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2009–10 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team

2009–10 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball
UC Santa Barbara Gauchos wordmark.svg
Big West regular season co-champions
Big West Tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, First Round
Conference Big West Conference
2009–10 record 20–10 (12–4 Big West)
Head coach Bob Williams
Assistant coach Brad Holland
Assistant coach Matt Stock
Assistant coach Jonathan Metzger-Jones
Home arena The Thunderdome
Seasons
← 2008–09
2010–11 →
2009–10 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
UC Santa Barbara 12 4   .750     20 10   .667
Pacific 12 4   .750     23 12   .657
Cal State Fullerton 8 8   .500     16 15   .516
Long Beach St. 8 8   .500     17 16   .515
UC Davis 8 8   .500     14 18   .438
Cal Poly SLO 7 9   .438     12 19   .387
UC Irvine 6 10   .375     14 18   .438
Cal State Northridge 6 10   .375     11 21   .344
UC Riverside 5 11   .313     12 17   .414
2010 Big West Tournament winner
As of March 30, 2010; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009–10 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team represented the University of California, Santa Barbara during the 2009–10 college basketball season. They were led by head coach Bob Williams in his 12th season at UCSB. The Gauchos were members of the Big West Conference and played their home games at the UC Santa Barbara Events Center, also known as The Thunderdome.

They finished the season 20–10, 12–4 in Big West play to win a share of the regular season championship. As the No. 1 seed in the Big West Tournament, they defeated UC Davis and Long Beach State to earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. As a No. 15 seed in the Midwest Region, they lost in the First Round to No. 2-seeded and No. 5-ranked Ohio State.

The Gauchos finished the 2008–09 season 16–15, 8–8 in Big West play to finish in a tie for fourth place. As the No. 4 seed in the Big West Tournament, they beat Cal State Fullerton before losing to top-seeded Cal State Northridge.

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