the NIT tournament. I guess there is always this year.
In other news, UCSB's women's basketball team won the Big West Conference title as usual and will begin play in the NCAA women's tournament on Sunday against Virginia. I'm sure the Professor would feel the pangs of divided loyalties if he weren't already focused on the men's NCAA tournament fortunes of George Mason, everyone's favorite underdog from two years ago.
Heady days for the university of the California Riviera.
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