2012–13 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team

2012–13 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record11–20 (7–11 Big West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Matt Stock
  • Kevin Bromley
  • Ryan Madry
Home arenaThe Thunderdome
2012–13 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Long Beach State 14 4   .778 19 14   .576
Pacific 13 5   .722 22 13   .629
Cal Poly 12 6   .667 18 14   .563
UC Irvine 11 7   .611 21 16   .568
Hawai'i 10 8   .556 17 13   .567
UC Davis 9 9   .500 14 17   .452
UC Santa Barbara 7 11   .389 11 20   .355
Cal State Fullerton 6 12   .333 14 18   .438
Cal State Northridge 5 13   .278 14 17   .452
UC Riverside* 3 15   .167 6 25   .194
2013 Big West tournament winner
As of March 25, 2013
Rankings from AP Poll
*ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties

The 2012–13 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team represented the University of California, Santa Barbara during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gauchos, led by 15th year head coach Bob Williams, played their home games at the UC Santa Barbara Events Center, nicknamed The Thunderdome, and were members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 11–20, 7–11 in Big West play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big West tournament to Pacific.