The Toreros finished the 2017 – 18 season 20 – 14 , 9 – 9 in WCC play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place . They lost to BYU in the quarterfinals of the WCC Tournament . The Toreros were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Hartford in the first round , in a game refereed to as the Riley Wallace Classic , and Portland State in the second round before losing in the quarterfinals to Northern Colorado . On March 8 , 2018 , head coach Lamont Smith , who had been placed on administrative leave following an arrest for domestic violence 10 days earlier , resigned as head coach . Assistant coach Sam Scholl took over as acting head coach for the Toreros during the WCC Tournament and the CIT . On April 2 , the school announced Scholl would remain the head coach
WCC Tournament
2018 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2018–19 San Diego Toreros men's basketball team