2021–22 San Diego Toreros men's basketball team

The 2021–22 San Diego Toreros men's basketball team represented the University of San Diego during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Toreros were led by head coach Sam Scholl in his fourth and final year. They played their home games at Jenny Craig Pavilion in San Diego, California as members of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 15–16, 7–9 in WCC play to finish in seventh place.^[1] They defeated Pepperdine in the first round of the WCC tournament before losing to Portland in the second round.^[2]

2021–22 San Diego Toreros men's basketball
Conference	West Coast Conference
Record	15–16 (7–9 WCC)
Head coach	Sam Scholl (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Martin Bahar Jerry Brown Mitch Charlens
Home arena	Jenny Craig Pavilion
Seasons ← 2020–21 2022–23 →

2021–22 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 1 Gonzaga †	13	–	1		.929			28	–	4		.875
No. 18 Saint Mary's	12	–	3		.800			26	–	8		.765
Santa Clara	10	–	5		.667			21	–	12		.636
San Francisco	10	–	6		.625			24	–	10		.706
BYU	9	–	6		.600			24	–	11		.686
Portland	7	–	7		.500			19	–	15		.559
San Diego	7	–	9		.438			15	–	16		.484
Pacific	3	–	11		.214			8	–	22		.267
Loyola Marymount	3	–	12		.200			11	–	18		.379
Pepperdine	1	–	15		.063			7	–	25		.219
† 2022 WCC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

On March 6, 2022, the school fired head coach Sam Scholl.^[3] On April 8, the school hired former UCLA and St. John's head coach Steve Lavin as the team's new head coach.^[4] Lavin had not coached since 2015.^[5]

Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Toreros finished the 2020–21 season 3–11, 2–7 in WCC play to finish in ninth place.^[6] They lost in the first round of the WCC tournament to San Francisco.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Marion Humphrey	0	G	6'2"	185	RS Sophomore	Hoover, AL	Transferred to Salt Lake CC
Frankie Hughes	3	G	6'4"	195	RS Junior	Cleveland, OH	Graduate transferred to Slippery Rock
Finn Sullivan	5	G	6'4"	175	Junior	San Diego, CA	Transferred to Vermont
Mikal Gjerde	10	F	6'7"	200	Sophomore	Haugesund, Norway	Transferred to Rockhurst
Jared Rodriguez	20	F	6'7"	205	RS Junior	Glendale, AZ	Transferred to Idaho State
Chris Herren Jr.	24	G	6'3"	175	Junior	Portsmouth, RI	Walk-on; left the team due to personal reasons
Yauhen Massalski	25	F	6'10"	245	Senior	Minsk, Belarus	Graduate transferred to San Francisco
Jason Gallant	31	G	6'2"	180	RS Freshman	La Cañada, CA	Walk-on; transferred
Ben Pyle	33	F	6'7"	185	Junior	McPherson, KS	Transferred
Jack Vaske	40	F	6'10"	195	Freshman	New Canaan, CT	Walk-on; didn't return

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Bryce Monroe	0	G	5'11"	170	Sophomore	San Francisco, CA	Transferred from Sam Houston State
Jase Townsend	1	G	6'3"	175	Senior	Dallas, TX	Transferred from Denver
Marcellus Earlington	10	G/F	6'6"	240	Senior	Stony Point, NY	Transferred from St. John's
T. J. Berger	20	G	6'4"	170	Sophomore	West Chester, PA	Transferred from Georgetown
Terrell Brown	21	F/C	6'10"	235	GS Senior	Providence, RI	Graduate transferred from Pittsburgh

2021 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Wayne McKinney PG	San Diego, CA	Coronado High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jul 30, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:     ESPN grade: NR
Alijah Kuehl C	Jacksonville, FL	Bartram Trail High School	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sep 27, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Muon Reath SF	Ottawa, ON	Toronto Basketball Academy	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jun 15, 2021
	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 2021 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "2021 San Diego Toreros Basketball Commits". Scout.com. "ESPN 2021 San Diego Toreros Basketball recruits". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2021–22 San Diego Toreros men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Bryce Monroe 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Archbishop Riordan HS Sam Houston State San Francisco, CA G 1 Jase Townsend 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Skyline HS Denver Dallas, TX G 2 Joey Calcaterra 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg) RS Sr Marin Catholic HS Novato, CA G 3 Wayne McKinney III 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Coronado HS Coronado, CA F 4 Josh Parrish 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) GS Seguin HS Rice Arlington, TX G 5 Scotty Prunty 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Cathedral Catholic HS San Diego, CA G/F 10 Marcellus Earlington 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Don Bosco Prep St. John's Stony Point, NY F 11 Yavuz Gultekin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Bishop Walsh HS Texas A&M Karşıyaka, Turkey G 13 Dominic Muncey 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Cathedral Catholic HS San Diego, CA C 14 Alijah Kuehl 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Bartram Trail HS St. Augustine, FL C 15 Vladimir Pinchuk 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Sr Maerkischies Gymnasium New Mexico Schwelm, Germany G 20 T. J. Berger 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Westtown School Georgetown Malvern, PA F/C 21 Terrell Brown 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) GS Tilton School Pittsburgh Providence, RI G 25 Patrick Caero 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Trinity Valley School Fort Worth, TX G/F 33 Muon Reath 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Toronto Basketball Academy Ottawa, ON	Head coach Sam Scholl (San Diego) Assistant coach(es) Jerry Brown (Fresno State) Martin Bahar (Vanderbilt) Mitch Charlens Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt 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 9, 2021* 7:30 p.m.		La Verne	W 103–38	1–0	15 – Pinchuk	11 – Gultekin	4 – Tied	Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,012) San Diego, CA
November 12, 2021* 7:00 p.m.		at Nevada	W 75–68	2–0	18 – Townsend	8 – Brown	4 – Townsend	Lawlor Events Center (7,370) Reno, NV
November 15, 2021* 6:00 p.m., P12N		at California	L 70–75	2–1	16 – Townsend	11 – Brown	4 – Townsend	Haas Pavilion (421) Berkeley, CA
November 17, 2021* 7:30 p.m.		UC Riverside	W 74–62	3–1	21 – Calcaterra	12 – Brown	3 – Tied	Jenny Craig Pavilion (958) San Diego, CA
November 19, 2021* 7:00 p.m.		Cal State Fullerton	L 55–57	3–2	16 – Earlington	11 – Brown	5 – Townsend	Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,073) San Diego, CA
November 25, 2021* 10:30 a.m.		vs. South Alabama Las Vegas Classic semifinals	L 67–68	3–3	25 – Townsend	12 – Pinchuk	5 – Monroe	Orleans Arena  Paradise, NV
November 26, 2021* 12:30 p.m.		vs. UIC Las Vegas Classic 3rd place game	W 64–52	4–3	14 – Earlington	8 – Calcaterra	3 – Pinchuk	Orleans Arena  Paradise, NV
November 28, 2021* 3:00 p.m.		Cal State Northridge	L 52–56	4–4	20 – Earlington	9 – Tied	5 – Monroe	Jenny Craig Pavilion (889) San Diego, CA
December 1, 2021* 7:00 p.m.		at Fresno State	L 43–63	4–5	11 – Pinchuk	5 – Earlington	3 – Calcaterra	Save Mart Center (3,132) Fresno, CA
December 5, 2021* 1:00 p.m.		Cal Poly	W 52–51	5–5	17 – McKinney III	5 – Tied	3 – Parrish	Jenny Craig Pavilion (385) San Diego, CA
December 11, 2021* 7:00 p.m.		Cal Lutheran	W 84–55	6–5	23 – Earlington	16 – Earlington	5 – McKinney III	Jenny Craig Pavilion (966) San Diego, CA
December 18, 2021* 7:00 p.m., FloSports		vs. Northern Arizona Jerry Colangelo Classic	W 69–59	7–5	22 – Earlington	11 – Earlington	3 – Berger	Footprint Center (1,578) Phoenix, AZ
December 20, 2021* 7:00 p.m.		Long Beach State	Canceled due to COVID-19 issues					Jenny Craig Pavilion  San Diego, CA
December 22, 2021* 7:00 p.m.		at UNLV	L 57–80	7–6	16 – Brown	8 – Brown	2 – Parrish	Thomas & Mack Center (4,377) Paradise, NV
WCC regular season
January 8, 2022 4:00 p.m., NBCSBA		at San Francisco	L 73–88	7–7 (0–1)	15 – Monroe	10 – Brown	4 – Monroe	War Memorial Gymnasium (1,487) San Francisco, CA
January 10, 2022 7:00 p.m., WCC Network		at Pepperdine Rescheduled from Jan. 6	W 72–62	8–7 (1–1)	15 – Monroe	10 – Brown	4 – Monroe	Firestone Fieldhouse (50) Malibu, CA
January 13, 2022 7:00 p.m.		Portland	W 68–63 ^OT	9–7 (2–1)	21 – Earlington	10 – Tied	4 – Calcaterra	Jenny Craig Pavilion  San Diego, CA
January 15, 2022 6:00 p.m.		Loyola Marymount	W 70–65	10–7 (3–1)	13 – Brown	12 – Tied	3 – McKinney III	Jenny Craig Pavilion (604) San Diego, CA
January 20, 2022 6:00 p.m., BYUtv		at BYU	L 71–79	10–8 (3–2)	14 – Townsend	7 – Earlington	3 – Townsend	Marriott Center (12,748) Provo, UT
January 22, 2022 5:30 p.m.		at Pacific	W 73–65	11–8 (4–2)	23 – Earlington	8 – Brown	6 – McKinney III	Alex G. Spanos Center  Stockton, CA
January 24, 2022 6:00 p.m., WCC Network/BSW		at Santa Clara Rescheduled from Jan. 1	L 74–78 ^OT	11–9 (4–3)	13 – Tied	10 – Brown	3 – Tied	Leavey Center (1,100) Santa Clara, CA
January 27, 2022 7:30 p.m., WCC Network		Pepperdine	W 64–56	12–9 (5–3)	13 – Brown	11 – Brown	3 – Calcaterra	Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,020) San Diego, CA
January 29, 2022 4:00 p.m.		at Loyola Marymount	W 69–65	13–9 (6–3)	16 – Calcaterra	8 – Earlington	6 – McKinney III	Gersten Pavilion (906) Los Angeles, CA
February 3, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN2		No. 2 Gonzaga Rescheduled from Dec. 30	L 62–92	13–10 (6–4)	13 – Townsend	12 – Brown	2 – Parrish	Jenny Craig Pavilion (5,433) San Diego, CA
February 5, 2022 4:00 p.m., BSSD		Santa Clara	L 66–79	13–11 (6–5)	23 – Earlington	8 – Earlington	3 – McKinney III	Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,221) San Diego, CA
February 10, 2022 6:00 p.m., BSW		at No. 22 Saint Mary's	L 57–86	13–12 (6–6)	14 – Earlington	8 – Earlington	3 – Earlington	University Credit Union Pavilion (2,763) Moraga, CA
February 12, 2022 6:00 p.m.		Pacific	W 60–54	14–12 (7–6)	14 – Earlington	6 – Earlington	3 – Townsend	Jenny Craig Pavilion (897) San Diego, CA
February 17, 2022 7:00 p.m.		at Portland	L 60–92	14–13 (7–7)	16 – Townsend	6 – Gultekin	4 – Townsend	Chiles Center (1,188) Portland, OR
February 24, 2022 7:00 p.m., Stadium		No. 23 Saint Mary's	L 46–60	14–14 (7–8)	13 – Townsend	8 – Gultekin	1 – Tied	Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,043) San Diego, CA
February 26, 2022 2:00 p.m., BSSD		San Francisco	L 62–78	14–15 (7–9)	15 – Earlington	10 – Pinchuk	2 – Tied	Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,144) San Diego, CA
WCC tournament
March 3, 2022 8:00 p.m., WCC Network	(7)	vs. (10) Pepperdine First round	W 74–67	15–15	20 – Calcaterra	13 – Earlington	5 – Earlington	Orleans Arena (1,775) Paradise, NV
March 4, 2022 8:00 p.m., WCC Network	(7)	vs. (6) Portland Second round	L 55–73	15–16	17 – Townsend	12 – Brown	3 – Tied	Orleans Arena  Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source:^[7][1]

References

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