2016–17 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team

2016–17 Mountain West Conference
men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Nevada †	14	–	4	.778	28	–	7	.800
Colorado State	13	–	5	.722	24	–	12	.667
Boise State	12	–	6	.667	20	–	12	.625
Fresno State	11	–	7	.611	20	–	13	.606
New Mexico	10	–	8	.556	17	–	14	.548
San Diego State	9	–	9	.500	19	–	14	.576
Wyoming	8	–	10	.444	23	–	15	.605
San Jose State	7	–	11	.389	14	–	16	.467
Utah State	7	–	11	.389	14	–	17	.452
Air Force	4	–	14	.222	12	–	21	.364
UNLV	4	–	14	.222	11	–	21	.344

† Conference tournament winner

The 2016–17 San Diego State men's basketball team represented San Diego State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This is head coach Steve Fisher's eighteenth season at San Diego State. The Aztecs played their home games at Viejas Arena. They are members in the Mountain West Conference.

Previous season

The 2014–15 San Diego State Aztecs finished the season 28–10, 16–2 in Mountain West play to win the Mountain West regular season championship. They defeated Utah State and Nevada to advance to the championship game of the Mountain West Tournament where they lost to Fresno State. As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament, received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated IPFW, Washington, and Georgia Tech to advance to the semifinals where they lost to George Washington.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Skylar Spencer	0	F	6'10"	240	Senior	Inglewood, CA	Graduated
Angelo Chol	3	F	6'9"	215	RS Senior	San Diego, CA	Graduated
Winston Shepard	13	F	6'8"	210	Senior	Houston, TX	Graduated
Parker U'u	22	G	6'5"	220	RS Junior	Sacramento, CA	Graduated & transferred

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Valentine Izundu	45	C	6'11"	235	RS Senior	Houston, TX	Transferred from Washington State. Will eligible to play since Izundu graduated from Washington State.
Devin Watson		G	6'1"	165	Junior	Oceanside, CA	Transferred from San Francisco. Under NCAA transfer rules, Watson will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

2016 Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jalen McDaniels #40 PF	Federal Way, WA	Federal Way High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Aug 31, 2015
Jalen McDaniels #40 PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2016 San Diego St. Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 24, 2016. "2016 San Diego St. Player Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 24, 2016. "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 24, 2016.

2017 Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Adam Seiko #60 PG	Chatsworth, CA	Sierra Canyon High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jun 16, 2016
Adam Seiko #60 PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2017 San Diego St. Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 24, 2016. "2017 San Diego St. Player Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 24, 2016. "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 24, 2016.

Roster

2016–17 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	2	Ben Perez (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	USAFA Prep School	San Marcos, California
G	3	Trey Kell	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	St. Augustine H.S.	San Diego, California
G	4	Dakarai Allen	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Sheldon H.S.	Sacramento, California
F	10	Max Hoetzel	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS So	Wilbraham & Monson/Indiana	Calabasas, California
G	11	D'Erryl Williams	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Sheldon H.S.	Sacramento, California
F	14	Zylan Cheatham	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS So	South Mountain H.S.	Phoenix, Arizona
F	20	Matt Shrigley	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS Sr	La Costa Canyon H.S.	Encinitas, California
F	21	Malik Pope	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Laguna Creek H.S.	Sacramento, California
G	23	Montaque Gill–Caesar	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS So	Huntington Prep School/Missouri	Vaughan, Ontario
F	24	Nolan Narain	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS Fr	La Lumiere School	Hamilton, Ontario
F	33	Niksha Federico (W)	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Cathedral Catholic H.S.	San Diego, California
G	42	Jeremy Hemsley	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Damien H.S.	La Verne, California
C	45	Valentine Izundu	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	RS Sr	Lamar Consolidated H.S./Washington State	Houston, TX
G		Devin Watson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Jr	El Camino/San Francisco	Oceanside, CA

Head coach

Steve Fisher (Illinois State)

Assistant coach(es)

Brian Dutcher (Minnesota)
Justin Hutson (Cal State Bakersfield)
David Velasquez (San Diego State)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
*		Viejas Arena San Diego, CA
Non-conference regular season
*	at San Diego City Championship	Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA
12/03/2016*	Loyola–Chicago MW–MVC Challenge	Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL
12/22/2016*	vs. Diamond Head Classic quarterfinals	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
12/23/2016*	vs. Diamond Head Classic	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
12/25/2016*	vs. Diamond Head Classic	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
Mountain West regular season
12/31/2016	New Mexico	Viejas Arena San Diego, CA
01/04/2017	at Nevada	Lawlor Events Center Reno, NV
01/07/2017	at Boise State	Taco Bell Arena Boise, ID
01/11/2017	San Jose State	Viejas Arena San Diego, CA
01/14/2017	Utah State	Viejas Arena San Diego, CA
01/18/2017	at UNLV	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
01/25/2017	at Air Force	Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO
01/28/2017	Colorado State	Viejas Arena San Diego, CA
02/01/2017	Wyoming	Viejas Arena San Diego, CA
02/04/2017	at Fresno State	Save Mart Center Fresno, CA
02/08/2017	at San Jose State	Event Center Arena San Jose, CA
02/11/2017	Nevada	Viejas Arena San Diego, CA
02/15/2017	at Utah State	Smith Spectrum Logan, UT
02/18/2017	UNLV	Viejas Arena San Diego, CA
02/22/2017	Fresno State	Viejas Arena San Diego, CA
02/25/2017	at Colorado State	Moby Arena Fort Collins, CO
03/01/2017	Air Force	Viejas Arena San Diego, CA
03/04/2017	at New Mexico	The Pit Albuquerque, NM
Mountain West Tournament
03/08–11/2017	vs.	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

References

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