San Diego Toreros men's basketball

San Diego Toreros
San Diego Toreros
	2019–20 San Diego Toreros men's basketball team
University	University of San Diego
Head coach	Sam Scholl (2nd 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 (WCC). 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.

They won their first WCC title in 1984, when the conference was known as the West Coast Athletic Conference. The team was led by all-conference forward Mike Whitmarsh, who was a runner-up that year for the conference player of the year award. Their coach, Jim Brovelli, was named the conference coach of the year.[2]

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).[3] The last Toreros win coming during the 2018-19 season at SDSU. They also won against them during a game at Petco Park during the 2012-13 season where 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.[4] The Toreros won 53-48.[5]

College admissions scandal

Lamont Smith, who coached the team from 2015-2018, 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.[6][7][8][9]

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

NIT results

The Toreros have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) once, in 2019.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2019	First Round	Memphis	L 60-74

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

Record by coach

Data at conclusion of 2018-19 WCC tournament
Coach	Years	Seasons	Won	Lost	Pct.	Conference Titles	NCAA¹	NIT¹	CIT¹
Fon Johnson	1955–1957	2	24	31	.436	0	0	0	0
Bob McCutcheon	1957–1958	1	14	11	.560	0	0	0	0
Les Harvey	1958–1960	2	15	36	.294	0	0	0	0
Ken Leslie	1960–1961	1	11	16	.407	0	0	0	0
Ed Baron	1961–1962	1	6	20	.231	0	0	0	0
Phil Woolpert	1962–1969	7	90	90	.500	0	0	0	0
Bernie Bickerstaff	1969–1973	4	55	49	.529	0	0	0	0
Jim Brovelli	1973–1984	11	160	131	.550	1	1	0	0
Hank Egan	1984–1994	10	156	126	.553	1	1	0	0
Brad Holland	1994–2007	13	200	176	.532	1	1	0	0
Bill Grier	2007–2015	8	117	144	.448	1	1	0	1
Lamont Smith	2015–2018	3	40	52	.435	0	0	0	0
Sam Scholl	2018–pres	2	23	15	.605	0	0	1	1
Totals		63	906	896	(.503)

¹ Invitations

Results by Season, Last 10 Years

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)
2011–2012 (13–18) (7–9 Conference)
2010–2011 (6–24) (2–12 Conference)
2009–2010 (11–21) (3–11 Conference)

Toreros in the NBA

References

"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.
"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.

External links

Official website

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

[canepaa_12031984-2] Canepa, Michael (December 3, 1984). "Year later, Whitmarsh looks forward and back". Evening Tribune. p. D-1.

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

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

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

[7] "UTEP, former San Diego coach Lamont Smith implicated in college admissions scandal"

[8] "UTEP assistant basketball coach resigns, implicated in college admissions scandal". KTSM. March 21, 2019. Retrieved March 21, 2019.

[9] 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.

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 1999–2000 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 2019–20

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
Research	Trans-Border Institute
Buildings	Torero Stadium Jenny Craig Pavilion Fowler Park
Athletics	San Diego Toreros Football Men's basketball Women's basketball Baseball Men's soccer 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 1999–2000 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 2019–20