The 2023–24 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team represented the

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in the

2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 6, 2023. The regular season ended on March 17, 2024, with the 2024 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament beginning with the First Four on March 19 and ending with th ...

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

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as members of the

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Previous season

The Gauchos finished the 2022–23 season 27–8, 15–5 in Big West play to finish in fourth place. They defeated Cal Poly,

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, and

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to win the Big West tournament and earned the conference's automatic bid into the NCAA tournament. In the NCAA tournament, they received the #14 seed in the South Region. In the first round, they lost to #3 region seed Baylor.

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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UC Santa Barbara Gauchos The UC Santa Barbara Gauchos are the intercollegiate athletic teams representing the University of California, Santa Barbara. Referred to in athletic competition as ''UC Santa Barbara'' or ''UCSB'', the Gauchos participate in 19 NCAA Division I i ...

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 ...