2023–24 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team

The 2023–24 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team represents the University of California, Santa Barbara in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gauchos, led by sixth-year head coach Joe Pasternack, play their home games at The Thunderdome in Santa Barbara, California as members of the Big West Conference.

Previous season
The Gauchos finished the 2022–23 season 27–8, 15–5 in Big West play to finish in fourth place. They defeated Cal Poly, UC Riverside, and Cal State Fullerton to win the Big West tournament and earned the conference's automatic bid into the NCAA tournament. In the NCAA tournament, they received the #14 seed in the South Region. In the first round, they lost to #3 region seed Baylor.

Schedule and results
!colspan=12 style=| Non-conference regular season

!colspan=9 style=| Big West regular season

!colspan=12 style=| Big West tournament

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