2024–25 UC San Diego Tritons men's basketball team explained

Sport:basketball
Prev Year:2023–24
Year:2024–25
Team:UC San Diego Tritons
Conference:Big West Conference
Short Conf:Big West
Record:6–2
Conf Record:0–0
Head Coach:Eric Olen
Hc Year:12th
Assoc Coach:Clint Allard
Asst Coach1:Tom Tankelewicz
Asst Coach2:Steven Aldridge
Asst Coach3:Sam Stapleton
Asst Coach4:Mikey Howell
Arena:LionTree Arena
Champion:Boardwalk Battle champions

The 2024–25 UC San Diego Tritons men's basketball team represents the University of California, San Diego during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tritons, led by 12th-year head coach Eric Olen, play their home games at LionTree Arena in La Jolla, California, as members of the Big West Conference.

Previous season

The Tritons finished the 2023–24 season 21–12, 15–5 in Big West play to finish in second place.[1] Since they were in the final year of the a four-year mandatory transition period from Division II to Division I, they were ineligible to participate in the Big West tournament.[2] They received an invitation to the CBI, receiving the #2 seed,[3] where they would be upset by Chicago State in the first round.[4]

Schedule and results

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Notes and References

  1. News: 2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings. The Big West. October 29, 2024. en.
  2. News: UC San Diego Formally Joins Big West as Part of Transition to Division I. UC San Diego. October 28, 2024. en.
  3. News: Teams. College Basketball Invitational. October 29, 2024. en.
  4. News: Cardet scores 30 to lead Chicago State over UC San Diego 77-75 in CBI. AP News. October 29, 2024. en.
  5. News: 2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule. UC San Diego. October 29, 2024. en.
  6. News: UC San Diego Tritons 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule. ESPN. October 29, 2024. en.