2017 – 18 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men 's basketball team represented the University of California , Santa Barbara during the 2017 – 18 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Gauchos , led by first-year head coach Joe Pasternack , will played their home games at the UC Santa Barbara Events Center , better known as The Thunderdome , in Santa Barbara , California , as members of the Big West Conference . They finished the season 23 – 9 , 11 – 5 in Big West play to finish in a tie for second place . As the No. 2 seed in the Big West Tournament , they defeated Cal Poly before losing to UC Irvine in the semifinals . Despite winning 23 games , they did not participate in a postseason tournament
Big West Tournament
2018 Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2017–18 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team