UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball

UC Santa Barbara Gauchos

2014–15 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team

University

University of California, Santa Barbara

Conference

Location

Santa Barbara, CA

Head coach

Bob Williams (17th year)

Arena

Nickname

Gauchos

Colors

Blue and Gold

NCAA Tournament Round of 32

1990

NCAA Tournament appearances

1988, 1990, 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.

Post season results

The Gauchos have appeared in five NCAA tournaments. Their combined record is 1–5.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1988	First Round	Maryland	L 82–92
1990	First Round Second Round	Houston Michigan State	W 70–66 L 58–62
2002	First Round	Arizona	L 81–86
2010	First Round	Ohio State	L 51–68
2011	Second Round	Florida	L 51–79

The Gauchos have appeared in five National Invitation Tournaments (NIT). Their combined record is 0–5.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1989	First Round	Wichita State	L 62–70
1992	First Round	Arizona State	L 65–71
1993	First Round	Pepperdine	L 50–53
2003	First Round	San Diego State	L 62–67
2008	First Round	Mississippi	L 68–83

The Gauchos have appeared in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) one time. Their record is 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2015	First Round	Oral Roberts	L 87–91

The Gauchos have appeared in one CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT). Their combined record is 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2012	First Round	Idaho	L 83–86

The Gauchos have appeared in the NAIA Tournament one time. Their record is 3–2.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1941	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals National 3rd Place Game	Wayne State Bemidji State Appalachian State Murray State West Texas State	W 32–26 W 31–29 W 36–29 L 33–35 L 35–46

UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball

Venues	Robertson Gymnasium (1959–1979) The Thunderdome (1979–present)

Culture & lore	Olé Fantom of the Thunderdome

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15

Big West Conference men's basketball

Teams	Cal Poly Mustangs Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Northridge Matadors Hawaiʻi Rainbow Warriors Long Beach State 49ers UC Davis Aggies UC Irvine Anteaters UC Riverside Highlanders UC Santa Barbara Gauchos

Championships & awards	Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Player of the Year