UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball

UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
	2015–16 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team
University	University of California, Santa Barbara
Conference	Big West
Location	Santa Barbara, CA
Head coach	Bob Williams (17th year)
Arena	UC Santa Barbara Events Center; (Capacity: 5,600)
Nickname	Gauchos
Colors	Blue and Gold; <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css"></templatestyles>
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 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.

Post season results

NCAA tournament results

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

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1988	First Round	Maryland	L 82–92
1990	First Round Second Round	Houston Michigan State	W 70–66 L 58–62
2002	First Round	Arizona	L 81–86
2010	First Round	Ohio State	L 51–68
2011	Second Round	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

References

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v t e UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball
Venues	Robertson Gymnasium (1959–1979) The Thunderdome (1979–present)
Culture & lore	Olé Fantom of the Thunderdome
People	Head coaches
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 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 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 1999–00 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

v t e Big West Conference men's basketball
Teams	Cal Poly Mustangs Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Northridge Matadors Hawaiʻi Rainbow Warriors Long Beach State 49ers UC Davis Aggies UC Irvine Anteaters UC Riverside Highlanders UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
Championships & awards	Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Player 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 1999–00 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

UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball

Contents

The Blue-Green Rivalry

Post season results

NCAA tournament results

NIT results

Vegas 16 results

CBI results

CIT results

NAIA tournament results

References

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