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

The Gauchos finished the 2016–17 season 6–22, 4–12 in Big West play to finish in last place. As a result, they failed to quality for the Big West tournament.

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{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Marcus Shaver

| position = #57 PG

| hometown = Phoenix, AZ

| highschool = Saint Mary's High School

| feet = 6

| inches = 2

| weight = 170

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| commitdate = 08/17/2016

| scout stars = 3

| rivals stars = 3

| espn grade = 75

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{{College Athlete Recruit End

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| year = 2017

| rivals ref title = UC Santa Barbara 2017 Basketball Commitments

| scout ref title = 2017 UC Santa Barbara Basketball Commits

| espn ref title = ESPN Recruiting Nation Basketball

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| accessdate = 2017-12-04

| bball = yes

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{{CBB roster/Header|year=2017|team=UC Santa Barbara Gauchos|teamcolors=y|high_school=yes}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Jarriesse|last=Blackmon|num=0|pos=F|ft=6|in=7|lbs=211|class=JR|rs=|home=Layton, Utah|high_school=Layton HS}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Leland|last=King II|num=1|pos=F|ft=6|in=7|lbs=215|class=SR|rs=y|home=Inglewood, California|high_school=Brentwood School
Nevada}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Gabe|last=Vincent|link=y|num=2|pos=G|ft=6|in=3|lbs=200|class=SR|rs=|home=Stockton, California|high_school=St. Mary's HS}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Clifton|last=Powell|num=3|pos=G|ft=6|in=5|lbs=171|class=SO|rs=|home=Ladera Heights, California|high_school=Village Christian Schools}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Jalen|last=Canty|num=5|pos=F|ft=6|in=8|lbs=245|class=SR|rs=|home=Oakland, California|high_school=St. Patrick-St. Vincent HS
City College of San Francisco}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Maxwell|last=Kupchak|num=10|pos=F|ft=6|in=7|lbs=201|class=JR|rs=|home=Los Angeles, California|high_school=Brentwood School}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Brandon|last=Davis|num=11|pos=G|ft=6|in=2|lbs=190|class=FR|rs=|home=Mission Hills, California|high_school=Bishop Alemany HS}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Alex|last=Hart|num=12|pos=F|ft=6|in=10|lbs=228|class=SR|rs=y|home=Kelowna, Canada|high_school=Immaculata Regional HS}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Sam|last=Walters|num=13|pos=G|ft=6|in=2|lbs=188|class=JR|rs=y|home=Soquel, California|high_school=Soquel HS}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Ami|last=Lakoju|num=14|pos=F|ft=6|in=8|lbs=273|class=JR|rs=y|home=Harlem, New York|high_school=St. Luke's School (CT)}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Max|last=Heidegger|link=y|num=21|pos=G|ft=6|in=2|lbs=181|class=SO|rs=|home=Malibu, California|high_school=Oaks Christian School}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Christian|last=Terrell|num=23|pos=G|ft=6|in=5|lbs=195|class=SO|rs=|home=Sacramento, California|high_school=Sacramento Charter HS}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Andrew|last=Pickles|num=40|pos=F|ft=6|in=8|lbs=225|class=SO|rs=|home=Seattle, Washington|high_school=Mercer Island HS|note=W}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=J.D.|last=Slajchert|num=43|pos=F|ft=6|in=6|lbs=227|class=JR|rs=y|home=Oak Park, California|high_school=Phillips Exeter Academy|note=W}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Marcus|last=Jackson|num=55|pos=G|ft=6|in=4|lbs=185|class=SR|rs=y|home=Acton, California|high_school=Pacific Hills School
Rice}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Zack|last=Moore|alt=Zack Moore (basketball)|link=y|num=|pos=G|ft=6|in=5|lbs=200|class=JR|rs=|home=Bellevue, Washington|high_school=Bellevue HS
Seattle|cur_rs=yes}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Devearl|last=Ramsey|num=|pos=C|ft=5|in=10|lbs=170|class=SO|rs=|home=Los Angeles, California|high_school=Sierra Canyon School
Nevada|cur_rs=yes}}

{{CBB roster/Footer

|head_coach=

• Joe Pasternack ({{college|Indiana}})

|asst_coach=

• John Rillie ({{college|Gonzaga}})
• Louis Reynaud ({{college|San Francisco State}})
• Ben Tucker ({{college|Arizona}})

|roster_url=http://www.ucsbgauchos.com/sports/m-baskbl/2017-18/roster

|accessdate=November 23, 2017

}}

{{CBB schedule start|time=|rank=|ranklink=2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings|rankyear=2017|tv=|record=yes|attend=yes}}

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!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|UC Santa Barbara Gauchos}}| Exhibition

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Nov 4, 2017

| time = 2:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Fresno Pacific

| site_stadium = The Thunderdome

| site_cityst = Santa Barbara, CA

| score = 92–69

| attend = 1,032

| record =

}}

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!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|UC Santa Barbara Gauchos}}| Non-conference regular season

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Nov 11, 2017

| time = 1:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = North Dakota State

| site_stadium = The Thunderdome

| site_cityst = Santa Barbara, CA

| score = 85–66

| attend = 1,892

| record = 1–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Nov 15, 2017

| time = 4:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| opponent = Pittsburgh

| site_stadium = Petersen Events Center

| site_cityst = Pittsburgh, PA

| gamename = Legends Classic campus site game

| tv = ACCN Extra

| score = 62–70

| attend = 2,685

| record = 1–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Nov 17, 2017

| time = 5:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| opponent = Texas A&M

| opprank = 16

| site_stadium = Reed Arena

| site_cityst = College Station, TX

| gamename = Legends Classic campus site game

| score = 65–84

| attend = 7,275

| record = 1–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Nov 20, 2017

| time = 7:30 pm

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| opponent = Pepperdine

| site_stadium = Firestone Fieldhouse

| site_cityst = Malibu, CA

| gamename = Legends Classic Sub Regional semifinals

| score = 92–84

| attend = 1,682

| record = 2–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Nov 21, 2017

| time = 5:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| neutral = yes

| opponent = Montana

| site_stadium = Firestone Fieldhouse

| site_cityst = Malibu, CA

| gamename = Legends Classic Sub Regional finals

| score = 80–73

| attend = 1,239

| record = 3–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Nov 24, 2017

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Prairie View A&M

| site_stadium = The Thunderdome

| site_cityst = Santa Barbara, CA

| score = 69–66

| attend = 1,012

| record = 4–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Nov 28, 2017

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| opponent = San Francisco

| site_stadium = War Memorial Gymnasium

| site_cityst = San Francisco, CA

| score = 79–72

| attend = 1,720

| record = 5–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 2, 2017

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = San Diego

| site_stadium = The Thunderdome

| site_cityst = Santa Barbara, CA

| score = 67–57

| attend = 1,716

| record = 6–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 5, 2017

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Omaha

| site_stadium = The Thunderdome

| site_cityst = Santa Barbara, CA

| score = 77–70

| attend = 1,322

| record = 7–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 9, 2017

| time = 1:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| opponent = Montana State

| site_stadium = Brick Breeden Fieldhouse

| site_cityst = Bozeman, MT

| score = 91–69

| attend = 2,271

| record = 8–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 17, 2017

| time = 5:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| opponent = USC

| site_stadium = Galen Center

| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA

| tv = P12N

| score = 87–98

| attend = 3,519

| record = 8–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 19, 2017

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = San Diego Christian

| site_stadium = The Thunderdome

| site_cityst = Santa Barbara, CA

| score = 87–69

| attend = 1,271

| record = 9–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 23, 2017

| time = 7:05 pm

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| opponent = Sacramento State

| site_stadium = Hornets Nest

| site_cityst = Sacramento, CA

| score = 82–72

| attend = 802

| record = 10–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 30, 2017

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Pacific Union

| site_stadium = The Thunderdome

| site_cityst = Santa Barbara, CA

| score = 81–49

| attend = 1,101

| record = 11–3

}}

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!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|UC Santa Barbara Gauchos}}| Big West regular season

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 4, 2018

| time = 7:00 pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Cal Poly

| site_stadium = Robert A. Mott Athletics Center

| site_cityst = San Luis Obispo, CA

| gamename = Blue–Green Rivalry

| score = 79–80

| attend = 2,631

| record = 11–4

| conference = 0–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 6, 2018

| time = 9:00 pm

| opponent = UC Riverside

| site_stadium = The Thunderdome

| site_cityst = Santa Barbara, CA

| tv = ESPNU

| score = 65–57

| attend = 1,882

| record = 12–4

| conference = 1–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 13, 2018

| time = 10:00 pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Hawaii

| site_stadium = Stan Sheriff Center

| site_cityst = Honolulu, HI

| score = 76–77

| attend = 5,719

| record = 12–5

| conference = 1–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 17, 2018

| time = 7:00 pm

| opponent = Cal State Fullerton

| site_stadium = The Thunderdome

| site_cityst = Santa Barbara, CA

| score = 83–64

| attend = 1,714

| record = 13–5

| conference = 2–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 20, 2018

| time = 9:00 pm

| opponent = UC Irvine

| site_stadium = The Thunderdome

| site_cityst = Santa Barbara, CA

| tv = ESPNU

| score = 70–58

| attend = 3,823

| record = 14–5

| conference = 3–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 25, 2018

| time = 7:30 pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Cal State Fullerton

| site_stadium = Titan Gym

| site_cityst = Fullerton, CA

| tv = FS West

| score = 70–65

| attend = 1,033

| record = 15–5

| conference = 4–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 27, 2018

| time = 5:00 pm

| away = yes

| opponent = UC Riverside

| site_stadium = Student Recreation Center Arena

| site_cityst = Riverside, CA

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 76–69

| attend = 569

| record = 16–5

| conference = 5–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 1, 2018

| time = 7:00 pm

| opponent = Hawaii

| site_stadium = The Thunderdome

| site_cityst = Santa Barbara, CA

| score = 84–82

| overtime = OT

| attend = 2,317

| record = 17–5

| conference = 6–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 3, 2018

| time = 7:00 pm

| opponent = Cal State Northridge

| site_stadium = The Thunderdome

| site_cityst = Santa Barbara, CA

| score = 75–51

| attend = 2,229

| record = 18–5

| conference = 7–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 8, 2018

| time = 7:00 pm

| away = yes

| opponent = UC Davis

| site_stadium = The Pavilion

| site_cityst = Davis, CA

| score = 90–81

| attend = 3,392

| record = 19–5

| conference = 8–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 15, 2018

| time = 6:00 pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Long Beach State

| site_stadium = Walter Pyramid

| site_cityst = Long Beach, CA

| score = 80–70

| attend = 3,015

| record = 20–5

| conference = 9–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 17, 2018

| time = 2:00 pm

| opponent = UC Davis

| site_stadium = The Thunderdome

| site_cityst = Santa Barbara, CA

| score = 54–71

| attend = 2,883

| record = 20–6

| conference = 9–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 22, 2018

| time = 7:30 pm

| away = yes

| opponent = UC Irvine

| site_stadium = Bren Events Center

| site_cityst = Irvine, CA

| tv = Prime Ticket

| score = 49–69

| attend = 2,318

| record = 20–7

| conference = 9–4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 24, 2018

| time = 5:00 pm

| opponent = Cal State Northridge

| site_stadium = Matadome

| site_cityst = Northridge, CA

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 82–73

| attend = 1,122

| record = 21–7

| conference = 10–4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Mar 1, 2018

| time = 7:00 pm

| opponent = Long Beach State

| site_stadium = The Thunderdome

| site_cityst = Santa Barbara, CA

| tv = ESPNU

| score = 69–70

| attend = 1,743

| record = 21–8

| conference = 10–5

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Mar 3, 2018

| time = 7:00 pm

| opponent = Cal Poly

| site_stadium = The Thunderdome

| site_cityst = Santa Barbara, CA

| gamename = Blue–Green Rivalry

| score = 86–61

| attend = 4,823

| record = 22–8

| conference = 11–5

}}

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!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|UC Santa Barbara Gauchos}}| 2018 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Mar 8, 2018

| time = 10:30 pm

| seed = 2

| neutral = yes

| opponent = Cal Poly

| oppseed = 7

| site_stadium = Honda Center

| site_cityst = Anaheim, CA

| tv = FS West

| gamename = Quarterfinals

| score = 75–53

| attend = 3,311

| record = 23–8

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Mar 9, 2018

| time = 10:30 pm

| seed = 2

| neutral = yes

| opponent = UC Irvine

| oppseed = 3

| site_stadium = Honda Center

| site_cityst = Anaheim, CA

| tv = ESPNU

| gamename = Semifinals

| score = 58–61

| attend = 3,984

| record = 23–9

}}

{{CBB schedule end|rank=| poll=AP Poll|timezone=Pacific Time.}}

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