The 2021–22 San Diego Toreros men's basketball team represented the University of San Diego during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Toreros were led by head coach Sam Scholl who was in his fourth and final year at that time. They played their home games at the Jenny Craig Pavilion in San Diego, California, as members of the West Coast Conference (WCC). They finished the season 15–16, 7–9 in WCC play, and got the seventh place. They defeated Pepperdine in the first round of the WCC tournament before losing to Portland in the second round.
On March 6, 2022, the school fired head coach Sam Scholl. The school hired former UCLA and St. John's head coach Steve Lavin on April 8, as the team's new head coach. Lavin had not coached any team since 2015.
Previous season In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Toreros finished the 2020–21 season 3–11, 2–7, 9th place in the WCC play. They lost in the first round of the WCC tournament to San Francisco.
Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Marion Humphrey 0 G 6'2" 185 RS Sophomore Hoover, AL Transferred to Salt Lake CC Frankie Hughes 3 G 6'4" 195 RS Junior Cleveland, OH Graduate transferred to Slippery Rock Finn Sullivan 5 G 6'4" 175 Junior San Diego, CA Transferred to Vermont Mikal Gjerde 10 F 6'7" 200 Sophomore Haugesund, Norway Transferred to Rockhurst Jared Rodriguez 20 F 6'7" 205 RS Junior Glendale, AZ Transferred to Idaho State Chris Herren Jr. 24 G 6'3" 175 Junior Portsmouth, RI Left the team for personal reasons Yauhen Massalski 25 F 6'10" 245 Senior Minsk, Belarus Graduate transferred to San Francisco Jason Gallant 31 G 6'2" 180 RS Freshman La Cañada, CA Transferred to Colorado Christian Ben Pyle 33 F 6'7" 185 Junior McPherson, KS Transferred to McPherson Jack Vaske 40 F 6'10" 195 Freshman New Canaan, CT Did not return
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school Bryce Monroe 0 G 5'11" 170 Sophomore San Francisco, CA Transferred from Sam Houston State Jase Townsend 1 G 6'3" 175 Senior Dallas, TX Transferred from Denver Marcellus Earlington 10 G/F 6'6" 240 Senior Stony Point, NY Transferred from St. John's T. J. Berger 20 G 6'4" 170 Sophomore West Chester, PA Transferred from Georgetown Terrell Brown 21 F/C 6'10" 235 GS Senior Providence, RI Graduate transferred from Pittsburgh
2021 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
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