SAN DIEGO -- The University of San Diego returned to the basketball court minus their head coach on Tuesday.
Lamont Smith remains on paid administrative leave after being arrested on domestic abuse charges Sunday in Oakland, California, hours after the Toreros defeated the University of San Francisco in their regular-season finale.
The Toreros (18-12), seeded No. 6, open against No. 3-seed BYU (22-9) in the West Coast Conference tournament on Saturday in Las Vegas.
Smith, a former USD player who is in his third season as its coach, was arrested Sunday for suspicion of domestic violence, assault with force, likely to commit great bodily injury and false imprisonment.