2022–23 San Diego Toreros men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2022–23
Prev Year:2021–22
Next Year:2023–24
Team:San Diego Toreros
Conference:West Coast Conference
Short Conf:WCC
Record:11–20
Conf Record:4–12
Head Coach:Steve Lavin
Hc Year:1st
Asst Coach1:John Moore
Asst Coach2:Tyus Edney
Asst Coach3:Patrick Sandle
Stadium:Jenny Craig Pavilion

The 2022–23 San Diego Toreros men's basketball team represented the University of San Diego during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Toreros were led by first-year head coach Steve Lavin They played their home games at Jenny Craig Pavilion in San Diego, California as members of the West Coast Conference.

Previous season

The Toreros finished the 2021–22 season 15–16, 7–9 in WCC play to finish in seventh place.[1] They defeated Pepperdine in the first round of the WCC tournament before losing to Portland in the second round.[2]

Offseason

On March 6, 2022, the school fired head coach Sam Scholl.[3] On April 8, the school hired former UCLA and St. John's head coach Steve Lavin as the team's new head coach.[4] Lavin had not coached since 2015.[5]

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Bryce Monroe 0 G 5'11" 170 Sophomore Transferred to IUPUI
Joey Calcaterra 2 G 6'3" 165 RS Senior Graduate transferred to UConn
Josh Parrish 4 F 6'4" 215 GS Senior Graduated
Scotty Prunty 5 G 5'11" 165 Sophomore Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons
Alijah Kuehl 14 C 6'10" 235 Freshman Left the team for personal reasons
Vladimir Pinchuk 15 C 6'11" 230 Senior Graduated
T. J. Berger 20 G 6'4" 170 Sophomore Transferred to Lafayette
Terrell Brown 21 F/C 6'10" 235 GS Senior Graduated
Patrick Caero 25 G 6'4" 195 Freshman Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons
Muon Reath 33 G/F 6'8" 185 Freshman Transferred to South Plains College

Incoming transfers

Name Num Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Jaiden Delaire 0 F 6'9" 215 GS Senior Stanford
Elliyas Delaire 2 G 6'2" 175 Sophomore Walk-on; Lewis & Clark College
Deuce Turner 4 G 6'1" Sophomore South Plains College
Bendji Pierre 5 F 6'8" Sophomore Indian River State College
Seikou Sisoho Jawara 12 G 6'3" 195 Junior Weber State
Deven Dahlke 33 G 6'2" 188 Junior Walk-on; Drake
Nic Lynch 44 C 6'11" 250 GS Senior Lehigh
Eric Williams Jr. 50 G 6'7" 195 Grad Senior Oregon

2022 recruiting class

Schedule and results

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021-22 San Diego Toreros Schedule and Results . 2022-04-20 . College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com . en.
  2. Web site: San Diego vs. Portland - Game Recap - March 4, 2022 - ESPN . 2022-04-20 . ESPN.com . en.
  3. Web site: 2022-03-06 . USD fires basketball coach Sam Scholl after four seasons . 2022-03-29 . San Diego Union-Tribune . en-US.
  4. Web site: April 8, 2022 . Former UCLA head coach Steve Lavin hired to lead USD men's basketball team . 2022-04-20 . cbs8.com . en-US.
  5. Web site: 2022-04-07 . Lavin returns to coaching at struggling San Diego . 2022-04-20 . ESPN.com . en.
  6. Web site: 2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule. usdtoreros.com.