2021–22 UC San Diego Tritons men's basketball team

2021–22 UC San Diego Tritons men's basketball
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record13–16 (7–11 Big West)
Head coach
Associate head coachClint Allard
Assistant coaches
  • Nick Booker
  • Christian Bayne
Home arenaRIMAC Arena
2021–22 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Long Beach State 12 3   .800 20 13   .606
Cal State Fullerton 11 4   .733 21 11   .656
Hawai'i 10 5   .667 17 11   .607
UC Irvine 9 5   .643 15 10   .600
UC Santa Barbara 8 5   .615 17 11   .607
UC Riverside 9 6   .600 16 12   .571
UC Davis 5 6   .455 13 11   .542
UC San Diego* 7 11   .389 13 16   .448
Cal State Northridge 3 13   .188 7 23   .233
Cal State Bakersfield 2 12   .143 8 19   .296
Cal Poly 2 12   .143 7 21   .250
2022 Big West tournament winner
* ineligible for the 2022 NCAA tournament and 2022 Big West tournament due to transition period; Big West games not counted in standings

The 2021–22 UC San Diego Tritons men's basketball team represented the University of California, San Diego in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tritons, led by ninth-year head coach Eric Olen, played their games at the RIMAC Arena as members of the Big West Conference.

The Tritons were ineligible for postseason tournaments, including the NCAA tournament and Big West tournament, as they were in the second year of the a four-year mandatory transition period to Division I. Their conference games did not count on the records of UCSD or any other member of the Big West.