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UCSB Men’s Basketball Announces 2026-27 Season Home Schedule

The UC Santa Barbara Men’s Basketball team has announced its 2026-27 home schedule, featuring 17 games inside The Thunderdome. The slate includes six non-conference matchups and 11 Big West contests. The Gauchos open their home schedule against San Francisco State on Nov. 2.
UCSB Men’s Basketball Announces 2026-27 Season Home Schedule

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The UC Santa Barbara Men’s Basketball team has announced its 2026-27 home schedule, featuring 17 games inside The Thunderdome. The slate includes six non-conference matchups and 11 Big West contests.

The Gauchos open their home schedule against San Francisco State on Nov. 2. Oakland, a team that stunned Kentucky in the opening round of March Madness in 2023-24, comes to town on Nov. 7 before the Blue and Gold welcome Nevada on Nov. 11 and UC Merced on Nov. 15.

UNC Greensboro, who has won 20-plus games in three of the past four years, rounds out the November home schedule with a visit to The Thunderdome on Nov. 24. UC Santa Barbara begins Big West play at home against Cal Poly on Dec. 5, then hosts Weber State in its final home appearance of the calendar year on Dec. 18.

Conference competition resumes in January with Cal State Fullerton visiting on Jan. 7 and Long Beach State following on Jan. 9. The Gauchos will also host CSUN on Jan. 21 and Cal State Bakersfield on Jan. 23.

The Blue and Gold close January with two more games inside The Thunderdome, facing UC San Diego on Jan. 28 and UC Irvine on Jan 30.

Santa Barbara will host UC Riverside on Feb. 11 before welcoming Big West newcomer California Baptist on Feb. 13. Fellow conference additions Sacramento State and Utah Valley close out the home schedule, with the Hornets visiting on March 4 and the Wolverines arriving on March 6.

Head coach Joe Pasternack enters his 10th season leading the Gauchos while coming off an 18-14 (11-9 Big West) year in 2025-26. Season tickets will be on sale in the coming weeks. To stay up to date on all things Gauchos by signing up for our weekly newsletter here.

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