SAN DIEGO — San Diego men's basketball (6-4, 0-0 WCC) is set to begin a six-game homestand on Saturday night as it continues non-conference play, returning back to the Jenny Craig Pavilion for a matchup with Arizona State (6-2, 0-0 Pac-12).

Tip-off against the Sun Devils is set for 7:35 p.m., and the action will be televised nationally on CBS Sports Network with Carter Blackburn and Bob Wenzel on the call.

Jack Cronin's live radio call and live statistics for the game will be available on USDToreros.com.

ALL-TIME SERIES AGAINST ARIZONA STATE
• The Toreros are 0-3 against the Sun Devils all-time.

• San Diego and Arizona State's most recent meeting was last season on December 18, 2022, when ASU earned a 91-67 victory over USD at Desert Financial Arena.

• Saturday evening's matchup will mark the first time USD and ASU have clashed in the Jenny Craig Pavilion.

LAST TIME OUT - USD Drops Road Decision at Utah State
• Four Toreros scored in double figures and freshman Keyon Kensie set a new career high with 10 points on Wednesday night, but San Diego dropped a tough decision to Utah State at Dee Glen Smith Spectrum, falling to the Aggies by a 108-81 margin before a crowd of 7,708.

How It Happened:
• San Diego started Wednesday night's game off strong, racing to an early 12-8 lead behind three pointers from PJ Hayes and Wayne McKinney III before the Aggies responded with a 15-0 run to pull ahead by a 23-12 margin.

• The Toreros climbed back within single digits near the midpoint of the first half when freshman forward David Simon made a layup to score the third and fourth points of his young college career, but Utah State made five straight shots down the stretch to take a 53-36 lead into the intermission.

• Hayes and McKinney III struck again to begin the second half, draining an early three and lay-up, respectively, to cut the deficit to 17 at 58-41.

•Utah State extended its advantage as the period progressed, taking a game-high 37-point lead with four minutes remaining before earning a 27-point, 108-81 victory when time expired.

Notable:
• Deuce Turner paced USD with 17 points, making seven of his 10 shots from the field as he went 3-for-5 from beyond the arc.

• Hayes made a trio of three-pointers as he compiled 12 points.

• McKinney III totaled 11 points and was 5-for-10 from the field.

• Steven Jamerson II led San Diego with five rebounds and added a block.

• Simon scored the first five points of his USD career across seven minutes in what marked his second college appearance after missing the Toreros' first eight games this season due to injury.

PLAYERS TO WATCH
Kevin Patton Jr. | Freshman | Guard | Rancho Christian High School
• Leads USD in total rebounds (57), rebounds per game (5.7), and blocks (14)

• Is averaging 8.8 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 assists (27), steals (13), and made free throws (49)

• Ranks second on the Toreros in points per game at 13.3

• Forty-nine of his 131 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 (79), and points per game (7.9)

• 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 (49%)

• Ranks second for the Toreros in assist (25) and third in total rebounds (41)

Deuce Turner | Junior | Guard | Bucknell University
• Is San Diego's leading scorer despite coming off the bench, averaging 13.3 points per game and 133 total points so far in 2023-2024

• 13 made three-pointers (.295) is tied for the USD lead

• Has recorded double-digit points in eight of the Toreros' first 10 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 leads USD and his 43 total boards (4.8 RPG) ranks second

• Seven blocks in 2023 ranks 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.

• In total, 10 of the Toreros' 17 players have 10 games of Division I experience or less.

• Junior Wayne McKinney III leads the USD roster with 71 Division I appearances, followed by Deuce Turner with 52, Deven Dahlke with 43, Dominic Muncey with 23, Steven Jamerson II with 17, Bendji Pierre with 15, and Neel Beniwal with 12.