# 2019–20 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team

The 2019–20 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team represent the University of California, Santa Barbara in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gauchos, led by 3rd-year head coach Joe Pasternack, play their home games at The Thunderdome in Santa Barbara, California as members of the Big West Conference.

## Previous season

The Gauchos finished the 2018–19 season 22–10 overall, 10–6 in Big West play, finishing in 2nd place. In the Big West tournament, they defeated Cal State Northridge in the quarterfinals, before falling to Cal State Fullerton in the semifinals.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2019* 7:00 pm, BigWest.tv | | Jackson State | W 83–62 | 1–0 | The Thunderdome (1,517) Santa Barbara, CA |
| November 10, 2019* 4:00 pm, P12N | | at UCLA | L 61–77 | 1–1 | Pauley Pavilion (6,235) Los Angeles, CA |
| November 16, 2019* 2:00 pm | | Rice | L 81–82 | 1–2 | The Thunderdome (1,503) Santa Barbara, CA |
| November 20, 2019* 7:00 pm, P12N | | at Oregon State Continental Tire Las Vegas Classic campus-site game | L 67–78 | 1–3 | Gill Coliseum (3,553) Corvallis, OR |
| November 23, 2019* 1:00 pm | | Menlo | W 88–69 | 2–3 | The Thunderdome (712) Santa Barbara, CA |
| November 27, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Portland State Continental Tire Las Vegas Classic campus-site game | W 81–70 | 3–3 | The Thunderdome (1,077) Santa Barbara, CA |
| November 29, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Grambling State | W 67–58 | 4–3 | The Thunderdome (1,039) Santa Barbara, CA |
| December 3, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Cal State Bakersfield | W 64–60 | 5–3 | Icardo Center (2,808) Bakersfield, CA |
| December 7, 2019* 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UT Arlington | W 72–68 | 6–3 | College Park Center (1,392) Arlington, TX |
| December 14, 2019* 1:00 pm | | at Southern Utah | L 61–62 | 6–4 | America First Event Center (1,810) Cedar City, UT |
| December 16, 2019* 6:30 pm | | at Idaho State | W 74–68 $^{OT}$ | 7–4 | Reed Gym (1,084) Pocatello, ID |
| December 20, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Southern | W 77–68 | 8–4 | The Thunderdome (837) Santa Barbara, CA |
| December 22, 2019* 2:00 pm | | Merrimack | W 68–50 | 9–4 | The Thunderdome (749) Santa Barbara, CA |
| December 29, 2019* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Louisiana | W 85–77 | 10–4 | Cajundome (3,455) Lafayette, LA |
| January 2, 2020* 7:00 pm | | Westmont | W 87–66 | 11–4 | The Thunderdome (1,767) Santa Barbara, CA |
| Big West regular season ||||||
| January 8, 2020 7:00 pm | | at Cal Poly Rivalry | W 63–45 | 12–4 (1–0) | Mott Athletics Center (2,682) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| January 11, 2020 4:00 pm | | Long Beach State | L 52–55 | 12–5 (1–1) | The Thunderdome (1,753) Santa Barbara, CA |
| January 18, 2020 10:00 pm | | at Hawaii | L 63–70 | 12–6 (1–2) | Stan Sheriff Center (5,614) Honolulu, HI |
| January 22, 2020 7:00 pm, Big West TV | | Cal State Northridge | L 75–83 | 12–7 (1–3) | The Thunderdome (1,026) Santa Barbara, CA |
| January 25, 2020 7:00 pm | | UC Riverside | W 65–63 | 13–7 (2–3) | The Thunderdome (1,498) Santa Barbara, CA |
| January 30, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Cal State Northridge | L 67–79 | 13–8 (2–4) | Matadome (2,075) Northridge, CA |
| February 1, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Long Beach State | W 87–62 | 14–8 (3–4) | Walter Pyramid (1,829) Long Beach, CA |
| February 6, 2020 7:00 pm | | Hawaii | W 76–66 | 15–8 (4–4) | The Thunderdome (1,346) Santa Barbara, CA |
| February 8, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | UC Irvine | W 64–61 | 16–8 (5–4) | The Thunderdome (3,187) Santa Barbara, CA |
| February 13, 2020 7:00 pm | | at UC Davis | L 75–84 | 16–9 (5–5) | The Pavilion (2,237) Davis, CA |
| February 20, 2020 7:00 pm | | at Cal State Fullerton | W 75–66 | 17–9 (6–5) | Titan Gym (789) Fullerton, CA |
| February 22, 2020 7:00 pm | | UC Davis | W 70–56 | 18–9 (7–5) | The Thunderdome (2,219) Santa Barbara, CA |
| February 27, 2020 8:00 pm | | at UC Riverside | W 65–60 | 19–9 (8–5) | SRC Arena (607) Riverside, CA |
| February 29, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at UC Irvine | L 58–69 | 19–10 (8–6) | Bren Events Center (5,000) Irvine, CA |
| March 5, 2020 7:00 pm | | Cal State Fullerton | W 55–53 | 20–10 (9–6) | The Thunderdome (1,079) Santa Barbara, CA |
| March 7, 2020 7:00 pm | | Cal Poly Rivalry | W 69–67 | 21–10 (10–6) | The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA |
| Big West tournament ||||||
| March 12, 2020 2:30 pm, ESPN3 | (3) | vs. (6) UC Riverside Quarterfinals | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Honda Center Anaheim, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific. ||||||
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