2024–25 San Diego Toreros men's basketball team

2024–25 San Diego Toreros men's basketball
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record0–0 (0–0 WCC)
Head coach
  • Steve Lavin (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Justin Hutson (1st season)
  • Earl Watson (1st season)
  • John Moore (3rd season)
  • Patrick Sandle (3rd season)
Home arenaJenny Craig Pavilion
Seasons
2025–26 →
2024–25 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Gonzaga 0 0   0 0  
Loyola Marymount 0 0   0 0  
Oregon State 0 0   0 0  
Pacific 0 0   0 0  
Pepperdine 0 0   0 0  
Portland 0 0   0 0  
Saint Mary's 0 0   0 0  
San Diego 0 0   0 0  
San Francisco 0 0   0 0  
Santa Clara 0 0   0 0  
Washington State 0 0   0 0  
† 2025 WCC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2024–25 San Diego Toreros men's basketball team represented the University of San Diego during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Toreros are led by third-year head coach Steve Lavin. They played their home games at Jenny Craig Pavilion in San Diego, California as members of the West Coast Conference (WCC).

Previous season

The Toreros finished the 2023–24 season 18–15, 7–9 in WCC play, to finish in fifth place. As the No. 5 seed in the WCC Tournament, they defeated Pepperdine in the second round, before losing to Santa Clara in the quarterfinals.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Kevin Patton Jr. 0 G 6'8" 197 Freshman Temecula, CA Transferred to USC[1]
Wayne McKinney III 3 G 6'0" 190 Junior Coronado, CA Transferred to San Diego State[2]
Deuce Turner 4 G 6'2" 185 Junior Coatesville, PA Not on team roster
Kollen Murphy 8 G 6'2" 175 Freshman Pomona, CA Walk-on; left the team
PJ Hayes 21 F 6'6" 215 Senior Waconia, MN Graduate transferred to Rutgers[3]
Jimmy Oladokun Jr. 23 F 6'9" 220 Freshman Los Angeles, CA Transferred to Rice

Incoming transfers

Name Num Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
KJay Bradley 0 G 6'1" 175 Junior Los Angeles, CA San Diego City College
Colby Brooks 14 F 6'7" 215 Redshirt Senior Los Angeles, CA Walk-on; Gonzaga[4]
Kody Clouet 21 G 6'5" 210 Senior San Marcos, CA Southeastern Oklahoma State[5]

2024 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Chas Lewless
PG
Detroit, MI Martin Luther King High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: 0
Gavin Ripp
PF
San Jose, CA Archbishop Mitty High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) N/A Jul 1, 2023 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 0
Jackson Gaffney
SG
Radnor, PA Rocktop Academy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) N/A Jun 20, 2024 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 0
Kean Webb
C
Draper, UT Golden State Prep of Napa Christian 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) N/A May 7, 2024 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 0
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 2024 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com.
  • "2024 San Diego Toreros Basketball Commits". Scout.com.
  • "ESPN 2024 San Diego Toreros Basketball recruits". ESPN.com.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com.
  • "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2025 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2025 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
D'Arrae Goodwin
PF
Wheeling, WV Linsley School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Aug 7, 2024 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: 0
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 2025 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com.
  • "2025 San Diego Toreros Basketball Commits". Scout.com.
  • "ESPN 2025 San Diego Toreros Basketball recruits". ESPN.com.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com.
  • "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2024–25 San Diego Toreros men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Kjay Bradley 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Crenshaw HS
San Diego City College
Los Angeles, CA
F 1 Santiago Trouet 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 218 lb (99 kg) So   Buenos Aires, Argentina
G 2 Chas Lewless 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Martin Luther King HS Detroit, MI
G 3 Keyon Kensie 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 187 lb (85 kg) So Taft HS Los Angeles, CA
F 4 David Simon 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Royal Crown School Windsor, ON
F 5 Bendji Pierre 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr The Patrick School
Indian River State College
Irvington, NJ
G 7 Dragos Lungu 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 189 lb (86 kg) So NBA Global Academy Cluj-Napoca, Romania
G 10 Neel Beniwal (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr The Phelps School Garnet Valley, PA
G 11 Deven Dahlke (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) GS St. Mary's
Drake
Phoenix, AZ
F 14 Colby Brooks (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr Loyola HS
Gonzaga
Los Angeles, CA
G 15 Josh Hecht (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 184 lb (83 kg) So Santa Monica HS Santa Monica, CA
G 20 Joey Chammaa (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Southern California Academy Los Angeles, CA
G 21 Kody Clouet 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr San Marcos HS
Saint Kathrine
San Marcos, CA
G 22 Emmanuel Callas (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Campolindo HS Oakland, CA
C 24 Steven Jamerson II (W) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Crespi Carmlite HS Los Angeles, CA
G 33 Dominic Muncey 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Cathedral Catholic HS San Diego, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt 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 6, 2024*
TBA
Rider       Jenny Craig Pavilion 
San Diego, CA
November 8, 2024*
TBA
Boston University       Jenny Craig Pavilion 
San Diego, CA
November 12, 2024*
TBA
Portland State       Jenny Craig Pavilion 
San Diego, CA
November 16, 2024*
TBA
Idaho State       Jenny Craig Pavilion 
San Diego, CA
November 22, 2024*
TBA
Southern Utah
San Diego Multi-Team Event
      Jenny Craig Pavilion 
San Diego, CA
November 24, 2024*
TBA
Idaho
San Diego Multi-Team Event
      Jenny Craig Pavilion 
San Diego, CA
December 3, 2024*
TBA
at Arizona State       Desert Financial Arena 
Tempe, AZ
December 7, 2024*
TBA
at San Diego State
City Championship
      Viejas Arena 
San Diego, CA
December 10, 2024*
TBA
Long Beach State       Jenny Craig Pavilion 
San Diego, CA
December 14, 2024*
TBA
at Fresno State       Save Mart Center 
Fresno, CA
December 21, 2024*
TBA
UC San Diego       Jenny Craig Pavilion 
San Diego, CA
December 28, 2024*
TBA
vs. Grand Canyon
West Coast Hoops Showdown
      Intuit Dome 
Inglewood, CA
WCC regular season
WCC tournament
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source:[6]

References

  1. ^ Tipton, Joe (May 20, 2024). "San Diego transfer wing Kevin Patton Jr. commits to USC". On3.com. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
  2. ^ Zeigler, Mark (May 2, 2024). "SDSU basketball gets commitment from veteran guard to replace Lamont Butler". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Archived from the original on June 13, 2024. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
  3. ^ Fonseca, Brian (May 22, 2024). "Why sharpshooter PJ Hayes 'fell in love' with Rutgers, chose to transfer to Scarlet Knights". NJ.com. Archived from the original on May 22, 2024. Retrieved September 23, 2024. (subscription required)
  4. ^ Lawson, Theo (September 19, 2024). "Former Gonzaga walk-on Colby Brooks transferring to San Diego". The Spokesman-Review. Archived from the original on September 23, 2024. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
  5. ^ "Kody Clouet will continue his college career at San Diego". USbasket.com. May 14, 2024. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
  6. ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". usdtoreros.com. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
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