SAN DIEGO – The University of San Diego men's basketball team (14-15, 7-9 WCC) will head into the West Coast Conference (WCC) Tournament as the No. 7 seed, beginning play against No. 10 Pepperdine (7-24, 1-15 WCC) on Thursday at 8:00 PM.
 
The winner will move on to play No. 6 Portland on Friday at 8:00 PM.
 
The tournament will be held at Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, NV from Thursday, March 3 to Tuesday, March 8.    
 
WCC Tournament website - https://wccsports.com/tournaments/?id=81
 
Full game notes attached.
 
2022 WCC Basketball Tournament First Round
#7 San Diego Toreros (14-15, 7-9 WCC)  • #10 Pepperdine Waves (7-24, 1-15 WCC)
Thursday, March 3, 2022 •  8:00 p.m. PT
Orleans Arena (9,500)  •  Las Vegas, NV
Watch  •  BYUtv & WCC Network | Listen: usdtoreros.com
Live Statistics • wccsports.com
 
SEASON REWIND
After going 7-6 in non-conference play, San Diego got off to its best start in WCC play since 2008 with a 6-3 record. A tough February schedule, including five games against top-4 seeds in the conference, slipped the Toreros back to the No. 7 seed. Senior Marcellus Earlington was named to the All-WCC Honorable Mention Team after leading the squad with 13.4 points per game. Guard Wayne McKinney III earned All-WCC Freshman Team honors after contributing on both ends of the floor. Despite missing seven games from inury, senior Jase Townsend is adding 11.1 points per contest.
 
SCOUTING THE WAVES
Houston Mallette (13.7 PPG), Maxwell Lewis (11.0 PPG), and Mike Mitchell Jr. (9.0 PPG), were each named to the All-WCC Freshman Team. Junior forward Jan Zidek adds 13.5 points per game. Pepperdine led the WCC in turnovers forced per game (13.29) and rank 31st in the NCAA in total assists (458).
 
ALL-TIME SERIES
Pepperdine holds a 66-48 lead in the all-time series, but USD has won the last two matchups.