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
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Long Beach State123 .8002013  .606
Cal State Fullerton114 .7332111  .656
Hawai'i105 .6671711  .607
UC Irvine95 .6431510  .600
UC Santa Barbara85 .6151711  .607
UC Riverside96 .6001612  .571
UC Davis56 .4551311  .542
UC San Diego*711 .3891316  .448
Cal State Northridge313 .188723  .233
Cal State Bakersfield212 .143819  .296
Cal Poly212 .143721  .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.