UC San Diego Tritons

2-1 overall, 0-0 Big West, margin +1.0

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-3.6

net rating per 100 · #197 in D-I · model

106.8

adjusted offense · #161

110.4

adjusted defense · #262

70.8

pace, possessions / 40 · #157

-10.1

strength of schedule so far · #230

Rotation

#	Player	Pos	Cl	Ht	GP/GS	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	eFG%	TS%	Rating
8	Leo Beath	F	SR	6' 8"	3/3	29.0	15.0	4.7	1.3	74.1	74.2	+2.0
1	Rahmir Barno	G	SR	6' 0"	3/3	27.0	15.0	3.7	4.3	56.2	60.4	-3.2
52	Treysen Eaglestaff	G	SR	6' 6"	3/3	25.3	16.3	5.7	2.3	66.2	68.5	+2.8
0	Kayde Dotson	G	JR	6' 1"	3/0	21.7	9.0	2.7	1.3	52.2	53.6	-3.5
14	Jake Holmes FR	F	FR	6' 8"	3/0	20.7	6.7	2.7	1.0	50.0	48.7	-3.0
10	Alex Chaikin	G	JR	6' 5"	3/3	20.3	6.3	2.0	1.0	39.5	45.8	-4.2
9	Tom Beattie	G	SR	6' 5"	2/0	14.5	8.0	2.5	1.0	59.1	64.9	+1.7
33	Dimitrije Vukicevic	C	SO	7' 0"	3/2	13.3	4.7	5.0	0.3	50.0	54.9	+2.1
37	Olavi Suutela	F	SO	6' 10"	3/1	10.7	2.0	3.0	0.7	60.0	55.1	+0.3
20	Aidan Burke	G	SR	6' 3"	3/0	9.0	1.0	0.3	0.0	30.0	30.0	-1.6
13	Jaden Vance	F	SO	6' 6"	3/0	8.3	2.0	1.3	0.0	30.0	30.0	-1.7
2	Jordan Johnson	G	JR	6' 3"	2/0	8.0	2.5	1.0	1.0	33.3	57.9	-1.0
11	Jasen Brooks	G	JR	6' 0"	2/0	7.5	4.0	1.5	0.0	57.1	57.1	-0.3
4	Cade Pendleton	F	SR	6' 10"	2/0	3.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	-0.1
5	Camp Wagner	G	SR	6' 6"	0/0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
22	Yaqub Mir	G	JR	6' 2"	0/0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Box scores from ESPN. eFG% weights threes; TS% includes free throws.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Watch	Result	Line	Rest	Miles
Mon 11/2	vs Whittier Poets	ESPN+	W 100-75	–	–	–
Sat 11/7	vs Fresno State Bulldogs	ESPN+	W 81-65	-10.5 cover	4	–
Fri 11/13	at Utah State Aggies	CW	L 82-120	+37.5 miss	5	688 +1h
Mon 11/16	vs Texas Southern Tigers	ESPN+	10 PM ET	–model -10.7 · 81% win	2	688
Sun 11/22	vs Seattle U Redhawks N	FloSports	9:30 PM ET	–model -0.4 · 51% win	5	85
Sat 11/28	vs Loyola Marymount Lions	ESPN+	10 PM ET	–	5	85
Thu 12/3	vs California Baptist Lancers Big West	ESPN+	10:30 PM ET	–	4	–
Sat 12/5	at UC Irvine Anteaters Big West	ESPN+	10 PM ET	–	1	76
Sat 12/12	vs Stanton Elks	ESPN+	9 PM ET	–	6	76
Tue 12/15	at St. Thomas Tommies	–	8 PM ET	–	2	1,538 +2h
Tue 12/22	at San José State Spartans	–	7:30 PM ET	–	6	1,954
Thu 12/31	at Cal State Fullerton Titans Big West	ESPN+	5 PM ET	–	8	508
Sat 1/2	at Long Beach State Beach Big West	–	9 PM ET	–	1	17
Thu 1/7	vs Utah Valley Wolverines Big West	–	10 PM ET	–	4	94
Sat 1/9	vs Sacramento State Hornets Big West	–	10 PM ET	–	1	–
Thu 1/14	at UC Riverside Highlanders Big West	–	10 PM ET	–	4	87
Sat 1/16	at California Baptist Lancers Big West	–	10 PM ET	–	1	–
Thu 1/21	vs Long Beach State Beach Big West	–	10 PM ET	–	4	87
Sat 1/23	vs Cal State Fullerton Titans Big West	–	9 PM ET	–	1	–
Thu 1/28	at UC Santa Barbara Gauchos Big West	–	9 PM ET	–	4	187
Sat 1/30	at Cal Poly Mustangs Big West	–	7 PM ET	–	1	81
Thu 2/4	vs Cal State Northridge Matadors Big West	–	10 PM ET	–	4	267
Sat 2/6	vs Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners Big West	–	9 PM ET	–	1	–
Thu 2/11	at Sacramento State Hornets Big West	–	10 PM ET	–	4	472
Sat 2/13	at Utah Valley Wolverines Big West	–	4 PM ET	–	1	536 +1h
Thu 2/18	vs UC Riverside Highlanders Big West	–	10 PM ET	–	4	605
Sat 2/20	vs UC Irvine Anteaters Big West	–	9 PM ET	–	1	–
Thu 2/25	vs Cal Poly Mustangs Big West	–	10 PM ET	–	4	–
Sat 2/27	vs UC Santa Barbara Gauchos Big West	–	9 PM ET	–	1	–
Thu 3/4	at Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners Big West	–	9:30 PM ET	–	4	212
Sat 3/6	at Cal State Northridge Matadors Big West	–	8 PM ET	–	1	84

Line is this team's spread (DraftKings via ESPN for finished games, our snapshots for upcoming). "cover" / "miss" is against that number. Click a result for the box score. Rest is full days off; miles are estimated travel into the game, with any time-zone change. Season total: 8,558 miles. See the route on the travel map · TV schedule.

Around La Jolla

Home floor: LionTree Arena

The program
UC San Diego went 5-5 in NCAA Division II tournament games before moving up to Division I. en.wikipedia.org
Alumni
Off the court, UC San Diego claims Mike Judge: Mike Judge, B.S. in physics 1985, is an animator and director best known for Beavis and Butt-Head. en.wikipedia.org
The program
UC San Diego won CCAA regular-season championships in 2017, 2019 and 2020 during its Division II years. en.wikipedia.org
The program
UC San Diego has fielded a men's basketball team since 1965, when Jack Shawcroft coached the Tritons' first season. en.wikipedia.org
The coach
Greg Lanthier led UC San Diego for a decade, from 1994 to 2004, and Chris Carlson coached the Tritons from 2007 to 2013. en.wikipedia.org
The program
UC San Diego's first Division I NCAA tournament game came in 2025, when the 12th-seeded Tritons lost 68-65 to fifth-seeded Michigan in the first round. en.wikipedia.org

From the Hardwood Bricks research desk: 26 checked notes on UC San Diego, its town and its history. A different set shows each day, and the same notes color our game stories.

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Players

Leo Beath #8 · F

Player rating+2.0#24 of 168 in the Big West

Offense+2.1#8

Defense-0.0#75

153 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 19%

15.0 pts4.7 reb1.3 ast29.0 min 18-29 FG7-12 3PT2-3 FT 74.2 TS%14.4 shots+TO/40

Bio: Senior · 6' 8" · 215 lbs · Malibu, CA · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL
11-03	vs WHTR	W 100-75	28	9	4-9	0-1	1-2	5	4	0	2
11-08	vs FRES	W 81-65	34	21	9-12	3-4	0-0	6	0	1	2
11-14	at USU	L 82-120	25	15	5-8	4-7	1-1	3	0	0	0

Rahmir Barno #1 · G

Player rating-3.2#147 of 168 in the Big West

Offense-0.4#81

Defense-2.8#156

142 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 28%

15.0 pts3.7 reb4.3 ast27.0 min 18-32 FG0-1 3PT9-12 FT 60.4 TS%20.9 shots+TO/40

Bio: Senior · 6' 0" · 151 lbs · Philadelphia, PA · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL
11-03	vs WHTR	W 100-75	29	19	7-13	0-1	5-5	6	4	0	2
11-08	vs FRES	W 81-65	32	16	7-11	0-0	2-5	4	4	1	1
11-14	at USU	L 82-120	20	10	4-8	0-0	2-2	1	5	4	1

Treysen Eaglestaff #52 · G

Player rating+2.8#15 of 168 in the Big West

Offense+0.8#31

Defense+2.0#18

134 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 29%

16.3 pts5.7 reb2.3 ast25.3 min 18-34 FG9-16 3PT4-4 FT 68.5 TS%21.5 shots+TO/40

Bio: Senior · 6' 6" · 205 lbs · Bismarck, ND · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-03	vs WHTR	W 100-75	21	16	6-9	2-3	2-2	6	2	3	1	1
11-08	vs FRES	W 81-65	30	17	6-11	3-7	2-2	8	4	2	2	1
11-14	at USU	L 82-120	25	16	6-14	4-6	0-0	3	1	0	0	0

Kayde Dotson #0 · G

Player rating-3.5#152 of 168 in the Big West

Offense-0.7#89

Defense-2.9#160

93 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 28%

9.0 pts2.7 reb1.3 ast21.7 min 9-23 FG6-17 3PT3-5 FT 53.6 TS%16.7 shots+TO/40

Bio: Junior · 6' 1" · 190 lbs · Beaumont, TX · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL
11-03	vs WHTR	W 100-75	17	21	7-12	4-9	3-5	4	1	0	1
11-08	vs FRES	W 81-65	23	0	0-4	0-2	0-0	4	2	1	0
11-14	at USU	L 82-120	25	6	2-7	2-6	0-0	0	1	1	0

Jake Holmes #14 · F

Player rating-3.0#143 of 168 in the Big West

Offense-1.2#120

Defense-1.7#135

111 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 22%

6.7 pts2.7 reb1.0 ast20.7 min 8-17 FG1-7 3PT3-8 FT 48.7 TS%16.5 shots+TO/40

Bio: Freshman · 6' 8" · 219 lbs · Christchurch, New Zealand · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL
11-03	vs WHTR	W 100-75	20	5	1-4	0-1	3-5	2	1	2	1
11-08	vs FRES	W 81-65	19	9	4-8	1-5	0-1	4	1	1	2
11-14	at USU	L 82-120	23	6	3-5	0-1	0-2	2	1	2	0

Alex Chaikin #10 · G

Player rating-4.2#157 of 168 in the Big West

Offense-0.9#100

Defense-3.3#164

99 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 22%

6.3 pts2.0 reb1.0 ast20.3 min 6-19 FG3-16 3PT4-4 FT 45.8 TS%14.9 shots+TO/40

Bio: Junior · 6' 5" · 170 lbs · Williamsburg, VA · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL
11-03	vs WHTR	W 100-75	21	9	3-10	1-8	2-2	4	1	0	1
11-08	vs FRES	W 81-65	19	5	2-5	1-4	0-0	2	0	0	0
11-14	at USU	L 82-120	21	5	1-4	1-4	2-2	0	2	2	0

Tom Beattie #9 · G

Player rating+1.7#28 of 168 in the Big West

Offense+0.5#40

Defense+1.2#31

52 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 25%

8.0 pts2.5 reb1.0 ast14.5 min 6-11 FG1-3 3PT3-3 FT 64.9 TS%18.4 shots+TO/40

Bio: Senior · 6' 5" · 195 lbs · Auckland, New Zealand · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-03	vs WHTR	W 100-75	DNP
11-08	vs FRES	W 81-65	13	9	4-7	1-2	0-0	2	0	0	1	0
11-14	at USU	L 82-120	16	7	2-4	0-1	3-3	3	2	1	2	0

Dimitrije Vukicevic #33 · C

Player rating+2.1#22 of 168 in the Big West

Offense+1.1#25

Defense+1.1#37

70 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 21%

4.7 pts5.0 reb0.3 ast13.3 min 5-11 FG1-1 3PT3-4 FT 54.9 TS%15.8 shots+TO/40

Bio: Sophomore · 7' 0" · 245 lbs · Belgrade, Serbia · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	BLK
11-03	vs WHTR	W 100-75	15	6	2-4	1-1	1-2	7	1	2	1
11-08	vs FRES	W 81-65	17	4	1-4	0-0	2-2	5	0	0	0
11-14	at USU	L 82-120	8	4	2-3	0-0	0-0	3	0	1	1

Olavi Suutela #37 · F

Player rating+0.3#52 of 168 in the Big West

Offense+1.1#26

Defense-0.8#109

58 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 16%

2.0 pts3.0 reb0.7 ast10.7 min 3-5 FG0-1 3PT0-1 FT 55.1 TS%11.8 shots+TO/40

Bio: Sophomore · 6' 10" · 224 lbs · Helsinki, Finland · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO
11-03	vs WHTR	W 100-75	12	2	1-1	0-0	0-1	6	2	1
11-08	vs FRES	W 81-65	7	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	1
11-14	at USU	L 82-120	13	4	2-3	0-0	0-0	2	0	2

Aidan Burke #20 · G

Player rating-1.6#110 of 168 in the Big West

Offense+0.7#33

Defense-2.2#150

50 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 10%

1.0 pts0.3 reb0.0 ast9.0 min 1-5 FG1-4 3PT0-0 FT 30.0 TS%7.4 shots+TO/40

Bio: Senior · 6' 3" · 190 lbs · Los Gatos, CA · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	STL
11-03	vs WHTR	W 100-75	12	3	1-2	1-2	0-0	0	0
11-08	vs FRES	W 81-65	3	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0
11-14	at USU	L 82-120	12	0	0-2	0-2	0-0	1	1

Jaden Vance #13 · F

Player rating-1.7#115 of 168 in the Big West

Offense-1.6#134

Defense-0.1#78

34 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 27%

2.0 pts1.3 reb0.0 ast8.3 min 3-10 FG0-2 3PT0-0 FT 30.0 TS%16.0 shots+TO/40

Bio: Sophomore · 6' 6" · 180 lbs · Phoenix, AZ · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB
11-03	vs WHTR	W 100-75	11	6	3-8	0-1	0-0	4
11-08	vs FRES	W 81-65	3	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0
11-14	at USU	L 82-120	11	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0

Jordan Johnson #2 · G

Player rating-1.0#92 of 168 in the Big West

Offense+0.2#51

Defense-1.2#122

30 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 14%

2.5 pts1.0 reb1.0 ast8.0 min 1-3 FG0-1 3PT3-3 FT 57.9 TS%10.8 shots+TO/40

Bio: Junior · 6' 3" · 205 lbs · Decatur, AL · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-03	vs WHTR	W 100-75	5	2	0-1	0-1	2-2	1	0	0	0	0
11-08	vs FRES	W 81-65	DNP
11-14	at USU	L 82-120	11	3	1-2	0-0	1-1	1	2	0	0	0

Jasen Brooks #11 · G

Player rating-0.3#69 of 168 in the Big West

Offense-0.5#84

Defense+0.2#66

30 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 22%

4.0 pts1.5 reb0.0 ast7.5 min 3-7 FG2-5 3PT0-0 FT 57.1 TS%18.7 shots+TO/40

Bio: Junior · 6' 0" · 195 lbs · Cleveland, TN · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-03	vs WHTR	W 100-75	7	2	1-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	1	0
11-08	vs FRES	W 81-65	DNP
11-14	at USU	L 82-120	8	6	2-5	2-4	0-0	3	0	0	1	0

Cade Pendleton #4 · F

Player rating-0.1#62 of 168 in the Big West

Offense-0.3#75

Defense+0.1#70

11 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 9%

0.0 pts0.0 reb0.5 ast3.0 min 0-1 FG0-1 3PT0-0 FT 0.0 TS%6.7 shots+TO/40

Bio: Senior · 6' 10" · 210 lbs · Chattanooga, TN · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-03	vs WHTR	W 100-75	2	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
11-08	vs FRES	W 81-65	DNP
11-14	at USU	L 82-120	4	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	1	0

Camp Wagner #5 · G

Has not appeared yet.

Bio: Senior · 6' 6" · 190 lbs · Dallas, TX · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN
11-03	vs WHTR	W 100-75	DNP
11-08	vs FRES	W 81-65	DNP
11-14	at USU	L 82-120	DNP

Yaqub Mir #22 · G

Has not appeared yet.

Bio: Junior · 6' 2" · 175 lbs · Granite Bay, CA · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN
11-03	vs WHTR	W 100-75	DNP
11-08	vs FRES	W 81-65	DNP
11-14	at USU	L 82-120	DNP