2016–17 San Diego Toreros men's basketball team

The 2016–17 San Diego Toreros men's basketball team represented the University of San Diego during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Lamont Smith's second 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 13–18, 6–12 in WCC play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the first round of the WCC tournament to Portland.[1]

2016–17 San Diego Toreros men's basketball
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record13–18 (6–12 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaJenny Craig Pavilion
Seasons
2016–17 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Gonzaga 17 1   .944 37 2   .949
No. 22 Saint Mary's 16 2   .889 29 5   .853
BYU 12 6   .667 22 12   .647
San Francisco 10 8   .556 20 13   .606
Santa Clara 10 8   .556 17 16   .515
Loyola Marymount 8 10   .444 15 15   .500
San Diego 6 12   .333 13 18   .419
Pepperdine 5 13   .278 9 22   .290
Pacific 4 14   .222 11 22   .333
Portland 2 16   .111 11 22   .333
Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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The Toreros finished the 2015–16 season 9–21, 4–14 in WCC play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the WCC tournament to Loyola Marymount.

Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Khali Bedart-Ghani 0 G 6'4" 192 Sophomore Los Angeles, CA Transferred to Cal State Dominguez Hills Toros
Brandon Perry 2 F/C 6'7" 265 RS Junior Fresno, CA Graduate transferred to Lewis & Clark College
Vasa Pusica 4 G 6'5" 210 Sophomore Belgrade, Serbia Transferred to Northeastern
Duda Sanadze 10 G 6'5" 210 Senior Tbilisi, Georgia Graduated
Marcus Harris 11 G 6'0" 168 Sophomore San Antonio, TX Transferred to Sam Houston State
Christian Oshita 24 F 6'6" 190 Freshman Torrance, CA Walk-on; transferred to UC San Diego
Ryan Woolridge 30 G 6'3" 170 Freshman Mansfield, TX Transferred to North Texas
Jito Kok 33 C 6'9" 232 Senior Wageningen, Netherlands Graduated

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Isaiah Wright 22 G 6'2" 180 Junior Boise, ID Transferred from Utah. Under NCAA transfer rules, Wright will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Isaiah Pineiro 24 F 6'6" 210 Junior Auburn, CA Transferred from Portland State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Pineiro will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

Recruits class of 2016

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jose Martinez
#110 PF
Cayey, PR Cheshire Academy 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sep 21, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 59
Frank Ryder
PF
Boulder, CO Fairview High School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) N/A Nov 5, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Nassir Barrino
PG
Jersey City, NJ Worcester Academy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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 2016 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com.
  • "2016 San Diego Toreros Basketball Commits". Scout.com.
  • "ESPN 2016 San Diego Toreros Basketball recruits". ESPN.com.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com.
  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

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2016–17 San Diego Toreros men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Nassir Barrino 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Worcester Academy Newark, NJ
G 1 Tyler Williams 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Hebron Plano, TX
G 2 Mark Carbone 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr East Catholic Wethersfield, CT
G 3 Olin Carter III 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Allen Allen, TX
F 12 Juwan Gray 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Scotland Performance Institute Dover, DE
F 13 José Martinez 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Cheshire Academy Cayey, PR
G 14 Nick Bush 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA
F 15 Alex Floresca (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Webster Groves Webster Groves, MO
F 20 Cameron Naubauer 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Choate Rosemary Hall Prep Berlin, Germany
G 21 Hunter Summy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Carroll Southlake, TX
G 23 Isaiah Wright (I)   6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Borah
Utah
Boise, ID
F 24 Isaiah Pineiro (I)   6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Placer
Portland State
Auburn, CA
F 30 Frank Ryder 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Fairview Boulder, CO
F 32 Brett Bailey 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr University Spokane, WA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
8:00 pm, ESPNU
at San Diego State
City Championship
L 59–69  0–1
Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
11/14/2016*
7:00 pm
Samford
San Diego Classic
L 65–83  0–2
Jenny Craig Pavilion (2,379)
San Diego, CA
11/17/2016*
8:00 pm, P12N
at No. 16 UCLA L 68–88  0–3
Pauley Pavilion (6,893)
Los Angeles, CA
11/20/2016*
2:00 pm
Nicholls State
San Diego Classic
W 81–72  1–3
Jenny Craig Pavilion (849)
San Diego, CA
11/22/2016*
7:00 pm
Bethune-Cookman
San Diego Classic
W 96–91 3OT 2–3
Jenny Craig Pavilion (866)
San Diego, CA
11/26/2016*
2:00 pm
New Mexico State
San Diego Classic
L 51–56  2–4
Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,008)
San Diego, CA
11/30/2016*
7:00 pm
USC L 55–76  2–5
Jenny Craig Pavilion (2,921)
San Diego, CA
12/03/2016*
1:00 pm
at Northern Arizona W 80–65  3–5
Walkup Skydome (767)
Flagstaff, AZ
12/07/2016*
7:00 pm
Cal State Fullerton W 82–75  4–5
Jenny Craig Pavilion (940)
San Diego, CA
12/11/2016*
5:00 pm
UC Santa Barbara W 77–68  5–5
Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,078)
San Diego, CA
12/17/2016*
6:00 pm
Bethesda W 105–89  6–5
Jenny Craig Pavilion (960)
San Diego, CA
12/22/2016*
5:00 pm
at North Texas W 69–68  7–5
The Super Pit (2,717)
Denton, TX
WCC regular season
12/29/2016
7:00 pm
at San Francisco L 74–80  7–6
(0–1)
War Memorial Gymnasium (2,115)
San Francisco, CA
12/31/2016
6:00 pm
at No. 19 Saint Mary's L 60–72  7–7
(0–2)
McKeon Pavilion (2,891)
Moraga, CA
01/05/2017
7:00 pm
Pacific L 53–56  7–8
(0–3)
Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,207)
San Diego, CA
01/07/2017
1:00 pm, SPCSN
at Pepperdine W 76–68  8–8
(1–3)
Firestone Fieldhouse (1,007)
Malibu, CA
01/12/2017
7:00 pm
Santa Clara L 57–59  8–9
(1–4)
Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,435)
San Diego, CA
01/14/2017
7:00 pm, SPCSN
BYU W 88–75  9–9
(2–4)
Jenny Craig Pavilion (2,206)
San Diego, CA
01/19/2017
7:00 pm, SPCSN
at Loyola Marymount W 69–62  10–9
(3–4)
Gersten Pavilion (1,712)
Los Angeles, CA
01/21/2017
6:00 pm
San Francisco L 43–60  10–10
(3–5)
Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,730)
San Diego, CA
01/26/2017
6:00 pm, RTNW/KHQ
at No. 3 Gonzaga L 43–79  10–11
(3–6)
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
01/28/2017
7:00 pm, RTNW
at Portland W 68–52  11–11
(4–6)
Chiles Center (3,411)
Portland, OR
02/02/2017
7:00 pm
Loyola Marymount L 53–72  11–12
(4–7)
Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,230)
San Diego, CA
02/04/2017
7:00 pm, SPCSN
No. 18 Saint Mary's L 27–71  11–13
(4–8)
Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,261)
San Diego, CA
02/09/2017
7:00 pm
at Pacific L 58–61  11–14
(4–9)
Alex G. Spanos Center (1,536)
Stockton, CA
02/11/2017
6:00 pm, SPCSN
Pepperdine L 60–65  11–15
(4–10)
Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,276)
San Diego, CA
02/16/2017
8:00 pm, ESPNU
at BYU L 70–82  11–16
(4–11)
Marriott Center (13,440)
Provo, UT
02/18/2017
7:00 pm
at Santa Clara W 60–58 2OT 12–16
(5–11)
Leavey Center (1,828)
Santa Clara, CA
02/23/2017
7:00 pm, SPCSN
No. 1 Gonzaga L 38–96  12–17
(5–12)
Jenny Craig Pavilion (5,100)
San Diego, CA
02/25/2017
6:00 pm, SPCSN
Portland W 85–82  13–17
(6–12)
Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,086)
San Diego, CA
WCC tournament
03/03/2017
8:00 pm, BYUtv
(7) vs. (10) Portland
First round
L 55–60  13–18
Orleans Arena (7,484)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Norcross, Don (March 3, 2017). "USD falls short vs. Portland in WCC tourney". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved February 8, 2024.