The 2019–20 San Diego Toreros men's basketball team represented the University of San Diego during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Toreros were led by second-year head coach Sam Scholl and played their home games at the Jenny Craig Pavilion in San Diego, California as members of the West Coast Conference (WCC). They finished the season 9–23, 2–14 in WCC play, to finish in ninth place. They lost in the first round of the WCC tournament to Loyola Marymount.

Previous season The Toreros finished the 2018–19 season 21–15, 7–9 in WCC play, to finish in seventh place. They defeated Portland, Santa Clara and BYU to advance to the semifinals of the WCC tournament where they lost to Saint Mary's. The Toreros received an at-large bid to the NIT where they lost to Memphis in the first round.

Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Isaiah Piñeiro 0 F 6' 7" 215 RS Senior Auburn, CA Graduated Tyler Williams 1 G 6' 5" 190 Senior Plano, TX Graduated Olin Carter III 3 G 6' 2" 190 Senior Allen, TX Graduated Mitch Schafer 4 G 5' 10" 170 Senior Portland, OR Walk-on; graduated Andy Nelson 10 G 6' 1" 180 Junior Lafayette, CO Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons Akim-Jamal Jonah 11 C 6' 11" 245 RS Freshman Berlin, Germany Turned pro José Martinez 13 F 6' 10" 200 Junior Cayey, Puerto Rico Left the team for personal reasons Andrew Ferguson 14 C 7' 0" 230 RS Freshman Perth, Australia Transferred Isaiah Wright 22 G 6' 2" 180 RS Senior Boise, ID Graduated Jake Gilliam 32 C 6' 10" 255 Sophomore San Diego, CA Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons

Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school Jared Rodriguez 20 F 6' 8" 180 Sophomore Glendale, AZ Transferred from Idaho. Under NCAA transfer rules, Rodiguez would have sat out the 2019–20 season, but was granted a waiver to play immediately. James Jean-Marie 23 F 6' 7" 215 Junior Montreal, QC Junior college transferred from Navarro College Vladimir Pinchuk 40 F/C 6' 11" 235 Junior Hagen, Germany Transferred from New Mexico. Under NCAA transfer rules, Pinchuk sat out the 2019–20 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

2019 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

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