The 2018–19 San Diego Toreros men's basketball team represented the University of San Diego 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 West Coast Conference. They finished the season 21-15, 7-9 to finish in 7th place. As the No. 7 seed in the WCC Tournament, they defeated

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, Santa Clara and

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to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Saint Mary’s. They received an at-large bid to the NIT where they lost in the first round to

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Previous season

The Toreros finished the 2017–18 season 20–14, 9–9 in WCC play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place. They lost to

in the quarterfinals of the WCC tournament. The Toreros were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated

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in the first round, in a game referred to as the Riley Wallace Classic, and

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in the second round before losing in the quarterfinals to

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. On March 8, 2018, head coach Lamont Smith, who had been placed on administrative leave following an arrest for domestic violence 10 days earlier, resigned as head coach. Assistant coach

took over as acting head coach for the Toreros during the WCC Tournament and the CIT. On April 2, the school announced Scholl would remain the head coach.

Offseason

Departures

2018 recruiting class

2019 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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