USD Athletic Director Bill McGillis has announced that men's head basketball coach Sam Scholl will not return as coach of the Toreros, and the school will begin a search for a new head basketball coach. Scholl was the 13th basketball coach in school history, and amassed a record of 50-67, 18-39 in 4 seasons leading the program. McGillis issued the following statement regarding his decision:
"Decisions like this are very difficult, especially when it involves people you care so much about," said McGillis. "Coach Scholl is an amazing man, and he has been a tremendous mentor to the young men in our program. Although we have not achieved the competitive progress we expected, Sam has poured his heart and soul into USD basketball, and he has led our program with great integrity from day one. Both as a student-athlete and as a coach, Sam has represented the university with great class, and no one cares more about the Toreros than he does. We are truly grateful for his leadership and wish him the very best moving forward."
