LA JOLLA, Calif. — UC San Diego men's basketball head coach
Eric Olen has announced the Tritons' 2022 non-conference schedule. The Tritons will play 12 games in November and December to prepare for
Big West play, which begins Dec. 29 at Long Beach State. This season marks UC San Diego's third in its four-year reclassification to NCAA Division I.
"We've put together a challenging schedule this year," Olen said. "We are looking forward to testing ourselves against really strong competition in the early months to prepare our team to compete in The Big West."
UC San Diego will open its slate with three games at the
newly renamed LionTree Arena. The Tritons will welcome Seattle U for the season opener on Monday, Nov. 7 before hosting Sacramento State on Nov. 12 as part of Tritons Weekend on campus. On Tuesday, Nov. 15, the California Golden Bears will head to La Jolla for a 7 p.m. contest – a rematch of
last year's 80-67 Tritons victory in Berkeley.
Following three games at home, the Tritons will begin a stretch of five straight away from La Jolla. UC San Diego heads to the Mid-Atlantic to play a pair of games in Annapolis, Md. (Nov. 18 at Navy, Nov. 19 vs. Youngstown State). The trip concludes with a return game against George Washington on Nov. 22.
UC San Diego completes its jaunt through the Eastern Time Zone with a post-Thanksgiving game at Eastern Michigan on Nov. 27.
The month of December sees the Tritons play road contests against a pair of local foes: at USD on Dec. 1 and at San Diego State on Dec. 20. The Tritons also play at Nevada (Dec. 14) and host home games against non-Division I Bethesda (Dec. 11) and Occidental (Dec. 17).
"This schedule presents a great opportunity for us to start season at home," Olen added. "We are looking forward to continuing our multi-year series with San Diego State and are thrilled to add San Diego to the schedule this year. Not only is that great competition for our team, but it's also good for the San Diego community for local teams to play one another."
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.
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. Basketball mini-plans will go on sale next week.
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.
