# 2016–17 San Diego Toreros men's basketball team

The 2016–17 San Diego Toreros men's basketball team represented the University of San Diego during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Lamont Smith's second 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 13–18, 6–12 in WCC play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the first round of the WCC tournament to Portland.

## Previous season

The Toreros finished the 2015–16 season 9–21, 4–14 in WCC play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the WCC tournament to Loyola Marymount.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Khali Bedart-Ghani | 0 | G | 6'4" | 192 | Sophomore | Los Angeles, CA | Transferred to Cal State Dominguez Hills Toros |
| Brandon Perry | 2 | F/C | 6'7" | 265 | RS Junior | Fresno, CA | Graduate transferred to Lewis & Clark College |
| Vasa Pusica | 4 | G | 6'5" | 210 | Sophomore | Belgrade, Serbia | Transferred to Northeastern |
| Duda Sanadze | 10 | G | 6'5" | 210 | Senior | Tbilisi, Georgia | Graduated |
| Marcus Harris | 11 | G | 6'0" | 168 | Sophomore | San Antonio, TX | Transferred to Sam Houston State |
| Christian Oshita | 24 | F | 6'6" | 190 | Freshman | Torrance, CA | Walk-on; transferred to UC San Diego |
| Ryan Woolridge | 30 | G | 6'3" | 170 | Freshman | Mansfield, TX | Transferred to North Texas |
| Jito Kok | 33 | C | 6'9" | 232 | Senior | Wageningen, Netherlands | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Isaiah Wright | 22 | G | 6'2" | 180 | Junior | Boise, ID | Transferred from Utah. Under NCAA transfer rules, Wright will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. |
| Isaiah Pineiro | 24 | F | 6'6" | 210 | Junior | Auburn, CA | Transferred from Portland State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Pineiro will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. |

## Recruits class of 2016

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Jose Martinez #110 PF | Cayey, PR | Cheshire Academy | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Sep 21, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 59 ||||||
| Frank Ryder PF | Boulder, CO | Fairview High School | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | N/A | Nov 5, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Nassir Barrino PG | Jersey City, NJ | Worcester Academy | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | |
| 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 2016 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "2016 San Diego Toreros Basketball Commits". Scout.com. "ESPN 2016 San Diego Toreros Basketball recruits". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | at San Diego State City Championship | L 59–69 | 0–1 | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA |
| 11/14/2016* 7:00 pm | | Samford San Diego Classic | L 65–83 | 0–2 | Jenny Craig Pavilion (2,379) San Diego, CA |
| 11/17/2016* 8:00 pm, P12N | | at No. 16 UCLA | L 68–88 | 0–3 | Pauley Pavilion (6,893) Los Angeles, CA |
| 11/20/2016* 2:00 pm | | Nicholls State San Diego Classic | W 81–72 | 1–3 | Jenny Craig Pavilion (849) San Diego, CA |
| 11/22/2016* 7:00 pm | | Bethune-Cookman San Diego Classic | W 96–91 $^{3OT}$ | 2–3 | Jenny Craig Pavilion (866) San Diego, CA |
| 11/26/2016* 2:00 pm | | New Mexico State San Diego Classic | L 51–56 | 2–4 | Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,008) San Diego, CA |
| 11/30/2016* 7:00 pm | | USC | L 55–76 | 2–5 | Jenny Craig Pavilion (2,921) San Diego, CA |
| 12/03/2016* 1:00 pm | | at Northern Arizona | W 80–65 | 3–5 | Walkup Skydome (767) Flagstaff, AZ |
| 12/07/2016* 7:00 pm | | Cal State Fullerton | W 82–75 | 4–5 | Jenny Craig Pavilion (940) San Diego, CA |
| 12/11/2016* 5:00 pm | | UC Santa Barbara | W 77–68 | 5–5 | Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,078) San Diego, CA |
| 12/17/2016* 6:00 pm | | Bethesda | W 105–89 | 6–5 | Jenny Craig Pavilion (960) San Diego, CA |
| 12/22/2016* 5:00 pm | | at North Texas | W 69–68 | 7–5 | The Super Pit (2,717) Denton, TX |
| WCC regular season ||||||
| 12/29/2016 7:00 pm | | at San Francisco | L 74–80 | 7–6 (0–1) | War Memorial Gymnasium (2,115) San Francisco, CA |
| 12/31/2016 6:00 pm | | at No. 19 Saint Mary's | L 60–72 | 7–7 (0–2) | McKeon Pavilion (2,891) Moraga, CA |
| 01/05/2017 7:00 pm | | Pacific | L 53–56 | 7–8 (0–3) | Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,207) San Diego, CA |
| 01/07/2017 1:00 pm, SPCSN | | at Pepperdine | W 76–68 | 8–8 (1–3) | Firestone Fieldhouse (1,007) Malibu, CA |
| 01/12/2017 7:00 pm | | Santa Clara | L 57–59 | 8–9 (1–4) | Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,435) San Diego, CA |
| 01/14/2017 7:00 pm, SPCSN | | BYU | W 88–75 | 9–9 (2–4) | Jenny Craig Pavilion (2,206) San Diego, CA |
| 01/19/2017 7:00 pm, SPCSN | | at Loyola Marymount | W 69–62 | 10–9 (3–4) | Gersten Pavilion (1,712) Los Angeles, CA |
| 01/21/2017 6:00 pm | | San Francisco | L 43–60 | 10–10 (3–5) | Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,730) San Diego, CA |
| 01/26/2017 6:00 pm, RTNW/KHQ | | at No. 3 Gonzaga | L 43–79 | 10–11 (3–6) | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| 01/28/2017 7:00 pm, RTNW | | at Portland | W 68–52 | 11–11 (4–6) | Chiles Center (3,411) Portland, OR |
| 02/02/2017 7:00 pm | | Loyola Marymount | L 53–72 | 11–12 (4–7) | Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,230) San Diego, CA |
| 02/04/2017 7:00 pm, SPCSN | | No. 18 Saint Mary's | L 27–71 | 11–13 (4–8) | Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,261) San Diego, CA |
| 02/09/2017 7:00 pm | | at Pacific | L 58–61 | 11–14 (4–9) | Alex G. Spanos Center (1,536) Stockton, CA |
| 02/11/2017 6:00 pm, SPCSN | | Pepperdine | L 60–65 | 11–15 (4–10) | Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,276) San Diego, CA |
| 02/16/2017 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | at BYU | L 70–82 | 11–16 (4–11) | Marriott Center (13,440) Provo, UT |
| 02/18/2017 7:00 pm | | at Santa Clara | W 60–58 $^{2OT}$ | 12–16 (5–11) | Leavey Center (1,828) Santa Clara, CA |
| 02/23/2017 7:00 pm, SPCSN | | No. 1 Gonzaga | L 38–96 | 12–17 (5–12) | Jenny Craig Pavilion (5,100) San Diego, CA |
| 02/25/2017 6:00 pm, SPCSN | | Portland | W 85–82 | 13–17 (6–12) | Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,086) San Diego, CA |
| WCC tournament ||||||
| 03/03/2017 8:00 pm, BYUtv | (7) | vs. (10) Portland First round | L 55–60 | 13–18 | Orleans Arena (7,484) Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||