# 2012–13 San Diego Toreros men's basketball team

The 2012–13 San Diego Toreros men's basketball]team represented the University of San Diego during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Bill Grier's sixth 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 16–18, 7–9 in WCC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They advanced to the semifinials of the WCC tournament where they lost to Saint Mary's.

## Before the season
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Darian Norris | 3 | G | 6'0" | 180 | Senior | Las Vegas, NV | Graduated |
| Ben Vozzola | 14 | G | 6'5" | 180 | RS Freshman | Las Vegas, NV | Transferred |
| Blair Banker | 24 | F | 6'8" | 220 | RS Freshman | West Lafayette, IN | Transferred to Point Loma Nazarene University before the start of the 2012-13 season |
| Chris Gabriel | 42 | C | 6'11" | 180 | Junior | Cape Town, South Africa | Dismissed from team |
| Jordan Mackie | 10 | G | 6'4" | 200 | Sophomore | Los Angeles, CA | Dismissed from team |

### Recruits

US college sports recruiting information for 2012 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| C. Calvin "Trey" Guidry, III SF | Houston, TX | St. Pius X | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Nov 9, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 86 |||||||
| Aaron Michael "Mike" David SG | Houston, TX | Western Texas | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | May 10, 2012 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: JC |||||||
| Jito Kok PF | Wageningen | Canarias Basketball Academy | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | May 10, 2012 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 83 |||||||
| Duda Sanadaze G | Tbilisi, Georgia | | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 209 lb (95 kg) | Aug 29, 2012 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/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 2012 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "2012 San Diego Toreros Basketball Commits". Scout.com. "ESPN 2012 San Diego Toreros Basketball recruits". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. |||||||

## Schedule and Results

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference Regular Season |||||
| 11/09/2012* 7:00 pm | San Diego Christian | W 91–58 | 1–0 | Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,057) San Diego, CA |
| 11/14/2012* 7:00 pm | Northern Kentucky NUCDF Basketball Challenge | W 65–61 | 2–0 | Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,297) San Diego, CA |
| 11/15/2012* 7:00 pm | Cal State Northridge NUCDF Basketball Challenge | L 71–74 | 2–1 | Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,288) San Diego, CA |
| 11/16/2012* 7:00 pm, FSSD | Tulsa NUCDF Basketball Challenge | L 51–63 | 2–2 | Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,442) San Diego, CA |
| 11/18/2012* 1:00 pm, FSSD | Siena NUCDF Basketball Challenge | W 77–60 | 3–2 | Jenny Craig Pavilion (N/A) San Diego, CA |
| 11/21/2012* 7:00 pm | at UC Santa Barbara | L 39–57 | 3–3 | UC Santa Barbara Events Center (2,392) Santa Barbara, CA |
| 11/24/2012* 5:00 pm, Big Sky TV | at Montana | L 66–67 | 3–4 | Dahlberg Arena (3,270) Missoula, MT |
| 12/01/2012* 4:00 pm | at Stephen F. Austin | L 51–56 | 3–5 | William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,726) Nacogdoches, TX |
| 12/04/2012* 6:00 pm, Big Sky TV | at Southern Utah | W 67–53 | 4–5 | Centrum Arena (3,241) Cedar City, UT |
| 12/08/2012* 6:00 pm, FSSD | Tulane | W 78–72 | 5–5 | Jenny Craig Pavilion (2,182) San Diego, CA |
| 12/11/2012* 7:00 pm | Arizona Christian | W 88–65 | 6–5 | Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,087) San Diego, CA |
| 12/15/2012* 7:00 pm, 4SD | at No. 18 San Diego State City Championship | L 56–72 | 6–6 | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA |
| 12/22/2012* 6:00 pm, Pac-12 | vs. Oregon State | L 79–86 | 6–7 | MGM Grand Garden Arena (840) Las Vegas, NV |
| 12/23/2012* 3:30 pm | vs. James Madison | L 59–62 | 6–8 | MGM Grand Garden Arena (732) Las Vegas, NV |
| 12/29/2012* 7:30 pm | Morgan State | W 66–63 | 7–8 | Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,277) San Diego, CA |
| WCC Regular Season |||||
| 01/03/2013 8:00 pm, FSSD | Portland | W 61–50 | 8–8 (1–0) | Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,851) San Diego, CA |
| 01/10/2013 7:00 pm, WCC Digital | at San Francisco | W 70–66 | 9–8 (2–0) | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,135) San Francisco, CA |
| 01/12/2013 7:00 pm, WCC Digital | at Pepperdine | W 62–50 | 10–8 (3–0) | Firestone Fieldhouse (1,047) Malibu, CA |
| 01/16/2013 7:00 pm, TWCSN | Loyola Marymount | W 78–70 | 11–8 (4–0) | Jenny Craig Pavilion (3,079) San Diego, CA |
| 01/19/2013 6:00 pm, BYUtv | at BYU | L 57–74 | 11–9 (4–1) | Marriott Center (17,281) Provo, UT |
| 01/24/2013 8:00 pm, CSNBA | at Saint Mary's | L 48–81 | 11–10 (4–2) | McKeon Pavilion (3,206) Moraga, CA |
| 01/26/2013 1:00 pm, WCC TV | Santa Clara | L 50–64 | 11–11 (4–3) | Jenny Craig Pavilion (2,415) San Diego, CA |
| 02/02/2013 8:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 7 Gonzaga | L 63–65 | 11–12 (4–4) | Jenny Craig Pavilion (4,759) San Diego, CA |
| 02/04/2013 7:00 pm, TWCSN | at Loyola Marymount | W 69–68 $^{OT}$ | 12–12 (5–4) | Gersten Pavilion (1,069) Los Angeles, CA |
| 02/07/2013 7:00 pm, BYUtv | BYU | W 74–68 | 13–12 (6–4) | Jenny Craig Pavilion (3,296) San Diego, CA |
| 02/09/2013 8:00 pm, ESPNU | Saint Mary's | L 64–74 | 13–13 (6–5) | Jenny Craig Pavilion (3,446) San Diego, CA |
| 02/14/2013 7:00 pm, WCC Digital | at Santa Clara | L 52–61 | 13–14 (6–6) | Leavey Center (1,394) Santa Clara, CA |
| 02/21/2013 7:00 pm, RTNW | at Portland | L 67–70 | 13–15 (6–7) | Chiles Center (1,332) Portland, OR |
| 02/23/2013 4:00 pm, TWCSN/RTNW | at No. 3 Gonzaga | L 50–81 | 13–16 (6–8) | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| 02/28/2013 6:00 pm, FSSD | San Francisco | L 70–83 | 13–17 (6–9) | Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,731) San Diego, CA |
| 03/02/2013 12:00 pm, TWCSN | Pepperdine | W 76–69 | 14–17 (7–9) | Jenny Craig Pavilion (2,209) San Diego, CA |
| 2013 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament |||||
| 03/07/2013 8:30 pm, BYUtv/ WCC Digital | vs. Pepperdine Second Round | W 62–59 | 15–17 | Orleans Arena (7,896) Las Vegas, NV |
| 03/08/2013 8:30 pm, ESPNU | vs. BYU Quarterfinals | W 72–69 | 16–17 | Orleans Arena (7,896) Las Vegas, NV |
| 03/09/2013 8:45 pm, ESPN2 | vs. Saint Mary's Semifinals | L 66–69 $^{OT}$ | 16–18 | Orleans Arena (7,896) Las Vegas, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||