UCSD VITALS
Overall: 12-8
CCAA: 10-6
CCAA Standing: T-4th of 12
Home: 6-3
Away: 5-5
Neutral: 1-0
Streak: lost 2

THE SCHEDULE
Game 21
at San Francisco State (8-12, 6-10 CCAA)
Friday, Feb. 13 • 7:30 p.m.
The Swamp • San Francisco, Calif.
Comcast Hometown (ch. 104 in Bay Area) • Live Stats • Live Video

Game 22
at Sonoma State (11-9, 8-8 CCAA)
Saturday, Feb. 14 • 7:30 p.m.
Wolves' Den • Rohnert Park, Calif.
Live Stats • Live Video • Tickets

TV TIME
Friday's game at San Francisco State will be televised live by Comcast Hometown Network. In the Bay Area, tune into channel 104. You can also watch online at comcasthometown.com.

PROBABLE TRITON STARTERS
G - #2 Grant Jackson (Fr., 6-1/175): 4.2 PPG, 2.6 RPG, 1.7 APG, 18.5 MPG
G - #1 Aleks Lipovic (So., 6-4/190): 8.2 PPG, 1.9 RPG, 1.3 APG, 27.7 MPG
G - #13 Adam Klie (So., 6-4/200): 11.7 PPG, 5.0 RPG, .601 FG%, 1.1 SPG, 27.5 MPG
F - #23 Hunter Walker (Jr., 6-4/200): 12.8 PPG, 3.8 RPG, 2.2 APG, 29.8 MPG
F - #14 Drew Dyer (Jr., 6-6/215): 11.9 PPG, 4.5 RPG, .443 3FG%, .867 FT%, 30.0 MPG

WEEKLY REWIND
For the first time since early January, UCSD lost two straight games, falling on the road to Chico State (72-64) and Cal State Stanislaus (67-66 2OT).

In an epic battle against the Warriors, the Tritons had a layup blocked at the buzzer of the second overtime. George Buaku had hit a deep three-pointer as time expired in the first overtime to extend the game. Adam Klie led all players with 17 points. Hunter Walker had 13 and Buaku finished with 11. Drew Dyer brought down 11 rebounds.

The night before, the Wildcats hit 62 percent of their shots in the game and made a scorching 72 percent in the second half. With 4:05 remaining, Walker made a jumper to put the Tritons up, 60-58. However, Chico State closed out the game on a 14-4 run over the final 3:44. Walker finished with a team-best 15 points, hitting three treys in the process. Klie had 14 points, Dyer totaled 11 and Zach McMillan finished with 10.

IN THE CCAA
Standings
1. Chico State: 13-3, 16-5
2. Cal Poly Pomona: 12-4, 16-5
3. Cal State Stanislaus: 11-5, 14-7
4. Cal State San Bernardino: 10-6, 12-8
4. UC San Diego: 10-6, 12-8
6. Humboldt State: 9-7, 15-7
7. Sonoma State: 8-8, 11-9
8. Cal State Monterey Bay: 6-10, 10-12
8. Cal State L.A.: 6-10, 8-12
8. San Francisco State: 6-10, 8-12
11. Cal State East Bay: 3-13, 5-17
12. Cal State Dominguez Hills: 2-14, 6-16
Team Stats
Individual Stats

TOP TRITONS IN THE LEAGUE (CCAA games only)
Drew Dyer: 1.9 3FG/G (8th), .395 3FG% (10th)
Adam Klie: .622 FG% (1st), 3.4 FT/G (7th)
Aleks Lipovic: 2.2 3FG/G (5th)
Hunter Walker: 4.4 FG/G (8th), 3.1 FT/G (9th), 12.8 PPG (10th)
Jeff Van Dyke: 2.0 3FG/G (7th), .395 3FG% (10th)

CCAA TOURNAMENT TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE
Tickets for the upcoming 2015 California Collegiate Athletic Association Men's and Women's Basketball Championship Tournament are now available for purchase. The tourney takes place March 5-7 at Stockton Arena in Stockton, Calif., relocating from its previous site of Citizen's Business Bank Arena in Ontario, Calif. Complete ticket information can be found here.

ALASKAN PIPELINE
When the ball leaves Adam Klie's hand, 60% of the time it makes a beeline to the basket. The path is even more direct in CCAA games for the Anchorage, Alaska, native, who's draining a league-best 62% of his shots.

MEET THE TREYTONS
Through 20 games, UCSD has knocked down 172 three-pointers, which ranks second among all CCAA teams. In league games only, the Tritons lead the conference with 132 treys. The team's 8.6 threes/game average ranks 51st nationally. The Tritons are shooting 38.1% from deep, second in the league and 67th in the country. UCSD netted a season-high 16 threes against Fort Lewis on Nov. 29, the most since hitting 17 against San Francisco state on Feb. 21, 2014. The Tritons are also effective guarding against the three as they lead the CCAA, having given up just 93 to opponents.

UCSDefense
The Tritons are holding opponents to 62.2 points/game, the 13th-best scoring defense in the country. That number ranks third in the CCAA.

HOLDING ON
To the ball that is. UCSD is turning the rock over just 10.7 times a game, the lowest average of all CCAA teams. Nationally, the Tritons rank 67th in turnover margin (2.1) and 94th in assist/turnover ratio (1.1).

SEEING STARS
Last week, Adam Klie was named a San Diego Hall of Champions Star of the Month for January. He helped UCSD post an 8-2 record and a six-game win streak. The sophomore guard led the team in field goal percentage, hitting 43 of his 65 shots, a blistering 66%. He also led the Tritons in rebounding (5.9/game) and free throws (3.7/game) and was second in scoring (12.6 points/game) and steals (0.8/game). Klie totaled 10 or more points in seven of 10 games played, including a season-high 20 against San Francisco State on Jan. 10. He recorded his first career double-double with 12 points and a career-best 11 rebounds versus Cal State East Bay on Jan. 30.

A MEMORABLE STREAK
UCSD's recent six-game win streak equaled its longest since becoming an NCAA Division II team for the 2000-01 season. In 2007-08, the team won six straight twice.

POLL POSITION
In the most recent NABC national poll (Feb. 10), Florida Southern is No. 1 and is followed by Augustana and Bellarmine. From the CCAA, Cal Poly Pomona and Chico State are receiving votes.

AGAINST THE RANKED
UC San Diego is 1-1 against nationally-ranked teams so far this season. On Nov. 22, the Tritons defeated No. 19 Cal Poly Pomona, 69-66, on the road. On Dec. 12, they fell at No. 17 California Baptist, 76-70. CBU is the highest-ranked squad UCSD has played since Feb. 9, 2013, when it lost, 73-50, to fourth-ranked Cal Poly Pomona at RIMAC Arena.

THE STORY ON DREW
Drew Dyer was recently featured on BennettRank.com. You can read the story, written by Brian Lester, here.

LISTEN UP
For the fourth straight year, UCSD men's basketball games will be broadcast by ESPN Radio 1700. A total of eight regular season games will be aired on the radio and online. Jordan Carruth will handle play-by-play duties and various former Tritons will join him as color commentators. Seven of the games will be broadcast live including 2/20 vs. Cal State Dominguez Hills (7:30 p.m.) and 2/21 vs. Cal State L.A. (7:30 p.m.).

WATCH THIS
Every home game this season will feature a live video stream with audio. In addition, all home games will be covered by live stats.

COACH WITH COACH
Second-year UCSD head coach Eric Olen will have a weekly segment on the Mighty 1090's "Coach" Kentera Show. Olen will join host John Kentera live every Wednesday at approximately 8:30 p.m. Fans can hear the show on the radio as well as online.

ON THE ROAD AGAIN, AND AGAIN, AND ...
Including two exhibition games, UCSD played its first nine contests of the season on the road. To kick off the 2005-06 campaign, the team played 12 straight away from home, which included three exhibitions.

WHAT DO THE COACHES THINK?
UC San Diego was picked to finish ninth in the 2014-15 CCAA standings according to a preseason poll of the league's coaches, released on Nov. 12. Cal Poly Pomona topped the list and was followed by Cal State San Bernardino, Cal State Stanislaus, Chico State, Humboldt State, Cal State L.A., San Francisco State, Cal State Monterey Bay, UCSD, Sonoma State, Cal State East Bay and Cal State Dominguez Hills. CSUSB is the reigning CCAA champion, while the Tritons placed seventh last season.

WHO'S BACK, WHO'S NOT SNAPSHOT
UCSD does not have a single senior on its 14-player 2014-15 roster. The Tritons return four starters from last season's team that fell one game short of a second successive CCAA Tournament berth. They finished 15-11 overall and an even 11-11 in league play.

Drew Dyer is back after averaging 12.4 points and 5.6 rebounds a game a year ago. Fellow junior Hunter Walker more than doubled his minutes played from his rookie season and was a stat-sheet stuffer, now as UCSD's leading returner in assists (tied-38), steals (26) and blocks (15) while having averaged 9.2 points and 4.7 rebounds a game. Adam Klie (10.1 ppg, 3.7 rpg) was the 2013-14 CCAA Freshman of the Year, while sophomore Aleks Lipovic averaged 9.9 ppg and held a .434 three-point field goal percentage.

Junior Zach McMillan (5.1 rpg) is expected to be in the starting lineup this season. Junior Treavon Francis (3.9 ppg) returns as well.

The Tritons lost their leading scorer and rebounder to graduation in James McCann and MacKenzie McCullough, respectively. McCann (15.6 ppg), a two-time All-CCAA selection as UCSD's point guard, left the program as the top assists man for the Division II era (469). He now plays professionally in England for the Leeds Force while pursuing a graduate degree. McCullough contributed 10.6 points and 6.0 boards per game before suffering a season-ending injury at SF State on Jan. 18. The other departed four-year Triton is guard Matt Bailey.

EIGHT NEWCOMERS DON THE BLUE AND GOLD
Among eight newcomers to the UCSD program this year are six true freshmen: George Buaku, Jordan Flannery, Kenny Fraser, Grant Jackson, Chase Ogden and Brett Oosdyke. Jeff Van Dyke is a sophomore transfer from Division I Pepperdine, and Tony Morman is a junior arrival from Ventura College. Van Dyke and Ogden hail from nearby Carlsbad in San Diego's North County.

HEAD COACH ERIC OLEN
Eric Olen is in his second season in charge of the UCSD men's basketball team. He led the Tritons to a 15-11 overall record and an 11-11 mark in the CCAA in 2013-14. Olen had previously served nine seasons as a Triton assistant before being named the program's 12th head coach on Oct. 1, 2013. Olen joined the Tritons as a second assistant for the 2004-05 season and was promoted to first assistant the next season. He 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.

FAMILIAR FACE BACK ON TRITON BENCH
Former UCSD standout and assistant coach Clint Allard is back in La Jolla this season. Allard was the Tritons' point guard from 2004-08 and remains No. 4 on the all-time assists chart with 414, and No. 2 for the Division II era behind only the just-graduated James McCann. He was previously on the UCSD coaching staff for four seasons from 2008-12. Having spent 2012-13 and 2013-14 at CCAA foe Cal Poly Pomona, Allard returned to his alma mater in late April as the program's associate head coach.

ABOUT THE GATORS
San Francisco comes into Friday's game at 8-12 overall and 6-10 in the CCAA, in a three-way tie for eighth place in the league. The Gators have lost their last four games, including last week's tilts at Cal State Monterey Bay (72-57) and at Cal State East Bay (61-53). Udun Osakue leads the team with his 15.2 scoring and 5.3 rebounding averages along with his 33 steals and 54.7 percent shooting from the field. Bren Haley leads the team with 94 assists and 80 percent shooting from the free throw line. SF State is scoring 59.4 points/game while allowing opponents 63.8 points/game.

SERIES HISTORY
UCSD leads the all-time series against San Francisco State, 17-11. On Jan. 10 at RIMAC Arena, Adam Klie had a game co-high 20 points en route to a 71-58 Triton victory. He drained six of his seven shots from the field and also collected a game-best eight rebounds. Drew Dyer finished with 18 points and Jeff Van Dyke had 12. Overall, the Tritons made 54 percent (22-for-41) of their shots, which included nine three-pointers.

ABOUT THE SEAWOLVES
Sonoma State, which plays at Cal Poly Pomona Friday, enters the week at 11-9 overall and an even 8-8 in the CCAA, alone in seventh place. The Seawolves won both of their games last week, defeating Cal State East Bay (78-55) and Cal State Monterey Bay (82-74 OT) on the road. James Davis is averaging 15.1 points/game and JJ Mina is at 12.8. Mina is also the team's top rebounder, grabbing 5.9 boards/game. SSU is making 38 percent of its three-pointers in CCAA games to lead the league. Their 78 percent clip from the free throw line is also tops in the conference.

SERIES HISTORY
Sonoma State holds an 18-10 advantage in the all-time series. On Jan. 9 in La Jolla, Hunter Walker had a game-high 15 points as UCSD downed SSU, 63-57. The Seawolves were in first place in the CCAA at the time. Adam Klie had 14 points and Aleks Lipovic finished with 10. Klie was 5-for-7 while adding four rebounds, an assist and a steal.

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UP NEXT
UCSD returns to La Jolla to play its final home series of the season. The Tritons will host Cal State Dominguez Hills on Feb. 20 and Cal State L.A. on Feb. 21. They defeated both teams on the road earlier in the season.

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