2023–24 San Diego Toreros men's basketball team

2023–24 San Diego Toreros men's basketball
2023–24 San Diego Toreros men's basketball
Conference	West Coast Conference
Record	10–7 (0–2 WCC)
Head coach	Steve Lavin (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	John Moore; Tyus Edney; Patrick Sandle;
Home arena	Jenny Craig Pavilion

2023–24 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Saint Mary's	3	–	0	1.000	12	–	6	.667
Santa Clara	3	–	0	1.000	12	–	6	.667
San Francisco	2	–	0	1.000	13	–	4	.765
No. 23 Gonzaga	2	–	1	.667	11	–	5	.688
Portland	1	–	1	.500	7	–	10	.412
Pepperdine	1	–	2	.333	8	–	10	.444
Loyola Marymount	0	–	2	.000	7	–	9	.438
San Diego	0	–	3	.000	10	–	8	.556
Pacific	0	–	3	.000	6	–	12	.333

† 2024 WCC tournament winner As of January 12, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023–24 San Diego Toreros men's basketball team represents the University of San Diego during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Toreros are led by second-year head coach Steve Lavin. They play their home games at Jenny Craig Pavilion in San Diego, California as members of the West Coast Conference.

Previous season

The Toreros finished the 2022–23 season 11–20, 4–12 in WCC play to finish in ninth place. They lost in the first round of the WCC tournament to Portland.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Jaiden Delaire	0	F	6'9"	215	GS Senior	North Granby, CT	Graduated
Jase Townsend	1	G	6'3"	195	RS Senior	Dallas, TX	Graduated
Elliyas Delaire	2	G	6'2"	175	Sophomore	North Granby, CT	Walk-on; not on team roster
Marcellus Earlington	10	F	6'7"	230	RS Senior	Stony Point, NY	Graduated
Yavuz Gultekin	11	F	6'7"	200	Senior	Karşıyaka, Turkey	Graduated
Seikou Sisoho Jawara	12	G	6'3"	210	Junior	Mataró, Spain	Play professional overseas
Jeremiah Nyarko	20	F	6'9"	205	Freshman	Accra, Ghana	Transferred to Western Texas College
Nic Lynch	44	C	6'11"	260	GS Senior	Seattle, WA	Graduated
Eric Williams Jr.	50	G	6'7"	195	RS Senior	Port Huron, MI	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
PJ Hayes	21	F	6'6"	215	Senior	Waconia, MN	Black Hills State

2023 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jimmy Oladokun PF	Rancho Cucamonga, CA	Sierra Canyon School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Nov 16, 2022
Jimmy Oladokun PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN grade: 0
Kevin Patton Jr. PF	Temecula, CA	Rancho Christian School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Feb 5, 2023
Kevin Patton Jr. PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 0
Dragos Lungu PG	Romania	NBA Global Academy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	N/A	Feb 9, 2023
Dragos Lungu PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 0
Keyon Kensie SF	Woodland Hills, CA	Taft High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Feb 26, 2023
Keyon Kensie SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN grade: 0
Santiago Trouet PF	Argentina	N/A	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	N/A	Feb 14, 2023
Santiago Trouet PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 0
David Jordan C	Windsor, ON	Royal Crown Academic School	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Apr 28, 2023
David Jordan C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 0
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: nr Rivals: nr ESPN: nr
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "San Diego Toreros 2023 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "2023 San Diego Toreros Basketball Commits". Scout.com. "ESPN 2023 San Diego Toreros Basketball recruits". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2024 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2024 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Chas Lewless PG	Detroit, MI	Martin Luther King High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)
Chas Lewless PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN grade: 0
Gavin Ripp PF	San Jose, CA	Archbishop Mitty High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	N/A	Jul 1, 2023
Gavin Ripp PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 0
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: nr Rivals: nr ESPN: nr
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "San Diego Toreros 2024 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "2024 San Diego Toreros Basketball Commits". Scout.com. "ESPN 2024 San Diego Toreros Basketball recruits". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2023–24 San Diego Toreros men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Kevin Patton Jr.	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	Fr	Rancho Christian School	Temecula, CA
F	1	Santiago Trouet	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	Fr		Buenos Aires, Argentina
G	3	Wayne McKinney III	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Coronado HS	Coronado, CA
G	4	Deuce Turner	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Malvern Prep South Plains College	Coatesville, PA
F	5	Bendji Pierre	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	The Patrick School Indian River State College	Irvington, NJ
G	7	Dragos Lungu	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	189 lb (86 kg)	Fr	NBA Global Academy	Cluj-Napoca, Romania
G	8	Kollen Murphy (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Rancho Christian School	Pomona, CA
G	10	Neel Beniwal (W)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	The Phelps School	Garnet Valley, PA
G	11	Deven Dahlke (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	St. Mary's Drake	Phoenix, AZ
F	14	David Simon	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Royal Crown School	Windsor, ON
G	15	Josh Hecht (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	Fr	Santa Monica HS	Santa Monica, CA
G	20	Joey Chammaa (W)	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Southern California Academy	Los Angeles, CA
F	21	PJ Hayes	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Waconia HS Black Hills State	Waconia, MN
G	22	Emmanuel Callas (W)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Campolindo HS	Oakland, CA
F	23	Jimmy Oladokun Jr.	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Sierra Canyon	Los Angeles, CA
C	24	Steven Jamerson II (W)	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Crespi Carmlite HS	Los Angeles, CA
G	33	Dominic Muncey	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Cathedral Catholic HS	San Diego, CA
G	35	Keyon Kensie	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	Fr	Taft HS	Los Angeles, CA

Head coach

Steve Lavin (Chapman University)

Assistant coach(es)

John Moore (Cypress College)
Tyus Edney (UCLA)
Patrick Sandle (San Francisco State)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	Sonoma State	W 68–64	1–0	16 – McKinney III	8 – Patton Jr.	4 – Lungu	Jenny Craig Pavilion (894) San Diego, CA
November 8, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Jackson State	W 87–61	2–0	20 – Lungu	10 – Tied	5 – McKinney III	Jenny Craig Pavilion (422) San Diego, CA
November 11, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at UC San Diego	L 63–69	2–1	21 – McKinney III	5 – Tied	3 – McKinney III	LionTree Arena (2,038) San Diego, CA
November 17, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Le Moyne	W 80–71	3–1	19 – Turner	9 – Patton Jr.	5 – Lungu	Jenny Craig Pavilion (437) San Diego, CA
November 20, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Navy	W 67–59	4–1	16 – McKinney III	7 – Lungu	4 – Tied	Jenny Craig Pavilion (622) San Diego, CA
November 24, 2023* 7:30 p.m.	vs. Arkansas State Acrisure Invitational semifinals	W 71–57	5–1	18 – Turner	9 – Trouet	4 – McKinney III	Acrisure Arena (1,682) Thousand Palms, CA
November 25, 2023* 7:30 p.m.	vs. Hawai'i Acrisure Invitational championship	L 66–77	5–2	18 – Turner	7 – Kensie	1 – Tied	Acrisure Arena (1,293) Thousand Palms, CA
November 29, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Northern Colorado	W 74–72	6–2	17 – Patton Jr.	4 – Lungu	6 – Lungu	Jenny Craig Pavilion (603) San Diego, CA
December 3, 2023* 4:00 p.m., P12N	at Stanford	L 64–88	6–3	12 – Turner	5 – Tied	3 – Tied	Maples Pavilion (2,455) Stanford, CA
December 6, 2023* 6:00 p.m.	at Utah State	L 81–108	6–4	17 – Turner	5 – Jamerson II	4 – Patton Jr.	Smith Spectrum (7,078) Logan, UT
December 9, 2023* 7:30 p.m., CBSSN	Arizona State	W 89–84	7–4	23 – Tied	9 – Jamerson II	5 – Turner	Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,102) San Diego, CA
December 15, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Portland State	W 69–65	8–4	21 – McKinney III	10 – Jamerson II	5 – McKinney III	Jenny Craig Pavilion (857) San Diego, CA
December 21, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	South Dakota	W 69–66	9–4	20 – McKinney III	10 – Jamerson II	4 – Tied	Jenny Craig Pavilion (525) San Diego, CA
December 29, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Fresno State	L 67–71	9–5	25 – Turner	10 – Jamerson II	2 – Tied	Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,197) San Diego, CA
December 31, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Westcliff	W 78–65	10–5	21 – Hayes	10 – Jamerson II	5 – McKinney III	Jenny Craig Pavilion (453) San Diego, CA
WCC regular season
January 4, 2024 8:00 p.m., CBSSN	Saint Mary's	L 70–81	10–6 (0–1)	34 – Turner	8 – Jamerson II	2 – Tied	Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,159) San Diego, CA
January 6, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at No. 24 Gonzaga	L 74–101	10–7 (0–2)	24 – Turner	9 – Jamerson II	6 – Lungu	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
January 11, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	San Francisco						Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA
January 13, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Pepperdine						Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA
January 18, 2024 TBA, ESPN+	at Portland						Chiles Center Portland, OR
January 20, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Gonzaga						Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA
January 27, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Pepperdine						Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA
February 1, 2024 8:00 p.m., CBSSN	at San Francisco						War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, CA
February 3, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Santa Clara						Leavey Center Santa Clara, CA
February 7, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Loyola Marymount						Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA
February 10, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Pacific						Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA
February 15, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Portland						Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA
February 17, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Santa Clara						Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA
February 24, 2024 5:00 p.m./7:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU	at Saint Mary's						University Credit Union Pavilion Moraga, CA
February 29, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Loyola Marymount						Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
March 2, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Pacific						Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA
WCC tournament
March 7–12, 2024 TBA	vs. TBA						Orleans Arena Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source:^[1]

References

↑ "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". usdtoreros.com.

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