| UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball | |||||||||
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| University | University of California, Santa Barbara | ||||||||
| Head coach | Joe Pasternack (8th season) | ||||||||
| Conference | Big West | ||||||||
| Location | Santa Barbara, California | ||||||||
| Arena | UC Santa Barbara Events Center (capacity: 5,600) | ||||||||
| Nickname | Gauchos | ||||||||
| Colors | Blue and gold[1] | ||||||||
| Uniforms | |||||||||
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| NCAA tournament Elite Eight | |||||||||
| 1961* | |||||||||
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| Conference tournament champions | |||||||||
| 2002, 2010, 2011, 2021, 2023 | |||||||||
| Conference regular-season champions | |||||||||
| 1999, 2003, 2008, 2010, 2021, 2023 | |||||||||
*at Division II level | |||||||||
TheUC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team is the basketball team that representsUniversity of California, Santa Barbara inSanta Barbara,California, United States. The school's team competes in theBig West Conference. The current head coach isJoe Pasternack.[2] The Gauchos have appeared seven times in the NCAA tournament, most recently in 2023.
The main rival of the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team is theCal Poly Mustangs men's basketball team. The rivalry is a part of the largerBlue–Green Rivalry, which encompasses all sports from the two schools.
| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Arthur Gallon(West Coast Athletic Conference)(1963–1966) | |||||||||
| 1963–64 | UC Santa Barbara | 18–11 | |||||||
| 1964–65 | UC Santa Barbara | 12–14 | 7–7 | 5th | |||||
| 1965–66 | UC Santa Barbara | 10–16 | 5–9 | 6th | |||||
| Arthur Gallon: | 40–41 (.494) | 12–18 (.400) | |||||||
| Ralph Barkey(West Coast Athletic Conference)(1966–1969) | |||||||||
| 1966–67 | UC Santa Barbara | 10–16 | 6–8 | 5th | |||||
| 1967–68 | UC Santa Barbara | 9–17 | 3–11 | T–6th | |||||
| 1968–69 | UC Santa Barbara | 17–9 | 8–6 | 4th | |||||
| Ralph Barkey(Pacific Coast Athletic Conference)(1969–1974) | |||||||||
| 1969–70 | UC Santa Barbara | 12–14 | 6–4 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1970–71 | UC Santa Barbara | 20–6 | 8–2 | 2nd | |||||
| 1971–72 | UC Santa Barbara | 17–9 | 5–7 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1972–73 | UC Santa Barbara | 17–9 | 8–4 | 2nd | |||||
| 1973–74 | UC Santa Barbara | 16–10 | 7–5 | 3rd | |||||
| Ralph Barkey(Independent)(1974–1976) | |||||||||
| 1974–75 | UC Santa Barbara | 18–8 | |||||||
| 1975–76 | UC Santa Barbara | 17–9 | |||||||
| Ralph Barkey(Pacific Coast Athletic Conference)(1976–1978) | |||||||||
| 1976–77 | UC Santa Barbara | 8–18 | 3–9 | 6th | |||||
| 1977–78 | UC Santa Barbara | 8–19 | 3–11 | 7th | |||||
| Ralph Barkey: | 169–144 (.540) | 57–67 (.460) | |||||||
| Ed DeLacy(Pacific Coast Athletic Conference)(1978–1983) | |||||||||
| 1978–79 | UC Santa Barbara | 12–15 | 6–8 | 6th | |||||
| 1979–80 | UC Santa Barbara | 11–16 | 5–9 | 6th | |||||
| 1980–81 | UC Santa Barbara | 11–16 | 5–9 | T–5th | |||||
| 1981–82 | UC Santa Barbara | 10–16 | 5–6 | 6th | |||||
| 1982–83 | UC Santa Barbara | 7–20 | 1–15 | 9th | |||||
| Ed DeLacy: | 51–83 (.381) | 22–47 (.319) | |||||||
| Jerry Pimm(Pacific Coast Athletic Conference)(1983–1988) | |||||||||
| 1983–84 | UC Santa Barbara | 10–17 | 5–13 | 9th | |||||
| 1984–85 | UC Santa Barbara | 12–16 | 8–10 | 6th | |||||
| 1985–86 | UC Santa Barbara | 12–15 | 7–11 | 9th | |||||
| 1986–87 | UC Santa Barbara | 16–12 | 10–8 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1987–88 | UC Santa Barbara | 22–8 | 13–5 | NCAA first round | |||||
| Jerry Pimm(Big West Conference)(1988–1998) | |||||||||
| 1988–89 | UC Santa Barbara | 21–9 | 11–7 | 3rd | NIT first round | ||||
| 1989–90 | UC Santa Barbara | 21–9 | 13–5 | 3rd | NCAA second round | ||||
| 1990–91 | UC Santa Barbara | 14–15 | 8–10 | T–4th | |||||
| 1991–92 | UC Santa Barbara | 20–9 | 13–5 | 2nd | NIT first round | ||||
| 1992–93 | UC Santa Barbara | 18–11 | 10–8 | T–5th | NIT first round | ||||
| 1993–94 | UC Santa Barbara | 13–17 | 9–9 | 7th | |||||
| 1994–95 | UC Santa Barbara | 13–14 | 8–10 | 6th | |||||
| 1995–96 | UC Santa Barbara | 11–15 | 8–10 | 7th | |||||
| 1996–97 | UC Santa Barbara | 12–15 | 7–9 | 3rd West | |||||
| 1997–98 | UC Santa Barbara | 7–19 | 4–12 | 6th West | |||||
| Jerry Pimm: | 222–201(.525) | 91–85 (.517) | |||||||
| Bob Williams(Big West Conference)(1998–2017) | |||||||||
| 1998–99 | UC Santa Barbara | 15–13 | 12–4 | 1st West | |||||
| 1999–2000 | UC Santa Barbara | 14–14 | 10–6 | 2nd West | |||||
| 2000–01 | UC Santa Barbara | 13–15 | 9–7 | 4th | |||||
| 2001–02 | UC Santa Barbara | 20–11 | 11–7 | 3rd | NCAA first round | ||||
| 2002–03 | UC Santa Barbara | 18–14 | 14–4 | 1st | NIT first round | ||||
| 2003–04 | UC Santa Barbara | 16–12 | 10–8 | 3rd | |||||
| 2004–05 | UC Santa Barbara | 11–18 | 7–11 | 6th | |||||
| 2005–06 | UC Santa Barbara | 15–14 | 6–8 | 5th | |||||
| 2006–07 | UC Santa Barbara | 18–11 | 9–5 | 2nd | |||||
| 2007–08 | UC Santa Barbara | 23–9 | 12–4 | T–1st | NIT first round | ||||
| 2008–09 | UC Santa Barbara | 16–15 | 8–8 | T–4th | |||||
| 2009–10 | UC Santa Barbara | 20–10 | 12–4 | T–1st | NCAA first round | ||||
| 2010–11 | UC Santa Barbara | 18–14 | 8–8 | T–4th | NCAA first round | ||||
| 2011–12 | UC Santa Barbara | 20–11 | 12–4 | T–2nd | NIT first round | ||||
| 2012–13 | UC Santa Barbara | 11–20 | 7–11 | 7th | |||||
| 2013–14 | UC Santa Barbara | 21–9 | 12–4 | 2nd | |||||
| 2014–15 | UC Santa Barbara | 19–14 | 11–5 | T–2nd | CBI first round | ||||
| 2015–16 | UC Santa Barbara | 19–14 | 11–5 | 4th | Vegas 16 semifinals | ||||
| 2016–17 | UC Santa Barbara | 6–22 | 4–12 | 9th | |||||
| Bob Williams: | 313–260 (.546) | 185–125 (.597) | |||||||
| Joe Pasternack(Big West Conference)(2017–present) | |||||||||
| 2017–18 | UC Santa Barbara | 23–9 | 11–5 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2018–19 | UC Santa Barbara | 22–10 | 10–6 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2019–20 | UC Santa Barbara | 21–10 | 10–6 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2020–21 | UC Santa Barbara | 22–5 | 13–3 | 1st | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 2021–22 | UC Santa Barbara | 17–11 | 8–5 | 5th | |||||
| 2022–23 | UC Santa Barbara | 27–8 | 15–5 | T-1st | NCAA First Round | ||||
| Joe Pasternack: | 132–53 (.714) | 67–30 (.691) | |||||||
| Total: | 904–773 (.539) | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion | |||||||||
Source[3]
The Gauchos have appeared in sevenNCAA tournaments. Their combined record is 1–7.
| Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
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| 1988 | #10 | First Round | #7Maryland | L 82–92 |
| 1990 | #9 | First Round Second Round | #8Houston #1Michigan State | W 70–66 L 58–62 |
| 2002 | #14 | First Round | #3Arizona | L 81–86 |
| 2010 | #15 | First Round | #2Ohio State | L 51–68 |
| 2011 | #15 | First Round | #2Florida | L 51–79 |
| 2021 | #12 | First Round | #5Creighton | L 62–63 |
| 2023 | #14 | First Round | #3Baylor | L 56–74 |
The Gauchos appeared in twoNCAA tournaments. Their combined record was 3–2.
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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| 1961 | Regional Semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight | Nevada Long Beach State South Dakota State | W 78–57 W 58–54 L 65–79 |
| 1963 | Regional Semifinals Regional Third Place | Fresno State San Francisco State | L 60–68 W 58–56 |
The Gauchos have appeared in fiveNational Invitation Tournaments (NIT). Their combined record is 0–5.
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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| 1989 | First Round | Wichita State | L 62–70 |
| 1992 | First Round | Arizona State | L 65–71 |
| 1993 | First Round | Pepperdine | L 50–53 |
| 2003 | First Round | San Diego State | L 62–67 |
| 2008 | First Round | Mississippi | L 68–83 |
The Gauchos appeared in the first and onlyVegas 16 tournament held. Their record was 1–1.
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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| 2016 | Quarterfinals Semifinals | Northern Illinois Old Dominion | W 70–63 L 49–64 |
The Gauchos have appeared in theCollege Basketball Invitational (CBI) one time. Their record is 0–1.
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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| 2015 | First Round | Oral Roberts | L 87–91 |
The Gauchos have appeared in oneCollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT). Their combined record is 0–1.
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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| 2012 | First Round | Idaho | L 83–86 |
The Gauchos have appeared in theNAIA Tournament one time. Their record is 3–2.
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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| 1941 | First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals National 3rd Place Game | Wayne State Bemidji State Appalachian State Murray State West Texas State | W 32–26 W 31–29 W 36–29 L 33–35 L 35–46 |
The Gauchos have only retired one number in program history, that of guardBrian Shaw.
| UC Santa Barbara Gauchos retired numbers | |||||
| No. | Player | Pos. | Career | Ref. | |
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| 22 | Brian Shaw | PG /SG | 1986–1988 | [4] | |