2011–12 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team

2011–12 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball
CIT, First Round
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record20–11 (12–4 Big West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Matt Stock
  • Kevin Bromley
  • Ryan Madry
Home arenaThe Thunderdome
2011–12 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Long Beach State 15 1   .938 25 9   .735
Cal State Fullerton 12 4   .750 21 10   .677
UC Santa Barbara 12 4   .750 20 11   .645
Cal Poly 8 8   .500 18 15   .545
UC Riverside 7 9   .438 14 17   .452
Pacific 6 10   .375 11 19   .367
UC Irvine 6 10   .375 12 20   .375
UC Davis 3 13   .188 5 26   .161
Cal State Northridge* 3 13   .188 7 21   .250
2012 Big West tournament winner
As of March 15, 2012
Rankings from AP Poll
*Ineligible for conference tournament due to low APR

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.