2020–21 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team
The 2020–21 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team represents San Diego State University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Aztecs, led by fourth-year head coach Brian Dutcher, play their home games at Viejas Arena as members in the Mountain West Conference.
2020–21 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball | |
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Conference | Mountain West Conference |
2020–21 record | 13–4 (7–3 MW) |
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Home arena | Viejas Arena (Capacity: 12,414) |
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Utah State | 11 | – | 2 | .846 | 14 | – | 5 | .737 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado State | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boise State | 10 | – | 3 | .769 | 14 | – | 3 | .824 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego State | 7 | – | 3 | .700 | 13 | – | 4 | .765 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nevada | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 14 | – | 7 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNLV | 4 | – | 5 | .444 | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fresno State | 5 | – | 7 | .417 | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wyoming | 4 | – | 8 | .333 | 10 | – | 9 | .526 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Jose State | 3 | – | 9 | .250 | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Air Force | 2 | – | 11 | .154 | 4 | – | 13 | .235 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico | 1 | – | 11 | .083 | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2021 MW Tournament winner As of February 7, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll |
Previous season
The Aztecs 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.
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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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November 25, 2020* 8:00 pm, CBSSN |
No. 22 UCLA | W 73–58 | 1–0 |
15 – Tied | 7 – Mensah | 6 – Pulliam | Viejas Arena San Diego, CA | ||||
November 27, 2020* 4:00 pm, Yurview |
UC Irvine | W 77–58 | 2–0 |
14 – Johnson | 7 – Arop | 3 – Tomaic | Viejas Arena San Diego, CA | ||||
December 2, 2020* 6:00 pm |
Saint Katherine | W 83–41 | 3–0 |
16 – Schakel | 7 – Mensah | 4 – Pulliam | Viejas Arena San Diego, CA | ||||
December 6, 2020* 1:30 pm, Yurview |
Pepperdine | W 65–60 | 4–0 |
17 – Schakel | 6 – Mensah | 3 – Tied | Viejas Arena San Diego, CA | ||||
December 10, 2020* 7:00 pm, FS1 |
No. 24 | at No. 23 Arizona State | W 80–68 | 5–0 |
25 – Schakel | 15 – Mensah | 4 – Gomez | Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ | |||
December 18, 2020* 2:00 pm, CBSSN |
No. 18 | BYU | L 62–72 | 5–1 |
35 – Mitchell | 4 – Tied | 5 – Pulliam | Viejas Arena San Diego, CA | |||
December 22, 2020* 6:00 pm, CBSSN |
vs. Saint Mary's | W 74–49 | 6–1 |
18 – Mensah | 13 – Mensah | 4 – Gomez | Robert A. Mott Athletics Center San Luis Obispo, CA | ||||
January 2, 2021 1:00 pm, CBS |
Colorado State | L 67–70 | 6–2 (0–1) |
19 – Gomez | 7 – Mitchell | 6 – Pulliam | Viejas Arena San Diego, CA | ||||
January 4, 2021 6:00 pm, FS1 |
Colorado State | W 78–65 | 7–2 (1–1) |
28 – Schakel | 9 – Schakel | 5 – Pulliam | Viejas Arena San Diego, CA | ||||
January 7, 2021 7:00 pm, CBSSN |
Nevada | W 65–60 | 8–2 (2–1) |
20 – Mitchell | 10 – Mitchell | 3 – Tied | Viejas Arena San Diego, CA | ||||
January 9, 2021 5:00 pm, CBSSN |
Nevada | W 69–67 | 9–2 (3–1) |
20 – Mitchell | 8 – Mitchell | 3 – Tied | Viejas Arena San Diego, CA | ||||
January 14, 2021 6:00 pm, CBSSN |
at Utah State | L 45–57 | 9–3 (3–2) |
13 – Mensah | 9 – Mensah | 2 – Tied | Smith Spectrum (1,585) Logan, UT | ||||
January 16, 2021 10:30 am, CBS |
at Utah State | L 59–64 | 9–4 (3–3) |
16 – Gomez | 5 – Tied | 2 – Pulliam | Smith Spectrum (1,638) Logan, UT | ||||
January 22, 2021 6:00 pm, FS1 |
at Air Force | W 98–61 | 10–4 (4–3) |
18 – Schakel | 7 – Mensah | 6 – Pulliam | Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO | ||||
January 24, 2021 7:00 pm, FS1 |
at Air Force | W 91–59 | 11–4 (5–3) |
24 – Schakel | 7 – Tied | 6 – Gomez | Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO | ||||
January 28, 2021 6:00 pm, FS1 |
Wyoming | W 87–57 | 12–4 (6–3) |
16 – Schakel | 7 – Tomaic | 4 – Schakel | Viejas Arena San Diego, CA | ||||
January 30, 2021 7:00 pm, CBSSN |
Wyoming | W 98–71 | 13–4 (7–3) |
26 – Mitchell | 5 – Tied | 4 – Tied | Viejas Arena San Diego, CA | ||||
February 3, 2021 8:00 pm, FS1 |
vs. New Mexico | Canceled | Rip Griffin Center Lubbock, TX | ||||||||
February 5, 2021 6:00 pm, CBSSN |
vs. New Mexico | Canceled | Rip Griffin Center Lubbock, TX | ||||||||
February 8, 2021 8:00 pm, FS1 |
San Jose State | Viejas Arena San Diego, CA | |||||||||
February 10, 2021 8:00 pm, CBSSN |
San Jose State | Viejas Arena San Diego, CA | |||||||||
February 18, 2021 CBSSN |
at Fresno State | Save Mart Center Fresno, CA | |||||||||
February 20, 2021 CBSSN |
at Fresno State | Save Mart Center Fresno, CA | |||||||||
February 25, 2021 FS1 |
Boise State | Viejas Arena San Diego, CA | |||||||||
February 27, 2021 CBSSN |
Boise State | Viejas Arena San Diego, CA | |||||||||
Mountain West Tournament | |||||||||||
March 10–13, 2020 |
vs. | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV | |||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. |
Source[1]
Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Final | ||
AP | RV | RV | 24 | 18 | RV | RV | RV | RV | NR | ||||||||||||
Coaches | RV | RV* | RV | 20 | RV | 23 | RV | RV | NR |
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings. No coaches poll for Week 1.
References
- "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". goaztetcs.com.com. Retrieved 2020-11-19.