The 2024–25 San Diego Toreros men's basketball team represents the University of San Diego during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Toreros, led by third-year head coach Steve Lavin, play their home games at the Jenny Craig Pavilion in San Diego, California, as members of the West Coast Conference (WCC).
| 2024–25 San Diego Toreros men's basketball | |
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| Conference | West Coast Conference |
| Record | 1–3 (0–0 WCC) |
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| Home arena | Jenny Craig Pavilion |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Mary's | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Gonzaga | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 2 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portland | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola Marymount | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 2 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pepperdine | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 2 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 3 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Santa Clara | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 3 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2025 WCC tournament winner As of November 17, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous season
editThe Toreros finished the 2023–24 season 18–15, 7–9 in WCC play, to finish in fifth place. As the No. 5 seed in the WCC Tournament, they defeated Pepperdine in the second round, before losing to Santa Clara in the quarterfinals.
Offseason
editDepartures
edit| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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| Kevin Patton Jr. | 0 | G | 6'8" | 197 | Freshman | Temecula, CA | Transferred to USC[1] |
| Wayne McKinney III | 3 | G | 6'0" | 190 | Junior | Coronado, CA | Transferred to San Diego State[2] |
| Deuce Turner | 4 | G | 6'2" | 185 | Junior | Coatesville, PA | Transferred to UCSB |
| Kollen Murphy | 8 | G | 6'2" | 175 | Freshman | Pomona, CA | Walk-on; left the team |
| PJ Hayes | 21 | F | 6'6" | 215 | Senior | Waconia, MN | Graduate transferred to Rutgers[3] |
| Jimmy Oladokun Jr. | 23 | F | 6'9" | 220 | Freshman | Los Angeles, CA | Transferred to Rice |
Incoming transfers
edit| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
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| KJay Bradley | 0 | G | 6'1" | 175 | Junior | Los Angeles, CA | San Diego City College |
| Colby Brooks | 14 | F | 6'7" | 215 |  Senior |
Los Angeles, CA | Walk-on; Gonzaga[4] |
| Kody Clouet | 21 | G | 6'5" | 210 | Senior | San Marcos, CA | Southeastern Oklahoma State[5] |
2024 recruiting class
edit| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Chas Lewless PG |
Detroit, MI | Martin Luther King High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN grade: 0
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| Gavin Ripp PF |
San Jose, CA | Archbishop Mitty High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | N/A | Jul 1, 2023 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 0 | ||||||
| Jackson Gaffney SG |
Radnor, PA | Rocktop Academy | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | N/A | Jun 20, 2024 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 0 | ||||||
| Kean Webb C |
Draper, UT | Golden State Prep of Napa Christian | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | N/A | May 7, 2024 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 0 | ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: nr Rivals: nr ESPN: nr | ||||||
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2025 recruiting class
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| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
| D'Arrae Goodwin PF |
Wheeling, WV | Linsley School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Aug 7, 2024 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN grade: 0
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| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: nr Rivals: nr ESPN: nr | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
edit| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| November 1, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Sonoma State | W 73–61 | 17 – Kensie | 10 – Trouet | 4 – Bradley Jr. | Jenny Craig Pavilion (2) San Diego, CA | |||||
| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| November 6, 2024* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Rider | L 67–68 | 0–1 |
24 – Bradley Jr. | 13 – Trouet | 3 – tied | Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA | ||||
| November 8, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Boston University | W 74–60 | 1–1 |
28 – Bradley Jr. | 10 – Trouet | 7 – Bradley Jr. | Jenny Craig Pavilion (731) San Diego, CA | ||||
| November 12, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Portland State | L 76–85 | 1–2 |
20 – Kensie | 9 – Jamerson II | 3 – Kensie | Jenny Craig Pavilion (507) San Diego, CA | ||||
| November 16, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Idaho State | L 66–78 | 1–3 |
15 – Clouet | 8 – Jamerson II | 4 – Bradley Jr. | Jenny Craig Pavilion (297) San Diego, CA | ||||
| November 22, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Southern Utah San Diego Multi-Team Event |
Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA | |||||||||
| November 24, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Idaho San Diego Multi-Team Event |
Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA | |||||||||
| November 27, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Marian (WI) | Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA | |||||||||
| December 3, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Arizona State | Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ | |||||||||
| December 7, 2024* 7:00 p.m., YurView |
at San Diego State City Championship |
Viejas Arena San Diego, CA | |||||||||
| December 10, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Long Beach State | Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA | |||||||||
| December 14, 2024* 4:00 p.m., MW Network |
at Fresno State | Save Mart Center Fresno, CA | |||||||||
| December 21, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
UC San Diego | Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA | |||||||||
| December 28, 2024* TBA |
vs. Grand Canyon West Coast Hoops Showdown |
Intuit Dome Inglewood, CA | |||||||||
| WCC regular season | |||||||||||
| December 30, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Pacific | Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA | |||||||||
| January 2, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Santa Clara | Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA | |||||||||
| January 6, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Oregon State | Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR | |||||||||
| January 8, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Gonzaga | McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA | |||||||||
| January 11, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Saint Mary's | Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA | |||||||||
| January 16, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Washington State | Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA | |||||||||
| January 18, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Loyola Marymount | Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | |||||||||
| January 23, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Portland | Chiles Center Portland, OR | |||||||||
| January 25, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at San Francisco | Sobrato Center San Francisco, CA | |||||||||
| January 30, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Pepperdine | Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA | |||||||||
| February 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Loyola Marymount | Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA | |||||||||
| February 6, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Pacific | Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA | |||||||||
| February 8, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Santa Clara | Leavey Center Santa Clara, CA | |||||||||
| February 13, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Pepperdine | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA | |||||||||
| February 15, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
San Francisco | Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA | |||||||||
| February 22, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Oregon State | Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA | |||||||||
| February 27, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Washington State | Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA | |||||||||
| March 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Portland | Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA | |||||||||
| WCC tournament | |||||||||||
| March 6–11, 2025 TBA |
vs. | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV | |||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time. | |||||||||||
Source:[6]
References
edit- ^ Tipton, Joe (May 20, 2024). "San Diego transfer wing Kevin Patton Jr. commits to USC". On3.com. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
- ^ Zeigler, Mark (May 2, 2024). "SDSU basketball gets commitment from veteran guard to replace Lamont Butler". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Archived from the original on June 13, 2024. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
- ^ Fonseca, Brian (May 22, 2024). "Why sharpshooter PJ Hayes 'fell in love' with Rutgers, chose to transfer to Scarlet Knights". NJ.com. Archived from the original on May 22, 2024. Retrieved September 23, 2024. (subscription required)
- ^ Lawson, Theo (September 19, 2024). "Former Gonzaga walk-on Colby Brooks transferring to San Diego". The Spokesman-Review. Archived from the original on September 23, 2024. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
- ^ "Kody Clouet will continue his college career at San Diego". USbasket.com. May 14, 2024. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
- ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". usdtoreros.com. Retrieved September 23, 2024.