UC_San_Diego_Tritons_men's_basketball
UC San Diego Tritons men's basketball
UC San Diego's men's basketball team
The UC San Diego Tritons men's basketball team is the men's college basketball program that represents the University of California, San Diego. The Tritons compete in NCAA Division I as a member of the Big West Conference (BWC). The team plays their home games at LionTree Arena.
| UC San Diego Tritons | |||
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| University | University of California San Diego | ||
| First season | 1965 | ||
| All-time record | 712–683 (.510)[1] | ||
| 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[2] | ||
| 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
At the end of the 2007–08 season, they won the CCAA tournament and advanced to 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 2015–16, they were the NCAA West Region runners-up. The 2016–17 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.[3] The team won the CCAA Tournament again in 2017–18, 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 transitioned to 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.[4]
The Tritons have appeared in six Division II tournaments and four Division III tournaments.
NCAA Division II tournament results
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | First Round | Alaska Anchorage | L 60–80 |
| 2016 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen | Chico State Cal Baptist Western Oregon | W 76–64 W 71–69 L 55–60 |
| 2017 | First Round | Dixie State Cal Baptist Chico State | W 94–68 W 84–80 L 86–94 |
| 2018 | First Round | Cal Baptist | L 67–81 |
| 2019 | First Round Second Round | Cal Poly Pomona Point Loma Nazarene | W 61–50 L 50–73 |
| 2020 | First Round | Western Washington | Cancelled |
NCAA Division III tournament results
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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| 1990 | Second Round | Nebraska Wesleyan | L 75–77 |
| 1991 | Second Round Sectional Semifinal | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Otterbein | W 76–72 L 95–108 |
| 1992 | Second Round | Cal Lutheran | L 70–88 |
| 1994 | First Round Second Round | Pomona-Pitzer Cal Lutheran | W 67–66 L 81–95 |
CBI results
The Tritons have appeared in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) once in 2024. Their combined record is 0–1.
| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Pre-Division II (1965–2000) | |||||||||
| 1965–66 | Jack Shawcroft | 1–1 (.500) | |||||||
| 1966–67 | Neale Stoner | 9–10 | |||||||
| 1967–68 | Neale Stoner | 10–14 | |||||||
| 1968–69 | Neale Stoner | 19–8 | |||||||
| Neale Stoner: | 38–32 (.543) | ||||||||
| 1969–70 | Barry Cunningham | 13–14 | |||||||
| 1970–71 | Barry Cunningham | 14–12 | |||||||
| 1971–72 | Barry Cunningham | 13–13 | |||||||
| Barry Cunningham (1969–72): | 40–39 (.506) | ||||||||
| 1972–73 | Bill Reeves | 13–13 | |||||||
| 1973–74 | Bill Reeves | 14–12 | |||||||
| Bill Reeves: | 27–25 (.519) | ||||||||
| 1974–75 | Barry Cunningham | 13–13 | |||||||
| 1975–76 | Barry Cunningham | 11–15 | |||||||
| Barry Cunningham (1974–76): | 24–28 (.462) | ||||||||
| 1976–77 | Dick Satterlee | 4–24 (.143) | |||||||
| 1977–78 | Barry Cunningham | 8–19 | |||||||
| 1978–79 | Barry Cunningham | 9–21 | |||||||
| Barry Cunningham (1977–79): | 17–40 (.298) | ||||||||
| Barry Cunningham (overall): | 81–107 (.431) | ||||||||
| 1979–80 | Ron Carter | 17–13 (.567) | |||||||
| 1980–81 | John Block | 9–17 | |||||||
| 1981–82 | John Block | 10–16 | |||||||
| 1982–83 | John Block | 13–13 | |||||||
| John Block: | 32–46 (.410) | ||||||||
| 1983–84 | Tom Marshall | 11–17 | |||||||
| 1984–85 | Tom Marshall | 13–13 | |||||||
| 1985–86 | Tom Marshall | 14–12 | |||||||
| 1986–87 | Tom Marshall | 18–8 | |||||||
| 1987–88 | Tom Marshall | 17–9 | |||||||
| 1988–89 | Tom Marshall | 9–17 | |||||||
| 1989–90 | Tom Marshall | 20–7 | NCAA DIII West Region 2nd round[6] | ||||||
| 1990–91 | Tom Marshall | 23–4 | NCAA DIII Sectional Semifinal | ||||||
| 1991–92 | Tom Marshall | 22–5 | NCAA DIII West Region 2nd round | ||||||
| 1992–93 | Tom Marshall | 17–8 | |||||||
| 1993–94 | Tom Marshall | 21–5 | NCAA DIII West Region 2nd round | ||||||
| Tom Marshall: | 185–105 (.638) | ||||||||
| 1994–95 | Greg Lanthier | 12–13 | |||||||
| 1995–96 | Greg Lanthier | 11–14 | |||||||
| 1996–97 | Greg Lanthier | 17–8 | |||||||
| 1997–98 | Greg Lanthier | 18–7 | |||||||
| 1998–99 | Greg Lanthier | 20–5 | |||||||
| 1999–2000 | Greg Lanthier | 5–20 | |||||||
| Greg Lanthier (Div. III): | 83–67 (.553) | ||||||||
| Pre-Division II Era: | 185–105 (.638) | ||||||||
| Division II Era (California Collegiate Athletic Association) (2000–2020) | |||||||||
| 2000–01 | Greg Lanthier | 4–23 | 3–19 | 12th | |||||
| 2001–02 | Greg Lanthier | 8–21 | 5–17 | 11th | |||||
| 2002–03 | Greg Lanthier | 7–21 | 6–16 | 10th | |||||
| 2003–04 | Greg Lanthier | 9–18 | 9–13 | 7th | |||||
| Greg Lanthier (Div. II): | 28–83 (.252) | 23–65 (.261) | |||||||
| Greg Lanthier: | 111–149 (.427) | 23–65 (.261) | |||||||
| 2004–05 | Bill Carr | 11–16 | 7–13 | 8th | |||||
| 2005–06 | Bill Carr | 15–14 | 12–8 | T-4th | |||||
| 2006–07 | Bill Carr | 11–16 | 7–13 | 8th | |||||
| Bill Carr: | 38–45 (.458) | 29–33 (.468) | |||||||
| 2007–08 | Chris Carlson | 18–12 | 11–9 | T-3rd | NCAA DII West Region Quarterfinals | ||||
| 2008–09 | Chris Carlson | 17–11 | 13–7 | T-5th | CCAA tournament semifinals | ||||
| 2009–10 | Chris Carlson | 8–17 | 7–15 | 9th | |||||
| 2010–11 | Chris Carlson | 11–17 | 6–16 | 11th | |||||
| 2011–12 | Chris Carlson | 10–17 | 6–16 | 11th | |||||
| 2012–13 | Chris Carlson | 11–15 | 10–12 | 7th | CCAA Tournament quarterfinals | ||||
| Chris Carlson: | 75–89 (.457) | 53–75 (.414) | |||||||
| 2013–14 | Eric Olen | 15–11 | 11–11 | 7th | |||||
| 2014–15 | Eric Olen | 16–11 | 14–8 | T-4th | CCAA Tournament quarterfinals | ||||
| 2015–16 | Eric Olen | 24–8 | 15–5 | 2nd | NCAA DII West Region Final | ||||
| 2016–17 | Eric Olen | 27–6 | 17–3 | 1st | NCAA DII West Region Final | ||||
| 2017–18 | Eric Olen | 21–11 | 15–7 | T-3rd | NCAA DII West Region quarterfinal | ||||
| 2018–19 | Eric Olen | 26–8 | 17–5 | 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: | 300–273 (.524) | 215–213 (.502) | |||||||
| Division I Era (Big West Conference) (2020–Present) | |||||||||
| 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) | |||||||
| Total: | 849–751 (.531) | ||||||||
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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. [7]
- UC San Diego is ineligible for conference or NCAA postseason events until the 2024-25 season due to DI reclassification restrictions.
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- "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.
- "Men's Basketball Postseason History" (PDF). UCSDTritons.com. University of California San Diego. Retrieved March 17, 2018.