San Diego Toreros men's basketball

San Diego Toreros

2014–15 San Diego Toreros men's basketball team

University

University of San Diego

Conference

WCC

Location

San Diego, CA

Head coach

Bill Grier (8th year)

Arena

Jenny Craig Pavilion
(Capacity: 5,100)

Nickname

Toreros

Colors

Navy blue and Columbia blue

Uniforms

Home

Away

NCAA Tournament Round of 32

2008

NCAA Tournament appearances

1984, 1987, 2003, 2008

Conference tournament champions

2003, 2008

Conference regular season champions

1984, 1987

The San Diego Toreros basketball team is the basketball team that represent the University of San Diego in San Diego, California. The school's team currently competes in the West Coast Conference. The team played in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament in 2008.

The Toreros play their home games in the Jenny Craig Pavilion. In 2007, Bill Grier was formally announced as San Diego's men's head basketball coach, replacing Brad Holland. On March 16th, 2015 Athletic Director Ky Snyder announced the firing of coach Grier. USD is currently in search of a new head coach.

Postseason results

NCAA tournament results

The Toreros have appeared in four NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 1–4.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1984	Preliminary Round	Princeton	L 65–56
1987	First Round	Auburn	L 62–61
2003	First Round	Stanford	L 77–69
2008	First Round Second Round	Connecticut Western Kentucky	W 70–69 OT L 72–63

CIT results

The Toreros have appeared in one CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT). Their record is 2–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
2014	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals	Portland State Sam Houston State Pacific	W 87–65 W 77–72 L 60–75

Recent results

2011-2012 (13-18) (7-9 Conference)
2010-2011 (6-24) (2-12 Conference)
2009-2010 (11-21) (3-11 Conference)
2008-2009 (16-16) (6-8 Conference)
2007-2008 (22-14) (11-3 Conference) NCAA Tournament Berth
2006-2007 (18-14) (6-8 Conference)
2005-2006 (18-12) (6-8 Conference)
2004-2005 (16-13) (7-7 Conference)
2003-2004 (4-26) (1-13 Conference)

Toreros in the NBA

External links

San Diego athletics

San Diego Toreros men's basketball

Venues	Jenny Craig Pavilion (2000–present)

Rivalries	San Diego State

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 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 1999–00 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

West Coast Conference men's basketball

Teams	BYU Cougars Gonzaga Bulldogs Loyola Marymount Lions Pacific Tigers Pepperdine Waves Portland Pilots Saint Mary's Gaels San Diego Toreros San Francisco Dons Santa Clara Broncos

Championships & awards	WCC Men's Basketball Tournament Player of the Year

Seasons	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