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* | ||||
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen | ||||
1961* | ||||
NCAA tournament round of 32 | ||||
1961*, 1963*, 1990 | ||||
NCAA tournament appearances | ||||
1961*, 1963*, 1988, 1990, 2002, 2010, 2011, 2021, 2023 *at Division II level | ||||
Conference tournament champions | ||||
2002, 2010, 2011, 2021, 2023 | ||||
Conference regular season champions | ||||
1999, 2003, 2008, 2010, 2021, 2023 |
The UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team is the basketball team that represents University of California, Santa Barbara in Santa Barbara, California, United States. The school's team competes in the Big West Conference. The current head coach is Joe 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 the Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball team. The rivalry is a part of the larger Blue–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 seven NCAA tournaments. Their combined record is 1–7.
Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
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1988 | #10 | First Round | #7 Maryland | L 82–92 |
1990 | #9 | First Round Second Round | #8 Houston #1 Michigan State | W 70–66 L 58–62 |
2002 | #14 | First Round | #3 Arizona | L 81–86 |
2010 | #15 | First Round | #2 Ohio State | L 51–68 |
2011 | #15 | First Round | #2 Florida | L 51–79 |
2021 | #12 | First Round | #5 Creighton | L 62–63 |
2023 | #14 | First Round | #3 Baylor | L 56–74 |
The Gauchos appeared in two NCAA 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 five National 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 only Vegas 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 the College 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 one CollegeInsider.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 the NAIA 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 guard Brian Shaw.
UC Santa Barbara Gauchos retired numbers | |||||
No. | Player | Pos. | Career | Ref. | |
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22 | Brian Shaw | PG / SG | 1986–1988 | [4] |