LA JOLLA, Calif. — The UC San Diego men's basketball 2022-23 Big West conference schedule has been released, as announced Wednesday by the conference office. This season – UC San Diego's third in its four-year transition to NCAA Division I – will mark the first time the conference will include the Tritons in its men's basketball standings.
 
The 20-game round-robin schedule will see each team play a home-and-home series between Dec. 29 and March 4. In addition to the regular Thursday/Saturday format, two Mondays and Wednesdays were utilized to accommodate the full schedule. 

The Tritons will begin their third season in the Big West on Dec. 29, when they travel to Long Beach State. UC San Diego will wrap up the opening weekend with a visit to UC Santa Barbara on Dec. 31.
 
The start of the New Year will see UC San Diego return home to host three of its next four games at the newly renamed LionTree Arena. The Tritons will welcome Hawai'i on Jan. 5 and UC Riverside on Jan. 11. After a visit to CSU Bakersfield on Jan. 14, UC San Diego is back home to take on UC Davis on Monday, Jan. 16. 
 
Following the Monday affair vs. the Aggies, the Tritons will begin a stretch of three road games in four dates with a Jan. 19 contest at Cal Poly. UC San Diego will be right back home two days later to host Long Beach State before wrapping up January with a trip to CSUN (Jan. 26) and UC Riverside (Jan. 28).
 
Five of the Tritons' eight February games will be played at LionTree Arena, beginning with a Blue and Gold Rivalry match-up with UC Irvine on Feb. 2 – one of two February showdowns with the Anteaters. On Feb. 4, CSU Bakersfield comes to La Jolla to conclude that season series.
 
UC San Diego plays at Hawai'i on Feb. 9 and will enjoy a Saturday bye on the 11th. On Feb. 15, the Tritons are back home to square off with defending Big West champion Cal State Fullerton. After hosting CSUN on Feb. 18, the Tritons visit UC Davis on Monday, Feb. 20.
 
UC San Diego closes out the month of February with games at UC Irvine (Feb. 23) and home vs. UC Santa Barbara (Feb. 25). The season's final weekend includes Senior Night on March 2 vs. Cal Poly and the regular season finale on Feb. 4 at Cal State Fullerton.
 
The Tritons concluded their 2021-22 season with a record of 13-16 overall and 7-11 vs. Big West opponents. In its final home game, UC San Diego downed eventual Big West champion Cal State Fullerton, 81-76. The sharp-shooting Tritons led the Big West in three-point field goal percentage as well as made three-pointers last season.
 
Head coach Eric Olen recently announced UC San Diego's first three home games for 2022-23 – including a Nov. 15 showdown with Cal at LionTree Arena. Additional nonconference contests will be announced in the coming weeks. All UC San Diego basketball home games will be broadcast on ESPN+ and season tickets are on sale now. To purchase season tickets, click here.
 
About UC San Diego Athletics
After two decades as one of the most successful programs in NCAA Division II, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program has begun a new era as a member of the Big West Conference in NCAA Division I. The 23-sport Tritons earned 30 team and nearly 150 individual national championships during its time in Divisions II and III and helped guide 1,400 scholar-athletes to All-America honors. A total of 83 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 38 have garnered prestigious NCAA Post Graduate Scholarships. UC San Diego scholar-athletes exemplify the academic ideals of one of the world's preeminent institutions, graduating at an average rate of 90 percent, the highest rate among public institutions in Division I or II. For more information on the Tritons, visit UCSDtritons.com or follow UC San Diego Athletics on social media @UCSDtritons.