Santa Barbara Basketball Court of Champions Will Welcome 16 New Members

Saturday Ceremony is Open to the Public and Admission is Free

Santiago Aguirre (right), a center at Santa Barbara High and Westmont, played for the SB Breakers and in the Mexican Pro League. | Credit: Courtesy

Sixteen men and women who have been dedicated to basketball from the youth level to the pros will be inducted into the Santa Barbara Basketball Court of Champions on Saturday, August 20. The 4 p.m. ceremony at the Goleta Boys & Girls Club will be open to the public. Admission is free.

Ben Howland, who coached four different college teams into the NCAA tournament – including three consecutive Final Four appearances at UCLA – will be master of ceremonies. He and co-host Sal Rodriguez were inaugural members of the Court of Champions in 2014.

Unique among the new members is Sha’Rae Mitchell, a former UCSB player, who became the 15th woman to serve as an on-court NBA official when she was called up from the G-League this year.

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