2024–25 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UC San Diego 18 – 2   .900 28 – 4   .875
UC Irvine 17 – 3   .850 27 – 5   .844
UC Riverside 14 – 6   .700 21 – 11   .656
Cal State Northridge 14 – 6   .700 22 – 9   .710
UC Santa Barbara 11 – 9   .550 19 – 12   .613
UC Davis 9 – 11   .450 15 – 16   .484
Cal Poly 8 – 12   .400 14 – 18   .438
Cal State Bakersfield 8 – 12   .400 14 – 18   .438
Hawai'i 7 – 13   .350 15 – 16   .484
Long Beach State 3 – 17   .150 7 – 25   .219
Cal State Fullerton 1 – 19   .050 6 – 26   .188
† 2025 Big West tournament winner
As of March 8, 2025

The 2024–25 UC San Diego Tritons men's basketball team represents the University of California, San Diego during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tritons, led by 12th-year head coach Eric Olen, play their home games at LionTree Arena in La Jolla, California, as members of the Big West Conference.

This is the first year the team will be eligible for the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament, as UC San Diego has officially completed their transition to Division I sports. In their first year, UC San Diego finished 28-4, won the Big West during the regular season, and went 18-2 with losses to UC Irvine at home, and on the road at UC Riverside. They also won the Boardwalk Battle regular season competition.

Previous season

The Tritons finished the 2023–24 season 21–12, 15–5 in Big West play to finish in second place.[1] Since they were in the final year of the a four-year mandatory transition period from Division II to Division I, they were ineligible to participate in the Big West tournament.[2] They received an invitation to the CBI, receiving the #2 seed,[3] where they would be upset by Chicago State in the first round.[4]

Roster

2024–25 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) Jr Francis Parker School San Diego, California
G 1 Ryder Elisaldez 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Bishop Gorman HS Las Vegas, Nevada
G/F 2 Christopher Cox 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Fr Cottonwood HS Salt Lake City, Utah
G 3 Hayden Gray 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Azusa Pacific San Diego, California
F 4 Cade Pendleton 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS So East Hamilton HS Chattanooga, Tennessee
G 5 Justin Rochelin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Oregon State Encino, California
G 8 Chris Howell 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Saint Mary's San Diego, California
G 11 Jasen Brooks 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Fr Cleveland HS Cleveland, Tennessee
G/F 12 Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Hawaii–Hilo Wellington, New Zealand
G/F 13 Tyler McGhie 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Southern Nazarene Denton, Texas
G/F 15 Quin Patterson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Mount Si HS Snoqualmie, Washington
G 20 Aidan Burke 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Phillips Exeter Academy Los Gatos, California
G 22 Yaqub Mir 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Fr Granite Bay HS Granite Bay, California
F 24 Nordin Kapic 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Lynn Vienna, Austria
F 31 Milos Vicentic 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) GS McKendree Belgrade, Serbia
F 33 Maximo Milovich 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 213 lb (97 kg) GS Biola Buenos Aires, Argentina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 29, 2024

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 6, 2024*
7:00 pm, YurView 		at San Diego State L 58–63  0−1
  21 – McGhie   8 – Kapic   4 – Gray  Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
November 9, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Pepperdine W 94–76  1–1
  25 – Tait-Jones   5 – Tied   7 – Gray  LionTree Arena (3,688)
La Jolla, CA
November 12, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Sacramento State W 64–54  2–1
  21 – Tait-Jones   8 – Tait-Jones   6 – Howell  LionTree Arena (1,031)
La Jolla, CA
November 16, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Seattle L 71–84  2–2
  20 – Tait-Jones   4 – Tied   4 – Gray  LionTree Arena (1,026)
La Jolla, CA
November 21, 2024*
10:00 am, BallerTV 		vs. La Salle
Boardwalk Battle Quarterfinal 		W 72–67  3–2
  27 – McGhie   10 – Kapic   2 – Tied  Ocean Center 
Daytona Beach, FL
November 22, 2024*
12:30 pm, BallerTV 		vs. James Madison
Boardwalk Battle Semifinal 		W 73–67  4–2
  21 – Tait-Jones   6 – Tait-Jones   4 – Tait-Jones  Ocean Center 
Daytona Beach, FL
November 23, 2024*
2:30 pm, BallerTV 		vs. Toledo
Boardwalk Battle Final 		W 80–45  5–2
  27 – McGhie   8 – Rochelin   4 – McGhie  Ocean Center 
Daytona Beach, FL
November 30, 2024*
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		La Verne W 109–33  6–2
  13 – McGhie   7 – Tied   6 – Brooks  LionTree Arena (792)
La Jolla, CA
December 5, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UC Santa Barbara W 84–76  7–2
(1–0) 		 22 – Tait-Jones   8 – Gray   3 – Tied  The Thunderdome (2,065)
Santa Barbara, CA
December 7, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Cal State Bakersfield W 81–60  8–2
(2–0) 		 25 – Kapic   7 – Tait-Jones   5 – Howell  LionTree Arena (1,862)
La Jolla, CA
December 15, 2024*
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Idaho W 80–56  9–2
  21 – Tied   10 – Kapic   3 – Gray  ICCU Arena (1,410)
Moscow, ID
December 17, 2024*
6:00 pm, MW Network 		at Utah State W 75–73  10–2
  26 – McGhie   6 – Tied   6 – Howell  Smith Spectrum (7,354)
Logan, UT
December 21, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at San Diego W 77–71  11–2
  27 – McGhie   7 – Kapic   6 – Tait-Jones  Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,350)
San Diego, CA
December 28, 2024*
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Occidental W 109–51  12–2
  24 – McGhie   10 – Milovich   6 – Milovich  LionTree Arena (1,172)
La Jolla, CA
January 4, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Cal State Fullerton W 90–51  13–2
(3–0) 		 24 – Tait-Jones   5 – Tied   4 – Tied  Titan Gym (521)
Fullerton, CA
January 9, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Cal Poly W 95–68  14–2
(4–0) 		 25 – Tait-Jones   8 – Kapic   4 – Tied  LionTree Arena (1,522)
La Jolla, CA
January 11, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		UC Irvine L 52–60  14–3
(4–1) 		 17 – Tait-Jones   9 – Kapic   4 – Howell  LionTree Arena (4,000)
La Jolla, CA
January 16, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Long Beach State W 80–54  15–3
(5–1) 		 26 – McGhie   5 – McGhie   2 – Tied  The Gold Mine (1,478)
Long Beach, CA
January 18, 2025
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UC Riverside L 81–85  15–4
(5–2) 		 32 – Tait-Jones   7 – Tait-Jones   4 – Tait-Jones  SRC Arena (1,537)
Riverside, CA
January 23, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		UC Santa Barbara W 77–63  16–4
(6–2) 		 25 – Tait-Jones   8 – Kapic   4 – Howell  LionTree Arena (3,442)
La Jolla, CA
January 25, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Cal State Northridge W 79–54  17–4
(7–2) 		 32 – Tait-Jones   7 – McGhie   8 – Howell  LionTree Arena (1,584)
La Jolla, CA
January 30, 2025
9:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Hawai'i W 74–63  18–4
(8–2) 		 24 – McGhie   9 – Tait-Jones   3 – Howell  Stan Sheriff Center (4,218)
Honolulu, HI
February 6, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		UC Riverside W 91–71  19–4
(9–2) 		 28 – Tait-Jones   7 – Tait-Jones   5 – Gray  LionTree Arena (1,754)
La Jolla, CA
February 8, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		at UC Irvine W 85–67  20–4
(10–2) 		 22 – Tait-Jones   7 – Tait-Jones   8 – Tied  Bren Events Center (5,000)
Irvine, CA
February 13, 2025
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Cal State Bakersfield W 73–54  21–4
(11–2) 		 20 – Tait-Jones   7 – Gray   4 – Tied  Icardo Center (876)
Bakersfield, CA
February 15, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		UC Davis W 85–60  22–4
(12–2) 		 22 – McGhie   6 – Tied   6 – Tait-Jones  LionTree Arena (2,003)
La Jolla, CA
February 20, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Cal Poly W 81–67  23–4
(13–2) 		 19 – Tait-Jones   10 – Tait-Jones   4 – Tied  Mott Athletics Center (1,568)
San Luis Obispo, CA
February 22, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Hawai'i W 83–44  24–4
(14–2) 		 19 – Tait-Jones   6 – Milovich   5 – Gray  LionTree Arena (3,084)
La Jolla, CA
February 27, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Cal State Northridge W 77–71  25–4
(15–2) 		 20 – Tait-Jones   7 – Tait-Jones   5 – Gray  Premier America Credit Union Arena (2,098)
Northridge, CA
March 1, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Cal State Fullerton W 100–55  26–4
(16–2) 		 21 – Tait-Jones   6 – Kapic   5 – Howell  LionTree Arena (2,019)
La Jolla, CA
March 6, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Long Beach State W 70–63  27–4
(17–2) 		 20 – Tied   5 – Tied   6 – Howell  LionTree Arena (2,987)
La Jolla, CA
March 8, 2025
8:00 pm, ESPN2 		at UC Davis W 68–57  28–4
(18–2) 		 18 – McGhie   8 – Tait-Jones   6 – Gray  University Credit Union Center (4,281)
Davis, CA
Big West tournament
March 14, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+/ESPNU 		(1) vs. (4/5/8) TBD
Semifinals 		      Lee's Family Forum 
Henderson, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific.

Sources:[5][6]

Rankings

See also: 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
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References

  1. ^ "2023–24 Men's Basketball Standings". The Big West. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
  2. ^ "UC San Diego Formally Joins Big West as Part of Transition to Division I". UC San Diego. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
  3. ^ "Teams". College Basketball Invitational. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
  4. ^ "Cardet scores 30 to lead Chicago State over UC San Diego 77–75 in CBI". AP News. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
  5. ^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". UC San Diego. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
  6. ^ "UC San Diego Tritons 2024–25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
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