2014–15 San Diego Toreros men's basketball team American college basketball season
The 2014–15 San Diego Toreros men's basketball team represented the University of San Diego during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . This was head coach Bill Grier's eighth season at San Diego. The Toreros competed in the West Coast Conference and played their home games at the Jenny Craig Pavilion . They finished the season 15–16, 8–10 in WCC play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WCC tournament to Pepperdine.
On March 16, head coach Bill Grier was fired.[ 1] He had an eight-year record of 117–144.
Previous season
The Toreros finished the season 18–17, 7–11 in WCC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WCC tournament to San Francisco. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament where they defeated Portland State and Sam Houston State to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to fellow WCC member Pacific.
Departures
Name
Number
Pos.
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
Notes
Mike Davis
2
G
6'2"
200
Senior
Houston, TX
Graduated
Keith Stackhouse
13
G
6'2"
185
RS Sophomore
Bellingham, WA
Walk-on didn't return
Jordan Bickerstaff
21
G
5'10"
150
RS Freshman
Denver, CO
Left the team
Trey Guidry
23
F
6'6"
215
Sophomore
Houston, TX
Left the team
Dennis Kramer
40
F
6'11"
235
Senior
Encinitas, CA
Graduated
Recruits class of 2014
College recruiting information
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Khalil Bedart-Ghani G
Los Angeles, CA
Loyola
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Feb 13, 2014
Star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 62
Cameron Neubauer F
Berlin, Germany
Choate Rosemary Hall
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Mar 4, 2014
Star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 61
Marcus Harris G
San Antonio, TX
Douglas MacArthur
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
155 lb (70 kg)
Sep 19, 2013
Star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: NR
Vasilije Pusica G
Belgrade, Serbia
Sunrise Christian Academy
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Sep 19, 2013
Star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout : nr Rivals : nr ESPN : nr
Note : In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.
Sources:
Recruits class of 2015
College recruiting information
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Alex Floresca F
St. Louis, MO
Webster Groves
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Aug 6, 2014
Star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout : nr Rivals : nr ESPN : nr
Note : In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.
Sources:
Roster
2014–15 San Diego Toreros men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
00
Christopher Anderson
5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
150 lb (68 kg)
Sr
Canyon
Anaheim Hills, CA
G
1
Johnny Dee
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Sr
Rancho Buena Vista
Vista, CA
F/C
2
Brandon Perry
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
265 lb (120 kg)
RS So
Taft Cal State Northridge
Fresno, CA
G
3
Khalil Bedart-Ghani
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
192 lb (87 kg)
Fr
Loyola
Los Angeles, CA
G
4
Therone Tillett
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Jr
John R. Rogers
Spokane, WA
G
5
Chris Sarbaugh
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Jr
Gonzaga Prep North Idaho
Spokane, WA
G
10
Duda Sanadze
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Jr
Tbilisi, Georgia
G
11
Marcus Harris
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
168 lb (76 kg)
Fr
MacArthur
San Antonio, TX
F
12
Cameron Naubauer
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Fr
Choate Rosemary Hall Prep
Berlin, Germany
G
13
Vasa Pusica
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Fr
Sunrise Christian Academy
Belgrade, Serbia
F
15
Thomas Jacobs
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
RS Sr
Scripps Ranch Cal State Northridge
San Diego, CA
G
20
Adam Gotelli
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Fr
Elliott Christian
Stockton, CA
G
21
Forrest Greenwalt
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
160 lb (73 kg)
So
Saint Mary's Hall
San Antonio , TX
G
22
Nick Kerr
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
RS Jr
Torrey Pines
San Diego, CA
F/C
25
Simi Fajemisin
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
267 lb (121 kg)
RS Sr
Lynnwood
Lynnwood, WA
F
32
Brett Bailey
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
So
University
Spokane, WA
F/C
33
Jito Kok
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
232 lb (105 kg)
Jr
Canarius Basketball Academy
Wageningen, Netherlands
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: 2014-10-02
Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Opponent
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2014 *3:30 pm
vs. Boise State LMU Classic
L 75–81
0–1
Gersten Pavilion (1,362)Los Angeles, CA
11/15/2014 *2:30 pm
vs. Southeast Missouri State LMU Classic
W 67–56
1–1
Gersten Pavilion (1,362)Los Angeles, CA
11/19/2014 *7:00 pm, FSSD /TheW.tv
Florida A&M
W 72–41
2–1
Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,621)San Diego, CA
11/24/2014 *7:00 pm, FSSD/TheW.tv
Western Michigan Wooden Legacy Opening Round
W 77–70
3–1
Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,836)San Diego, CA
11/27/2014 *1:30 pm, ESPN2
vs. Xavier Wooden Legacy quarterfinals
L 71–82
3–2
Titan Gym (N/A)Fullerton, CA
11/28/2014 *3:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. Princeton Wooden Legacy consolation round
W 75–65
4–2
Titan Gym (1,312)Fullerton, CA
11/30/2014 *11:00 am, ESPNU
vs. Western Michigan Wooden Legacy 5th place game
W 68–66
4–3
Honda Center (N/A)Anaheim, CA
12/04/2014 *8:00 pm, ESPNU
at No. 13 San Diego State City Championship
L 48–57
4–4
Viejas Arena (12,414)San Diego, CA
12/07/2014 *4:00 pm, P12N
at UCLA
L 68–75
4–5
Pauley Pavilion (6,389)Los Angeles, CA
12/11/2014 *7:00 pm
at UC Santa Barbara
W 79–65
5–5
The Thunderdome (1,431)Santa Barbara, CA
12/13/2014 *7:30 pm, FSSD/TheW.tv
New Orleans
W 85–60
6–5
Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,662)San Diego, CA
12/21/2014 *1:00 pm, TheW.tv
San Diego Christian
W 71–61
7–5
Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,138)San Diego, CA
WCC regular season
12/27/2014 6:00 pm, TheW.tv
Portland
L 58–61
7–6 (0–1)
Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,442)San Diego, CA
12/29/2014 8:00 pm, TWCSN
No. 7 Gonzaga
L 48–60
7–7 (0–2)
Jenny Craig Pavilion (4,517)San Diego, CA
01/01/2015 7:00 pm, TheW.tv
at San Francisco
W 57–56
8–7 (1–2)
War Memorial Gymnasium (1,861)San Francisco, CA
01/03/2015 7:00 pm, TheW.tv
at Santa Clara
L 56–59
8–8 (1–3)
Leavey Center (1,331)Santa Clara, CA
01/08/2015 8:00 pm, TWCSN
Loyola Marymount
W 59–50
9–8 (2–3)
Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,343)San Diego, CA
01/10/2015 3:00 pm, TWCSN
Pepperdine
L 47–59
9–9 (2–4)
Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,378)San Diego, CA
01/15/2015 8:00 pm, CSN BAY
at Saint Mary's
L 58–70
9–10 (2–5)
McKeon Pavilion (3,163)Moraga, CA
01/17/2015 7:00 pm, TheW.tv
at Pacific
L 57–59
9–11 (2–6)
Alex G. Spanos Center (2,668)Stockton, CA
01/24/2015 1:00 pm, TWCSN
BYU
W 77–74
10–11 (3–6)
Jenny Craig Pavilion (2,463)San Diego, CA
01/29/2015 7:00 pm, TheW.tv
Santa Clara
W 69–64
11–11 (4–6)
Jenny Craig Pavilion (2,369)San Diego, CA
01/31/2015 5:00 pm, TWCSN
San Francisco
W 77–69
12–11 (5–6)
Jenny Craig Pavilion (2,454)San Diego, CA
02/05/2015 7:00 pm, TheW.tv
at Loyola Marymount
L 61–70
12–12 (5–7)
Gersten Pavilion (1,872)Los Angeles, CA
02/07/2015 5:00 pm, TheW.tv
at Pepperdine
W 72–50
13–12 (6–7)
Firestone Fieldhouse (1,355)Malibu, CA
02/12/2015 7:00 pm, TheW.tv
Pacific
W 68–48
14–12 (7–7)
Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,774)San Diego, CA
02/14/2015 1:00 pm, TWCSN
Saint Mary's
L 62–69 2OT
14–13 (7–8)
Jenny Craig Pavilion (2,104)San Diego, CA
02/19/2015 8:00 pm, ESPNU
at BYU
L 62–75
14–14 (7–9)
Marriott Center (17,092)Provo, UT
02/26/2015 8:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 3 Gonzaga
L 39–59
14–15 (7–10)
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)Spokane, WA
02/28/2015 1:00 pm, TWCSN
at Portland
W 78–66
15–15 (8–10)
Chiles Center (2,137)Portland, OR
WCC tournament
03/06/2015 2:00 pm, TWCSN/RTNW /BYUtv
vs. Pepperdine Quarterfinals
L 47–50
15–16
Orleans Arena Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Pacific Time .
See also
References