Veteran head coaches Stacie Terry-Hutson (San Diego State) and Heidi VanDerveer (UC San Diego) led their teams to conference tournament championships and NCAA Tournament berths last season, while the area’s third Division I basketball program changed head coaches after a 7-23 season.

But incoming University of San Diego coach Blanche Alverson already has several things in common with her peers across town.

One, they knew one another long before Alverson came to USD.

Two, each is rebuilding to a degree as the 2025-2026 season rapidly approaches.

This is not surprising for Alverson, who came to USD after serving Georgia Tech as a top assistant for six seasons. She brought in five freshmen and two transfers who figure prominently in the Toreros’ plans.

But both the Aztecs and Tritons hav

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