UC San Diego Tritons men's basketball

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UC San Diego Tritons men's basketball
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University University of California San Diego
First season1965;59 years ago (1965)
All-time record712–683 (.510) [1]
Head coach Eric Olen (12th season)
Conference Big West Conference
Location La Jolla, California
Arena LionTree Arena
(capacity: 4,200)
Nickname Tritons
ColorsBlue and gold [2]
   
Uniforms
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Home
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NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
Division III: 1991
Division II: 2016, 2017
NCAA tournament round of 32
Division III: 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994
Division II: 2016, 2017, 2019
NCAA tournament appearances
Division III: 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994
Division II: 2008, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Conference tournament champions
CCAA
2008, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
Conference regular season champions
CCAA
2017, 2019, 2020

The UC San Diego Tritons men's basketball team is the men's college basketball program that represents the University of California, San Diego. The Tritons compete in NCAA Division I as a member of the Big West Conference (BWC). The team plays its home games at LionTree Arena.

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History

At the end of the 2007–08 season, they won the CCAA tournament and advanced to the first round of the NCAA West Regionals. After a relatively dry spell, the team has seen most of its success in recent years under Eric Olen. In 2015–16, they were the NCAA West Region runners-up. The 2016–17 season was the first in which they won the CCAA regular-season title; they also won the CCAA Tournament and were again NCAA West Region runners-up. [3] The team won the CCAA Tournament again in 2017–18, but dropped in the NCAA West Regional quarterfinals. The Tritons have the most CCAA Tournament titles of any current CCAA member school, with three.

Triton basketball transitioned to NCAA Division I and the Big West Conference in 2020. They will not be eligible to participate in March Madness until the reclassification period ends in 2024. [4]

Postseason results

The Tritons have appeared in six Division II tournaments and four Division III tournaments.

NCAA Division II tournament results

YearRoundOpponentResult
2008 First Round Alaska Anchorage L 60–80
2016 First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		 Chico State
Cal Baptist
Western Oregon 		W 76–64
W 71–69
L 55–60
2017 First Round Dixie State
Cal Baptist
Chico State		W 94–68
W 84–80
L 86–94
2018 First RoundCal BaptistL 67–81
2019 First Round
Second Round		 Cal Poly Pomona
Point Loma Nazarene 		W 61–50
L 50–73
2020 First Round Western Washington Cancelled

NCAA Division III tournament results

YearRoundOpponentResult
1990 Second Round Nebraska Wesleyan L 75–77
1991 Second Round
Sectional Semifinal		 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
Otterbein 		W 76–72
L 95–108
1992 Second Round Cal Lutheran L 70–88
1994 First Round
Second Round		 Pomona-Pitzer
Cal Lutheran		W 67–66
L 81–95

CBI results

The Tritons have appeared in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) once in 2024. Their combined record is 0–1.

YearRoundOpponentResult
2024 First RoundChicago StateL 75-77 [5]

Yearly records

The Tritons tip off a 2016 home game against SFSU UCSD Basketball Tipoff vs SF State.jpg
The Tritons tip off a 2016 home game against SFSU
Statistics overview
SeasonCoachOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Pre-Division II (1965–2000)
1965–66Jack Shawcroft 1–1 (.500)
1966–67 Neale Stoner 9–10
1967–68Neale Stoner 10–14
1968–69Neale Stoner 19–8
Neale Stoner:38–32 (.543)
1969–70Barry Cunningham 13–14
1970–71Barry Cunningham 14–12
1971–72Barry Cunningham 13–13
Barry Cunningham (1969–72):40–39 (.506)
1972–73Bill Reeves 13–13
1973–74Bill Reeves 14–12
Bill Reeves:27–25 (.519)
1974–75Barry Cunningham 13–13
1975–76Barry Cunningham 11–15
Barry Cunningham (1974–76):24–28 (.462)
1976–77Dick Satterlee 4–24 (.143)
1977–78Barry Cunningham 8–19
1978–79Barry Cunningham 9–21
Barry Cunningham (1977–79):17–40 (.298)
Barry Cunningham (overall):81–107 (.431)
1979–80Ron Carter 17–13 (.567)
1980–81 John Block 9–17
1981–82John Block 10–16
1982–83John Block 13–13
John Block:32–46 (.410)
1983–84Tom Marshall 11–17
1984–85Tom Marshall 13–13
1985–86Tom Marshall 14–12
1986–87Tom Marshall 18–8
1987–88Tom Marshall 17–9
1988–89Tom Marshall 9–17
1989–90Tom Marshall 20–7NCAA DIII West Region 2nd round [6]
1990–91Tom Marshall 23–4NCAA DIII Sectional Semifinal
1991–92Tom Marshall 22–5NCAA DIII West Region 2nd round
1992–93Tom Marshall 17–8
1993–94Tom Marshall 21–5NCAA DIII West Region 2nd round
Tom Marshall:185–105 (.638)
1994–95Greg Lanthier 12–13
1995–96Greg Lanthier 11–14
1996–97Greg Lanthier 17–8
1997–98Greg Lanthier 18–7
1998–99Greg Lanthier 20–5
1999–2000Greg Lanthier 5–20
Greg Lanthier (Div. III):83–67 (.553)
Pre-Division II Era:185–105 (.638)
Division II Era (California Collegiate Athletic Association)(2000–2020)
2000–01Greg Lanthier 4–233–1912th
2001–02Greg Lanthier 8–215–1711th
2002–03Greg Lanthier 7–216–1610th
2003–04Greg Lanthier 9–189–137th
Greg Lanthier (Div. II):28–83 (.252)23–65 (.261)
Greg Lanthier:111–149 (.427)23–65 (.261)
2004–05Bill Carr 11–167–138th
2005–06Bill Carr 15–1412–8T-4th
2006–07Bill Carr 11–167–138th
Bill Carr:38–45 (.458)29–33 (.468)
2007–08Chris Carlson 18–1211–9T-3rdNCAA DII West Region Quarterfinals
2008–09Chris Carlson 17–1113–7T-5th CCAA tournament semifinals
2009–10Chris Carlson 8–177–159th
2010–11Chris Carlson 11–176–1611th
2011–12Chris Carlson 10–176–1611th
2012–13Chris Carlson 11–1510–127thCCAA Tournament quarterfinals
Chris Carlson:75–89 (.457)53–75 (.414)
2013–14Eric Olen 15–1111–117th
2014–15Eric Olen 16–1114–8T-4thCCAA Tournament quarterfinals
2015–16Eric Olen 24–815–52nd NCAA DII West Region Final
2016–17Eric Olen 27–617–31st NCAA DII West Region Final
2017–18Eric Olen 21–1115–7T-3rd NCAA DII West Region quarterfinal
2018–19Eric Olen 26–817–5T-1st NCAA DII West Region semifinal
2019-20Eric Olen 30-121-11st NCAA DII West Region Tournament (Cancelled due to COVID-19)
Division II Era:300–273 (.524)215–213 (.502)
Division I Era (Big West Conference)(2020–Present)
2020-21Eric Olen 7-10--No Placement
2021-22Eric Olen 13-16--11th*
2022-23Eric Olen 10-205-139th
2023-24Eric Olen 21-1215-52nd CBI First Round
Eric Olen:210-114 (.648)130-58 (.691)
Total:849–751 (.531)

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

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References

  1. ↑ "Basketball Record Book – UCSDTritons.com—Official Web Site of UC San Diego Athletics" (PDF). UCSDTritons.com. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
  2. ↑ "UC San Diego Brand Guidelines" (PDF). July 6, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
  3. ↑ Leonard, Tod (March 13, 2017). "UCSD falls to Chico St. in West Regional finals". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
  4. ↑ Schneider, Gabe (November 27, 2017). "UC San Diego to Move to Division I Sports". The Triton. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Season Ends with Loss in Ro College Basketball Invitational". 23 March 2024.
  6. ↑ "Men's Basketball Postseason History" (PDF). UCSDTritons.com. University of California San Diego. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  7. ↑ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Standings".
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