The 2020–21 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team represented the

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in the

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. The Gauchos, led by fourth-year head coach Joe Pasternack, play their home games at The Thunderdome in

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as members of the

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. They finished the season 22–5, 13–3 in Big West Play to finish as regular season champions. They defeated Long Beach State,

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, and

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to be champions of the Big West tournament. They received the Big West’s automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Creighton.

Previous season

The Gauchos finished the 2019–20 season 21–10, 10–6 in Big West play to finish in a tie for second place. They were scheduled to play

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in the quarterfinals of the Big West tournament, however, the tournament was canceled due to the ongoing

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Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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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, Santa Barbara, California, United States. The school's team competes in the Big West Co ...

UC Santa Barbara The University of California, Santa Barbara (UC Santa Barbara or UCSB) is a public land-grant research university in Santa Barbara County, California, United States. Tracing its roots back to 1891 as an independent teachers college, UCSB joined ...