LA JOLLA, Calif. – UC San Diego men's basketball will continue its season into late March as the Tritons have accepted an invitation to participate in the 2024 College Basketball Invitational (CBI). The 16-team bracketed tournament will take place March 23-27 at Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, Fla. The semifinals and championship will be televised nationally on ESPN2.
 
"We're thrilled to extend our season and I'm really proud of our guys for earning an opportunity to compete in such a quality event like the CBI," said UC San Diego head coach Eric Olen. "The CBI has the potential for us to learn about our guys in a tournament setting, in a lose-and-go-home environment."
 
Playing in their fourth Division I season, the Tritons posted a 21-11 record and earned a second-place finish in The Big West with a 15-5 conference mark. UC San Diego led The Big West in three-pointers per game, fewest turnovers per game, and assist-turnover ratio, among other statistics.
 
The complete CBI bracket will be announced next weekend. Tickets are available now through Ticketmaster.
 
In addition, UC San Diego season tickets for the 2024-25 season are now on-sale through Triton Box Office. Season ticket holders receive priority for postseason events including The Big West championship as well as NCAA tournament. Current season ticket holders will receive renewal information on Monday.
 
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.