SAN DIEGO (AP) Steve Lavin was eager to leave college basketball broadcasting and return to coaching, even it means being in the same conference as Gonzaga and Saint Mary's.

Lavin was introduced Friday as coach at San Diego, which has struggled for the better part of the last 15 seasons, and not always because of the tough teams that are perennially at the top of the West Coast Conference.

Lavin, 57, who was an NCAA Tournament regular as coach at UCLA and St. John's, said he told his new team that he missed being on a college campus and the camaraderie with the players and staff.