*** Welcome to piglix ***

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

2016–17 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball
UC Santa Barbara Gauchos wordmark.svg
Conference Big West Conference
2016–17 record 6–22 (4–12 Big West)
Head coach Bob Williams (19th year)
Assistant coach Matt Stock
Assistant coach Kevin Bromley
Assistant coach Ryan Madry
Home arena The Thunderdome
Seasons
← 2015–16
2017–18 →
2016–17 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
UC Irvine 12 4   .750     21 15   .583
UC Davis 11 5   .688     23 13   .639
Cal State Fullerton 10 6   .625     17 15   .531
Long Beach State 9 7   .563     15 19   .441
Hawaii 8 8   .500     14 16   .467
Cal State Northridge 7 9   .438     11 19   .367
Cal Poly 6 10   .375     11 20   .355
UC Riverside 5 11   .313     7 21   .250
UC Santa Barbara 4 12   .250     6 22   .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 313–230. On March 30, it was announced that Arizona associate head coach Joe Pasternack had been hired as the next head coach.

The Gauchos finished the 2015–16 season 19–14, 11–5 in Big West play to finish in fourth place. They defeated UC Davis in the Big West Tournament losing to Hawaii in the semifinals. They were invited to the inaugural Vegas 16 Tournament, which only had eight teams, where they defeated Northern Illinois to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Old Dominion.


...
Wikipedia

...