UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball

UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
	2018–19 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team
University	University of California, Santa Barbara
Head coach	Joe Pasternack (1st season)
Conference	Big West
Location	Santa Barbara, California
Arena	UC Santa Barbara Events Center ; (capacity: 5,600)
Nickname	Gauchos
Colors	Blue and gold;
NCAA tournament round of 32
	1990
NCAA tournament appearances
	1988, 1990, 2002, 2010, 2011
Conference tournament champions
	2002, 2010, 2011

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

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

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 Second 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
Total:		795–729 (.522)
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]

Post season results

NCAA tournament results

The Gauchos have appeared in five NCAA tournaments. Their combined record is 1–5.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1988	10	First Round	No. 7 Maryland	L 82–92
1990	9	First Round Second Round	No. 8 Houston No. 1 Michigan State	W 70–66 L 58–62
2002	14	First Round	No. 3 Arizona	L 81–86
2010	15	First Round	No. 2 Ohio State	L 51–68
2011	15	Second Round	No. 2 Florida	L 51–79

NIT results

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

The Gauchos have appeared in one Vegas 16. Their record is 1–1.

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

CBI results

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

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

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

Gauchos in the NBA

Alan Williams: Phoenix Suns, Brooklyn Nets 2015-present
James Nunnally: Atlanta Hawks, Philadelphia 76ers, 2014
Orlando Johnson: Indiana Pacers, Sacramento Kings, Phoenix Suns, New Orleans Pelicans, 2012-2016
Brian Shaw: Boston Celtics, Miami Heat, Orlando Magic, Golden State Warriors, Philadelphia 76ers, Portland Trail Blazers, Los Angeles Lakers 1988-2003
Conner Henry: Houston Rockets, Boston Celtics, Milwaukee Bucks, Sacramento Kings, 1986-1988
Richard Anderson (basketball): San Diego Clippers, Denver Nuggets, Houston Rockets, Portland Trailblazers, Charlotte Hornets, 1982-1990
Don Ford: Los Angeles Lakers, Cleveland Cavaliers, 1975-1982
John Tschogl: Atlanta Hawks, Philadelphia 76ers, 1972-1975

References

^ "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.

External links

Official website

[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.

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Venues	Robertson Gymnasium (1959–1979) The Thunderdome (1979–present)
Rivalries	Cal Poly
Culture & lore	Olé Fantom of the Thunderdome
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

v t e Big West Conference men's basketball
Teams	Cal Poly Mustangs Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Northridge Matadors Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Long Beach State Beach UC Davis Aggies UC Irvine Anteaters UC Riverside Highlanders UC San Diego Tritons UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
Championships & awards	Big West Conference men's basketball tournament Player of the Year Coach of the Year
Seasons	1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23