The University of California-San Diego was founded in 1960. They decided to go with an unusual mascot and became the Tritons in 1964. Here is more on what their mascot is - and, more important, why.

UC San Diego's mascot is a human mascot called "King Triton." The mascot was named the "best mascot" by USA TODAY's For the Win for the 2025 NCAA Tournament.

The UC San Diego Tritons — with an A+ mascot and all — enter the 2025 men's NCAA tournament as a No. 12 seed team in the South Region, and they'll face No. 5 seed Michigan in the first round ...

UC San Diego mascot King Triton cheers from Sand Diego's court in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the championship of the Big West Conference tournament Saturday, March 15 ...

This year, for the first time ever, a UC San Diego alumni team will come together to make a difference for the Curebound ...

Long before the players and coaches from UC San Diego graced the ... vibe that 30-year-old Indiana resident Nick Strafford was going for when he dressed up as King Triton — the team’s mascot ...

UC San Diego has been a Division-I member for five years. This is just its second winning season in the Big West. Eric Olen’s squad is all but certainly not going to be crowned the national ...

UC San Diego's mascot is the Triton. According to the school's website , "The Triton is described as the offspring of Poseidon and Amphitrite, a demigod of the sea with a lower part of the body ...

UC San Diego Tritons. King Triton will be busy. The mascot of UC San Diego is making his debut in both the men’s and women’s tournaments in the school’s first year of eligibility after ...

The mascot of UC San Diego is making his debut in both the men’s and women’s tournaments in the school's first year of eligibility after moving up from Division II in 2020 to join the Big West ...

UC San Diego's mascot is the Triton. According to the school's website , "The Triton is described as the offspring of Poseidon and Amphitrite, a demigod of the sea with a lower part of the body ...