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(USD). The Toreros compete in

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as a member of the

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(WCC). The team plays its home games at the

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. The Toreros won their first WCC title in 1983–84, when the conference was known as the West Coast Athletic Conference.

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was named the conference coach of the year. The team played in the

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Rivalries

University of San Diego's biggest rival is cross town, out of conference,

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. USD trails 14-23 all-time with both programs at the Division I level. Since the 2001–02 season the Toreros have been 3–15 against the Aztecs, but led the series 10–9 prior to that. As of the 2022–23 season, the last Toreros win came during the 2018–19 season at SDSU. They also won against them during a game at Petco Park during the 2015–16 season, at the time the fifth game since 2011 to be played outside; it was also the first time Petco Park hosted a basketball game. The Toreros won 53–48.

College admissions scandal

Lamont Smith, who coached the team from 2015 to 2018, was accused of accepting a bribe as part of the 2019 college admissions bribery scandal while he was coach of the team, allegedly illegally helping a

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real estate developer's children gain admission to the university.

Postseason results

NCAA Division I

The Toreros have appeared in four NCAA Division I Tournaments. Their combined record is 1–4.

NCAA Division II

The Toreros appeared in five NCAA Division II Tournaments. Their combined record was 4–6.

NIT results

The Toreros have appeared in the

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(NIT) once, in 2019.

CIT results

The Toreros have appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) two times. Their combined record is 4–2.

Record by coach

¹ Invitations

Results by Season, Last 12 Years

2024–2025 (6-27) (2-16 Conference)
2023–2024 (18-15) (7-9 Conference)
2022–2023 (11-20) (4–12 Conference)
2021–2022 (15-16) (7–9 Conference)
2020–2021 (3-11) (2-7 Conference)
2018–2019 (21–14) (7–9 Conference)
2017–2018 (20–14) (9–9 Conference)
2016–2017 (13–18) (6–12 Conference)
2015–2016 (9–21) (4–14 Conference)
2014–2015 (15–16) (8–10 Conference)
2013–2014 (18–17) (7–11 Conference)
2012–2013 (16–18) (7–9 Conference)

Toreros in the NBA

* Stan Washington *

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* Mike Brown *

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* David Fizdale *

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* Chris Grant

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:San Diego Toreros Men's Basketball