UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball

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 Blue–Green Rivalry
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.

Yearly records
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NCAA Division I
The Gauchos have appeared in seven NCAA tournaments. Their combined record is 1–7.

NCAA Division II
The Gauchos appeared in two NCAA tournaments. Their combined record was 3–2.

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

Vegas 16 results
The Gauchos appeared in the first and only Vegas 16 tournament held. Their record was 1–1.

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

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

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

Retired numbers
The Gauchos have only retired one number in program history, that of guard Brian Shaw.

Gauchos in the NBA

 * Richard Anderson: San Diego Clippers, Denver Nuggets, Houston Rockets, Portland Trail Blazers, Charlotte Hornets, 1982–1990
 * Don Ford: Los Angeles Lakers, Cleveland Cavaliers, 1975–1982
 * Conner Henry: Houston Rockets, Boston Celtics, Milwaukee Bucks, Sacramento Kings, 1986–1988
 * Orlando Johnson: Indiana Pacers, Sacramento Kings, Phoenix Suns, New Orleans Pelicans, 2012–2016
 * JaQuori McLaughlin: Dallas Mavericks, 2021–2022
 * Miles Norris: Atlanta Hawks, 2023–present
 * James Nunnally: Atlanta Hawks, Philadelphia 76ers, Houston Rockets, 2014–2019
 * Brian Shaw: Boston Celtics, Miami Heat, Orlando Magic, Golden State Warriors, Philadelphia 76ers, Portland Trail Blazers, Los Angeles Lakers 1988–2003
 * John Tschogl: Atlanta Hawks, Philadelphia 76ers, 1972–1975
 * Gabe Vincent: Miami Heat, Los Angeles Lakers, 2020–present
 * Alan Williams: Phoenix Suns, Brooklyn Nets 2015–2019

Gauchos in international basketball

 * Lucius Davis (born 1970)
 * Max Heidegger (born 1997): American-Israeli basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
 * James Nunnally (born 1990): basketball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League and the Euroleague