# 2013–14 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team

The 2013–14 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team represented the University of California, Santa Barbara during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gauchos, led by 16th 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 21–9, 12–4 in Big West play to finish in second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big West Conference tournament to Cal Poly. Despite having 21 wins, they did not participate in a post season tournament.

## Season
### Preseason

The UC Santa Barbara schedule was announced in August 2013. Key games included road matches at UNLV, Colorado, and UCLA, as well as a trip to the Utah State Tournament, hosted by Utah State University. UCSB also scheduled to play host to teams such as South Dakota State, Utah State, and California. The Gauchos' conference slate included one home game and one away game against each of the eight other members of the Big West Conference.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 11/3/2013* 4:00 pm | Cal State East Bay | W 88–65 | – | The Thunderdome (1,317) Santa Barbara, CA |
| Non-conference games |||||
| 11/8/2013* 7:00 pm | Hawaiʻi Pacific | W 76–50 | 1–0 | The Thunderdome (1,757) Santa Barbara, CA |
| 11/12/2013* 7:00 pm | at UNLV | W 86–65 | 2–0 | Thomas & Mack Center (12,242) Las Vegas, NV |
| 11/16/2013* 4:00 pm | Utah State | L 64–71 | 2–1 | The Thunderdome (2,817) Santa Barbara, CA |
| 11/21/2013* 5:00 pm, P12N | at Colorado | L 68–76 | 2–2 | Coors Events Center (8,488) Boulder, CO |
| 11/29/2013* 7:00 pm | South Dakota State | W 83–64 | 3–2 | The Thunderdome (1,857) Santa Barbara, CA |
| 12/3/2013* 8:00 pm, P12N | at No. 18 UCLA | L 76–89 | 3–3 | Pauley Pavilion (6,644) Los Angeles, CA |
| 12/6/2013* 7:00 pm | California | W 72–65 | 4–3 | The Thunderdome (4,017) Santa Barbara, CA |
| 12/15/2013* 2:00 pm | at San Diego | W 72–61 | 5–3 | Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,609) San Diego, CA |
| 12/19/2013* 4:30 pm | vs. Troy Utah State Tournament | W 57–54 | 6–3 | Smith Spectrum (N/A) Logan, UT |
| 12/20/2013* 7:05 pm | at Utah State Utah State Tournament | L 71–77 $^{OT}$ | 6–4 | Smith Spectrum (9,809) Logan, UT |
| 12/21/2013* 4:30 pm | vs. Western Illinois Utah State Tournament | W 61–55 | 7–4 | Smith Spectrum (1,915) Logan, UT |
| 12/30/2013* 7:00 pm | at Seattle | W 86–70 | 8–4 | KeyArena (2,092) Seattle, WA |
| 01/04/2014* 4:00 pm | The Master's | W 81–52 | 9–4 | The Thunderdome (1,120) Santa Barbara, CA |
| Conference games |||||
| 01/11/2014 4:00 pm | Cal Poly | L 64–72 | 9–5 (0–1) | The Thunderdome (5,982) Santa Barbara, CA |
| 1/16/2014 7:00 pm | Long Beach State | W 64–51 | 10–5 (1–1) | The Thunderdome (3,556) Santa Barbara, CA |
| 1/18/2014 7:00 pm, Prime Ticket | at Cal State Northridge | W 79–69 | 11–5 (2–1) | Matadome (1,301) Northridge, CA |
| 1/23/2014 7:00 pm | at UC Riverside | W 68–65 $^{OT}$ | 12–5 (3–1) | UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (1,236) Riverside, CA |
| 1/25/2014 7:00 pm, Prime Ticket | at Cal State Fullerton | L 72–74 | 12–6 (3–2) | Titan Gym (1,772) Fullerton, CA |
| 1/30/2014 7:00 pm | UC Irvine | W 80–60 | 13–6 (4–2) | The Thunderdome (3,013) Santa Barbara, CA |
| 2/1/2014 4:00 pm | UC Davis | W 82–67 | 14–6 (5–2) | The Thunderdome (2,509) Santa Barbara, CA |
| 2/7/2014 9:00 pm, OC Sports | at Hawaiʻi | W 75–64 | 15–6 (6–2) | Stan Sheriff Center (5,773) Honolulu, HI |
| 2/13/2014 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Long Beach State | W 65–64 | 16–6 (7–2) | Walter Pyramid (3,269) Long Beach, CA |
| 2/15/2014 4:00 pm | Cal State Northridge | L 78–80 $^{OT}$ | 16–7 (7–3) | The Thunderdome (2,687) Santa Barbara, CA |
| 2/20/2014 7:00 pm | UC Riverside | W 55–54 | 17–7 (8–3) | The Thunderdome (2,417) Santa Barbara, CA |
| 2/22/2014 4:00 pm | Cal State Fullerton | W 80–65 | 18–7 (9–3) | The Thunderdome (2,737) Santa Barbara, CA |
| 2/27/2014 7:00 pm | at UC Irvine | L 60–71 | 18–8 (9–4) | Bren Events Center (2,680) Irvine, CA |
| 3/1/2014 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | at UC Davis | W 67–54 | 19–8 (10–4) | The Pavilion (5,227) Davis, CA |
| 3/6/2014 7:00 pm | Hawaiʻi | W 86–77 | 20–8 (11–4) | The Thunderdome (4,019) Santa Barbara, CA |
| 3/8/2014 7:00 pm | at Cal Poly | W 71–55 | 21–8 (12–4) | Mott Gym (3,202) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| Big West tournament |||||
| 3/13/2014 12:00 pm | vs. Cal Poly Quarterfinals | L 38–69 | 21–9 | Honda Center (N/A) Anaheim, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||