UC San Diego, in its first season of NCAA Tournament eligibility, is going to the Big Dance after clinching its first Big West championship with a 75-61 victory over UC Irvine on Saturday night in Henderson,

Hayden Gray knocked down six of his seven 3-point attempts and UC San Diego pulled away late to beat UC Irvine, 75-61 to earn its first Big West Conference Tournament championship and its first NCAA T

UC San Diego’s historic men’s basketball season continued on Tuesday, with Tritons players and coach Eric Olen winning the Big West’s major awards ahead of the conference tournament. Senior guard/forward Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones was named the Big West Player of the Year.