UC Santa Barbara Gauchos women's basketball

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UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
Basketball current event.svg 2023–24 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos women's basketball team
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UniversityUniversity of California, Santa Barbara
Head coachvacant
Conference Big West
Location Santa Barbara, California
Arena UC Santa Barbara Events Center
(Capacity: 5,600)
NicknameGauchos
ColorsBlue and gold [1]
   
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
2004
NCAA tournament round of 32
1992, 1993, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2004
NCAA tournament appearances
1992, 1993, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2012
Conference tournament champions
1992, 1993, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2012
Conference regular season champions
1992, 1996, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011

The UC Santa Barbara Gauchos women's basketball team is the basketball team that represents University of California, Santa Barbara in Santa Barbara, California, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Big West Conference. [2]

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History

As of the end of the 2015–16 season, the Gauchos have an all-time record of 699–581. They previously played in the SCWIAC from 1972–1976, the SCAA from 1976–1981, Independent status from 1981–1983, and the PCAA from 1983–1987 before it rebranded as the Big West Conference in 1987. UCSB has the most Big West Conference tournament titles with 14, with 11 regular season titles in addition. advanced to the Sweet Sixteen in 2004 after beating Colorado 76–49 and Houston 56–52. They lost 63–57 to Connecticut to end their run. [3]

Year by Year Records

SeasonRecordConference recordCoach
2018–190–00–0Bonnie Henrickson

NCAA tournament results

YearSeedRoundOpponentResult
1992 #9First Round
Second Round
#8 Houston
#1 Stanford
W 80−69
L 73–82
1993 #5First Round
Second Round
#12 BYU
#4 Colorado
W 88−79
L 54–81
1997 #13First Round#4 TulaneL 69–72
1998 #11First Round
Second Round
#6 Vanderbilt
#3 Illinois
W 76−71
L 65–69
1999 #10First Round#7 SW Missouri StateL 70–72
2000 #4First Round#13 RiceL 64–67
2001 #14First Round#3 PurdueL 62–75
2002 #12First Round
Second Round
#5 Louisiana Tech
#4 Texas
W 57−56
L 60–76
2003 #7First Round
Second Round
#10 Xavier
#2 Texas Tech
W 71−62
L 48–71
2004 #11First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
#6 Colorado
#3 Houston
#2 Connecticut
W 76−49
W 56–52
L 57–63
2005 #13First Round#4 Notre DameL 51–61
2008 #13First Round#4 VirginiaL 52–86
2009 #15First Round#2 StanfordL 39–74
2012 #16First Round#1 BaylorL 40–81

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The Blue–Green Rivalry is the name of the rivalry between athletic teams from the University of California, Santa Barbara and California Polytechnic State University, the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos and the Cal Poly Mustangs. Athletic competition between the two schools began in the 1921 on the football field.

The 2015–16 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team represented the University of California, Santa Barbara during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gauchos, led by 18th year head coach Bob Williams, played their home games at the UC Santa Barbara Events Center, nicknamed the Thunderdome, as members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 19–14, 11–5 in Big West play to finish in fourth place. They defeated UC Davis in the quarterfinals of the Big West tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Hawaii. They were invited to the inaugural Vegas 16, which only had eight teams, where they defeated Northern Illinois to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Old Dominion.

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The 2018–19 UC Santa Barbara Guachos men's basketball team represented the University of California, Santa Barbara in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gauchos were led by second-year head coach Joe Pasternack and competed in The Thunderdome. UC Santa Barbara was a member of the Big West Conference, and participated in their 48th season in that league.

The 2019–20 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team represent the University of California, Santa Barbara in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gauchos, led by 3rd-year head coach Joe Pasternack, play their home games at The Thunderdome in Santa Barbara, California as members of the Big West Conference.

The 1989–90 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team represented the University of California, Santa Barbara during the 1989–90 college basketball season. They were led by head coach Jerry Pimm in his 7th season at UCSB. The Gauchos were members of the Big West Conference and played their home games at the UC Santa Barbara Events Center, also known as The Thunderdome.

The 1987–88 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team represented the University of California, Santa Barbara during the 1987–88 college basketball season. They were led by head coach Jerry Pimm in his 5th season at UCSB. The Gauchos were members of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association and played their home games at the UC Santa Barbara Events Center, also known as The Thunderdome.

The 2023–24 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team represents the University of California, Santa Barbara in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gauchos, led by sixth-year head coach Joe Pasternack, play their home games at The Thunderdome in Santa Barbara, California as members of the Big West Conference.

The 2023–24 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos women's basketball team represents the University of California, Santa Barbara during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Gauchos, led by ninth-year head coach Bonnie Henrickson, play their home games at The Thunderdome in Santa Barbara, California as members of the Big West Conference.

References

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  2. "UC Santa Barbara". UC Santa Barbara.
  3. "UC Santa Barbara" (PDF). UC Santa Barbara.