2019–20 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team

The 2019–20 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team represented 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, played their home games at Viejas Arena as members in the Mountain West Conference.[1] They finished the season 30–2, 17–1 in Mountain West play to be regular season Mountain West champions. They defeated Air Force and Boise State to reach the championship game of the Mountain West tournament where they lost to Utah State. Although they were a virtual lock to receive an at-large bid to and a high seed in the NCAA tournament, on March 12 the NCAA Tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

2019–20 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball
Mountain West regular season champions
Las Vegas Invitational champions
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 6
Record30–2 (17–1 MW)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Chris Acker
  • David Velasquez
  • Jay Morris
Offensive schemeWheel
Base defensePack-Line
Home arenaViejas Arena
(Capacity: 12,414)
2019–20 Mountain West Conference
men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 6 San Diego State17–1 .94430–2  .938
Utah State †12–6 .66726–8  .765
Nevada12–6 .66719–12  .613
UNLV12–6 .66717–15  .531
Boise State11–7 .61120–12  .625
Colorado State11–7 .61120–12  .625
New Mexico7–11 .38919–14  .576
Fresno State7–11 .38911–19  .367
Air Force5–13 .27812–20  .375
San Jose State3–15 .1677–24  .226
Wyoming2–16 .1119–24  .273
† Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

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
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Devin Watson0G6'1"172RS SeniorOceanside, CAGraduated
Michael Sohikish4G5'9"160SeniorSan Diego, CAWalk-on; graduated
Jalen McDaniels5F6'10"195RS SophomoreFederal Way, WADeclare for 2019 NBA draft
Ed Chang23G/F6'8"210FreshmanPapillion, NETransferred to Salt Lake CC
Jeremy Hemsley42G6'4"200SeniorLa Verne, CAGraduated

Incoming transfers
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious school
Trey Pulliam4G6'3"SophomoreBryan, TXJunior college transferred Navarro College.
Yanni Wetzell5F/C6'10"240RS SeniorAuckland, New ZealandTransferred from Vanderbilt. Will be eligible to play immediately since Wetzell graduated from Vanderbilt.
K. J. Feagin10G6'1"190RS SeniorLong Beach, CATransferred from Santa Clara. Will be eligible to play immediately since Feagin graduated from Santa Clara.

2019 recruiting class
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Keshad Johnson
PF		 Oakland, CA San Leandro High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Nov 8, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 80
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:

  • "2019 San Diego St. Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com.
  • "2019 San Diego St. Player Commits". ESPN.com.
  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2020 recruiting class
US college sports recruiting information for 2020 recruits
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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 80
Che Evans
SF		 Baltimore, MD Dulaney High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sep 12, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 79
Keith Dinwiddie
SG		 Culver City, CA Fairfax High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sep 10, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
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:

Roster
2019–20 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 0 Keshad Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)208 lb (94 kg) FrSan Leandro Oakland, California
G 2 Adam Seiko 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS SoSierra Canyon Boston, Massachusetts
F 3 Aguek Arop 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg) SoOmaha South HS Omaha, Nebraska
G 4 Trey Pulliam 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) JrA&M Consolidated
Navarro College		 Bryan, Texas
F 5 Yanni Wetzell 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)240 lb (109 kg) RS SrWestlake
Vanderbilt		 Auckland, New Zealand
G 10 K. J. Feagin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS SrLong Beach Poly
Santa Clara		 Long Beach, California
F 11 Matt Mitchell 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)225 lb (102 kg) JrRoosevelt HS Riverside, California
F 12 Nolan Narain 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)230 lb (104 kg) RS SrLa Lumiere School Hamilton, Ontario
G 13 Caleb Giordano (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS SoGreat Oak
San Diego Miramar College		 La Mesa, California
G 20 Jordan Schakel 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrBishop Montgomery HS Torrance, California
G 21 Jared Barnett (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)170 lb (77 kg) FrWestchester Los Angeles, California
G 22 Malachi Flynn 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)185 lb (84 kg) RS JrBellarmine Prep
Washington State		 Tacoma, Washington
F 31 Nathan Mensah Injured 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)220 lb (100 kg) SoFindlay Prep Accra, Ghana
F 35 Joel Mensah 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)210 lb (95 kg) SoJSerra Catholic HS Accra, Ghana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
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 W 68–55  19–0
(8–0)		  17 – Wetzell  16 – Wetzell  7 – Flynn  Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
January 21, 2020
8:00 pm, CBSSN		 No. 4 Wyoming W 72–55  20–0
(9–0)		  18 – Flynn  4 – Wetzell  5 – Tied  Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
January 26, 2020
1:00 pm, CBSSN		 No. 4 at UNLV W 71–67  21–0
(10–0)		  21 – Flynn  8 – Wetzell  4 – Wetzell  Thomas & Mack Center (12,287)
Paradise, NV
January 29, 2020
6:00 pm, CBSSN		 No. 4 at New Mexico W 85–57  22–0
(11–0)		  18 – Feagin  9 – Schakel  6 – Flynn  Dreamstyle Arena (13,241)
Albuquerque, NM
February 1, 2020
7:00 pm, CBSSN		 No. 4 Utah State W 80–68  23–0
(12–0)		  28 – Mitchell  10 – Wetzell  7 – Flynn  Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
February 8, 2020
5:00 pm, CBSSN		 No. 4 at Air Force W 89–74  24–0
(13–0)		  21 – Feagin  8 – Flynn  7 – Flynn  Clune Arena (4,401)
Colorado Springs, CO
February 11, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPN2		 No. 4 New Mexico W 82–59  25–0
(14–0)		  22 – Mitchell  12 – Mitchell  4 – Mitchell  Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
February 16, 2020
1:00 pm, CBSSN		 No. 4 at Boise State W 72–55  26–0
(15–0)		  22 – Flynn  7 – Tied  6 – Flynn  ExtraMile Arena (10,651)
Boise, ID
February 22, 2020
4:30 pm, CBSSN		 No. 4 UNLV L 63–66  26–1
(15–1)		  24 – Flynn  9 – Flynn  6 – Flynn  Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
February 25, 2020
8:00 pm, CBSSN		 No. 5 Colorado State W 66–60  27–1
(16–1)		  17 – Flynn  7 – Wetzell  5 – Feagin  Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
February 29, 2020
5:00 pm, ESPN2		 No. 5 at Nevada W 83–76  28–1
(17–1)		  36 – Flynn  6 – Wetzell  5 – Flynn  Lawlor Events Center (10,855)
Reno, NV
Mountain West tournament
March 5, 2020
11:30 am, CBSSN		 (1) No. 5 vs. (9) Air Force
Quarterfinals		 W 73–60  29–1
  17 – Schakel  7 – Flynn  8 – Flynn  Thomas & Mack Center (8,189)
Paradise, NV
March 6, 2020
6:00 pm, CBSSN		 (1) No. 5 vs. (5) Boise State
Semifinals		 W 81–68  30–1
  22 – Flynn  6 – Tied  5 – Flynn  Thomas & Mack Center (9,630)
Paradise, NV
March 7, 2020
2:30 pm, CBS		 (1) No. 5 vs. (2) Utah State
Championship		 L 56–59  30–2
  16 – Flynn  13 – Wetzell  4 – Mitchell  Thomas & Mack Center (10,292)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source[5][6]

Ranking movement
See also: 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
AP—RVRVRVRV2520151377444445566
Coaches————RV2420141276444445566

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.

References
  1. "SDSU basketball 2019-20: A roster breakdown and 5 key games". San Diego Union-Tribune. November 5, 2019. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  2. "UNLV vs. San Diego State - Game Recap - March 14, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  3. "San Diego State vs. Nevada - Game Recap - March 15, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  4. "San Diego State vs. Utah State - Game Recap - March 16, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  5. "2019-20 San Diego State Aztecs Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  6. "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". goaztecs.com.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.