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2017–18 San Diego Toreros men's basketball team

2017–18 San Diego Toreros men's basketball
San Diego Toreros logo.svg
Riley Wallace Classic champions
CIT, Quarterfinals
Conference West Coast Conference
2017–18 record 20–14 (9–9 WCC)
Head coach Lamont Smith (3rd season)
Assistant coach Sam Scholl
Assistant coach Chris Gerlufsen
Assistant coach Terrence Rencher
Home arena Jenny Craig Pavilion
Seasons
← 2016–17
2018–19 →
2017–18 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
No. 8 Gonzaga 17 1   .944     32 5   .865
No. 25 Saint Mary's 16 2   .889     30 6   .833
BYU 11 7   .611     24 11   .686
San Diego 9 9   .500     20 14   .588
San Francisco 9 9   .500     22 17   .564
Pacific 9 9   .500     14 18   .438
Santa Clara 8 10   .444     11 20   .355
Loyola Marymount 5 13   .278     11 20   .355
Portland 4 14   .222     10 22   .313
Pepperdine 2 16   .111     6 26   .188
2018 West Coast Conference Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017–18 San Diego Toreros men's basketball team represented the University of San Diego during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Lamont Smith's third season at San Diego. The Toreros competed in the West Coast Conference and played their home games at the Jenny Craig Pavilion. They finished the season 20–14, 9–9 in WCC play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place. They lost to BYU in the quarterfinals of the WCC Tournament. The Toreros were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Hartford in the first round, in a game refereed to as the Riley Wallace Classic, and Portland State in the second round before losing in the quarterfinals to Northern Colorado.

On March 8, 2018, head coach Lamont Smith, who had been placed on administrative leave following an arrest for domestic violence 10 days earlier, resigned as head coach. Assistant coach Sam Scholl took over as acting head coach for the Toreros during the WCC Tournament and the CIT. On April 2, the school announced Scholl would remain the head coach.

The Toreros finished the 2016–17 season 13–18, 6–12 in WCC play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the first round of the WCC Tournament to Portland.


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