2024–25 Big West Conference men's basketball season

2024–25 Big West Conference men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Number of teams11
TV partner(s)ESPN+, ESPNU, ESPN2
2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
Season championsUC San Diego
Season MVPAniwaniwa Tait-Jones, UC San Diego
Big West tournament
VenueLee's Family Forum, Henderson, Nevada
ChampionsUC San Diego
  Runners-upUC Irvine
Finals MVPAniwaniwa Tait-Jones
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UC San Diego † 18 – 2   .900 30 – 5   .857
UC Irvine 17 – 3   .850 32 – 7   .821
UC Riverside 14 – 6   .700 21 – 13   .618
Cal State Northridge 14 – 6   .700 22 – 11   .667
UC Santa Barbara 11 – 9   .550 21 – 13   .618
UC Davis 9 – 11   .450 15 – 17   .469
Cal Poly 8 – 12   .400 16 – 19   .457
Cal State Bakersfield 8 – 12   .400 14 – 19   .424
Hawai'i 7 – 13   .350 15 – 16   .484
Long Beach State 3 – 17   .150 7 – 25   .219
Cal State Fullerton 1 – 19   .050 6 – 26   .188
† 2025 Big West tournament winner

The 2024–25 Big West Conference men's basketball season was for the Big West Conference in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The basketball teams began with practices in October followed by the start of season in November 2024. Conference play began on December 5, 2024, and ended in March, after which the top 8 member teams participated in the 2025 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament at Lee's Family Forum in Henderson, Nevada.[1] Tournament champion UC San Diego received the conference's automatic bid to the 2025 NCAA tournament.[2]

This is the first season in which the UC San Diego Tritons were eligible to participate in postseason play after fully completing their transition to NCAA Division I.[3]

Each team played 20 conference games in round-robin format.[4] The Big West conference also added a "Bold Week" in December 5–7, 2024, where two early conference games will be held. This decision was made in order for better experience and eliminating three-game weeks.[1]

With a 85–67 win at UC Irvine on February 8, 2025, UC San Diego moved back to tie with the Anteaters at first place.[5] On February 20, a loss by UC Irvine made the Tritons gain sole possession of first place standings,[6] and on March 8, the Tritons won the regular season championship title outright with a win at UC Davis, their first ever outright championship.[7] UC San Diego guard/forward Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones was named Big West Player of the Year and Triton head coach Eric Olen was named Big West Coach of the Year.[8]

The Big West tournament was held from March 12 through March 15 at Lee's Family Forum in Henderson, Nevada.[9] UC San Diego defeated UC Irvine 75–61 to win the school's first Big West tournament championship.[10]

UC San Diego received the conference's automatic NCAA tournament bid, while UC Irvine, UC Riverside and Cal State Northridge earned bids to the NIT, a conference record of most teams making the NIT.[11] The Tritons were seeded 12th in the South region, where they lost to 5th seeded Michigan 65-68. The Highlanders and the Matadors also suffered first-round exits,[12][13] while the Anteaters advanced all the way to the championship game, where they fell to Chattanooga 84–85 in overtime.[14]

Head coaches

Coaching changes

Cal Poly

Following the 2023–24 season, Cal Poly head coach John Smith left the Mustangs to be the special assistant to the head coach at the University of Washington.[15] On March 26, 2024, the school hired Colorado Mesa head coach Mike DeGeorge as the team's new head coach.[16]

Long Beach State

Following the 2023–24 season, Long Beach State head coach Dan Monson was hired as the head coach at Eastern Washington.[17] On April 2, the Beach hired San Diego State assistant coach Chris Acker as the team's new head coach.[18]

Coaches

Team Head coach Previous job Years at school Overall record Big West record Big West titles Big West tournament titles NCAA Tournaments
Cal Poly Mike DeGeorge Colorado Mesa 1 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0 0 0
Cal State Bakersfield Rod Barnes Georgia State 14 196–212 (.480) 25–45 (.357) 0 0 1
Cal State Fullerton Dedrique Taylor Arizona State (Assoc.) 12 155–179 (.464) 81–87 (.482) 0 2 2
Cal State Northridge Andy Newman Cal State San Bernardino 2 19–15 (.559) 9–11 (.450) 0 0 0
Hawaii Eran Ganot Saint Mary's(Asst.) 10 156–102 (.605) 88–64 (.579) 1 1 1
Long Beach State Chris Acker San Diego State(Asst.) 1 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0 0 0
UC Davis Jim Les Bradley 14 195–199 (.495) 110–98 (.529) 2 1 1
UC Irvine Russell Turner Golden State Warriors(Asst.) 15 299–180 (.624) 155–67 (.698) 7 2 2
UC Riverside Mike Magpayo UC Riverside(Asst.) 5 68–50 (.576) 41–26 (.612) 0 0 0
UC San Diego Eric Olen UC San Diego(Asst.) 12 210–114 (.648) 27–29 (.482) 0 0 4
UC Santa Barbara Joe Pasternack Arizona (Assoc.) 8 148–68 (.685) 73–41 (.640) 2 2 2

Notes:

  • All records, appearances, titles, etc. are from time with current school only.
  • Year at school includes 2024–25 season.
  • Overall and Big Ten records are from time at current school only and are through the beginning of the season.

Preseason

Preseason Big West poll

The Big West Preseason Coaches' Poll was released on October 15, 2024.[19]

Team Points
1. UC Irvine 92 (8)
2. UC Santa Barbara 85 (2)
3. UC San Diego 77
4. UC Riverside 75 (1)
5. UC Davis 67
6. Cal State Northridge 57
7. Hawai'i 46
8. Long Beach State 39
9. Cal State Bakersfield 28
10. Cal State Fullerton 22
11. Cal Poly 11
(#) first-place votes

Big West Preseason All-Big West Team

School Player Pos. Yr. Ht., Wt. Hometown
UC Riverside Barrington Hargress G RS Sophomore 6'0", 195 Inglewood, CA
UC Irvine Justin Hohn G Graduate Student 6'2", 185 Sioux Falls, SD
UC Davis TY Johnson G Senior 6'3", 190 Chicago, IL
Cal State Northridge Keonte Jones F Senior 6'6", 192 Madison, WI
UC Santa Barbara Stephan Swenson G Graduate Student 6'2", 195 Brussels, Belgium
UC San Diego Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones G/F Senior 6'6", 200 Wellington, New Zealand

Regular Season

National Rankings

See also: 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
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Final NET Rankings

Team NET Rankings
1. UC San Diego 35
2. UC Irvine 62
3. Cal State Northridge 104
4. UC Santa Barbara 140
5. UC Riverside 142
6. Cal Poly 180
7. Hawai'i 223
8. UC Davis 237
9. Cal State Bakersfield 244
10. Long Beach State 326
11. Cal State Fullerton 348

Players of the Week

Throughout the conference regular season, the Big West will name one player of the week each Monday.

Date Player of the Week School
November 11, 2024[20] TY Johnson UC Davis
November 18, 2024[21] Tanner Christensen Hawai'i
November 25, 2024[22] Tyler McGhie UC San Diego
December 2, 2024[23] Owen Koonce Cal Poly
December 9, 2024[24] Devin Askew Long Beach State
December 16, 2024[25] Kam Martin Long Beach State（2）
December 23, 2024[26] Tyler McGhie (2) UC San Diego (2)
December 30, 2024[27] Barrington Hargress UC Riverside
January 6, 2025[28] Marcus Adams Jr. Cal State Northridge
January 13, 2025[29] Bent Leuchten UC Irvine
January 20, 2025[30] TY Johnson (2) UC Davis (2)
January 27, 2025[31] Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones UC San Diego (3)
February 3, 2025[32] Scotty Washington Cal State Northridge (2)
February 10, 2025[33] Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones (2) UC San Diego (4)
February 17, 2025[34] Scotty Washington (2） Cal State Northridge (3)
February 24, 2025[35] Marcus Adams Jr. (2） Cal State Northridge (4)
March 3, 2025[36] Jemel Jones Cal State Bakersfield
March 10, 2025[37] Barrington Hargress (2) UC Riverside (2)

Early season tournaments

Of the 11 Big West Teams, 6 participated in early season tournaments.[38] UC San Diego won the Boardwalk Battle Title with a 80-45 win over Toledo,[39] UC Irvine claimed the Western Slam champions winning Towson 67-60,[40] and with a 76-66 victory over Pacific, Hawaii captured the Outrigger Rainbow Classic title.[41]

Team Tournament Finish
Cal State Bakersfield Hollywood Suites Classic T-3rd
Cal State Northridge Stew Morrill Classic 2rd
Hawai'i Outrigger Rainbow Classic 1st
Diamond Head Classic 3rd
Long Beach State Ball Dawgs Classic 4th
UC Irvine Western Slam 1st
UC San Diego Boardwalk Battle 1st

Conference matrix

The table below summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference regular-season play. The home team's score is shown in boldface type.

  Cal Poly Cal State Bakersfield Cal State Fullerton Cal State Northridge Hawai'i Long Beach State UC Davis UC Irvine UC Riverside UC San Diego UC Santa Barbara
vs. Cal Poly – 81–90
72–98		 83–98
61–100		 102–91
89–85
  • 68–55
  • 63–79
 69–78
69–83		 77-66
65-54		 98–89OT
101–71
  • 80–62
  • 100–112OT
 95-68
81-67		 75-72
96-77
vs. Cal State Bakersfield 90–81
98–72		 – 68-71
54-91
  • 90–94
  • 88–62
  • 81–70
  • 64–76
 65–80
87–88OT		 64–75
66–71		 82-66
73-64		 83-79
69-64		 81-60
73-54		 78-66
81-75
vs. Cal State Fullerton 98–83
100–61		 71–68
91–54		 – 95–65
82–63		 95–86
82–57
  • 73–56
  • 67–83
 63-53
65-49		 82-62
76-51		 75-68
64-59		 90-51
100-55		 83-76
85-56
vs. Cal State Northridge 91–102
85–89
  • 94–90
  • 62–88
 65–95
63–82		 – 60–83
73–82		 76–86
80–81		 61–73
62–65
  • 77–67
  • 72–84
 68-64
94-79		 79-54
77-71		 71-78
77-103
vs. Hawai'i
  • 55–68
  • 79–63
  • 70–81
  • 76–64
 86–95
57–82		 83–60
82–73		 –
  • 76–68
  • 60–62
  • 68–66
  • 70–78
 71-55
66-49
  • 76–83
  • 82–76
 74-63
83-44		 64-61
76-72
vs. Long Beach State 78-69
83-69		 80-65
88-87OT
  • 56–73
  • 83–67
 86-76
81-80
  • 68–76
  • 62–60
 –
  • 73–84
  • 73–65OT
 80-75OT
70-60		 76-60
87-66		 80-54
70-63		 85-54
58-56
vs. UC Davis 66–77
54–65		 75-64
71-66		 53–63
49–65		 73-61
65-62
  • 66–68
  • 78–70
  • 84–73
  • 65–73OT
 – 73-66
88-59
  • 60–58
  • 74–75
 85-60
68-57		 60–71
60–64
vs. UC Irvine 89–98OT
71–101		 66–82
64–73		 62–82
51–76
  • 67–77
  • 84–72
 55-71
49-66		 75–80OT
60–70		 66–73
59–88		 –
  • 57–81
  • 84–80OT
  • 52–60
  • 85–67
 60–62
89–97
vs. UC Riverside
  • 62–80
  • 112–100OT
 79-83
64-69		 68–75
59–64		 64–68
79–94
  • 83–76
  • 76–82
 60–76
66–87
  • 58–60
  • 75–74
  • 81–57
  • 80–84OT
 –
  • 81–85
  • 91–71
  • 66–63
  • 69–81
vs. UC San Diego 68–95
67–81		 60–81
54–73		 51–90
55–100		 54–79
71–77		 63-74
43-83		 54–80
63–70		 60–85
57–68
  • 60–52
  • 85–67
  • 85–81
  • 71–91
 – 84-76
63-77
vs. UC Santa Barbara 72-75
77-96		 66–78
75–81		 75–83
56–86		 78–71
103–77		 61-64
72-76		 54–85
56–58		 71-60
64-60		 62-60
97-88
  • 63–66
  • 81–69
 84-76
77-63		 –
Record 8–12 8–12 1–19 14–6 7–13 3–17 9–11 17–3 14–6 18–2 11–9

Records against other conferences

2024-25 records against non-conference opponents. Does not include exhibition matchups but includes postseason matchups.

Power 5 Conferences Record
ACC 1–6
Big East 0–0
Big Ten 0–6
Big 12 0–3
SEC 0–0
Power 5 Total 1–15
Other NCAA Division I Conferences Record
America East 0–0
American 4–2
A-10 1–2
ASUN 0–1
Big Sky 14–4
Big South 0–0
CAA 2–0
C-USA 2–3
Horizon League 2–0
Ivy League 0–0
MAAC 0–0
MAC 2–0
MEAC 1–0
MVC 2–1
Mountain West 6–6
NEC 2–0
OVC 0–0
Patriot League 0–0
SoCon 0–2
Southland 2–0
SWAC 3–0
Summit 6–1
Sun Belt 1–0
WAC 5–4
WCC 10–13
Other Division I Total 65-39
NCAA Division I Total 66-64
NCAA Non Division I Total 20-0
Grand Total 86-64

Postseason

Big West tournament

Main article: 2025 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament
First Round
Wednesday, March 12		Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 13		Semifinals
Friday, March 14		Championship
Saturday, March 15
1UC San Diego69
4Cal State Northridge725UC Santa Barbara51
5UC Santa Barbara715UC Santa Barbara781UC San Diego75
8Cal State Bakersfield662UC Irvine61
2UC Irvine96
3UC Riverside837Cal Poly78
6UC Davis767Cal Poly96
7Cal Poly86

First round

ESPN+
March 12
6:00 pm
No. 8 Cal State Bakersfield 66, No. 5 UC Santa Barbara 71
Scoring by half: 25-32, 41–39
Pts: Jemel Jones, 15
Rebs: Corey Stephenson, 9
Asts: Jemel Jones, 4		 Pts: Stephan Swenson, 15
Rebs: Kenny Pohto, 7
Asts: Jason Fontenet II, 5
Lee's Family Forum
Henderson, Nevada
Referees: Justin Shamion, Chad Shepherd, Jeff Campbell
ESPN+
March 12
8:30 pm
No. 7 Cal Poly 86, No. 6 UC Davis 76
Scoring by half: 38-47, 48–29
Pts: Owen Koonce, 18
Rebs: Tied, 5
Asts: Owen Koonce, 6		 Pts: Pablo Tamba, 25
Rebs: Tied, 4
Asts: TY Johnson, 11
Lee's Family Forum
Henderson, Nevada
Attendance: 1,105
Referees: Jeffery Malham, Antinio Petty, Bill Vinovich

Quarterfinals

ESPN+
March 13
6:00 pm
No. 5 UC Santa Barbara 78, No. 4 Cal State Northridge 72
Scoring by half: 35-28, 43-44
Pts: Stephan Swenson, 25
Rebs: Jason Fontenet II, 5
Asts: Jason Fontenet II, 5		 Pts: Keonte Jones, 19
Rebs: Keonte Jones, 11
Asts: Tied, 3
Lee's Family Forum
Henderson, Nevada
Referees: Matthew Rusakin, Eric Curry, Deron White
ESPN+
March 13
8:30 pm
No. 7 Cal Poly 96, No. 3 UC Riverside 83
Scoring by half: 45–36, 51–47
Pts: Owen Koonce, 20
Rebs: Cayden Ward, 13
Asts: Jarred Hyder, 9		 Pts: Isaiah Moses, 30
Rebs: Kaleb Smith, 11
Asts: Barrington Hargress, 5
Lee's Family Forum
Henderson, Nevada
Attendance: 1,185
Referees: Robert Lehigh, Antinio Petty, Darron George

Semifinals

ESPN+
March 14
6:00 pm
No. 5 UC Santa Barbara 51, No. 1 UC San Diego 69
Scoring by half: 27-26, 24-43
Pts: Tied, 12
Rebs: Jason Fontenet II, 7
Asts: Stephan Swenson, 6		 Pts: Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones, 20
Rebs: Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones, 8
Asts: Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones, 9
Lee's Family Forum
Henderson, Nevada
Referees: Matthew Rusakin, Antonio Petty, Brooks Wells
ESPN2
March 14
8:30 pm
No. 7 Cal Poly 78, No. 2 UC Irvine 96
Scoring by half: 39-38, 39-58
Pts: Mac Riniker, 22
Rebs: Mac Riniker, 6
Asts: Peter Bandelj, 5		 Pts: Bent Leuchten, 21
Rebs: Bent Leuchten, 10
Asts: Devin Tillis, 6
Lee's Family Forum
Henderson, Nevada
Attendance: 2,006
Referees: Deron White, Eric Curry, Bill Vinovich

Championship

ESPN2
March 15
6:40 pm
No. 2 UC Irvine 61, No. 1 UC San Diego 75
Scoring by half: 33-31, 28-44
Pts: Justin Hohn, 18
Rebs: Tied, 7
Asts: Devin Tillis, 8		 Pts: Hayden Gray, 22
Rebs: Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones, 8
Asts: Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones, 8
Lee's Family Forum
Henderson, Nevada
Attendance: 2,632
Referees: Tony Padilla, Randy McCall, Deron White

NCAA tournament

Main article: 2025 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
Seed Region School First Four First round Second round Sweet 16 Elite Eight Final Four Championship
12 South UC San Diego Bye L 65–68 vs. (12) Michigan (Denver)
DNP
W–L (%): 0–0 (–) 0–1 (.000) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–)
Total: 0–1 (.000)

First round

March 20
8:00 pm
No. 12 UC San Diego 65, No. 5 Michigan 68
Scoring by half: 27-41, 38–27
Pts: Tyler McGhie, 25
Rebs: Tyler McGhie, 9
Asts: Tied, 3		 Pts: Vladislav Goldin, 14
Rebs: Danny Wolf, 11
Asts: Nimari Burnett, 4
Ball Arena
Denver, Colorado
Attendance: 19,302
Referees: Justin Porterfield, Verne Harris, Lee Cassell

National Invitation tournament

Main article: 2025 National Invitation Tournament
Seed Bracket School 1st round 2nd round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship
1 Irvine UC Irvine W 82–72 vs. Northern Colorado (Irvine) W 66-61 vs. Jacksonville State (Irvine) W 81-77OT vs. UAB (Irvine) W 69-67 vs. North Texas (Indianapolis) L 84-85OT vs. Chattanooga (Indianapolis)
N/A San Francisco Cal State Northridge L 70–87 vs. Stanford (Stanford)
DNP
N/A Irvine UC Riverside L 62–101 vs. Santa Clara (Santa Clara)
DNP
W–L (%): 1–2 (.333) 1–0 (1.000) 1–0 (1.000) 1–0 (1.000) 0–1 (.000)
Total: 4–3 (.571)

First round

ESPNU
March 18
8:00 pm
UC Riverside 62, No. 2 Santa Clara 101
Scoring by half: 33-44, 29-57
Pts: Nate Pickens, 15
Rebs: Tied, 4
Asts: Barrington Hargress, 5		 Pts: Tyeree Bryan, 17
Rebs: Tied, 7
Asts: Elijah Mahi, 5
Leavey Center
Santa Clara, California
Attendance: 672
Referees: De Selle Dean, Jason Garretson, Mark Fulton
ESPN2
March 18
8:00 pm
Cal State Northridge 70, No. 2 Stanford 87
Scoring by half: 29-46, 41-41
Pts: Keonte Jones, 18
Rebs: Grady Lewis, 7
Asts: Tyler Beard, 4		 Pts: Maxime Reynauld, 22
Rebs: Maxime Reynauld, 11
Asts: Jaylen Blakes, 4
Maples Pavilion
Stanford, California
Attendance: 1,119
Referees: Layne Barney, Martin Cichocki, Pete Larson
ESPN+
March 20
8:00 pm
Northern Colorado 72, No. 1 UC Irvine 82
Scoring by half: 41–37, 31-45
Pts: Brock Wisne, 15
Rebs: Isaiah Hawthorne, 12
Asts: Langston Reynolds, 5		 Pts: Devin Tillis, 24
Rebs: Bent Leuchten, 10
Asts: Justin Hohn, 5
Bren Events Center
Irvine, California
Attendance: 1,241
Referees: Kirk Smith, Matthew Rusakin, Ryan Holmes

Second round

ESPN+
March 23
6:00 pm
Jacksonville State 61, No. 1 UC Irvine 66
Scoring by half: 35-36, 26-30
Pts: Jaron Pierre Jr., 15
Rebs: Jaron Pierre Jr., 11
Asts: Jaron Pierre Jr., 4		 Pts: Justin Hohn, 22
Rebs: Devin Tillis, 9
Asts: Justin Hohn, 4
Bren Events Center
Irvine, California
Attendance: 1,304
Referees: Matthew Rusakin, Jason Garretson, Robert Lehigh

Quarterfinals

ESPN2
March 26
6:00 pm
UAB 77, No. 1 UC Irvine 81 (OT)
Scoring by half: 36-31, 33-38 Overtime: 8-12
Pts: Christian Coleman, 21
Rebs: Yaxel Lendeborg, 17
Asts: Yaxel Lendeborg, 4		 Pts: Devin Tillis, 22
Rebs: Devin Tillis, 11
Asts: Tied, 5
Bren Events Center
Irvine, California
Attendance: 1,378
Referees: Justin Shamion, James Ford, DG Nelson

Semifinals

ESPN
April 1
4:00 pm
No. 2 North Texas 67, No. 1 UC Irvine 69
Scoring by half: 30-30, 37-39
Pts: Atin Wright, 25
Rebs: Moulaye Sissoko, 13
Asts: Jasper Floyd, 3		 Pts: Devin Tillis, 16
Rebs: Devin Tillis, 11
Asts: Justin Hohn, 8
Hinkle Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, Indiana
Attendance: 3,288
Referees: Vladimir Voyard-Tadal, Deldre Carr, Bret Smith

Championship

ESPN
April 3
6:00 pm
Chattanooga 85, No. 1 UC Irvine 84 (OT)
Scoring by half: 38-37, 38-39 Overtime: 9-8
Pts: Tied, 19
Rebs: Tied, 10
Asts: Garrison Keeslar, 5		 Pts: Devin Tillis, 19
Rebs: Bent Leuchten, 11
Asts: Justin Hohn, 4
Hinkle Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, Indiana
Attendance: 2,825
Referees: Matt Potter, Michael Greenstein, Byron Jarrett

Awards and Honors

All-Big West Teams and Awards

The Big West Conference announced its 2024-25 Men's Basketball All-Big West Teams and Awards on March 11, 2025.[43]

Individual Awards

Honor Recipient School
Coach of the Year Eric Olen UC San Diego
Player of the Year Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones UC San Diego
Newcomer of the Year Jemel Jones Cal State Bakersfield
Freshman of the Year Jurian Dixon UC Irvine
Best Defensive Player Hayden Gray UC San Diego
Best Hustle Player Chris Howell UC San Diego
Best Sixth Player Justin Rochelin UC San Diego

All-Big West First Team

Player Pos. Yr. Ht., Wt. Hometown School
Barrington Hargress G RS Sophomore 6'0", 195 Inglewood, CA UC Riverside
TY Johnson G Senior 6'3", 190 Chicago, IL UC Davis
Keonte Jones F Senior 6'6", 192 Madison, WI Cal State Northridge
Bent Leuchten C Senior 7'1", 265 Karlsfeld, Germany UC Irvine
Tyler McGhie G/F Senior 6'5", 195 Denton, TX UC San Diego
Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones G/F Senior 6'6", 200 Wellington, New Zealand UC San Diego

All-Big West Second Team

Player Pos. Yr. Ht., Wt. Hometown School
Marcus Adams Jr. F Sophomore 6'8", 195 Torrance, CA Cal State Northridge
Hayden Gray G Senior 6'4", 190 San Diego, CA UC San Diego
Jemel Jones G Junior 6'4", N/A Chicago, IL Cal State Bakersfield
Stephan Swenson G Graduate Student 6'2", 195 Brussels, Belgium UC Santa Barbara
Devin Tillis F RS Senior 6'7", 225 Los Angeles, CA UC Irvine

Honorable Mention

Player Pos. Yr. Ht., Wt. Hometown School
Cole Anderson G Senior 6'4", 195 Fresno, CA UC Santa Barbara
Devin Askew G Senior 6'5, 195 Sacramento, CA Long Beach State
Myles Che G Sophomore 6'2", 190 Los Angeles, CA UC Irvine
Tanner Christensen C Graduate Student 6'10", 265 Spokane Valley, Wa Hawai'i
Justin Hohn G Graduate Student 6'2", 190 Los Angeles, CA UC Irvine
Owen Koonce G/F Graduate Student 6'5", 195 Lafayette, CO Cal Poly
Kenny Pohto F Senior 6'11", 240 Stockholm, Sweden UC Santa Barbara
Isaiah Moses G RS Junior 6'1", N/A Anchorage, AK UC Riverside
Scotty Washington G/F Junior 6'4", 180 Del Amo, CA Cal State Northridge

NABC All-Pacific District Teams and Awards

On March 18, 2025, NABC announced the 2024-25 NABC Division I All-District Teams and District Coaches of the Year.[44]

Coach of the Year

Honor Recipient School
Pacific District Coach of the Year Eric Olen UC San Diego

NABC All-Pacific District First Team

Player Pos. Yr. Ht., Wt. Hometown School
Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones G/F Senior 6'6", 200 Wellington, New Zealand UC San Diego
Bent Leuchten C Senior 7'1", 265 Karlsfeld, Germany UC Irvine

NABC All-Pacific District Second Team

Player Pos. Yr. Ht., Wt. Hometown School
Barrington Hargress G RS Sophomore 6'0", 195 Inglewood, CA UC Riverside
Devin Tillis F RS Senior 6'7", 225 Los Angeles, CA UC Irvine

Statistics

  • Specific statistics may vary with source and platform collected

Team Statistics

Team statistics
  Points FG% 3-Pt% Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals
Team GP For Avg Opp Avg Diff For Opp For Opp FT% For Opp Net For Avg For Avg For Avg
Cal Poly 35 2,873 82.1 2,901 82.9 -28 46.2% 45.9% 36.2% 34.0% 76.6% 1,221 1,323 -102 535 15.29 75 2.14 275 7.86
Cal State Bakersfield 33 2,434 73.8 2,430 73.6 4 43.8% 45.6% 38.0% 34.4% 77.2% 1,173 1,040 133 334 10.12 92 2.79 225 6.82
Cal State Fullerton 32 2,024 63.3 2,475 77.3 -451 40.2% 45.8% 27.1% 35.0% 74.2% 1,064 1,132 -68 288 9.00 62 1.94 170 5.31
Cal State Northridge 33 2,650 80.3 2,406 72.9 244 46.8% 40.4% 34.5% 35.1% 72.5% 1,322 1,045 277 539 16.33 95 2.88 250 7.58
Hawai'i 31 2,173 70.1 2,208 71.2 -35 44.9% 43.6% 32.0% 35.2% 73.8% 1,103 933 170 368 11.87 73 2.35 110 3.55
Long Beach State 32 2,152 67.3 2,374 74.2 -222 43.3% 45.3% 34.9% 37.6% 75.6% 1,021 1092 -71 364 11.38 96 3.00 182 5.69
UC Davis 32 2,175 68.0 2,249 70.3 -74 41.3% 42.9% 32.5% 34.9% 74.3% 1,057 1159 -102 354 11.06 115 3.59 252 7.88
UC Irvine 39 2,962 75.9 2,613 67.0 349 45.4% 39.3% 35.5% 33.7% 79.4% 1,495 1347 148 612 15.69 134 3.44 256 6.56
UC Riverside 34 2,542 74.8 2,550 75.0 -8 42.6% 44.9% 33.7% 35.1% 75.6% 1,265 1,181 84 448 13.18 82 2.41 186 5.47
UC San Diego 35 2,777 79.3 2,163 61.8 614 46.4% 39.7% 36.2% 32.9% 74.6% 1,190 1,204 -14 550 15.71 74 2.11 345 9.86
UC Santa Barbara 34 2,527 74.3 2,340 68.8 187 46.3% 42.7% 38.1% 31.0% 76.4% 1,153 1,124 29 508 14.94 106 3.12 205 6.03

Individual Statistics

Top Big West Rankings in National Statistics

This section lists the Big West team with the highest national rank in each NCAA statistical category, including their rank and actual performance. The corresponding team's top individual performer is also included. [45]

Statistical Category Team National Ranking Team Stat Top Performer Top Performer Stats
Assist/Turnover Ratio UC San Diego 4th 1.80 Hayden Gray 2.47, 46th nationally
Assists Per Game Cal State Northridge 30th 16.33 Keonte Jones 4.12, 138th nationally
Bench Points Per Game Hawai'i 29th 28.19 Gytis Nemeiksa 11.35, N/A
Blocks Per Game UC Davis Tied-130th 3.60 Niko Rocak 1.81, 33rd nationally
Effective Field Goal Percentage UC San Diego 29th 55.5% Maximo Milovich 62.2%, N/A
Fastbreak Points Per Game Cal Poly 11th 15.09 N/A N/A
Field Goal Percentage Cal State Northridge 67th 46.78% Marcus Adams Jr. 52.62%, 64th nationally
Field Goal Percentage Defense UC Irvine 10th 39.32% N/A N/A
(Fewest) Fouls Per Game UC Irvine 70th 15.61 N/A N/A
Free Throw Attempts Per Game Cal State Northridge 37th 22.03 Keonte Jones 4.85, N/A
Free Throw Percentage UC Irvine 5th 79.37% Myles Che 84.11%, Tied-91st nationally
Free Throw Made Per Game UC Irvine 24th 16.67 Bent Leuchten 5.46, 6th nationally
Rebound Margin Cal State Northridge 9th 8.39 N/A N/A
Rebounds (Defensive) Per Game UC Irvine 3rd 29.08 Bent Leuchten 6.59, 18th nationally
Rebounds (Offensive) Per Game Cal State Bakersfield 35th 12.85 Corey Stephenson 2.31, 181st nationally
Rebounds Per Game Cal State Northridge 12th 40.06 Keonte Jones 3.03, 32nd nationally
Scoring Defense UC San Diego 6th 61.80 N/A N/A
Scoring Margin UC San Diego 2nd 17.54 N/A N/A
Scoring Offense Cal Poly 19th 82.08 Owen Koonce 16.94, 118th nationally
Steals Per Game UC San Diego 4th 9.85 Hayden Gray 3.14, 2nd nationally
Three Point Attempts Per Game Cal Poly 3rd 31.82 Jarred Hyder 8.45, N/A
Three Point Percentage UC Santa Barbara 17th 38.07% Stephan Swanson 43.20%, 11th nationally
Three Point Percentage Defense UC Santa Barbara 17th 31.09% N/A N/A
Three Pointers Per Game Cal Poly 3rd 11.54 Isaac Jessup 3.06, 29th
Turnover Margin UC San Diego 1st 7.20 N/A N/A
Turnovers Forced Per Game UC San Diego 8th 15.91 N/A N/A
(Fewest) Turnovers Per Game UC San Diego 1st 8.71 N/A N/A
Winning Percentage UC San Diego 6th 85.71% N/A N/A

Nationally Ranked Big West Players

This section lists the Big West Conference players who were ranked in the top 100 nationally in each of the individual statistical categories during the 2024-25 season. The school, ranking and specific statistics are recorded.

Statistical Category Player Team National Ranking Statistic
Assist/Turnover Ratio Hayden Gray UC San Diego 47th 2.47
Assists Devin Askew Long Beach State Tied-95th 145
Stephan Swenson UC Santa Barbara Tied-98th 144
Assists Per Game Devin Askew Long Beach State Tied-82nd 4.47
Stephan Swenson UC Santa Barbara Tied-99th 4.36
Blocks Niko Rocak UC Davis Tied-36th 58
Bent Leuchten UC Irvine Tied-70th 50
Kyle Evans UC Irvine Tied-84th 48
Blocks Per Game Niko Rocak UC Davis 33rd 1.81
Double Doubles Bent Leuchten UC Irvine Tied-6th 20
Keonte Jones Cal State Northridge Tied-18th 14
Devin Tillis UC Irvine Tied-99th 7
Field Goal Attempts TY Johnson UC Davis 4th 591
Barrington Hargress UC Riverside 7th 568
Jemel Jones Cal State Bakersfield Tied-34th 496
Devin Askew Long Beach State Tied-47th 484
Tyler McGhie UC San Diego 55th 477
Field Goal Percentage Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones UC San Diego 24th 57.60%
Devin Tillis UC Irvine 56th 53.53%
Marcus Adams Jr. Cal State Northridge 64th 52.62%
Owen Koonce Cal Poly 73rd 51.69%
Field Goals Barrington Hargress UC Riverside 11th 252
Jemel Jones Cal State Bakersfield 24th 237
TY Johnson UC Davis Tied-32nd 229
Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones UC San Diego 49th 216
Owen Koonce Cal Poly Tied-52nd 214
Marcus Adams Jr. Cal State Northridge 89th 201
Tyler McGhie UC San Diego 98th 198
Free Throw Attempts Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones UC San Diego 1st 297
Bent Leuchten UC Irvine 4th 261
TY Johnson UC Davis 16th 232
Free Throw Percentage Devin Askew Long Beach State 26th 88.62%
Owen Koonce Cal Poly 32nd 88.07%
Jemel Jones Cal State Bakersfield Tied-59th 85.71%
Scotty Washington Cal State Northridge Tied-64th 85.48%
Myles Che UC Irvine Tied-91st 84.11%
Free Throws Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones UC San Diego 3rd 223
Bent Leuchten UC Irvine 6th 213
TY Johnson UC Davis Tied-15th 178
Devin Askew Long Beach State Tied-52nd 148
Minutes Per Game Devin Askew Long Beach State 34th 36.00
Points Barrington Hargress UC Riverside 11th 686
TY Johnson UC Davis 20th 675
Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones UC San Diego 23rd 670
Jemel Jones Cal State Bakersfield Tied-47th 625
Devin Askew Long Beach State Tied-59th 604
Bent Leuchten UC Irvine 66th 599
Owen Koonce Cal Poly 71st 593
Tyler McGhie UC San Diego Tied-85th 582
Points Per Game TY Johnson UC Davis 6th 21.09
Barrington Hargress UC Riverside 15th 20.18
Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones UC San Diego 40th 19.14
Jemel Jones Cal State Bakersfield 44th 18.94
Devin Askew Long Beach State 49th 18.87
Rebounds Bent Leuchten UC Irvine 9th 354
Keonte Jones Cal State Northridge 33rd 298
Devin Tillis UC Irvine 44th 296
Rebounds (Defensive) Per Game Bent Leuchten UC Irvine 18th 6.59
Keonte Jones Cal State Northridge 28th 6.27
Devin Tillis UC Irvine 37th 6.16
Rebounds (Offensive) Per Game Keonte Jones Cal State Northridge Tied-82nd 2.76
Rebounds Per Game Bent Leuchten UC Irvine 29th 9.08
Keonte Jones Cal State Northridge 32nd 9.03
Devin Tillis UC Irvine 77th 7.79
Steals Hayden Gray UC San Diego 1st 110
Chris Howell UC San Diego Tied-15th 76
TY Johnson UC Davis Tied-20th 72
Keonte Jones Cal State Northridge Tied-64th 60
Stephan Swenson UC Santa Barbara Tied-72nd 59
Steals Per Game Hayden Gray UC San Diego 2nd 3.14
TY Johnson UC Davis Tied-25th 2.25
Chris Howell UC San Diego 23rd 2.17
Keonte Jones Cal State Northridge 66th 1.82
Stephan Swenson UC Santa Barbara Tied-75th 1.79
Three Pointers Attempted Tyler McGhie UC San Diego 8th 310
Jarred Hyder Cal Poly 24th 279
Isaac Jessup Cal Poly Tied-93rd 222
Three Point Percentage Stephan Swenson UC Santa Barbara 11th 43.20%
Isaac Jessup Cal Poly 15th 42.79%
Tyler McGhie UC San Diego 70th 37.74%
Jarred Hyder Cal Poly 94th 35.48%
Three Pointers Per Game Tyler McGhie UC San Diego 9th 3.34
Isaac Jessup Cal Poly 29th 3.06
Jarred Hyder Cal Poly Tied-34th 3.00
Stephan Swenson UC Santa Barbara Tied-76th 2.70
Three Pointers Made Tyler McGhie UC San Diego Tied-6th 117
Jarred Hyder Cal Poly Tied-34th 99
Isaac Jessup Cal Poly 46th 95
Stephan Swenson UC Santa Barbara Tied-65th 89

Attendance

  • Doesn't include exhibition and postseason matches.
Team Arena Capacity Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7 Game 8 Game 9 Game 10 Total Average % of Capacity
Game 11 Game 12 Game 13 Game 14 Game 15 Game 16 Game 17 Game 18 Game 19 Game 20
Cal Poly Mott Athletics Center 3,032 1,179 1,623 1,128 1,638 1,432 1,834 3,032 1,439 1,726 1,756 22,690 1,620 54.35%
1,568 1,548 1,503 1,284
Cal State Bakersfield Icardo Center 3,497 3,071 720 2,057 589 732 705 797 850 1,088 1,905 17,617 1,174 33.58%
1,091 876 627 1,351 1,158
Cal State Fullerton Titan Gym 4,000 857 2,576 458 405 468 427 412 521 513 9,583 684 17.11%
373 452 433 1,013 675
Cal State Northridge Premier America Credit Union Arena 2,500 955 1,050 650 515 411 453 969 907 775 1,215 13,651 1,050 42.00%
2,298 1,398 2,055
Hawai'i Stan Sheriff Center 10,300 4,221 4,580 4,313 4,433 8,948 4,089 4,614 5,049 5,086 93,775 4,935 47.91%
4,753 4,763 4,237 5,803 4,218 5,518 4,358 5,475 4,229 5,088
Long Beach State Walter Pyramid 4,000 2,037 1,945 1,805 1,446 1,074 2,135 1,478 2,111 2,012 1,904 24,100 1,721 43.03%
1,557 1,863 1,209 1,524
UC Davis University Credit Union Center 6,003 1,027 1,113 1,274 2,891 875 907 1,372 2,263 1,478 1,221 23,959 1,711 28.50%
1,213 1,572 2,472 4,281
UC Irvine Bren Events Center 5,000 1,862 2,123 2,074 3,316 3,106 2,678 3,148 2,325 5,000 2,781 35,675 2,972 59.45%
2,540 4,722
UC Riverside SRC Arena 3,168 603 337 776 182 257 563 1,235 1,537 1,479 1,754 13,795 919 29.03%
673 765 802 1,276 1,556
UC San Diego Liontree Arena 4,000 3,668 1,031 1,206 792 1,862 1,172 1,522 4,000 3,442 1,584 32,126 2141 53.54%
1,754 2,003 3,084 2,019 2,987
UC Santa Barbara The Thunderdome 5,000 3,357 2,872 2,573 1,541 1,616

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