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
Offensive schemeWheel
Base defensePack-Line
Home arenaViejas Arena
(Capacity: 12,414)
Seasons
2019–20 Mountain West Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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

Previous season

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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

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
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

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
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

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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

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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:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    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:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    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:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPNN/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

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2019–20 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Keshad Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Fr San Leandro Oakland, California
G 2 Adam Seiko 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS So Sierra Canyon Boston, Massachusetts
F 3 Aguek Arop 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Omaha South HS Omaha, Nebraska
G 4 Trey Pulliam 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr A&M Consolidated
Navarro College
Bryan, Texas
F 5 Yanni Wetzell 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Sr Westlake
Vanderbilt
Auckland, New Zealand
G 10 K. J. Feagin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Sr Long Beach Poly
Santa Clara
Long Beach, California
F 11 Matt Mitchell 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Roosevelt HS Riverside, California
F 12 Nolan Narain 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Sr La Lumiere School Hamilton, Ontario
G 13 Caleb Giordano (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So Great Oak
San Diego Miramar College
La Mesa, California
G 20 Jordan Schakel 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Bishop Montgomery HS Torrance, California
G 21 Jared Barnett (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Westchester Los Angeles, California
G 22 Malachi Flynn 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Bellarmine Prep
Washington State
Tacoma, Washington
F 31 Nathan Mensah   6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Findlay Prep Accra, Ghana
F 35 Joel Mensah 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So JSerra Catholic HS Accra, Ghana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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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

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
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*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.

References

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  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.