2023–24 San Diego Toreros men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2023–24
Prev Year:2022–23
Next Year:2024–25
Team:San Diego Toreros
Conference:West Coast Conference
Short Conf:WCC
Record:18–15
Conf Record:7–9
Head Coach:Steve Lavin
Hc Year:2nd
Asst Coach1:John Moore
Ac1 Year:2nd
Asst Coach2:Tyus Edney
Ac2 Year:2nd
Asst Coach3:Patrick Sandle
Ac3 Year:2nd
Stadium:Jenny Craig Pavilion

The 2023–24 San Diego Toreros men's basketball team represented the University of San Diego during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Toreros were led by second-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 (WCC). They finished the season 18–15, 7–9 in WCC play, to finish in fifth place. As the No. 5 seed in the WCC Tournament, they defeated Pepperdine in the second round, before losing to Santa Clara in the quarterfinals.

Previous season

The Toreros finished the 2022–23 season 11–20, 4–12 in WCC play, to finish in ninth place. They lost in the first round of the WCC tournament to Portland.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Jaiden Delaire 0 F 6'9" 215 GS Senior Graduated
Jase Townsend 1 G 6'3" 195 RS Senior Graduated
Elliyas Delaire 2 G 6'2" 175 Sophomore Walk-on; not on team roster
Marcellus Earlington 10 F 6'7" 230 RS Senior Graduated
Yavuz Gultekin 11 F 6'7" 200 Senior Graduated
Seikou Sisoho Jawara 12 G 6'3" 210 Junior Mataró, SpainPlay professional overseas
Jeremiah Nyarko 20 F 6'9" 205 Freshman Transferred to Western Texas College
Nic Lynch 44 C 6'11" 260 GS Senior Graduated
Eric Williams Jr. 50 G 6'7" 195 RS Senior Graduated

2024 recruiting class

Schedule and results

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule . April 6, 2024 . usdtoreros.com.