2024–25 UC San Diego Tritons men's basketball team

2024–25 UC San Diego Tritons men's basketball
2024–25 UC San Diego Tritons men's basketball
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 Big West)
Head coach	Eric Olen (12th season);
Associate head coach	Clint Allard
Assistant coaches	Tom Tankelewicz; Steven Aldridge; Sam Stapleton; Mikey Howell;
Home arena	LionTree Arena
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 UC San Diego Tritons men's basketball team will represent the University of California, San Diego during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tritons, led by 12th-year head coach Eric Olen, will play their home games at the LionTree Arena in La Jolla, California, as members of the Big West Conference.

2024–25 Big West men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Cal Poly	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Cal State Bakersfield	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Cal State Fullerton	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Cal State Northridge	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Hawai'i	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Long Beach State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UC Davis	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UC Irvine	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UC Riverside	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UC San Diego	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UC Santa Barbara	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2025 Big West tournament winner

Previous season

The Tritons finished the 2023–24 season 21–12, 15–5 in Big West play to finish in second place.^[1] Since they were in the final year of the a four-year mandatory transition period from Division II to Division I, they were ineligible to participate in the Big West tournament.^[2] They received an invitation to the CBI, receiving the #2 seed,^[3] where they would be upset by Chicago State in the first round.^[4]

Roster

2024–25 UC San Diego Tritons men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Camden McCormick	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Francis Parker School	San Diego, California
G	1	Ryder Elisaldez	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Bishop Gorman HS	Las Vegas, Nevada
G/F	2	Christopher Cox	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	Fr	Cottonwood HS	Salt Lake City, Utah
G	3	Hayden Gray	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Azusa Pacific	San Diego, California
F	4	Cade Pendleton	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS So	East Hamilton HS	Chattanooga, Tennessee
G	5	Justin Rochelin	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Jr	Oregon State	Encino, California
G	8	Chris Howell	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Saint Mary's	San Diego, California
G	11	Jasen Brooks	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS Fr	Cleveland HS	Cleveland, Tennessee
G/F	12	Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Hawaii–Hilo	Wellington, New Zealand
G/F	13	Tyler McGhie	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Southern Nazarene	Denton, Texas
G/F	15	Quin Patterson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Mount Si HS	Snoqualmie, Washington
G	20	Aidan Burke	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Phillips Exeter Academy	Los Gatos, California
G	22	Yaqub Mir	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS Fr	Granite Bay HS	Granite Bay, California
F	24	Nordin Kapic	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Jr	Lynn	Vienna, Austria
F	31	Milos Vicentic	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	GS	McKendree	Belgrade, Serbia
F	33	Maximo Milovich	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	213 lb (97 kg)	GS	Biola	Buenos Aires, Argentina

Head coach

Eric Olen (Spring Hill)

Assistant coach(es)

Clint Allard (UC San Diego)
Tom Tankelewicz (Western Carolina)
Steven Aldridge (San Diego City)
Sam Stapleton (Occidental)
Mikey Howell (UC San Diego)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 29, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 6, 2024* 7:00 pm	at San Diego State	Viejas Arena San Diego, CA
November 9, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Pepperdine	LionTree Arena La Jolla, CA
November 12, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Sacramento State	LionTree Arena La Jolla, CA
November 16, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Seattle	LionTree Arena La Jolla, CA
November 21, 2024* 10:00 am	vs. La Salle Boardwalk Battle Quarterfinals	Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL
November 22, 2024*	vs. James Madison/UIC Boardwalk Battle	Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL
November 23, 2024* 5:30 pm	vs. East Carolina/Jacksonville State/Toledo/Stetson Boardwalk Battle	Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL
November 30, 2024* 4:00 pm, ESPN+	La Verne	LionTree Arena La Jolla, CA
December 5, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at UC Santa Barbara	The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA
December 7, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Cal State Bakersfield	LionTree Arena La Jolla, CA
December 15, 2024* 4:00 pm, ESPN+	at Idaho	ICCU Arena Moscow, ID
December 17, 2024* 6:00 pm	at Utah State	Smith Spectrum Logan, UT
December 21, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at San Diego	Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA
December 28, 2024* 4:00 pm, ESPN+	Occidental	LionTree Arena La Jolla, CA
January 4, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Cal State Fullerton	Titan Gym Fullerton, CA
January 9, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Cal Poly	LionTree Arena La Jolla, CA
January 11, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	UC Irvine	LionTree Arena La Jolla, CA
January 16, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Long Beach State	Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA
January 18, 2025 5:00 pm, ESPN+	at UC Riverside	SRC Arena Riverside, CA
January 23, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	UC Santa Barbara	LionTree Arena La Jolla, CA
January 25, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Cal State Northridge	LionTree Arena La Jolla, CA
January 30, 2025 9:00 pm, ESPN+	at Hawai'i	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
February 6, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	UC Riverside	LionTree Arena La Jolla, CA
February 8, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at UC Irvine	Bren Events Center Irvine, CA
February 13, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+	at Cal State Bakersfield	Icardo Center Bakersfield, CA
February 15, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	UC Davis	LionTree Arena La Jolla, CA
February 20, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Cal Poly	Mott Athletics Center San Luis Obispo, CA
February 22, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Hawai'i	LionTree Arena La Jolla, CA
February 27, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Cal State Northridge	Premier America Credit Union Arena Northridge, CA
March 1, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Cal State Fullerton	LionTree Arena La Jolla, CA
March 6, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Long Beach State	LionTree Arena La Jolla, CA
March 8, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at UC Davis	University Credit Union Center Davis, CA
Big West tournament
March 12–15, 2025 ESPN+	vs.	Lee's Family Forum Henderson, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific.

Sources:^[5]^[6]

References

^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". The Big West. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
^ "UC San Diego Formally Joins Big West as Part of Transition to Division I". UC San Diego. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
^ "Teams". College Basketball Invitational. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
^ "Cardet scores 30 to lead Chicago State over UC San Diego 77-75 in CBI". AP News. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". UC San Diego. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
^ "UC San Diego Tritons 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 29, 2024.

[1] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". The Big West. Retrieved October 29, 2024.

[2] "UC San Diego Formally Joins Big West as Part of Transition to Division I". UC San Diego. Retrieved October 28, 2024.

[3] "Teams". College Basketball Invitational. Retrieved October 29, 2024.

[4] "Cardet scores 30 to lead Chicago State over UC San Diego 77-75 in CBI". AP News. Retrieved October 29, 2024.

[5] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". UC San Diego. Retrieved October 29, 2024.

[6] "UC San Diego Tritons 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 29, 2024.

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