Two nationally prominent players will take the stage for UCSB’s basketball teams in their season openers this week. Ila Lane will return at center for the Gaucho women’s team, which faces Loyola Marymount on Tuesday (Nov. 9), and forward Amadou Sow will lead the Gaucho men, who host San Francisco State on Wednesday.
Both games begin at 7 p.m. at the Thunderdome.
Lane received All-America recognition at the end of the 2019-20 season, when she led the nation in rebounding. The 6'4" junior has three more years of eligibility remaining after she sat out last season because of COVID concerns. She has been named to the 20-player watch list for the 2022 Lisa Leslie Award, recognizing the top centers in women's college basketball.