UCSD VITALS
Overall: 0-0
CCAA: 0-0
CCAA Standing: n/a
Home: 0-0
Away: 0-0
Neutral: 0-0
Streak: n/a

THE SCHEDULE
Game 1
vs. Winona State (1-0, 0-0 NSIC)
Tuesday, Nov. 17 • 7:00 p.m.
RIMAC Arena • La Jolla, Calif.
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Game 2
vs. No. 10 Colorado School of Mines (2-0, 0-0 RMAC)
Sunday, Nov. 22 • 1:00 p.m.
RIMAC Arena • La Jolla, Calif.
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PROBABLE TRITON STARTERS
(2014-15 stats listed)
G - #2 Grant Jackson (So., 6-1/175): 4.7 PPG, 2.5 RPG, 1.7 APG, 19.3 MPG
G - #13 Adam Klie (Jr., 6-4/200): 12.2 PPG, 5.1 RPG, 1.7 APG, 1.0 SPG, 28.0 MPG
G - #23 Hunter Walker (Sr., 6-4/200): 12.3 PPG, 4.0 RPG, 2.0 APG, 1.0 SPG, 29.9 MPG
F - #14 Drew Dyer (Sr., 6-6/215): 11.4 PPG, 4.5 RPG, 2.0 3PT FG/G, 29.7 MPG
C - #33 Zach McMillan (Sr., 6-7/215): 4.3 PPG, 5.2 RPG, 0.5 BPG, 17.2 MPG

ROSTER BREAKDOWN
• Starters Returning (7): George Buaku (G), Drew Dyer (F), Grant Jackson (G), Adam Klie (G), Aleks Lipovic (G), Zach McMillan (F/C), Hunter Walker (G/F)
• Starters Lost (0)
• Other Letterwinners Returning (3): Kenny Fraser (F), Brett Oosdyke (F), Jeff Van Dyke (G)
• Other Letterwinners Lost (3): Jordan Flannery (G/F), Treavon Francis (G/F), Chase Ogden (F)
• Newcomers (5): Anthony Ballestero (G), Koree Cox (G), Chris Hansen (C), Eric Patton (F), Ben Rico (G)

LAST WEEK IN EXHIBITION PLAY
UC San Diego was defeated, 89-73, at UC Irvine on Nov. 13. Aleks Lipovic scored a game co-high 16 points for the Tritons, going 6-for-7 from the field and netting four of his five three-point attempts. Drew Dyer also finished in double-figures with 10 points to go along with four rebounds. Adam Klie had nine points and a team-best five boards. The Tritons made 11 three-pointers in the game. The reigning Big West Tournament champion, UCI was led Mamadou Ndiaye's 16 points and six boards. UCI's largest lead was 26, but UCSD had it cut to 12 points with under five minutes left.

WHAT DO THE COACHES THINK?
2015-16 CCAA Preseason Coaches Poll
1. Chico State, 137 points (8 first-place votes)
2. Cal Poly Pomona, 124 (1)
3. UC San Diego, 121 (2)
4. Cal State San Bernardino, 116 (2)
5. Cal State San Marcos, 81
6. SF State, 80
7. Humboldt State, 74
8. Cal State L.A., 73
9. Cal State Monterey Bay, 63
10. Stanislaus State, 48
11. Cal State East Bay, 44
12. Sonoma State, 34
13. Cal State Dominguez Hills, 19

2014-15 AT A GLANCE
UCSD went 16-11 overall and 14-8 in the CCAA, placing fifth and earning a berth in the conference tournament. The 14 league victories were the most since the Tritons joined the CCAA for the 2000-01 season. In addition, the team's 16 wins were the most since its 2008-09 campaign. A six-game win streak in January equaled UCSD's longest since becoming an NCAA Division II team for the 2000-01 season.

ALL-CONFERENCE RETURNERS
Three of the Tritons' returning starters - senior forward Drew Dyer, junior guard Adam Klie and senior guard/forward Hunter Walker - were named All-CCAA Second Team performers last season. Walker led UCSD in scoring at 12.3 points/game with Klie just behind at 12.2. Walker totaled a team-high 54 assists and Klie led all Tritons with 28 steals. Dyer averaged 11.4 points and held an .857 free throw percentage.

UCSDefense
Over the 2014-15 season, UC San Diego held opponents to 61.5 points/game, the sixth-best scoring defense in the country.

GET A GRIP
The Tritons kept a tight grip on the basketball last season. They turned the ball over just 291 times, the fourth-fewest giveaways in the country. At 10.8 turnovers/game, UCSD ranked 14th nationally.

MEET THE TREYTONS
UCSD knocked down 210 three-pointers during the 2014-15 season, second among all CCAA teams. The Tritons' 7.8 threes/game average ranked 84th nationally, while their three-point defense (.319) ranked 20th in the country. Drew Dyer's .395 (47-199) three-point shooting percentage was the third-best in the CCAA. Aleks Lipovic drilled 55 treys, while Jeff Van Dyke finished with an even 50.

POLL POSITION
In the preseason NABC national poll (10/28), Augustana is No. 1, followed by Tarleton State and West Liberty. From the CCAA, Chico State is 17th. Cal Poly Pomona are Cal State San Bernardino are receiving votes. The first regular season poll will be released on Nov. 24.

HEAD COACH ERIC OLEN
Eric Olen is in his third season in charge of the UCSD men's basketball team. He holds a 31-22 (.585) overall record and a 25-19 (.568) CCAA mark through his first two campaigns. Olen had previously served nine seasons as a Triton assistant before being named the program's 12th head coach on Oct. 1, 2013. He joined the Tritons as a second assistant for the 2004-05 season and was promoted to first assistant the next year. Olen was on the bench during the 2007-08 campaign when UCSD won its first CCAA tournament title and earned its first berth in the NCAA Division II Championship. As a player at Spring Hill College in Mobile, Ala., Olen helped the Badgers to three straight appearances in the NAIA National Tournament, including trips to the NAIA Elite Eight in 2000 and 2001.

ABOUT WINONA STATE
Located in Winona, Minn., Winona State comes into Tuesday's game at 1-0 after defeating Wisconsin Lutheran, 92-62, at home on Nov. 14. Kyle Bauman led all players with 21 points and 12 rebounds. Conrad Masberg added 16 points. The Warriors also have two exhibition victories this season with wins over Wisconsin-Eau Claire (81-43) and Wisconsin-La Crosse (74-61). Last year, WSU went 14-13 overall and 11-11 in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC), fifth in the South Division of the NSIC. The Warriors' season ended with a 67-64 loss to Minnesota Duluth in the first round of the league tournament. Winona State was picked fourth overall and third in the South Division in this season's NSIC preseason poll. The Warriors return everyone but guard Tim Wagner, who was third on the team in scoring in 2014-15. Isaiah Gray averaged 14.4 points/game, while Mark Blacklock pulled down a team-best 5.1 rebounds/game. Tuesday's game will be the first-ever meeting between the Tritons and Warriors.

ABOUT COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES
The Orediggers, ranked 10th nationally, bring a 2-0 record into Sunday's game after earning home wins against Lubbock Christian (83-68) and St. Mary's (Texas) (70-62) last week. Gokul Natesan averaged 24.0 points and Murphy Gershman averaged 6.0 rebounds over the two wins. In 2014-15, CSM posted a 23-5 overall record with a 19-3 mark in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC), clinching a share of the regular season title. The Orediggers were defeated in the quarterfinals of the RMAC Tournament. They earned a spot in the NCAA Tournament and were knocked out in the first round by Colorado Colorado Springs. Mines was picked third in the 2015-16 RMAC preseason poll, while Natesan and Caleb Waitsman were tabbed preseason All-RMAC selections. Natesan was also named the league's Preseason Defensive Player of the Year. In 2014-15, Natesan averaged a team-high 15.2 points and Waitsman led the Orediggers in rebounding, averaging 7.4 boards/game.

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FOR THE YOUNGER CROWD
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UP NEXT
UCSD hosts No. 11 California Baptist on Tuesday, Nov. 24 (7 p.m.) before playing in Notre Dame de Namur's tournament, Nov. 27-28 in Belmont, Calif.

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