LA JOLLA, Calif. – UC San Diego and 97.3 The Fan (KWFN-FM), an Audacy station in San Diego, have teamed up to air more than a dozen Triton men's and women's basketball games for the remainder of the 2025-26 season. The multi-year agreement designates 97.3 The Fan as the exclusive over-the-air home of UC San Diego basketball, with all broadcasts streaming via the free Audacy app. Play-by-play veterans Steve Quis and Ted Mendenhall will team up to call the action, with recent UC San Diego grad Madison Baxter providing analysis on the women's coverage.

"We are thrilled to partner with Audacy and 97.3 The Fan to air Tritons basketball games throughout San Diego for the remainder of this season and beyond," said UC San Diego Athletics Director Andy Fee. "Our teams play a fun brand of basketball the entire San Diego community can get behind, and we can't wait to showcase Tritons basketball on San Diego's number one sports station starting Thursday night!"

The 2025-26 schedule includes coverage of all remaining Big West men's road games as well as a pair of UC San Diego regular season women's games. 97.3 The Fan is also the home of Tritons postseason basketball, providing live coverage of both teams' title defense from The Big West Championship in Henderson, Nev. in March. 

"We are proud to establish this landmark partnership with UC San Diego, marking the first time 97.3 The Fan will serve as the exclusive broadcast home for Tritons basketball," said Adam Klug, Brand Manager, 97.3 The Fan. "The program's seamless transition to Division I and its continued dominance on the court is a story San Diego fans want to hear. This collaboration reinforces our unwavering commitment to being the city's premier destination for live and local sports."

Last season, UC San Diego became the first program in NCAA Division I history to win conference titles and compete in the NCAA Tournament in the program's first season with postseason eligibility. This year, both teams are off to a 1-0 start in The Big West, with conference action resuming in January.

The first broadcast of UC San Diego basketball on 97.3 The Fan will air on Thursday when the UC San Diego men's team visits Cal Poly. Pregame coverage gets underway at 6:52 p.m. PST with tip-off scheduled for just after 7 p.m. PST from San Luis Obispo.

UC SAN DIEGO BASKETBALL ON 97.3 THE FAN

Listeners can tune in to 97.3 The Fan (KWFN-FM) in San Diego on-air and nationwide on the Audacy app and website. Fans can also connect with the station via X, Facebook and Instagram. 

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 in NCAA Division I. The 24-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 NCAA Division I or II. For more information on the Tritons, visit UCSDtritons.com or follow UC San Diego Athletics on social media @UCSDtritons.

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