Saturday, December 3, 2022

UOP vs UCSB Game Preview, by gauchodan

Game 7
Pacific at UCSB
Saturday, December 3, 2022, 2:00 pm PST
Santa Barbara, Calif.
 

Quick Bite
The Gauchos (4-2) come home to the friendly confines after another disappointing road loss, this time after essentially being outclassed in a loss to Duquesne of the Atlantic 10.  UCSB has been underwhelming in the non-conference season, impressing only in a neutral-site victory over Fresno State.  Looking at the rest of the Big West, the Gauchos need to undergo rapid improvement in December to catch up to the perceived level of, say, UC Irvine.

The Tigers (3-5) have had a very odd start to the season.  Pacific is 0-4 at home and 3-1 on the road.  Just two days ago, UOP held off UC Davis 74-72 with Oklahoma State transfer Keylan Boone coming off the bench to score 17 points and grab 7 rebounds.   But they've lost at home to Cal State Fullerton and Cal Poly, so go figure.


UCSB-Pacific History
Pacific leads series 56-55.  UCSB lost at Pacific 80-71 in 2021-22, the only game between the two schools since Joe Pasternack became the head coach.


The Arena
Campus Events Center (The Thunderdome)
Capacity 5,000
Year Built 1979
The first 500 students to attend the game will receive a bucket hat that you can only get at the game.

Head Coach
Leonard Perry
overall: 59-124 (.322) 
Pacific: 11-27 (.289)
Perry was the head coach at his alma mater, the University of Idaho, from 2001 to 2006.  He served as an assistant coach with Colorado State, the Indiana Pacers, Southern Miss, Iowa State and Utah State.  He was also an advance scout and pro personnel scout for the Pacers.  Prior to coaching, Perry played for Idaho for two seasons.  As a junior, the Vandals won a second straight Big Sky Championship under Kermit Davis and appeared in the NCAA tournament in 1990.  Under new head coach Larry Eustachy, he was named the Vandals' Most Outstanding Player as a senior in 1991.  Perry was recruited to Moscow in 1989 by Davis after playing two years at McLennan Community College in Waco, Texas.


Pacific Roster
Jordan Ivy-Curry #12 JR G, 6-2 170, La Marque, TX -- 14.3 Pts, 2.3 Reb, 1.6 Ast
Tyler Beard #3 SO G, 6-2 180, Chicago, IL -- 12.5 Pts, 3.5 Reb, 2.9 Ast
Donovan Williams #1 JR G, 6-5 200, Lincoln, NE -- 12.4 Pts, 4.1 Reb, 0.4 Ast
Luke Avdalovic #21 SR G, 6-5 195, Folsom, CA -- 9.6 Pts, 2.1 Reb, 1.0 Ast
Cam Denson #13 SO F, 6-7 210, Compton, CA -- 7.9 Pts, 4.6 Reb, 0.5 Ast
Nicquel Blake #25 JR G, 6-6 220, Las Vegas, NV -- 7.3 Pts, 2.6 Reb, 1.0 Ast
Judson Martindale #33 JR G, 6-6 205, Sudbury, MA -- 3.6 Pts, 3.0 Reb, 0.9 Ast
Greg Outlaw #0 JR G, 6-4 175, Chicago, IL -- 3.6 Pts, 1.5 Reb, 0.1 Ast
Keylan Boone #20 SR G, 6-8 200, Tulsa, OK -- 10.0 Pts, 4.0 Reb, 0.5 Ast
Sam Freeman #15 JR C, 6-10 240, Dallas, TX -- 2.3 Pts, 3.4 Reb, 0.3 Ast
Moe Odum #4 FR G, 6-1 160, New York, NY -- 2.3 Pts, 1.3 Reb, 1.0 Ast
Jalen Brown #2 SR G, 6-3 170, Portland, OR -- 1.5 Pts, 0.5 Reb, 0.0 Ast
Greydon Edwards #14 SO G, 6-0 170, Bentonville, AR -- 3.0 Pts, 0.0 Reb, 0.0 Ast
Makai Richards #34 FR F, 6-10 225, Oak Park, CA -- 0.5 Pts, 1.3 Reb, 0.0 Ast


UCSB Roster
Ajay Mitchell #13 SO G, 6-4 180, Sainte Marie Namur (Belgium) -- 14.3 Pts, 3.0 Reb, 5.3 Ast
Miles Norris #5 SR F, 6-10 220, San Diego, CA -- 11.7 Pts, 6.8 Reb, 2.3 Ast
Andre Kelly #2 SR F, 6-8 255, Stockton, CA -- 11.3 Pts, 8.7 Reb, 1.3 Ast
Josh Pierre-Louis #1 SR G, 6-4 185, Plainfield, NJ -- 12.4 Pts, 4.2 Reb, 1.8 Ast
Cole Anderson #4 SO G, 6-4 185, Fresno, CA -- 9.3 Pts, 1.3 Reb, 0.3 Ast
Calvin Wishart #10 SR G, 6-1 180, Delano, MN -- 5.3 Pts, 3.2 Reb, 3.7 Ast
Ajare Sanni #3 SR G, 6-3 170, Houston, TX -- 5.6 Pts, 2.0 Reb, 0.6 Ast
Jakov Kukic #14 JR F, 6-10 230, Split, Croatia -- 1.5 Pts, 3.5 Reb, 0.0 Ast
Koat Keat Tong #00 FR F, 6-9 215, Bentiu, South Sudan -- 0.8 Pts, 1.6 Reb, 0.0 Ast
Matija Belic #32 FR G, 6-7 205, Belgrade, Serbia -- 0.5 Pts, 0.8 Reb, 0.3 Ast
Zach Harvey #11 SO G, 6-5 195, Topeka, KS -- 0.7 Pts, 0.3 Reb, 0.0 Ast
Ariel Bland #23 SO F, 6-7 215, Eden Prairie, MN -- 0.0 Pts, 1.5 Reb, 0.0 Ast
Gage Gomez #50 JR G, 6-3 190, Arroyo Grande, CA -- 0.0 Pts, 0.0 Reb, 0.0 Ast
Henry Hartwell #51 FR G, 6-5 180, Oceanside, CA -- 0.0 Pts, 0.0 Reb, 0.0 Ast
Evans Kipruto #12 JR F, 6-8 250, Nairobi, Kenya -- 0.0 Pts, 0.3 Reb, 0.0 Ast
Max Sheldon #53 SO G, 5-11 180, Santa Barbara, CA -- 0.0 Pts, 0.0 Reb, 0.0 Ast
 

Matchup
Pacific is 49th-ranked nationally in 3-point FG% (38.1%) and 30th overall in turnovers (10.9 per game).  The Tigers are 324th in scoring defense (77.2 ppg), 340th in rebound margin (-6.6) and 339th in assists (9.6 apg).

UCSB is 18th in the nation in rebound margin (+9.2 per game), 58th in defensive rebounds per game (28.0) and 51st in free throw attempts per game (21.2).  UCSB is 306th in the nation in three point attempts per game (18.0) and 317th in bench points (14.5 per game).  Cole Anderson is 16th nationally in 3-point percentage (51.7%), Ajay Mitchell is 43rd in the nation in assists per game (5.3), 77th in steals per game (2.0) and 80th in free throws made (32) and Andres Kelly is 42nd in defensive rebounds per game (6.67) and 58th in rebounds per game (8.7).


Prediction 
We shouldn't have a problem controlling the boards and getting good looks against Pacific.  We'll see if they have anyone who can break down the perimeter, which is one of the Gauchos' Achilles heels.  I think we turn this around today.  UCSB 77, Pacific 65


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