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Men's basketball team
2023–24 San Diego Toreros men's basketball
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record18–15 (7–9 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • John Moore (2nd season)
  • Tyus Edney (2nd season)
  • Patrick Sandle (2nd season)
Home arenaJenny Craig Pavilion
Seasons← 2022–232024–25 →
2023–24 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 21 Saint Mary's † 15 – 1   .938 26 – 8   .765
No. 15 Gonzaga 14 – 2   .875 27 – 8   .771
San Francisco 11 – 5   .688 23 – 11   .676
Santa Clara 10 – 6   .625 20 – 13   .606
San Diego 7 – 9   .438 18 – 15   .545
Portland 5 – 11   .313 12 – 21   .364
Loyola Marymount 5 – 11   .313 12 – 19   .387
Pepperdine 5 – 11   .313 13 – 20   .394
Pacific 0 – 16   .000 6 – 26   .188
† 2024 WCC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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 were led by second-year head coach Steve Lavin. They played their home games at the Jenny Craig Pavilion in San Diego, California, as members of the West Coast Conference (WCC). They finished the 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.

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

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Jaiden Delaire 0 F 6'9" 215 GS Senior North Granby, CT Graduated
Jase Townsend 1 G 6'3" 195 RS Senior Dallas, TX Graduated
Elliyas Delaire 2 G 6'2" 175 Sophomore North Granby, CT Walk-on; not on team roster
Marcellus Earlington 10 F 6'7" 230 RS Senior Stony Point, NY Graduated
Yavuz Gultekin 11 F 6'7" 200 Senior Karşıyaka, Turkey Graduated
Seikou Sisoho Jawara 12 G 6'3" 210 Junior Mataró, Spain Play professional overseas
Jeremiah Nyarko 20 F 6'9" 205 Freshman Accra, Ghana Transferred to Western Texas College
Nic Lynch 44 C 6'11" 260 GS Senior Seattle, WA Graduated
Eric Williams Jr. 50 G 6'7" 195 RS Senior Port Huron, MI Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name Num Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
PJ Hayes 21 F 6'6" 215 Senior Waconia, MN Black Hills State

2023 recruiting class

College recruiting information
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 
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 
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 
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 
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 
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 
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.

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2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2024)
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)  
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 
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
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Kevin Patton Jr. 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Fr Rancho 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) Jr Coronado HS Coronado, CA
G 4 Deuce Turner 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Malvern Prep
South Plains College 		Coatesville, PA
F 5 Bendji Pierre 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr The Patrick School
Indian River State College 		Irvington, NJ
G 7 Dragos Lungu 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Fr NBA Global Academy Cluj-Napoca, Romania
G 8 Kollen Murphy (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Rancho Christian School Pomona, CA
G 10 Neel Beniwal (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So The Phelps School Garnet Valley, PA
G 11 Deven Dahlke (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr St. Mary's
Drake 		Phoenix, AZ
F 14 David Simon 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Royal Crown School Windsor, ON
G 15 Josh Hecht (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 184 lb (83 kg) Fr Santa Monica HS Santa Monica, CA
G 20 Joey Chammaa (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Southern California Academy Los Angeles, CA
F 21 PJ Hayes 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Waconia HS
Black Hills State 		Waconia, MN
G 22 Emmanuel Callas (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Campolindo HS Oakland, CA
F 23 Jimmy Oladokun Jr. 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Sierra Canyon Los Angeles, CA
C 24 Steven Jamerson II (W) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Crespi Carmlite HS Los Angeles, CA
G 33 Dominic Muncey 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Cathedral Catholic HS San Diego, CA
G 35 Keyon Kensie 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Fr Taft HS Los Angeles, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: April 6, 2024

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 W 68–64  1–0
  16 – McKinney III   8 – Patton Jr.   4 – Lungu  Jenny Craig Pavilion (894)
San Diego, CA
November 8, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Jackson State W 87–61  2–0
  20 – Lungu   10 – tied   5 – McKinney III  Jenny Craig Pavilion (422)
San Diego, CA
November 11, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UC San Diego L 63–69  2–1
  21 – McKinney III   5 – tied   3 – McKinney III  LionTree Arena (2,038)
San Diego, CA
November 17, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Le Moyne W 80–71  3–1
  19 – Turner   9 – Patton Jr.   5 – Lungu  Jenny Craig Pavilion (437)
San Diego, CA
November 20, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Navy W 67–59  4–1
  16 – McKinney III   7 – Lungu   4 – tied  Jenny Craig Pavilion (622)
San Diego, CA
November 24, 2023*
7:30 p.m., − 		vs. Arkansas State
Acrisure Invitational semifinals 		W 71–57  5–1
  18 – Turner   9 – Trouet   4 – McKinney III  Acrisure Arena (1,682)
Thousand Palms, CA
November 25, 2023*
7:30 p.m., − 		vs. Hawaii
Acrisure Invitational championship 		L 66–77  5–2
  18 – Turner   7 – Kensie   1 – tied  Acrisure Arena (1,293)
Thousand Palms, CA
November 29, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Northern Colorado W 74–72  6–2
  17 – Patton Jr.   4 – Lungu   6 – Lungu  Jenny Craig Pavilion (603)
San Diego, CA
December 3, 2023*
4:00 p.m., P12N 		at Stanford L 64–88  6–3
  12 – Turner   5 – tied   3 – tied  Maples Pavilion (2,455)
Stanford, CA
December 6, 2023*
6:00 p.m., MW Network 		at Utah State L 81–108  6–4
  17 – Turner   5 – Jamerson II   4 – Patton Jr.  Smith Spectrum (7,078)
Logan, UT
December 9, 2023*
7:30 p.m., CBSSN 		Arizona State W 89–84  7–4
  23 – tied   9 – Jamerson II   5 – Turner  Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,102)
San Diego, CA
December 15, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Portland State W 69–65  8–4
  21 – McKinney III   10 – Jamerson II   5 – McKinney III  Jenny Craig Pavilion (857)
San Diego, CA
December 21, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		South Dakota W 69–66  9–4
  20 – McKinney III   10 – Jamerson II   4 – tied  Jenny Craig Pavilion (525)
San Diego, CA
December 29, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Fresno State L 67–71  9–5
  25 – Turner   10 – Jamerson II   2 – tied  Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,197)
San Diego, CA
December 31, 2023*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Westcliff W 78–65  10–5
  21 – Hayes   10 – Jamerson II   5 – McKinney III  Jenny Craig Pavilion (453)
San Diego, CA
WCC regular season
January 4, 2024
8:00 p.m., CBSSN 		Saint Mary's L 70–81  10–6
(0–1) 		 34 – Turner   8 – Jamerson II   2 – tied  Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,159)
San Diego, CA
January 6, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at No. 24 Gonzaga L 74–101  10–7
(0–2) 		 24 – Turner   9 – Jamerson II   6 – Lungu  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
January 11, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		San Francisco L 63–83  10–8
(0–3) 		 19 – McKinney III   7 – Hayes   3 – tied  Jenny Craig Pavilion (753)
San Diego, CA
January 13, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Pepperdine L 77–83  10–9
(0–4) 		 16 – Patton Jr.   7 – tied   5 – Patton Jr.  Jenny Craig Pavilion (631)
San Diego, CA
January 20, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Gonzaga L 63–105  10–10
(0–5) 		 17 – McKinney III   5 – tied   5 – Patton Jr.  Jenny Craig Pavilion (3,007)
San Diego, CA
January 23, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Portland
Rescheduled from Jan. 18 		W 85–81  11–10
(1–5) 		 33 – Hayes   7 – Jamerson II   4 – tied  Chiles Center (1,009)
Portland, OR
January 27, 2024
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Pepperdine W 69–67  12–10
(2–5) 		 20 – Jamerson II   12 – Jamerson II   4 – Patton Jr.  Firestone Fieldhouse (821)
Malibu, CA
February 1, 2024
8:00 p.m., CBSSN 		at San Francisco L 79–95  12–11
(2–6) 		 18 – Jamerson II   10 – Jamerson II   4 – tied  War Memorial Gymnasium (2,248)
San Francisco, CA
February 3, 2024
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Santa Clara W 70–59  13–11
(3–6) 		 23 – Turner   10 – Jamerson II   3 – Jamerson II  Leavey Center (2,351)
Santa Clara, CA
February 7, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Loyola Marymount W 79–77  14–11
(4–6) 		 24 – McKinney III   11 – Jamerson II   6 – McKinney III  Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,003)
San Diego, CA
February 10, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Pacific W 89–84  15–11
(5–6) 		 31 – McKinney III   14 – Jamerson II   4 – Jamerson II  Alex G. Spanos Center (1,015)
Stockton, CA
February 15, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Portland W 71–66  16–11
(6–6) 		 17 – Turner   7 – Jamerson II   5 – McKinney III  Jenny Craig Pavilion (976)
San Diego, CA
February 17, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Santa Clara L 69–82  16–12
(6–7) 		 28 – Turner   7 – Jamerson II   3 – McKinney III  Jenny Craig Pavilion (2,371)
San Diego, CA
February 24, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at No. 18 Saint Mary's L 62–88  16–13
(6–8) 		 20 – Turner   8 – Jamerson II   4 – Turner  University Credit Union Pavilion (3,500)
Moraga, CA
February 29, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Loyola Marymount L 62–96  16–14
(6–9) 		 20 – Oladokun Jr.   6 – Jamerson II   4 – Lungu  Gersten Pavilion (1,113)
Los Angeles, CA
March 2, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Pacific W 81–69  17–14
(7–9) 		 30 – Turner   13 – Jamerson II   4 – McKinney III  Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,308)
San Diego, CA
WCC tournament
March 8, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(5) vs. (8) Pepperdine
Second round 		W 57–52  18–14
  15 – Hayes   13 – Jamerson II   4 – McKinney III  Orleans Arena (2,181)
Paradise, NV
March 9, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN2 		(5) vs. (4) Santa Clara
Quarterfinals 		L 79–104  18–15
  19 – Patton Jr.   6 – Kensie   4 – Patton Jr.  Orleans Arena (2,637)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

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References

  1. "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". usdtoreros.com. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
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