UC SAN DIEGO VITALS
National Rank: 17 (NABC)/24 (D2SIDA)
Overall: 13-3
CCAA: 8-2
CCAA Standing: T-1st (Chico State)
Home: 6-2
Away: 6-1
Neutral: 1-0
Streak: lost 1

THE SCHEDULE
Game 17 - SPIRIT NIGHT
vs. Cal State Dominguez Hills (9-8, 3-6 CCAA)
Friday, Jan. 22 • 7:30 p.m.
RIMAC Arena • La Jolla, Calif.
Live Stats • Live Video • Tickets

Game 18
vs. Cal State L.A. (3-13, 2-7 CCAA)
Saturday, Jan. 23 • 7:30 p.m.
RIMAC Arena • La Jolla, Calif.
Live Stats • Live Video • Tickets 

LET ME IN
Tickets for home basketball games are available at the main entrance to RIMAC Arena. UC San Diego students are admitted FREE. Ticket prices are $10 for general admission and $5 for children, seniors, visiting students and UCSD Alumni Association members.

SPIRIT NIGHT IS HERE!
The Spirit Night trophy will be up for grabs Friday night when UCSD's six colleges duke it out at one of the campus's longest running events. A capacity crowd is expected at RIMAC Arena as Muir College will be attempting to defend its Spirit Night title. A post-game fireworks show on RIMAC Field will be sponsored by the Associated Students and UCSD Athletics.

THAT'S A LOT OF SPIRIT
Spirit Night 2015 saw 3,881 loud and energetic fans in the stands at RIMAC Arena, the fourth-highest attendance for a men's hoops game ever at the venue. The Spirit Night (and UCSD's all-time) attendance record is 3,906 on Jan. 25, 2008 against San Francisco State.

WISHES DO COME TRUE
Renzo is five years old and has been granted a wish through the San Diego Make-A-Wish Foundation. UC San Diego student-athletes adopted Renzo's wish and at halftime of Saturday's men's game, his wish will be revealed to him and his family. We need your help to cheer him on. Be there for this amazing event!

UC SAN DIEGO, VIASAT LAUNCH ONLINE STREAMING PARTNERSHIP
UC San Diego Athletics has partnered with local broadband services and technology giant ViaSat to create UCSDtritons.tv, an online streaming platform. The channel will carry all Triton home basketball, volleyball and water polo games, a majority of baseball and softball contests, and a selection of home events featuring virtually all of UCSD's 23 intercollegiate sports. All broadcasts will be live, in high definition, and can be viewed for the first time from smartphones and tablets alongside desktop and laptop computers. Viewing is subscription-based. A comprehensive package with access to all streamed events through the end of the current academic year is available for $29.99. A single-match pay-per-view option can also be purchased for $5.99.

MORE COVERAGE
In addition to all home games once again featuring live online video at our new streaming portal, UCSDtritons.tv, all contests - home and away - will be covered by live stats. A majority of road games also have video. Fans can access live coverage from the Schedule/Results page, or by clicking on the links above. Follow @UCSDtritons for in-game Twitter updates throughout the season.

MIGHTY FINE INTERVIEWS
Mighty 1090 AM talent Jordan Carruth is conducting flavorful interviews with UC San Diego student-athletes and coaches on a weekly basis, and they are definitely worth a listen. The station recently launched a page dedicated to UCSD athletics, where you can find all of the archived interviews. Here are the links to men's basketball interviews:
• Eric Olen (1/20/16)
• Adam Klie (1/13/16)
• Eric Olen (12/30/15)
• Eric Olen (11/24/15)
• Eric Olen (11/11/15)

PROBABLE TRITON STARTERS
G - #2 Grant Jackson (So., 6-1/175): 5.9 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 1.8 apg, 23.8 mpg
G - #13 Adam Klie (Jr., 6-4/200): 13.9 ppg, 5.3 rpg, .516 fg%, 3.3 apg, 0.8 spg, 27.5 mpg
G - #1 Aleks Lipovic (Jr., 6-4/196): 10.1 ppg, 3.3 rpg, .438 3fg%, 26.4 mpg 
F - #14 Drew Dyer (Sr., 6-6/215): 15.4 ppg, 5.7 rpg, .489 3fg%, .822 ft%, 30.9 mpg
C - #44 Chris Hansen (Fr., 6-7/265): 10.1 ppg, 4.7 rpg, .616 fg%, 0.6 bpg

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)

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-California Collegiate Athletic Association (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.

WEEKLY REWIND
UC San Diego split its CCAA games on the road last week, defeating Cal State East Bay (64-43) before losing against Cal State Monterey Bay (60-71).
UCSD/CSUEB Recap
UCSD/CSUMB Recap

NUMBER TWO AGAINST THE THREE
UCSD is holding opponents to a .256 (63-246) three-point field goal percentage, the second-best defense against the long ball in the nation (Seattle Pacific, 25.3). Overall, Triton opponents are shooting just 37.9 percent (337-889) from the field, giving UC San Diego the fourth-ranked field goal percentage defense in the country.

U-C-S-DEFENSE
Through 16 contests, UC San Diego is giving up just 60.8 points/game, the third-ranked scoring defense among all NCAA Division II teams. The Tritons have held opponents to 50 or fewer points four times, including a season-low 36 at Notre Dame de Namur on Nov. 28.

POLL POSITION
In the most recent NABC national poll (1/19), UC San Diego slipped three spots to No. 17. The top three remained the same in West Liberty, Augustana and Fairmont State. Cal Poly Pomona is 16th, while Chico State is 19th. Humboldt State is receiving votes. Prior to this season, the Tritons had never been nationally-ranked as an NCAA Division II team.

POLL POSITION II
The Tritons fell 11 spots to No. 24 in the Jan. 19 D2SIDA media poll. West Liberty is No. 1 and is followed by Midwestern State and Augustana. Chico State is 19th, while Cal Poly Pomona dropped out of the national top-25 and is receiving votes.

AGAINST THE RANKED
UC San Diego is 3-1 against national top-25 teams so far this season.
• UCSD 86, No. 10 Colorado School of Mines 74 (11/22)
• UCSD 76, No. 4 California Baptist 67 (11/24)
• No. 3 Western Oregon 67, No. 14 UCSD 63 (12/14)
• No. 13 UCSD 72, No. 5 Cal Poly Pomona 69 (1/2)

TAKING DOWN NUMBER FOUR
UC San Diego defeated fourth-ranked California Baptist, 76-67, on Nov. 24 in La Jolla. The last time the Tritons beat a higher nationally-ranked team was back in 2006 when they downed No. 2 Montevallo, 61-60, in Las Vegas.

DYER 1k
Senior forward Drew Dyer scored 14 points against Humboldt State on Jan. 1 to put him over 1,000 points for his career. He is the 13th Triton all-time and the fourth in the program's DII history to hit the mark. The last player to do so was James McCann, who totaled 1,339 points between 2010 and 2014.

FOUR ON THE FLOOR
In one of the most unique victories in college basketball history, UC San Diego defeated league rival Cal State San Marcos, 69-65, with just four players on the floor for the final 14 seconds of the game on Dec. 20. When Drew Dyer became the fourth Triton to foul out of the game, UCSD did not have an available substitute due to various injuries and redshirts. The Cougars couldn't capitalize on their power play, missing four free throws down the stretch.

NO ERROR IN THIS MARGIN
The Tritons' 40-point (76-36) victory at Notre Dame de Namur on Nov. 28 was the team's largest winning margin since defeating UC Merced by 59 (92-33) in December of 2013.

QUICK STATS

CCAA STANDINGS
(through 1/20)
1. Chico State, 8-2
1. UC San Diego, 8-2
3. Cal State San Marcos, 6-2
4. Cal Poly Pomona, 7-3
4. Humboldt State, 7-3
6. Cal State Monterey Bay, 5-4
7. Sonoma State, 4-5
8. Stanislaus State, 4-6
9. Cal State Dominguez Hills, 3-6
9. San Francisco State, 3-6
11. Cal State East Bay, 2-7
11. Cal State L.A., 2-7
13. Cal State San Bernardino, 2-8

UC SAN DIEGO IN THE NCAA STAT RANKINGS
(through 1/20)
Team (all games, in top 50)
2. Three-Point Field Goal Percentage Defense (25.6)
3. Scoring Defense (60.8)
4. Field Goal Percentage Defense (37.9)
28. Scoring Margin (11.9)
41. Defensive Rebounds/Game (28.0)
48. Rebound Margin (5.1)

Individual (all games, in top 100)
13. Drew Dyer, Three-Point Field Goal Percentage (48.9)
42. Aleks Lipovic, Three-Point Field Goal Percentage (43.8)
60. Drew Dyer, Three-Point Field Goals/Game (2.88)
62. Drew Dyer, Three-Point Field Goals (46)
96. Aleks Lipovic, Three-Point Field Goals/Game (2.63)

UC SAN DIEGO IN THE CCAA STAT RANKINGS
(through 1/20)
Team (league games, in top 3)
1. Scoring Margin (9.2)
1. Field Goal Percentage Defense (38.5)
1. Three-Point Field Goal Percentage Defense (26.1)
1. Defensive Rebounds/Game (29.0)
2. Scoring Defense (61.9)
2. Three-Point Field Goal Percentage (37.5)
2. Rebounds/Game (37.8)
2. Rebound Margin (5.1)
3. Field Goal Percentage (46.3)

Individual (league games, in top 5)
1. Drew Dyer, Three-Point Field Goal Percentage (48.3)
2. Drew Dyer, Three-Point Field Goals/Game (2.8)
4. Drew Dyer, Field Goal Percentage (50.5)
4. Aleks Lipovic, Three-Point Field Goals/Game (2.7)

DYER A DECEMBER STAR
The San Diego Hall of Champions recently named Drew Dyer a Star of the Month for December. He averaged team-high 16.6 points over five games, helping the Tritons to a 4-1 record and a No. 11 national ranking. The senior forward shot .510 (26-51) overall, .500 (14-28) from behind the three-point line and a team-best .850 (17-20) from the charity stripe. Dyer also pulled down 5.0 rebounds per game. He totaled 19 points against third-ranked Western Oregon and again versus CCAA rival Cal State San Marcos.

DYER NAMED CCAA PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Drew Dyer was named the CCAA Player of the Week on Nov. 24. He shot 55 percent (12-22) from the field and drained eight of 13 three-pointers to lead UC San Diego to a pair of victories the week prior. In an 86-74 win against No. 10 Colorado School of Mines, Dyer finished with 19 points and nine rebounds, both game-highs. He was 4-for-6 from behind the arc. He then had 16 points and netted four treys as the Tritons defeated Winona State, 77-60. For the week, Dyer led UCSD in points (35), points/game (17.5), field goal percentage and three-pointers made and was tied for the team lead in rebounds (10) and rebounds/game (5.0).

TRITONS SIGN 6-7 FORWARD SCOTT EVERMAN
The UC San Diego men's basketball team received a commitment from six-foot-seven forward Scott Everman to play for the Tritons next season during the NCAA's early signing period. Currently a senior at San Marcos High School in Santa Barbara, Everman was named First Team All-Channel League and First Team All-City as a junior. He averaged 15 points and seven rebounds, leading the Royals to a 21-10 record. Everman earned MVP honors at the 2014 Jim Bashore Holiday Cage Classic.

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
UC San Diego 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. UC San Diego held opponents to 61.5 points/game, the sixth-best scoring defense in the country. The Tritons kept a tight grip on the basketball, turning it over just 291 times, the fourth-fewest giveaways in the country. At 10.8 turnovers/game, UCSD ranked 14th nationally.

HEAD COACH ERIC OLEN
Eric Olen is in his third season in charge of the UC San Diego 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 CAL STATE DOMINGUEZ HILLS
The Toros come into Friday's game at 9-8 overall and 3-6 in the CCAA, tied with San Francisco State for ninth place. CSUDH is coming off a huge week, defeating Humboldt State in overtime (91-83) and then edging No. 5 Cal Poly Pomona (76-73) at the Torodome. Guard Vincent Golson is the reigning CCAA Player of the Week after averaging 24.5 points over those wins, including a career-high 26 against HSU. Ivan Dooley is the team's top scorer this season, netting 15.1 points/game. Justin Sadler is grabbing a team-high 7.8 rebounds/game (third in the CCAA), while Golson is doling out 4.6 assists/game (second in the CCAA). In CCAA games, the Toros are making 8.4 three-pointers/game, the second-most among all conference squads. Their .374 three-point field goal percentage ranks third.

THE SERIES
UC San Diego is 24-17 all-time against Cal State Dominguez Hills and has won the last six match-ups. On Dec. 17 in Carson, the Tritons made 54 percent of their shots en route to a 73-60 victory. Individually, Drew Dyer finished with 13 points and was 5-for-8 shooting for UCSD. Grant Jackson and Aleks Lipovic each scored 12 points. For the Toros, Ivan Dooley had a game-high 14 points. Butler was just behind with 13 and Justin Sadler recorded a double-double with 11 points and a game-best 10 boards.

ABOUT CAL STATE L.A.
Starting the week at 3-13 overall and 2-7 in the CCAA (tied for 11th), the Golden Eagles play at Cal State San Bernardino Friday before coming to La Jolla. They split their home games last week, defeating fifth-ranked Cal Poly Pomona (47-45) and falling to Humboldt State (60-70). Joshua Munzon is the Eagles' top scorer, draining 14.6 points/game, while Geoffrey Frid is averaging a team-high 5.3 rebounds/game. In all games, Munzon is recording 2.1 steals/game, which leads the CCAA.

THE SERIES
UCSD holds a 19-14 lead in the all-time series against Cal State L.A. The Tritons have won the last three meetings, which includes a 78-64 victory in Los Angeles on Jan. 9. Four UC San Diego players hit double figures in points, including Drew Dyer (20), Adam Klie (19), Chris Hansen (16) and Aleks Lipovic (10). For the Golden Eagles, Geoffrey Frid had 18 points and nine boards while Dushon Carter had 16 points.

GEAR UP
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FOR THE YOUNGER CROWD
Got some young Triton fans in your family? If they are eighth grade or under, check out the Junior Triton Club. Membership includes a free t-shirt, admission to over 100 UC San Diego home athletic events and much more!

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UP NEXT
UC San Diego is back on the road for its next three games, playing at Humboldt State (1/28), Cal Poly Pomona (1/30) and Cal State San Bernardino (2/6). The Tritons are 6-1 away from RIMAC Arena so far this season.

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