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That couldn't stop the Toreros, a Spanish word for "Bullfighters."
USATODAY.com - Stanford struggles to tip over San Diego 2003
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Part of the problem was that Grier had kept his two best players, Johnson and De'Jon Jackson, out of the starting lineup for disciplinary reasons, and the USF loss started the Toreros on a five-game losing streak that took them out of the WCC race and destroyed their confidence.
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The third season under Bill Grier was precipitous fall from his first season, when the Toreros beat St. Mary's, Gonzaga and Connecticut in consecutive games to win the WCC tournament and get to the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
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It showed at least that the Toreros had not thrown in the towel after a disappointing season, but it did not make the season a success.
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With Johnson back for a fifth season, the Toreros began 2009-2010 by winning four of their first five games, including victories over Stanford and Oklahoma.
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-- San Diego freshman Ken Rancifer, to the San Diego Union-Tribune, after scoring 20 points in the Toreros 'loss to Portland in the WCC tournament.
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The addition of 6-10 transfer Chris Gabriel will give the Toreros a little size, and they will have four freshmen coming in next season, the most promising of which is 6-5 Ben Vozzola, who could challenge for the starting point-guard position.
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The Toreros were expected to challenge for the WCC title last season, but they sank to 16-16 overall and 6-8 in the conference, a terribly disappointing result brought on partly by an injury to Brandon Johnson that sidelined him for most of the season.
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It is now a question whether Grier is the man to make the Toreros a WCC contender on a regular basis.
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San Diego started the season well and ended it respectably, but in between it was pretty much of a disaster for the Toreros.
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