2024–25 San Diego Toreros men's basketball team

2024–25 San Diego Toreros men's basketball
2024–25 San Diego Toreros men's basketball
Conference	West Coast Conference
Record	3–4 (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 arena	Jenny Craig Pavilion
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 3 Gonzaga	0	–	0	–	7	–	1	.875
Saint Mary's	0	–	0	–	7	–	1	.875
Washington State	0	–	0	–	6	–	2	.750
Oregon State	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
San Francisco	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
Pacific	0	–	0	–	5	–	4	.556
Loyola Marymount	0	–	0	–	3	–	3	.500
San Diego	0	–	0	–	3	–	4	.429
Santa Clara	0	–	0	–	3	–	5	.375
Portland	0	–	0	–	2	–	5	.286
Pepperdine	0	–	0	–	2	–	6	.250

† 2025 WCC tournament winner As of November 30, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024–25 San Diego Toreros men's basketball team represents the University of San Diego during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Toreros, led by third-year head coach Steve Lavin, play their home games at the 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	Transferred to UCSB
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	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

College recruiting information
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)
Chas Lewless PG	Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: 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
Gavin Ripp PF	Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 0
Jackson Gaffney SG	Radnor, PA	Rocktop Academy	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	N/A	Jun 20, 2024
Jackson Gaffney SG	Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/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
Kean Webb C	Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/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

College recruiting information (2025)
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
D'Arrae Goodwin PF	Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: 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)	180 lb (82 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)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Martin Luther King HS	Detroit, MI
G	3	Keyon Kensie	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 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	6	Tony Duckett (W)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Carlsbad HS	Carlsbad, CA
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 HS Drake	Phoenix, AZ
G/F	12	Gavin Ripp	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Archbishop Mitty HS	Los Gatos, CA
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
F	23	Kean Webb	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	American Fork HS	St. George, UT
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	25	Jackson Gaffney	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Fr	Rocktop Academy	Villanova, PA
G	33	Dominic Muncey	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Cathedral Catholic HS	San Diego, CA
G	53	Nick Del Bosque (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Salpointe Catholic HS	Tucson, AZ

Head coach

Steve Lavin (Chapman University)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Sonoma State	W 73–61		17 – Kensie	10 – Trouet	4 – Bradley Jr.	Jenny Craig Pavilion (2) San Diego, CA
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2024* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	Rider	L 67–68	0–1	24 – Bradley Jr.	13 – Trouet	3 – tied	Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA
November 8, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Boston University	W 74–60	1–1	28 – Bradley Jr.	10 – Trouet	7 – Bradley Jr.	Jenny Craig Pavilion (731) San Diego, CA
November 12, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Portland State	L 76–85	1–2	20 – Kensie	9 – Jamerson II	3 – Kensie	Jenny Craig Pavilion (507) San Diego, CA
November 16, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+	Idaho State	L 66–78	1–3	15 – Clouet	8 – Jamerson II	4 – Bradley Jr.	Jenny Craig Pavilion (297) San Diego, CA
November 22, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Southern Utah San Diego Multi-Team Event	L 67–72	1–4	27 – Bradley Jr.	9 – Jamerson II	3 – Jamerson II	Jenny Craig Pavilion (380) San Diego, CA
November 24, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Idaho San Diego Multi-Team Event	W 68–61	2–4	18 – Trouet	10 – Trouet	4 – Bradley Jr.	Jenny Craig Pavilion (507) San Diego, CA
November 27, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Marian (WI)	W 69–64	3–4	16 – Duckett	13 – Trouet	5 – Bradley Jr.	Jenny Craig Pavilion (323) San Diego, CA
December 3, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Arizona State						Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ
December 7, 2024* 7:00 p.m., YurView	at San Diego State City Championship						Viejas Arena San Diego, CA
December 10, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Long Beach State						Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA
December 14, 2024* 4:00 p.m., MW Network	at Fresno State						Save Mart Center Fresno, CA
December 21, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	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
December 30, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Pacific						Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA
January 2, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Santa Clara						Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA
January 6, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Oregon State						Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR
January 8, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Gonzaga						McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA
January 11, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Saint Mary's						Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA
January 16, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Washington State						Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA
January 18, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Loyola Marymount						Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
January 23, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Portland						Chiles Center Portland, OR
January 25, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at San Francisco						Sobrato Center San Francisco, CA
January 30, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Pepperdine						Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA
February 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Loyola Marymount						Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA
February 6, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Pacific						Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA
February 8, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Santa Clara						Leavey Center Santa Clara, CA
February 13, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Pepperdine						Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA
February 15, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	San Francisco						Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA
February 22, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Oregon State						Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA
February 27, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Washington State						Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA
March 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Portland						Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA
WCC tournament
March 6–11, 2025 TBA	vs.						Orleans Arena Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source:^[6]

References

^ Tipton, Joe (May 20, 2024). "San Diego transfer wing Kevin Patton Jr. commits to USC". On3.com. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
^ 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.
^ 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)
^ 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.
^ "Kody Clouet will continue his college career at San Diego". USbasket.com. May 14, 2024. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". usdtoreros.com. Retrieved September 23, 2024.

[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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