SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – After unveiling its 17-game home slate two weeks ago, UC Santa Barbara Men's Basketball has finalized its full 2026-27 schedule. Head Coach Joe Pasternack enters his 10^th season at the helm of the program and again brings in top recruits to complement the returning core.
 
 After starting the season with a four-game home stand, the Gauchos will hit the road as they travel just 80 miles down the 101 to take on future West Coast Conference (WCC) foe Pepperdine on November 19. The Gauchos return for one more home game in November against UNC Greensboro on the 24 before taking part in the Gratitude Thanksgiving Classic on Nov. 27 against Lehigh in Thousand Oaks, California.
 
The Gauchos will begin December with The Big West's Bold Week at games at Cal State Bakersfield on December 3 and the first act of the Blue-Green Rivalry in The Thunderdome on December 5. UC Santa Barbara will then head to Las Vegas, Nevada, to take on Yale in the Jack Jones Classic on December 12. The Gauchos return for a home game against Weber State on December 18 and hit the road twice more before the new year.  The Blue and Gold will head north to Fresno State on December 22 and resume Big West action at California Baptist on New Year's Eve.
 
As the calendar flips to 2027, the Gauchos will start the new year at UC Riverside on January 2 before returning home the following weekend to host Cal State Fullerton and Long Beach State. The following weekend will see the Gauchos travel to Utah Valley and Sacramento State on January 14 and 16, respectively. Following the long two-game stretch, UC Santa Barbara will return home and wrap up January with a four-game homestand.
 
As February begins, the Blue and Gold will only be home twice in the month. The Gauchos begin February at Long Beach State and at Cal State Fullerton on February 4 and 6. Santa Barbara returns home the following weekend to host the two Riverside-located institutions before a four-game road stretch to round out the month. The Blue and Gold will travel to CSUN, Cal Poly, UC Irvine, and UC San Diego during that stretch.
 
The final two games of the regular season will be played in The Thunderdome as the Gauchos host Sacramento State and Utah Valley on March 4 and 6.
 
Under Pasternack, the Gauchos have achieved nine straight winning seasons, six 20-win seasons, along with two Big West Championships and two trips to the NCAA Tournament. Don't miss out on the chance to be apart of all the action this season. Season tickets are on sale now!