Housing and Development Newsletter
If the Gauchos win, they'll take on the winner of No. 4 Virginia, the defending national champion, and No. 13 Ohio on Monday. Undefeated Gonzaga (26-0) is the No. 1 seed in the West Region.
On the NCAA Selection Show, CBS analyst Seth Davis projected UCSB as a Sweet 16 team.
JaQuori McLaughlin, the Big West regular season and tournament MVP, leads the Gauchos in scoring (16.2) and assists (5.2). Amadou Sow, a 6-9 junior from Bamako, Mali, averages 13.7 points and 7.6 rebounds.
Joe Pasternack, the 2021 Big West Coach of the Year, is in his fourth season as the Gauchos' coach with a record of 88-33 for a winning percentage of .727, the best in school history. Pasternack has led the program to four straight 20-win seasons for the first time in school history.