San Diego Toreros men's basketball

San Diego Toreros
San Diego Toreros
	2018–19 San Diego Toreros men's basketball team
University	University of San Diego
Head coach	Sam Scholl (1st season)
Conference	West Coast Conference
Location	San Diego, California
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 men's 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, and their head coach is Sam Scholl.

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, but led the series 10-9 prior to that (SDSU leads 13-21 all-time).^[2] The last Toreros win coming during the 2015-16 season 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
1984	Preliminary Round	Princeton	L 56–65
1987	First Round	Auburn	L 61–62
2003	First Round	Stanford	L 69–77
2008	First Round Second Round	Connecticut Western Kentucky	W 70–69^OT L 63–72

CIT results

The Toreros have appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) two times. Their combined record is 4–2.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2014	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals	Portland State Sam Houston State Pacific	W 87–65 W 77–72 L 60–75
2018	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals	Hartford Portland State Northern Colorado	W 88–72 W 67–64 L 75–86

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

↑ "Color Palette - USD Brand - University of San Diego". Retrieved February 11, 2018.
↑ "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

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[1] "Color Palette - USD Brand - University of San Diego". Retrieved February 11, 2018.

[2] "San Diego State Aztecs Basketball 2015-16 Schedule - Aztecs Home and Away - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-08-02.

[3] "San Diego State to play San Diego at Petco Park". Retrieved 2016-08-02.

[4] "San Diego State Aztecs Basketball 2015-16 Schedule - Aztecs Home and Away - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-08-02.

San Diego Toreros men's basketball
Venues	USD Sports Center (1963-2000) 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 2017–18 2018–19

University of San Diego
Located in: San Diego, California
Academics	San Diego College for Women Franciscan School of Theology University of San Diego School of Law Trans-Border Institute
Athletics	San Diego Toreros Football Men's basketball Women's basketball Baseball Torero Stadium Jenny Craig Pavilion Fowler Park West Coast Conference Pioneer Football League
Founded: 1949

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 2017–18 2019–19