UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball
| UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball | |||||||
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| University | University of California, Santa Barbara | ||||||
| Head coach | Joe Pasternack (8th season) | ||||||
| Conference | Big West | ||||||
| Location | Santa Barbara, California | ||||||
| Arena | UC Santa Barbara Events Center (capacity: 5,600) | ||||||
| Nickname | Gauchos | ||||||
| Colors | Blue and gold | ||||||
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| NCAA tournament Elite Eight | |||||||
| 1961* | |||||||
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| Conference tournament champions | |||||||
| 2002, 2010, 2011, 2021, 2023 | |||||||
| Conference regular-season champions | |||||||
| 1999, 2003, 2008, 2010, 2021, 2023 | |||||||
* at Division II level | |||||||
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.