LA JOLLA, Calif. – Fresh off its first NCAA Division I postseason berth, the UC San Diego men's basketball team will take part in the inaugural Boardwalk Battle in Daytona Beach, Fla. this November. The Tritons will play three games in the eight team, bracketed event which will be held Nov. 21-23 at Ocean Center. UC San Diego's first round opponent will be La Salle from the Atlantic 10.
In addition to UC San Diego and La Salle, other tournament participants include East Carolina, Jacksonville State, James Madison, Stetson, Toledo, and UIC.
Tickets for the Boardwalk Battle are on sale now through Ticketmaster and can also be purchased at Ocean Center box office on game days.
In their final year of an NCAA-mandated four-year reclassification to Division I, UC San Diego posted 20 wins in 2023-24, finishing second in The Big West and earning the second seed in the Ro College Basketball Invitational. Beginning this year, the Tritons are eligible to compete in both The Big West championship and the NCAA tournament.
Earlier this week, 2024-25 UC San Diego
season tickets went on sale via Triton Box Office.
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.
About the Gazelle Group
The Gazelle Group is a sports marketing firm, specializing in event production and management, client representation, and sponsorship consulting. Gazelle produces numerous nationally-recognized college sports events, such as the Empire Classic, Legends Classic, Gotham Classic, Sunshine Slam, College Basketball Invitational, Kwik Trip Holiday Face-Off, Boardwalk Battle, and Jersey Jam as well as on-campus events at Duke, Kentucky, Ohio State, Marquette and other institutions across the country. For more information on the Gazelle Group, please visit www.gazellegroup.com.
About the Northeast Conference
The Northeast Conference (NEC) is the sponsoring conference of the Boardwalk Battle. Now in its 43rd season, the NEC is a NCAA Division I collegiate athletic association consisting of 9 institutions of higher learning located throughout five states. For more information on the NEC, visit the official website at www.northeastconference.org or follow on Twitter @NECsports.
