Dare Magazine by Bill Mahoney

Vol 3 • Issue 2 Fall/Winter 2012

DARE The Official Magazine of UCSB Athletics

MEN’S & WOMEN’S

BASKETBALL ISSUE

UCSB CELEBRATES TITLE IX:

40 & FORWARD GAUCHO FUND DONOR GUIDE

Angelei Aguirre Senior, Communications

DARE

FALL/WINTER 2012

IN THIS ISSUE 40 & Forward

Angelei Aguirre

Carlene Mitchell

Title IX: 40 & Forward

Opportunity Taken: Joan Russell Price

Nate Garth

Destini Mason

Kyle Boswell

Kirsten Tilleman

Holt Dunlap

Sweets Underwood

Keegan Hornbuckle

Nicole Nesbit

Shawn Moore

Melissa Zornig

T.J. Taylor

Madeline Campbell

Lewis Thomas

Jackie Luna-Castro

Alan Williams

Kendra Morrison

Sam Beeler

Jessica Pino

Mitch Brewe

Jasmine Ware

Taran Brown

Michael Bryson

Duke DaRé

Drew Dickey

John Green

Aamahd Walker

Playing by The Rules

Opportunity Given

Gaucho Fund Donors

Boise State Joins The Big West

DARE MAGAZINE FALL/WINTER 2012 ON THE COVER Gaucho women’s basketball player Angelei Aguirre is a student-athlete who has benefitted from the passage of Title IX legislation in 1972. Aguirre, and thousands of other women, have competed at a high level and graduated from UCSB. (Photo by Tony Mastres) EDITORIAL STAFF Andy Graham, Tom Hastings, Bill Mahoney, Lisa Skvarla, Andrew Wagner CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Tom Hastings, Emma Hunt, Bill Mahoney, Mark Patton, Lisa Skvarla, Andrew Wagner PHOTOGRAPHERS: Tony Mastres, UCSB Photo Services, Instructional Development; Matt Brown, Matt Brown Photography; Additional Photography by: Steve Chen, Vince Agapito, Larissa White DESIGN AND LAYOUT Roberta Bloom, UCSB Artworks, Instructional Development ADVERTISING DESIGN AND LAYOUT Richard Loza PRINTING Boone Graphics 70 South Kellogg Avenue Goleta, CA 93117 info@boonegraphics.net DARE is published by the UC Santa Barbara Department of Intercollegiate Athletics ICA Building, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-5200

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40 & Forward Does that quote on the opposite page upset you? It did for me. But then I began to think of the thousands of women who, since 1973, have represented our university as NCAA student-athletes. With their drive and landmark legislation of Title IX generations they earned titles, degrees, academic and athletic honors and went into life after UCSB prepared, balanced, and ready for life’s challenges. That’s why we are dedicating this basketball issue of Dare Magazine to our Title IX celebration. Since the start of the school year our campus community has featured several inspiring talks and events on how far we’ve come in forty years and the men, women, and moments that have shaped the progress we enjoy today. At its core, Title IX is opportunity. That’s the mission of the Gaucho Fund. Young women and men now have a life-changing educational opportunity through athletics. Your gift allows us to provide the resources necessary to ensure their success today and throughout their lives. It truly opens doors to wonderful possibilities for these driven Gauchos. On behalf of today’s women who represent almost half of our 500 student-athletes, thank you. The next generation of Gaucho women have a wonderful opportunity ahead of them because of you. Sincerely,

Mark W. Massari Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Please visit our new website – gauchofund.com – to donate, find information on events, and the different ways to support the Gauchos. As a highly visible arm of a vibrant university, gifts supporting Intercollegiate Athletics are part of the successful Campaign for UC Santa Barbara. All gifts to the Gaucho Fund are made through the UCSB Foundation, a 501(3)(c) organization, and are tax deductible.

Dana Vargas

All-American Gaucho

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‘‘

Women may not belong only in the bedroom, but certainly not on

’’

our athletic field.

From a letter written to a student newspaper in 1973.

Angelei Aguirre No. 24

Guard Senior – Communication Studies Major 5'-11" Dallas, Texas White Plains High School A GOOD

TEAMMATE is

someone who is SELFLESS, willing to SACRIFICE for others, and WORKS

HARD. Someone you can TRUST and get along with off the basketball court. Trust and selflessness, those are the most important traits. My MOM probably gave me the BEST

ADVICE I’ve

ever received. She just told me to do the BEST that I could at

WHATEVER I DID. Whatever GOD has for you, He has for you, so do your best at everything and the way things are supposed to play out, THEY’LL I want to get into SPORTS

PLAY OUT.

MARKETING,

so hopefully somewhere working for an NBA team or

ESPN doing marketing and advertising. When we’re PREPARING for a team and I’m not confident about our defensive plan, it makes me

NERVOUS. How do I cope with it? I just get out there, play and make ADJUSTMENTS as the game goes on.

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rhythm from the start

selfless

preparing My MOM

good teammate community

trust

INSPIRES me. She is a very

STRONG WOMAN. She’s been such a big part of my life forever, and I just really ADMIRE her

STRENGTH and WISDOM. She’s been GREAT. She’s been able to raise me and my sisters, while my DAD was playing in the NBA. She’s GIVEN me a

GOOD LIFE and I LOOK UP TO HER for everything. My DAD

RETIRED FROM THE NBA

before I really got into basketball, but I do remember him playing. Of course he won the NBA

CHAMPIONSHIP

the year I was born, but I don’t remember that. That was

1989 and then they won it again in 1990. I’ve seen him on film. It’s such a BLESSING to have a father who played. It’s also a blessing to have gotten TO

KNOW

some of the greatest players ever. I know ISIAH (Thomas) pretty well and I’m close to his children. I know MAGIC (Johnson) pretty well too. I love the WEATHER in SANTA

BARBARA. I’m from TEXAS and went to NEW YORK for high school, so I love the weather. I love the small town feeling. I don’t feel like I’m in some huge urban area where I’m not known by anyone. I LOVE

THE FEEL OF

COMMUNITY AND FAMILY here. I would like to thank my Living Scholar, Fred Best.

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A Spark in Her Father’s Eyes By MARK PATTON, Santa Babrara News-Press Basketball used to be a little more than child’s play for the daughter of former NBA star Mark Aguirre. “She couldn’t wait for the end of the game when all the kids could go get their treats,” he recalled. “I never pushed her toward basketball when she was a girl. “She was into other stuff.” But Aguirre was there the day the fire sparked inside his young Angelei and turned her into a basketfull of Red Hots. “After this particular game, she was so upset, she was almost crying, and I couldn’t understand it,” he said. “She was going, ‘We lost!’ And I said, ‘Yeah, you lost ... So?’ “She told me, ‘I don’t want to lose! I’m tired of losing!’ So I said, ‘Well then, you can’t be crying … The crying is over.’” And that’s when the teaching started. Angelei, a senior on the UCSB women’s basketball team, didn’t drop far from her father’s 6-foot-6 tree as a competitor. She rallied the Gauchos from an 18-point deficit to within six points of USC during Tuesday’s defeat, scoring 11 of her team-high 13 points during the second half. Coach Carlene Mitchell could find only 60 seconds to rest her during that 20-minute period. “I’m excited for the fact that these two women sitting beside me competed until the final buzzer went off,” Mitchell said while gesturing towards Aguirre and freshman reserve Kendra Morrison. “That’s what I’d like our whole team to do from the opening tip to the final buzzer.” Angelei is not her father’s daughter in another way. Mark Aguirre, who averaged 20 points during his 13-year NBA career, was all about scoring. “Doing damage ... ‘Give me the ball!’ is how he described himself. But that’s not what he taught young Angelei. “When I got more serious about basketball in high school, he was a big influence,” she said. “He just stressed being a complete player and really knowing the game. “He didn’t really emphasize offense so much. He just stressed that I should do all the little things – things that might not be on the stat sheet every night.” Aguirre, a 5-foot-11 guard-forward, leads the Gauchos in two disparate categories: Assists and blocked shots. She passes and she defends. She scores only when it’s absolutely the best option, averaging just 5.0 points a game. When she signed with Cal after leading White Plains High School to four straight New York section titles, her teammates used phrases like “a blessing” and “humble” and “never a better teammate” to describe her to the local newspaper. Her nickname was “Quiet Thunder.” Mark Aguirre soon realized that he wasn’t the one who had actually created Angelei.

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A Spark in Her Father’s Eyes “The one thing about her that I really love is that—even in high school, and to a fault—it’s never been about her,” he said. “She’s so unselfish, she actually misses a lot of opportunities for herself. “It’s the way she’s built, and I wasn’t about to take away what God gave her.” He laughs when recalling what he said about Angelei to former NBA rival Magic Johnson, one of the game’s greatest play-makers: “My daughter plays more like you than she does me.” Dad was in between back-to-back NBA titles with the Detroit Pistons when Angelei was born in September of 1989. She wasn’t yet 5 when he retired in 1994 after his one season with the Los Angeles Clippers. “I only vaguely remember seeing him play, but I’ve watched the films,” she said. “We’d play around with the basketball when I was young. I’d go to the courts with him and hang out. “We were living in Indiana—he was coaching with Isiah (Thomas), who’s a great friend of his— when I was in middle school and got really serious about basketball. I was around NBA players all the time.” She admits that her mom, Angela, had tried to expose her four daughters to everything but basketball. “She had us in every other sport ... Soccer, softball, volleyball,” Angelei said. “Initially, I started playing basketball only as a social thing, to hang out with my friends outside of school. “But when I started to love the game, she loved it, too. She’s been very supportive.” As for Dad, “He just wanted me to do whatever made me happy and was passionate about.” And he realized that it was basketball after one, tough-luck youth game. “The will to win, that’s built in,” Mark Aguirre said. “She always wants to win.” He saw that during the pick-up games she played with sisters Maschera, Alana and Michaela. The youngest two now star for Wakeland High School in Frisco, Tex. “They were always playing in the back yard, and I’d sometimes have to separate them,” Mark Aguirre said. “Boy, they had their little battles out there. “They’d come into the house after playing and nobody would be talking to each other.” Of course, the first thing Angelei wanted to know after Tuesday’s USC game was how Wakeland High had done that night in its game at Denton’s Ryan High School (a 58-56 win). Angelei even helped coach the AAU team that Alana played on when she was a sixth-grader. “I’ve got good kids, that’s what I’m most proud of,” Mark Aguirre said. “Angelei is a good student. I hear people say that she has the respect of everyone.

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“When I hear people say that—talk about her as a person like that—well, it makes me feel pretty good.” Angelei played one season at Cal before transferring to UCSB, but she only has good things to say about her experience at Berkeley. “It just wasn’t the right fit,” is her only explanation for leaving. She’s had to play for three different coaches—Joanne Boyle at Cal, and Lindsay Gottlieb and Mitchell at UCSB—but she even finds the positive in that. “I know I’ve learned some things from each of them,” Angelei said. “I consider that a blessing.” She likes what Mitchell has brought to the Thunderdome. The Gauchos caught fire after a slow start to win last year’s Big West Conference Tournament, and Angelei expects nothing less this season, even after a 2-4 start. “We run an offense where we can have balance, because we have no superstars on our team,” she said. But a bonafide superstar does get a phone call from his favorite Gaucho after every game. “If it’s after a loss, she’ll ask, ‘What’s not happening? What’s going on?’” Mark Aguirre said. “I’ll just tell her I don’t know ... ‘Go ask your coach. I’m not at your practices, I can only console you.’ “’And that’s because you’re my daughter.’” And nothing makes Mark Aguirre happier than that.

Mark Patton’s column appears on Thursday and Saturday. Email: mpatton@newspress.com

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Carlene Mitchell Kansas State, ‘96 2nd Season twitter.com/CoachCMitchell I have to basically CARRY

ON WHAT WAS DONE

HERE IN THE PAST and I can be JUST AS IMPACTFUL if not more, because I do have the title of HEAD COACH. When I was an assistant, I would still try to make DECISIONS as if I were a head coach. I tried to make decisions that were best for

COACH STRINGER

and BEST

FOR THE

PROGRAM. I would try and PUT MYSELF IN HER SHOES. I am a totally DIFFERENT

PERSONALITY.

You can’t let this wear you out. It’s a game where the next day you have to come back with the same

ENERGY. We can put this program BACK

ON THE

MAP and I don’t mind having that PRESSURE. In my mind I have to KEEP to WIN

PROVING MYSELF; we have

GAMES and I understand that a win TRUMPS a lot of

things at the end of the day. When you do things the RIGHT put a GOOD

WAY and

PRODUCT on the floor, you win games.

There is no book; NO

ONE HAS WRITTEN A BOOK

to go by for a first-year head coach. I think I had TO

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LEARN FROM

solutions

believe in what we are doing

energy

win games respect

unified

MISTAKES, but at the same time you have to make a decision and go. I don’t think there is always a

RIGHT or a WRONG. The hardest part of being a HEAD is that now I’ve got to have ALL

COACH

THE

ANSWERS. People come to you for all the SOLUTIONS. I want my assistants to

TRAIN THEMSELVES TO BE HEAD COACHES.

I want my staff to have

their OWN

OPINIONS but at the same time

to THINK

LIKE ME,

so when they start making

decisions for our program, when their VOICE can be

HEARD,

we will be UNIFIED.

You are not always going to MAKE

EVERYONE HAPPY: your TEAM, the FANS, or the MEDIA. At the end of the day you have to make a decision based on WHAT

YOU

THINK IS BEST. I think the players RESPECT me and that there is an OVERALL

TRUST from all those

involved, whether it’s ADMINISTRATION, the PLAYERS that we recruit, and even the

COMMUNITY. I have to give the team the CREDIT in that they continue to BELIEVE IN WHAT WE ARE DOING, WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO ACHIEVE. DARE/Fall/Winter 2012 • 15

Title IX: 40 & Forward Entering her second season as head coach of the UCSB women’s basketball team, Carlene Mitchell has become accustomed to running the show at the helm of the Gauchos. She knows, however, that the reality and culture of sports before the passage of Title IX four decades ago was much different. It was a time that saw women overlooked and pushed to the side, let alone being given the opportunity to coach. “I think we live life a little differently now, but I was raised in a religious family where we didn’t compete in sports. I was the first and only one to even play sports, and I think that goes hand-in-hand with the issue of opportunity,” Mitchell said. “I was given the opportunity. I think players now don’t appreciate the chance to compete as much as the older generation does.” Her years as an assistant coach under C. Vivian Stringer at Rutgers gives Mitchell perspective on discrimination from more than one angle. She’s seen first hand inequality in a couple of ways. “I worked with a minority head coach (Stringer) for a long time, so I saw the discrimination, and I don’t think it was necessarily just gender: it was race too,” she said. “But it’s tough to imagine what it must have been like before Title IX. You can sometimes see inklings of it, but things have come such a long way.” Carlene Mitchell interviewed by Fox Sports after winnig the Big West Tournament.

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Title IX

C. Vivian Stringer, Mark French, and Carlene Mitchell.

These days, Mitchell realizes the attitude that women in her position must embrace to level the playing field between them and others on the men’s side. “There is no reason to think that I’m not getting the same things that the men’s program might have at this point,” she commented. “In my mind I have to keep proving myself; we have to win games and I understand that a win trumps a lot of things at the end of the day.” Mitchell strives to let performance act as the ultimate factor in a coach’s success. “I’m one of those who sees the glass half full so I don’t want to complain about what we don’t have because if you work hard you will get your due respect and your due pay,” Mitchell said. “There are still tons of things that women have to fight for, especially women athletes in all athletic programs throughout the country, but Title IX has made that fight easier and has balanced the odds. As a coach of a women’s sport, I am thankful for that.” Mitchell recalls Stringers regular reminders that women athletes didn’t always play on a level playing field with their male counterparts. “I remember working for Coach Stringer and hearing her stories as she reminded us daily it wasn’t always that way,” she said. “A great example was when we got our new locker room. She made sure we realized that it was the ones who came before us that allowed that even to happen.”

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Opportunity Taken BY EMMA HUNT, UCSB Athletics Communications

JOAN RUSSELL PRICE was a dual-sport collegiate athlete at UC Santa Barbara. She continued athletics after college and went on to compete internationally in track and field. Price was nicknamed, “here comes trouble,” because she was such an advocate for increasing opportunities in women’s sports. Currently, she is the executive director at the Montecito Family YMCA and is a huge supporter of women’s athletics. Price attended UCSB during the time when Title IX passed. She competed on the women’s volleyball team all four years, and due to Title IX, also had the opportunity to participate in women’s track and field for her final two years. Price grew up in an athletic family and reflected on that. “I was fortunate to have a mother who participated in sports,” Price recalled. “She had the attitude of ‘whatever you want to do, you can do it’.” Prior to the passage of Title IX, Price competed in several different sports throughout high school, specializing in volleyball and basketball. During that time, the budget for the entire high school women’s sports programs was equivalent to the budget of the gloves for the football team. She played during a time called JA, or junior athletics, which were the country’s “cookie years,” in the words of Price. The JA allowed for only one practice and one game per week, but she and some of her teammates wanted more from their athletic experience, so they went out and found a volunteer volleyball coach and started to practice five days a week. Price remembers her basketball experience. “Having played high school sports before Title IX, there was this archaic game that was basketball for women,” she said. “It was 6 on 6 not 5 on 5. The athletic departments thought that women were not able to do fast breaks, so they had two players allotted to run the full court. I always played basketball in the backyard with my brothers and, to this day, still cannot understand why anyone would want to play 6 on 6.“ Since recruiting its athletes was not allowed at the time, Price had to contact coaches and visit schools on her own. She ultimately decided on UCSB because of the successful volleyball team coached by Kathy Gregory. Although men’s programs were obviously more popular than women’s during the 1970s, women’s volleyball drew quite a large crowd. “The women played their games in Rob (Robertson) Gym and would fill (the stands) all the way up the second set of bleachers,” Price remembered. “It was quite popular.” UCSB did not have women’s track and field until Price’s junior year.

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Title IX “I thought I would be a high jumper but Sam Adams, who was the men’s coach at the time, introduced me to multi-events, and I was able to go to nationals in both volleyball and track and field,” she recalled. When asked to talk about her experience of competing in both sports and the benefit she received, Price stated: ”At the time, the seasons were completely different. Volleyball was fall and track and field was winter and spring. So I was able to compete in both sports. I think the training for track and field helped my volleyball quite a bit. At that time, the running and weight lifting that all athletes now take part in was not the case in most sports, but it was for track and field.” Price describes the passing of Title IX as “very transitional.” Initially, she was concerned there were no immediate changes to women’s athletics when Title IX passed. There are always people who do not like change, so there were many groups fighting the changes that resulted from Title IX. Those in opposition to legislation felt the changes would take away form men’s sports, instead of opening new opportunities for women’s athletics. “We (volleyball) were the first team allowed in the training room,” Price said. “The trainers used to say: ‘oh the girls are having tea parties in the whirlpool’. It was a very different time.” Title IX also provided educational opportunities, as it prohibited sex discrimination in federally assisted education programs. Price noticed educational changes more rapidly than athletic changes. A major focus of Title IX was to encourage and assist women to move into advanced levels of education. “If you look at the time when that was done, the percentage of women in med and law school was about twenty percent,” she said. “Now, it’s over 50%. My sister went to law school during that time so you can see those opportunities that have picked up as well.” Price feels one of the biggest changes she has seen has been at the high school level. “What I love is that nobody questions when a girl wants to participate,” she said. “There were times when I was called a ‘tomboy’ because I wanted to participate in sports. I think socially it’s now so acceptable to have girls participate and some of the biggest supporters are dads. They see what a benefit it is to have their girls participate in sports.” Price believes Title IX can be summarized in one sentence: “Title IX is great.” Everyone should have the same opportunity, not just sports, but also in education. It has truly made a wonderful impact on our society.

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Nate Garth No. 1

Guard Senior – Anthropology Major 6'-2" 180 lbs. Sacramento, California Hamilton High School (Memphis, Tenn.) The most fun I have on the court is when I get the opportunity to

PLAY WITH MY TEAMMATES. Being with my teammates, being AROUND

THE COACHES,

and playing games is definitely the MOST To IMPROVE

FUN.

MY GAME, I’ve focused

a lot on DEFENSE and building my lower body strength so that I can play HARDER,

FASTER, AND STRONGER for longer periods of time. This is my last year so I just hope that IT’S

THE BEST YEAR. I just hope that we WIN and my teammates see me out the right way with a

CHAMPIONSHIP. My celebrity crush is ALICIA I love her. HALLE

KEYS,

BERRY too.

After college, I want to play overseas in EUROPE for a couple years and build a resume. I’d also like

GET INTO COACHING AND 22 • DARE/Fall/Winter 2012

harder, faster, stronger

improve my game

stay relaxed

stay confident

win

SKILL DEVELOPMENT or recruiting at a the high school or college level. I just want to STAY

AROUND

BASKETBALL for as long as I can. I really DON’T

GET NERVOUS

before or during games. I’ve been playing basketball for such a long time so I just try to

STAY CONFIDENT.

I chew

gum sometimes…it helps me STAY

RELAXED. I like the movie The LION

KING.

I’ve always liked The Lion King and I still watch it from time to time. It has a GOOD

MESSAGE in it. I listen to GOSPEL I also listen to HARD

MUSIC and RAP music to

get myself going before games.. But at first I start with a little bit of SOOTHING

MUSIC WHEN I’M GETTING DRESSED because it relaxes me and keeps me from being nervous. It reminds me that I’ve DONE

THIS

BEFORE and I can get out there and DO IT AGAIN. I would like to thank my Living Scholar Lynn and Winnie Reitnouer. DARE/Fall/Winter 2012 • 23

Destini Mason No. 33 Guard Senior – History Major 5'-8" Moreno Valley, California Perris High School I would just have to say we’re ALL

TOGETHER, we’re all in UNISON when it comes to scoring. I’m pretty ENERGETIC so I make it fun for myself and the team. Just SHARING the moment with everyone, and seeing EVERYONE

HAPPY. This year I really focused on

DRIBBLING, working on my left hand. I really focused on that a lot because NIC, she’s the

ONLY TRUE POINT GUARD this year, so she may need some backup. So I’ve

BEEN PREPARING for that. BEFORE GAMES, I have to take a NAP. I have to get a good pre-game

MEAL in. I definitely listen to MUSIC, and I try to JOKE around with my teammates and keep myself loose.

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preparing

energetic

sharing

magic

together

ultimate

I listen to a lot of KENDRICK and I love FRANK

LAMAR,

OCEAN. Oh, and

AB-SOUL, they’re underground rappers, but those guys are my favorite right now. I like MAGIC

JOHNSON and I love

ALLEN IVERSON. Those are definitely my two favorite players. My ULTIMATE achievement would definitely be to get through the Big West Tournament. For this season it’s to improve and get A

BETTER SEED

than last year. My favorite Disney movie is TANGLED. I love it. That is a great movie, it’s easily my favorite. If a movie were made of MY say SANAA

LIFE, I would

LATHAN from Love and

Basketball would play me. People say we’re very similar in some ways, so I would definitely want it to be her. I can PLAY

CARDS really well. Not juggling

or magic tricks, but I play cards REALLY

WELL. On her Living Scholars, Bert and Tessie Tritschler– Tess and Bert definitely open their home to me and my teammates and I always see them after the game. They’re always giving encouraging words and they are pretty amazing. DARE/Fall/Winter 2012 • 25

Kyle Boswell No. 10 Guard Junior – Mechanical Engineering Major 6'-2" 180 lbs. Huntington Beach, California Edison High School I’ve improved my ball-handling skills significantly in the offseason. I worked out with all the point guards in

SKILL DEVELOPMENT and individual workouts. We worked pretty hard on that and also I’ve been maintaining my shot, trying to get it more consistent, working on coming off screens and shooting on the move so I can get some more looks this year and hopefully MAKE

SOME

BASKETS. My personal hopes are to contribute more on the offensive end, get more looks and BE

A BIGGER

THREAT to knock some shots down. As a team we have some good hopes. We’re going to be young this year but I feel like we can really make an impact in the Big West and contend for the title even though we’ve got a lot of newcomers this year and our talent level is pretty high.

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skill

bigger threat baskets

bulldog

tortillas flying

hyped up

To be honest, I don’t listen to any music before the games. I

DON’T WANT TO

GET TOO HYPED UP and then go out there and miss shots. I’ve got to go with Soccer as my favorite UCSB sport to watch. All the big crowds get everyone going and pumped up, TORTILLAS

FLYING through the air. Can’t go wrong going there. I don’t have any hidden talents. WHAT

YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET. The animal that best describes me on the court is probably something feisty, but not too feisty. I’d have to go with A

BULLDOG.

If someone were to play me in a movie, it would be WILL

FERRELL. He’s not afraid

to crack jokes and to just be weird. Also, he has some basketball moves he showed off in SemiPro. NICE

POST-GAME, inside

out all day.

On his Living Scholars – Jack and Paulette Callahan My living scholars are extremely supportive of my passions as a student athlete and give me opportunities to succeed in that position. DARE/Fall/Winter 2012 • 27

Kirsten Tilleman No. 32 Forward/Center Senior – Environmental Studies Major (Graduate School) 6'-1" Bozeman, Montana Bozeman High School My FUNNIEST

MOMENT on a basketball court came

last year when we were playing Baylor in the NCAA Tournament, and

BRITTANY GRINER’S DREADLOCK got caught in my clear nosering and ripped it out! This year, I really want to START off STRONG and continue that throughout the year. We were really rocky last year, really up and down trying to figure ourselves out and work with the new coaching staff. But this year we have a lot of RETURNING

PLAYERS that really can step into the role of EXPECTING TO WIN each game we go into. We have a lot of great opponents in pre-season, so it would be nice to get some key victories. Also, a repeat of the success of last season would be nice for my senior season, and go in with a little HIGHER-

SEED into the NCAA TOURNAMENT. I came back for the first two weeks of summer school to meet the new players. I actually BIKED a lot, especially to work, which was about six miles away. I did a lot of CROSS to stay in shape, and I did some TRACK

TRAINING

WORKOUTS.

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start

expecting to win

strong

give it my all

I don’t have any pre-game rituals. I USED

motivation

TO BE

SUPERSTITIOUS, but that was definitely too TIME-CONSUMING and I realized it’s also really silly. But, every season, I’ve done my HAIR differently for each game of the season. So this season I’ll have to find a new way of keeping the hair out of my face as I play. My PARENTS have supported me and my two brothers in whatever we do. My parents just

INSTILLED in me the idea that whatever I choose, I GIVE

IT MY ALL.

They never made me

do sports, or make me do other things. But I think that

FREEDOM has also given me and my brothers a lot of MOTIVATION to go above and beyond. We do have team ROUTINES, and if they get totally THROWN

OFF, then that makes me

nervous. But I’ve played enough games that nothing really makes me too nervous anymore. I really try NOT

FOCUS ON THE NAME ON THE OTHER TEAM’S JERSEYS. On her Living Scholars, David and Susan Yossem – David and Susan serve as caring and generous liaisons between the court and the Santa Barbara community. I’ve enjoyed every minute I’ve spent with them and look forward to many more.

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Holt Dunlap No. 20 Guard Junior – Pre-Communication Studies Major 6'-3" 185 lbs. Denver, Colorado Kent High School My PARENTS

INSPIRE me. I wouldn’t be here right

now if not for them. I’m LUCKY to be here. This place is

BEAUTIFUL and I’m LUCKY to be playing college basketball. My PARENTS are THE

REASON for all of it. After college I will probably go WORK

FOR

MY DAD (Mike Dunlap, Head Coach of the Charlotte Bobcats). Not so much the coaching side of basketball but UPPER

MANAGEMENT. That’s

something I’ve always been interested in.

I LOVE BASKETBALL, but I was a pretty GOOD

RUNNER in

high school and I was always a BETTER

SOCCER PLAYER than basketball. I stopped playing soccer right before high school, it was like AAU basketball, I was traveling like six days a week and it just BECAME

TOO MUCH.

FREE THROWS make me nervous, but I put in a TON

OF REPS and after a while it gets natural,

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lucky

inspire

free throws

too much

management

tons of reps

but generally, free throws make me nervous. I would LOVE to go back to

AUSTRALIA. We lived there for three years and I really liked it. It would be a great to get back there. Pete MARAVICH is my all-time favorite player and I still love watching Larry

BIRD and Michael JORDAN. I watch them on YouTube all the time and it

DOESN’T GET MUCH BETTER than that. When someone decides to make a

MOVIE OF MY LIFE, I expect that they’ll get JOHN

KRASINSKI from The Office to play the part of ME.

I'd like to thank my Living Scholars, Richard and Paula Whited.

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Sweets Underwood No. 1 Forward Senior – Feminist Studies 6'-0" Compton, California Centennial High School The most important TRAITS of being a good teammate are

SELFLESSNESS, HARD WORK,

and

DEDICATION to team goals. You always want to have every member of the team working in the SAME

DIRECTION. My ULTIMATE

ACHIEVEMENT would

be GRADUATING from UCSB in FOUR

YEARS. Being a student-athlete and being able to do that would be quite an achievement. If I could VISIT

ANYWHERE in the world

it would be AFRICA because I’ve heard it is a

BEAUTIFUL place and that you have visit there to realize just how beautiful it is. After college HOPEFULLY

SOME

DOORS WILL OPEN for me to play INTERNATIONALLY, if not, I would like to do something with YOUTH like

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ultimate achievement

dedication

make a difference preparemake them proud

TEACHING or COUNSELING. I think I could MAKE

DIFFERENCE in one of those areas. In the OFFSEASON, I really like to

RELAX and PREPARE myself for the next season. I also spend a lot of time listening to

MUSIC, hanging out with FRIENDS and catching up on TV shows. I have two all-time favorite basketball players:

YOLANDA GRIFFITH and Kevin McHale. I love KEVIN My MOTHER

MCHALE!

AND FATHER,

who are now deceased, are my GREATEST

INSPIRATION because I know at the end of the day I want to MAKE

THEM

PROUD. They are LOOKING DOWN ON ME AND SMILING. When times get tough, I look up and DO

IT FOR MY PARENTS.

On her Living Scholars, Renee Trenholm and Susan Romero – Renee and Susan are the two most selfless individuals I have ever met. They epitomize Gaucho Heart and have shared with me what it means to be a Gaucho. Throughout my journey here, they have been extremely supportive and have been my family away from home. I could not imagine my career here without them. I appreciate and love you both Susan and Renee! DARE/Fall/Winter 2012 • 33

Keegan Hornbuckle No. 5 Forward Junior – Anthropology Major 6'-7" 205 lbs. Westlake Village, California Campbell Hall High School The most FUN I’ve had on the court was in high school playing for the state CHAMPIONSHIP my sophomore and junior year. We ended up WINNING by a lot and it was a really good

EXPERIENCE. My BROTHER gave me lots of good ADVICE. He played at Pepperdine and walked on from Azusa Pacific and ended up getting a scholarship. He always told me to

WORK HARD and HAVE FUN while I’m doing it because working hard and having a good time all at once will make the season a whole lot BETTER. I don’t really have any pre-game rituals. I listen to

MUSIC and eat a big PRE-GAME MEAL for extra fuel. I’d probably have to say JASON

SEGEL

would play me in a movie because we have similar characteristics. The most IMPORTANT who is ALWAYS

TRAIT in a teammate is someone

THERE for anything you need. Whether it’s

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winning

championship

experience

extra skills

work hard

life or on the basketball court. Someone who is there to REBOUND

SHOTS and

help you work on EXTRA

SKILLS

after practice. Talk about plays or coaches or anything you need. I’d want to visit IRELAND. I’ve always wanted to go there. My great grandpa is from there and my dad just went there recently to

VISIT.

I like the COUNTRYSIDE

it has to offer and it looks like a place that’s really

FUN with happy, nice people. My favorite UCSB sport is probably MEN’S

VOLLEYBALL.

Their games are really

EXCITING and it’s nice to watch the guys that are really ATHLETIC. It seems like a couple of them would BE

REALLY

GOOD at basketball. It’s nice to watch and make the connection between the two sports. My all-time favorite athlete is LARRY

BIRD. I have his jersey hanging up in my room. I’ve liked him since I was TWO

YEARS

OLD. When asked who I wanted to be like when I was young I would automatically say Larry Bird.

I’d like to thank my Living Scholars, Barry and Karen Gellert.

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Nicole Nesbit No. 3 Guard Junior – Pre-Psychology Major 5'-5" Northridge, California Harvard-Westlake High School The most fun I’ve ever had on a basketball court was probably in the BIG

WEST

CHAMPIONSHIP.

There is nothing

like the atmosphere, it was incredibly exciting. Just thinking about everything we had gone through in that first season all I could think was “Oh my God, WE

MADE IT!” In the offseason Coach Mitchell

WORKED with me a lot on developing my BALLHANDLING, just making better reads on offense, being

MORE FOCUSED on defense, and being a BETTER team defender. Ever since I was young, BASKETBALL has been something I wanted to do. It’s taken a LOT

OF WORK through the years to get here, so

WHY STOP, WHY SETTLE down now. Something about SANTA

BARBARA I’ve come to enjoy

is HIKING. I love to SWIM. I like to read occasionally, but we have enough school for that. Hanging out with FRIENDS and

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and calling my FAMILY.

championship worked

why stop, why settle

big west

more focused

I would love to make it PAST

THE FIRST ROUND of the NCAA TOURNAMENT. We have a really good pre-season schedule, and if we TAKE

CARE OF BUSINESS there and don’t have a crazy ride in Big West play, we could definitely

MAKE IT PAST THE FIRST ROUND. I’ve NEVER

BEEN TO

EUROPE.

I’ve always wanted

to go there, since middle school. But it seems like vacations with my

FAMILY have always TAKEN us ELSEWHERE.

On her Living Scholars – Paul and Felicie Hartloff I would like to give a special thanks to Paul and Felicie Hartloff for giving me the opportunity to learn at a wonderful place while allowing me the chance to play the game that I love. You both have made a dream come true, and I am appreciative for that everyday.

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Shawn Moore No. 34 Forward/Guard Junior – Art History Major 6'-5" 210 lbs. Chico, California Pleasant Valley High School THE MOST FUN I’ve had on the basketball court was when I played at the junior college I went to. We had really good team with really GOOD

CHEMISTRY.

It made basketball really easy

and fun. When I play a basketball game I always have to wear TWO

PAIRS

OF SOCKS, besides that I don’t really have any game day rituals. If I could play against any player ever, I would play against LARRY

BIRD since he’s my favorite player. My celebrity crush? BLAKE

LIVELY, DEFINITELY. After college, I would like to TRAVEL

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good chemistry

work hard

the best advice

nothing comes easy

realize

or ASIA and go backpacking and stuff like that. If not then hopefully just get a job doing SOMETHING

THAT I

LOVE. THE BEST ADVICE I’ve ever been given is that NOTHING

COMES EASY.

You have

to work hard at everything to really be successful. As long as I remember that, it motivates me to WORK

HARD on

everything. Not until junior college did I REALIZE

THAT I COULD BE A DIVISION I ATHLETE. I didn’t make huge strides in high school, but once I got to junior college I made some bigger strides and

REALIZED I COULD GO SOMEWHERE after that. I’d like to thank my Living Scholars, Tom Hopkins and Sandy Kaneoka.

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Melissa Zornig No. 22 Guard Junior – Global Studies Major 5'-8" Coto de Caza, California Santa Margarita High School I enjoy every game we play and I love getting ready for games and the feeling you get right before you get on the

COURT. Last year we played against UTEP. We went in there as the UNDERDOGS but ended up

WINNING on a last-minute buzzer beater. To improve my GAME this past year I worked really hard during the summer with a trainer back home who helped me with everything from BALL

HANDLING and SHOOTING to DEFENSE. I don’t have any PRE-GAME rituals; I just listen to a lot of music like most people. My pre-game playlist consists of a lot of Drake. I’ve learned a lot of time management skills from being a D-I

ATHLETE. You

have a lot do when you’re an athlete and dealing with school. I think that’s going to help me a lot later in life. Besides basketball, I like to watch the soccer games as well as the volleyball games. 40 • DARE/Fall/Winter 2012

shooting defense game

winning

D-1 athlete

court

If I could pick anywhere in the world to visit, I’d pick Greece. I’ve seen pictures and the place just seems really beautiful. There are a lot of places I want to go, but Greece just stands out. One of my embarrassing moments on the court happened during my freshman year against Pepperdine. It was one of my first games, and I had a wide-open lay-up but my feet just did not get off the ground. I don’t know if I was just tired, but I missed the lay-up. It was embarrassing at the time, but everyone laughs about it now.

On her Living Scholar – Barbara Offerman Thank you Barbara Offerman for being such an amazing Living Scholar. Your love and support has given me the opportunity to play basketball and get a great education. I cannot thank you enough for your generosity.

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T.J. Taylor No. 11 Guard Sophomore – Undeclared Major 5'-9" 160 lbs. Oakland, California Oakland High School Being a good teammate means CARING about the other members of the team, the

BROTHERHOOD, LEADERSHIP,

knowing

how to TALK to one another and HAVING

EACH

OTHER’S BACK and fighting for each other. I’m really dedicated to becoming the BEST

PLAYER

I CAN BE. During the offseason, I put up TONS

OF SHOTS. I’ve also been TALKING to other basketball players in college to get tips on how TO

LEADER.

BE A

I spent lot of TIME

THE GYM

and around basketball.

I do have some HIDDEN

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hidden talents leadership brotherhood tons of shots

have each other's back

I get NERVOUS before games. Being a freshman and being out there playing, I

TRIED TO STAY CALM and BREATH and STRETCH and try to not think of things. Before, when I’m walking to the game, I RUN

THROUGH

PLAYS in my head to be READY for the game. Those who INSPIRE

ME are my

OLDER BROTHER, and also my older COUSIN (Damian Lillard) who just got drafted by the Portland Trailblazers. Those two guys are so COMPETITIVE and they TAKE

CARE OF ME

as much as possible. As I was growing up they were MAKING everything I

SURE I was doing

WAS SUPPOSED

TO BE DOING. AUSTRALIA is a place I would love to VISIT. Lewis (Thomas) talks about it a lot and I have a friend that plays over there. It sounds like it would be an

EXPERIENCE that I would remember for the REST

OF MY LIFE.

I would like to thank my Living Scholar, Michael Berger. DARE/Fall/Winter 2012 • 43

Madeline Campbell No. 5 Guard Sophomore – Anthropology Major 6'-0" Loomis, California Del Oro High School I wasn’t very good at basketball until my sophomore year of high school. It wasn’t until I played against more

COMPETITIVE players that I realized my TALENT for the sport. My teammates really MOTIVATE me because they push me to do my best on the court every day. You’re only as

STRONG as your weakest link, and I don’t want to be that weakest link. My dad is my

INSPIRATION because he has worked so hard in everything he does, and he pushes me to do my best. Off the court, I really like going hiking, camping, and kayaking. I enjoy any activity that involves the outdoors. One of the funniest basketball moments I remember when I was in high school and we were at practice. We were doing backpedals 44 • DARE/Fall/Winter 2012

motivate

strong

working your hardest inspiration

talent

and one of the girls tripped over the basketball rack and all the basketballs went flying everywhere. Apart from basketball, I enjoy watching volleyball games because they’re fun and competitive. The ultimate basketball

ACHIEVEMENT for me would be being able to start for the

GAUCHOS as well as finishing my degree here. I’d say that one of my hidden talents is that I can dance pretty well. The best advice I’ve been given was from my dad. He told me, “You will never regret WORKING

YOUR

HARDEST.” That has proven to be very true so far.

On her Living Scholars – Wayne and Joan Kidder I am more than lucky to have Joan and Wayne Kidder as my Living Scholars. Knowing that someone genuinely cares about me the way the Kidders do has made my experience at UCSB exceptional.

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Lewis Thomas No. 12 Forward/Guard Sophomore – Undeclared Major 6'-7" 210 lbs. Perth, Australia Australian Institute of Sports High School I loved the BEAUTIFUL weather at UCSB, it made me feel at HOME. Being from Australia, I’m used to this weather and being by the beach. All of the guys are

GREAT compared to other schools I have visited. The coaches are great. It seemed like the

ATMOSPHERE I wanted to be around and spend four years at. My INSPIRATION would be my MOTHER. She got to where she wanted to be through hard work and DEDICATION. She’s RELENTLESS in what she does in every aspect of her life. I REALIZED it was possible to play here about year and a half before I came to UCSB. I was actually set up to tour at an AUSTRALIAN

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dedication relentless inspiration Australian

jitters

prep school. After the tour, they pick the TOP

FIFTEEN PLAYERS and train them and work them. It came to me then that I wanted to pursue a DIVISION

I college

career. I hopefully plan to play in EUROPE and make a solid amount of MONEY. My favorite player is DIRK

NOWITZKI from the Dallas Mavericks. I think just being out there and

REPRESENTING the school, my family, my country, and myself being from Australia. Everyone gets those pre-game

JITTERS so I do the best I can to COPE with them. My favorite TV show is GAME

THRONES. On his Living Scholars: Landon Kelt and Derek Brumfeld (The Kelt Group) I would like to thank Landon and Derek of the Kelt Group, my living scholars. I look forward to getting to know them and spending more time with them.

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Jackie Luna-Castro No. 21 Forward Sophomore – Undeclared Major 6'-2" Boise, Idaho Boise High School I started playing basketball in third grade and since I’ve always been pretty TALL, it’s a sport that has always come pretty EASILY to me. I chose to go to UCSB because I loved the location and it just seemed like it would be something new for me. I also really love the TEAM here. I had a lot of other options to play basketball at schools in the Northwest. I don’t really have any pre-game rituals apart from brushing my teeth, which everyone thinks is really weird. Apart from that, I don’t do anything else to prepare for games. Before games I’ll listen to whatever the team is playing. I like all music so whatever the team is playing, that’s what I will listen to. Off the basketball court, I like to play a lot of beach volleyball and swim.

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game

time management

hard work

practice

courts

rebounds

Being a D-I athlete takes a lot of HARD

WORK, PRACTICE, and TIME MANAGEMENT. definitely WORTH

It’s really hard but it is

IT.

Before games, I get really nervous. I try to visualize doing well in the GAME. I do that kind of by myself, in the corner. Best advice I’ve ever received was that you have to work hard no matter what. If you really WANT something, you have to work hard for it. If I could travel anywhere in the world I’d go to Brazil because it looks really pretty and it’s somewhere that I’ve never been to before. People say that I resemble most a giraffe on the

COURT because I’m very awkward and I’m tall. But I get REBOUNDS, so maybe I’m more like a skilled giraffe.

On her Living Scholars – Gary and Becky Eldridge I love Becky and Gary. I really appreciate Becky and Gary because they are very welcoming and make me feel at home even though I am so far away from my actual home.

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Alan Williams No. 15 Center Sophomore – Film and Media Studies Major 6'-7" 240 lbs. Phoenix, Arizona North High School To get ready for the season, I spent lot of time in the gym. You have to put it on yourself to be DISCIPLINED. I have been trying to

EXTEND my jump shot RANGE. The most EMBARRASSING moment I’ve ever had on the basketball court was LOSING

MY SHOE last year. I don’t remember exactly what happened, I just remember losing my shoe and trying to GET

BACK ON

DEFENSE. Before games, I’m NOT

AS SERIOUS

as everyone else. I’m out there MESSING

AROUND and

JOKING with people. I listen to MUSIC and then I get out there and HAVE

FUN because the day I stop having fun is the day I’m

going to stop PLAYING

BASKETBALL.

Of the other Gaucho teams, my favorite to watch is WOMEN’S

VOLLEYBALL. They are really COMPETITIVE. I had my DOUBTS that I could be a COLLEGE

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discipline proud

range

motivated

division 1 the fans POSSIBLE’. I think it was after my junior year in high school that it

REALLY HIT ME. I had a good year and then I had a really good summer and REALIZED

COULD PLAY DIVISION I BASKETBALL.

A lot of

schools OVERLOOKED me, and that just MOTIVATED me more. My FAMILY

INSPIRES me.

My mom, dad, brother, and sister inspire me EVERYDAY. The support they have given me throughout the years makes me want to MAKE

THEM

PROUD. I love playing for them and THE

FANS. I love walking

around CAMPUS and people

KNOWING WHO I AM and to work so hard to REPRESENT this school. My favorite player of all-time is Shaquille O’Neil, SHAQ,

FOREVER!

I would like to thank my Living Scholar, Mark Linehan.

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Kendra Morrison No. 13 Forward Freshman – Undeclared Major 6'-1" Sammamish, Washington East Lake High School One of my favorite moments on the court was during a game last year where we were down by one and we had just made up a

PLAY from scratch, right there on the spot. I was supposed to come around the baseline, get the ball and SHOOT a three pointer down in the corner and I made it. It was really fun and it WON the game for us. In order to IMPROVE this past year, I’ve been working with my trainer, Lanette, who has been training with me since the 5th grade. I’ve been focusing on BALL

HANDLING SKILLS.

and getting into more guard

Coach Mitchell also gave us a binder with

things to work on, so I’ve been following what’s in there as well. My MOTIVATION to do my best is just a personal

ASPIRATION I have, which is to beat the other team. I like to view everything as a CHALLENGE, whether it’s the OPPONENT or whoever is defending me. I like to challenge myself to be better than them. Off the court, I like to listen to music, go down to the beach, and just hang out with friends. I also played some volleyball my sophomore year and now I play beach volleyball from time to time with friends. 52 • DARE/Fall/Winter 2012

shoot opponent challenge skills aspiration improve One of my favorite songs to listen to before a game is All the Above by Maino and I also try to listen to a lot of new, upbeat pop music. Frank Ocean is one of favorite artists but I probably wouldn’t listen to him before a game because his music is a bit too slow. One of the funniest moments I’ve had during basketball season happened after a game one time. Our team has those warm-up pants with the buttons on the side so they can easily be taken off. After the game, I went home and thought I’d lost half my pants, which is impossible because they are always connected by the buttons but some of them had been undone. So I texted my coach and my teammates and they had no idea what I was talking about. I still get made fun of for that all the time and everyone jokes around and asks me if I still have all of my pants. The best advice I’ve been given is to not let the game define you, and not let others define you. Do whatever you are used to doing and whatever makes you comfortable. If you play how you want to play, everything will fall into place. The only hidden talent I have that comes to mind is that I can do this weird, native American sounding whistle with my hands by cupping them together and blowing into them.

On her Living Scholars – Steve and Barbe Abbott Steve and Barbe Abbott are extremely supportive people and I’m excited to share my journey with them for the next four years. DARE/Fall/Winter 2012 • 53

Sam Beeler No. 44 Forward Freshman – Undeclared Major 6'-10" 210 lbs. Poway, California Poway High School I felt COMFORTABLE

HERE. It felt

like a home away from home, I’m from San Diego and the

BEACH is a big part of that. Since I’ve been here, I’ve been in the WEIGHT

ROOM A

LOT and it’s been a big part of my training. Over the summer, I was working with a post coach, Pete Padgett, and we were just

WORKING on STRENGTHENING and things that had to do with improving my SKILLS. As a team, I’d say our hopes are to build strong

TEAM CHEMISTRY. We are a very young team and I think that’s an important part for our success this year. Personally: getting BETTER, getting

STRONGER, and continuing to do the BEST

THAT I

CAN. Before every game, I usually try to HIGH-

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working

skills

strengthening

get pumped up

team chemistry

the best that I can

I love KEVIN

DURANT.

I’m

a huge fan of his because he’s so FUN and EXCITING to watch.

PLAYING OVERSEAS sounds pretty appealing to me. It would be AWESOME to play in another country, it would be a heck of an experience and I’d get TO

BASKETBALL would be

PLAY

too, which

COOL.

Few people know that

I PLAY

MUSIC. I can play a little bit of GUITAR,

BASS

and

PIANO as well. What animal best describes me on the court? That’s a hard question. I’m trying to think of an animal that is CALM on the surface but is AGGRESSIVE in a hidden manner. I want to say a

POLAR BEAR because they’re CUTE on the outside but they can be FIERCE at times too. I would like to thank my Living Scholar, Rune and Barbara Eliasen. DARE/Fall/Winter 2012 • 55

Jessica Pino No. 30 Center Freshman – Pre-Communication Studies Major 6'-3" Temecula, California Chaparral High School When I was younger I tried a lot of different sports, but being taller than everyone made me realize I had

POTENTIAL to play basketball. Knowing I chose that sport over all the other ones makes me feel

CONFIDENT. This upcoming season I definitely want to WIN a

CHAMPIONSHIP by coming together as a

TEAM, working hard, and hopefully bringing the trophy back to school. I don’t do anything specific before a game to get ready. I mostly try to just listen to my IPod and get in the

ZONE. My pregame playlist has anything from rap to country on it. My celebrity crush would have to be Channing Tatum. After college, I’d like to be a sports broadcaster, like a reporter on the field or something.

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potential

achievement

zone team

championship

My favorite UCSB sports to watch are soccer and volleyball. I like soccer because it’s such a big thing at this school, and volleyball because it’s a fun sport to watch. The ultimate ACHIEVEMENT to me as a basketball player would be bringing the championship home to UCSB. If I could go anywhere in the world I’d go to Australia. I’ve wanted to go there my whole life, no special reason though. I’d say that on the COURT I’m most like a giraffe. It’s my favorite animal and people draw me pictures of giraffes and say that it’s me.

On her Living Scholars – Dick and Irene Fulton I’d like to thank my Living Scholars for being such sweet people and for the support that they give me and my team. DARE/Fall/Winter 2012 • 57

Mitch Brewe No. 21 Forward Freshman – Undeclared Major 6'-8" 242 lbs. Seattle, Washington Seattle Preparatory School I first realized my PASSION and GOALS for basketball when I was twelve or thirteen years old. That’s when I started to get

SERIOUS and also when I realized basketball was what I wanted to do at a collegiate DIVISION

I level. That’s when I really started to train hard and

DEVELOP to be the player I am today. I am a decent DANCER and an okay SINGER but I don’t have many other hidden talents. I think a teammate needs to be SELFLESS. He or she has to have the idea that the GROUP comes before themselves and is able to make SUCCESSFUL plays and not be too prideful to dive for a ball that’s on the ground and go for it. I chose UCSB because it’s a BEAUTIFUL place. I visited and I

LOVED all of the teammates. Coach Williams and the whole staff are really good guys. I felt really WELCOMED here and I felt like this could be the place to go to for four years and it just kind of

CLICKED for me. My

FUNNIEST moment on the basketball court was in 8th

grade when I was dribbling the ball up the court on a fast break and I

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passion

goals

successful

game

selfless

visualization

away. I kind of sat there and LAUGHED and then ran back. I would really like to visit GERMANY because I am of German heritage and have German roots. I would also like to visit AUSTRALIA because it’s a beautiful place and a lot of fun. Somewhere with a lot of meaning to me, so Germany would be my number one pick. After college, I want to pursue a career

OVERSEAS or TRAINING or COACHING or playing overseas. After that I want to get my MBA and go into the BUSINESS world. I think the most NERVOUS I get is when I’m putting on my shoes and realizing that everything we’ve been working on in practice is coming down to the GAME. Once I get my shoes on I shake it off and stretch.

VISUALIZATION helps a lot with getting rid of nerves because you can visualize what plays you’re going to make and what plays you’re going to be forced to make throughout the game. Off the court I really enjoy going out to Seattle on my

BOAT. I like to go out and cruise on the LAKE and all of that stuff so I really like boating. I’m a

FISHERMAN’S SON so I like to go out and fish.

I’d like to thank my Living Scholars, David and Susan Yossem. DARE/Fall/Winter 2012 • 59

Jasmine Ware No. 2 Guard Freshman – Pre-Psychology Major 5'-10" Sacramento, California Sacramento High School In order to IMPROVE my game, I worked with a trainer back home and focused on specific drills so I could improve my abilities and convert them to MUSCLE memory. Being a D-I athlete takes a lot of HARD

WORK, DEDICATION, and FOCUS. Without those traits, you won’t get very far. When I’m off the court I like to lounge around and watch a lot of TV and movies. My favorite TV shows are Fresh Prince of Bel Air and Martin. One of my goals is to try to be a Big West Freshman of the Year because that would be a huge

ACCOMPLISHMENT. Before games, my playlists consist of lots of dance music mixed with some more mellow music so that it balances out and I’m not too hyped up before I get on the court. 60 • DARE/Fall/Winter 2012

preparing

focus

succeed

improve

muscle

accomplishment

My funniest basketball moment was in 8th grade, when I stole the ball and shot a three pointer…for the wrong team. I chose UCSB because of the beautiful location, as well as the great basketball program. The coaches and players all seemed AMAZING and had appeared in the NCAA tournament so I really wanted to be a part of that. If I could go anywhere in the world, I’d go to Paris because that was a trip I planned with my mom but we never went. I still really want to try to make it out there. The best advice I was given is that life will knock you down if you let it. There will be OBSTACLES and

DIFFICULTIES,

and if

you let them overtake you, you won’t be able to SUCCEED in life. Things aren’t always going to be easy.

On her Living Scholar – Bobbi Giorgi I’d like to thank my Living Scholar, Bobbi. I love how she supports me every step of the way.

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Taran Brown No. 35 Forward Freshman – Undeclared Major 6'-8" 190 lbs. Gillette, Wyoming Campbell County High School Playing in a Division I program has TAUGHT

ME to

have a lot of PATIENCE with the game and understand to take every play STEP

STEP, not to rush. It’s taught me to stay FOCUSED and to always look for ways to IMPROVE. My basketball INSPIRATION is

MICHAEL JORDAN for sure. He’s been my inspiration ever since I was a little kid. He is legendary not only for his SKILL, but also for how HARD he WORKED and that is what inspires me. My HIDDEN

TALENT is my

SPEED, how FAST I am and my ability to JUMP. With my height, people underestimate my ability to jump as high as I do. In the offseason, the number one thing I worked on was my BALL

HANDLING. I also worked on

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patience

jump

hard work

catching and shooting

focused

step by step

a lot. It’s my goal to be a good all-around player and these are the things I need to work on to

ACHIEVE MY GOAL. Before games, I take some time to really

THINK TO MYSELF. Get FOCUSED, mentally

PREPARED. If I get worked up at all, I try to take a BREATHER and CALM myself. I take time to be ALONE to

THINK about the game and what I’m about to go out on the court and do. The best advice I’ve ever been given was to be

DISCIPLINED and to set my goals high to try to MAKE

MYSELF a great player.

I believe that most great players are disciplined, so

I AM WORKING TOWARDS THAT. To be COACHABLE, I would say that’s very IMPORTANT and being

DISCIPLINED as well. On his Living Scholars – Brian and Jan Escalera Poppa B and Jan, I just wanted to let you guys know how much I appreciate you guys being here for me and our program! Thank you for all the donations and following the men’s basketball program to this day! Love you guys! DARE/Fall/Winter 2012 • 63

Michael Bryson No. 24 Guard Freshman – Undeclared Major 6'-4" 201 lbs. Sacramento, California Foothill High School You must be a good team player as far as being able to GIVE

IT UP

FOR YOUR TEAM and let the TEAM COME FIRST, not trying to be selfish. Definitely listening to the coaches when they have something to say to you and being able to listen to your teammates because if you’re a HARD

HEAD and you don’t listen to your teammates you WON’T GET VERY FAR. My INSPIRATION is definitely my DAD. He’s been with me the entire way and TAUGHT me pretty much

EVERYTHING I know about basketball mentally and physically. He’s taught me key things I need to know here and there so it’s definitely my dad. Before games I try to take a little bit of TIME

MYSELF. I don’t listen to music. I don’t have to do that. Being by myself for a little bit helps, NOT

TALKING

TO ANYBODY helps me get MY HEAD IN THE GAME and make situations in my head already. Off the court, I’d definitely have to say HANGING

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on the court give itbond up for the team head in the game

time to myself

of my favorite things. That’s probably number one right now, especially since I want to have a BOND

WITH THEM

outside of basketball because

the better the BOND is OFF

THE

COURT, the better the BOND will be ON THE COURT. IN 20 YEARS,

I hope to be

AROUND KIDS AND SPORTS, however that can be combined into one. I’ve thought about TEACHING as a PE teacher and I’ve also thought about starting up a program for

KIDS to come in where I TEACH THEM SPORTS. Right now those are the two ideas I have. Being involved in something that has to do with kids or sports and combining the two. Michael Jordan is obviously one of the greatest in the world. But I’d have to say MAGIC

JOHNSON is MY ALL-TIME FAVORITE just because my coach from high school played with him and he gave me a lot of insight that showed how great of a player he was on the court and also said that he KEEPS

THE TEAM

TOGETHER, which is rare sometimes in the NBA. So I like the fact that he’s able to keep everyone together as a team and transfer it on to the court.

I'd like to thank my Living Scholars, Mike and Marie Sexton. DARE/Fall/Winter 2012 • 65

Duke DaRé No. 43 Guard Freshman – Undeclared Major 6'-1" 185 lbs. Clayton, California De La Salle High School FROM A BASKETBALL PERSPECTIVE, my head coach from my high school knows the head coach here and helped me get in here. What motivates me is playing for

SOMETHING THAT’S BIGGER THAN ME. THE TEAM is bigger than me so I’m playing for my teammates, playing for the team, playing for UCSB. Five years ago, I definitely did not see myself here at UCSB at all. I’M

DEFINITELY APPRECIATIVE AND THANKFUL FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY to be able to come to this school. I’m able to get a good education and also play basketball.

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perspective

be in the moment

bigger than me

the team opportunity

In summer league in high school I was trying to take a charge, and instead of getting the charge called, THIS

BIG ATHLETIC GUY DUNKED OVER ME. I definitely LOVE

GOING TO

THE BEACH, and working out on the beach. So I appreciate being close by at UCSB. I also love to hike and do outdoor activities. Favorite Disney Movie?

THE LION KING, can’t go wrong with the Lion King. To be honest I don’t have a pre-game playlist. MY

PRE-GAME

PLAYLIST IS JUST TRYING TO BE IN THE MOMENT and keep myself centered. I’d like to thank my Living Scholars, Jeff and Judy Henley.

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Drew Dickey No. 55 Forward Freshman – Pre-Communication Studies Major 6'-8" 225 lbs. Palo Alto, California Saint Francis High School I always listen to UPBEAT

MUSIC, a lot of hip-hop and artists that

have music that relate to the game and music that PUMPS

ME UP.

I also listen to a lot of Lil Wayne. A good teammate is ALWAYS

SUPPORTIVE. Always

someone who picks you up whether it’s a little scuffle with another team they’ll always be there to PICK

YOU UP give you POSITIVE

FEEDBACK in order to move on to the next play. The thing that MOTIVATES

ME the most is probably MY

TEAMMATES. I like to compete, whether it’s a game or practice or just a little drill, I hate losing and when my teammates win it’s motivation for me TO

DO BETTER.

If I could visit ANYWHERE in the world, I would go to AUSTRALIA. I have a liking for a lot of exotic places but Australia is on the opposite side of the world and it’s a place I’ve always wanted to see with the

WILDLIFE AND NATURE it has to offer. MY INSPIRATION is my DAD. He played college basketball and he’s a successful businessman. He’s HARDWORKING and

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motivates

committed

upbeat

quickness

asset

dedicated

I’ve worked a lot on my QUICKNESS and my

OUTSIDE SHOOTING because I’m sort of an in-between player. I play both center and forward so I try to have both of those skill sets so that I

CAN BE

AN ASSET TO MY TEAM. I realized I’d be a collegiate athlete when I was pretty young. I GOT

MY GENES FROM BY

DAD of being BIGGER AND TALLER than everybody else and my love for basketball has always been present so I’ve never been difficult to motivate to play basketball. It’s something that drives me on and off the court. It was probably around sixth or seventh grade that I realized that I

COULD GO FAR if I really

COMMITTED MYSELF. I would probably be playing football. I PLAYED

QUARTERBACK for a while and the only reason why I NEVER

PLAYED IS

BECAUSE MY PRE-SEASON CONDITIONING for basketball always got in the way of football season.

I would like to thank my Living Scholars, Andrew and Kimberly Busch.

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John Green No. 32 Guard Freshman – Pre-Communication Studies Major 6'-5" 180 lbs. Oakland, California Westwind Prep Academy (Phoenix) High School MY INSPIRATION is MY MOM. She’s been basically INDEPENDENT her whole life. Her mother and father died when she was young, so she moved from Texas to Oakland, California, where I was born, when she was 17. She has always been a STRONG, independent,

HARD-WORKING woman. She’s always been a POLITE person. There’s nobody I know who is more kind and polite than her. Everybody I know just loves her to death. I also look up to my FATHER. He’s been through high school and COLLEGE as well. He played basketball in college so him being a

STUDENT-ATHLETE has been an inspiration to me. My JUNIOR

YEAR in high school I started TAKING

BASKETBALL VERY SERIOUSLY. I was on a travel club team and had the opportunity to travel around different cities for tournaments. The TALENT

FACED made me a BETTER PLAYER.

Each

year I got better. My junior and senior years my SKILL-

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skill-set

hard work

fundamentals

best of my ability

in the moment

respectful

of playing Division I basketball could become a

REALITY if I worked hard. Before a game, when I THINK

TOO

MUCH about what I’m gonna do and about the opponents, I get NERVOUS. I try not to think too much before a game. I just try to listen to

MUSIC, RELAX, and THINK of funny things. Sometimes I even think of schoolwork. During the game I don’t get nervous. I just live IN

THE MOMENT and try to give the fans, coaches, and teammates the BEST

OF MY

ABILITY. I like to listen to a lot of ARTISTS before games. I like THE

WEEKND, he’s a singer

who really gets me going. I have some DRAKE and when I really wanna get HYPED I listen to some JUICY

J or some WAKA

FLOCKA. THE BEST ADVICE I’ve ever been given is to always be POLITE and show good

MANNERS.

Those two things can carry

you a long way. What people say is true. It’s not what you know, it’s who you know, and IF

YOU’VE

BEEN POLITE to people, it pays off. THEY REMEMBER THAT. I’d like to thank my Living Scholars, Paul Graziano and Jo Swanda. DARE/Fall/Winter 2012 • 71

Aamahd Walker No. 4 Guard Freshman – Undeclared Major 6'-2" 190 lbs. Culver City, California Culver City High School I think I’ve gotten a lot STRONGER this past year. I’ve definitely taken more INITIATIVE and I’ve been more ASSERTIVE on the floor especially in the games I played in over the summer. Also, working on being a GUARD a lot more since I had to play different roles on my high school team. My inspiration is a street artist named BANKSY. He does art around LONDON and other places and he’s a cool figure to look up to. He does what he LOVES and doesn’t care what other people think about him.

TO KILL A MOCKING BIRD

is my favorite novel. I read

that through school but I really like

ATTICUS and all of the different characters. I found all of the controversies and issues that occurred throughout the novel to be very INTERESTING. In my free time I like HIKING,

MOUNTAIN

BIKING, or anything OUTDOORS. I’ve even tried SURFING, though it was hard to get up on the waves. 72 • DARE/Fall/Winter 2012

stronger initiative

skill

serious talents

realizing

I plan on majoring in ENVIRONMENTAL studies or BIOLOGY. I’d like to be some type of environmental

RESEARCHER if basketball doesn’t work out. Hopefully just finish up school and see where I go from there. I’d really like to be involved in research OUTDOORS. I realized I could play at this level my SOPHOMORE

YEAR playing against older guys on a VARSITY level. Also playing better than some of my competition. I started getting phone calls and started REALIZING that I could actually play. I guess just knowing a lot of people are out there

WATCHING you that are SUPPORTING you makes me a little nervous. You want to give them something to CHEER about and you don’t want them to be

DISAPPOINTED. I pretty much just have fun and remember that I’m doing it for my own reasons and not for other people. I’m pretty good at PING-PONG. I do really well at our tournaments at the recreational center. One of my favorite actors is DENZEL

WASHINGTON so it would be crazy to see him playing my role. He can be FUNNY or really

SERIOUS and build up a lot of tension in order to grab you into the movie.

I would like to thank my Living Scholars, Guy and Belinda Redington. DARE/Fall/Winter 2012 • 73

Playing by The Rules Dear Alumni & Friends, The University of California – Santa Barbara is proud of its great tradition in intercollegiate athletics. We are committed to achieving in the classroom, while abiding by all National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) rules. Our athletic program would not be where it is today without the support of loyal alumni and friends of the program like yourself. Your support is equally important in our effort to maintain compliance with NCAA and Big West Conference regulations. As an NCAA member, UCSB is responsible for the actions of those whom the NCAA considers “representatives of its athletics interests,” traditionally known as boosters. This guide provides the basic information concerning the NCAA rules regarding the recruitment of prospective student-athletes and contact with currently enrolled student-athletes. By assisting UCSB in rules compliance, you are helping preserve the integrity of Gauchos Athletics and protecting the athletic eligibility of our student-athletes. If a wellmeaning but misguided fan or booster commits a violation of NCAA or Big West legislation, UCSB will be held responsible. The consequences may include bans on post-season competition and TV coverage. Please review this guide and share the information with others who support Gauchos Athletics. The scope and complexity of NCAA rules preclude us from addressing every possible situation; however, feel free to contact the Compliance Office or our Faculty Athletic Representative with additional questions. The University appreciates alumni and friends who strive for the highest level of ethical conduct while supporting the goals of academic and athletic excellence for our student-athletes. Sincerely,

Andy Fee Sr. Associate Athletic Director Development & Principal Gifts

THANK YOU FOR CARING ABOUT UCSB ATHLETICS AND TAKING TIME TO READ THIS GUIDE. YOUR HELP IN PREVENTING VIOLATIONS IS VITAL AND IS APPRECIATED AS MUCH AS ANY OTHER PART YOU PLAY IN SUPPORTING UCSB’S ATHLETICS PROGRAM.

NCAA A GUIDE TO NCAA RULES FOR EVERY ALUMNUS AND FRIEND OF UC SANTA BARBARA ATHLETICS Thank you for your support of UCSB Athletics and your continued commitment to NCAA rules compliance. By knowing and following the applicable NCAA rules, you will assist us in maintaining the level of excellence that UCSB continually strives to achieve. If you become aware of any violation or potential violation of NCAA rules, or if you have any questions about what you may and may not do, please contact us: UCSB Office of Athletic Compliance ICA Building Santa Barbara, CA 93106 (805) 893-8219

National Collegiate Athletic Association P.O. Box 6222 Indianapolis, IN 46206-6222 (317) 917-6222

Additional information is available at: www.ucsbgauchos.com www.bigwest.org www.ncaa.org

What May Boosters Do for Current Student-Athletes? You may employ a student-athlete, as long as he or she is paid only for work performed and at the going rate in that locale for similar services. Any employment benefits (e.g., bonuses, transportation to/from job) provided to the student-athlete must be provided to all other employees performing similar services for the employer. Appropriate paperwork must be submitted to the Compliance Office before the student-athlete is permitted to work. COMMON QUESTIONS Q: May I give a discount on clothing, food or car rentals to student-athletes as part of my business? A: No. A discount that is specifically for student-athletes is considered an extra benefit and is against NCAA rules. However, if you provide a discount to all UCSB students or the general public, then student-athletes may also receive the discount. Q: May I loan my car to the parents of a student- athlete who are in town visiting their child? A: No. The NCAA’s prohibition on extra benefits for student-athletes also applies to their relatives and friends. Q: May I allow a student-athlete to use my land line or cell phone to make a telephone call? A: No, this would constitute an extra benefit and is impermissible. Q: I have an extra car that I don’t use, is it ok to lend it to a student-athlete? A: The provision of free transportation would constitute an extra-benefit. This includes loaning a car, free plane tickets home, or paying for transportation for the student-athlete’s relatives to attend a competition. Q: May I purchase a complimentary admission ticket from a student-athlete? A: No, a student-athlete may not receive payment for his or her complimentary admissions and may not exchange them for any item of value (e.g., meal, apparel).

Are You a Representative of UCSB’s Athletics Interest (Booster)? You are considered a “representative of the University’s athletics interests” (commonly known as a booster) if you: • Have made any type of financial or in-kind contribution to the athletics department or to an athletics booster organization; • Are or have been a member of any organization or agency promoting UCSB athletics; • Have assisted in any manner in the recruitment of prospective student-athletes; • Have arranged for or provided benefits to enrolled student-athletes or their families or to prospective student-athletes or their families; or • Have otherwise promoted UCSB’s athletics program in any manner. Once you have been identified as a booster, you retain that status FOREVER! As a UCSB booster, you are bound by NCAA, Big West and University rules, and, therefore, UCSB is held responsible for your actions. DARE/Fall/Winter 2012 • 77

Playing by The Rules What Are The Consequences for Any Involvement in NCAA Violations? If a booster is found to be involved in a violation that results in the imposition of sanctions, the booster may be subject to the following consequences: • Revocation of ticket privileges; • Disassociation from the athletic department (e.g., loss of donor program and/or booster club privileges); or • Loss of any other athletically related benefit or privilege deemed appropriate by UCSB. Also, please remember that violations involving a prospective or an enrolled student-athlete may jeopardize that individual’s eligibility for competition at UCSB. Therefore, we ask that you leave the recruitment of prospects to UCSB coaches and that you do not do anything that would jeopardize the eligibility of either a prospect or a student-athlete to compete for the Gauchos.

Who Is a Prospect? A prospect is any individual who has started classes for the ninth (9th) grade, regardless of his or her athletics ability or participation. A prospect is also any student who is enrolled at a two-year college or at a four-year institution other than UCSB. A student who has not yet started ninth grade may become a prospect if UCSB or a booster provides the individual, or the individual’s relatives or friends, with financial assistance or benefits not generally provided to other students or the general pubic. An individual remains a prospect even after he or she has signed a National Letter of Intent or accepts an offer of financial aid to attend UCSB until he or she reports for the first day of classes for a regular term (fall or spring) or begins official practice immediately prior to the start of classes. You should treat ALL students as prospects.

What Is Recruiting? Recruiting is any solicitation of a prospect or the prospect’s parent/legal guardian by a University staff member for the purpose of securing the prospect’s enrollment at UCSB and/or participation in UCSB’s intercollegiate athletics program.

Who May Recruit? Only UCSB coaches and Athletic Department staff may be involved in the recruiting process. The NCAA rules specifically prohibit boosters from engaging in any recruiting activities. It is not permissible for coaches to involve an individual associated with a prospect (who is not a family member) in the process of recruiting that prospect. Thus, coaches may not ask the third-party individual to relay information to the prospect for them or to act as an intermediary in order to assist the coach in the recruitment of the prospect. In addition, coaches may not work with that individual – instead of the prospect – to set up the prospect’s official or unofficial visit to campus. Finally, coaches may not ask the individual to encourage the prospect to attend UCSB.

What Is an Extra Benefit? An extra benefit is any special arrangement by an institutional employee or a booster to provide a prospective or current student-athlete (or their relatives or friends) a benefit that is not generally available to the public or other UCSB students or is not expressly authorized by NCAA legislation. Any inappropriate, even inadvertent, activity with or involving a student-athlete (or his or her family or friends) could result in: • Declaring a prospective or current student- athlete ineligible to participate for UCSB. • Sanctions placed on the University and its programs. • Restrictions placed upon your involvement with UCSB’s athletics program. Examples of Extra Benefits: The following are common examples of “extra-benefits” that may not be provided to prospects or student-athletes and their relatives or friends. This is not an exhaustive list. • Providing gifts of any kind (e.g., birthday, holiday, graduation). • Providing discounted or free meals, entertainment or lodging (e.g., rent, housing, hotel). • Providing free or reduced-cost transportation of any kind, including borrowing a car or providing a ride home or to see family or friends. • Providing free or reduced-cost services, such as long distance telephone use, car repairs or haircuts. • Providing cash or loans in any amount or signing or co-signing a note with an outside agency to arrange a loan. • Providing any expenses (e.g., travel, lodging) for relatives or friends of a student-athlete, including expenses to visit campus, to attend a home or away competition or to attend an event (e.g., awards banquet) at any location. • Providing academic course supplies, typing services or duplicating costs.

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NCAA What May Boosters Do? What if I Know of a Great Prospect? If you know of a high school student-athlete who might want to attend UC Santa Barbara, the only permissible activity for a booster is to call the appropriate coach. You may bring outstanding prospects to the attention of the UCSB coaching staff by sending them newspaper clippings or other information about prospects. However, all evaluations and contacts are the sole responsibility of the UCSB coaching staff. If you have an “established” relationship with a prospect or his or her relatives, you may continue normal contacts with those individuals with the understanding that such contacts are NOT made for recruiting purposes and are not arranged by UCSB athletic department staff members. Essentially, a relationship is “established” if the relationship: • Predates the individual’s status as a prospect (e.g., before the start of the ninth grade); • Predates the prospect’s status achieved as a result of his/her athletics ability or reputation; and • Did not develop as a result of the prospect’s participation in athletics or his or her notoriety as an athlete. As a booster, you may attend high school and community college events, provided you do not contact prospects or anyone associated with the prospect (e.g., relatives, coaches, high school administrators) in an attempt to recruit the prospect. In addition, you may attend public events (e.g., banquet, fund-raising event) at which prospects are in attendance. However, NO donations, contact with the prospect (including anyone associated with the prospect) or other act should be made in an effort to persuade the prospect to attend UCSB. TEAM CONTACT NUMBERS Baseball . . . . . . . . . . . . Men’s Basketball . . . . . . . . Women’s Basketball . . . . . . Men’s Water Polo . . . . . . . . Men’s Golf . . . . . . . . . . . Women’s Soccer . . . . . . . . Women’s Water Polo . . . . . . Cross Country . . . . . . . . . Men’s Soccer . . . . . . . . . .

893-3690 893-2141 893-7211 893-3704 893-4587 893-2715 893-5188 893-8276 893-6044

Women’s Soccer . . . . . . . . Men’s Swimming & Diving . . . Women’s Swimming & Diving . Men’s Tennis . . . . . . . . . . Women’s Tennis . . . . . . . . Track & Field . . . . . . . . . . Men’s Volleyball . . . . . . . . Women’s Volleyball . . . . . . . Softball . . . . . . . . . . . . .

893-2715 893-2989 893-2989 893-3954 893-3747 893-8276 893-2200 893-4881 893-3335

May Student-Athletes Promote an Organization or Make an Appearance? You may not use the name or picture of an enrolled student-athlete to directly or indirectly advertise, recommend or promote the sale or use of a commercial product or service of any kind. Doing so will render the student-athlete ineligible for competition. All charitable, educational and nonprofit promotional activities involving student-athletes must have prior approval from the athletics department. This includes speaking engagements at any UCSB booster organization event. You may not use any item (e.g., poster, ball) signed by a UCSB coach, student-athlete or staff member in an auction, raffle or any other type of fund-raising activity to raise money for any high school project. If you become aware of any violation or potential violation of NCAA rules, or if you have any questions about what you may or may not do, please contact: Office of Athletic Compliance UC Santa Barbara, ICA Building Santa Barbara, CA 93106 Tel: (805) 893-8219

What Are Boosters Prohibited from Doing? COMMON QUESTIONS Q: The son or daughter of an old friend is being actively recruited by a UCSB coach. Do I have to stop having any contact with the prospect and his or her parents? A: No, you may continue to enjoy the same relationship with the family that you had before. You may not, however, use your relationship to urge that the son or daughter choose UCSB, and you may not allow a coach to enlist you in the recruitment process. Q: What should I do if I encounter a prospect while watching my son or daughter’s high school athletic contest? A: The NCAA rules prohibit boosters from having in-person contacts with prospects. However, the rules recognize that a booster may have inadvertent (without prearrangement) contact with a prospect. In this situation, the booster may exchange a polite greeting with the prospect, but then must terminate the conversation. The exception DOES NOT apply if the contact occurs at the prospect’s school, or at a site where the prospect is competing. In these circumstances, NO contact of any kind is permitted. Q: May I attend a public event—for example, a community picnic or a high school banquet or awards dinner—if prospects are also in attendance? A: Yes, you may. Be sure, though, that you do not have any contact with prospects. DARE/Fall/Winter 2012 • 79

Playing by The Rules Q: What if a prospect initiates contact with me? A: If a prospect initiates contact with you either in person or by telephone or mail, you are obligated to refer all questions regarding the University and it’s athletics programs to the athletics department staff. You should also inform the prospect that NCAA rules prohibit recruiting contacts with anyone other than the athletic department staff. Finally, you should let the Athletic Compliance Office know that a contact occurred and the content of any conversation. Q: May I talk to a prospect before, after or on the sidelines at the prospect’s athletics contest? A: No. While a booster is allowed to attend and observe a prospect’s athletic contest, he or she may not make contact with the prospect, his or her relatives or coaches during such occasion. You may not have any contact with a prospect or his/her relatives. Prohibited contact includes correspondence, e-mail, communication via social networking sites (e.g., Twitter, Facebook) or Internet (e.g., Skype), faxes, telephone conversations and in-person contacts (both on and off campus). If a prospect (or one of his/her relatives) approaches you regarding UCSB, explain that NCAA rules prevent you from discussing UCSB with him/her. Other prohibited activities include, but are not limited to, the following: • Inviting a prospect or his or her relatives to any booster function or alumni event. • Talking with a prospect or his or her relatives on UCSB’s campus or at any athletics event. This includes pre- and post-game functions and tailgate parties. • Providing a prospect or his or her relatives with free or reduced rate transportation, meals, lodging, gifts, entertainment or expenses for any type of service. • Calling, writing, e-mailing, texting, tweeting or posting on a prospect’s Facebook or other social network encouraging attendance at UCSB. • Obtaining film/videotape or transcripts from a prospect’s educational institution in an effort to evaluate the prospect’s academic eligibility or athletics ability. • Entertaining or providing gifts, tickets or other benefits to club, junior or senior high school, prep school or junior college coaches. • Arranging or creating employment opportunities for relatives, friends or legal guardians of prospects. • Arranging for loans, special discounts or free or reduced charges for professional or personal services, housing or other purchases or charges. Loaning or giving money or other tangible items (e.g., clothes, cars, electronics, jewelry) is prohibited. • Providing transportation (e.g., a ride or use of a car) to or from a summer job or to any other site.

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Opportunity Given Opportunity is at the core of the Gaucho Fund, providing amazing young men and women with the opportunity to compete academically and athletically at one of the nation’s finest Universities. The Gaucho Fund also provides opportunity for our selfless donors to be a driving force in the lives of our student-athletes. For The Kelt Group, led by founders Landon Kelt and Derek Brumfield, it is that and a little bit more that has kept them involved as Living Scholars for the past three years. Landon and Derek are currently paired with men’s basketball’s Lewis Thomas. They have previously been paired with basketball’s Christian Peterson and Mark Haddow of baseball. “The living scholar program is really a wonderful way to further involvement of supporters like us. That extra little bit of connection to a specific athlete goes a long way of making us feel a part of the success of not only the team, but our scholar...not only in their sport, but their life,” said Brumfield. “A lot of these kids are a long way from home and we hope to provide some level of friendly support that they may be missing while they are far away from family, friends, etc. We take a certain level of pride in seeing “our guy” make a shot or hit a homerun. Even though we have nothing to do with their on-the-field success, it does provide a sense of pride seeing them do well. “When our scholar athlete was Mark Haddow a couple of years ago, it was a really incredible feeling seeing him get drafted by a big-league squad. Getting to know Mark specifically allowed us a little peek into him as not only a player, but a person, and he really deserves whatever success he has coming to him. The Living Scholar program made that connection possible.” The experience and generosity of Gaucho Fund donors is vital to the experience of our student-athletes. With more Big West Conference Commissioners Cups than the rest of the conference combined and a GPA that is higher than the general student population, Gaucho student-athletes represent the best of intercollegiate athletics. “As exciting as it is to be a part of such a great athletic organization, we are both impressed and reminded constantly that the program is about so much more than athletics,” added Kelt. “When you become involved you can see that Gaucho Athletics and the Living Scholar program is a culture that truly emphasizes excellence both on and off the field. The students, athletic department, and donors all buy into this and being able to experience that, and be a small part of it, is a very rewarding experience.” For more information on becoming a Living Scholar or to find out how you, or your company, can get involved with the Gauchos, contact Sr. Associate Athletics Director Andy Fee at andy.fee@athletics.ucsb.edu or 893-4960. Landon Kelt, Andy Fee, Derek Brumfield, and their guests enjoy the game.

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Gaucho Fund Donors The Gaucho Fund's mission provides program resources and support for all student-athletes from individual donors, foundations, and corporations. Gifts supporting intercollegiate athletics are part of the successful Campaign for UC Santa Barbara with many donors supporting other areas of the campus as well. The generosity of our donors has helped UC Santa Barbara enter the top tier of universities worldwide. The following is a list of donors who gave to UCSB Athletics from July 1, 2011 to December 1, 2012. We apologize in advance for any omissions or incorrect listings. Please contact Christina Baglas - Assistant Athletics Director, Annual Fund at Christina.Baglas@athletics.ucsb.edu for corrections. Thank you. Dr. and Mrs. Stephen L. Abbott ‘65/’65 Mr. and Mrs. Eric S. Abrahamson ’83 Mr. James P. Acos ‘72 Mr. Clark S. Acuna Adair Capital Corporation Mr. James H. Adamst Mr. David J. Adornetto Alamo Pintado Equine Clinic Mr. Ted Alan Mr. Clayton M. Aleridge, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. George Alessandria ’88 Ms. Jackie Allen Allen & Kimbell, LLP American Riviera Bank Ameriflex Benefits Corp. Amgen Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Paul D. Amick ’83 Mr. and Mrs. Donald M. Anderson Mr. Kirk Anderson Mr. and Mrs. Brent R. Anderson ‘70 Mr. and Mrs. John W. Anderson ’83 Mr. and Mrs. Walter Anderson The Anderson Company CPA, Inc. Ms. Hazel H. Ando Mrs. Mary L. Archer Dr. and Mrs. Ralph J. Archuleta Mr. and Mrs. Leonard J. Ariniello Mr. and Mrs. Philip J. Arnautou ’83 Mr. and Mrs. Michael P. Arth ’87 Mr. Jay C. Ashley Mr. and Mrs. Gregory D. Asplund ’83 Mr. and Mrs. Lee A. Asseo AT&T Foundation Mr. Timothy J. Aukshunas Mr. Kirk H. Autio Mr. Brent Ryan Avery ‘03 AXA Foundation Mr. Jeffrey M. Babbitt Ms. Christina A. Baglas Mr. Russell J. Ballati Bank of America Matching Gifts Program Mr. and Mrs. John P. Bankerd

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Mr. and Mrs. William H. Barber ‘85/’87 Mr. and Mrs. Douglas H. Barker ’69 Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan L. Barnea ‘03/’02 Mr. Ellwood T. Barrett, II Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bartman The Cecile & Fred Bartman Foundation Mr. and Mrs. John William Bartman Mr. David A. Bartman ‘94 Mr. and Mrs. Kent T. Baum ’76 Beachside Bar Cafe Mr. Thomas L. Beadle Mr. James R. Bechtel and Ms. Vanessa Patterson Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Becko ‘02 Mr. Clark G. Beech and Ms. Grace Urata ‘10/’11 Mr. Robert E. Beeton Mr. and Mrs. Robert Beggs Dr. Michael J. Behrman ‘11 Beleza Enterprises, LLC Mr. Glen M. Belovsky Mr. and Mrs. Nathan D. Berg Mr. Michael C. Berger ‘70 Mr. and Mrs. David E. Berman Mr. Andrew S. Bermant Mr. Donn R. Bernstein ‘79 Mr. Fred C. Best Mr. Robert Bevins Mr. Arthur R. Biancone Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Bidwell Mr. Michael F. Billesbach Mr. Brian S. Bishop Mr. and Mrs. Bradley S. Bishop ‘78/’78 Blackbird Architects Mr. and Mrs. John A. Blair ’82 Mr. Loren Lanier Bland Mr. Robert John Blauer Mr. and Mrs. Leonard D. Blue Mr. and Mrs. Ronald J. Boehm Boeing Company Mr. Steve W. Boelter Mr. Peter J. Bohlinger Mr. Raymond A. Bosch ‘62/‘66

Mr. and Mrs. Jean Michel Bouillin Ms. Ruth A. Bowe Dr. and Mrs. Robert L. Bowen Mr. John E. Bowerbank, III Dr. and Mrs. Michael T. Bowers Mr. and Mrs. Cary C. Boyden Mr. Nate Boyden Mr. Jeffrey Branch Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Brashears Mr. and Mrs. Lindsey Breeden Mr. and Mrs. Daniel R. Brennan Mr. Eric L. Brewe Ms. Vera A. Bridge Bridlewood Estate Winery Mr. Benjamin Joel Brockman Mr. Marc Brody Mr. and Mrs. Edwin C. Brown Mr. Kenneth C. Brown Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Brown Ms. Kristin A. Browne Mr. Gary C. Bruckner Mr. William T. Brummett III Mr. Craig V. Buccola ‘94 Mr. and Mrs. Clive Buckley Mr. Mike Burbank Mr. and Mrs. Raymond E. Burch Mr. and Mrs. Gary S. Burdick ’79 Mrs. Curran A. Burfeind Mr. and Mrs. Ronald S. Burns Andrew D. Busch Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Dale Byers Mr. Jeffrey L. Cadieux ‘82 Mr. and Mrs. Ricardo Calderon Mr. Philip J. Califano ‘85 Mr. and Mrs. Jack J. Callahan Mr. and Mrs. Jody Campbell Mr. and Mrs. Dan A. Campbell Mr. and Mrs. Stephen R. Campbell ‘63/’63 Campbell Wellman Properties Inc. Capital Group Companies, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Damian D. Capozzola Dr. and Mrs. Robert Caraco

Thank You to Our Donors Casa Del Mar Inn Mr. and Mrs. Chris Casebeer ‘69 Mr. Paul A. Casey Mr. Sean T. Castillo ‘10/’11 Mr. and Mrs. Jack L. Caufield Mr. and Mrs. Rollie L. Cavaletto ’65 PARENTS of Nakhry Nancy Chan Mr. and Mrs. Dan Chandler Mr. Andy Chapman Chapple Macaulay Foundation Century Park Chiropractic Office Mr. and Mrs. Andrew T. Chernick ‘98 Mr. Brant H. Chillingworth Richard Y. Chung, M.D. and Rosa S. Choi, M.D. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Clark Mr. and Mrs. Steven Clark Classicplan Premium Financing, Inc. Mr. David A. Cockell Mr. Matthew John Coin Mr. Michol Colgan Mr. and Mrs. John A. Colgate ’69 Ms. Beverly Colgate* Ms. Elizabeth Collins ‘78 Mr. and Mrs. Jack K. Collins Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Collins Ms. Jamie Veronica Considine Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Considine Mr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Contreras Mr. and Mrs. Michael Cooney ‘73/’66 Mr. and Mrs. Michael F. Hay Mr. Timothy F. Corliss Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy, LLP Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. Couchot ’84 Mr. Carlton A. Counts Mr. and Mrs. Robert Coviello Mr. Alan Cox Dr. Laura A. Cox Mr. Timothy R. Crowley Dr. and Mrs. C. Edward Crowther Mr. Stephen D. Cummings ‘69 Mr. and Mrs. Gary Cunningham Mr. and Mrs. John Curci Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Curry Ms. Diana Cuttrell Mr. and Mrs. Steven Dahl Mr. Matthew B Dale Mr. and Mrs. Don S. Dalis ‘81 Mr. and Mrs. Arthur C. Darrow III ’67, ‘71 Mr. William F. Davidson, III Mr. William Davies Mr. Michael J. Davin Mr. John A. Davis, Jr. ‘82, ‘84

Mr. David P. Dawson DBAC, Inc. Mr. Arthur De Rueda Deckers Outdoor Corporation Mr. Steven J. Deeley Mr. Gene Sullivan Deering ‘04 Mr. and Mrs. Rodney L. Delson ’70 Delta Psi Building Company Mr. and Mrs. Ronald L Depompa Mr. and Mrs. John G. Derrick Mr. and Mrs. Larry C. DeSpain ‘63 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Devany Mr. Darryll E. Dewan Mrs. Karen E. Dietz ‘79 Mr. and Mrs. William A. Dinsmore III* ‘68 Mr. James A. Donlon Ms. Katie L Doolittle ‘07 Mr. Blake T. Dorfman Mr. and Mrs. Peter Douglas The Douglas Foundation Dr. Elizabeth Downing ‘93 and Dr. Peter Hasler ‘74 Mr. and Mrs. James F. Drinkwater ’73 Mr. Joe Drum Ms. Jennifer E. Drury Mr. Daniel H. Duffy Mr. Duane H. Dunker Ms. Melanie M. Dunn ‘78 Mr. and Mrs. Robin K. Durkee Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Duval ’80 Ms. Patsy A. Duvall Ms. Dina Dye Mr. and Mrs. Selden R. Edner Mr. Brian L. Edwards ‘04 Mr. David S. Ehlow ‘83 Mr. and Mrs. Gary Eldridge Mr. and Mrs. Rune C. Eliasen Mr. Gary Erickson* Mr. and Mrs. Brian M. Escalera Escalera Plumbing, Inc. Dr. and Mrs. Aaron Ettenberg Mr. John W. Eugster ‘85 Mr. and Mrs. Ken M. Fahn ’80 Fairview In & Out Car Wash Mr. Sean R. Fallowfield ‘87 Mr. and Mrs. Barry Fay Mr. Robert Feinberg Mr. and Mrs. Ryan D. Fell ‘94/’94 Mr. and Mrs. Douglas E. Fell ‘64/’63 Mr. Brooks Ross Felton Mr. and Mrs. Wes Ferguson Dr. Ernest W. Ferrel

Names in bold denote Living Scholars; * Trustee, UC Santa Barbara Foundation

Ferrel’s Chiropractic Mr. and Mrs. Al Ferrer Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Mr. Joshua M. Finkelstein ‘10/’11 Mrs. Maureen C. Fischer Dr. and Mrs. Michael B. Fisher Mr. and Mrs. Seven Fisher Mr. David J. Fishman The Five Star Group Mr. and Mrs. Dean R. Fledderjohn ‘82 Mr. and Mrs. Garwin K. Fleming, Jr. ‘91 FLIR Systems Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Foley Mr. Eric Fonoimoana ‘93 E. Fonoi, Inc. Mr. Eldon Ford Mr. Gregory S. Ford Dr. Peter C. Ford Mr. Mathieu Forget ‘12 Mr. Kent Fox Mr. and Mrs. Randolph Franklin Mrs. Elizabeth Chen Frech Mr. and Mrs. R. Bradley Frederickson ’81 Mr. Tobias M. Freebourn Mr. and Mrs. William H. Freuden Mr. and Mrs. Brett R. Friedman Friends of Golf, Inc. Dr. and Mrs. Richard E. Fulton Mr. and Mrs. Oz Fundingsland Ms. Elisa P. Galang Mr. and Mrs. Jose N. Gandara Ms. Elizabeth B. Gans Mrs. Deborah C. Gans ‘73 Mr. and Mrs. Gary Gardner Ms. Judith F. Garman Mr. and Mrs. Philip A. Garrett Mr. and Mrs. John M. Garvey GE Foundation Mr. and Mrs. William P. Geivett ‘87/’88 Mr. and Mrs. Joseph N. Gelinas Mr. Barry M. and Karen H. Gellert ‘78 Gellert Riggs & Company Mr. and Mrs. Donald J. George Mr. and Mrs. Jon D. Gianulias ’90 Mr. and Mrs. Stephen J. Gibson ’74 Mr. and Mrs. Bruce F. Gibson Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Gillespie Mrs. Susan J. Gionfriddo Mrs. Bobbi Giorgi Mr. and Mrs. John J. Glavan Mr. Jared Peter Godinez Ms. Christie M. Goeller Mr. Richard J. Golden DARE/Fall/Winter 2012 • 83

Gaucho Fund Donors Mr. and Mrs. Dale W. Gomer ’73 Mr. and Mrs. Dexter J. Goodell ‘61, ‘87/’61 Mr. and Mrs. Donald T. Goodhue Mr. Paul D. Goodrich Mrs. Margaret M. Goodrich Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Goodson Mr. Casey P. Gorman ‘85 Mr. Michael H. Gorman ‘83 Mr. and Mrs. Richard G. Gorrie Mr. and Mrs. David F. Gorrie Mr. John W. Gould ‘86 Mr. and Mrs. Dick Gould Mr. David E. Graff Mr. and Mrs. Patrick and Joanne Graham Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Grantham ’75 GraphicInk Mr. Gary R. Gray Mr. Paul A. Graziano and Ms. Jo Swanda Mr. and Mrs. Brett G. Grimes Mr. Robert L. Grush Mr. and Mrs. Mikhail Gryaznov Mr. Richard J. Gude Mr. and Mrs. William J. Guilfoyle Mr. Michael B. Guterman ‘86 Ms. Amy Teresa Haapanen Mr. and Mrs. Richard S. Haar Mr. and Mrs. Norman N. Habermann* Ms. Christine F. Haddad Mr. and Mrs. Dale R. Haithcock Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Halstead ’78 Mr. and Mrs. Rodman S. Hamer Ms. Greta Hamm Mr. George E. Handtmann, III George E. Handtmann III Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey F. Hankoff Mr. and Mrs. Erik Hansen Mr. and Mrs. Dennis R. Hansen Mr. Douglas Kenneth Hansen Mr. Steve W. Harbison Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Harder, Jr. H ‘70/‘59 Mr. James W. Hardie Mr. David W. Hardy Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Harfenist Mr. William D. Harris Mr. Kevin A. Hart Mr. and Mrs. Paul W. Hartloff, Jr. Mr. Patrick H. Hartmann ‘86 Mr. Joel S. Harwin Ms. Melinda J. Hatt ‘77 Ms. Cynthia A. Hawkins Ms. Jennifer L. Hawkins ‘91 Mr. Michael N. Heid

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Mr. Robert Charles Heidger, Jr. Mr. James Glenn Heidlebaugh Mr. David K. Hendrickson ‘80 Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey O. Henley ‘66/H ‘09 Dr. and Mrs. Douglas Herthel Mr. and Mrs. Steven J. Hicks ‘71/’70 Mr. M. Shaun Hilton Mr. James F. Hines Mr. and Mrs. Richard K. Hogue Mr. and Mrs. Shawn R. Holbrook Mr. and Mrs. Clinton D. Hollister ‘76 Mr. and Mrs. Steven Holmgren Mr. C. Thomas Hopkins and Sandy Kaneoka ‘91 Mr. Richard L. Hord Mr. and Mrs. Masa Horie Mr. Michael L. Horst ‘67 Preston & Maurine Hotchkis Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Jared W. Huffman Mr. Christopher Hughes Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Hunt Ms. Ashley L. Hurdle ‘06 Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Hurst Mr. David Gordon Husen Mr. Waid A. Ibrahim ‘12 Mr. Richard A. Ignatowicz Industrial Volleyball League, Inc. Industro Systems, Inc Mr. and Mrs. Scott C. Ingraham ‘84 Mr. and Mrs. Larry D. Irmer Dr. and Mrs. Angel L. Iscovich ’84 Mrs. Roberta Ann Issaris Mr. Nikola Ivanovic ‘95 J & J Family Foundation Ms. Hannah-Beth Jackson and George C. Eskin Dr. and Mrs. Allan W. Jacobs Mr. Michael L. Jacobs Mr. and Mrs. Scott L. Jeffries Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Jensen H ‘06 Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Johnson Dr. Leslie D. Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Trent M. Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Donald Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Donald E. Johnson, III Mr. and Mrs. Kirk R. Johnson Mr. Packy Jones* ‘77 Mr. and Mrs. Russell G. Jones Mr. and Mrs. Stan W. Jones Mr. Sidney S. Jordan

Mr. and Mrs. Peter C. Jordano* H ‘03 Mr. and Mrs. Tom H. Jurgensen JWS Collections Mr. Matthew James Kalafatis Dr. Diana L. Karg Mr. and Mrs. R. Dennis Kavanaugh ’61 Mr. and Mrs. David Kayser KAZ, LTD. Inc. Mr. and Mrs. John P. Keever ‘67/’67 Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Kelleher Mr. Bernard D. Kelmenson ‘88 The Kelt Group Mr. Michael Solomon Kennedy Ms. Ann Jeannette Kenworthy Keystone Contractors, Inc. Dr. and Mrs. Wayne R. Kidder Mr. Grant M. King Mr. John P. Kinsella Mrs. Marvel Blakeman Kirby* ‘51 The Kirby Family Marital Trust Mr. and Mrs. Lee Kirkpatrick Mr. and Mrs. Phillip S. Kirkpatrick Gary Kittle Plumbing Mr. Sven H. Klein Mr. and Mrs. Peter Kleis Mrs. Laura D. Knapp Mr. Mons N. Knudtzon ‘15 Mr. and Mrs. Nicolay H. Knudtzon Ms. Kristen E. Koch Mr. and Mrs. Marcus J. Kocmur ’93 Mr. Dave M. Kohl Mr. and Mrs. Stephen H. Komp ‘63/‘68 Konica Minolta Business Solutions, Inc. Mr. Dennis M. Koski Mr. Robert P. Kramer Mr. and Mrs. Brent A. Krantz ’81 Mr. and Mrs. Jack Krouskup* Ms. Deborah A. Kruse Mrs. Virginia A. Kuga Mr. and Mrs. Paul C. Kuhn Mr. Richard Labowe La Cumbre Country Club Mr. and Mrs. Richard G. Lamb ’72/‘87 Ms. Veronica W. Lambert Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Lance ‘59 Mr. and Mrs. Jim S. Larson Mr. and Mrs. Christopher M. Latimer Mr. and Mrs. Clinton F. Lau ‘82/’82 Launchbox, LLC Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Lawson ‘60/’59, ‘61 Mr. Donald Leach

Thank You to Our Donors Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hunt Lee Mr. Michael T. Lehtola ‘86 Ms. Tammy Scott Lenham ‘10 Mr. Michael David Leonard Mr. James Leslie Mr. William N. Leversee ‘87 Mr. Michael Lewellen Mr. and Mrs. David Lezak Mr. and Mrs. Harold G. Licht Mr. and Mrs. Dan Lightfoot Mr. John A. Lilygren Mr. Robert A. Lindgren Mr. Mark D. Linehan* ‘85 Mr. Jeffrey L. Lipscomb ’76 Mr. and Mrs. Paul T. Liu ‘84/’86 Mr. James F. Lodas ‘65 Lodas Family Charitable Foundation Mr. Donald R. Logan Mr. and Mrs. Ken A. Logan ’96 Mr. and Mrs. Brian E. London Mr. and Mrs. William R. Loomis Ms. Natalia Lozano Dr. and Mrs. Gene E. Lucas* ‘73/’73 Mr. Mick Luckhurst Mr. and Mrs. David R. Lundin ’83 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Luria Mr. and Mrs. Stephen C. Macey Mr. and Mrs. Ralph E. MacFarlane ’87 Mr. Michael Edward Machado Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth J. Machado, Jr. Machado Law Office Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Mack Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Mackay Mr. Robert S. Magee, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Chuck B. Maginnis Mr. and Mrs. Glen Magpiong Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Magruder Mr. Aaron Thomas Mansfield Dr. and Mrs. Dinesh Mantri Marine Terminals Corporation Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Marsh Mr. Steven C. Martin Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Martin Ms. Mary C. Martinez Ms. Mary E. Martz Mr.s and Mrs. Mark and Kim Massari Mr. Sean C. Mason Mr. and Mrs. George R. Mattias MB Surf VBC Ms. Sharon S. McBride Mr. and Mrs. Kent Mc Bride Ms. Marienne McClure

Mr. John McClure Mr. Matthew Michael McColgan ‘08 Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey D. McCune Mr. and Mrs. Roy Mcfarland Mr. Nicholas D. McGilvray Dr. and Mrs. James E. McGrath Mr. Daniel J. McGregor Mrs. Kathryn D. McKee* ‘59 Mr. Sean R. McKenna ‘95 Mr. Tim J. McKercher Mr. and Mrs. Jim F. McLaughlin ’85 Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. McNamara ’65 Mr. and Mrs. Brent A. McQueen ’90 Mr. and Mrs. Terry C. McQueen Mr. Bruce McRoy Mr. Matthew McShane Mr. and Mrs. James P. Mearns Mr. and Mrs. Edward D. Meehan, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. Menzel Mr. Will Meredith Mr. John D. Merritt, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Mester MetroPro Road Services MFI Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Bruce L. Micheel ’70 Mr. and Mrs. Noel K. Mickelsen Dr. and Mrs. Dale Migliaccio Mr. Bryce C. Miller ‘14 Mr. and Mrs. Douglas C. Miller Mr. Greg J. Milton Mr. Edwin A. Minekime, Jr. Mr. Michael J. Mirkovich Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth L. Moeckel Mr. Steven C. Mogavero ‘86 Ms. Juli L. Monahan Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Moore Mr. Donald W. Moore ‘84 Mr. and Mrs. Chris D. Morrison Mr. G. Trent Morrow Mr. and Mrs. Craig R. Muenter Mr. and Mrs. Tim Mulcahy Mr. and Mrs. John F. Murphy Mr. and Mrs. Robert Murphy Mr. Chong Nam Mr. and Mrs. William J. Nasif Nasif, Hicks, Harris & Co. Mr. Mbonisi Ndimande ‘14 Mr. and Mrs. Jack Neely Mr. and Ms. Scott D. Nelson Mr. and Mrs. David Neste Network Hardware Resale Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Neushul ’85/‘88

Names in bold denote Living Scholars; * Trustee, UC Santa Barbara Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Newcomb New York Life Foundation Mr. and Mrs. David K. Nielsen Mr. and Mrs. John R. Nisbet Mr. Robert P. Nolan Mr. Richard J. Nordlund Dr. and Mrs. Robert D. Nunez ’67 Nuveen Investments, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. William Oakley Mr. and Mrs. Paul D. O’Connor Mr. David S. Ohst ‘81 Mr. and Mrs. Richard Olivas Mr. and Mrs. Todd D. Oliver Mr. and Mrs. Michael Olson Dr. and Mrs. Robert W. Olson Omni Structures & Management, Inc. Mr. William F. O’Neill Ms. Lori Onishuk Mr. and Mrs. Eric Onnen ’81 Oppenheimer Funds Ms. Susan A. Ortwein Mr. and Mrs. Jerold Oshinsky Mr. Jorn K. Oulie Mr. and Mrs. Gregory F. Ovalle Mr. and Mrs. Alan E. Overholt Mr. and Mrs. Walter E. Owen III Mr. and Mrs. Mark Palermo Mark Palermo Properties Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Pallante Mr. and Mrs. Peter W. Parish Mr. David Parker Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Parsons Mr. Ken Partch Mr. Stefan Bjorn Partelow ‘09 Mr. and Mrs. John R. Pate ‘82 Mr. and Mrs. Gregory P. Patton ‘77/’84 Mr. Gary L. Pearce ‘82 Mr. and Mrs. Gerald H. Peloian ‘66 Peninsula Custom Home Builders, Inc. Mr. Chris Pennell Mr. and Mrs. John M. Petshow Dr. and Mrs. Llad Phillips Mr. Owen Patmor Dr. and Mrs. David L. Phreaner ‘90/’89 Mr. Brian P. Pisciotta Mr. Michael Edward Pollack Pomilia Financial Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Mark Porath Mr. and Mrs. Gregory E. Porter ‘81 Mr. Tyler Boone Powell Mr. Fred Powell

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Gaucho Fund Donors Mr. Richard C. Powell and Ms. Julie Ringler Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Powell Ms. Jackolyn Pratt Mr. and Mrs. Ken Preston Mr. Miles Seaborg Price Mr. and Mrs. Sam Prieto, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Christopher S. Proctor Mr. and Mrs. Greg J. Provenzano ’83 Mr. and Mrs. David R. Pryor Mr. and Mrs. George Pugsley ‘56 Mr. Ranajoy Punja ‘91 Mr. and Mrs. Charles D. Putich Mr. Steven M. Pybrum

Mr. and Mrs. Gene Rodriguez Mr. and Mrs. Ron Roenicke Mr. Joseph M. Rogers ‘86 Mr. and Mrs. Todd J. Rogers ‘96 Mr. and Mrs. Walter J. Romanowski Ms. Fannie Romanowski Mr. Burt D. Romotsky Mrs. Jayne E. Romyn Ms. Amanda K. Rose ‘00 Mr. Adam L. Rosen Dr. and Mrs. Bert Rouleau Mr. and Mrs. Mark J. Roulette Mr. and Mrs. Ray S. Roulette Mr. Matthew P. Rowley and Ms. Yan Qin

Mr. and Mrs. David L. Quisling

Mr. Raymond Rubenstein ‘53 Mr. and Mrs. Ron Rubenstein* Ms. Brooke E. Rundle Mr. Gregory A. Ryan Mr. and Mrs. John R. Rydell II Dr. and Mrs. Richard K.N. Ryu*

Mr. David Raber Mr. and Mrs. Dave Ramirez Mr. and Ms. Paul D. Ramsey ’89 Mr. and Mrs. Sam Randolph Mr. and Mrs. Kurt N. Ransohoff Mr. and Mrs. Michael Rassler Mrs. Lara Ray Mr. Benjamin N. Recknagel ‘13 Mr. and Mrs. Paul Records Mr. Dave Reddish Mr. and Mrs. Guy B. Redington ’72 Mr. and Mrs. Terry L. Reed Mr. Michael Reed Mr. Grant D. Reeves Mr. and Mrs. Byron Reeves Mr. and Mrs. Walter Rehm Reicker, Pfau, Pyle, & McRoy, LLP Mr. and Mrs. John R. Reid ’64/‘66 Mr. and Mrs. O. Lee Reid, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Lynn P. Reitnouer* ‘55/’54 Mr. and Mrs. George A. Rempe, III Mr. and Mrs. Dale M. Rhine Mr. John B. Richards Mr. William K. Richardson Mr. Aaron Leonard Richman Mr. Ted C. Riddell Mr. and Mrs. Matt Riley ‘00/’99, ‘03 Mr. and Mrs. William T. Ring Dr. Donald T. Rink Mr. Marshall C. Ritter Drs. Scott R. and Shannon M. Rivenes ‘88 Mr. Felipe A. Rivera ‘92 Mr. Andrew Rivera Mrs. Charlotte L. Roach Mr. N. Thorn Robertson Dr. and Mrs. Cedric J. Robinson Mr. Michael Gerritt Robinson Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Rocco 86 • DARE/Fall/Winter 2012

Mr. and Mrs. Larry Saarloos Mr. and Mrs. Jack L. Sanford Santa Barbara Airbus Santa Barbara Asset Management Santa Barbara Athletic Association Santa Barbara Axxess Santa Barbara Brewing Company Santa Barbara Foresters Dr. and Mrs. Mark D. Santi Mr. Robert J. Saperstein Mr. George M. Savage ‘97 Mr. Bruce D. Savett Mr. Paul O. Saylors ‘87 Mr. Brian S. Scarminach Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Schapper Mr. Michael G. Schindler Mr. Brian T. Schlaak Dr. and Mrs. Christopher P. Schmidt Ms. Debbie L. Schmidt Ms. Ingrid Schmitz Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Schneider Mr. Andrew William Schoneberger Mr. and Mrs. Lydon L. Schutzler Mr. John A. Schuyler Mr. and Mrs. Mark J. Schwartz* ‘84 Mr. Garrett D. Schwartz Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Scoby Mr. and Mrs. Howard R. Scott Mr. Franco A. Seif Mr. James Senz Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Serena ‘63, ‘75/’63 Mr. James B. Seruto ‘99 Mr. and Mrs. Michael W. Sexton

SFM Vista Del Mar Mr. and Mrs. Michael G. Shaffer Shaffer Environmental Mr. and Mrs. John G. Shalhoob Mr. and Mrs. Bradley J. Shames ’77 Mr. and Mrs. Henry Sharp, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. James W. Shaw Mr. Mark D. Sheckherd Mr. Shih-Hung S. Shen ‘00 Mr. and Mrs. James Sherrard Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton, LLP Mr. and Mrs. Dan Shiells II Mr. and Mrs. David Shoji ‘69 Mr. and Mrs. David L. Short‘67/’62 Mr. Gregg B. Siegel Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Silsbee Dr. Beth E. Schneider Mr. and Mrs. Skip Shumaker Dr. and Mrs. Richard Silver Mr. Steven J. Simmons ‘86 Mr. and Mrs. Andrew D. Simons Ms. Deborah E. Simpson Mr. and Mrs. James A. Simpson ‘69/’69 Mr. Robert R. Sinclair Mr. David F. Skjeie ‘74 Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth P. Slaught* ‘79 Mr. and Mrs. John F. Slavin Mr. Jerry D. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Donald P. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Jay D. Smith Dr. and Mrs. Bradley D. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Jim Smrekar Mr. and Mrs. Neil J. Snowden Mr. Barry C. Snyder Mr. Gregory G. Solari Dr. and Mrs. Jon Sonstelie The Spivey Family Foundation Inc. Mr. Charles Sotudi Southwest Wheel Co. Mrs. Sara J. Spencer Ms. Vicki St. Martin and Mr. Dennis Olsen Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Stark Dr. and Mrs. Peter E. Steiner H ‘05 Mrs. Betty J. Stephens Mr. and Mrs. Steven J. Sterling Mr. and Mrs. William R. Stevenson Mr. Wayne M. Stewart Mr. and Mrs. Carl L. Still Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Stoll, Jr. ‘66 Dr. Susan G. Strauss Mr. and Mrs. Albert J. Stumpf Ms. Dorothy B. Sully Mr. and Mrs. Gary F. Sully

Thank You to Our Donors Ms. Julie Sully Mr. Tarek Sultan and Muna Al-Mousa Ms. Linda J. Sundstrom Ms. Mary J. Swalley Mr. and Mrs. Edward A. Sweatt Ms. Sarah B. Sweeny Mr. and Mrs. Dr Swenson Mr. Alan L. Talbot Ms. Carmela C. Tan Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Tatko Mr. and Mrs. Tracy N. Taylor Mr. Dorman D. Taylor TCF Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Greg Tebbe Mr. and Mrs. Roderick Thayer Mr. and Mrs. Christopher S. Thompson Mr. and Mrs. John J. Thompson Ms. Frederica Thompson Mr. and Mrs. Kevin A. Thornton Mr. George L. Thurlow III* ‘73 and Ms. Denise Eschardies Mr. Nicholas Tingle and Ms. Carol Press The Tire Man Inc. Mr. Richard A. Tiscareno Dr. and Mrs. Ronald W. Tobin Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Tolles Ms. Toshiko Tomooka Mr. and Mrs. Graden Travis Mr. and Mrs. Tim Tremblay Tremblay Financial Services Ms. Angela Renee Trenholm and Ms. Susan Romero Mr. and Mrs. Bert F. Tritschler Tri-Valley Contracting, Inc. TRUiST Mr. and Mrs. Robert K. Tuler ‘78 Mr. and Mrs. Derek G. Turner Mr. Kenneth D. Turner Mr. George B. Turpin, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Uhland Mr. Adam Joseph Ulfers

Mr. Joseph S. Ullian Mr. Adam W. Unger University Movers LLC Mr. Paul Uyesaka Mr. and Mrs. Sal Vaccaro Mr. and Mrs. Martin P. Valencia Mr. Ernest J. Valenzuela ‘61 Ms. Susan Van Atta and Mr. Kenneth Radtkey ’77/’83 Mr. and Mrs. Don G. Van Buren Mr. Jeffrey M. Vanacore Mr. and Mrs. Ronan C. Vance Mr. Chris Vansell Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence P. Varellas Mr. and Mrs. Bruce D. Varner ’58 Ms. Noemi Vasquez Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Vasquez Vasquez Construction Mr. and Mrs. Dale R. Venning Ms. Shelly Vertigan Mr. Zsombor Vincze ‘10 Mr. and Mrs. David Viniar Viniar Family Foundation VISA GivingStation Mr. Michael H. Volpe Mr. and Mrs. Timothy H. Vom Steeg ‘90/’89 Mr. Kurt L. Wagner Mr. and Mrs. Jack A. Waite Mr. Jon C. Wallace Mr. Kevin M. Walsh Mr. Peter A. Walski Dr. Nathan R. Weber ‘96 Nathan Weber, MD, a Professional Co Mr. Mark W. Weinberg Mr. and Mrs. Mark J. Weinstein ’80 Mr. Ric Weissinger Ric Weissinger Insurance Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence E. Welch Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Weldon III Wells Fargo Matching Gift Center Mr. and Mrs. Ley Wertz

Mr. and Mrs. David W. Wetzel Mr. and Mrs. Mark S. Wheeler Mr. and Mrs. Craig Whichard Mr. Tom Whitaker Mr. Thomas Whitaker Mr. Brian A. White Dr. and Mrs. Richard C. Whited Mr. John T. Whitlinger Mr. Roger Edward Wilde Mr Alika O. Williams Mr. and Mrs. Frank B. Williams Mrs. Dorothy Wilson Mr. Jeff B. Wilson Mr. Craig M. Wilson Windmill Ranch & Vineyard Dr. and Mrs. Erik S. Wipf Dr. and Mrs. Vaughn F. Wipf ‘60 Mr. and Mrs. Merle E. Wishon Mr. Graham Witherall Dr. and Mrs. Jerry J. Woolf ‘71 Mr. and Mrs. James P. Worden ‘82/’82, ‘88 Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Wyatt Wynmark Company Mr. and Mrs. Patrick J. Yam* Colonel Kenneth K. Yamanouchi Mr. and Mrs. William A. Yingst Mrs. Elizabeth J. York Mr. and Mrs. David Yossem Mr. and Mrs. James M. Young Mr. Kevin E. Young Mr. Michael B. Young ’97 Mr. Armen Aleksonis Zakarian ‘07 Mr. J. A. Zakarian Dr. and Mrs. Steven D. Zelko ’81 Mr. Jie S. Zhang Dr. and Mrs. Peter N. Ziegler ‘74 Dr. and Mrs. James Zmolek Drs. Leslie and Ernest Zomalt ‘64, ‘79/’66, ‘72, ‘89

Names in bold denote Living Scholars; * Trustee, UC Santa Barbara Foundation

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IN FALL OF 2013 Boise State University will become the eleventh member of The Big West Conference. The ever-changing landscape of college athletics has allowed The Big West to welcome the Broncos—along with “oldnew” members University of Hawai’i and San Diego State— back home to the conference ranks. Along with these strong new additions the Big West also expanded its regional and national television packages and will include more coverage of the Big West Basketball Tournament every March. In combination with it’s ESPN and new Fox Sports television deals the amenity-rich Honda Center will now include more women’s action while also serving as host of the men’s tournament.

2013 March 11-12 – Bren Center UC Irvine: Women First Round & Quarterfinals Women’s 1 & 2 seeds automatically to Semifinals March 13 – Honda Center: Men’s First Round (Fox*) seeds 1-8 March 14 – Honda Center: Men’s (ESPN*) & Women’s Semifinals (Fox*) March 15 – Honda Center: Men’s (ESPN*) & Women’s Championship (Fox*)

2014 March 11 – Walter Pyramid, Long Beach St: Women’s First Round seeds 3-10 Women’s 1 & 2 seeds automatically to Semifinals March 12 – Honda Center: Women’s Quarterfinals Highest Seeded First Round Winner vs. Lowest Seeded First Round Winner. Other First Round Winners March 12 – Honda Center: Men’s First Round (Fox*) seeds 7-10 March 13 – Honda Center: Men’s Quarterfinals (Fox*) seeds 1-6 vs. first round winners March 14 – Honda Center: Men’s (ESPN*) & Women’s (Fox*) Semifinals March 15 – Honda Center: Men’s (ESPN*) & Women’s (Fox*) Championship *May air on ESPN, ESPN 2 or ESPN U. Fox games may air on Fox West or Prime Ticket. Times and match-ups will be announced at later date.

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