Dear Torero Fans,

After 18 weeks of hard work and preparation, we're finally here. Tomorrow night, we tip off our regular season at the Jenny Craig Pavilion, and I'm excited to get this chapter underway with our guys.


Last week gave us two valuable opportunities to compete against quality programs in Colorado State and UCLA.


Against Colorado State, as a staff, we felt like we set a standard for what our defensive intensity needs to be on a nightly basis. Equally important, going through the game with only five turnovers was a major point of emphasis for our guys in finding offensive success through sharing the ball.


The game at UCLA was even more beneficial to our team than CSU. Again, we were able to gain some confidence by battling with them in the first half, and then being exposed on both ends of the floor in the second half was exactly what you want in these exhibition contests. We constantly talk to our guys about the process and our attention to detail, and a team like that will take advantage of every mistake and shortcut that you attempt to take.

It's good to find some adversity early, especially when it doesn't count. At the same time, we just continue to stick to our process and value every teachable moment so we can continue on our road to getting better daily.


Tomorrow night, Monday, November 2, we host Biola at 6:30 p.m. at the Jenny Craig Pavilion. This will be our first regular-season game together, and I hope you'll be there to help us get things started. We've talked a lot about building a program that our campus, alumni and San Diego community can take pride in, and having your energy and support inside the JCP is a big part of that.

G.B.D. and Go Toreros!



JR Blount
Head Coach, Men's Basketball
University of San Diego
 

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