The 2017–18 San Diego Toreros men's basketball team represented the

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during the

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. This was head coach Lamont Smith's third season at San Diego. The Toreros competed in the

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and played their home games at the

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

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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.

Previous season

The Toreros finished the 2016–17 season 13–18, 6–12 in WCC play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the first round of the WCC tournament to

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Offseason

Departures

2017 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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