| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2011–12 |
| Team: | UC Santa Barbara Gauchos |
| Conference: | Big West Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big West |
| Record: | 20–11 |
| Conf Record: | 12–4 |
| Hc Year: | 14th |
| Asst Coach1: | Matt Stock |
| Asst Coach2: | Kevin Bromley |
| Asst Coach3: | Ryan Madry |
| Bowl: | CIT |
| Bowl Result: | First Round |
The 2011–12 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team represented the University of California, Santa Barbara during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gauchos, led by 14th year head coach Bob Williams, played their home games at the UC Santa Barbara Events Center, nicknamed The Thunderdome, and are members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 20–11, 12–4 in Big West play to finish in a tie for second place. They lost in the championship game of the Big West Basketball tournament to Long Beach State. They were invited to the 2012 CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Idaho.
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| Name | Height | Weight (lbs.) | Position | Class | Hometown | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Jaimé Serna | 6'9" | 235 | Forward | Senior | Laguna Beach, California | |
| 1 | Nate Garth | 6'2" | 180 | Guard | Junior | Sacramento, California | |
| 5 | Keegan Hornbuckle | 6'7" | 205 | Forward | Sophomore | Westlake Village, California | |
| 10 | Kyle Boswell | 6'2" | 180 | Guard | Sophomore | Huntington Beach, California | |
| 11 | T.J. Taylor | 5'9" | 160 | Guard | Freshman | Oakland, California | |
| 12 | Lewis Thomas | 6'7" | 210 | Guard/Forward | Freshman | Perth, Australia | |
| 15 | Alan Williams | 6'7" | 240 | Center | Freshman | Phoenix, Arizona | |
| 20 | Shawn Moore | 6'5" | 210 | Guard/Forward | Junior | Chico, California | |
| 21 | James Nunnally | 6'7" | 205 | Guard | Senior | Stockton, California | |
| 24 | Christian Peterson | 6'3" | 219 | Guard | Senior | Carlsbad, California | |
| 30 | Tyler Steinhause | 6'1" | 160 | Guard | Sophomore | San Diego, California | |
| 32 | John Green | 6'5" | 180 | Guard | Freshman | Oakland, California | |
| 33 | Orlando Johnson | 6'5" | 205 | Guard | Senior | Seaside, CA | |
| 34 | Prince Arceneux | 6'6" | 190 | Forward | Freshman | Los Angeles, California | |
| 35 | Taran Brown | 6'8" | 190 | Forward | Freshman | Gillette, Wyoming | |
| 55 | Greg Somogyi | 7'3" | 242 | Center | Senior | Budapest, Hungary | |
| Duke DaRe | 6'1" | 185 | Guard | Freshman | Clayton, California |
|-!colspan=9| Exhibition|-!colspan=9| Regular season|-!colspan=9| 2012 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament|-!colspan=9| 2012 CIT