2022–23 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team

2022–23 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball
Big West co-regular season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record27–8 (15–5 Big West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Larry Lewis
  • Ben Tucker
  • Derek Glasser
Home arenaThe Thunderdome
(Capacity: 5,000)
2022–23 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UC Santa Barbara 15 5   .750 27 8   .771
UC Irvine 15 5   .750 23 12   .657
UC Riverside 14 6   .700 22 12   .647
Cal State Fullerton 12 6   .667 20 13   .606
Hawai'i 13 7   .650 22 11   .667
UC Davis 11 8   .579 18 14   .563
Long Beach State 11 9   .550 17 16   .515
Cal State Bakersfield 6 14   .300 11 22   .333
UC San Diego* 5 13   .278 10 20   .333
Cal State Northridge 4 16   .200 7 25   .219
Cal Poly 1 18   .053 8 25   .242
2023 Big West tournament winner
* ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition period

The 2022–23 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team represented the University of California, Santa Barbara in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gauchos, led by sixth-year head coach Joe Pasternack, played their home games at The Thunderdome in Santa Barbara, California as members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 27–7, 15–5 in Big West Play to tie as regular season champions. They defeated Cal Poly, UC Riverside, and Cal State Fullerton to be champions of the Big West tournament. They received the Big West’s automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Baylor.