2023–24 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos women's basketball team

2023–24 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos women's basketball
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record16–15 (10–10 Big West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaThe Thunderdome
2023–24 Big West women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Hawai'i 17 3   .850 20 12   .625
UC Irvine 16 4   .800 23 9   .719
UC Riverside 13 7   .650 18 14   .563
Cal Poly 13 7   .650 17 14   .548
UC Davis 13 7   .650 20 14   .588
UC Santa Barbara 10 10   .500 16 15   .516
UC San Diego* 8 12   .400 12 19   .387
Long Beach State 8 12   .400 15 18   .455
Cal State Fullerton 6 14   .300 10 21   .323
Cal State Bakersfield 5 15   .250 8 21   .276
Cal State Northridge 1 19   .050 3 27   .100
2024 Big West tournament winner
* ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition period

The 2023–24 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos women's basketball team represented the University of California, Santa Barbara during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Gauchos, led by ninth-year head coach Bonnie Henrickson, played their home games at The Thunderdome in Santa Barbara, California as members of the Big West Conference.

The Gauchos finished the season 16–15, 10–10 in Big West play, to finish in sixth place. They were defeated by Long Beach State in the first round of the Big West tournament.

On March 20, 2024, head coach Bonnie Henrickson announced that she would be retiring, ending her lengthy coaching career, after leading the Gauchos for nine seasons. On April 17, it was announced that Cal State San Marcos head coach Renee Jimenez would be stepping down from her position in order to take the head coaching position at UC Santa Barbara.