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

The 2023–24 UC San Diego Tritons men's basketball team represented 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, played 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
CBI, First Round
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	21–12 (15–5 Big West)
Head coach	Eric Olen (11th season)
Associate head coach	Clint Allard
Assistant coaches	Tom Tankelewicz Steven Aldridge Sam Stapleton Mikey Howell
Home arena	LionTree Arena
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Big West men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
UC Irvine	17	–	3		.850			24	–	10		.706
UC San Diego*	15	–	5		.750			21	–	12		.636
UC Davis	14	–	6		.700			20	–	13		.606
Hawai'i	11	–	9		.550			20	–	14		.588
Long Beach State †	10	–	10		.500			21	–	15		.583
UC Riverside	10	–	10		.500			16	–	18		.471
UC Santa Barbara	9	–	11		.450			16	–	15		.516
Cal State Northridge	9	–	11		.450			19	–	15		.559
Cal State Bakersfield	8	–	12		.400			13	–	19		.406
Cal State Fullerton	7	–	13		.350			14	–	18		.438
Cal Poly	0	–	20		.000			4	–	28		.125
* ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition period
† 2024 Big West tournament winner

The Tritons were 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
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Camden McCormick 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Francis Parker School San Diego, California G 2 Michael Pearson Jr. 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg) RS So Modesto Christian School Tracy, California F 3 Justin DeGraaf 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Bosco Institute Hudsonville, Michigan G 4 Bryce Pope 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Sr Torrey Pines HS San Diego, California F 5 Cade Pendleton 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Fr East Hamilton HS Chattanooga, Tennessee G 10 Hayden Gray 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Azusa Pacific San Diego, California G 11 Jasen Brooks 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Cleveland HS Cleveland, Tennessee G/F 12 Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Hawaii–Hilo Wellington, New Zealand G/F 13 Tyler McGhie 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Southern Nazarene Denton, Texas F 14 Billy Haggerty 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr De La Salle HS Lafayette, California G/F 15 Quin Patterson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Mount Si HS Snoqualmie, Washington G 20 Aidan Burke 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Phillips Exeter Academy Los Gatos, California G 22 Yaqub Mir 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Granite Bay HS Granite Bay, California C 25 Emmanuel Tshimanga 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 270 lb (122 kg) RS Sr UC Irvine Montreal, Quebec F 33 J'Raan Brooks 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Sr Washington Seattle, Washington F 35 Francis Nwaokorie 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Champlin Park HS Brooklyn Park, Minnesota	Head coach Eric Olen (Spring Hill) Assistant coach(es) Clint Allard (UC San Diego) Tom Tankelewicz (Western Carolina) Steven Aldridge (San Diego City) Sam Stapleton (Occidental) Mikey Howell (UC San Diego) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt 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	W 95–87	1–0	LionTree Arena (1,437) La Jolla, CA
November 11, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		San Diego	W 69–63	2–0	LionTree Arena (2,038) La Jolla, CA
November 13, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		La Verne	W 116–57	3–0	LionTree Arena (871) La Jolla, CA
November 18, 2023* 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Navy	W 73–55	4–0	LionTree Arena (1,366) La Jolla, CA
November 24, 2023* 3:00 pm, ESPN+		vs. Idaho	L 70–73 ^OT	4–1	Redhawk Center (592) Seattle, WA
November 26, 2023* 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Seattle	L 67–79	4–2	Redhawk Center (836) Seattle, WA
November 28, 2023* 7:00 pm, P12N		at Washington	L 56–83	4–3	Alaska Airlines Arena (5,726) Seattle, WA
December 1, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		San Diego State	L 62–63	4–4	LionTree Arena (4,000) La Jolla, CA
December 5, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Occidental	W 98–67	5–4	LionTree Arena (716) La Jolla, CA
December 9, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Pepperdine	L 62–68	5–5	Firestone Fieldhouse (407) Malibu, CA
December 18, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Sacramento State	W 83–52	6–5	Hornets Nest (574) Sacramento, CA
December 20, 2023* 2:00 pm, P12N		at California	L 67–71	6–6	Haas Pavilion (2,516) Berkeley, CA
Big West regular season
December 28, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Cal State Bakersfield	W 76–64	7–6 (1–0)	LionTree Arena (1,019) La Jolla, CA
January 4, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at UC Santa Barbara	W 79–72	8–6 (2–0)	The Thunderdome (1,914) Santa Barbara, CA
January 6, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Cal State Fullerton	W 76–58	9–6 (3–0)	Titan Gym (642) Fullerton, CA
January 11, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Long Beach State	W 88–74	10–6 (4–0)	LionTree Arena (2,083) La Jolla, CA
January 13, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Cal Poly	W 86–61	11–6 (5–0)	Mott Athletics Center (2,757) San Luis Obispo, CA
January 18, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at UC Irvine	L 65–76	11–7 (5–1)	Bren Events Center (3,108) Irvine, CA
January 20, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Hawai'i	W 67–61	12–7 (6–1)	LionTree Arena (1,558) La Jolla, CA
January 25, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		UC Riverside	W 66–65	13–7 (7–1)	LionTree Arena (3,083) La Jolla, CA
January 27, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at UC Davis	W 92–59	14–7 (8–1)	University Credit Union Center (2,537) Davis, CA
February 1, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Cal State Northridge	W 83–62	15–7 (9–1)	LionTree Arena (1,277) La Jolla, CA
February 3, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Long Beach State	L 76–85	15–8 (9–2)	Walter Pyramid (2,308) Long Beach, CA
February 8, 2024 9:00 pm, ESPN+		at Hawai'i	L 86–94 ^OT	15–9 (9–3)	Stan Sheriff Center (4,249) Honolulu, HI
February 15, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		UC Santa Barbara	W 61–46	16–9 (10–3)	LionTree Arena (1,892) La Jolla, CA
February 17, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Cal State Fullerton	W 76–69	17–9 (11–3)	LionTree Arena (1,134) La Jolla, CA
February 22, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at UC Riverside	W 77–65	18–9 (12–3)	SRC Arena (703) Riverside, CA
February 24, 2024 1:00 pm, Spectrum SportsNet/ESPN+		UC Irvine	W 92–88 ^OT	19–9 (13–3)	LionTree Arena (1,864) La Jolla, CA
February 29, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Cal State Bakersfield	L 57–70	19–10 (13–4)	Icardo Center (1,349) Bakersfield, CA
March 2, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Cal State Northridge	W 79–69	20–10 (14–4)	Premier America Credit Union Arena (1,137) Northridge, CA
March 7, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		UC Davis	L 63–70	20–11 (14–5)	LionTree Arena (1,373) La Jolla, CA
March 9, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Cal Poly	W 92–87	21–11 (15–5)	LionTree Arena (1,454) La Jolla, CA
College Basketball Invitational
March 23, 2024 12:30 pm, FloHoops	(2)	vs. (15) Chicago State First round	L 75–77	21–12	Ocean Center  Daytona Beach, FL
*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.