2016–17 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team

2016–17 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record6–22 (4–12 Big West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaThe Thunderdome
2016–17 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
UC Irvine124 .7502115  .583
UC Davis115 .6882313  .639
Cal State Fullerton106 .6251715  .531
Long Beach State97 .5631519  .441
Hawai'i88 .5001416  .467
Cal State Northridge79 .4381119  .367
Cal Poly610 .3751120  .355
UC Riverside511 .313721  .250
UC Santa Barbara412 .250622  .214
2017 Big West tournament winner

The 2016–17 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team represented the University of California, Santa Barbara during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gauchos, led by 19th-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 6–22, 4–12 in Big West play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the Big West tournament.

On March 9, 2017, the school informed head coach Bob Williams that he would not return as head coach. Williams finished his 19-year career at the school as the school's all-time winningest coach with a record of 313–260. On March 30, it was announced that Arizona associate head coach and former New Orleans head coach Joe Pasternack had been hired as the next head coach.