# 2023–24 UC San Diego Tritons men's basketball team

The 2023–24 UC San Diego Tritons men's basketball team represented the University of California, San Diego during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tritons, led by eleventh-year head coach Eric Olen, played their home games at LionTree Arena in La Jolla, California, as members of the Big West Conference.
The Tritons were ineligible for postseason tournaments, including the NCAA tournament, as they are in the final year of the four-year mandatory transition period to Division I.

## Previous season

The Tritons finished the 2022–23 season 10–20, 5–13 in Big West play to finish in ninth place. Since they were in the third year of the a four-year mandatory transition period to Division I, they were ineligible to participate in the Big West tournament.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2023* 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Denver | W 95–87 | 1–0 | LionTree Arena (1,437) La Jolla, CA |
| November 11, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | San Diego | W 69–63 | 2–0 | LionTree Arena (2,038) La Jolla, CA |
| November 13, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | La Verne | W 116–57 | 3–0 | LionTree Arena (871) La Jolla, CA |
| November 18, 2023* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Navy | W 73–55 | 4–0 | LionTree Arena (1,366) La Jolla, CA |
| November 24, 2023* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | vs. Idaho | L 70–73 $^{OT}$ | 4–1 | Redhawk Center (592) Seattle, WA |
| November 26, 2023* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Seattle | L 67–79 | 4–2 | Redhawk Center (836) Seattle, WA |
| November 28, 2023* 7:00 pm, P12N | | at Washington | L 56–83 | 4–3 | Alaska Airlines Arena (5,726) Seattle, WA |
| December 1, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | San Diego State | L 62–63 | 4–4 | LionTree Arena (4,000) La Jolla, CA |
| December 5, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Occidental | W 98–67 | 5–4 | LionTree Arena (716) La Jolla, CA |
| December 9, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Pepperdine | L 62–68 | 5–5 | Firestone Fieldhouse (407) Malibu, CA |
| December 18, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Sacramento State | W 83–52 | 6–5 | Hornets Nest (574) Sacramento, CA |
| December 20, 2023* 2:00 pm, P12N | | at California | L 67–71 | 6–6 | Haas Pavilion (2,516) Berkeley, CA |
| Big West regular season ||||||
| December 28, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Cal State Bakersfield | W 76–64 | 7–6 (1–0) | LionTree Arena (1,019) La Jolla, CA |
| January 4, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UC Santa Barbara | W 79–72 | 8–6 (2–0) | The Thunderdome (1,914) Santa Barbara, CA |
| January 6, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Cal State Fullerton | W 76–58 | 9–6 (3–0) | Titan Gym (642) Fullerton, CA |
| January 11, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Long Beach State | W 88–74 | 10–6 (4–0) | LionTree Arena (2,083) La Jolla, CA |
| January 13, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Cal Poly | W 86–61 | 11–6 (5–0) | Mott Athletics Center (2,757) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| January 18, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UC Irvine | L 65–76 | 11–7 (5–1) | Bren Events Center (3,108) Irvine, CA |
| January 20, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Hawai'i | W 67–61 | 12–7 (6–1) | LionTree Arena (1,558) La Jolla, CA |
| January 25, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UC Riverside | W 66–65 | 13–7 (7–1) | LionTree Arena (3,083) La Jolla, CA |
| January 27, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UC Davis | W 92–59 | 14–7 (8–1) | University Credit Union Center (2,537) Davis, CA |
| February 1, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Cal State Northridge | W 83–62 | 15–7 (9–1) | LionTree Arena (1,277) La Jolla, CA |
| February 3, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Long Beach State | L 76–85 | 15–8 (9–2) | Walter Pyramid (2,308) Long Beach, CA |
| February 8, 2024 9:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Hawai'i | L 86–94 $^{OT}$ | 15–9 (9–3) | Stan Sheriff Center (4,249) Honolulu, HI |
| February 15, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UC Santa Barbara | W 61–46 | 16–9 (10–3) | LionTree Arena (1,892) La Jolla, CA |
| February 17, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Cal State Fullerton | W 76–69 | 17–9 (11–3) | LionTree Arena (1,134) La Jolla, CA |
| February 22, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UC Riverside | W 77–65 | 18–9 (12–3) | SRC Arena (703) Riverside, CA |
| February 24, 2024 1:00 pm, Spectrum SportsNet/ESPN+ | | UC Irvine | W 92–88 $^{OT}$ | 19–9 (13–3) | LionTree Arena (1,864) La Jolla, CA |
| February 29, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Cal State Bakersfield | L 57–70 | 19–10 (13–4) | Icardo Center (1,349) Bakersfield, CA |
| March 2, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Cal State Northridge | W 79–69 | 20–10 (14–4) | Premier America Credit Union Arena (1,137) Northridge, CA |
| March 7, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UC Davis | L 63–70 | 20–11 (14–5) | LionTree Arena (1,373) La Jolla, CA |
| March 9, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Cal Poly | W 92–87 | 21–11 (15–5) | LionTree Arena (1,454) La Jolla, CA |
| College Basketball Invitational ||||||
| March 23, 2024 12:30 pm, FloHoops | (2) | vs. (15) Chicago State First round | L 75–77 | 21–12 | Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific. ||||||
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