San Diego Toreros men's basketball

San Diego Toreros

2016–17 San Diego Toreros men's basketball team

University

University of San Diego

Conference

WCC

Location

San Diego, CA

Head coach

Lamont Smith (2nd year)

Arena

Jenny Craig Pavilion
(Capacity: 5,100)

Nickname

Toreros

Colors

Navy, White, and Toreros Blue^[1]

Uniforms

Home

Away

NCAA Tournament Round of 32

2008

NCAA Tournament appearances

1984, 1987, 2003, 2008

Conference tournament champions

2003, 2008

Conference regular season champions

1984, 1987

The San Diego Toreros basketball team is a college basketball team that represents the University of San Diego in San Diego, California. The school's team currently competes in the West Coast Conference. The team played in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament in 2008.

The Toreros play their home games in the Jenny Craig Pavilion. They are currently coached by Lamont Smith.

Rivalries

University of San Diego's biggest rival is San Diego State University. Since the 2001-2002 season the Toreros have been 3-12 against the Aztecs during the past 15 seasons.^[2] The past Torero win coming in the 2015-2016 in one of four games since 2011 to be played outside. The game took place at Petco Park and is the first time the park has hosted a basketball game.^[3] The Toreros won 53-48.^[4]

Postseason results

NCAA tournament results

The Toreros have appeared in four NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 1–4.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1984	Preliminary Round	Princeton	L 65–56
1987	First Round	Auburn	L 62–61
2003	First Round	Stanford	L 77–69
2008	First Round Second Round	Connecticut Western Kentucky	W 70–69 OT L 72–63

CIT results

The Toreros have appeared in one CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT). Their record is 2–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
2014	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals	Portland State Sam Houston State Pacific	W 87–65 W 77–72 L 60–75

Recent results

2014–2015 (15–16) (8–10 Conference)
2013–2014 (18–17) (7–11 Conference)
2012–2013 (16–18) (7–9 Conference)
2011–2012 (13–18) (7–9 Conference)
2010–2011 (6–24) (2–12 Conference)
2009–2010 (11–21) (3–11 Conference)
2008–2009 (16–16) (6–8 Conference)
2007–2008 (22–14) (11–3 Conference) NCAA Tournament Berth
2006–2007 (18–14) (6–8 Conference)
2005–2006 (18–12) (6–8 Conference)
2004–2005 (16–13) (7–7 Conference)
2003–2004 (4–26) (1–13 Conference)

Toreros in the NBA

References

↑ University of San Diego Brand Standards and Guidelines (PDF). 2016-02-16. Retrieved 2016-04-06.
↑ "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". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-08-02.

External links

Official website

San Diego Toreros men's basketball

Venues	Jenny Craig Pavilion (2000–present)

Rivalries	San Diego State

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

West Coast Conference men's basketball

Teams	BYU Cougars Gonzaga Bulldogs Loyola Marymount Lions Pacific Tigers Pepperdine Waves Portland Pilots Saint Mary's Gaels San Diego Toreros San Francisco Dons Santa Clara Broncos

Championships & awards	WCC Men's Basketball Tournament Player of the Year

Seasons	1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

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