| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2021–22 |
| Prev Year: | 2020–21 |
| Next Year: | 2022–23 |
| Team: | San Diego Toreros |
| Conference: | West Coast Conference |
| Short Conf: | WCC |
| Record: | 15–16 |
| Conf Record: | 7–9 |
| Head Coach: | Sam Scholl |
| Hc Year: | 4th |
| Asst Coach1: | Martin Bahar |
| Asst Coach2: | Jerry Brown |
| Asst Coach3: | Mitch Charlens |
| Stadium: | Jenny Craig Pavilion |
The 2021–22 San Diego Toreros men's basketball team represented the University of San Diego during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Toreros were led by head coach Sam Scholl who was in his fourth and final year at that time. They played their home games at the Jenny Craig Pavilion in San Diego, California, as members of the West Coast Conference (WCC). They finished the season 15–16, 7–9 in WCC play, and got the seventh place.[1] They defeated Pepperdine in the first round of the WCC tournament before losing to Portland in the second round.[2]
On March 6, 2022, the school fired head coach Sam Scholl.[3] The school hired former UCLA and St. John's head coach Steve Lavin on April 8, as the team's new head coach.[4] Lavin had not coached any team since 2015.[5]
In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Toreros finished the 2020–21 season 3–11, 2–7, 9th place in the WCC play.[6] They lost in the first round of the WCC tournament to San Francisco.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Humphrey | 0 | G | 6'2" | 185 | RS Sophomore | Transferred to Salt Lake CC | ||
| Frankie Hughes | 3 | G | 6'4" | 195 | RS Junior | Graduate transferred to Slippery Rock | ||
| 5 | G | 6'4" | 175 | Junior | Transferred to Vermont | |||
| Mikal Gjerde | 10 | F | 6'7" | 200 | Sophomore | Transferred to Rockhurst | ||
| Jared Rodriguez | 20 | F | 6'7" | 205 | RS Junior | Transferred to Idaho State | ||
| Chris Herren Jr. | 24 | G | 6'3" | 175 | Junior | Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons | ||
| Yauhen Massalski | 25 | F | 6'10" | 245 | Senior | Graduate transferred to San Francisco | ||
| Jason Gallant | 31 | G | 6'2" | 180 | RS Freshman | Walk-on; transferred | ||
| Ben Pyle | 33 | F | 6'7" | 185 | Junior | Transferred | ||
| Jack Vaske | 40 | F | 6'10" | 195 | Freshman | Walk-on; did not return |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryce Monroe | 0 | G | 5'11" | 170 | Sophomore | Transferred from Sam Houston State | ||
| Jase Townsend | 1 | G | 6'3" | 175 | Senior | Transferred from Denver | ||
| Marcellus Earlington | 10 | G/F | 6'6" | 240 | Senior | Transferred from St. John's | ||
| T. J. Berger | 20 | G | 6'4" | 170 | Sophomore | Transferred from Georgetown | ||
| Terrell Brown | 21 | F/C | 6'10" | 235 | GS Senior | Graduate transferred from Pittsburgh |
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