2020–21 UC San Diego Tritons men's basketball team

The 2020–21 UC San Diego Tritons men's basketball team represents the University of California, San Diego in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tritons, led by 8th-year head coach Eric Olen, are in their first season at the NCAA Division I level and play their games at RIMAC Arena as a member of the Big West Conference.

2020–21 UC San Diego Tritons men's basketball
Conference	Big West Conference
2020–21 record	3–4 (1–3 Big West)
Head coach	Eric Olen (8th season)
Associate head coach	Clint Allard (7th season)
Assistant coaches	Nick Booker (1st season) Brendan Clowry (7th season)
Home arena	RIMAC Arena

2020–21 Big West men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
UC Irvine	6	–	1		.857			10	–	5		.667
UC Santa Barbara	8	–	2		.800			12	–	3		.800
UC Riverside	4	–	2		.667			8	–	4		.667
Cal State Bakersfield	7	–	4		.636			11	–	7		.611
Long Beach State	2	–	2		.500			3	–	5		.375
Cal State Northridge	3	–	4		.429			7	–	7		.500
Cal State Fullerton	4	–	6		.400			5	–	6		.455
Hawaiʻi	3	–	5		.375			5	–	5		.500
UC San Diego*	1	–	3		.250			3	–	4		.429
UC Davis	1	–	4		.200			3	–	6		.333
Cal Poly	1	–	7		.125			3	–	11		.214
* ineligible for the 2021 NCAA Tournament due to transition period
† 2021 Big West Tournament winner As of February 5, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Tritons finished the 2019–20 season with a 30–1 record, 21–1 in California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) play, to finish first in the CCAA. They later won the CCAA conference tournament with a 76–62 win over Cal Poly Pomona.

Roster

2020–21 UC San Diego Tritons men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Lunden Taylor 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So San Joaquin Memorial HS Fresno, California F 1 Hugh Baxter 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Scotch College, Melbourne Melbourne, Australia G 2 Tyrell Roberts 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Jr Woodcreek HS Sacramento, California G 3 Gabe Hadley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Templestowe College Launceston, Australia G 4 Bryce Pope 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr Torrey Pines HS San Diego, California F 5 Marek Sullivan 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Torrey Pines HS San Diego, California F 10 Toni Rocak (I) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Phillips Exeter Academy Regis Geneva, Switzerland F 11 Matt Gray 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS So Canobolas Rural Technology HS Drake University Salt Lake CC Orange, Australia G 12 Justin Pratt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So De La Salle HS (CA) Lafayette, California F 13 Jake Kosakowski 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 202 lb (92 kg) RS Fr Whitney Young HS Chicago, Illinois G 14 Jake Killingsworth 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) GS Serra HS Columbia University San Carlos, California G 22 Jace Roquemore 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 160 lb (73 kg) RS Fr Foothill HS (NV) Henderson, Nevada G 23 Kaden Rasheed 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Santa Margarita HS Ladera Ranch, California G 24 John Diener 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So Cedarburg HS Cedarburg, Wisconsin F 25 Martin Tombe 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 209 lb (95 kg) Sr St. Augustine HS (CA) San Diego, California G 32 Mikey Howell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg) RS Sr San Marcos HS San Marcos, California F 33 Trace Ramsey 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Valparaiso HS Valparaiso, Indiana	Head coach Eric Olen (Spring Hill) Assistant coach(es) Clint Allard (UC San Diego) Associate Head Coach Nick Booker (Davidson) Brendan Clowry (Gardner–Webb) Support staff Christian Bayne (UC San Diego) Director of Operations Athletic trainer(s) Vanessa Yang (Penn State) Associate AD – Sports Medicine Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 7, 2020

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
December 20, 2020*  ESPN3		at San Diego Christian	Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues					RIMAC Arena  La Jolla, CA
December 22, 2020* 6:00 pm		St. Katherine	W 77–51	1–0	15 – Killingsworth	6 – Howell	5 – Roquemore	RIMAC Arena  La Jolla, CA
December 23, 2020* 4:00 pm		St. Katherine	W 75–39	2–0	13 – Killingsworth	6 – Rocak	7 – Roquemore	RIMAC Arena  La Jolla, CA
January 1, 2021 4:00 p.m.		at Cal Poly	Cancelled due to positive COVID-19 tests					Mott Athletics Center  San Luis Obispo, CA
January 2, 2021 3:00 p.m.		at Cal Poly	Cancelled due to positive COVID-19 tests					Mott Athletics Center  San Luis Obispo, CA
January 8, 2021 5:00 p.m., ESPN3		Cal State Northridge	Cancelled due to positive COVID-19 tests					RIMAC Arena  La Jolla, CA
January 9, 2021 5:00 p.m., ESPN3		Cal State Northridge	Cancelled due to positive COVID-19 tests					RIMAC Arena  La Jolla, CA
January 9, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN3		UC Irvine	L 65–79	2–1	21 – Pope	5 – Rocak	5 – Roquemore	RIMAC Arena  La Jolla, CA
January 15, 2021 5:00 p.m., ESPN3		at UC Santa Barbara	L 52–69	2–2 (0–1)	13 – Pope	6 – Hadley	5 – Roquemore	The Thunderdome  Santa Barbara, CA
January 16, 2021 5:00 p.m., ESPN3		at UC Santa Barbara	L 53–84	2–3 (0–2)	16 – Rocak	7 – Rocak	4 – Hadley	The Thunderdome  Santa Barbara, CA
January 22, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN3		UC Davis	W 89–69	3–3 (1–2)	29 – Hadley	7 – Tied	10 – Howell	RIMAC Arena  La Jolla, CA
January 23, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN3		UC Davis	L 71–78	3–4 (1–3)	18 – Howell	7 – Baxter	4 – Howell	RIMAC Arena  La Jolla, CA
January 29, 2021 4:00 p.m.		at Long Beach State	Cancelled due to positive COVID-19 tests					Walter Pyramid  Long Beach, CA
January 30, 2021 4:00 p.m.		at Long Beach State	Cancelled due to positive COVID-19 tests					Walter Pyramid  Long Beach, CA
February 5, 2021 5:00 p.m., ESPN3		Hawaii	Cancelled due to Big West Conference schedule realignment					RIMAC Arena  La Jolla, CA
February 6, 2021 5:00 p.m., ESPN3		Hawaii	Cancelled due to Big West Conference schedule realignment					RIMAC Arena  La Jolla, CA
February 6, 2021* 12:00 p.m., ESPN3		Sacramento State						RIMAC Arena  La Jolla, CA
February 12, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Cal State Bakersfield						Icardo Center  Bakersfield, CA
February 13, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Cal State Bakersfield						Icardo Center  Bakersfield, CA
February 19, 2021 5:00 p.m., ESPN3		UC Riverside						RIMAC Arena  La Jolla, CA
February 20, 2021 5:00 p.m., ESPN3		UC Riverside						RIMAC Arena  La Jolla, CA
February 26, 2021 4:00 p.m.		at UC Irvine						Bren Events Center  Irvine, CA
February 27, 2021 4:00 p.m.		at UC Irvine						Bren Events Center  Irvine, CA
March 5, 2021 5:00 p.m., ESPN3		Cal State Fullerton						RIMAC Arena  La Jolla, CA
March 6, 2021 5:00 p.m., ESPN3		Cal State Fullerton						RIMAC Arena  La Jolla, CA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time Zone.

Source: [1]

References

1. "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". UC San Diego Athletics. Retrieved 7 December 2020.