ABOUT THE RAINBOW WARRIORS
Roster | Schedule | Stats
Overall: 16-5
Big West: 8-3
Home: 13-1
Away: 3-4
Neutral: 0-0
vs. Ranked Opponents: 0-0
Streak: W1

WHAT'S NEXT
UC San Diego returns to LionTree Arena for a pair of home games next week – the Tritons' first non-split week of travel during Big West play this season. On Thursday, the Tritons host UC Davis (7 p.m.). The game will be broadcast on ESPN+ and KSDT, with a link to live stats on UCSDTritons.com. Tickets can be purchased through Triton Box Office.
  
LAST TIME OUT: TRITONS 77, LONG BEACH STATE 74 Stats
Triton junior Bol Dengdit had a huge block with 15 seconds remaining to preserve a 77-74 comeback win for UC San Diego over Long Beach State Thursday night at LionTree Arena. Dengdit notched his third double-double of the season with 18 points and 12 rebounds in the victory. Freshman Jaden Vance scored a career high 17 and Alex Chaikin added 16 and a season best six rebounds in the win.
 
UC San Diego (16-8 overall, 6-6 Big West) outrebounded the Beach, 42-26. Long Beach State led the game, 13-0.
 
LAST TIME VS. HAWAI'I: TRITONS 83, UH 73 (Jan. 3) Stats
UC San Diego redshirt freshman Dimitrije Vukicevic had a career night with 10 points and five rebounds off the bench as the Tritons knocked off first place Hawai'i, 83-73, at LionTree Arena. Vukicevic was one of five in double figures for the Tritons.
 
Alex Chaikin hit five-of-seven field goal tries and was 8-for-9 from the line in scoring a season-high 21 points. Bol Dengdit established a new season-high with 19 points, hitting 8-of-12 shots. Tom Beattie added 12 points, a career-high eight assists, and seven rebounds, with Leo Beath chipping in 10 points in the win.
 
Hawai'i suffered its first conference setback with its seven-game win streak snapped in the process.
 
BACK ON TRACK
UC San Diego's win over Long Beach (Feb. 5) snapped a three-game losing streak – the Tritons' longest in Big West action since Feb. 2-15, 2023 (four straight). Bol Dengdit had a career-high seven offensive rebounds – six more than the entire Beach roster – in Thursday's win. The victory was UC San Diego's first this season when its opponent posted a higher field goal percentage.
 
CALLING HIS NUMBER
Triton freshman Jaden Vance had a career night in the win over Long Beach (Feb. 5). The Phoenix native scored 17 points on 6-of-10 shooting – all three numbers are personal bests – over a career-high 20 minutes played.
 
THE COMFORTS OF HOME
UC San Diego plays five of its seven games in February inside LionTree Arena. The only road tests will take place against the top two teams in the standings: Saturday at Hawai'i and Feb. 21 at UC Irvine.
 
CHAIKIN IT UP
UC San Diego adjusted its starting lineup for the first time this season when sophomore Alex Chaikin was inserted into the first five vs. CSUN (Jan. 15). Chaikin responded with a season high 22 points and six three-pointers in the game. Against Big West opponents, Chaikin is second in The Big West, shooting 47.4% from beyond the arc. His 3.0 threes per game ranks third.
 
MAYES MAKES HIS MARK
Freshman Hudson Mayes matched set a new career high with 19 points, pulling down a personal best 12 rebounds in a career-high 29 minutes off the bench at UC Davis (Jan. 22) – marking his second career double-double. Mayes leads the team in field goal percentage, connecting on 54.5% of his attempts. In Big West play, Mayes is tops in the conference from the free throw line, hitting 90.0% of his shots (36-40). Mayes made his first career start vs. UCSB (Jan. 29).
 
ON THE REBOUND
UC San Diego handed Hawai'i its first conference loss, 83-73 (Jan. 3). The Tritons outrebounded the Rainbow Warriors, 33-29, despite UH holding a league-best +11.2 rebound margin coming in.
 
PACKING 'EM IN
UC San Diego played in front of a sellout crowd vs. UC Irvine on Jan. 24. The Tritons are second in The Big West in home attendance during conference play, averaging 2,772 per home game.
 
A NEW FLOOR
UC San Diego scored a season-low 48 points in a loss to UC Santa Barbara (Jan. 29). The Tritons' 22 first half points vs. the Gauchos is UC San Diego's lowest scoring half this season.
 
DOUBLE TROUBLE
First-year Triton Bol Dengdit posted a double-double in back-to-back games: 10 points, 10 rebounds vs. Stanton (Dec. 28) and 12 points, 12 rebounds at Cal Poly (Jan. 1). He blocked three shots in back-to-back games (Dec. 19 vs. USD, Dec. 28 vs. Stanton).
 
DRAINING 'EM FROM DISTANCE
UC San Diego tied an NCAA Division I single game record when nine Tritons sank three-pointers in a win over Towson at Walt Disney World (Nov. 26). Over the three-day tournament, UC San Diego shot 51.9% from beyond the arc – hitting 40 of 77 attempts.
 
A PROSPERE-OUS NIGHT
First year Triton Emanuel Prospere II paced UC San Diego in a 26-point victory over Tulane in the Jack Jones Classic (Dec. 13). He scored 20 points on 8-of-14 shooting in the win. Prospere's 20 points, eight rebounds, and four steals were all a season high. 
 
KEEPING IT IN THE FAMILY
With a 26-point victory over Tulane in the Jack Jones Classic (Dec. 13), UC San Diego has won all three games it's played three games at Lee's Family Forum in Henderson, Nevada. The Tritons also downed UC Santa Barbara in the 2025 Big West semifinal and UC Irvine in the 2025 Big West Championship. The conference's postseason tournament will be held at that venue again in 2026.
 
LISTEN UP!
UC San Diego and Audacy have partnered to bring Tritons basketball to 97.3 The Fan – home of the San Diego Padres – in a multi-year deal. All remaining Big West road games this season – plus postseason games – will air live on 97.3 The Fan and stream on the Audacy app.
 
MICKEY'S MOST VALUABLE
First year Triton Leo Beath was named Most Valuable Player at the Terry's Chocolate ESPN Events Invitational, leading UC San Diego to three wins in three days at Walt Disney World (Nov. 24-26). Beath averaged 23.7 points per game, shooting 61.9% over three games. He drained 9-of-13 three-point attempts (69.2%) and averaged four rebounds and 1.7 steals per game in the victories over Temple, Bradley, and Towson.
 
RACKING UP THE AWARDS
After being named tournament MVP at the Terry's Chocolate ESPN Events Invitational, Leo Beath piled up the awards. The following week, he was selected Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week by the USBWA, named the Lou Henson Award-winner as mid-major's top performer, voted Big West Player of the Week, and garnered UCU Athlete of the Week honors on campus. The Big West honor was Beath's second of the season (also Nov. 17). Beath was named to the Lou Henson Award watch list on Dec. 18.
 
A YEAR TO REMEMBER
Including the postseason, the Tritons were 29-5 in 2025.
 
TRITONS IN THE PROS
Three Tritons from last year's Big West Championship team are playing professionally this year. Tyler McGhie is playing for Gipuzkoa Basket in Spain, Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones is competing with Valmiera Glass in Latvia, and Hayden Gray is playing in the NBA G League for the Maine Celtics (Boston).
 
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 84 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.