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UC Santa Barbara Gauchos Men's Basketball School History

Location: Santa Barbara, California

Coverage: 61 seasons (1963-64 to 2023-24)

Record (since 1963-64): 943-798 .542 W-L%

Conferences: Big West, Ind, PCAA and WCAC

Conference Champion: 6 Times (Reg. Seas.), 5 Times (Tourn.)

NCAA Tournament: 7 Years (1-7), 0 Final Fours, 0 Championships

NCAA Champion:

Ranked in AP Poll: 0 Times (Preseason), 0 Times (Final), 0 Weeks (Total)

Seasons where the school was classified as a major school (i.e., Division I or equivalent).
* Indicates season for which the school's overall and/or conference record has been adjusted by penalty. See our database of forfeits and vacated games.

61 Seasons

SRS back to 1949-50

61 Seasons Table
			Overall			Conference
Rk	Season	Conf	W	L	W-L%	W	L	W-L%	SRS	SOS	PS/G	PA/G	AP Pre	AP High	AP Final	NCAA Tournament	Seed	Coach(es)
1	2023-24	Big West	16	15	.516	9	11	.450	-3.19	-3.01	75.4	73.5						Joe Pasternack (16-15)
2	2022-23	Big West	27	8	.771	15	5	.750	3.30	-2.03	71.7	65.9				Lost NCAA Tournament First Round	14	Joe Pasternack (27-8)
3	2021-22	Big West	17	11	.607	9	6	.600	1.38	-4.39	73.8	65.8						Joe Pasternack (17-11)
4	2020-21	Big West	22	5	.815	15	3	.833	7.80	-2.08	76.0	62.8				Lost NCAA Tournament First Round	12	Joe Pasternack (22-5)
5	2019-20	Big West	21	10	.677	10	6	.625	-0.57	-4.06	70.8	66.3						Joe Pasternack (21-10)
6	2018-19	Big West	22	10	.688	10	6	.625	-1.62	-5.55	73.4	66.1						Joe Pasternack (22-10)
7	2017-18	Big West	23	9	.719	11	5	.688	2.10	-3.37	75.8	69.1						Joe Pasternack (23-9)
8	2016-17	Big West	6	22	.214	4	12	.250	-13.49	-2.00	60.8	71.0						Bob Williams (6-22)
9	2015-16	Big West	19	14	.576	11	5	.688	3.79	1.44	70.8	67.2						Bob Williams (19-14)
10	2014-15	Big West	19	14	.576	11	5	.688	3.47	0.98	68.4	64.0						Bob Williams (19-14)
11	2013-14	Big West	21	9	.700	12	4	.750	4.23	-0.13	71.2	65.3						Bob Williams (21-9)
12	2012-13	Big West	11	20	.355	7	11	.389	-4.53	0.10	64.6	67.4						Bob Williams (11-20)
13	2011-12	Big West	20	11	.645	12	4	.750	4.00	-1.38	73.0	66.4						Bob Williams (20-11)
14	2010-11	Big West	18	14	.563	8	8	.500	1.22	0.12	67.8	65.8				Lost NCAA Tournament Second Round	15	Bob Williams (18-14)
15	2009-10	Big West	20	10	.667	12	4	.750	-0.13	-1.09	67.6	65.7				Lost NCAA Tournament First Round	15	Bob Williams (20-10)
16	2008-09	Big West	16	15	.516	8	8	.500	-1.74	-1.10	65.5	65.2						Bob Williams (16-15)
17	2007-08	Big West	23	9	.719	12	4	.750	1.17	-3.16	69.8	64.5						Bob Williams (23-9)
18	2006-07	Big West	18	11	.621	9	5	.643	-0.81	-3.47	71.2	67.4						Bob Williams (18-11)
19	2005-06	Big West	15	14	.517	6	8	.429	-2.07	-1.34	66.6	66.0						Bob Williams (15-14)
20	2004-05	Big West	11	18	.379	7	11	.389	-4.14	-0.40	59.2	62.9						Bob Williams (11-18)
Rk	Season	Conf	W	L	W-L%	W	L	W-L%	SRS	SOS	PS/G	PA/G	AP Pre	AP High	AP Final	NCAA Tournament	Seed	Coach(es)
21	2003-04	Big West	16	12	.571	10	8	.556	2.40	-0.63	66.0	62.0						Bob Williams (16-12)
22	2002-03	Big West	18	14	.563	14	4	.778	3.10	-1.12	64.6	60.3						Bob Williams (18-14)
23	2001-02	Big West	20	11	.645	11	7	.611	5.55	-0.05	66.6	60.9				Lost NCAA Tournament First Round	14	Bob Williams (20-11)
24	2000-01	Big West	13	15	.464	9	7	.563	-2.86	-0.74	69.0	70.4						Bob Williams (13-15)
25	1999-00	Big West	14	14	.500	10	6	.625	1.04	0.15	66.8	65.1						Bob Williams (14-14)
26	1998-99	Big West	15	13	.536	12	4	.750	-2.78	-3.20	70.4	69.4						Bob Williams (15-13)
27	1997-98	Big West	7	19	.269	4	12	.250	-7.47	-0.31	71.6	76.0						Jerry Pimm (7-19)
28	1996-97	Big West	12	15	.444	7	9	.438	-4.97	-0.89	69.0	71.7						Jerry Pimm (12-15)
29	1995-96	Big West	11	15	.423	8	10	.444	-1.99	-0.96	69.7	70.7						Jerry Pimm (11-15)
30	1994-95	Big West	13	14	.481	8	10	.444	1.84	0.58	72.0	70.7						Jerry Pimm (13-14)
31	1993-94	Big West	13	17	.433	9	9	.500	-2.84	0.68	66.9	69.8						Jerry Pimm (13-17)
32	1992-93	Big West	18	11	.621	10	8	.556	7.29	1.56	68.8	63.1						Jerry Pimm (18-11)
33	1991-92	Big West	20	9	.690	13	5	.722	6.90	3.58	70.3	65.7						Jerry Pimm (20-9)
34	1990-91	Big West	14	15	.483	8	10	.444	3.57	3.40	71.6	71.3						Jerry Pimm (14-15)
35	1989-90	Big West	21	9	.700	13	5	.722	13.01	4.98	75.6	67.5				Lost NCAA Tournament Second Round	9	Jerry Pimm (21-9)
36	1988-89	Big West	21	9	.700	11	7	.611	7.81	2.31	73.0	67.5						Jerry Pimm (21-9)
37	1987-88	PCAA	22	8	.733	13	5	.722	9.84	6.11	71.7	67.9				Lost NCAA Tournament First Round	10	Jerry Pimm (22-8)
38	1986-87	PCAA	16	13	.552	10	8	.556	6.73	3.23	73.8	68.9						Jerry Pimm (16-12)
39	1985-86	PCAA	12	15	.444	7	11	.389	-0.23	2.21	71.3	70.5						Jerry Pimm (12-15)
40	1984-85	PCAA	12	16	.429	8	10	.444	-3.15	-0.38	68.5	70.1						Jerry Pimm (12-16)
Rk	Season	Conf	W	L	W-L%	W	L	W-L%	SRS	SOS	PS/G	PA/G	AP Pre	AP High	AP Final	NCAA Tournament	Seed	Coach(es)
41	1983-84	PCAA	10	17	.370	5	13	.278	-3.08	2.53	67.3	71.0						Jerry Pimm (10-17)
42	1982-83	PCAA	7	20	.259	1	15	.063	-4.09	4.26	68.1	72.4						Ed DeLacy (7-20)
43	1981-82	PCAA	10	16	.385	5	9	.357	0.91	2.11	67.6	69.0						Ed DeLacy (10-16)
44	1980-81	PCAA	11	16	.407	5	9	.357	-8.23	-0.93	62.9	67.9						Ed DeLacy (11-16)
45	1979-80	PCAA	11*	16*	.407	5*	9*	.357	-2.30	2.82	65.1	69.1						Ed DeLacy (11-16)
46	1978-79	PCAA	12*	15*	.444	6*	8*	.429	-5.31	-0.44	72.0	74.3						Ed DeLacy (12-15)
47	1977-78	PCAA	8	19	.296	3	11	.214	-6.64	2.68	68.3	75.4						Ralph Barkey (8-19)
48	1976-77	PCAA	8	18	.308	3	9	.250	-4.37	2.25	72.9	77.0						Ralph Barkey (8-18)
49	1975-76	Ind	17	9	.654				0.11	0.71	76.8	73.8						Ralph Barkey (17-9)
50	1974-75	Ind	18	8	.692				5.02	2.22	78.0	72.3						Ralph Barkey (18-8)
51	1973-74	PCAA	16	10	.615	7	5	.583	1.98	0.37	76.4	74.3						Ralph Barkey (16-10)
52	1972-73	PCAA	17	9	.654	8	4	.667	2.12	0.71	78.1	74.9						Ralph Barkey (17-9)
53	1971-72	PCAA	17	9	.654	5	7	.417	3.36	-0.74	74.6	68.3						Ralph Barkey (17-9)
54	1970-71	PCAA	20	6	.769	8	2	.800	6.83	0.20	79.8	69.7						Ralph Barkey (20-6)
55	1969-70	PCAA	12	14	.462	6	4	.600	2.19	3.38	84.8	82.1						Ralph Barkey (12-14)
56	1968-69	WCAC	17	9	.654	8	6	.571	-2.20	-3.58	76.8	71.8						Ralph Barkey (17-9)
57	1967-68	WCAC	9	17	.346	3	11	.214	-9.72	-1.37	76.0	81.7						Ralph Barkey (9-17)
58	1966-67	WCAC	10	16	.385	6	8	.429	-6.32	-2.19	77.4	81.2						Ralph Barkey (10-16)
59	1965-66	WCAC	10	16	.385	5	9	.357	-10.82	-3.78	73.1	78.7						Arthur Gallon (10-16)
60	1964-65	WCAC	12	14	.462	7	7	.500	-7.23	-3.87	71.5	74.7						Arthur Gallon (12-14)
Rk	Season	Conf	W	L	W-L%	W	L	W-L%	SRS	SOS	PS/G	PA/G	AP Pre	AP High	AP Final	NCAA Tournament	Seed	Coach(es)
61	1963-64	WCAC	18	11	.621				-5.49	-3.79	69.0	67.6						Arthur Gallon (18-11)

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