SAN DIEGO—UC San Diego women's basketball is set to participate in the inaugural National University Bill Walton Classic, a new college basketball event celebrating the sport and the city that shaped one of its greatest legends.
 
The Tritons will face the University of San Diego on Saturday, November 7 at Pechanga Arena in the first game of a double-header, followed by San Diego State men's basketball taking on an opponent TBA. Game times for both will be announced soon.
 
Presale tickets are available now and public tickets go on sale April 24.
 
The contest will mark the first meeting for UC San Diego and the University of San Diego in women's basketball since the Tritons transitioned to Division I in 2020 and will kickstart a new crosstown rivalry as UC San Diego is set to join the Toreros in the West Coast Conference in 2027-28.
 
More information about the event can be found at billwaltonclassic.com.
 
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 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 39 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 90 percent, the highest rate among institutions in NCAA Division I or II.