BOSTON – The UC San Diego men's basketball team moved up three spots to No. 17 in this week's Mid-Major Top 25® college basketball poll. 17th is the Tritons' highest ranking in this poll since moving to Division I.
In its lone game of the week,
UC San Diego bested Idaho, 80-56, Sunday in Moscow.
Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones and
Tyler McGhie each scored 21 in the win, with
Nordin Kapic grabbing 10 rebounds and
Hayden Gray amassing five steals. The win was the Tritons' seventh consecutive – the program's longest win streak in its Division I era. The Tritons currently lead Division I in turnover margin at 8.4 and rank second nationally in fewest turnovers at 8.7 per game.
Now in its 26th season, the Mid-Major Top 25® is voted on by 31 Division I coaches. The poll is announced every Monday.
To view the complete Dec. 16 poll,
click here.
The Tritons are in the midst of a three-game road trip. UC San Diego plays at unbeaten Utah State (10-0) on Tuesday night at 6 p.m. PT. The Aggies are off to the best start in program history.
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 began a new era in 2020 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 84 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 38 have earned 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 91 percent, one of the highest rates among institutions at all divisions.
