# UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball

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 competes in the Big West Conference. The current head coach is Joe Pasternack. The Gauchos have appeared seven times in the NCAA tournament, most recently in 2023.

## 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: | 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: | 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: | 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: | 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: | 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: | Joe Pasternack: | 132–53 (.714) | 67–30 (.691) | | |
| Total: | 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

## Postseason
### NCAA Division I

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

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

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 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

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 |

## Retired numbers

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 | |

## Gauchos in the NBA

* 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
* Ajay Mitchell: Oklahoma City Thunder 2024–present
* 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

* Michael Bryson (2012–2016)
* Lucius Davis (1988–1992)
* Scott Fisher (1982–1986)
* Matt Freeman (2019–2020)
* Branduinn Fullove (2000–2004)
* Alex Harris (2004–2008)
* Max Heidegger (2016–2020)
* Zack Moore (2018–2019)
* Jay Nagle (2018–2022)
* James Nunnally (2008–2012)
* Greg Somogyi (2008–2012)