# 2019–20 San Diego Toreros men's basketball team

The 2019–20 San Diego Toreros men's basketball team represented the University of San Diego during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Toreros were led by second-year head coach Sam Scholl. They played their home games at the Jenny Craig Pavilion in San Diego, California, as members of the West Coast Conference. They finished the 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.

## Previous season

The Toreros finished the 2018–19 season 21–15, 7–9 in WCC play to finish in seventh place. They defeated Portland, Santa Clara and BYU to advanced to the semifinals of the WCC tournament where they lost to Saint Mary's. The Toreros received an at-large bid to the NIT where they lost to Memphis in the first round.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Isaiah Pineiro | 0 | F | 6'7" | 215 | RS Senior | Auburn, CA | Graduated |
| Tyler Williams | 1 | G | 6'5" | 190 | Senior | Plano, TX | Graduated |
| Olin Carter III | 3 | G | 6'2" | 190 | Senior | Allen, TX | Graduated |
| Mitch Schafer | 4 | G | 5'10" | 170 | Senior | Portland, OR | Walk-on; graduated |
| Andy Nelson | 10 | G | 6'1" | 180 | Junior | Lafayette, CO | Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons |
| Akim-Jamal Jonah | 11 | C | 6'11" | 245 | RS Freshman | Berlin, Germany | Turned pro |
| José Martinez | 13 | F | 6'10" | 200 | Junior | Cayey, PR | Left the team for personal reasons |
| Andrew Ferguson | 14 | C | 7'0" | 230 | RS Freshman | Perth, Australia | Transferred |
| Isaiah Wright | 22 | G | 6'2" | 180 | RS Senior | Boise, ID | Graduated |
| Jake Gilliam | 32 | C | 6'10" | 255 | Sophomore | San Diego, CA | Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Jared Rodriguez | 20 | F | 6'8" | 180 | Sophomore | Glendale, AZ | Transferred from Idaho. Under NCAA transfer rules, Rodiguez would have sat out the 2019–20 season, but was granted a waiver to play immediately. |
| James Jean-Marie | 23 | F | 6'7" | 215 | Junior | Montreal, QC | Junior college transferred from Navarro College |
| Vladimir Pinchuk | 40 | F/C | 6'11" | 235 | Junior | Hagen, Germany | Transferred from New Mexico. Under NCAA transfer rules, Pinchuk will have sat out the 2019–20 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. |

### 2019 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Mikal Gjerde SF | Oslo, Norway | Woodstock Academy | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | N/A | Sep 25, 2018 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 0 ||||||
| Marion Humphrey SG | Birmingham, AL | TaylorMade Academy | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | N/A | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 0 ||||||
| Noel Coleman PG | Leopoldsburg, Belgium | Sunrise Christian Academy | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 0 ||||||
| Sabry Philip SG | Edmonton, AB | TRC Academy | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | N/A | Apr 3, 2018 |
| 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 2019 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "2019 San Diego Toreros Basketball Commits". Scout.com. "ESPN 2019 San Diego Toreros Basketball recruits". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2019 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 5, 2019* 7:00 pm | | UC Irvine | L 73–76 | 0–1 | 17 – Hartfield | 8 – Hartfield | 4 – Floresca | Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,517) San Diego, CA |
| November 9, 2019* 3:30 pm | | at Long Beach State | L 62–74 | 0–2 | 20 – Calcaterra | 12 – Jean-Marie | 3 – Humphrey | Walter Pyramid (3,548) Long Beach, CA |
| November 12, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Fresno State | W 72–66 $^{OT}$ | 1–2 | 21 – Calcaterra | 11 – Jean-Marie | 4 – Floresca | Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,145) San Diego, CA |
| November 14, 2019* 6:00 pm | | at Weber State | W 71–56 | 2–2 | 21 – Calcaterra | 9 – Jean-Marie | 5 – Floresca | Dee Events Center (5,586) Ogden, UT |
| November 16, 2019* 7:00 pm, P12N | | at No. 25 Colorado | L 53–71 | 2–3 | 10 – Tied | 8 – Jean-Marie | 3 – Tied | CU Events Center (7,714) Boulder, CO |
| November 20, 2019* 8:00 pm, FSW | | San Diego State City Championship | L 49–66 | 2–4 | 10 – Tied | 10 – Jean-Marie | 3 – Floresca | Jenny Craig Pavilion (4,524) San Diego, CA |
| November 24, 2019* 7:30 pm, P12N | | at No. 25 Washington | L 69–88 | 2–5 | 13 – Humphrey | 5 – Jean-Marie | 5 – Jean-Marie | Alaska Airlines Arena (8,537) Seattle, WA |
| November 27, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Hofstra Boca Raton Classic non bracket game | W 79–69 | 3–5 | 25 – Hartfield | 12 – Hartfield | 5 – Calcaterra | Jenny Craig Pavilion (907) San Diego, CA |
| December 1, 2019* 6:00 pm | | vs. St. Bonaventure Boca Raton Classic Hall of Fame semifinals | L 60–71 | 3–6 | 18 – Hartfield | 6 – Jean–Marie | 4 – Calcaterra | FAU Arena Boca Raton, FL |
| December 2, 2019* 2:00 pm | | vs. UIC Boca Raton Classic Hall of Fame 3rd place game | L 83–89 | 3–7 | 22 – Rodriguez | 10 – Hartfield | 5 – Humphrey | FAU Arena Boca Raton, FL |
| December 7, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Holy Cross Boca Raton Classic non bracket game | W 68–51 | 4–7 | 12 – Massalski | 8 – Massalski | 5 – Coleman | Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,025) San Diego, CA |
| December 11, 2019* 7:00 pm | | at Cal State Fullerton | W 66–54 | 5–7 | 18 – Hartfield | 10 – Floresca | 4 – Humphrey | Titan Gym (723) Fullerton, CA |
| December 14, 2019* 7:00 pm, Stadium | | UC Davis | W 58–54 | 6–7 | 11 – Tied | 12 – Humphery | 4 – Hartfield | Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,199) San Diego, CA |
| December 21, 2019* 12:00 pm, P12N | | vs. Stanford Al Attles Classic | L 59–62 | 6–8 | 17 – Calcaterra | 9 – Tied | 4 – Hartfield | Chase Center (3,586) San Francisco, CA |
| December 29, 2019* 2:00 pm | | Whittier College | W 93–67 | 7–8 | 20 – Hartfield | 10 – Massalski | 7 – Humphrey | Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,149) San Diego, CA |
| WCC regular season |||||||||
| January 2, 2020 7:00 pm | | at Loyola Marymount | L 58–64 | 7–9 (0–1) | 14 – Calcaterra | 6 – Tied | 5 – Humphrey | Gersten Pavilion (770) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 4, 2020 2:00 pm | | at Santa Clara | L 63–80 | 7–10 (0–2) | 14 – Tied | 6 – Jean-Marie | 3 – Tied | Leavey Center (1,361) Santa Clara, CA |
| January 9, 2020 7:00 pm | | No. 1 Gonzaga | L 50–94 | 7–11 (0–3) | 9 – Tied | 7 – Hartfield | 2 – Tied | Jenny Craig Pavilion (4,549) San Diego, CA |
| January 11, 2020 7:00 pm | | Pepperdine | L 78–85 | 7–12 (0–4) | 25 – Sullivan | 8 – Rodriguez | 5 – Sullivan | Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,490) San Diego, CA |
| January 16, 2020 6:00 pm, BYUtv | | at BYU | L 70–93 | 7–13 (0–5) | 21 – Hartfield | 6 – Massalski | 3 – Jean-Marie | Marriott Center (11,339) Provo, UT |
| January 18, 2020 7:00 pm | | at Portland | W 77–67 | 8–13 (1–5) | 17 – Rodriguez | 14 – Massalski | 5 – Hartfield | Chiles Center (1,689) Portland, OR |
| January 25, 2020 3:00 pm | | Santa Clara | L 52–65 | 8–14 (1–6) | 14 – Jean-Marie | 10 – Massalski | 2 – Humphrey | Jenny Craig Pavilion (2,038) San Diego, CA |
| January 30, 2020 7:00 pm | | San Francisco | L 44–69 | 8–15 (1–7) | 11 – Hartfield | 8 – Hartfield | 3 – Humphrey | Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,642) San Diego, CA |
| February 1, 2020 7:00 pm | | at Pacific | L 58–66 | 8–16 (1–8) | 27 – Hartfield | 7 – Hartfield | 2 – Floresca | Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA |
| February 6, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | Saint Mary's | L 60–66 | 8–17 (1–9) | 18 – Hartfield | 9 – Massalski | 3 – Hartfield | Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,713) San Diego, CA |
| February 8, 2020 7:00 pm | | Portland | W 88–81 $^{2OT}$ | 9–17 (2–9) | 23 – Hartfield | 12 – Massalski | 8 – Humphrey | Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,153) San Diego, CA |
| February 13, 2020 8:00 pm, SPECSN | | at Pepperdine | L 69–72 | 9–18 (2–10) | 26 – Hartfield | 6 – Massalski | 4 – Tied | Firestone Fieldhouse (1,275) Malibu, CA |
| February 15, 2020 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | BYU | L 71–72 | 9–19 (2–11) | 16 – Sullivan | 6 – Sullivan | 5 – Sullivan | Jenny Craig Pavilion (2,711) San Diego, CA |
| February 22, 2020 5:00 pm, Stadium | | at Saint Mary's | L 63–92 | 9–20 (2–12) | 15 – Hartfield | 8 – Massalski | 2 – 2 tied | University Credit Union Pavilion (3,500) Moraga, CA |
| February 27, 2020 6:00 pm | | at No. 3 Gonzaga | L 59–94 | 9–21 (2–13) | 19 – Calcaterra | 6 – Floresca | 2 – 3 tied | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| February 29, 2020 7:00 pm | | Pacific | L 64–71 | 9–22 (2–14) | 17 – Hartfield | 5 – Humphrey | 2 – Tied | Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,419) San Diego, CA |
| WCC tournament |||||||||
| March 5, 2020 6:00 pm, BYUtv | (9) | vs. (8) Loyola Marymount First round | L 61–75 | 9–23 | 15 – Tied | 9 – Humphrey | 3 – Hartfield | Orleans Arena (1,983) Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||||||
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