| 2021–22UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Big West Conference |
| Record | 17–11 (8–5 Big West) |
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| Associate head coach | John Rillie |
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| Home arena | The Thunderdome |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | 12 | – | 3 | .800 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton † | 11 | – | 4 | .733 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hawai'i | 10 | – | 5 | .667 | 17 | – | 11 | .607 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Irvine | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 15 | – | 10 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Santa Barbara | 8 | – | 5 | .615 | 17 | – | 11 | .607 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Riverside | 9 | – | 6 | .600 | 16 | – | 12 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Davis | 5 | – | 6 | .455 | 13 | – | 11 | .542 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC San Diego* | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 13 | – | 16 | .448 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Northridge | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 7 | – | 23 | .233 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Bakersfield | 2 | – | 12 | .143 | 8 | – | 19 | .296 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly | 2 | – | 12 | .143 | 7 | – | 21 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| †2022 Big West tournament winner * ineligible for the2022 NCAA tournament and2022 Big West tournament due to transition period; Big West games not counted in standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The2021–22 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team represented theUniversity of California, Santa Barbara in the2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gauchos, led by fifth-year head coachJoe Pasternack, played their home games atThe Thunderdome inSanta Barbara, California as members of theBig West Conference. They finished the season 17–11, 8–5 in Big West play to finish in fifth place. They defeatedUC Irvine in the quarterfinals of theBig West tournament before losing toLong Beach State in the semifinals.
In a season limited due to the ongoingCOVID-19 pandemic, theGauchos finished the season 22–5, 13–3 in Big West play to win the Big West regular season championship. They defeatedLong Beach State,UC Davis, andUC Irvine to win theBig West tournament. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to theNCAA tournament as the No. 12 seed in the West region. There they lost in the first round toCreighton.
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| November 10, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | San Francisco State | W 119–65 | 1–0 | The Thunderdome (3,037) Santa Barbara, CA | |||||||
| November 15, 2021* 8:00 pm, P12N | at Washington State | L 65–73 | 1–1 | Beasley Coliseum (2,928) Pullman, WA | |||||||
| November 20, 2021* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | Chicago State Cerebro Sports Cali Jam | W 81–50 | 2–1 | The Thunderdome (824) Santa Barbara, CA | |||||||
| November 24, 2021* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | Arkansas–Pine Bluff Cerebro Sports Cali Jam | W 86–58 | 3–1 | The Thunderdome (702) Santa Barbara, CA | |||||||
| November 29, 2021* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | UT Arlington | L 62–70 | 3–2 | The Thunderdome (483) Santa Barbara, CA | |||||||
| December 3, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Pepperdine | W 86–74 | 4–2 | The Thunderdome (2,211) Santa Barbara, CA | |||||||
| December 5, 2021* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | California Lutheran | W 87–66 | 5–2 | The Thunderdome (432) Santa Barbara, CA | |||||||
| December 11, 2021* 3:00 pm, WCCN | at Saint Mary's (CA) | L 59–80 | 5–3 | University Credit Union Pavilion (3,019) Moraga, CA | |||||||
| December 14, 2021* 7:00 pm, WCCN | at Pacific | L 71–80 OT | 5–4 | Alex G. Spanos Center (1,162) Stockton, CA | |||||||
| December 19, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Florida A&M | W 73–62 | 6–4 | The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA | |||||||
| December 22, 2021* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | Idaho State | W 56–43 | 7–4 | The Thunderdome (526) Santa Barbara, CA | |||||||
| Big West regular season | |||||||||||
| December 30, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at UC San Diego | L 83–85 OT | 7–5 | RIMAC Arena (0) La Jolla, CA | |||||||
| January 1, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | at UC Irvine | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols | Bren Events Center Irvine, CA | ||||||||
| January 6, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Cal Poly | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols | The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA | ||||||||
| January 8, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Cal State Bakersfield | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols | The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA | ||||||||
| January 13, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Long Beach State | L 58–65 | 7–6 (0–1) | Walter Pyramid (812) Long Beach, CA | |||||||
| January 15, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Cal State Fullerton | L 73–79 | 7–7 (0–2) | Titan Gym (290) Fullerton, CA | |||||||
| January 20, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | UC Riverside | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols | The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA | ||||||||
| January 22, 2022 1:00 pm, Spectrum SportsNet | UC Davis | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols | The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA | ||||||||
| January 25, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at CSUN | W 72–45 | 8–7 (1–2) | Matadome (103) Northridge, CA | |||||||
| January 29, 2022 9:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Hawaiʻi | L 62–65 | 8–8 (1–3) | Stan Sheriff Center (3,735) Honolulu, HI | |||||||
| February 3, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | UC Irvine | L 52–53 | 8–9 (1–4) | The Thunderdome (999) Santa Barbara, CA | |||||||
| February 5, 2022* 1:00 pm, Spectrum SportsNet | UC San Diego | W 84–48 | 9–9 | The Thunderdome (999) Santa Barbara, CA | |||||||
| February 10, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Cal State Bakersfield | W 74–62 | 10–9 (2–4) | Icardo Center (1,307) Bakersfield, CA | |||||||
| February 12, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Cal Poly | W 69–64 | 11–9 (3–4) | Mott Athletics Center (2,117) San Luis Obispo, CA | |||||||
| February 17, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Cal State Fullerton | L 58–67 | 11–10 (3–5) | The Thunderdome (1,012) Santa Barbara, CA | |||||||
| February 19, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Long Beach State | W 84–71 | 12–10 (4–5) | The Thunderdome (1,342) Santa Barbara, CA | |||||||
| February 24, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at UC Davis | W 76–69 OT | 13–10 (5–5) | University Credit Union Center (1,383) Davis, CA | |||||||
| February 26, 2022 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | UC Riverside | W 97–90 2OT | 14–10 (6–5) | SRC Arena (1,004) Riverside, CA | |||||||
| March 1, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | CSUN | W 70–61 | 15–10 (7–5) | The Thunderdome (2,300) Santa Barbara, CA | |||||||
| March 3, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Hawaiʻi | W 67–60 | 16–10 (8–5) | The Thunderdome (2,764) Santa Barbara, CA | |||||||
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| March 10, 2022 2:30 pm, ESPN+ | (5) | vs. (4) UC Irvine Quarterfinals | W 78–69 | 17–10 | Dollar Loan Center Henderson, NV | ||||||
| March 11, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | (5) | vs. (1) Long Beach State Semifinals | L 64–67 | 17–11 | Dollar Loan Center Henderson, NV | ||||||
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