# 2022–23 San Diego Toreros men's basketball team

The 2022–23 San Diego Toreros men's basketball team represented the University of San Diego during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Toreros were led by first-year head coach Steve Lavin They played their home games at the Jenny Craig Pavilion in San Diego, California, as members of the West Coast Conference.

## Previous season

The Toreros finished the 2021–22 season 15–16, 7–9 in WCC play to finish in seventh place. They defeated Pepperdine in the first round of the WCC tournament before losing to Portland in the second round.

## Offseason

On March 6, 2022, the school fired head coach Sam Scholl. On April 8, the school hired former UCLA and St. John's head coach Steve Lavin as the team's new head coach. Lavin had not coached since 2015.

### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Bryce Monroe | 0 | G | 5'11" | 170 | Sophomore | San Francisco, CA | Transferred to IUPUI |
| Joey Calcaterra | 2 | G | 6'3" | 165 | RS Senior | Novato, CA | Graduate transferred to UConn |
| Josh Parrish | 4 | F | 6'4" | 215 | GS Senior | Arlington, TX | Graduated |
| Scotty Prunty | 5 | G | 5'11" | 165 | Sophomore | San Diego, CA | Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons |
| Alijah Kuehl | 14 | C | 6'10" | 235 | Freshman | St. Augustine, FL | Left the team for personal reasons |
| Vladimir Pinchuk | 15 | C | 6'11" | 230 | Senior | Schwelm, Germany | Graduated |
| T. J. Berger | 20 | G | 6'4" | 170 | Sophomore | Malvern, PA | Transferred to Lafayette |
| Terrell Brown | 21 | F/C | 6'10" | 235 | GS Senior | Providence, RI | Graduated |
| Patrick Caero | 25 | G | 6'4" | 195 | Freshman | Fort Worth, TX | Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons |
| Muon Reath | 33 | G/F | 6'8" | 185 | Freshman | Ottawa, ON | Transferred to South Plains College |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Jaiden Delaire | 0 | F | 6'9" | 215 | GS Senior | North Granby, CT | Stanford |
| Elliyas Delaire | 2 | G | 6'2" | 175 | Sophomore | North Granby, CT | Walk-on; Lewis & Clark College |
| Deuce Turner | 4 | G | 6'1" | | Sophomore | Coatesville, PA | South Plains College |
| Bendji Pierre | 5 | F | 6'8" | | Sophomore | Irvington, NJ | Indian River State College |
| Seikou Sisoho Jawara | 12 | G | 6'3" | 195 | Junior | Mataró, Spain | Weber State |
| Deven Dahlke | 33 | G | 6'2" | 188 | Junior | Phoenix, AZ | Walk-on; Drake |
| Nic Lynch | 44 | C | 6'11" | 250 | GS Senior | Seattle, WA | Lehigh |
| Eric Williams Jr. | 50 | G | 6'7" | 195 | Grad Senior | Port Huron, MI | Oregon |

### 2022 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Jeremiah Nyarko PF | Ghana | Sierra Canyon School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | May 13, 2022 |
| Recruiting 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 2022 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "2022 San Diego Toreros Basketball Commits". Scout.com. "ESPN 2022 San Diego Toreros Basketball recruits". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 7, 2022* 7:30 p.m., WCC Network | | Sonoma State | W 81–59 | 1–0 | 17 – Sisoho Jawara | 10 – Earlington | 5 – Tied | Jenny Craig Pavilion (919) San Diego, CA |
| November 9, 2022* 7:00 p.m., WCC Network | | Florida Gulf Coast | W 79–73 | 2–0 | 22 – Sisoho Jawara | 12 – Williams Jr. | 5 – Sisoho Jawara | Jenny Craig Pavilion (956) San Diego, CA |
| November 13, 2022* 2:00 p.m., WCC Network | | NJIT | W 74–64 | 3–0 | 21 – Townsend | 12 – Williams Jr. | 5 – McKinney III | Jenny Craig Pavilion (835) San Diego, CA |
| November 17, 2022* 7:00 p.m., WCC Network | | Utah State | L 89–91 $^{OT}$ | 3–1 | 43 – Williams Jr. | 13 – Williams Jr. | 4 – McKinney III | Jenny Craig Pavilion (954) San Diego, CA |
| November 21, 2022* 7:00 p.m., WCC Network | | San Diego Christian | W 98–69 | 4–1 | 18 – Townsend | 7 – Gultekin | 4 – Tied | Jenny Craig Pavilion (882) San Diego, CA |
| November 25, 2022* 6:30 p.m., Be The Beast | | vs. New Mexico State Las Vegas Invitational semifinals | L 77–90 | 4–2 | 24 – Townsend | 12 – Williams Jr. | 3 – Tied | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| November 26, 2022* 4:00 p.m., Be The Beast | | vs. Nicholls Las Vegas Invitational consolation | L 70–72 | 4–3 | 20 – Townsend | 10 – Williams Jr. | 3 – Delaire | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| November 28, 2022* 6:00 p.m., WCC Network | | Longwood | W 71–68 | 5–3 | 15 – Tied | 10 – Earlington | 5 – Sisoho Jawara | Jenny Craig Pavilion (652) San Diego, CA |
| December 3, 2022* 7:00 p.m., WCC Network | | UNLV | L 78–95 | 5–4 | 16 – Williams Jr. | 14 – Williams Jr. | 7 – Sisoho Jawara | Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,274) San Diego, CA |
| December 10, 2022* 7:00 p.m., WCC Network | | Cal Baptist | L 73–76 | 5–5 | 18 – Williams Jr. | 9 – Williams Jr. | 7 – Williams Jr. | Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,067) San Diego, CA |
| December 12, 2022* 7:00 p.m., WCC Network | | UC San Diego | W 84–58 | 6–5 | 21 – Earlington | 7 – Williams Jr. | 5 – Townsend | Jenny Craig Pavilion (934) San Diego, CA |
| December 18, 2022* 4:00 p.m., P12N | | at Arizona State | L 67–91 | 6–6 | 17 – Williams Jr. | 12 – Williams Jr. | 2 – Tied | Desert Financial Arena (6,336) Tempe, AZ |
| December 20, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UC Riverside | W 92–84 $^{OT}$ | 7–6 | 29 – Sisoho Jawara | 14 – Williams Jr. | 4 – Sisoho Jawara | SRC Arena (307) Riverside, CA |
| December 22, 2022* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Cal State Northridge | L 78–83 | 7–7 | 25 – Sisoho Jawara | 9 – Williams Jr. | 3 – Sisoho Jawara | Matadome (211) Northridge, CA |
| WCC regular season |||||||||
| December 29, 2022 6:00 p.m., WCC Network | | at Saint Mary's | L 58–85 | 7–8 (0–1) | 14 – Tied | 8 – Williams Jr. | 3 – Sisoho Jawara | University Credit Union Pavilion (3,500) Moraga, CA |
| December 31, 2022 4:00 p.m. | | at San Francisco | W 80–68 | 8–8 (1–1) | 23 – Earlington | 9 – Sisoho Jawara | 4 – Townsend | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,872) San Francisco, CA |
| January 5, 2023 7:00 p.m. | | Pacific | L 82–84 | 8–9 (1–2) | 21 – Earlington | 9 – Earlington | 6 – Williams Jr. | Jenny Craig Pavilion (899) San Diego, CA |
| January 7, 2023 5:00 p.m., BSSD | | BYU | L 48–68 | 8–10 (1–3) | 14 – Williams Jr. | 9 – Earlington | 3 – Sisoho Jawara | Jenny Craig Pavilion (2,157) San Diego, CA |
| January 12, 2023 7:00 p.m., BSSD | | Pepperdine | W 92–89 | 9–10 (2–3) | 25 – Townsend | 10 – Williams Jr. | 9 – Williams Jr. | Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,036) San Diego, CA |
| January 14, 2023 7:00 p.m. | | at Loyola Marymount | L 84–98 | 9–11 (2–4) | 24 – Earlington | 8 – Williams Jr. | 5 – Townsend | Gersten Pavilion (1,047) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 19, 2023 6:00 p.m. | | at Portland | L 83–88 | 9–12 (2–5) | 32 – Earlington | 11 – Williams Jr. | 4 – Sisoho Jawara | Chiles Center (1,200) Portland, OR |
| January 26, 2023 7:00 p.m. | | at Pepperdine | W 87–78 | 10–12 (3–5) | 30 – Earlington | 12 – Earlington | 4 – Earlington | Firestone Fieldhouse (732) Malibu, CA |
| January 28, 2023 7:00 p.m. | | San Francisco | L 81–94 | 10–13 (3–6) | 24 – Earlington | 10 – Earlington | 3 – Sisoho Jawara | Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,538) San Diego, CA |
| February 2, 2023 7:00 p.m. | | Portland | L 61–80 | 10–14 (3–7) | 20 – Earlington | 8 – Earlington | 2 – Tied | Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,210) San Diego, CA |
| February 4, 2023 7:00 p.m. | | Loyola Marymount | W 87–79 | 11–14 (4–7) | 30 – Earlington | 8 – McKinney III | 5 – Turner | Jenny Craig Pavilion (2,155) San Diego, CA |
| February 9, 2022 7:00 p.m. | | at Santa Clara | L 75–80 | 11–15 (4–8) | 22 – Earlington | 6 – Tied | 5 – Turner | Leavey Center (1,860) Santa Clara, CA |
| February 11, 2023 7:00 p.m. | | at Pacific | L 94–99 | 11–16 (4–9) | 34 – Townsend | 8 – Earlington | 4 – Beniwal | Alex G. Spanos Center (1,195) Stockton, CA |
| February 16, 2023 6:00 p.m., BSSD | | No. 17 Saint Mary's | L 59–62 | 11–17 (4–10) | 17 – Lynch | 6 – Jamerson II | 4 – McKinney III | Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,951) San Diego, CA |
| February 23, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | at No. 12 Gonzaga | L 72–97 | 11–18 (4–11) | 15 – Townsend | 5 – Earlington | 5 – Dahlke | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| February 25, 2022 7:00 p.m. | | Santa Clara | L 63–81 | 11–19 (4–12) | 17 – Earlington | 7 – Earlington | 2 – McKinney III | Jenny Craig Pavilion (2,898) San Diego, CA |
| WCC tournament |||||||||
| March 2, 2023 6:00 p.m., WCC Network | (9) | vs. (8) Portland First round | L 74–92 | 11–20 | 15 – Earlington | 8 – Earlington | 5 – McKinney III | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||||||
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