UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball
UC Santa Barbara Gauchos | ||||
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University | University of California, Santa Barbara | |||
Head coach | Joe Pasternack (7th 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 currently competes in the Big West Conference. The current head coach is Joe Pasternack.[2]
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]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
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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 |
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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 |
NCAA Division II
[edit]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 |
NIT results
[edit]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 |
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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. | |
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22 | Brian Shaw | PG / SG | 1986–1988 | [4] |
Gauchos in the NBA
[edit]- Richard Anderson: San Diego Clippers, Denver Nuggets, Houston Rockets, Portland Trail Blazers, Charlotte Hornets, 1982–1990
- Don Ford: Los Angeles Lakers, Cleveland Cavaliers, 1975–1982
- Conner Henry: Houston Rockets, Boston Celtics, Milwaukee Bucks, Sacramento Kings, 1986–1988
- Orlando Johnson: Indiana Pacers, Sacramento Kings, Phoenix Suns, New Orleans Pelicans, 2012–2016
- JaQuori McLaughlin: Dallas Mavericks, 2021–2022
- Miles Norris: Atlanta Hawks, 2023–present
- James Nunnally: Atlanta Hawks, Philadelphia 76ers, Houston Rockets, 2014–2019
- Brian Shaw: Boston Celtics, Miami Heat, Orlando Magic, Golden State Warriors, Philadelphia 76ers, Portland Trail Blazers, Los Angeles Lakers 1988–2003
- John Tschogl: Atlanta Hawks, Philadelphia 76ers, 1972–1975
- Gabe Vincent: Miami Heat, Los Angeles Lakers, 2020–present
- Alan Williams: Phoenix Suns, Brooklyn Nets 2015–2019
Gauchos in international basketball
[edit]- Lucius Davis (born 1970)
- Max Heidegger (born 1997): American-Israeli basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- James Nunnally (born 1990): basketball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League and the Euroleague
References
[edit]- ^ "UCSB Color". Retrieved December 5, 2022.
- ^ Klan, Mike (2017-03-31). "UCSB hires Joe Pasternack as head basketball coach". KEYT. Retrieved 2017-04-03.
- ^ "UC-Santa Barbara Gauchos Index | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2017-03-16.
- ^ Former Gaucho Great Brian Shaw Named Head Coach of Denver Nuggets at ucsbgauchos.com, 25 Jun 2013