# 2014–15 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team

The 2014–15 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team represented the University of California, Santa Barbara during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gauchos, led by 17th-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 a tie for second place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big West tournament where they lost to UC Irvine. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Oral Roberts.

## Schedule and results

Source:
| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 11/10/2014* 7:00 p.m. | Point Loma Nazarene | W 70–54 | | The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA |
| Non-conference games |||||
| 11/14/2014* 5:00 p.m., ESPN3 | at No. 5 Kansas | L 59–69 | 0–1 | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| 11/17/2014* 4:00 p.m., ESPN3 | at Florida Gulf Coast | L 75–81 | 1–1 | Alico Arena (4,412) Fort Myers, FL |
| 11/22/2014* 7:00 p.m. | The Master's College | W 91–45 | 2–1 | The Thunderdome (1,679) Santa Barbara, CA |
| 11/27/2014* 9:00 p.m., CBSSN | vs. Washington State Great Alaska Shootout quarterfinals | W 71–43 | 2–2 | Alaska Airlines Center (2,588) Anchorage, AK |
| 11/28/2014* 9:00 p.m., CBSSN | vs. Mercer Great Alaska Shootout semifinals | W 66–60 $^{OT}$ | 3–2 | Alaska Airlines Center (3,224) Anchorage, AK |
| 11/29/2014* 8:30 p.m., CBSSN | vs. Colorado State Great Alaska Shootout championship | L 63–65 | 3–3 | Alaska Airlines Center (3,363) Anchorage, AK |
| 12/04/2014* 7:30 p.m. | Seattle | W 87–46 | 4–3 | The Thunderdome (2,518) Santa Barbara, CA |
| 12/08/2014* 5:00 p.m., CBSSN | at SMU | L 73–80 $^{OT}$ | 4–4 | Moody Coliseum (6,852) Dallas, TX |
| 12/11/2014* 7:00 p.m. | San Diego | L 65–79 | 4–5 | The Thunderdome (1,431) Santa Barbara, CA |
| 12/19/2014* 4:00 p.m. | San Diego Christian | W 69–46 | 5–5 | The Thunderdome (1,233) Santa Barbara, CA |
| 12/22/2014* 6:00 p.m., P12N | at Oregon | L 78–82 $^{OT}$ | 5–6 | Matthew Knight Arena (5,396) Eugene, OR |
| 12/30/2014* 6:30 p.m., P12N | at Oregon State | L 64–76 | 5–7 | Gill Coliseum (4,803) Corvallis, OR |
| 01/02/2015* 7:00 p.m. | Vermont | W 64–57 | 6–7 | The Thunderdome (1,966) Santa Barbara, CA |
| 01/04/2015* 7:00 p.m. | Florida Gulf Coast | W 63–50 | 7–7 | The Thunderdome (2,887) Santa Barbara, CA |
| Conference games |||||
| 01/10/2015 7:00 p.m., ESPNU | at Cal Poly | W 50–45 | 8–7 (1–0) | Mott Gym (3,032) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| 01/15/2015 7:00 p.m. | Cal State Northridge | L 63–74 | 8–8 (1–1) | The Thunderdome (2,023) Santa Barbara, CA |
| 01/17/2015 4:00 p.m., ESPN3 | at Long Beach State | L 53–69 | 8–9 (1–2) | Walter Pyramid (4,258) Long Beach, CA |
| 01/22/2015 7:00 p.m. | UC Riverside | W 83–75 | 9–9 (2–2) | The Thunderdome (1,486) Santa Barbara, CA |
| 01/24/2015 4:00 p.m. | Cal State Fullerton | W 68–49 | 10–9 (3–2) | The Thunderdome (2,216) Santa Barbara, CA |
| 01/29/2015 7:00 p.m. | at UC Davis | L 64–70 | 10–10 (3–3) | The Pavilion (3,081) Davis, CA |
| 01/31/2015 7:00 p.m. | at UC Irvine | L 55–77 | 10–11 (3–4) | Bren Events Center (3,773) Irvine, CA |
| 02/07/2015 7:00 p.m., ESPNU | Hawaii | W 75–74 | 11–11 (4–4) | The Thunderdome (4,383) Santa Barbara, CA |
| 02/12/2015 7:30 p.m., Prime Ticket | Long Beach State | W 70–55 | 12–11 (5–4) | The Thunderdome (4,116) Santa Barbara, CA |
| 02/14/2015 7:00 p.m. | at Cal State Northridge | W 65–57 | 13–11 (6–4) | Matadome (897) Northridge, CA |
| 02/19/2015 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | at UC Riverside | L 62–64 | 13–12 (6–5) | UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (845) Riverside, CA |
| 02/21/2015 5:00 p.m., ESPN3 | at Cal State Fullerton | W 69–54 | 14–12 (7–5) | Titan Gym (1,089) Fullerton, CA |
| 02/26/2015 7:00 p.m. | UC Davis | W 74–60 | 15–12 (8–5) | The Thunderdome (2,823) Santa Barbara, CA |
| 02/28/2015 9:00 p.m., ESPN2 | UC Irvine | W 54–51 | 16–12 (9–5) | The Thunderdome (4,716) Santa Barbara, CA |
| 03/04/2015 12:00 a.m. | at Hawaii | W 98–90 | 17–12 (10-5) | Stan Sheriff Center (7,066) Honolulu, HI |
| 03/07/2015 3:00 p.m., Prime Ticket | Cal Poly | W 64–56 | 18–12 (11-5) | The Thunderdome (5,414) Santa Barbara, CA |
| Big West tournament |||||
| 03/12/2015 11:30 a.m. | vs. Cal Poly Quarterfinals | W 54–50 | 19–12 | Honda Center (3,867) Anaheim, CA |
| 03/13/2015 11:59 p.m., ESPNU | vs. UC Irvine Semifinals | L 63–72 | 19–13 | Honda Center (4,322) Anaheim, CA |
| College Basketball Invitational |||||
| 03/18/2015* 5:00 p.m. | at Oral Roberts First round | L 87–91 | 19–14 | Mabee Center (1,687) Tulsa, OK |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific. |||||