UC Santa Barbara Gauchos | |||
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University | University of California, Santa Barbara | ||
Conference | Big West | ||
Location | Santa Barbara, CA | ||
Head coach | Joe Pasternack (1st year) | ||
Arena |
UC Santa Barbara Events Center (Capacity: 5,600) |
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Nickname | Gauchos | ||
Colors | Blue and Gold |
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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 current head coach is Joe Pasternack.
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.
National champion Postseason invitational champion
Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion
Conference tournament champion
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The Gauchos have appeared in five NCAA tournaments. Their combined record is 1–5.
The Gauchos have appeared in five National Invitation Tournaments (NIT). Their combined record is 0–5.
The Gauchos have appeared in one Vegas 16. Their record is 1–1.
The Gauchos have appeared in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) one time. Their record is 0–1.