LA JOLLA, Calif. – With the UC San Diego men's basketball program entering its first year of NCAA Division I championship eligibility, season tickets to attend the upcoming historic season of Triton hoops are on sale beginning Tuesday, July 9, through the Triton Box Office.
Season tickets are available online by
clicking here, by calling (858) 534-1430, or by visiting the Triton Box Office, now located in the Price Center on the UC San Diego campus, between 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. For more information, e-mail the box office at
triton-tix@ucsd.edu.
With the Triton Box Office's physical location moving to the Price Center, the previous location adjacent to LionTree Arena will not be staffed during business hours and will only be open during events.
A variety of season ticket packages are available, including premium reserved, reserved, and general admission seating areas. Discounts are available for UC San Diego faculty and staff, as well as youth and seniors. A new discount for recent Triton alumni, within the last three years, is also available by calling the Triton Box Office directly.
The Tritons are expected to play a total of 14 home games in LionTree Arena during the 2024-25 season and, for the first time in program history, will be eligible to participate in The Big West Championship in Henderson, Nev. The team's schedule will be released later in the summer.
In addition to securing preferred seating at all home games, Triton season ticket holders will receive priority status to purchase tickets to conference and national postseason tournament events in which UC San Diego participates.
Season tickets for the upcoming women's basketball season will be available for purchase later this summer. Single game tickets for both men's and women's basketball are expected to go on sale in mid-October.
Tickets to attend UC San Diego men's water polo and women's volleyball home events will go on sale in early August.
Under head coach
Eric Olen, the Triton men's basketball team concluded its NCAA-mandated 4-year transition period last season with a stellar 21-12 overall record, a 15-5 Big West record, and a second place finish against Big West competition. The Tritons posted an impressive 14-2 record inside LionTree Arena.
UC San Diego home game attendance has seen a 60 percent increase over the last two years and set a program record with a capacity crowd of 4,000 for its Dec. 1 contest last season against cross-town rival San Diego State.
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 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 91 percent, one of the highest rates among institutions at all divisions.