The UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team is the basketball team that represents
University of California, Santa Barbara
The University of California, Santa Barbara (UC Santa Barbara or UCSB) is a public land-grant research university in Santa Barbara, California with 23,196 undergraduates and 2,983 graduate students enrolled in 2021–2022. It is part of the U ...
in
Santa Barbara,
California
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, United States. The school's team currently competes in the
Big West Conference
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. The current head coach is
Joe Pasternack
Joe Pasternack III (born April 15, 1977) is an American college basketball coach. He is the current head coach of the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos, having been appointed to the position in March 2017.
Pasternack served for four years (2007–11) as ...
.
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
The Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball team represents California Polytechnic State University, located in San Luis Obispo, California. The school's team currently competes in the Big West Conference. The Cal Poly men's basketball team's first ...
team. The rivalry is a part of the larger
Blue–Green Rivalry, which encompasses all sports from the two schools.
Yearly records
Source
Postseason
NCAA tournament results
The Gauchos have appeared in six
NCAA tournaments. Their combined record is 1–6.
NIT results
The Gauchos have appeared in five
National Invitation Tournament
The National Invitational Tournament (NIT) is a men's college basketball tournament operated by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Played at regional sites and traditionally at Madison Square Garden (Final Four) in New York Cit ...
s (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
The College Basketball Invitational (CBI) is a men's college basketball tournament created in 2007 by The Gazelle Group. The inaugural tournament occurred after the conclusion of the 2007–08 men's college basketball regular season. The CBI s ...
(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
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Richard Anderson
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:
San Diego Clippers,
Denver Nuggets
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,
Houston Rockets
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,
Portland Trail Blazers
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,
Charlotte Hornets
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, 1982–1990
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Don Ford
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:
Los Angeles Lakers
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,
Cleveland Cavaliers
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, 1975–1982
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Conner Henry
Conner Henry (born July 21, 1963) is an American professional basketball coach and former player. He played collegiately for the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos and was selected as the 89th overall pick in the 1986 NBA draft by the Houston Rockets. Henr ...
: Houston Rockets,
Boston Celtics
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,
Milwaukee Bucks
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,
Sacramento Kings
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, 1986–1988
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Orlando Johnson:
Indiana Pacers
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, Sacramento Kings,
Phoenix Suns
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,
New Orleans Pelicans
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, 2012–2016
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JaQuori McLaughlin
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:
Dallas Mavericks
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, 2021-2022
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James Nunnally
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High school career
Nunnally attended Weston Ranch High School in St ...
:
Atlanta Hawks
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,
Philadelphia 76ers
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, Houston Rockets, 2014–2019
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Brian Shaw: Boston Celtics,
Miami Heat
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,
Orlando Magic
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,
Golden State Warriors
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, Philadelphia 76ers, Portland Trail Blazers, Los Angeles Lakers 1988–2003
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John Tschogl: Atlanta Hawks, Philadelphia 76ers, 1972–1975
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Gabe Vincent
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: Miami Heat, 2020-present
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Alan Williams:
Phoenix Suns
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,
Brooklyn Nets
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2015–2019
Gauchos in international basketball
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Lucius Davis (born 1970)
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Max Heidegger
Maximilian Heidegger (מקס היידגר; born June 5, 1997) is an American-Israeli professional basketball player for Merkezefendi Bld. Denizli Basket of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL). He played college basketball for UC Santa Bar ...
(born 1997): American-Israeli basketball player in the
Israeli Basketball Premier League
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James Nunnally
James William Nunnally (born July 14, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for KK Partizan Belgrade of the Serbian KLS, the Adriatic League and the EuroLeague.
High school career
Nunnally attended Weston Ranch High School in St ...
(born 1990): basketball player for
Maccabi Tel Aviv of the
Israeli Basketball Premier League
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and the
Euroleague
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