LA JOLLA, Calif. – Total Sports Consulting announced today that UC San Diego men's basketball will participate in the 2026 Acrisure Series in Palm Desert. This year's event will take place Nov. 21 through 26 at Acrisure Arena. Specific opponents and game times, along with ticket and hotel information and broadcast details will be announced in August.
 
Last year, under first year head coach Clint Allard, the Tritons won the Terry's Chocolate ESPN Events Invitational at Walt Disney World. In 2024, UC San Diego captured the Boardwalk Battle tournament in Daytona Beach on the way to a Big West title in its first year with Division I postseason eligibility.
 
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 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 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.