US EditionSan Diego will not bring back Steve Lavin next season
- Wednesday, the athletic director Kimya Massey dismissed Steve Lavin with three games left, multiple outlets reported.
- Facing a poor record, the USD Toreros sit 11-17 overall and 5-10 in the WCC, placed 10th after losing five of their last seven games, while leading scorer Ty-Laur Johnson was removed last week amid disciplinary issues.
- Lavin leaves with a 46-79 record, including an 18-15 winning season two years ago, and this year used a modest NIL budget and transfer strategy with limited success.
- Kimya Massey has engaged a national search firm aiming to hire a new coach within a month, while players were told Lavin would remain through the season before the dismissal.
- Several candidates have emerged including David Fizdale, Rick Croy, Craig Smith, Larry Krystkowiak, Matt Logie, and assistants from UCLA and San Diego State, while Gonzaga's move to the Pac-12 boosts the job's appeal ahead of the West Coast Conference Tournament beginning March 5 in Las Vegas.
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USD Men's Basketball to part ways with head coach Steve Lavin after this season
Steve Lavin coaching the Toreros in 2024. (Photo by Chris Stone/Times of San Diego) San Diego coach Steve Lavin will finish a fourth season at the program but won’t return next season with the Toreros, the school announced Wednesday. The Toreros are 11-17 headed into Saturday’s game at Loyola Marymount. Lavin is just 46-79 at San Diego and his lone winning season came in 2023-24 when it went 18-15. He never led the Toreros to the NCAA Tournament…
Steve Lavin out as USD’s basketball coach
Last week, USD’s basketball team parted ways with its leading scorer. Now its coach is gone, too. Steve Lavin was first Wednesday with three games left in the regular season plus at least one in the West Coast Conference tournament. Players were summoned to an afternoon meeting with athletic director Kimya Massey, where they were told Lavin would remain through the end of the season instead of appointing an interim coach. “As our head coach, Ste…
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