2001–02 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 2001–02 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos Basketball UC Santa Barbara Gauchos wordmark.svg 250 Big West Conference Big West 20–11 11–7 Bob Williams 4th The Thunderdome Big West tournament champions NCAA tournament First round The 2001–02 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team represented the University of California, Santa Barbara during the 2001–02 college basketball season. They were led by head coach Bob Williams in his 4th season at UCSB. The Gauchos were members of the Big West Conference and played their home games at the UC Santa Barbara Events Center, also known as The Thunderdome. They finished the season 20–11, 11–7 in Big West play to finish in third place in the regular season standings. As the No. 3 seed in the Big West tournament, they defeated UC Davis and Long Beach State to earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As a No. 14 seed in the West region, they lost in the first round to No. 3 seed Arizona.Arizona Beats Santa Barbara https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-mar-15-sp-ucsb15-story.html The Los Angeles Times March 15, 2002 July 22, 2023 Roster 2001 UCSB Gauchos y Mark Hull 30 F 6 7 210 Sr Glendale, California Bob Williams https://ucsbgauchos.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2001-02 Source https://ucsbgauchos.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2001-02 2001-02 Men's Basketball Roster UCSB Athletics July 22, 2023 Schedule and results yes |- !colspan=9 style=UC Santa Barbara Gauchos| Regular season Nov 26, 2001 yes yes USC L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California 62–73 2–1 Dec 8, 2001 yes Pepperdine The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, California 68–51 5–2 |- !colspan=9 style=UC Santa Barbara Gauchos|Big West tournament Mar 7, 2002 yes yes 2001 men Cal Poly Mustangs Cal Poly Honda Center San Jose, California Quarterfinals 74–65 18–10 Mar 8, 2002 yes yes UC Irvine Honda Center San Jose, California Semifinals 66–61 19–10 Mar 9, 2002 yes yes 2001 men Utah State Aggies Utah State Honda Center San Jose, California Championship game 60–56 20–10 |- !colspan=9 style=UC Santa Barbara Gauchos|NCAA tournament Mar 14, 2002 yes yes 14 W Arizona 7 3 W University Arena Albuquerque, New Mexico First round 81–86 20–11 Pacific Time Source https://ucsbgauchos.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2001-02 2001-02 Men's Basketball Schedule UCSB Athletics July 22, 2023 References Uc Santa Barbara Uc Santa Barbara Category:UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball seasons