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2015–16 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball
2015–16 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball
Vegas 16, Semifinals
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	19–14 (11–5 Big West)
Head coach	Bob Williams (18th season);
Assistant coaches	Matt Stock; Kevin Bromley; Ryan Madry;
Home arena	The Thunderdome
	Seasons ← 2014–15 2016–17 →

2015–16 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team

American college basketball season

The 2015–16 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team represented the University of California, Santa Barbara during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gauchos, led by 18th year head coach Bob Williams, played their home games at the UC Santa Barbara Events Center, nicknamed the Thunderdome, as members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 19–14, 11–5 in Big West play to finish in fourth place. They defeated UC Davis in the quarterfinals of the Big West tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Hawaii. They were invited to the inaugural Vegas 16, which only had eight teams, where they defeated Northern Illinois to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Old Dominion.

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition game
11/08/2015* 5:30 pm		San Francisco State	W 66–45		The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA
Non-conference games
11/13/2015* 7:00 pm		at Nebraska–Omaha	W 60–59	1–0	Baxter Arena (3,538) Omaha, NE
11/16/2015* 7:00 pm, P12N		at No. 15 California	L 67–85	1–1	Haas Pavilion (8,847) Berkeley, CA
11/21/2015* 2:00 pm		Oregon State	L 59–71	1–2	The Thunderdome (2,108) Santa Barbara, CA
11/25/2015* 7:30 pm		at San Francisco	W 68–61	2–2	Sobrato Center (1,452) San Francisco, CA
11/29/2015* 9:00 pm, P12N		at Arizona State	L 68–70	2–3	Wells Fargo Arena (4,026) Tempe, AZ
12/03/2015* 7:00 pm		USC	L 63–75	2–4	The Thunderdome (3,585) Santa Barbara, CA
12/13/2015* 12:00 pm, ESPN3		at South Dakota State	L 67–86	2–5	Frost Arena (2,155) Brookings, SD
12/16/2015* 4:00 pm		at Vermont	L 68–75	2–6	Patrick Gym (1,776) Burlington, VT
12/21/2015* 12:00 pm		vs. Akron South Point Holiday Hoops Classic	L 70–84	2–7	South Point Arena (250) Enterprise, NV
12/22/2015* 12:00 pm		vs. Iona South Point Holiday Hoops Classic	W 80–76	3–7	South Point Arena (250) Enterprise, NV
12/28/2015* 8:00 pm, P12N		at Washington	W 83–78	4–7	Alaska Airlines Arena (7,376) Seattle, WA
12/30/2015* 7:00 pm		at Seattle	W 88–50	5–7	KeyArena (1,383) Seattle, WA
01/02/2016* 4:00 pm		Point Loma Nazarene	W 87–46	6–7	The Thunderdome (1,071) Santa Barbara, CA
Conference games
01/09/2016 9:00 pm		at Hawaii	L 57–65	6–8 (0–1)	Stan Sheriff Center (7,627) Honolulu, HI
01/14/2016 7:00 pm		at Cal Poly	W 76–73	7–8 (1–1)	Mott Athletic Center (3,032) San Luis Obispo, CA
01/16/2016 4:00 pm		UC Irvine	W 61–52	7–9 (1–2)	The Thunderdome (3,527) Santa Barbara, CA
01/20/2016 7:00 pm		Long Beach State	L 67–77	7–10 (1–3)	The Thunderdome (1,975) Santa Barbara, CA
01/23/2016 4:00 pm		Cal State Northridge	W 74–61	8–10 (2–3)	The Thunderdome (1,693) Santa Barbara, CA
01/28/2016 7:30 pm, Prime Ticket		at Long Beach State	L 70–80	8–11 (2–4)	Walter Pyramid (3,064) Long Beach, CA
01/30/2016 7:00 pm, ESPNU		at UC Irvine	W 76–60	9–11 (3–4)	Bren Events Center (5,000) Irvine, CA
02/04/2016 7:00 pm		Hawaii	L 64–76	9–12 (3–5)	The Thunderdome (1,722) Santa Barbara, CA
02/06/2016 7:00 pm		Cal State Fullerton	W 81–68	10–12 (4–5)	The Thunderdome (1,726) Santa Barbara, CA
02/11/2016 7:00 pm		at UC Davis	W 72–66	11–12 (5–5)	The Pavilion (2,205) Davis, CA
02/18/2016 8:00 pm		at UC Riverside	W 65–55	12–12 (6–5)	UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (665) Riverside, CA
02/20/2016 7:00 pm		UC Davis	W 62–55	13–12 (7–5)	The Thunderdome (2,116) Santa Barbara, CA
02/25/2016 7:30 pm, Prime Ticket		at Cal State Northridge	W 78–63	14–12 (8–5)	Matadome (1,290) Northridge, CA
02/27/2016 6:00 pm, ESPN3		at Cal State Fullerton	W 80–62	15–12 (9–5)	Titan Gym (928) Fullerton, CA
03/03/2016 7:00 pm		UC Riverside	W 81–55	16–12 (10–5)	The Thunderdome (2,075) Santa Barbara, CA
03/04/2016 4:00 pm		Cal Poly	W 69–50	17–12 (11–5)	The Thunderdome (4,387) Santa Barbara, CA
Big West tournament
03/10/2016 2:30 pm, Prime Ticket	(4)	vs. (5) UC Davis Quarterfinals	W 81–55	18–12	Honda Center (2,075) Anaheim, CA
03/10/2016 6:30 pm, ESPN3	(4)	vs. (1) Hawaii Semifinals	L 76–88	18–13	Honda Center (5,134) Anaheim, CA
Vegas 16
03/28/2016* 2:30 pm, CBSSN		vs. Northern Illinois Quarterfinals	W 70–63	19–13	Mandalay Bay Events Center Paradise, NV
03/29/2016* 6:00 pm, CBSSN		vs. Old Dominion Semifinals	L 49–64	19–14	Mandalay Bay Events Center Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses..

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v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Hawai'i †	13	–	3	.813	28	–	6	.824
UC Irvine	13	–	3	.813	28	–	10	.737
Long Beach State	12	–	4	.750	20	–	15	.571
UC Santa Barbara	11	–	5	.688	19	–	14	.576
UC Davis	6	–	10	.375	11	–	19	.367
UC Riverside	5	–	11	.313	14	–	19	.424
Cal State Northridge*	5	–	11	.313	10	–	20	.333
Cal Poly	4	–	12	.250	10	–	20	.333
Cal State Fullerton	3	–	13	.188	10	–	20	.333
*ineligible for postseason due to self-imposed ban due to academic fraud violations

† 2016 Big West tournament winner