UC San Diego Tritons women's basketball

The UC San Diego Tritons women's basketball team represents University of California, San Diego, located in San Diego, California. Through the 2019–20 season, the team competed in NCAA Division II as a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association. The Tritons began a four-year transition to NCAA Division I in July 2020, joining the Big West Conference.

UC San Diego Tritons
2023–24 UC San Diego Tritons women's basketball team
University	University of California, San Diego
First season	1971
Head coach	Heidi VanDerveer (12th season)
Conference	Big West Conference
Location	San Diego, California
Arena	LionTree Arena (Capacity: 4,000)
Nickname	Tritons
Colors	Blue and gold^[1]
NCAA tournament Final Four
Division II: 2007
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
Division II: 2007
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
Division II: 2007, 2012, 2016
NCAA tournament round of 32
Division II: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2016, 2018, 2019 Division III: 1996, 1997, 1998
NCAA tournament appearances
Division II: 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 Division III: 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000
Conference tournament champions
CCAA: 2013, 2019, 2020

The team plays its games at the LionTree Arena on its campus in La Jolla, California.

Postseason

NCAA Division II tournament results

The Tritons made twelve appearances in the NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament. They had a combined record of 12–12.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2004	First round	Seattle Pacific	L, 59–79
2006	First round	Seattle Pacific	L, 57–62
2007	First round Regional semifinals Regional finals Elite Eight Final Four	Western Washington Alaska Anchorage Chico State Glenville State Southern Connecticut	W, 78–45 W, 66–51 W, 80–63 W, 71–61 L, 53–67
2008	First round Regional semifinals	Cal State San Bernardino Seattle Pacific	W, 59–46 L, 67–76
2009	First round Regional semifinals	Cal State Dominguez Hills Alaska Anchorage	W, 65–66 L, 49–52
2010	First round	Humboldt State	L, 72–76
2012	First round Regional semifinals Regional finals	Chico State Western Washington Alaska Anchorage	W, 84–66 W, 81–66 L, 63–68
2013	First round	Grand Canyon	L, 57–68
2016	First round Regional semifinals Regional finals	Cal State East Bay Azusa Pacific Alaska Anchorage	W, 74–59 W, 87–77 L, 57–72
2017	First round	Simon Fraser	L, 65–69
2018	First round Regional semifinals	Seattle Pacific Montana State Billings	W, 64–51 L, 73–75
2019	First round Regional semifinals	Dominican (CA) Azusa Pacific	W, 81–58 L, 61–64

References

1. "UC San Diego Brand Guidelines" (PDF). July 6, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2016.

External links

• Official website