2017–18 San Diego Toreros men's basketball team

The 2017–18 San Diego Toreros men's basketball team represented the University of San Diego during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Lamont Smith's third season at San Diego. The Toreros competed in the West Coast Conference and played their home games at the Jenny Craig Pavilion. They finished the season 20–14, 9–9 in WCC play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place. They lost to BYU in the quarterfinals of the WCC Tournament. The Toreros were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Hartford in the first round, in a game referred to as the Riley Wallace Classic, and Portland State in the second round before losing in the quarterfinals to Northern Colorado.

2017–18 San Diego Toreros men's basketball
Riley Wallace Classic champions
CIT, Quarterfinals
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
2017–18 record20–14 (9–9 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaJenny Craig Pavilion
2017–18 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 8 Gonzaga †17–1 .944  32–5  .865
No. 25 Saint Mary's16–2 .889  30–6  .833
BYU11–7 .611  24–11  .686
San Diego9–9 .500  20–14  .588
San Francisco9–9 .500  22–17  .564
Pacific9–9 .500  14–18  .438
Santa Clara8–10 .444  11–20  .355
Loyola Marymount5–13 .278  11–20  .355
Portland4–14 .222  10–22  .313
Pepperdine2–16 .111  6–26  .188
† Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

On March 8, 2018, head coach Lamont Smith, who had been placed on administrative leave following an arrest for domestic violence 10 days earlier, resigned as head coach.[1] Assistant coach Sam Scholl took over as acting head coach for the Toreros during the WCC Tournament and the CIT.[2] On April 2, the school announced Scholl would remain the head coach.[3]

Previous season

The Toreros finished the 2016–17 season 13–18, 6–12 in WCC play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the first round of the WCC Tournament to Portland.

Offseason

Departures
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Nassir Barrino0G6'0"165FreshmanNewark, NJLeft team for personal reasons
Mark Carbone2G6'2"180FreshmanWethersfield, CTTransferred to New Hampshire
Nick Bush14G6'4"190FreshmanSanta Barbara, CAWalk on, left team for personal reasons
Frank Ryder30F6'10"230FreshmanBoulder, COLeft team for personal reasons
Brett Bailey32F6'6"205SeniorSpokane, WashingtonGraduated

2017 recruiting class
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Joey Calcaterra
#102 SG		 Kentfield, CA Marian Catholic 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sep 29, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 62
Emanuel Hylton
#127 SG		 Washington, DC St Johns 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sep 28, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 55
Andrew Ferguson
C		 Perth, Australia Australia Institute of Sport 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Akim-Jamal Jonah
C		 Berlin, Germany RSV Eintracht Stahnsdorf 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
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 2017 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com.
  • "2017 San Diego Toreros Basketball Commits". Scout.com.
  • "ESPN 2017 San Diego Toreros Basketball recruits". ESPN.com.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com.
  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

    Roster
    2017–18 San Diego Toreros men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    F 0 Isaiah Pineiro 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) RS JrPlacer
    Portland State    		 Auburn, CA
    G 1 Tyler Williams 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrHebron Plano, TX
    G 2 Joey Calcaterra 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)165 lb (75 kg) FrMarin Catholic Novato, CA
    G 3 Olin Carter III 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrAllen Allen, TX
    G 4 Mitch Schafer (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)170 lb (77 kg) JrJesuit Portland, OR
    G 5 Emanuel Hylton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrSt. John's Washington DC
    G 10 Andy Nelson (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg) SoHoly Family Lafayette, CO
    C 11 Akim-Jamal Jonah 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)245 lb (111 kg) FrFriedrich-Ebert-Gymnasium Berlin, Germany
    F 12 Juwan Gray 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoScotland Performance Institute Dover, DE
    F 13 José Martinez 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoCheshire Academy Cayey, PR
    C 14 Andrew Ferguson 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)230 lb (104 kg) FrAustralian Centre of Excellence Perth, Australia
    F 15 Alex Floresca 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)240 lb (109 kg) RS SoWebster Groves Webster Groves, MO
    F 20 Cameron Naubauer 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) SrChoate Rosemary Hall Prep Berlin, Germany
    G 21 Hunter Summy (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS SoCarroll Southlake, TX
    G 22 Isaiah Wright 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS JrBorah
    Utah    		 Boise, ID
    G 31 Vinny Ferrari (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)175 lb (79 kg) RS FrBurlingame
    College of San Mateo    		 Burlingame, CA
    C 32 Jake Gilliam (W) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)255 lb (116 kg) FrTorrey Pines San Diego, 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 Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    Nov 1, 2017*
    7:00 pm    		 Arizona State
    Hurricane Maria relief charity game    		 L 77–85 
    		Jenny Craig Pavilion (757)
    San Diego, CA
    Non-conference regular season
    Nov 12, 2017*
    2:00 pm    		 at San Jose State W 81–64  1–0
    		 Event Center Arena (1,433)
    San Jose, CA
    Nov 15, 2017*
    7:00 pm    		 Robert Morris
    Grand Canyon Classic    		 W 65–53  2–0
    		 Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,131)
    San Diego, CA
    Nov 18, 2017*
    7:00 pm, FSSD    		 Norfolk State
    Grand Canyon Classic    		 W 71–62  3–0
    		 Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,109)
    San Diego, CA
    Nov 20, 2017*
    7:00 pm    		 Little Rock
    Grand Canyon Classic    		 W 66–52  4–0
    		 Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,074)
    San Diego, CA
    Nov 25, 2017*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3    		 at Grand Canyon
    Grand Canyon Classic    		 W 72–62  5–0
    		 GCU Arena (7,397)
    Phoenix, AZ
    Nov 30, 2017*
    7:00 pm, FS West    		 San Diego State
    City Championship    		 L 57–66  5–1
    		 Jenny Craig Pavilion (4,536)
    San Diego, CA
    Dec 2, 2017*
    8:00 pm    		 at UC Santa Barbara L 57–67  5–2
    		 The Thunderdome (1,716)
    Santa Barbara, CA
    Dec 6, 2017*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3    		 at New Mexico State W 65–60  6–2
    		 Pan American Center (3,798)
    Las Cruces, NM
    Dec 9, 2017*
    6:00 pm, FSSD    		 Northern Arizona W 79–51  7–2
    		 Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,420)
    San Diego, CA
    Dec 12, 2017*
    5:00 pm, P12N    		 at Colorado W 69–59  8–2
    		 Coors Events Center (6,512)
    Boulder, CO
    Dec 16, 2017*
    7:30 pm    		 North Texas L 83–86 OT 8–3
    		 Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,419)
    San Diego, CA
    Dec 22, 2017*
    7:00 pm    		 Life Pacific W 94–51  9–3
    		 Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,140)
    San Diego, CA
    WCC regular season
    Dec 28, 2017
    6:00 pm, SPCSN    		 San Francisco W 73–63  10–3
    (1–0)    		 Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,817)
    San Diego, CA
    Dec 30, 2017
    1:00 pm, SPCSN    		 Pepperdine W 74–66  11–3
    (2–0)    		 Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,521)
    San Diego, CA
    Jan 4, 2018
    7:00 pm    		 at Portland W 81–74 OT 12–3
    (3–0)    		 Chiles Center (1,396)
    Portland, OR
    Jan 6, 2018
    8:00 pm, SPCSN    		 at Saint Mary's L 63–70  12–4
    (3–1)    		 McKeon Pavilion (3,317)
    Moraga, CA
    Jan 11, 2018
    7:00 pm    		 at Pacific L 70–74  12–5
    (3–2)    		 Alex G. Spanos Center (1,369)
    Stockton, CA
    Jan 13, 2018
    7:00 pm, SPCSN    		 Loyola Marymount W 75–71  13–5
    (4–2)    		 Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,627)
    San Diego, CA
    Jan 18, 2018
    7:00 pm, SPCSN    		 Portland L 49–55  13–6
    (4–3)    		 Jenny Craig Pavilion (2,047)
    San Diego, CA
    Jan 20, 2018
    6:00 pm, BYUtv    		 at BYU L 58–74  13–7
    (4–4)    		 Marriott Center (13,449)
    Provo, UT
    Jan 25, 2018
    7:00 pm    		 Santa Clara W 66–58  14–7
    (5–4)    		 Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,231)
    San Diego, CA
    Jan 27, 2018
    1:00 pm, SPCSN    		 at Loyola Marymount W 89–82  15–7
    (6–4)    		 Gersten Pavilion (937)
    Los Angeles, CA
    Feb 1, 2018
    6:00 pm, ESPN3    		 at No. 14 Gonzaga L 59–69  15–8
    (6–5)    		 McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
    Spokane, WA
    Feb 3, 2018
    6:00 pm, SPCSN    		 No. 13 Saint Mary's L 62–65  15–9
    (6–6)    		 Jenny Craig Pavilion (3,152)
    San Diego, CA
    Feb 8, 2018
    7:30 pm, SPCSN    		 at Pepperdine W 68–66  16–9
    (7–6)    		 Firestone Fieldhouse (763)
    Malibu, CA
    Feb 10, 2018
    1:00 pm    		 at Santa Clara L 64–70  16–10
    (7–7)    		 Leavey Center (2,046)
    Santa Clara, CA
    Feb 15, 2018
    7:00 pm    		 Pacific L 55–67  16–11
    (7–8)    		 Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,391)
    San Diego, CA
    Feb 17, 2018
    1:00 pm, SPCSN    		 BYU W 75–62  17–11
    (8–8)    		 Jenny Craig Pavilion 
    San Diego, CA
    Feb 22, 2018
    6:00 pm, ESPN2    		 No. 6-t Gonzaga L 72–77  17–12
    (8–9)    		 Jenny Craig Pavilion (4,772)
    San Diego, CA
    Feb 24, 2018
    8:00 pm    		 at San Francisco L 61–64  18–12
    (9–9)    		 War Memorial Gymnasium (1,796)
    San Francisco, CA
    WCC Tournament
    Mar 2, 2018
    1:00 pm, SPCSN    		 (6) vs. (3) BYU
    Quarterfinals    		 L 79–85  18–13
    		 Orleans Arena (7,279)
    Paradise, NV
    CIT
    Mar 12, 2018*
    7:00 pm, CBSSN    		 Hartford
    First round – Riley Wallace Classic    		 W 88–72  19–13
    		 Jenny Craig Pavilion (893)
    San Diego, CA
    Mar 17, 2018*
    7:00 pm    		 Portland State
    Second round    		 W 67–64  20–13
    		 Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,019)
    San Diego, CA
    Mar 21, 2018*
    7:00 pm    		 Northern Colorado
    Quarterfinals    		 L 75–86  20–14
    		 Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,053)
    San Diego, CA
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Pacific Time.

    See also

    References
    1. Goodman, Jeff (March 9, 2018). "San Diego's Lamont Smith resigns from basketball post". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
    2. Norcross, Don (March 11, 2018). "Toreros get another chance to play basketball". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
    3. Norcross, Don (April 2, 2018). "USD names Sam Scholl new men's basketball coach". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
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