UC SAN DIEGO VITALS
National Rank: 21 (NABC)/T-12 (D2SIDA)
Overall: 22-7
CCAA: 15-5
Final CCAA Standing: 2nd of 13
Home: 11-4
Away: 9-2
Neutral: 2-1
Streak: lost 1

UCSD SCHEDULE
Game 30 - NCAA West Regional Quarterfinal
vs. No. 20 Chico State (22-6)
Friday, March 11 • 2:30 p.m.
New PE Building • Monmouth, Ore.
Live Stats • Live Video • Tickets

WEST REGIONAL SCHEDULE
Friday, March 11 - Quarterfinals
12:00 p.m - No. 6 Cal Poly Pomona (22-7) vs. No. 3 California Baptist (27-6)
2:30 p.m. - No. 7 Chico State (22-6) vs. No. 2 UC San Diego (22-7)
5:00 p.m. - No. 5 Azusa Pacific (22-8) vs. No. 4 Seattle Pacific (22-8)
7:30 p.m. - No. 8 Humboldt State (21-8) vs. No. 1 Western Oregon (27-3)

Saturday, March 12 - Semifinals
5:00 p.m. - CPP/CBU winner vs. CSUC/UCSD winner
7:30 p.m. - APU/SPU winner vs. HSU/WOU winner

Monday, March 14 - Final
7:00 p.m. - Semifinal winners

TOURNEY TICKETS
To order, call the Western Oregon ticket office at (503) 838-8917 beginning Wednesday, March 9, at 9 a.m. Pacific Time. Tickets may be purchased at the door one hour prior to the start of each session.
• General Admission: $12
• Senior (55+): $10
• Students/Military (with ID): $10
• Children 2 and under are free when accompanied by an adult

LIVE COVERAGE
All NCAA West Regional games in Monmouth will be covered by live stats as well as live video. All links are available on the tournament central page.

WHAT'S AT STAKE?
The winner of the NCAA Division II West Regional advances to the Elite Eight, which will be held March 23-26 in Frisco, Texas.

UCSD IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT (0-1 overall)
3/14/08: Alaska Anchorage 80, UC San Diego 60 (West Regional)

AGAINST THE WILDCATS
Friday's game will be the second meeting between UC San Diego and Chico State this year as the teams played each other just once during the regular season. On Feb. 12 at RIMAC Arena in La Jolla, UCSD had a five-game win streak snapped as CSUC took a 77-71 victory. The back and forth affair saw 12 tie scores and 15 lead changes. View the game story and box score here. The Wildcats lead the all-time series against the Tritons, 20-13. Chico State has won two straight and 11 of the last 14. Friday will be the first time the two squads have met in the postseason.

ABOUT THE WILDCATS
Chico State, like UC San Diego, earned one of five at-large bids for the West Regional. The Wildcats are making their fifth consecutive NCAA postseason appearance and 13th overall, winning the West Region title in 2014. CSUC won the CCAA regular season title and entered the league tournament as the top seed. Hosting eighth-seeded Cal State LA, the Wildcats were knocked out of the tourney as the Golden Eagles scored a 54-37 upset victory. Three players are averaging 10 or more points/game including Robert Duncan (15.0), Corey Silverstrom (12.9) and Isaiah Ellis (12.5). Duncan is also the team's top rebounder, grabbing 6.6 boards/game. Chico holds an eight-point scoring margin over its opponents (72.5-64.5).

2016 UCSD ALL-CCAA SELECTIONS
Drew Dyer - All-CCAA First Team
Adam Klie - All-CCAA First Team
Chris Hansen - Freshman of the Year, All-CCAA honorable mention
Aleks Lipovic - All-CCAA honorable mention

WEEKLY REWIND
UC San Diego made its fifth appearance in the CCAA Tournament last week. In first round play at RIMAC Arena, the second-seeded Tritons out-lasted Sonoma State for a 71-66 overtime victory to move on to Stockton Arena. In the semifinals, UCSD defeated Cal Poly Pomona for the third time this season, 72-65. In the league championship game, the Tritons were downed, 80-68, by Humboldt State. Chris Hansen and Adam Klie were named to the all-tournament team.
UCSD/SSU Recap
UCSD/CPP Recap
UCSD/HSU Recap

DYER'S BIG THREE
Drew Dyer has made a lot of three pointers this season, but none bigger than one he netted against Sonoma State in the first round of the CCAA Tournament on March 1 in La Jolla. Down 56-53 and facing elimination, UC San Diego's Kenny Fraser threw an inbound bullet from the Tritons' own baseline to Zach McMillan, who was situated between the half court line and the far three-point arc. McMillan caught the ball with two hands at his knees and swung it to a streaking Dyer, who banged down the game-tying trey from the top of the three-point line as time expired. The Tritons went on to win the game, 71-66, in overtime and move on in the tournament. Watch the incredible play here.

CCAA TOURNAMENT RESULTS
Tuesday, March 1 - Quarterfinals
No. 8 Cal State LA 54, No. 1 Chico State 37
No. 2 UC San Diego 71, No. 7 Sonoma State 66 (ot)
No. 3 Cal Poly Pomona 57, No. 6 San Francisco State 50
No. 4 Humboldt State 64, No. 5 Cal State Monterey Bay 61

Friday, March 4 - Semifinals
Humboldt State 79, Cal State L.A. 54
UC San Diego 72, Cal Poly Pomona 65

Saturday, March 5 - Final
Humboldt State 80, UC San Diego 68

UC SAN DIEGO IN THE CCAA TOURNAMENT (6-4 overall)
3/5/16: Humboldt State 80, UC San Diego 68
3/4/16: UC San Diego 72, Cal Poly Pomona 65
3/1/16: UC San Diego 71, Sonoma State 66 (ot)
3/5/15: Stanislaus State 61, UC San Diego 46
3/5/13: Cal State San Bernardino 102, UC San Diego 99 (3ot)
3/6/09: Cal State San Bernardino 76, UC San Diego 72
3/3/09: UC San Diego 79, Humboldt State 67
3/8/08: UC San Diego 64, Cal Poly Pomona 56 (UCSD wins tourney)
3/7/08: UC San Diego 72, San Francisco State 65
3/4/08: UC San Diego 63, Cal State San Bernardino 59 (ot)

MIGHTY FINE INTERVIEWS
Mighty 1090 AM talent Jordan Carruth is conducting flavorful interviews with UC San Diego student-athletes and coaches on a weekly basis, and they are definitely worth a listen. The station recently launched a page dedicated to UCSD athletics, where you can find all of the archived interviews. Here are the links to men's basketball interviews:
• Grant Jackson (2/25/16)
• Eric Olen (2/10/16)
• Drew Dyer (2/3/16)
• Eric Olen (1/20/16)
• Adam Klie (1/13/16)
• Eric Olen (12/30/15)
• Eric Olen (11/24/15)
• Eric Olen (11/11/15)

TRENDING NOW
Head coach Eric Olen is a regular guest on The Mighty 1090's Trending Now with Kevin Acee every Monday night. Have a listen and get an insider's view of the team as it progresses through the second half of the season.
• 3/7/16
• 2/29/16
• 2/22/16
• 2/15/16
• 2/8/16
• 2/1/16
• 1/25/16

PROBABLE TRITON STARTERS
G - #2 Grant Jackson (So., 6-1/175): 7.2 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 2.3 apg, 0.7 spg, 25.9 mpg
G - #5 George Buaku (So., 6-3/175): 4.2 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 0.8 spg, 19.7 mpg
G - #13 Adam Klie (Jr., 6-4/200): 12.8 ppg, 5.9 rpg, .495 fg%, 3.3 apg, 0.8 spg, 30.0 mpg
F - #14 Drew Dyer (Sr., 6-6/215): 14.9 ppg, 5.3 rpg, .486 fg%, .465 3fg%, 2.2 apg, 32.9 mpg
C - #44 Chris Hansen (Fr., 6-7/265): 10.6 ppg, 4.8 rpg, .590 fg%, 0.6 bpg, 19.1 mpg

ROSTER BREAKDOWN
• Starters Returning (7): George Buaku (G), Drew Dyer (F), Grant Jackson (G), Adam Klie (G), Aleks Lipovic (G), Zach McMillan (F/C), Hunter Walker (G/F)
• Starters Lost (0)
• Other Letterwinners Returning (3): Kenny Fraser (F), Brett Oosdyke (F), Jeff Van Dyke (G)
• Other Letterwinners Lost (3): Jordan Flannery (G/F), Treavon Francis (G/F), Chase Ogden (F)
• Newcomers (5): Anthony Ballestero (G), Koree Cox (G), Chris Hansen (C), Eric Patton (F), Ben Rico (G)

WINNING!
UCSD's victory against Stanislaus State on Feb. 13 was its 19th of the year, setting a new mark for single season wins during the team's Division II era (since the 2000-01 season). Currently at 22 wins, the Tritons are just one away from the school's all-time record of 23 (23-4 in 1990-91), when the team was a Division III member.

NEW CCAA WINS MARK
The Tritons also set a new high for league victories this season. Their win against San Francisco State on Feb. 26 gave them 15 in the CCAA, the most since the team joined the league for the 2000-01 season.

DYER FOR THREE AND THE RECORD
Drew Dyer has made 86 three pointers so far this year, setting a new program record for single season treys. Career-wise, Dyer has 233 threes, which ranks second in the team's history behind Robby Peters' 254 (2003-07).

HANSEN DANCIN'
Freshman center Chris Hansen wasted no time making an impact on the floor for UCSD. He is currently third on the roster in scoring, averaging 10.6 points/game. He's second in total blocks with 16. Hansen dropped a career-high 27 points against San Francisco State on Feb. 26 and matched that performance on March 5 vs. Humboldt State in the CCAA Tournament championship game. The 27 points are the most by any Triton this season. Hansen was tabbed the CCAA Freshman of the Year on March 3.

ON POINT
With 1,271 career points, Drew Dyer is currently third on UCSD's Division II list. In front of him are James McCann (1,339; 2010-14) and Jordan Lawley (1,398; 2006-10).

ON BOARD
Drew Dyer has 546 career rebounds to his name. That number is second on the school's Division II list behind Justin Brue's 564 (2009-13). UC San Diego's all-time record is 1,094, collected by Paul Trainer between 1971-75.

KLIE NEARING 1,000 CAREER POINTS
Entering Friday's game, junior guard Adam Klie has amassed 962 career points. If Klie hits the milestone, he'll be the 14th Triton all-time and fifth in UCSD's Division II history to do so. In addition, he'll be the second Triton this season to accomplish the feat as Drew Dyer eclipsed 1,000 career points on Jan. 1.

OLEN ROLLIN'
Head coach Eric Olen recorded his 50th UC San Diego victory on Feb. 13 against Stanislaus State. Entering Friday's game, Olen is 53-29 (.646) over his two-plus seasons at the helm of the program.

MCMILLAN RETURNS
Senior center Zach McMillan made his return to the Triton lineup on Feb. 12 at home against Chico State. McMillan missed 11 consecutive games due to injury and had not played since Dec. 20. He totaled seven points, four rebounds, three blocks, an assist and a steal during 20 minutes of play versus the Wildcats.

KLIE TABBED ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN
Adam Klie is clearly getting it done off the court as well as he earned CoSIDA Academic All-America First Team accolades last week. He was one of just 15 players in Division II to collect the prestigious honor and the only one with a 4.0 GPA. A bioengineering major at UCSD's Revelle College, he is a two-time Academic All-District pick and CCAA All-Academic awardee.

DYER MAKER
Drew Dyer is putting up some crazy shooting numbers. He is 55-105 (52.4) on two-pointers and 86-185 (46.5) from behind the three-point line. You read that correctly. Dyer has made 86 threes compared to 55 twos and has taken 185 threes compared to 105 twos. His three-point field goal percentage ranks 10th in the country. Dyer has netted at least one trey in 28 of 29 games, his only bagel coming against Chico State on Feb. 12 (0-2). He has hit multiple threes 25 times and three or more 18 times.

U-C-S-DEFENSE
Through 29 contests, UC San Diego leads the nation in three-point field goal percentage defense (28.7), is third in scoring defense (62.3) and fifth in field goal percentage defense (38.8). The Tritons have held opponents to 50 or fewer points five times, including a season-low 35 at Cal Poly Pomona on Jan. 30. Just seven times has UCSD given up 70 or more points. Humboldt State scored 82 on Jan. 1 in La Jolla, the highest total by any Triton opponent this season.

NO ERROR IN THIS MARGIN
UCSD is defeating opponents by an average of 8.8 points/game, which ranks 35th nationally. Only nine of the team's victories have come by less than 10 points. The Tritons' 40-point (76-36) win at Notre Dame de Namur on Nov. 28 was the team's largest winning margin since defeating UC Merced by 59 (92-33) in December of 2013.

POLL POSITION
In the final NABC national poll (3/8), UC San Diego moved up two spots to No. 21. Lincoln Memorial took over the top position, followed by Augustana and Western Oregon. From the CCAA, Chico State is 20th and Cal Poly Pomona is receiving votes. Prior to this season, the Tritons had never been nationally-ranked as an NCAA Division II team.

POLL POSITION II
In the March 8 D2SIDA Media Poll, UC San Diego is tied for 12th with Alabama-Huntsville. Augustana is No. 1, Lincoln Memorial is second and Western Oregon is No. 3. Chico State is 25th and Cal Poly Pomona is receiving votes.

AGAINST THE RANKED
UC San Diego is 5-2 against national top-25 teams this season.
• UCSD 86, No. 10 Colorado School of Mines 74 (11/22)
• UCSD 76, No. 4 California Baptist 67 (11/24)
• No. 3 Western Oregon 67, No. 14 UCSD 63 (12/14)
• No. 13 UCSD 72, No. 5 Cal Poly Pomona 69 (1/2)
• No. 12 UCSD 41, No. 13 Cal Poly Pomona 35 (1/30)
• No. 9 Chico State 77, No. 6 UCSD 71 (2/12/16)
• No. 23 UC San Diego 72, No. 22 Cal Poly Pomona 65 (3/4/16)

TAKING DOWN NUMBER FOUR
UC San Diego defeated fourth-ranked California Baptist, 76-67, on Nov. 24 in La Jolla. The last time the Tritons beat a higher nationally-ranked team was back in 2006 when they downed No. 2 Montevallo, 61-60, in Las Vegas.

THAT'S A LOT OF SPIRIT
A total of 3,924 fans turned out for Spirit Night at RIMAC Arena on Jan. 22, setting a UC San Diego record for attendance at a men's basketball game. The previous high was 3,906 on Spirit Night in 2008.

DYER 1k
Senior forward Drew Dyer scored 14 points against Humboldt State on Jan. 1 to put him over 1,000 points for his career. He is the 13th Triton all-time and the fourth in the program's DII history to hit the mark. The last player to do so was James McCann, who totaled 1,339 points between 2010 and 2014.

FOUR ON THE FLOOR
In one of the most unique victories in college basketball history, UC San Diego defeated league rival Cal State San Marcos, 69-65, with just four players on the floor for the final 14 seconds of the game on Dec. 20. When Drew Dyer became the fourth Triton to foul out of the game, UCSD did not have an available substitute due to various injuries and redshirts. The Cougars couldn't capitalize on their power play, missing four free throws down the stretch.

QUICK STATS

FINAL CCAA STANDINGS
1. Chico State, 16-4*
2. UC San Diego, 15-5*
3. Cal Poly Pomona, 14-6*
T-4. Humboldt State, 12-8*
T-4. Cal State Monterey Bay, 12-8*
6. Cal State San Marcos, 11-9^
7. San Francisco State, 10-10*
T-8. Sonoma State, 9-11*
T-8. Cal State L.A., 9-11*
10. Stanislaus State, 7-13
11. Cal State San Bernardino, 6-14
12. Cal State East Bay, 5-15
13. Cal State Dominguez Hills, 4-16
* clinched CCAA Tournament berth
^ not eligible for CCAA Tournament

UC SAN DIEGO IN THE NCAA STAT RANKINGS
(through 3/6)
Team (all games, in top 50)
1. Three Point Field Goal Percentage Defense (28.7)
3. Scoring Defense (62.3)
5. Field Goal Percentage Defense (38.8)
35. Scoring Margin (8.8)
47. Rebound Margin (4.4)

Individual (all games, in top 100)
10. Drew Dyer, Three Point Field Goal Percentage (46.5)
40. Drew Dyer, Three Pointers Made (86)
43. Drew Dyer, Three Pointers/Game (3.0)
96. Drew Dyer, Three Point Field Goal Attempts (185)

UC SAN DIEGO IN THE CCAA STAT RANKINGS
(final)
Team (league games, in top 3)
1. Scoring Margin (7.9)
1. Three Point Field Goal Percentage (37.6)
1. Three Point Field Goal Percentage Defense (28.1)
1. Defensive Rebounds/Game (28.2)
2. Scoring Defense (62.1)
2. Field Goal Percentage Defense (38.4)
3. Three Pointers/Game (8.1)
3. Rebounds/Game (37.5)
3. Rebound Defense (32.6)

Individual (league games, in top 5)
1. Drew Dyer, Three Point Field Goal Percentage (47.5)
1. Drew Dyer, Three Point Field Goals/Game (2.9)

KLIE NAMED CCAA PLAYER OF THE WEEK
UC San Diego junior guard Adam Klie was named the CCAA Player of the Week on Feb. 2. Klie averaged 10.5 points and a team-high seven rebounds per game over two huge CCAA wins on the road. At No. 13 Cal Poly Pomona, Klie recorded his third double-double of the season with 12 points and 10 rebounds, both game-highs. He also added two assists and two steals in the 41-35 victory. At Humboldt State, the Anchorage, Alaska, native totaled nine points, four rebounds, two steals and an assist, helping the Tritons to a 73-69 win.

ANOTHER BIG AWARD FOR KLIE
Adam Klie was selected as a Star of the Month for January by the San Diego Hall of Champions. Klie averaged 14.5 points and a team-high 6.5 rebounds to help the 10th-ranked Tritons to an 8-2 record over the month. He also led the team with 3.2 assists and 1.1 steals per game. Klie made exactly 50 percent of his shots, draining 57 of 114 attempts. The junior guard recorded three double-doubles, most recently with 12 points and 10 rebounds in a huge league win at 13th-ranked Cal Poly Pomona on Jan. 30. He tallied 15 points, a career-high 12 rebounds and a career-best seven assists in a 72-69 home defeat of CPP earlier in the month when the Broncos were ranked fifth nationally. Klie hit double-digit point totals in nine of 10 games.

DYER A DECEMBER STAR
The San Diego Hall of Champions named Drew Dyer a Star of the Month for December. He averaged team-high 16.6 points over five games, helping the Tritons to a 4-1 record and a No. 11 national ranking. The senior forward shot .510 (26-51) overall, .500 (14-28) from behind the three-point line and a team-best .850 (17-20) from the charity stripe. Dyer also pulled down 5.0 rebounds per game. He totaled 19 points against third-ranked Western Oregon and again versus CCAA rival Cal State San Marcos.

DYER NAMED CCAA PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Drew Dyer was named the CCAA Player of the Week on Nov. 24. He shot 55 percent (12-22) from the field and drained eight of 13 three-pointers to lead UC San Diego to a pair of victories the week prior. In an 86-74 win against No. 10 Colorado School of Mines, Dyer finished with 19 points and nine rebounds, both game-highs. He was 4-for-6 from behind the arc. He then had 16 points and netted four treys as the Tritons defeated Winona State, 77-60. For the week, Dyer led UCSD in points (35), points/game (17.5), field goal percentage and three-pointers made and was tied for the team lead in rebounds (10) and rebounds/game (5.0).

TRITONS SIGN 6-7 FORWARD SCOTT EVERMAN
The UC San Diego men's basketball team received a commitment from six-foot-seven forward Scott Everman to play for the Tritons next season during the NCAA's early signing period. Currently a senior at San Marcos High School in Santa Barbara, Everman was named First Team All-Channel League and First Team All-City as a junior. He averaged 15 points and seven rebounds, leading the Royals to a 21-10 record. Everman earned MVP honors at the 2014 Jim Bashore Holiday Cage Classic.

WHAT DO THE COACHES THINK?
2015-16 CCAA Preseason Coaches Poll
1. Chico State, 137 points (8 first-place votes)
2. Cal Poly Pomona, 124 (1)
3. UC San Diego, 121 (2)
4. Cal State San Bernardino, 116 (2)
5. Cal State San Marcos, 81
6. SF State, 80
7. Humboldt State, 74
8. Cal State L.A., 73
9. Cal State Monterey Bay, 63
10. Stanislaus State, 48
11. Cal State East Bay, 44
12. Sonoma State, 34
13. Cal State Dominguez Hills, 19

HEAD COACH ERIC OLEN
Eric Olen is in his third season in charge of the UC San Diego men's basketball team. He holds a 31-22 (.585) overall record and a 25-19 (.568) CCAA mark through his first two campaigns. Olen had previously served nine seasons as a Triton assistant before being named the program's 12th head coach on Oct. 1, 2013. He joined the Tritons as a second assistant for the 2004-05 season and was promoted to first assistant the next year. Olen was on the bench during the 2007-08 campaign when UCSD won its first CCAA tournament title and earned its first berth in the NCAA Division II Championship. As a player at Spring Hill College in Mobile, Ala., Olen helped the Badgers to three straight appearances in the NAIA National Tournament, including trips to the NAIA Elite Eight in 2000 and 2001.

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