Anderson Haigler

Toreros Together

As all ten players reached the suburban summit, Scholl snapped a picture before his team embraced him, the workout and a summer full of preparation concluded. Fall practices and an important 2021-2022 season awaited USD, but for the time being the third-year coach was satisfied. In a quiet moment minutes later, mere months removed from a season in which circumstances out of his and his players' control forced the team apart, he tweeted the photo along with a simple dispatch. "Finishing an Ou
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Steve Lavin Ready to Lead Toreros Forward

SAN DIEGO — Moments before he spoke for nearly a hour straight, Steve Lavin paused. Before he detailed his upbringing with a pair of teachers for parents, before he discussed the eight NCAA Tournaments, the five Sweet 16 appearances, the Elite Eight, before he described a unique decade spent on the other side of the court as a broadcaster, the 57-year-old took a deep breath to compose himself. "I want to begin with gratitude," Lavin said on Friday afternoon before a packed crowd in USD's KIPJ Theatre. "Bec
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Tuning Out the Noise

SAN DIEGO—Spend enough time in the Jenny Craig Pavilion when it's empty — before a practice, or perhaps late at night after a game — and you'll notice some things. The low hum of the lights when there's no cheering fans there to drown it out. How the sound of a dribbled basketball echoes throughout the venue as 5,100 empty seats look on. You'll notice more than anything else, of course, that it's much quieter than you're used to it being, as nearly all college basketball facilities will be this
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USD Basketball Set to Begin WCC Tournament

As his team made a run through the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) last March, the University of San Diego men’s basketball head coach Sam Scholl preached the value of the experience his players were gaining. “We call it ‘training camp for March of 2019,’” Scholl said after the Toreros’ 88-72 win over Hartford University in 2018. “That’s what we’re calling it, you know, an opportunity to play in March with our bodies feeling the way we do, our minds, and to be able to find a way
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Toreros all set to take on No. 3 Gonzaga

With perhaps their biggest regular season weekend of the year approaching, the University of San Diego men’s basketball team may have reason to be nervous or tense. But if they are, they certainly aren’t showing it. During the Toreros’ mid-week media availability, senior guard Olin Carter III grabbed a spare microphone and asked forward Isaiah Pineiro some questions of his own amongst a group of journalists. 6’10 center Yahuen Massalski di
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Toreros earn stunning comeback win versus USF

The Toreros’ first half against the University of San Francisco (USF) (17-4, 5-1 WCC) last Saturday wasn’t pretty. The latest in a handful of lethargic opening periods for the University of San Diego this season saw them miss nine of their first 10 three-point attempts, and trail by an 11-point, 32-21 deficit at halftime. It was an ugly start for the Toreros. So ugly, in fact, that their normally mild-mannered
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Toreros hungry for more

Last season, the University of San Diego men’s basketball team was straightforward in their expectations for themselves. Whether it be the NCAA tournament, the National Invitational Tournament, or the CollegeInsider.com Tournament (CIT), the team set forth the goal of “playing in the postseason.” The Toreros were able to achieve that goal, notching two impressive wins in the CIT that did more than simply fulfill an early season objective — they demonstrated the potential held within USD’s roster
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Sam Scholl named head coach

In his search for a new men’s basketball head coach, University of San Diego Associate Vice President and Executive Director of Athletics Bill McGillis vowed to leave no stone unturned. “It’s a wide-open search that’s not limited by number and not limited by profile,” McGillis said in an early March interview. His best option for the position, however, ultimately came from within the Toreros’ locker room. Last week , USD
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Williams wins it for the Toreros

USD battles for a dramatic, 67-64 victory over Portland State University in the CIT On a day that is often associated with luck, University of San Diego men’s basketball found themselves in a tough spot. With just 26 seconds to play, the Toreros were tied 64 to 64 with Portland State University in the second round of the CollegeInsider.com Tournament (CIT). They needed a basket, or perhaps a stroke of luck, to win the game and continue their season. Saturday night, however, USD didn’t need luc
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USD beats Hartford in CIT

From the beginning of the season, the University of San Diego’s men’s basketball team has been clear on their goal for the year. “We’ve talked about this as a group, and we want to play in the postseason,” then-head coach Lamont Smith said. “And whether that be the CIT, the NIT, the NCAA tournament, coming off of the two years we had we thought that was a feasible goal, so that’s what we’re shooting for.” The Torer
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Pineiro WCC Player of The Week

In the midst of a 1-4 slide in West Coast Conference (WCC) play, the the University of San Diego men’s basketball team was able to rattle off two much-needed wins against both Santa Clara University and Loyola Marymount University. Central to both these victories was redshirt junior forward Isaiah Pineiro. Pineiro, who was named WCC Player of the Week for those stretch of games, averaged 20 points, six rebounds, five assists, and one block. Pineiro placed an emphasis on what the Toreros accompl