The 2009–10 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team represented the University of California, Santa Barbara during the 2009–10 college basketball season. They were led by head coach Bob Williams in his 12th 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 20–10, 12–4 in Big West play to win a share of the regular season championship. As the No. 1 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. 15 seed in the Midwest Region, they lost in the first round to No. 2-seeded and No. 5-ranked Ohio State.

Previous season The Gauchos finished the 2008–09 season 16–15, 8–8 in Big West play to finish in a tie for fourth place. As the No. 4 seed in the Big West tournament, they beat Cal State Fullerton before losing to top-seeded Cal State Northridge.

Roster Source #NameHeightWeight (lbs.)PositionClassHometownPrevious Team(s)0Jaimé Serna6'7"235FSo.Laguna Beach, CASanta Margarita HS1Chris Brew6'3"180GFr.Oakland, CASt. Mary's HS3Jordan Weiner6'0"173GJr.Encino, CABirmingham HS4Paul Roemer6'1"180GSr.Martinez, CADe La Salle HS11Justin Joyner6'0"177GJr.Antioch, CADe La Salle HS14Brad Lewis6'2"170GFr.Simi Valley, CASimi Valley HS15Sam Phippen6'9"193FJr.Durango, CODurango HS20Will Brew6'3"175GSo.Oakland, CASt. Mary's HS21James Nunnally6'5"205FSo.San Jose, CAWeston Ranch HS24Christian Peterson6'3"219GJr.Carlsbad, CACarlsbad HS25Lucas Devenny6'9"240FFr.Santa Rosa, CAPiner HS32Jon Pastorek6'10"210FJr.Anaheim, CACanyon HSSan Diego State33Orlando Johnson6'5"205GSo.Seaside, CAPalma HSLoyola Marymount41Seth Kamphoefner6'9"210FSo.Terra Linda, CATerra Linda HS42James Powell6'2"185GSr.Glendora, CAGlendora HS55Greg Somogyi7'3"242CSo.Budapest, HungaryWoodside Priory School

Schedule and results

!colspan=9 style=|Exhibition

!colspan=9 style=| Regular season

!colspan=9 style=|Big West tournament

!colspan=9 style=|NCAA tournament

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