2023–24 UC San Diego Tritons men's basketball team

The 2023–24 UC San Diego Tritons men's basketball team will represent the University of California, San Diego during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tritons, led by eleventh-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.

2023–24 UC San Diego Tritons men's basketball
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record0–0 (0–0 Big West)
Head coach
Associate head coachClint Allard
Assistant coaches
  • Tom Tankelewicz
  • Steven Aldridge
  • Sam Stapleton
  • Mikey Howell
Home arenaLionTree Arena
2023–24 Big West men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Cal Poly0–0 –0–0  –
Cal State Bakersfield0–0 –0–0  –
Cal State Fullerton0–0 –0–0  –
Cal State Northridge0–0 –0–0  –
Hawai'i0–0 –0–0  –
Long Beach State0–0 –0–0  –
UC Davis0–0 –0–0  –
UC Irvine0–0 –0–0  –
UC San Diego*0–0 –0–0  –
UC Santa Barbara0–0 –0–0  –
UC Riverside0–0 –0–0  –
* ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition period
† 2024 Big West tournament winner

The Tritons are ineligible for postseason tournaments, including the NCAA tournament, as they are in the final year of the four-year mandatory transition period to Division I.[1]

Previous season

The Tritons finished the 2022–23 season 10–20, 5–13 in Big West play to finish in ninth place.[2] Since they were in the third year of the a four-year mandatory transition period to Division I, they were ineligible to participate in the Big West tournament.

Roster
2023–24 UC San Diego Tritons men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Camden McCormick 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoFrancis Parker School San Diego, California
G 2 Michael Pearson Jr. 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)160 lb (73 kg) RS SoModesto Christian School Tracy, California
F 3 Justin DeGraaf 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrBosco Institute Hudsonville, Michigan
G 4 Bryce Pope 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) RS SrTorrey Pines HS San Diego, California
F 5 Cade Pendleton 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS FrEast Hamilton HS Chattanooga, Tennessee
G 10 Hayden Gray 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrAzusa Pacific San Diego, California
G 11 Jasen Brooks 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrCleveland HS Cleveland, Tennessee
G/F 12 Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrHawaii–Hilo Wellington, New Zealand
G/F 13 Tyler McGhie 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) JrSouthern Nazarene Denton, Texas
F 14 Billy Haggerty 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrDe La Salle HS Lafayette, California
G/F 15 Quin Patterson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) SoMount Si HS Snoqualmie, Washington
G 20 Aidan Burke 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrPhillips Exeter Academy Los Gatos, California
G 22 Yaqub Mir 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrGranite Bay HS Granite Bay, California
C 25 Emmanuel Tshimanga 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)270 lb (122 kg) RS SrUC Irvine Montreal, Quebec
F 33 J'Raan Brooks 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)215 lb (98 kg) RS SrWashington Seattle, Washington
F 35 Francis Nwaokorie 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrChamplin Park HS Brooklyn Park, Minnesota
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 22, 2023

Schedule and results
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:30 pm, ESPN+		 Denver LionTree Arena 
La Jolla, CA
November 11, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 San Diego LionTree Arena 
La Jolla, CA
November 13, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 La Verne LionTree Arena 
La Jolla, CA
November 18, 2023*
4:00 pm, ESPN+		 Navy LionTree Arena 
La Jolla, CA
November 24, 2023*
3:00 pm		 vs. Idaho Redhawk Center 
Seattle, WA
November 26, 2023*
 ESPN+		 at Seattle Redhawk Center 
Seattle, WA
November 28, 2023*
7:00 pm, P12N		 at Washington Alaska Airlines Arena 
Seattle, WA
December 1, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 San Diego State LionTree Arena 
La Jolla, CA
December 5, 2023*
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 Occidental LionTree Arena 
La Jolla, CA
December 9, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Pepperdine Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, CA
December 18, 2023*
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Sacramento State Hornets Nest 
Sacramento, CA
December 20, 2023*
2:00 pm, P12N		 at California Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, CA
Big West regular season
December 28, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Cal State Bakersfield LionTree Arena 
La Jolla, CA
January 4, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at UC Santa Barbara The Thunderdome 
Santa Barbara, CA
January 6, 2024
4:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Cal State Fullerton Titan Gym 
Fullerton, CA
January 11, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Long Beach State LionTree Arena 
La Jolla, CA
January 13, 2024
4:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Cal Poly Mott Athletics Center 
San Luis Obispo, CA
January 18, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at UC Irvine Bren Events Center 
Irvine, CA
January 20, 2024
4:00 pm, ESPN+		 Hawai'i LionTree Arena 
La Jolla, CA
January 25, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 UC Riverside LionTree Arena 
La Jolla, CA
January 27, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 at UC Davis University Credit Union Center 
Davis, CA
February 1, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Cal State Northridge LionTree Arena 
La Jolla, CA
February 3, 2024
4:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Long Beach State Walter Pyramid 
Long Beach, CA
February 8, 2024
9:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Hawai'i Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
February 15, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 UC Santa Barbara LionTree Arena 
La Jolla, CA
February 17, 2024
4:00 pm, ESPN+		 Cal State Fullerton LionTree Arena 
La Jolla, CA
February 22, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at UC Riverside SRC Arena 
Riverside, CA
February 24, 2024
1:00 pm, Spectrum SportsNet/ESPN+		 UC Irvine LionTree Arena 
La Jolla, CA
February 29, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Cal State Bakersfield Icardo Center 
Bakersfield, CA
March 2, 2024
4:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Cal State Northridge Premier America Credit Union Arena 
Northridge, CA
March 7, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 UC Davis LionTree Arena 
La Jolla, CA
March 9, 2024
4:00 pm, ESPN+		 Cal Poly LionTree Arena 
La Jolla, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific.

Source:[3][4]

References
  1. "UC San Diego Formally Joins Big West as Part of Transition to Division I". UC San Diego. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
  2. "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". The Big West. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
  3. "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". UC San Diego. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
  4. "UC San Diego Tritons 2022-23 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
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