2019–20 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team
2019–20 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball | |
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Las Vegas Invitational champions | |
Conference | Mountain West Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 6 |
AP | No. 7 |
Record | 18–0 (7–0 MW) |
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Home arena | Viejas Arena (Capacity: 12,414) |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 San Diego State | 17 | – | 1 | .944 | 30 | – | 2 | .938 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah State † | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 26 | – | 8 | .765 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nevada | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 19 | – | 12 | .613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNLV | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boise State | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado State | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 19 | – | 14 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fresno State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Air Force | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Jose State | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 7 | – | 24 | .226 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wyoming | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 9 | – | 24 | .273 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP poll |
The 2019–20 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team represents San Diego State University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Aztecs, led by third-year head coach Brian Dutcher, play their home games at Viejas Arena as members in the Mountain West Conference.[1]
Previous season
The Aztecs finished the season 21–13, 11–7 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They defeated UNLV[2] and Nevada[3] to advance to the championship game of the Mountain West Tournament where they lost to Utah State.[4] They did not get selected for the NCAA or NIT tournaments, and despite having 21 wins, they did not seek participation in other post season tournaments such as the CBI or CIT.
Offseason
Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Devin Watson | 0 | G | 6'1" | 172 | RS Senior | Oceanside, CA | Graduated |
Michael Sohikish | 4 | G | 5'9" | 160 | Senior | San Diego, CA | Walk-on; graduated |
Jalen McDaniels | 5 | F | 6'10" | 195 | RS Sophomore | Federal Way, WA | Declare for 2019 NBA draft |
Ed Chang | 23 | G/F | 6'8" | 210 | Freshman | Papillion, NE | Transferred to Salt Lake CC |
Jeremy Hemsley | 42 | G | 6'4" | 200 | Senior | La Verne, CA | Graduated |
Incoming transfers
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
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Trey Pulliam | 4 | G | 6'3" | Sophomore | Bryan, TX | Junior college transferred Navarro College. | |
Yanni Wetzell | 5 | F/C | 6'10" | 240 | RS Senior | Auckland, New Zealand | Transferred from Vanderbilt. Will be eligible to play immediately since Wetzell graduated from Vanderbilt. |
K. J. Feagin | 10 | G | 6'1" | 190 | RS Senior | Long Beach, CA | Transferred from Santa Clara. Will be eligible to play immediately since Feagin graduated from Santa Clara. |
2019 recruiting class
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Keshad Johnson PF |
Oakland, CA | San Leandro High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Nov 8, 2018 | |
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2020 recruiting class
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Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
Lamont Butler PG |
Riverside, CA | Riverside Polytech High School | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Jun 19, 2019 | |
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Che Evans SF |
Baltimore, MD | Dulaney High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Sep 12, 2019 | |
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Keith Dinwiddie SG |
Culver City, CA | Fairfax High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Sep 10, 2019 | |
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Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
October 30, 2019* 7:00 pm |
UC San Diego | W 86–51 | – |
12 – Tied | 9 – Flynn | 7 – Flynn | Viejas Arena (9,926) San Diego, CA | ||||
Regular season | |||||||||||
November 5, 2019* 7:00 pm |
Texas Southern | W 77–42 | 1–0 |
15 – Tied | 11 – Mensah | 5 – Flynn | Viejas Arena (10,093) San Diego, CA | ||||
November 9, 2019* 1:00 pm, BYUtv |
at BYU | W 76–71 | 2–0 |
19 – Schakel | 11 – Mensah | 5 – Flynn | Marriott Center (12,567) Provo, UT | ||||
November 13, 2019* 7:00 pm, Stadium |
Grand Canyon | W 86–61 | 3–0 |
14 – Tied | 9 – Mensah | 9 – Flynn | Viejas Arena (10,440) San Diego, CA | ||||
November 20, 2019* 8:00 pm, FSW |
at San Diego City Championship |
W 66–49 | 4–0 |
20 – Wetzell | 12 – Wetzell | 4 – Feagin | Jenny Craig Pavilion (4,524) San Diego, CA | ||||
November 22, 2019* 7:00 pm |
LIU Las Vegas Invitational campus site game |
W 81–64 | 5–0 |
18 – Mitchell | 7 – Mensah | 10 – Flynn | Viejas Arena (10,243) San Diego, CA | ||||
November 25, 2019* 7:00 pm |
Tennessee State Las Vegas Invitational campus site game |
W 62–49 | 6–0 |
11 – Flynn | 6 – Schakel | 4 – Flynn | Viejas Arena (10,430) San Diego, CA | ||||
November 28, 2019* 7:30 pm, FS1 |
vs. Creighton Las Vegas Invitational semifinals |
W 83–52 | 7–0 |
21 – Flynn | 6 – Tied | 5 – Feagin | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV | ||||
November 29, 2019* 5:00 pm, FS1 |
vs. Iowa Las Vegas Invitational championship |
W 83–73 | 8–0 |
28 – Flynn | 6 – Schakel | 5 – Feagin | Orleans Arena (4,855) Paradise, NV | ||||
December 4, 2019 6:00 pm, Stadium |
at Colorado State | W 79–57 | 9–0 (1–0) |
23 – Flynn | 8 – Mitchell | 7 – Flynn | Moby Arena (3,419) Fort Collins, CO | ||||
December 8, 2019 12:00 pm, FSSD |
San Jose State | W 59–57 | 10–0 (2–0) |
13 – Mitchell | 12 – Mensah | 3 – Feagin | Viejas Arena (11,925) San Diego, CA | ||||
December 18, 2019* 7:00 pm |
No. 20 | San Diego Christian | W 92–48 | 11–0 |
17 – Wetzell | 6 – Tied | 8 – Feagin | Viejas Arena (10,158) San Diego, CA | |||
December 21, 2019* 3:30 pm, P12N |
No. 20 | vs. Utah Basketball Hall of Fame Classic |
W 80–52 | 12–0 |
16 – Flynn | 6 – Wetzell | 8 – Flynn | Staples Center Los Angeles, CA | |||
December 28, 2019* 4:00 pm, FSSD |
No. 15 | Cal Poly | W 73–57 | 13–0 |
14 – Flynn | 8 – Wetzell | 7 – Flynn | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA | |||
January 1, 2020 12:00 pm, Stadium |
No. 13 | Fresno State | W 61–52 | 14–0 (3–0) |
16 – Flynn | 8 – Wetzell | 3 – Pulliam | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA | |||
January 4, 2020 7:00 pm, CBSSN |
No. 13 | at Utah State | W 77–68 | 15–0 (4–0) |
22 – Flynn | 7 – Mitchell | 5 – Pulliam | Smith Spectrum (10,017) Logan, UT | |||
January 8, 2020 6:00 pm, Stadium |
No. 7 | at Wyoming | W 72–52 | 16–0 (5–0) |
19 – Flynn | 8 – Mitchell | 4 – Flynn | Arena-Auditorium (2,941) Laramie, WY | |||
January 11, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
No. 7 | Boise State | W 83–65 | 17–0 (6–0) |
23 – Feagin | 7 – Mitchell | 6 – Flynn | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA | |||
January 14, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 7 | at Fresno State | W 64–55 | 18–0 (7–0) |
22 – Flynn | 8 – Mitchell | 2 – Tied | Save Mart Center (6,773) Fresno, CA | |||
January 18, 2020 5:00 pm, CBSSN |
No. 7 | Nevada | Viejas Arena San Diego, CA | ||||||||
January 21, 2020 8:00 pm, CBSSN |
Wyoming | Viejas Arena San Diego, CA | |||||||||
January 26, 2020 1:00 pm, CBSSN |
at UNLV | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV | |||||||||
January 29, 2020 6:00 pm, CBSSN |
at New Mexico | Dreamstyle Arena Albuquerque, NM | |||||||||
February 1, 2020 7:00 pm, CBSSN |
Utah State | Viejas Arena San Diego, CA | |||||||||
February 8, 2020 5:00 pm, CBSSN |
at Air Force | Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO | |||||||||
February 11, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN2/ESPNU |
New Mexico | Viejas Arena San Diego, CA | |||||||||
February 16, 2020 1:00 pm, CBSSN |
at Boise State | ExtraMile Arena Boise, ID | |||||||||
February 22, 2020 4:30 pm, CBSSN |
UNLV | Viejas Arena San Diego, CA | |||||||||
February 25, 2020 8:00 pm, CBSSN |
Colorado State | Viejas Arena San Diego, CA | |||||||||
February 29, 2020 5:00 pm, ESPN2/ESPNU |
at Nevada | Lawlor Events Center Reno, NV | |||||||||
Mountain West Tournament | |||||||||||
March 4–7, 2020 TBA |
vs. | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV | |||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time. |
Ranking movement
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final |
AP | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 7 | Not released | ||||||||||
Coaches | — | — | — | — | RV | 24 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 6 |
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.
References
- ^ "SDSU basketball 2019-20: A roster breakdown and 5 key games". San Diego Union-Tribune. 2019-11-05. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
- ^ "UNLV vs. San Diego State - Game Recap - March 14, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2019-12-27.
- ^ "San Diego State vs. Nevada - Game Recap - March 15, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2019-12-27.
- ^ "San Diego State vs. Utah State - Game Recap - March 16, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2019-12-27.
- ^ "2019-20 San Diego State Aztecs Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2019-12-27.
- ^ "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". goaztecs.com.