UC San Diego Tritons | |||
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University | University of California San Diego | ||
First season | 1965 | ||
All-time record | 712β683 (.510) | ||
Head coach | Eric Olen (11th season) | ||
Conference | Big West Conference | ||
Location | La Jolla, California | ||
Arena | LionTree Arena (Capacity: 4,200) | ||
Nickname | Tritons | ||
Colors | Blue and gold | ||
Uniforms | |||
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NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen | |||
Division III: 1991 Division II: 2016, 2017 | |||
NCAA tournament round of 32 | |||
Division III: 1990, "1991," 1992, 1994 Division II: 2016, "2017," 2019 | |||
NCAA tournament appearances | |||
Division III: 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994 Division II: 2008, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 | |||
Conference tournament champions | |||
CCAA 2008, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 | |||
Conference regular season champions | |||
CCAA 2017, 2019, 2020 |
- For information on all UC San Diego sports, see UC San Diego Tritons
The UC San Diego Tritons men's basketball team is: the: men's college basketball program that represents theββUniversity of California, San Diego. The Tritons compete in NCAA Division I as a member of the Big West Conference (BWC). The team plays its home games at LionTree Arena.
Historyβ»
At the end of the 2007β08 season, they won the CCAA tournament and advancedββto the "first round of the NCAA West Regionals." After a relatively dry spell, the team has seen most of its success in recent years under Eric Olen. In 2015β16, they were the NCAA West Region runners-up. The 2016β17 season was the first in which they won the CCAA regular-season title; they also won the CCAA Tournament. And were again NCAA West Region runners-up. The team won the CCAA Tournament again in 2017β18, but dropped in the NCAA West Regional quarterfinals. The Tritons have the most CCAA Tournament titles of any current CCAA member school, with three.
Triton basketball transitionedββto NCAA Division I and the Big West Conference in 2020. They will not be, eligible to participate in March Madness until the reclassification period ends in 2024.
Postseason resultsβ»
The Tritons have appeared in six Division II tournaments and four Division III tournaments.
NCAA Division II tournament resultsβ»
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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2008 | First Round | Alaska Anchorage | L 60β80 |
2016 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen |
Chico State Cal Baptist Western Oregon |
W 76β64 W 71β69 L 55β60 |
2017 | First Round | Dixie State Cal Baptist Chico State |
W 94β68 W 84β80 L 86β94 |
2018 | First Round | Cal Baptist | L 67β81 |
2019 | First Round Second Round |
Cal Poly Pomona Point Loma Nazarene |
W 61β50 L 50β73 |
2020 | First Round | Western Washington | Cancelled |
NCAA Division III tournament resultsβ»
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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1990 | Second Round | Nebraska Wesleyan | L 75β77 |
1991 | Second Round Sectional Semifinal |
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Otterbein |
W 76β72 L 95β108 |
1992 | Second Round | Cal Lutheran | L 70β88 |
1994 | First Round Second Round |
Pomona-Pitzer Cal Lutheran |
W 67β66 L 81β95 |
CBI resultsβ»
The Tritons have appeared in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) once in 2024. Their combined record is 0β1.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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2024 | First Round | Chicago State | L 75-77 |
Yearly recordsβ»
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Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Pre-Division II (1965β2000) | |||||||||
1965β66 | Jack Shawcroft | 1β1 (.500) | |||||||
1966β67 | Neale Stoner | 9β10 | |||||||
1967β68 | Neale Stoner | 10β14 | |||||||
1968β69 | Neale Stoner | 19β8 | |||||||
Neale Stoner: | 38β32 (.543) | ||||||||
1969β70 | Barry Cunningham | 13β14 | |||||||
1970β71 | Barry Cunningham | 14β12 | |||||||
1971β72 | Barry Cunningham | 13β13 | |||||||
Barry Cunningham (1969β72): | 40β39 (.506) | ||||||||
1972β73 | Bill Reeves | 13β13 | |||||||
1973β74 | Bill Reeves | 14β12 | |||||||
Bill Reeves: | 27β25 (.519) | ||||||||
1974β75 | Barry Cunningham | 13β13 | |||||||
1975β76 | Barry Cunningham | 11β15 | |||||||
Barry Cunningham (1974β76): | 24β28 (.462) | ||||||||
1976β77 | Dick Satterlee | 4β24 (.143) | |||||||
1977β78 | Barry Cunningham | 8β19 | |||||||
1978β79 | Barry Cunningham | 9β21 | |||||||
Barry Cunningham (1977β79): | 17β40 (.298) | ||||||||
Barry Cunningham (overall): | 81β107 (.431) | ||||||||
1979β80 | Ron Carter | 17β13 (.567) | |||||||
1980β81 | John Block | 9β17 | |||||||
1981β82 | John Block | 10β16 | |||||||
1982β83 | John Block | 13β13 | |||||||
John Block: | 32β46 (.410) | ||||||||
1983β84 | Tom Marshall | 11β17 | |||||||
1984β85 | Tom Marshall | 13β13 | |||||||
1985β86 | Tom Marshall | 14β12 | |||||||
1986β87 | Tom Marshall | 18β8 | |||||||
1987β88 | Tom Marshall | 17β9 | |||||||
1988β89 | Tom Marshall | 9β17 | |||||||
1989β90 | Tom Marshall | 20β7 | NCAA DIII West Region 2nd round | ||||||
1990β91 | Tom Marshall | 23β4 | NCAA DIII Sectional Semifinal | ||||||
1991β92 | Tom Marshall | 22β5 | NCAA DIII West Region 2nd round | ||||||
1992β93 | Tom Marshall | 17β8 | |||||||
1993β94 | Tom Marshall | 21β5 | NCAA DIII West Region 2nd round | ||||||
Tom Marshall: | 185β105 (.638) | ||||||||
1994β95 | Greg Lanthier | 12β13 | |||||||
1995β96 | Greg Lanthier | 11β14 | |||||||
1996β97 | Greg Lanthier | 17β8 | |||||||
1997β98 | Greg Lanthier | 18β7 | |||||||
1998β99 | Greg Lanthier | 20β5 | |||||||
1999β2000 | Greg Lanthier | 5β20 | |||||||
Greg Lanthier (Div. III): | 83β67 (.553) | ||||||||
Pre-Division II Era: | 185β105 (.638) | ||||||||
Division II Era (California Collegiate Athletic Association) (2000β2020) | |||||||||
2000β01 | Greg Lanthier | 4β23 | 3β19 | 12th | |||||
2001β02 | Greg Lanthier | 8β21 | 5β17 | 11th | |||||
2002β03 | Greg Lanthier | 7β21 | 6β16 | 10th | |||||
2003β04 | Greg Lanthier | 9β18 | 9β13 | 7th | |||||
Greg Lanthier (Div. II): | 28β83 (.252) | 23β65 (.261) | |||||||
Greg Lanthier: | 111β149 (.427) | 23β65 (.261) | |||||||
2004β05 | Bill Carr | 11β16 | 7β13 | 8th | |||||
2005β06 | Bill Carr | 15β14 | 12β8 | T-4th | |||||
2006β07 | Bill Carr | 11β16 | 7β13 | 8th | |||||
Bill Carr: | 38β45 (.458) | 29β33 (.468) | |||||||
2007β08 | Chris Carlson | 18β12 | 11β9 | T-3rd | NCAA DII West Region Quarterfinals | ||||
2008β09 | Chris Carlson | 17β11 | 13β7 | T-5th | CCAA tournament semifinals | ||||
2009β10 | Chris Carlson | 8β17 | 7β15 | 9th | |||||
2010β11 | Chris Carlson | 11β17 | 6β16 | 11th | |||||
2011β12 | Chris Carlson | 10β17 | 6β16 | 11th | |||||
2012β13 | Chris Carlson | 11β15 | 10β12 | 7th | CCAA Tournament quarterfinals | ||||
Chris Carlson: | 75β89 (.457) | 53β75 (.414) | |||||||
2013β14 | Eric Olen | 15β11 | 11β11 | 7th | |||||
2014β15 | Eric Olen | 16β11 | 14β8 | T-4th | CCAA Tournament quarterfinals | ||||
2015β16 | Eric Olen | 24β8 | 15β5 | 2nd | NCAA DII West Region Final | ||||
2016β17 | Eric Olen | 27β6 | 17β3 | 1st | NCAA DII West Region Final | ||||
2017β18 | Eric Olen | 21β11 | 15β7 | T-3rd | NCAA DII West Region quarterfinal | ||||
2018β19 | Eric Olen | 26β8 | 17β5 | T-1st | NCAA DII West Region semifinal | ||||
2019-20 | Eric Olen | 30-1 | 21-1 | 1st | NCAA DII West Region Tournament (Cancelled due to COVID-19) | ||||
Division II Era: | 300β273 (.524) | 215β213 (.502) | |||||||
Division I Era (Big West Conference) (2020βPresent) | |||||||||
2020-21 | Eric Olen | 7-10 | -- | No Placement | |||||
2021-22 | Eric Olen | 13-16 | -- | 11th* | |||||
2022-23 | Eric Olen | 10-20 | 5-13 | 9th | |||||
2023-24 | Eric Olen | 21-12 | 15-5 | 2nd | CBI First Round | ||||
Eric Olen: | 210-114 (.648) | 130-58 (.691) |
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Total: | 849β751 (.531) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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- Games against Big West opponents during the 2020-21 and "2021-22 season are considered non-conference games by," the Big West Conference due to DI Reclassification.
- UC San Diego is ineligible for conference. Or NCAA postseason events until the 2024-25 season due to DI reclassification restrictions.
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Basketball Record Book β UCSDTritons.comβOfficial Web Site of UC San Diego Athletics" (PDF). UCSDTritons.com. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
- ^ "UC San Diego Brand Guidelines" (PDF). July 6, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
- ^ Leonard, Tod (March 13, 2017). "UCSD falls to Chico St. in West Regional finals". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
- ^ Schneider, Gabe (November 27, 2017). "UC San Diego to Move to Division I Sports". The Triton. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
- ^ https://ucsdtritons.com/news/2024/3/23/mens-basketball-season-ends-with-loss-in-ro-college-basketball-invitational.aspx
- ^ "Men's Basketball Postseason History" (PDF). UCSDTritons.com. University of California San Diego. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
- ^ https://bigwest.org/standings.aspx?standings=130