2020–21 San Diego Toreros men's basketball team

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2020–21 San Diego Toreros men's basketball
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record3–11 (2–7 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Martin Bahar
  • Jerry Brown
  • Lance Lavetter
Home arenaJenny Craig Pavilion
Seasons
2020–21 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Gonzaga 15 0   1.000 31 1   .969
No. 23 BYU 10 3   .769 20 7   .741
Loyola Marymount 7 5   .583 13 9   .591
Pepperdine 7 6   .538 15 12   .556
Pacific 6 7   .462 9 9   .500
Santa Clara 4 5   .444 12 8   .600
Saint Mary's 4 6   .400 14 10   .583
San Francisco 4 9   .308 11 14   .440
San Diego 2 7   .222 3 11   .214
Portland 0 11   .000 6 15   .286
2021 WCC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2020–21 San Diego Toreros men's basketball team represented the University of San Diego during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Toreros were led by third-year head coach Sam Scholl. They played their home games at Jenny Craig Pavilion in San Diego, California as members of the West Coast Conference.

Previous season[edit]

The Toreros finished the 2019–20 season 9–23, 2–14 in WCC play to finish in 9th place. They lost in the first round of the WCC tournament to Loyola Marymount.

Roster[edit]

2020–21 San Diego Toreros men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Marion Humphrey 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS So Hoover HS Hoover, AL
G 2 Joey Calcaterra 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg) RS Jr Marin Catholic HS Novato, CA
G 3 Frankie Hughes 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Garfield Heights HS
Duquesne
Cleveland, OH
F 4 Josh Parrish 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Sr Seguin HS
Rice
Arlington, TX
G 5 Finn Sullivan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Torrey Pines HS San Diego, CA
F 10 Mikal Gjerde 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Woodstock Academy Haugesund, Norway
F 11 Yavuz Gultekin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Bishop Walsh HS
Texas A&M
Karşıyaka, Turkey
C 15 Vladimir Pinchuk 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Jr Maerkischies Gymnasium
New Mexico
Schwelm, Germany
F 20 Jared Rodriguez 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Mountain Ridge HS
Idaho
Glendale, AZ
G 22 Scotty Prunty 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Cathedral Catholic HS San Diego, CA
G 24 Chris Herren, Jr. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Tabor Academy
Boston College
Portsmouth, Rhode Island
F 25 Yauhen Massalski 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr Gymnasium No. 15 Minsk, Belarus
G 31 Jason Gallant 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Fr Saint Francis HS La Cañada, CA
F 33 Ben Pyle 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr McPherson HS McPherson, Kansas
F 40 Jack Vaske 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr St. Andrew's School New Canaan, CT
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results[edit]

On November 20, San Diego paused all activities for 14 days following Covid-19 positive tests, cancelling scheduled games during that time.[1]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
December 9, 2020*
6:00 pm, P12N
at UCLA L 56–83  0–1
 18  Calcaterra   14  Massalski   3  Tied  Pauley Pavilion (0)
Los Angeles, CA
December 11, 2020
6:00 p.m.
Cal State Fullerton Canceled due to COVID-19 issues[2] Jenny Craig Pavilion 
San Diego, CA
December 14, 2020*
6:00 pm, WCC Network
Nevada L 72–79  0–2
 22  Hughes   6  Tied   4  Pyle  Jenny Craig Pavilion (0)
San Diego, CA
December 16, 2020*
3:00 pm, BigWest.TV
at Cal Poly W 70–61  1–2
 18  Calcaterra   11  Massalski   4  Tied  Robert A. Mott Athletics Center (0)
San Luis Obispo, CA
December 19, 2020*
4:00 pm, BigWest.TV
at UC Irvine L 53–85  1–3
 14  Calcaterra   4  Calcaterra   2  Tied  Bren Events Center (0)
Irvine, CA
December 21, 2020*
2:00 pm, P12N
at Arizona Canceled due to COVID-19 issues[3] McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
December 22, 2020*
 WCC Network
Long Beach State Canceled due to COVID-19 issues[4] Jenny Craig Pavilion 
San Diego, CA
December 23, 2020
 WCC Network
Cal State Fullerton Canceled due to COVID-19 issues[5] Jenny Craig Pavilion 
San Diego, CA
WCC regular season
December 31, 2020
2:00 pm, WCC Network
at San Francisco L 62–70  1–4
(0–1)
 15  Parrish   8  Parrish   3  Sullivan  War Memorial Gymnasium (0)
San Francisco, CA
January 2, 2020
2:00 pm, WCC Network
BYU Postponed due to COVID-19 issues[6] Jenny Craig Pavilion 
San Diego, CA
January 7, 2020
4:00 pm, WCC Network
Saint Mary's Postponed due to COVID-19 issues[7] Jenny Craig Pavilion 
San Diego, CA
January 9, 2020
 WCC Network
at Pacific Postponed due to COVID-19 issues[8] Spanos Center 
Stockton, CA
January 14, 2020
6:00 pm, WCC Network
at Loyola Marymount Postponed due to COVID-19 issues[9] Gersten Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
January 16, 2020
2:00 pm, WCC Network
Santa Clara Postponed due to COVID-19 issues[10] Jenny Craig Pavilion 
San Diego, CA
January 17, 2021
2:00 pm, WCC Network
Santa Clara
rescheduled from January 16
L 63–69  1–5
(0–2)
 19  Pinchuk   11  Pinchuk   3  Sullivan  Jenny Craig Pavilion (0)
San Diego, CA
January 19, 2021
6:00 pm, NBC Sports CA
at Loyola Marymount
rescheduled from January 14
L 69–72 OT 1–6
(0–3)
 13  Tied   10  Pinchuk   5  Pyle  Gersten Pavilion (0)
Los Angeles, CA
January 23, 2021
2:00 pm, NBCSNW
at Portland W 78–70  2–6
(1–3)
 20  Parrish   8  Parrish   5  Sullivan  Chiles Center (0)
Portland, OR
January 28, 2021
6:00 pm, RTNW
No. 1 Gonzaga L 62–90  2–7
(1–4)
 16  Sullivan   5  Tied   6  Sullivan  Jenny Craig Pavilion (0)
San Diego, CA
January 30, 2021
2:00 pm, WCC Network
Loyola Marymount Canceled due to COVID-19 issues[11] Jenny Craig Pavilion 
San Diego, CA
February 2, 2021
6:00 pm, WCC Network
BYU
rescheduled from January 2
Canceled due to COVID-19 issues[12] Jenny Craig Pavilion 
San Diego, CA
February 4, 2021
6:00 pm, WCC Network
at Pepperdine Canceled due to COVID-19 issues[13] Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, CA
February 6, 2021
1:00 pm, WCC Network
Pacific Postponed due to COVID-19 issues[14] Jenny Craig Pavilion 
San Diego, CA
February 8, 2021
6:00 pm, WCC Network
Saint Mary's
rescheduled from January 7
Canceled due to COVID-19 issues[15] Jenny Craig Pavilion 
San Diego, CA
February 11, 2021
12:00 pm, WCC Network
at Pacific
rescheduled from January 9
Canceled due to COVID-19 issues[16] Spanos Center 
Stockton, CA
February 13, 2021
6:00 pm, WCC Network
at BYU Canceled due to COVID-19 issues[17] Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
February 18, 2021
6:00 pm, WCC Network
at Santa Clara W 71–60  3–7
(2–4)
 23  Calcaterra   10  Tied   5  Parrish  Leavey Center (0)
Santa Clara, CA
February 20, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 1 Gonzaga L 69–106  3–8
(2–5)
 13  Parrish   7  Massalski   3  Tied  McCarthey Athletic Center (200)
Spokane, WA
February 23, 2021
12:00 pm, WCC Network
Pacific
rescheduled from February 6
L 67–77  3–9
(2–6)
 12  Calcaterra   11  Massalski   3  Sullivan  Jenny Craig Pavilion (0)
San Diego, CA
February 25, 2021
6:00 pm
Portland Canceled due to COVID-19 issues Jenny Craig Pavilion 
San Diego, CA
February 27, 2021
1:00 pm
Pepperdine L 84–90  3–10
(2–7)
 30  Massalski   5  2 Tied   4  3 Tied  Jenny Craig Pavilion (0)
San Diego, CA
WCC tournament
March 4, 2021
6:00 pm, Stadium
(9) vs. (8) San Francisco
First round
L 51–67  3–11
 12  Sullivan   11  Massalski   4  Sullivan  Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source:[18]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Men's Basketball Pauses All Activities".
  2. ^ "Schedule Update". www.usdtoreros.com. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  3. ^ "Game at Arizona Canceled". www.usdtoreros.com. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  4. ^ "Toreros Add Arizona, Fullerton". www.usdtoreros.com. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  5. ^ "Toreros Add Arizona, Fullerton". www.usdtoreros.com. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  6. ^ "Game Against BYU Postponed". www.usdtoreros.com. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  7. ^ "Men's Basketball Games Postponed". www.usdtoreros.com. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  8. ^ "Men's Basketball Games Postponed". www.usdtoreros.com. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
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  10. ^ "Men's Basketball Games Postponed". www.usdtoreros.com. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  11. ^ "Men's Basketball Game Against LMU Postponed". www.usdtoreros.com. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  12. ^ "Men's Basketball Announces Pause". www.usdtoreros.com. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  13. ^ "Men's Basketball Announces Pause". www.usdtoreros.com. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  14. ^ "Men's Basketball Announces Pause". www.usdtoreros.com. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  15. ^ "Men's Basketball Announces Pause". www.usdtoreros.com. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  16. ^ "Men's Basketball Announces Pause". www.usdtoreros.com. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  17. ^ "Men's Basketball Announces Pause". www.usdtoreros.com. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  18. ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". usdtoreros.com.