| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2023–24 |
| Team: | UC Santa Barbara Gauchos |
| Conference: | Big West Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big West |
| Record: | 16–15 |
| Conf Record: | 9–11 |
| Hc Year: | 7th |
| Asst Coach1: | Larry Lewis |
| Asst Coach2: | Derek Glasser |
| Asst Coach3: | Skye Ettin |
| Asst Coach4: | Brian Eskildsen |
| Stadium: | The Thunderdome (Capacity: 5,000) |
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.
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]
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