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 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
2019–20 record30–2 (17–1 MW)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Chris Acker
  • David Velasquez
  • Jay Morris
Home arenaViejas Arena
(Capacity: 12,414)
2019–20 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 6 San Diego State171 .944  302  .938
Utah State126 .667  268  .765
Nevada126 .667  1912  .613
UNLV126 .667  1715  .531
Boise State117 .611  2012  .625
Colorado State117 .611  2012  .625
New Mexico711 .389  1914  .576
Fresno State711 .389  1119  .367
Air Force513 .278  1220  .375
San Jose State315 .167  724  .226
Wyoming216 .111  924  .273
2020 MW Tournament winner
As of January 29, 2021; 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:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   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

    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) RS SoBishop 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  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

    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
    NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
    Week
    Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Final 
    AP NR RV RV RV RV 25 20 15 13 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 
    Coaches NR NR NR RV 24 20 14 12 7 6 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 6

    *AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.

    References

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    2. "UNLV vs. San Diego State - Game Recap - March 14, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2019-12-27.
    3. "San Diego State vs. Nevada - Game Recap - March 15, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2019-12-27.
    4. "San Diego State vs. Utah State - Game Recap - March 16, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2019-12-27.
    5. "2019-20 San Diego State Aztecs Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2019-12-27.
    6. "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". goaztecs.com.
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