# 2011–12 San Diego Toreros men's basketball team

The 2011–12 San Diego Toreros men's basketball team represented the University of San Diego in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Bill Grier's fifth 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 13–8, 7–9 in WCC play to finish in sixth place and lost in the quarterfinals of the West Coast Conference tournament to BYU.

## Roster

Source
| # | Name | Height | Weight (lbs.) | Position | Class | Hometown | Previous Team(s) |
| 0 | Christopher Anderson | 5'8" | 150 | G | Freshman | Anaheim Hills, CA | Canyon HS |
| 1 | Johnny Dee | 6'0" | 175 | G | Freshman | Vista, CA | Rancho Buena Vista HS |
| 3 | Darian Norris | 6'0" | 180 | G | Senior | Las Vegas, NV | Mojave HS/Salt Lake CC |
| 4 | Nick Kerr | 6'3" | 175 | G | Freshman | San Diego, CA | Torrey Pines HS |
| 13 | Keith Stackhouse | 6'2" | 185 | G | Freshman | Bellingham, WA | Squalicum HS |
| 14 | Ben Vozzola | 6'5" | 180 | G | RS Freshman | Las Vegas, NV | Centennial HS |
| 20 | Cameron Miles | 6'1" | 175 | G | Junior | Dallas, TX | Skyline HS |
| 24 | Blair Banker | 6'8" | 220 | F | RS Freshman | West Lafayette, IN | Harrison HS |
| 25 | Simi Fajemisin | 6'9" | 265 | F/C | RS Freshman | Lynnwood, WA | Lynnwood HS |
| 31 | John Sinis | 6'8" | 225 | G/F | RS Freshman | Patras, Greece | Greece National Team |
| 32 | Ken Rancifer | 6'5" | 215 | F | Junior | Oakland, CA | El Cerrito HS |
| 34 | Chris Manresa | 6'8" | 240 | F | Junior | Rancho Santa Margarita, CA | Tesoro HS |
| 40 | Dennis Kramer | 6'10" | 235 | F | Sophomore | Encinitas, CA | La Costa HS |

## Schedule and results

Source
* All times are Pacific
| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 14, 2011* 7:00 pm | Stephen F. Austin | W 66–61 | 1–0 | Jenny Craig Pavilion (2,023) San Diego, CA |
| November 16, 2011* 7:00 pm | San Diego Christian | W 89–63 | 2–0 | Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,205) San Diego, CA |
| November 20, 2011* 5:00 pm | Montana | L 60–73 | 2–1 | Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,659) San Diego, CA |
| November 25, 2011* 2:30 pm | vs. New Orleans Hoops for Hope Classic | W 64–56 | 3–1 | Fogelman Arena (N/A) New Orleans, LA |
| November 26, 2011* 2:30 pm | vs. Alcorn State Hoops for Hope Classic | W 66–65 | 4–1 | Fogelman Arena (N/A) New Orleans, LA |
| November 27, 2011* 4:00 pm | at Tulane Hoops for Hope Classic | L 46–65 | 4–2 | New Orleans Arena (1,967) New Orleans, LA |
| December 3, 2011* 7:00 pm | at UC Irvine | L 78–99 | 4–3 | Bren Events Center (1,186) Irvine, CA |
| December 7, 2011* 7:00 pm, 4SD | San Diego State City Championship | L 62–74 | 4–4 | Jenny Craig Pavilion (4,708) San Diego, CA |
| December 10, 2011* 6:00 pm | Maine | W 77–63 | 5–4 | Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,503) San Diego, CA |
| December 13, 2011* 6:00 pm | UC Santa Barbara | L 61–65 | 5–5 | Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,720) San Diego, CA |
| December 17, 2011* 5:00 pm | at Stanford | L 55–75 | 5–6 | Maples Pavilion (4,761) Stanford, CA |
| December 22, 2011* 2:00 pm | vs. South Alabama | L 62–68 | 5–7 | South Point Casino (500) Enterprise, NV |
| December 31, 2011 3:00 pm, 4SD | at BYU | L 52–88 | 5–8 (0–1) | Marriott Center (16,369) Provo, UT |
| January 5, 2012 6:00 pm, ESPNU | Saint Mary's | L 72–78 | 5–9 (0–2) | Jenny Craig Pavilion (3,317) San Diego, CA |
| January 7, 2012 6:00 pm | Loyola Marymount | L 68–79 | 5–10 (0–3) | Jenny Craig Pavilion (2,188) San Diego, CA |
| January 12, 2012 7:00 pm | at Santa Clara | W 75–62 | 6–10 (1–3) | Leavey Center (2,032) Santa Clara, CA |
| January 16, 2012 7:00 pm, 4SD | BYU | L 63–82 | 6–11 (1–4) | Jenny Craig Pavilion (3,204) San Diego, CA |
| January 19, 2012 7:00 pm, 4SD | at Portland | W 82–63 | 7–11 (2–4) | Chiles Center (1,890) Portland, OR |
| January 21, 2012 5:00 pm, RTNW | at Gonzaga | L 60–77 | 7–12 (2–5) | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| January 26, 2012 7:00 pm | Pepperdine | W 65–56 | 8–12 (3–5) | Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,830) San Diego, CA |
| January 28, 2012 7:00 pm, 4SD | at San Francisco | L 70–84 | 8–13 (3–6) | War Memorial Gymnasium (3,075) San Francisco, CA |
| February 2, 2012 7:00 pm | at Saint Mary's | L 73–84 | 8–14 (3–7) | McKeon Pavilion (3,500) Moraga, CA |
| February 4, 2012 4:00 pm, 4SD | Santa Clara | W 70–65 | 9–14 (4–7) | Jenny Craig Pavilion (2,905) San Diego, CA |
| February 9, 2012 7:00 pm | at Pepperdine | W 70–57 | 10–14 (5–7) | Firestone Fieldhouse (747) Malibu, CA |
| February 11, 2012 6:00 pm, 4SD | San Francisco | L 70–81 | 10–15 (5–8) | Jenny Craig Pavilion (2,883) San Diego, CA |
| February 16, 2012 5:30 pm, 4SD | Portland | W 78–75 $^{OT}$ | 11–15 (6–8) | Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,835) San Diego, CA |
| February 18, 2012* 7:00 pm | at Cal State Bakersfield | L 63–72 | 11–16 | Rabobank Arena (2,305) Bakersfield, CA |
| February 23, 2012 7:00 pm | at Loyola Marymount | W 60–57 | 12–16 (7–8) | Gersten Pavilion (1,860) Los Angeles, CA |
| February 25, 2012 4:00 pm, 4SD | Gonzaga | L 57–65 | 12–17 (7–9) | Jenny Craig Pavilion (3,962) San Diego, CA |
| 2012 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament ||||||
| March 1, 2012 8:30 pm, BYUtv | vs. Pepperdine Second Round | W 76–54 | 13–17 | Orleans Arena (1,919) Paradise, NV |
| March 1, 2012 8:30 pm, ESPNU | vs. BYU Quarterfinals | L 68–73 | 13–18 | Orleans Arena (5,037) Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||

### Player Dismissals

On November 10, head coach Bill Grier announced that junior center Chris Gabriel and sophomore guard Jordan Mackie were dismissed from the team for the year. Reasons for their dismissal weren't announced.