2017–18 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team

2017–18 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball
Legends Classic Subregional champion
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record23–9 (11–5 Big West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaThe Thunderdome
2017–18 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UC Davis 12 4   .750 22 11   .667
UC Santa Barbara 11 5   .688 23 9   .719
UC Irvine 11 5   .688 18 17   .514
Cal State Fullerton 10 6   .625 20 12   .625
Long Beach State 9 7   .563 15 18   .455
Hawai'i 8 8   .500 17 13   .567
Cal Poly 4 12   .250 9 22   .290
UC Riverside 4 12   .250 9 22   .290
Cal State Northridge 3 13   .188 6 24   .200
2018 Big West tournament winner

The 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, 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.