2021–22 San Diego Toreros men's basketball team

2021–22 San Diego Toreros men's basketball
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record15–16 (7–9 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Martin Bahar
  • Jerry Brown
  • Mitch Charlens
Home arenaJenny Craig Pavilion
Seasons
2021–22 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
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

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 who was in his fourth and final year at that time. They played their home games at the Jenny Craig Pavilion in San Diego, California, as members of the West Coast Conference (WCC). They finished the season 15–16, 7–9 in WCC play, and got the seventh place.[1] They defeated Pepperdine in the first round of the WCC tournament before losing to Portland in the second round.[2]

On March 6, 2022, the school fired head coach Sam Scholl.[3] The school hired former UCLA and St. John's head coach Steve Lavin on April 8, as the team's new head coach.[4] Lavin had not coached any team 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, 9th place in the WCC play.[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 Left the team for 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 Transferred to Colorado Christian
Ben Pyle 33 F 6'7" 185 Junior McPherson, KS Transferred to McPherson
Jack Vaske 40 F 6'10" 195 Freshman New Canaan, CT Did not 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

College recruiting information
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 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    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 
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 
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
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: April 6, 2024

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., NBCS Bay Area 		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:[1][7]

References

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