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Conference | Big West Conference |
Record | 10–6 (3–3 Big West) |
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Home arena | The Thunderdome (Capacity: 5,000) |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UC Irvine | 5 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 12 | – | 5 | .706 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UC San Diego* | 5 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 11 | – | 6 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UC Davis | 5 | – | 1 | .833 | 10 | – | 7 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal State Northridge | 4 | – | 1 | .800 | 13 | – | 4 | .765 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UC Santa Barbara | 3 | – | 3 | .500 | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Long Beach State | 3 | – | 3 | .500 | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hawai'i | 2 | – | 3 | .400 | 10 | – | 7 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UC Riverside | 2 | – | 4 | .333 | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal State Fullerton | 1 | – | 4 | .200 | 8 | – | 9 | .471 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal State Bakersfield | 0 | – | 5 | .000 | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal Poly | 0 | – | 6 | .000 | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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† 2024 Big West tournament winner As of January 14, 2024 |
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.[1] They defeated Cal Poly,[2] UC Riverside,[3] and Cal State Fullerton to win the Big West tournament and earned the conference's automatic bid into the NCAA tournament.[4] In the NCAA tournament, they received the #14 seed in the South Region.[5] In the first round, they lost to #3 region seed Baylor.[6]
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 9, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Portland State | L 76–82 | 0–1 |
21 – Anderson | 13 – Bland | 5 – Pierre-Louis | The Thunderdome (3,840) Santa Barbara, CA | ||||
November 13, 2023* 6:05 p.m., CBSSN |
at UTEP | L 76–89 | 0–2 |
23 – Traore | 6 – Tied | 5 – Pierre-Louis | Don Haskins Center (7,121) El Paso, TX | ||||
November 19, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Le Moyne | W 96–72 | 1–2 |
20 – Anderson | 11 – Bland | 10 – Pierre-Louis | The Thunderdome (1,756) Santa Barbara, CA | ||||
November 22, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Westmont | W 91–79 | 2–2 |
21 – Mitchell | 9 – Bland | 4 – Tied | The Thunderdome (1,204) Santa Barbara, CA | ||||
November 27, 2023* 7:00 p.m., MWN |
at Fresno State | W 69–65 | 3–2 |
27 – Mitchell | 7 – Mitchell | 2 – Tied | Save Mart Center (2,796) Fresno, CA | ||||
November 29, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Northern Arizona | W 70–59 | 4–2 |
30 – Mitchell | 10 – Pierre-Louis | 5 – Mitchell | The Thunderdome (1,603) Santa Barbara, CA | ||||
December 6, 2023* 6:00 p.m., MWN |
at New Mexico | L 61–84 | 4–3 |
22 – Mitchell | 5 – Tied | 5 – Mitchell | The Pit (10,311) Albuquerque, NM | ||||
December 9, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Bethesda | W 126–76 | 5–3 |
20 – Anderson | 13 – Bland | 10 – Bland | The Thunderdome (798) Santa Barbara, CA | ||||
December 16, 2023* 1:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
vs. Loyola Marymount Jerry Colangelo Classic |
W 68–59 | 6–3 |
25 – Mitchell | 11 – Bland | 3 – Kipruto | Footprint Center Phoenix, AZ | ||||
December 20, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Howard | W 94–81 | 7–3 |
24 – Traore | 11 – Pierre-Louis | 8 – Pierre-Louis | The Thunderdome (1,073) Santa Barbara, CA | ||||
Big West regular season | |||||||||||
December 28, 2023 6:30 p.m., ESPNU/ESPN+ |
at UC Davis | L 62–76 | 7–4 (0–1) |
25 – Traore | 5 – Bland | 4 – Pierre-Louis | University Credit Union Center (1,771) Davis, CA | ||||
December 30, 2023 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at UC Riverside | L 77–79 | 7–5 (0–2) |
39 – Mitchell | 9 – Traore | 2 – Tied | SRC Arena (375) Riverside, CA | ||||
January 4, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
UC San Diego | L 72–79 | 7–6 (0–3) |
14 – Mitchell | 5 – Tied | 4 – Tied | The Thunderdome (1,914) Santa Barbara, CA | ||||
January 6, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Cal Poly | W 61–52 | 8–6 (1–3) |
16 – Anderson | 10 – Fontenet II | 2 – Mitchell | Mott Athletics Center (2,687) San Luis Obispo, CA | ||||
January 11, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Cal State Bakersfield | W 66-64 OT | 9-6 (2-3) |
22 – Mitchell | 10 – Bland | 4 – Shtolzberg | The Thunderdome (1,602) Santa Barbara, CA | ||||
January 13, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Long Beach State | W 85-76 | 10-6 (3-3) |
26 – Mitchell | 7 – Pierre-Louis | 6 – Pierre-Louis | The Thunderdome (2,892) Santa Barbara, CA | ||||
January 18, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at CSUN | Premier America Credit Union Arena Northridge, CA | |||||||||
January 20, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Cal State Fullerton | The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA | |||||||||
January 25, 2024 9:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Hawai'i | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI | |||||||||
February 1, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
UC Davis | The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA | |||||||||
February 3, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at CSU Bakersfield | Icardo Center Bakersfield, CA | |||||||||
February 8, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
UC Irvine | The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA | |||||||||
February 10, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
CSUN | The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA | |||||||||
February 15, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at UC San Diego | RIMAC Arena La Jolla, CA | |||||||||
February 17, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Hawai'i | The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA | |||||||||
February 22, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at UC Irvine | Bren Events Center Irvine, CA | |||||||||
February 29, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Cal Poly | The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA | |||||||||
March 2, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Cal State Fullerton | Titan Gym Fullerton, CA | |||||||||
March 7, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Long Beach State | Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA | |||||||||
March 9, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
UC Riverside | The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA | |||||||||
Big West tournament | |||||||||||
March 13, 2024 ESPN+ |
vs. TBD Quarterfinals |
Dollar Loan Center Henderson, NV | |||||||||
Source[7]
References
- ↑ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". The Big West. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
- ↑ "Gauchos Move On To Big West Semifinals". University of California, Santa Barbara. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
- ↑ "Highlanders Fight to the Finish in Big West Semifinal". UC Riverside Athletics. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
- ↑ "UCSB Men's Basketball Wins Big West Tournament Title". Santa Barbara Independent. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
- ↑ "2023 Division I Men's Basketball Official Bracket". NCAA.com. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
- ↑ "Baylor powers past UC Santa Barbara 74-56 in March Madness". CBS Sports. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
- ↑ "2023-24 UC Santa Barbara Basketball Schedule". UC Santa Barbara. Retrieved September 27, 2023.