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San Diego Toreros men's basketball
American college basketball team in California
American college basketball team in California
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| current | 2025–26 San Diego Toreros men's basketball team |
| name | San Diego Toreros men's basketball |
| logo | San Diego Toreros logo.svg |
| logo_size | 150 |
| university | University of San Diego |
| conference | West Coast Conference |
| location | San Diego, California |
| coach | Steve Lavin |
| tenure | 4th |
| arena | Jenny Craig Pavilion |
| capacity | 5,100 |
| nickname | Toreros |
| h_body | 9BDDFF |
| h_pattern_b | _thinsidesonwhite |
| h_shorts | 9BDDFF |
| h_pattern_s | _blanksides2 |
| a_body | 002654 |
| a_pattern_b | _thinwhitesides |
| a_shorts | 002654 |
| a_pattern_s | _whitesides |
| bestfinish | 8 |
| NCAAeliteeight | 1978* |
| NCAAsweetsixteen | 1978* |
| NCAAroundof32 | 2008 |
| NCAAtourneys | 1966, 1973, 1974, 1978, 1979*, 1984, 1987, 2003, 2008 |
| conference_tournament | 2003, 2008 |
| conference_season | 1984, 1987 |
| below | '* at Division II level''''' |
: For information on all University of San Diego sports, see San Diego Toreros
The San Diego Toreros men's basketball team is the men's college basketball program that represents the University of San Diego (USD). The Toreros compete in NCAA Division I as a member of the West Coast Conference (WCC). The team plays its home games at the Jenny Craig Pavilion.
The Toreros won their first WCC title in 1983–84, when the conference was known as the West Coast Athletic Conference. Jim Brovelli was named the conference coach of the year. The team played in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament in 2008.
Rivalries
University of San Diego's biggest rival is cross town, out of conference, San Diego State University. USD trails 14-23 all-time with both programs at the Division I level. Since the 2001–02 season the Toreros have been 3–15 against the Aztecs, but led the series 10–9 prior to that. As of the 2022–23 season, the last Toreros win came during the 2018–19 season at SDSU. They also won against them during a game at Petco Park during the 2015–16 season, at the time the fifth game since 2011 to be played outside; it was also the first time Petco Park hosted a basketball game. The Toreros won 53–48.
College admissions scandal
Lamont Smith, who coached the team from 2015 to 2018, was accused of accepting a bribe as part of the 2019 college admissions bribery scandal while he was coach of the team, allegedly illegally helping a Beverly Hills real estate developer's children gain admission to the university.
Postseason results
NCAA Division I
The Toreros have appeared in four NCAA Division I Tournaments. Their combined record is 1–4.
| 2008 | 13 | First Round |
|---|---|---|
| Second Round | (4) Connecticut | |
| (12) Western Kentucky | W 70–69OT | |
| L 63–72 |
NCAA Division II
The Toreros appeared in five NCAA Division II Tournaments. Their combined record was 4–6.
| 1979 | Regional Semifinals |
|---|---|
| Regional Third Place | UC Riverside |
| Cal State Northridge | L 48–62 |
| W 74–69 (OT) |
NIT results
The Toreros have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) once, in 2019.
CIT results
The Toreros have appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) two times. Their combined record is 4–2.
| 2018 | First Round |
|---|---|
| Second Round | |
| Quarterfinals | Hartford |
| Portland State | |
| Northern Colorado | W 88–72 |
| W 67–64 | |
| L 75–86 |
Record by coach
| Totals | 66 | 973 | 1000 | () |
|---|
¹ Invitations
Results by Season, Last 12 Years
2024–2025 (6-27) (2-16 Conference)
2023–2024 (18-15) (7-9 Conference)
2022–2023 (11-20) (4–12 Conference)
2021–2022 (15-16) (7–9 Conference)
2020–2021 (3-11) (2-7 Conference)
2018–2019 (21–14) (7–9 Conference)
2017–2018 (20–14) (9–9 Conference)
2016–2017 (13–18) (6–12 Conference)
2015–2016 (9–21) (4–14 Conference)
2014–2015 (15–16) (8–10 Conference)
2013–2014 (18–17) (7–11 Conference)
2012–2013 (16–18) (7–9 Conference)
Toreros in the NBA
- Stan Washington
- Eric Musselman
- Mike Brown
- Bernie Bickerstaff
- David Fizdale
- James Borrego
- Chris Grant
References
References
- Canepa, Michael. (December 3, 1984). "Year later, Whitmarsh looks forward and back". Evening Tribune.
- "San Diego State Aztecs Basketball 2015-16 Schedule - Aztecs Home and Away - ESPN".
- "San Diego State to play San Diego at Petco Park".
- "San Diego State Aztecs Basketball 2015-16 Schedule - Aztecs Home and Away".
- "Texas Coach Resigns After Being Linked to College Admissions Scandal {{!".
- [https://sports.yahoo.com/utep-assistant-lamont-smith-resigns-after-implicated-in-college-admissions-scandal-032345884.html "UTEP, former San Diego coach Lamont Smith implicated in college admissions scandal"]
- (March 21, 2019). "UTEP assistant basketball coach resigns, implicated in college admissions scandal". KTSM.
- Ziegler, Mark. (March 21, 2019). "Lamont Smith identified as USD coach in bribery scheme; resigns as UTEP assistant". San Diego Union-Tribune.
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