UC Santa Barbara Gauchos women's basketball

College basketball team

UC Santa Barbara Gauchos

2024–25 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos women's basketball team

University

University of California, Santa Barbara

Head coach

Renee Jimenez (1st season)

Conference

Big West

Location

Santa Barbara, California

Arena

UC Santa Barbara Events Center
(capacity: 5,600)

Nickname

Gauchos

Colors

Blue and gold

NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen

2004

NCAA tournament round of 32

1992, 1993, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2004

NCAA tournament appearances

1992, 1993, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2012

Conference tournament champions

1992, 1993, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2012

Conference regular season champions

1992, 1996, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011

The UC Santa Barbara Gauchos women's basketball team is the basketball team that represents University of California, Santa Barbara in Santa Barbara, California, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Big West Conference.

History

As of the end of the 2015–16 season, the Gauchos have an all-time record of 699–581. They previously played in the SCWIAC from 1972–1976, the SCAA from 1976–1981, Independent status from 1981–1983, and the PCAA from 1983–1987 before it rebranded as the Big West Conference in 1987. UCSB has the most Big West Conference tournament titles with 14, with 11 regular season titles in addition. advanced to the Sweet Sixteen in 2004 after beating Colorado 76–49 and Houston 56–52. They lost 63–57 to Connecticut to end their run.

Year by Year Records

Season	Record	Conference record	Coach
2018–19	0–0	0–0	Bonnie Henrickson

NCAA tournament results

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1992	#9	First Round Second Round	#8 Houston #1 Stanford	W 80−69 L 73–82
1993	#5	First Round Second Round	#12 BYU #4 Colorado	W 88−79 L 54–81
1997	#13	First Round	#4 Tulane	L 69–72
1998	#11	First Round Second Round	#6 Vanderbilt #3 Illinois	W 76−71 L 65–69
1999	#10	First Round	#7 SW Missouri State	L 70–72
2000	#4	First Round	#13 Rice	L 64–67
2001	#14	First Round	#3 Purdue	L 62–75
2002	#12	First Round Second Round	#5 Louisiana Tech #4 Texas	W 57−56 L 60–76
2003	#7	First Round Second Round	#10 Xavier #2 Texas Tech	W 71−62 L 48–71
2004	#11	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#6 Colorado #3 Houston #2 Connecticut	W 76−49 W 56–52 L 57–63
2005	#13	First Round	#4 Notre Dame	L 51–61
2008	#13	First Round	#4 Virginia	L 52–86
2009	#15	First Round	#2 Stanford	L 39–74
2012	#16	First Round	#1 Baylor	L 40–81

References

"UCSB Color". Retrieved December 5, 2022.
"UC Santa Barbara". UC Santa Barbara.
"UC Santa Barbara" (PDF). UC Santa Barbara.

External links

Official website

v t e UC Santa Barbara Gauchos women's basketball
Venues	Robertson Gymnasium (1972–1979) The Thunderdome (1979–present)
Rivalries	Cal Poly
Culture & lore	Olé
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

University of California, Santa Barbara

Academics

Graduate	Education Environmental

Institutes

Campus life

Athletics

Programs	UC Santa Barbara Gauchos Men's baseball Men's basketball Women's basketball Men's soccer
Rival	Cal Poly Blue–Green rivalry
Facilities	Caesar Uyesaka Stadium Events Center Harder Stadium Robertson Gymnasium

People

v t e Big West Conference women's basketball
Teams	Cal Poly Mustangs Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Northridge Matadors Hawaii Rainbow Wahine Long Beach State Beach UC Davis Aggies UC Irvine Anteaters UC Riverside Highlanders UC San Diego Tritons UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
Championships & awards	Big West Conference women's basketball tournament Player of the Year Coach of the Year
Seasons	1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

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