UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball

Summary

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 currently competes in the Big West Conference. The current head coach is Joe Pasternack.[2]

UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
2023–24 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team
UniversityUniversity of California, Santa Barbara
Head coachJoe Pasternack (7th season)
ConferenceBig West
LocationSanta Barbara, California
ArenaUC Santa Barbara Events Center
(Capacity: 5,600)
NicknameGauchos
ColorsBlue and gold[1]
   
Uniforms
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away
Alternate jersey
Team colours
Alternate
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
1961*
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
1961*
NCAA tournament round of 32
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 Blue–Green Rivalry edit

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.

Yearly records edit

Statistics overview
Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
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  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Source[3]

Postseason edit

NCAA Division I edit

The Gauchos have appeared in seven NCAA tournaments. Their combined record is 1–7.

Year Seed Round Opponent Result
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

NCAA Division II edit

The Gauchos appeared in two NCAA tournaments. Their combined record was 3–2.

Year Round Opponent Result
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

NIT results edit

The Gauchos have appeared in five National Invitation Tournaments (NIT). Their combined record is 0–5.

Year Round Opponent Result
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

Vegas 16 results edit

The Gauchos appeared in the first and only Vegas 16 tournament held. Their record was 1–1.

Year Round Opponent Result
2016 Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Northern Illinois
Old Dominion
W 70–63
L 49–64

CBI results edit

The Gauchos have appeared in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) one time. Their record is 0–1.

Year Round Opponent Result
2015 First Round Oral Roberts L 87–91

CIT results edit

The Gauchos have appeared in one CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT). Their combined record is 0–1.

Year Round Opponent Result
2012 First Round Idaho L 83–86

NAIA tournament results edit

The Gauchos have appeared in the NAIA Tournament one time. Their record is 3–2.

Year Round Opponent Result
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

Retired numbers edit

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.
22 Brian Shaw PG / SG 1986–1988 [4]

Gauchos in the NBA edit

Gauchos in international basketball edit

References edit

  1. ^ "UCSB Color". Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  2. ^ Klan, Mike (2017-03-31). "UCSB hires Joe Pasternack as head basketball coach". KEYT. Retrieved 2017-04-03.
  3. ^ "UC-Santa Barbara Gauchos Index | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2017-03-16.
  4. ^ Former Gaucho Great Brian Shaw Named Head Coach of Denver Nuggets at ucsbgauchos.com, 25 Jun 2013

External links edit

  • Official website