#134 UC San Diego Men's Basketball 2025-2026 Preview

Jacob Young
Tue, 06/24/2025
 
UC San Diego Tritons

2025-2026 Overall Rank: #134
 
Conference Rank: #4 Big West
 
 
2024-25 Record: 30-5, 18-2
2024-25 Postseason: NCAA
Coach: Clint Allard
Coach Record: 0-0 at UC San Diego, 0-0 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones, Forward, 19.1 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 3.6 apg
Tyler McGhie, Guard, 16.6 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 1.7 apg
Hayden Gray, Guard, 11.2 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 3.3 apg
Nordin Kapic, Forward, 10.7 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 1.2 apg
Justin Rochelin, Guard, 6.6 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 0.7 apg
Chris Howell, Guard, 5.6 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 3.0 apg
Maximo Milovich, Forward, 2.3 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 0.8 apg
 
Key Returning Players:
Aidan Burke, Junior, Guard, 4.1 ppg, 1.3 rpg, 0.5 apg
Cade Pendleton, Junior, Forward, 2.7 ppg, 1.0 rpg, 0.2 apg
 
Key New Players:
Leo Beath, Senior, Forward, Transfer from Division II
Tom Beattie, Junior, Guard, Transfer from Hawaii
Alex Chaikin, Sophomore, Guard, Transfer from Lafayette
Bol Dengdit, Junior, Forward, Transfer from Portland
Tyson Dunn, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Buffalo
Hudson Mayes, Freshman, Guard
Jaden Vance, Freshman, Forward
Hudson Ward, Sophomore, Forward, Transfer from Penn State
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: None
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 79.3 (50th in nation, 3rd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 61.8 (6, 1)
Field-Goal Percentage: 46.4 (85, 2)
Field-Goal Defense: 39.7 (13, 2)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 10.7 (9, 2)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 36.2 (57, 3)
Free-Throw Percentage: 74.6 (86, 7)
Rebound Margin: -0.4 (231, 7)
Assists Per Game: 15.7 (51, 2)
Turnovers Per Game: 8.7 (1, 1)