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LA JOLLA, Calif.\u2014UC San Diego Athletics announces upcoming 2026-27 Triton Basketball Coaches Road Show, set for two dates in August across San Diego County.\u00a0
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\nThe Tritons are preparing for their final season as a member of The Big West, before transitioning to the West Coast Conference in 2027-28. The UC San Diego men’s and women’s basketball programs have combined for three conference titles and two regular season titles in two years of Division I eligibility and will look for another strong showing in 2026-27.
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\nEach stop will feature live interviews with UC San Diego basketball head coaches Clint Allard ’08<\/a> and Heidi VanDerveer<\/a>, as well as a meet and greet, spirit squad and mascot appearances, drink discounts and light appetizers for those that RSVP.\u00a0
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\nThe first stop will be on Wednesday, Aug. 12 at Pitchers Sports Bar in Rancho Penasquitos. The Tritons will gather again at\u00a0PRK 101 in Carlsbad on\u00a0Monday, Aug. 17. Both dates are scheduled from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. and are free to attend with advance registration.
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\nLast year, Tritons men’s basketball won 23 games\u2014the second-most in the program’s Division I era\u2014under first year head coach Clint Allard ’08<\/a>. UC San Diego was second in The Big West in scoring defense and assist-turnover ratio and third in scoring margin. This year’s squad includes 10 returners from that team, along with six newcomers.
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\nThe Triton women went 24-9 overall\u2014their best record in Division I\u2014and finished 17-3 in Big West play for a share of their first regular season conference title. UC San Diego went on to win the Big West Championship to become back-to-back tournament champions and punch their ticket to a second consecutive NCAA Tournament. UC San Diego will return seven Tritons from the 2025-26 championship squad and add seven talented newcomers this fall.
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\nTriton fans can reserve their spot by filling out a free\u00a0RSVP here.<\/a>
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\nAbout UC San Diego Athletics
\nAfter two decades as one of the most successful\u00a0programs in\u00a0NCAA Division II, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program has begun a new era in\u00a0NCAA Division I. The 24-sport Tritons earned 30 team and nearly 150 individual national championships during its time in\u00a0Divisions\u00a0II\u00a0and III and helped guide\u00a01,400 scholar-athletes to All-America honors. A total of 84 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 39 have garnered prestigious NCAA Post Graduate Scholarships. UC San Diego scholar-athletes exemplify the academic ideals of one of the world’s preeminent institutions, graduating at an average rate of 90 percent, the highest rate among public institutions in NCAA Division I or II.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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