UC San Diego Tritons women's basketball

UC San Diego Tritons women's basketball
UC San Diego Tritons women's basketball
	2024–25 UC San Diego Tritons women's basketball team
University	University of California, San Diego
First season	1971;54 years ago
Head coach	Heidi VanDerveer (13th season)
Conference	Big West Conference
Location	La Jolla, California
Arena	LionTree Arena ; (capacity: 4,000)
Nickname	Tritons
Colors	Blue and gold;
NCAA tournament Final Four
	Division II: 2007
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
	Division II: 2007
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
	Division II: 2007, 2012, 2016
NCAA tournament round of 32
	Division II: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2016, 2018, 2019 ; Division III: 1996, 1997, 1998
NCAA tournament appearances
	Division I: 2025; Division II: 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020; Division III: 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000
Conference tournament champions
	CCAA: 2013, 2019, 2020; Big West: 2025

Last updated March 25, 2025

For information on all UC San Diego sports, see UC San Diego Tritons

The UC San Diego Tritons women's basketball team is the women'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.

Postseason appearances

NCAA Division I

The Tritons have made one appearance in the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament. Their record is 0–1

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
2025	#16	First Four	#16 Southern	L 56–68

NCAA Division II

The Tritons made 12 appearances in the NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament. They had a combined record of 12–12.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2004	First round	Seattle Pacific	L 59–79
2006	First round	Seattle Pacific	L 57–62
2007	First round Regional semifinals Regional finals Elite Eight Final Four	Western Washington Alaska Anchorage Chico State Glenville State Southern Connecticut	W 78–45 W 66–51 W 80–63 W 71–61 L 53–67
2008	First round Regional semifinals	Cal State San Bernardino Seattle Pacific	W 59–46 L 67–76
2009	First round Regional semifinals	Cal State Dominguez Hills Alaska Anchorage	W 65–66 L 49–52
2010	First round	Humboldt State	L 72–76
2012	First round Regional semifinals Regional finals	Chico State Western Washington Alaska Anchorage	W 84–66 W 81–66 L 63–68
2013	First round	Grand Canyon	L 57–68
2016	First round Regional semifinals Regional finals	Cal State East Bay Azusa Pacific Alaska Anchorage	W 74–59 W 87–77 L 57–72
2017	First round	Simon Fraser	L 65–69
2018	First round Regional semifinals	Seattle Pacific Montana State Billings	W 64–51 L 73–75
2019	First round Regional semifinals	Dominican (CA) Azusa Pacific	W 81–58 L 61–64

References

↑ "UC San Diego Brand Guidelines" (PDF). July 6, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2016.

External links

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[1] "UC San Diego Brand Guidelines" (PDF). July 6, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2016.

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v t e UC San Diego Tritons women's basketball
Venues	LionTree Arena (1995–present)
People	Head coaches
Seasons	List of seasons 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

v t e Big West Conference women's basketball
Teams	Cal Poly Mustangs Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Northridge Matadors Hawaii Rainbow Wahine Long Beach State Beach UC Davis Aggies UC Irvine Anteaters UC Riverside Highlanders UC San Diego Tritons UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
Championships & awards	Big West Conference women's basketball tournament Player of the Year Coach of the Year
Seasons	1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25