California Dreaming? By our reckoning, it's about 3,000 miles from Santa Barbara, California to College Park, Maryland --- but only about 100 miles from Santa Barbara to Pomona, California . . . home of Sa'de Wiley-Gatewood.

When the UC-Santa Barbara Gauchos take to the court tomorrow (7 PM at Comcast) they will have the distinction of being the team that has traveled the furthest for the privilege of facing off against the reigning National Champions. The BasketCases are wondering if this game is the first part of a Home & Home that will have the Terrapins flying cross-country next year so that Sa'de can play at least one game of her senior season just a wee bit closer to her family and hometown friends.