LOGAN, UT — San Diego men's basketball (6-3, 0-0 WCC) is set to continue non-conference play on the road this week, traveling to the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum for a matchup with Utah State (7-1, 0-0 Mountain West).

Tip-off on Wednesday night against the Aggies is set for 7:00 p.m. MST (6:00 PM PST). The game will be streamed live on the Mountain West Network, and Jack Cronin will have the radio call on USDToreros.com. Live statistics will be available on UtahStateAggies.com.

ALL-TIME SERIES VERSUS UTAH STATE
• The Toreros are 0-3 against the Aggies all-time, and each of the teams' last two matchups have gone to overtime.

• San Diego and Utah State last met on November 17, 2022, when USU earned a 91-89 victory over USD in overtime at the Jenny Craig Pavilion. Graduate transfer Eric Williams Jr. set a San Diego record with 43 points in the game, besting the previous mark of 40 that was set by Robert "Pinky" Smith in 1972.

• The Toreros' most recently played at Utah State on December 29, 1999, suffering a 68-65 loss to the Aggies at Dee Glen Smith Spectrum, also in overtime. 

LAST TIME OUT - San Diego Drops 88-64 Decision At Stanford
• Senior guard Deven Dahlke tied his career high with 11 points on Sunday evening as four total Toreros scored in double figures, but San Diego suffered a 88-64 loss to Stanford at Maples Pavilion.

• Dahlke shot 4-for-8 from the field and made a trio of three-pointers as he scored for the first time this season and notched his most points in a single game since February 23, 2023.

• The Toreros were within single digits of the Cardinal with 14:55 remaining but could not overcome a barrage of threes from Stanford, which made 11 baskets from beyond the arc.

How It Happened:
• Stanford started Sunday's game off strong, draining a pair of early three-pointers to take a 6-0 lead.

• Junior center Steven Jamerson II got San Diego on the board a little under three minutes into the contest with a slam dunk, then freshman guard Kevin Patton Jr. cut the deficit to two with a hook shot, sending the Toreros to the first media timeout trailing 6-4.

• The Cardinal pulled away as the first half unfolded, creating a 13-point, 30-17 lead with a flurry of threes.

• Stanford added on in the period's final minutes and took a 43-27 advantage into the intermission.

• A layup from junior guard PJ Hayes, a corner three from Dahlke, and another dunk from Jamerson II helped USD come out of the break hot, cutting the deficit to single digits at 43-34.

• Freshman forward Jimmy Oladokun Jr. kept it a nine-point game later on with a driving layup that moved the score to 49-40, but Stanford immediately responded with a surge of points to move ahead by a 59-42 margin at the second half's under-12 media timeout.

• A three-minute San Diego scoring drought as the game wound down allowed Stanford to make it a 22-point, 83-61 game with two minutes remaining.

• The Toreros were held without a field goal for Sunday's final six minutes and eventually suffered a 88-64 defeat to the Cardinal

Notable:
• Junior guard Deuce Turner shot 5-for-11 from the field and made a pair of threes as he tallied a team-high 12 points.

• Freshman guard Dragos Lungu recorded 11 points, followed by junior guard Wayne McKinney III, who had 10.

• McKinney III, Oladokun Jr., and Jamerson II all were tied for USD's team high with five rebounds apiece.

• Freshman forward David Simon — who missed the first eight games of San Diego's 2023-2024 season due to injury — made his college debut on Sunday night and totaled two minutes.

They Said It - Head Coach Steve Lavin Postgame:
• "We need to learn to play through physicality and teams that have size, and that's a valuable lesson."

• "There were a number of lessons learned (on Sunday) — like how important the start to a game is."

• "We spotted them an early lead, and our sense of urgency and our transition defense wasn't at the level it needs to be, and that led to the open threes."

• "This team is learning to win on the road against quality teams, and it's different than playing well at home, or at a neutral site." 

PLAYERS TO WATCH
Kevin Patton Jr. | Freshman | Guard | Rancho Christian High School
• Leads USD in total rebounds (54), rebounds per game (6.0), blocks (14), and three-point percentage (35%, minimum six attempts)

• Is averaging 9.1 points per game and has four double-digit scoring performances so far in 2023

Wayne McKinney III | Junior | Guard | Coronado High School
• Leads USD in points per game (13.3), assists (27), steals (13), and made free throws (49)

• Forty-nine of his 120 total points so far in 2023 have come from the charity stripe and he is shooting 80%
from the line

• Spent the last three seasons at USD after graduating from nearby Coronado High School

PJ Hayes | Senior | Forward | Black Hills State University
• Is tied for the USD lead with 13 made three-pointers this season

• Ranks fifth for the Toreros in total points (67), and points per game (7.4)

•Transferred to USD this season from Division II Black Hills State University in South Dakota

Dragos Lungu | Freshman | Guard | Cluj-Napoca, Romania | NBA Global Academy (Canberra, Australia)
• Ranks second on the USD roster (minimum seven attempts) in field goal percentage (50%), and is fifth in three-point percentage (30%)

• Ranks second for the Toreros in total rebounds (41) and assists (23)

Deuce Turner | Junior | Guard | Bucknell University
• 13 made three-pointers (.295) is tied for the USD lead 

• 12.9 points per game and 116 total points so far in 2023-2024 season rank second on the San Diego roster

• Has recorded double-digit points in seven of the Toreros' first nine games this season

• Transferred to USD in 2022 from Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania after spending time at South Plains College in Levelland, Texas

Jimmy Oladokun Jr. | Forward | Sierra Canyon High School
• Is shooting a team-high 54% from the field so far this season (minimum seven attempts)

• Seventeen offensive rebounds lead USD and his 43 total boards (4.8 RPG) rank third

• Seven blocks in 2023 also rank third amongst his teammates

YOUTH MOVEMENT
• Six San Diego freshmen (Dragos Lungu, Kevin Patton Jr., Jimmy Oladokun Jr., Keyon Kensie, Santiago Trouet, and Joey Chammaa) made their college debut on November 6th, joined by transfer PJ Hayes, who appeared in his first game as a Torero after spending three seasons at Division II Black Hills State in South Dakota.

• Junior Wayne McKinney III leads the USD roster with 70 Division I appearances, followed by Deuce Turner with 51, Deven Dahlke with 42, Dominic Muncey with 22, Steven Jamerson II with 17, Bendji Pierre with 15, and Neel Beniwal with 12.