2016–17 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team

2016–17 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record6–22 (4–12 Big West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaThe Thunderdome
2016–17 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UC Irvine 12 4   .750 21 15   .583
UC Davis 11 5   .688 23 13   .639
Cal State Fullerton 10 6   .625 17 15   .531
Long Beach State 9 7   .563 15 19   .441
Hawai'i 8 8   .500 14 16   .467
Cal State Northridge 7 9   .438 11 19   .367
Cal Poly 6 10   .375 11 20   .355
UC Riverside 5 11   .313 7 21   .250
UC Santa Barbara 4 12   .250 6 22   .214
2017 Big West tournament winner

The 2016–17 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team represented the University of California, Santa Barbara during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gauchos, led by 19th-year head coach Bob Williams, played their home games at the UC Santa Barbara Events Center, nicknamed the Thunderdome, as members of the Big West Conference.

They finished the season 6–22, 4–12 in Big West play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the Big West tournament.

On March 9, 2017, the school informed head coach Bob Williams that he would not return as head coach. Williams finished his 19-year career at the school as the school's all-time winningest coach with a record of 313–260. On March 30, it was announced that Arizona associate head coach and former New Orleans head coach Joe Pasternack had been hired as the next head coach.