2020–21 San Diego Toreros men's basketball team

2020–21 San Diego Toreros men's basketball
2020–21 San Diego Toreros men's basketball
Conference	West Coast Conference
Record	2–7 (1–4 WCC)
Head coach	Sam Scholl (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Jerry Brown; Martin Bahar; Lance Lavetter;
Home arena	Jenny Craig Pavilion
	Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

2020–21 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 Gonzaga †	15	–	0	1.000	31	–	1	.969
No. 23 BYU	10	–	3	.769	20	–	7	.741
Loyola Marymount	7	–	5	.583	13	–	9	.591
Pepperdine	7	–	6	.538	15	–	12	.556
Pacific	6	–	7	.462	9	–	9	.500
Santa Clara	4	–	5	.444	12	–	8	.600
Saint Mary's	4	–	6	.400	14	–	10	.583
San Francisco	4	–	9	.308	11	–	14	.440
San Diego	2	–	7	.222	3	–	11	.214
Portland	0	–	11	.000	6	–	15	.286

† 2021 WCC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2020–21 San Diego Toreros men's basketball team represents the University of San Diego during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Toreros are led by third-year head coach Sam Scholl. They play their home games at Jenny Craig Pavilion in San Diego, California as members of the West Coast Conference.

Previous season

The Toreros finished the 2019–20 season 9–23, 2–14 in WCC play to finish in 9th place. They lost in the first round of the WCC Tournament to Loyola Marymount.

Roster

2020–21 San Diego Toreros men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Marion Humphrey	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS So	Hoover HS	Hoover, AL
G	2	Joey Calcaterra	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	RS Jr	Marin Catholic HS	Novato, CA
G	3	Frankie Hughes	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS Jr	Garfield Heights HS Duquesne	Cleveland, OH
F	4	Josh Parrish	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS Sr	Seguin HS Rice	Arlington, TX
G	5	Finn Sullivan	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Torrey Pines HS	San Diego, CA
F	10	Mikal Gjerde	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Woodstock Academy	Haugesund, Norway
F	11	Yavuz Gultekin	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Bishop Walsh HS Texas A&M	Karşıyaka, Turkey
C	15	Vladimir Pinchuk	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	RS Jr	Maerkischies Gymnasium New Mexico	Schwelm, Germany
F	20	Jared Rodriguez	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Jr	Mountain Ridge HS Idaho	Glendale, AZ
G	22	Scotty Prunty	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	Cathedral Catholic HS	San Diego, CA
G	24	Chris Herren, Jr.	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Tabor Academy Boston College	Portsmouth, Rhode Island
F	25	Yauhen Massalski	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Sr	Gymnasium No. 15	Minsk, Belarus
G	31	Jason Gallant	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS Fr	Saint Francis HS	La Cañada, CA
F	33	Ben Pyle	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	McPherson HS	McPherson, Kansas
F	40	Jack Vaske	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	St. Andrew's School	New Canaan, CT

Head coach

Sam Scholl (San Diego)

Assistant coach(es)

Jerry Brown (Fresno State)
Martin Bahar (Vanderbilt)
Lance Lavetter (Northern Arizona)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

On November 20, San Diego paused all activities for 14 days following Covid-19 positive tests, cancelling scheduled games during that time.^[1]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
December 9, 2020* 6:00 pm, P12N	at UCLA	L 56–83	0–1	18 – Calcaterra	14 – Massalski	3 – Tied	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
December 11, 2020 6:00 p.m.	Cal State Fullerton	Canceled due to COVID-19 issues					Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA
December 14, 2020* 6:00 pm	Nevada	L 72–79	0–2	22 – Hughes	6 – Tied	4 – Pyle	Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA
December 16, 2020* 3:00 pm	at Cal Poly	W 70–61	1–2	18 – Calcaterra	11 – Massalski	4 – Tied	Robert A. Mott Athletics Center San Luis Obispo, CA
December 19, 2020* 4:00 pm	at UC Irvine	L 53–85	1–3	14 – Calcaterra	4 – Calcaterra	2 – Tied	Bren Events Center Irvine, CA
December 21, 2020* 2:00 pm, P12N	at Arizona	Canceled due to COVID-19 issues					McKale Center Tucson, AZ
December 22, 2020*	Long Beach State	Canceled due to COVID-19 issues					Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA
WCC regular season
December 31, 2020 2:00 pm	at San Francisco	L 62–70	1–4 (0–1)	15 – Parrish	8 – Parrish	3 – Sullivan	War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, CA
January 17, 2021 2:00 pm	Santa Clara	L 63–69	1–5 (0–2)	19 – Pinchuk	11 – Pinchuk	3 – Sullivan	Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA
January 19, 2021 6:00 pm	at Loyola Marymount	L 69–72 ^OT	1–6 (0–3)	13 – Tied	10 – Pinchuk	5 – Pyle	Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
January 23, 2021 2:00 pm, NBCSNW	at Portland	W 78–70	2–6 (1–3)	20 – Parrish	8 – Parrish	5 – Sullivan	Chiles Center Portland, OR
January 28, 2021 6:00 pm, RTNW	No. 1 Gonzaga	L 62–90	2–7 (1–4)	16 – Sullivan	5 – Tied	6 – Sullivan	Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA
January 30, 2021 2:00 pm	Loyola Marymount	Postponed					Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA
February 2, 2021 6:00 pm	BYU						Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA
February 4, 2021 6:00 pm	at Pepperdine						Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA
February 6, 2021 1:00 pm	Pacific						Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA
February 8, 2021 6:00 pm	Saint Mary's						Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA
February 11, 2021 12:00 pm	at Pacific						Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA
February 13, 2021	at BYU						Marriott Center Provo, UT
February 18, 2021	at Santa Clara						Leavey Center Santa Clara, CA
February 20, 2021	at Gonzaga						McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA
February 25, 2021 6:00 pm	Portland						Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA
February 27, 2021 2:00 pm	Pepperdine						Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA
WCC Tournament
March 4–9, 2021	vs.						Orleans Arena Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source:^[2]

References

^ https://usdtoreros.com/news/2020/11/20/mens-basketball-pauses-all-activities.aspx
^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". usdtoreros.com.

[1] ttps://usdtoreros.com/news/2020/11/20/mens-basketball-pauses-all-activities.aspx

[2] "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". usdtoreros.com.

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