San Jose State Spartans men's basketball

San Jose State Spartans
San Jose State Spartans
	2018–19 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team
University	San José State University
First season	1909–10
All-time record	1,138–1,358 (.456)
Head coach	Jean Prioleau (2nd season)
Conference	Mountain West
Location	San Jose, California
Arena	Event Center Arena ; (capacity: 5,000)
Nickname	Spartans
Student section	Spartan Squad
Colors	Gold, white, and blue;
Uniforms
Home	Away ;
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
	1951
NCAA tournament appearances
	1951, 1980, 1996
Conference tournament champions
	1925, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1938, 1941, 1948, 1949, 1980, 1996

The San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team represents San José State University in NCAA Division I college basketball as a member of the Mountain West Conference.

History

The SJSU men's basketball team played its first recorded game in 1909.^[3] The team has won 10 conference championships, appeared in the NCAA Tournament three times, appeared once in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT), and once in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI).^[3]

From the 1930s to 1976, the team played home games at the on-campus Spartan Gym. Starting in 1961, the team also played home games at the off-campus San Jose Civic Auditorium.^[4] From 1976 to 1979, Independence High School hosted home games, as the Civic was being remodeled.^[5] The team resumed play at the Civic Auditorium beginning in the 1979–80 season.^[6] In 1989, the on-campus Event Center became the primary home for San Jose State basketball.^[4]^[7]

Conference Tournament Champions by Conference

California Coast Conference: 1925, 1928
Far West Conference: 1929, 1931
Northern California Athletic Conference: 1938
California Collegiate Athletic Association: 1941 (co-champion), 1948, 1949
Pacific Coast Athletic Association: 1980
Big West Conference: 1996^[3]

Eleven former SJSU men's basketball players have been drafted into the NBA.^[3]

On March 29, 2013, San Jose State hired Boise State assistant coach Dave Wojcik to be the new head coach. Wojcik succeeded George Nessman, who was fired at the end of the 2012-2013 season.^[8] Wojcik resigned on July 11, 2017 for personal reasons and assistant coach Rodney Tention was named interim head coach.^[9] Colorado assistant Jean Prioleau was named head coach on August 4.^[10]

All-time record vs. current Mountain West teams

As of the conclusion of the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season:

Opponent	Won	Lost	Percentage	Streak	First meeting
Air Force	6	5	.545	Won 3	1971
Boise State	3	30	.091	Lost 2	1988
Colorado State	0	15	.000	Lost 15	1969
Fresno State	81	89	.476	Lost 1	1916
Nevada	50	57	.467	Lost 5	1911
New Mexico	1	11	.083	Won 1	1961
San Diego State	35	36	.493	Won 1	1936
UNLV	6	35	.146	Won 2	1983
Utah State	21	59	.263	Lost 20	1935
Wyoming	2	11	.154	Lost 3	1965
Totals	205	348	.371

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Postseason results

In five postseason tournament appearances, the Spartans have yet to win a game.^[3]

NCAA Tournament results

The Spartans have appeared in the NCAA Tournament three times. Their combined record is 0–3.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1951		Sweet Sixteen	BYU	L 61–68
1980	#12	Round of 48	#5 Missouri	L 51–61
1996	#16	Round of 64	#1 Kentucky	L 72–110

NIT results

The Spartans have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) one time. Their record is 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1981	First Round	UTEP	L 53–57

CBI results

The Spartans have appeared in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) one time. Their record is 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
2011	First Round	Creighton	L 74–85

Spartans in the NBA

San José State has had 6 NBA draft selections who played professionally in the National Basketball Association.^[12]

Year	Player	Country	Retired
1970	Coby Dietrick	United States (USA)	1982–83
1971	Darnell Hillman	United States (USA)	1979–80
1980	Wally Rank	United States (USA)	1980–81
1983	Chris McNealy	United States (USA)	1987–88
1988	Ricky Berry	United States (USA)	1988–89
1997	Tariq Abdul-Wahad	France (FRA)	2002–03

References

^ "Division I Men's Basketball Records (Page 73)" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
^ "San Jose State Athletics Branding Style Guide" (PDF). December 14, 2022. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "SJSU Spartans Media Guide". sjsuspartans.com. 2014. Retrieved December 4, 2014.
^ ^a ^b "San Jose State", ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game, New York: ESPN Books/Ballantine Books, p. 403, ISBN 0345513924
^ Rhodie, Jeff (August 31, 1979), "Civic lures SJSU cagers", The Spartan Daily, p. 7
^ "SJSU loses by 2 in OT", The Spartan Daily, p. 4, December 6, 1979
^ "Men's Hoops At Civic For N. Colorado & Home Vs. USF". San Jose State Athletics. December 19, 2008. Retrieved May 16, 2016.
^ "San Jose State hires Boise State assistant Dave Wojcik - San Jose Mercury News". Mercurynews.com. 2013-03-30. Retrieved 2015-07-13.
^ "Men's Basketball Head Coach Dave Wojcik Resigns" (Press release). San José State University Athletics. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
^ "Jean Prioleau named San Jose State University men's basketball head coach". San Jose State Spartans. August 4, 2017. Retrieved August 4, 2017.
^ "2017–18 San José State Spartans Men's Basketball Team Media Guide". Athletics at San José State University. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
^ "List of NBA Draft Selections from San José State University". Basketball Reference. Retrieved 8 January 2018.

External links

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[1] "Division I Men's Basketball Records (Page 73)" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved 28 July 2017.

[2] "San Jose State Athletics Branding Style Guide" (PDF). December 14, 2022. Retrieved February 26, 2023.

[2014_media_guide-3] "SJSU Spartans Media Guide". sjsuspartans.com. 2014. Retrieved December 4, 2014.

[ESPN_encyclopedia-4] "San Jose State", ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game, New York: ESPN Books/Ballantine Books, p. 403, ISBN 0345513924

[5] Rhodie, Jeff (August 31, 1979), "Civic lures SJSU cagers", The Spartan Daily, p. 7

[6] "SJSU loses by 2 in OT", The Spartan Daily, p. 4, December 6, 1979

[7] "Men's Hoops At Civic For N. Colorado & Home Vs. USF". San Jose State Athletics. December 19, 2008. Retrieved May 16, 2016.

[8] "San Jose State hires Boise State assistant Dave Wojcik - San Jose Mercury News". Mercurynews.com. 2013-03-30. Retrieved 2015-07-13.

[9] "Men's Basketball Head Coach Dave Wojcik Resigns" (Press release). San José State University Athletics. Retrieved 11 July 2017.

[10] "Jean Prioleau named San Jose State University men's basketball head coach". San Jose State Spartans. August 4, 2017. Retrieved August 4, 2017.

[11] "2017–18 San José State Spartans Men's Basketball Team Media Guide". Athletics at San José State University. Retrieved 24 November 2017.

[12] "List of NBA Draft Selections from San José State University". Basketball Reference. Retrieved 8 January 2018.

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v t e San Jose State Spartans men's basketball
Venues	Spartan Gym (1933–1976) San Jose Civic Auditorium (1961–1976, 1979–1989) Independence High School (1976–1979) Provident Credit Union Event Center (1989–present)
Media	KSJS
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

v t e Mountain West Conference men's basketball
Current teams	Air Force Falcons Boise State Broncos (leaving in 2026) Colorado State Rams (leaving in 2026) Fresno State Bulldogs (leaving in 2026) Nevada Wolf Pack New Mexico Lobos San Diego State Aztecs (leaving in 2026) San Jose State Spartans UNLV Runnin' Rebels Utah State Aggies (leaving in 2026) Wyoming Cowboys
Future teams	Hawaii Rainbow Warriors UTEP Miners (both joining in 2026)
Championships & awards	Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament Player of the Year
Seasons	1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23