2023–24 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos women's basketball team

2023–24 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos women's basketball
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	16-15 (10–10 Big West)
Head coach	Bonnie Henrickson (9th season)
Assistant coaches	Nate Fripp Krystle Evans DeNesha Stallworth
Home arena	The Thunderdome

2023–24 Big West women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Hawai'i	17	–	3		.850			20	–	12		.625
UC Irvine †	16	–	4		.800			23	–	9		.719
UC Riverside	13	–	7		.650			18	–	14		.563
Cal Poly	13	–	7		.650			17	–	14		.548
UC Davis	13	–	7		.650			20	–	14		.588
UC Santa Barbara	10	–	10		.500			16	–	15		.516
UC San Diego*	8	–	12		.400			12	–	19		.387
Long Beach State	8	–	12		.400			15	–	18		.455
Cal State Fullerton	6	–	14		.300			10	–	21		.323
Cal State Bakersfield	5	–	15		.250			8	–	21		.276
Cal State Northridge	1	–	19		.050			3	–	27		.100
* ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition period
† 2024 Big West tournament winner

The 2023–24 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos women's basketball team represented the University of California, Santa Barbara during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Gauchos, led by ninth-year head coach Bonnie Henrickson, played their home games at The Thunderdome in Santa Barbara, California as members of the Big West Conference.

Previous season

The Gauchos finished the 2022–23 season 21–12, 12–8 in Big West play to finish in fifth place.[1] As the #5 seed in the Big West tournament, they defeated #4 seed UC Davis in the quarterfinals,[2] and #9 seed Cal State Bakersfield in the semifinals,[3] before falling to #3 seed Hawaii in the championship game.[4]

Roster

2023–24 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown F 2 Zoe Borter 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Beaverton High School Beaverton, Oregon G 3 Alyssa Marin 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Camarillo High School Camarillo, California G 4 Kathleen Hutchens 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Arroyo Grande High School Arroyo Grande, California F 5 Olivia Bradley 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Urrbrae Agricultural High School Adelaide, South Australia G 10 Anya Choice 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Cardinal Newman High School Santa Rosa, California F 11 Cayla Williams 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Richmond Vienna, Virginia C 13 Flora Goed 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Casper College Vienna, Austria G 11 Kanani Coon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Okanagan Mission Secondary School Kelowna, British Columbia G 15 Mary McMorris 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Northern Arizona Las Vegas, Nevada C 20 Laurel Rockwood 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Foothill High School Henderson, Nevada F 23 Alexis Whitfield 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Washington West Hills, California F 25 Analillia Cabuena 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Lincoln High School Stockton, California G 32 Jessica Grant 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Mission Hills High School San Marcos, California G 55 Skylar Burke 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Coeur d'Alene High School Coeur d'Alene, Idaho	Head coach Bonnie Henrickson (St. Cloud State) Assistant coach(es) Nate Fripp (BYU–Hawaii) Krystle Evans (UCLA) DeNesha Stallworth (Kentucky) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: January 13, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		San Francisco	W 87–75	1–0	22 – Whitfield	12 – Whitfield	7 – Marin	The Thunderdome (428) Santa Barbara, CA
November 15, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Idaho State	L 64–70	1–1	19 – Whitfield	7 – Whitfield	3 – 2 Tied	Reed Gym (823) Pocatello, ID
November 19, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Southern Utah	W 71–61	2–1	23 – Whitfield	10 – Whitfield	7 – Marin	The Thunderdome (381) Santa Barbara, CA
November 24, 2023* 4:00 pm, ESPN+		vs. UNLV The Dana on Mission Bay Thanksgiving Classic	L 49–68	2–2	12 – Choice	6 – Burke	2 – Choice	Jenny Craig Pavilion (161) San Diego, CA
November 25, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		vs. Weber State The Dana on Mission Bay Thanksgiving Classic	W 61–51	3–2	20 – McMorris	7 – 3 Tied	5 – Marin	Jenny Craig Pavilion (221) San Diego, CA
November 28, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		UC Santa Cruz	W 87–46	4–2	14 – Rockwood	9 – Whitfield	6 – McMorris	The Thunderdome (302) Santa Barbara, CA
December 2, 2023* 1:00 pm, MWN		at Nevada	W 73–66 ^OT	5–2	22 – Marin	11 – Whitfield	4 – 2 Tied	Lawlor Events Center (1,258) Reno, NV
December 8, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Pacific	L 61–72	5–3	20 – Whitfield	10 – Whitfield	3 – McMorris	Alex G. Spanos Center (524) Stockton, CA
December 17, 2023* 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Loyola Marymount	L 57–64	5–4	21 – Whitfield	9 – Whitfield	3 – 2 Tied	The Thunderdome (424) Santa Barbara, CA
December 20, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Life Pacific	W 107–53	6–4	17 – Bradley	6 – McMorris	7 – Marin	The Thunderdome (304) Santa Barbara, CA
Big West regular season
December 28, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		UC Davis	W 60–49	7–4 (1–0)	13 – Marin	12 – Whitfield	3 – 2 Tied	The Thunderdome (513) Santa Barbara, CA
December 30, 2023 4:00 pm, ESPN+		UC Riverside	W 64–56	8–4 (2–0)	16 – Whitfield	9 – Whitfield	6 – Choice	The Thunderdome (422) Santa Barbara, CA
January 4, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at UC San Diego	L 50–64	8–5 (2–1)	11 – Choice	10 – Whitfield	2 – 2 Tied	LionTree Arena (311) La Jolla, CA
January 6, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Cal Poly	W 65–64 ^OT	9–5 (3–1)	19 – 2 Tied	9 – Whitfield	5 – Marin	The Thunderdome (606) Santa Barbara, CA
January 11, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Cal State Bakersfield	W 75–54	10–5 (4–1)	20 – Whitfield	8 – 2 Tied	4 – Whitfield	Icardo Center (387) Bakersfield, CA
January 13, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Long Beach State	W 69–56	11–5 (5–1)	25 – Marin	9 – 2 Tied	6 – Burke	Walter Pyramid (853) Long Beach, CA
January 18, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Cal State Northridge	W 70–41	12–5 (6–1)	14 – 2 Tied	13 – Burke	6 – Choice	The Thunderdome (551) Santa Barbara, CA
January 20, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Cal State Fullerton	L 67-80	12-6 (6-2)	22 – Marin	13 – Burke	3 – Burke	Titan Gym (192) Fullerton, CA
January 25, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Hawaii	W 65-53	13-6 (7-2)	23 – Whitfield	19 – Whitfield	3 – 3 Tied	The Thunderdome (699) Santa Barbara, CA
February 1, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at UC Davis	L 62-82	13-7 (7-3)	31 – Marin	11 – Whitfield	4 – Whitfield	University Credit Union Center (636) Davis, CA
February 3, 2024 1:00 pm, SPECTSN/ESPN+		Cal State Bakersfield	W 57-55	14-7 (8-3)	19 – Burke	18 – Whitfield	3 – 2 Tied	The Thunderdome (788) Santa Barbara, CA
February 8, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at UC Irvine	L 38-60	14-8 (8-4)	10 – Grant	8 – 2 Tied	2 – 2 Tied	Bren Events Center (643) Irvine, CA
February 10, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Cal State Northridge	W 64-60	15-8 (9-4)	17 – Grant	8 – Whitfield	8 – McMorris	Premier America Credit Union Arena (153) Northridge, CA
February 15, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		UC San Diego	W 60-52	16-8 (10-4)	19 – Whitfield	9 – Rockwood	5 – Choice	The Thunderdome (562) Santa Barbara, CA
February 17, 2024 9:00 pm, ESPN+		at Hawaii	L 64-68	16-9 (10-5)	21 – Whitfield	17 – Whitfield	3 – 2 Tied	Stan Sheriff Center (5,068) Honolulu, HI
February 22, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		UC Irvine	L 46-54	16-10 (10-6)	10 – Goed	12 – Whitfield	7 – Whitfield	The Thunderdome (782) Santa Barbara, CA
February 29, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Cal Poly	L 64-73	16-11 (10-7)	21 – Whitfield	9 – Whitfield	4 – Marin	Mott Athletics Center (1,352) San Luis Obispo, CA
March 2, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Cal State Fullerton	L 65-78	16-12 (10-8)	19 – Marin	10 – Whitfield	5 – Choice	The Thunderdome (771) Santa Barbara, CA
March 7, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Long Beach State	L 69-75	16-13 (10-9)	27 – Whitfield	5 – 2 Tied	3 – 4 Tied	The Thunderdome (678) Santa Barbara, CA
March 9, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at UC Riverside	L 46–53	16–14 (10–10)	10 – Burke	11 – Burke	4 – Whitfield	SRC Arena  Riverside, CA
Big West tournament
March 13, 2024 2:30 pm, ESPN+	(6)	vs. (7) Long Beach State First Round	L 75-90	16-15	30 – Whitfield	17 – Whitfield	8 – 2 Tied	Dollar Loan Center (557) Henderson, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific.

Sources:[5][6]

References

1. "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". The Big West. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
2. "No. 5 Gauchos Dominate No. 4 Aggies En Route To Big West Semifinals". University of California, Santa Barbara. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
3. "Alexis Tucker Leads UCSB Women's Basketball to Big West Conference Tournament Final". Santa Barbara Independent. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
4. "Hawaii rallies over UCSB for 2nd straight Big West basketball tournament title". Spectrum News. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
5. "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of California, Santa Barbara. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
6. "UC Santa Barbara Gauchos 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 13, 2024.