ERIC CHILDRESS PLAYED FOR THE UC SANTA BARBARA GAUCHOS IN SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA IN THE BIG WEST CONFERENCE IN NCAA DI WHEN THEY WERE COACHED BY BOB WILLIAMS. THE GAUCHOS ARE NOW COACHED BY JOE PASTERNACK. AS A MEMBER OF THE GAUCHOS, ERIC AVERAGED 5.9 POINTS, 2.9 REBOUNDS, 3.3 ASSISTS, 1.2 STEALS AND 0.1 BLOCKS WHILE SHOOTING 39.7% FROM THE FIELD, 36.8% FROM DEEP AND 71.5% FROM THE FREE THROW LINE PER GAME. HE SCORED 734 POINTS, GRABBED 361 REBOUNDS, DISHED OUT 407 ASSISTS, HAD 153 STEALS, BLOCKED 11 SHOTS AND MADE 95 THREES. IN EACH OF HIS 4 SEASONS WITH THE GAUCHOS, HE AVERAGED AT LEAST 2.9 POINTS PER GAME, SCORED AT LEAST 95 POINTS, GRABBED AT LEAST 65 REBOUNDS, DISHED OUT AT LEAST 70 ASSISTS, HAD AT LEAST 23 STEALS AND MADE AT LEAST 7 THREES.