2023–24 San Diego Toreros men's basketball team

The 2023–24 San Diego Toreros men's basketball team represented 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 played their home games at Jenny Craig Pavilion in San Diego, California as members of the West Coast Conference.

2023–24 San Diego Toreros men's basketball
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record0–0 (0–0 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaJenny Craig Pavilion
2023–24 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 11 Gonzaga00 00  
Loyola Marymount00 00  
Pacific00 00  
Pepperdine00 00  
Portland00 00  
No. 23 Saint Mary's00 00  
Santa Clara00 00  
San Diego00 00  
San Francisco00 00  
2024 WCC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

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

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Jaiden Delaire0F6'9"215GS SeniorNorth Granby, CTGraduated
Jase Townsend1G6'3"195RS SeniorDallas, TXGraduated
Elliyas Delaire2G6'2"175SophomoreNorth Granby, CTWalk-on; not on team roster
Marcellus Earlington10F6'7"230RS SeniorStony Point, NYGraduated
Yavuz Gultekin11F6'7"200SeniorKarşıyaka, TurkeyGraduated
Seikou Sisoho Jawara12G6'3"210JuniorMataró, SpainPlay professional overseas
Jeremiah Nyarko20F6'9"205FreshmanAccra, GhanaTransferred to Western Texas College
Nic Lynch44C6'11"260GS SeniorSeattle, WAGraduated
Eric Williams Jr.50G6'7"195RS SeniorPort Huron, MIGraduated

Incoming transfers

NameNumPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious school
PJ Hayes21F6'6"215SeniorWaconia, MNBlack 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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: 0
Dragos Lungu
PG
Romania NBA Global Academy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) N/A Feb 9, 2023 
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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: 0
Santiago Trouet
PF
Argentina N/A 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) N/A Feb 14, 2023 
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 
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)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    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 
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:

Roster

2023–24 San Diego Toreros men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Kevin Patton Jr. 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)197 lb (89 kg) FrRancho 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) JrCoronado HS Coronado, CA
G 4 Deuce Turner 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrMalvern Prep
South Plains College
Coatesville, PA
F 5 Bendji Pierre 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg) JrThe Patrick School
Indian River State College
Irvington, NJ
G 7 Dragos Lungu 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)189 lb (86 kg) FrNBA Global Academy Cluj-Napoca, Romania
G 8 Kollen Murphy (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrRancho Christian School Pomona, CA
G 10 Neel Beniwal (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)180 lb (82 kg) SoThe Phelps School Garnet Valley, PA
G 11 Deven Dahlke (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) SrSt. Mary's
Drake
Phoenix, AZ
F 14 David Simon 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrRoyal Crown School Windsor, ON
G 15 Josh Hecht (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)184 lb (83 kg) FrSanta Monica HS Santa Monica, CA
G 20 Joey Chammaa (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrSouthern California Academy Los Angeles, CA
F 21 PJ Hayes 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) SrWaconia HS
Black Hills State
Waconia, MN
G 22 Emmanuel Callas (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)215 lb (98 kg) SoCampolindo HS Oakland, CA
F 23 Jimmy Oladokun Jr. 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg) FrSierra Canyon Los Angeles, CA
C 24 Steven Jamerson II (W) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrCrespi Carmlite HS Los Angeles, CA
G 33 Dominic Muncey 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)175 lb (79 kg) JrCathedral Catholic HS San Diego, CA
G 35 Keyon Kensie 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)187 lb (85 kg) FrTaft HS Los Angeles, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# 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     Jenny Craig Pavilion 
San Diego, CA
November 8, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Jackson State     Jenny Craig Pavilion 
San Diego, CA
November 11, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UC San Diego     LionTree Arena 
San Diego, CA
November 17, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Le Moyne     Jenny Craig Pavilion 
San Diego, CA
November 20, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Navy     Jenny Craig Pavilion 
San Diego, CA
November 24, 2023*
7:30 p.m.
vs. Arkansas State
Acrisure Invitational semifinals
    Acrisure Arena 
Thousand Palms, CA
November 25, 2023*
5:00 p.m./7:30 p.m.
vs. UT Rio Grande Valley/Hawaii
Acrisure Invitational
    Acrisure Arena 
Thousand Palms, CA
November 29, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Northern Colorado     Jenny Craig Pavilion 
San Diego, CA
December 3, 2023*
4:00 p.m., P12N
at Stanford     Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, CA
December 6, 2023*
6:00 p.m.
at Utah State     Smith Spectrum 
Logan, UT
December 9, 2023*
7:30 p.m., CBSSN
Arizona State     Jenny Craig Pavilion 
San Diego, CA
December 15, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Portland State     Jenny Craig Pavilion 
San Diego, CA
December 21, 2023*
7:00 p.m., 7:00 p.m.
South Dakota     Jenny Craig Pavilion 
San Diego, CA
December 29, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Fresno State     Jenny Craig Pavilion 
San Diego, CA
December 31, 2023*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Westcliff     Jenny Craig Pavilion 
San Diego, CA
WCC regular season
January 4, 2024
8:00 p.m., CBSSN
Saint Mary's     Jenny Craig Pavilion 
San Diego, CA
January 6, 2024
6:00 p.m.
at Gonzaga     McCarthey Athletic Center 
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.

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