San Diego Toreros | |||
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University | University of San Diego | ||
Head coach | Steve Lavin | ||
Conference | West Coast Conference | ||
Location | San Diego, California | ||
Arena | Jenny Craig Pavilion (Capacity: 5,100) | ||
Nickname | Toreros | ||
Colors | Navy, white, and Toreros blue | ||
Uniforms | |||
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NCAA tournament Elite Eight | |||
1978* | |||
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen | |||
1978* | |||
NCAA tournament round of 32 | |||
2008 | |||
NCAA tournament appearances | |||
1966*, 1973*, 1974*, 1978*, 1979*, 1984, "1987," 2003, 2008 *at Division II level | |||
Conference tournament champions | |||
2003, 2008 | |||
Conference regular season champions | |||
1984, 1987 |
- 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 theββUniversity of San Diego. The Toreros compete in NCAA Division I as a member of the West Coast Conference (WCC). The team plays their home games at the Jenny Craig Pavilion.
The Toreros won their first WCC title in 1983β84, 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.
Rivalriesβ»
University of San Diego's biggest rival is San Diego State University. Since the 2001β02 season the Toreros have been 3β15 against the Aztecs during the past 15 seasons. But led the series 10β9 priorββto that (SDSU leads 23β14 all-time with both programs at the Division I level). As of the 2022β23 season, the last Toreros win came during the 2018β19 season at SDSU. They also won against them during game at Petco Park during the 2015β16 season, at the time the fifth game since 2011ββto be, played outside; it was also the first time the Petco Park hosted a basketball game. The Toreros won 53β48.
College admissions scandalβ»
Lamont Smith, who coached the team from 2015 to 2018, was accused of accepting 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 resultsβ»
NCAA Division Iβ»
The Toreros have appeared in four NCAA Division I Tournaments. Their combined record is 1β4.
Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
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1984 | 12 | Preliminary Round | (12) Princeton | L 56β65 |
1987 | 9 | First Round | (8) Auburn | L 61β62 |
2003 | 13 | First Round | (4) Stanford | L 69β77 |
2008 | 13 | First Round Second Round |
(4) Connecticut (12) Western Kentucky |
W 70β69 L 63β72 |
NCAA Division IIβ»
The Toreros appeared in five NCAA Division II Tournaments. Their combined record was 4β6.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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1966 | Regional Semifinals Regional Third Place |
Seattle Pacific Nevada |
L 63β69 L 71β74 |
1973 | Regional Semifinals Regional Third Place |
Cal State Bakersfield Puget Sound |
L 44β50 W 80β73 |
1974 | Round of 44 | Sonoma State | L 54β60 |
1978 | Regional Semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight |
Puget Sound Cal State Northridge Florida Tech |
W 91β85 W 70β67 L 71β77 |
1979 | Regional Semifinals Regional Third Place |
UC Riverside Cal State Northridge |
L 48β62 W 74β69 (OT) |
NIT resultsβ»
The Toreros have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) once, "in 2019."
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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2019 | First Round | Memphis | L 60β74 |
CIT resultsβ»
The Toreros have appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) two times. Their combined record is 4β2.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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2014 | First Round Second Round Quarterfinals |
Portland State Sam Houston State Pacific |
W 87β65 W 77β72 L 60β75 |
2018 | First Round Second Round Quarterfinals |
Hartford Portland State Northern Colorado |
W 88β72 W 67β64 L 75β86 |
Record by, coachβ»
Coach | Years | Seasons | Won | Lost | Pct. | Conference Titles | NCAAΒΉ | NITΒΉ | CITΒΉ |
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Fon Johnson | 1955β1957 | 2 | 24 | 31 | .436 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bob McCutcheon | 1957β1958 | 1 | 14 | 11 | .560 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Les Harvey | 1958β1960 | 2 | 15 | 36 | .294 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ken Leslie | 1960β1961 | 1 | 11 | 16 | .407 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ed Baron | 1961β1962 | 1 | 6 | 20 | .231 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Phil Woolpert | 1962β1969 | 7 | 90 | 90 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bernie Bickerstaff | 1969β1973 | 4 | 55 | 49 | .529 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jim Brovelli | 1973β1984 | 11 | 160 | 131 | .550 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Hank Egan | 1984β1994 | 10 | 156 | 126 | .553 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Brad Holland | 1994β2007 | 13 | 200 | 176 | .532 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Bill Grier | 2007β2015 | 8 | 117 | 144 | .448 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Lamont Smith | 2015β2018 | 3 | 40 | 52 | .435 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sam Scholl | 2018β2022 | 4 | 50 | 66 | .431 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals | 63 | 938 | 948 | (.497) |
ΒΉ Invitations
Results by Season, Last 10 Yearsβ»
2022β2023 (11-20) (4β12 Conference)
2021β2022 (15-16) (7β9 Conference)
2020β2021 (3-11) (2-7 Conference)
2018β2019 (21β14) (7β9 Conference)
2017β2018 (20β14) (9β9 Conference)
2016β2017 (13β18) (6β12 Conference)
2015β2016 (9β21) (4β14 Conference)
2014β2015 (15β16) (8β10 Conference)
2013β2014 (18β17) (7β11 Conference)
2012β2013 (16β18) (7β9 Conference)
Toreros in the NBAβ»
- Stan Washington
- Eric Musselman
- Mike Brown
- Bernie Bickerstaff
- David Fizdale
- James Borrego
- Chris Grant
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Color Palette - USD Brand - University of San Diego". Retrieved February 11, 2018.
- ^ Canepa, Michael (December 3, 1984). "Year later, Whitmarsh looks forward. And back". Evening Tribune. p. D-1.
- ^ "San Diego State Aztecs Basketball 2015-16 Schedule - Aztecs Home and Away - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-08-02.
- ^ "San Diego State to play San Diego at Petco Park". Retrieved 2016-08-02.
- ^ "San Diego State Aztecs Basketball 2015-16 Schedule - Aztecs Home and Away". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-08-02.
- ^ "Texas Coach Resigns After Being Linked to College Admissions Scandal | PEOPLE.com".
- ^ "UTEP, former San Diego coach Lamont Smith implicated in college admissions scandal"
- ^ "UTEP assistant basketball coach resigns, implicated in college admissions scandal". KTSM. March 21, 2019. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
- ^ Ziegler, Mark; Davis, Kristina (March 21, 2019). "Lamont Smith identified as USD coach in bribery scheme; resigns as UTEP assistant". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved March 21, 2019.