The 2007–08 San Diego Toreros men's basketball team represented the

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during the

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. The Toreros were led by first-year head coach

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. They played their home games at

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as members of the

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. The Toreros finished the season 22–14, 11–3 in WCC play to finish in 3rd place. They won the WCC tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 13 seed in the West region. In the opening round, San Diego upset No. 4 seed

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in overtime, but fell to No. 12 seed

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in the round of 32.

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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San Diego Toreros The San Diego Toreros are the 17 teams representing the University of San Diego of San Diego, California in intercollegiate athletics. The Toreros compete in NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) of the National Collegiate At ...