2012–13 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team

2012–13 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball
2012–13 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Round of 32
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	23–11 (9–7 Mountain West)
Head coach	Steve Fisher;
Assistant coaches	Brian Dutcher; Mark Fisher; Tony Bland;
Home arena	Viejas Arena

2012–13 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 10 New Mexico †	13	–	3	.813	29	–	6	.829
Colorado State	11	–	5	.688	26	–	9	.743
UNLV	10	–	6	.625	25	–	10	.714
San Diego State	9	–	7	.563	23	–	11	.676
Boise State	9	–	7	.563	21	–	11	.656
Air Force	8	–	8	.500	18	–	14	.563
Fresno State	5	–	11	.313	11	–	19	.367
Wyoming	4	–	12	.250	20	–	14	.588
Nevada	3	–	13	.188	12	–	19	.387


† 2013 MWC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012–13 San Diego State men's basketball team represents San Diego State University in the 2012–13 college basketball season. They are members in the Mountain West Conference. This will be head coach Steve Fisher's fourteenth season at San Diego State. The Aztecs play home games at Viejas Arena. They finished with a record of 23–11 overall, 9–7 in Mountain West play for 3rd place tie with Boise State. They lost in the semifinals in the 2013 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament to New Mexico. They received an at-large bid in the 2013 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, in which they beat Oklahoma in the second round and lost in the third round to Florida Gulf Coast.

Off Season

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Garrett Green	5	F	6'11"	230	Senior	Woodland Hills, California	Graduated
Tim Shelton	10	F	6'7"	245	Senior	Fresno, California	Graduated
Alec Williams	0	F	6'6"	245	Junior	San Juan Capistrano, California	Elected to transfer.^[1]

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Aqeel Quinn	14	G	6'3"	200	Junior	Gardena, California	Elected to transfer from Cal State Northridge. Quinn will redshirt for the 2012-13 season, under NCAA transfer rules. Will have two years of eligibility.^[2]

2012 Recruiting Class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Winston Shepard SF	Fresno, TX	Findlay College Prep	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Feb 16, 2012
Winston Shepard SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 94
Matt Shrigley SG	Encinitas, CA	La Costa Canyon High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jun 16, 2011
Matt Shrigley SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 92
Skylar Spencer PF	Los Angeles, CA	Frederick K.C. Price High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sep 4, 2011
Skylar Spencer PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 89
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: "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 15, 2012.

Roster

2012–13 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Skylar Spencer	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Fr	Frederick K.C. Price H.S.	Inglewood, California
G	2	Xavier Thames	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Jr	Pleasant Grove H.S./Washington State	Sacramento, California
G	3	LaBradford Franklin	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Great Oak H.S.	Temecula, California
G	4	Ryan Staten	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Piedmont H.S.	San Pablo, California
F	5	Dwayne Polee II	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS So	Westchester H.S./St. John's	Los Angeles, California
G	11	James Rahon	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Sr	Torrey Pines H.S./Santa Clara	San Diego, California
F	12	James Johnson	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	RS So	Elsinore H.S./Virginia	San Diego, California
F	13	Winston Shepard	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Findlay Prep	Houston, Texas
G	14	Aqeel Quinn	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Leuzinger H.S./CS Northridge	Gardena, California
F	20	J.J. O'Brien	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS So	Alta Loma H.S./Utah	Rancho Cucamonga, California
G	21	Jamaal Franklin	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Westwind Prep	Hawthorne, California
G	22	Chase Tapley	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Sacramento H.S.	Sacramento, California
F	23	Deshawn Stephens	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Chatsworth H.S./Santa Monica College	Los Angeles, California
G	25	Narbeh Ebrahimian	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Crescenta Valley H.S./Glendale Community College	Glendale, California
G	32	Aaron Douglas	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Charter School of San Diego/Cuyamaca College	San Diego, California
G	33	Jeremy Castleberry	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Martin Luther King H.S.	Upper Marlboro, Maryland
F	40	Matt Shrigley	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	La Costa Canyon H.S.	San Diego, California

Head coach

Steve Fisher (Illinois State)

Assistant coach(es)

Brian Dutcher (Minnesota)
Mark Fisher (Michigan)
Tony Bland (San Diego State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 11-12-12

Source^[3]

Schedule and results

Source^[4]

All times are Pacific

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/01/2012* 7:00 pm	No. 20	Cal State San Marcos	W 67–46	–	Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA
11/05/2012* 7:00 pm	No. 20	UC San Diego	W 80–56	–	Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA
Regular Season
11/11/2012* 1:00 pm, FSN	No. 20	vs. No. 9 Syracuse Battle on the Midway	L 49–62	0–1	USS Midway (5,119) San Diego, CA
11/13/2012* 7:00 pm, FSSD	No. 25	San Diego Christian	W 91–57	1–1	Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA
11/17/2012* 11:00 am	No. 25	at Missouri State MWC–MVC Challenge	W 60–44	2–1	JQH Arena (7,272) Springfield, MO
11/21/2012* 7:30 pm, FSSD	No. 25	Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 79–43	3–1	Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA
11/25/2012* 7:00 pm, FSN	No. 25	at USC	W 66–60	4–1	Galen Center (4,421) Los Angeles, CA
12/01/2012* 7:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 23	vs. UCLA John R. Wooden Classic	W 78–69	5–1	Honda Center (17,204) Anaheim, CA
12/03/2012* 7:00 pm, TWCSN	No. 17	Texas Southern	W 74–62	6–1	Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA
12/06/2012* 8:00 pm, TWCSN	No. 17	UC Santa Barbara	W 84–70	7–1	Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA
12/15/2012* 7:00 pm, 4SD	No. 18	San Diego City Championship	W 72–56	8–1	Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA
12/18/2012* 7:00 pm, FSSD	No. 18	Point Loma Nazarene	W 76–49	9–1	Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA
12/22/2012* 3:42 pm, ESPNU	No. 18	vs. San Francisco Diamond Head Classic Quarterfinals	W 80–58	10–1	Stan Sheriff Center (6,691) Honolulu, HI
12/23/2012* 2:30 pm, ESPNU	No. 18	vs. Indiana State Diamond Head Classic Semifinals	W 62–55	11–1	Stan Sheriff Center (6,419) Honolulu, HI
12/25/2012* 7:15 pm, ESPN2	No. 17	vs. No. 3 Arizona Diamond Head Classic Finals	L 67–68	11–2	Stan Sheriff Center (6,514) Honolulu, HI
01/02/2013* 7:00 pm, TWCSN	No. 19	Cal State Bakersfield	W 72–57	12–2	Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA
01/09/2013 8:30 pm, TWCSN	No. 16	at Fresno State	W 65–62	13–2 (1–0)	Save Mart Center (7,203) Fresno, CA
01/12/2013 5:00 pm, NBCSN	No. 16	Colorado State	W 79–72 ^OT	14–2 (2–0)	Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA
01/16/2013 7:00 pm, CBSSN	No. 15	UNLV	L 75–82	14–3 (2–1)	Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA
01/19/2013 4:30 pm, TWCSN	No. 15	at Wyoming	L 45–58	14–4 (2–2)	Arena-Auditorium (9,573) Laramie, WY
01/23/2013 7:15 pm, CBSSN		at Nevada	W 78–57	15–4 (3–2)	Lawlor Events Center (7,924) Reno, NV
01/26/2013 1:00 pm, NBCSN		No. 15 New Mexico	W 55–34	16–4 (4–2)	Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA
02/02/2013 12:00 pm, TWCSN	No. 22	at Air Force	L 67–70	16–5 (4–3)	Clune Arena (5,011) Colorado Springs, CO
02/06/2013 8:00 pm, TWCSN		Boise State	W 63–62	17–5 (5–3)	Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA
02/09/2013 3:00 pm, CBSSN		Fresno State	W 75–53	18–5 (6–3)	Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA
02/13/2013 7:00 pm, CBSSN		at No. 24 Colorado State	L 60–66	18–6 (6–4)	Moby Arena (8,745) Fort Collins, CO
02/16/2013 6:00 pm, NBCSN		at UNLV	L 70–72	18–7 (6–5)	Thomas & Mack Center (18,577) Paradise, NV
02/19/2013 7:00 pm, TWCSN		Wyoming	W 79–51	19–7 (7–5)	Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA
02/23/2013 3:00 pm, NBCSN		Nevada	W 88–75	20–7 (8–5)	Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA
02/27/2013 7:15 pm, CBSSN		at No. 14 New Mexico	L 60–70	20–8 (8–6)	The Pit (15,411) Albuquerque, NM
03/06/2013 8:30 pm, TWCSN		Air Force	W 58–51	21–8 (9–6)	Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA
03/09/2013 12:30 pm, NBCSN		at Boise State	L 65–69	21–9 (9–7)	Taco Bell Arena (10,455) Boise, ID
2013 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament
03/13/2013 9:00 pm, CBSSN		vs. Boise State Quarterfinals	W 73–67	22–9	Thomas & Mack Center (13,297) Paradise, NV
03/15/2013 6:00 pm, CBSSN		vs. No. 15 New Mexico Semifinals	L 50–60	22–10	Thomas & Mack Center (18,500) Paradise, NV
2013 NCAA tournament
03/22/2013* 6:48 pm, TBS	No. (S 7)	vs. (S 10) Oklahoma Second Round	W 70–55	23–10	Wells Fargo Center (20,125) Philadelphia, PA
03/24/2013* 4:10 pm, TBS	No. (S 7)	vs. (S 15) Florida Gulf Coast Third Round	L 71–81	23–11	Wells Fargo Center (20,125) Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) during NCAA Tournament is Seed with Region S=South. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time Zone.

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	20	25	25	23	17	18	18	17	19	16	15	RV	22	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	Not released
Coaches	20	23	25	21	15	15	15	16	17	15	14	25	20	25T	22	RV	RV	RV	RV	—

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.

References

↑ "Alec Williams Leaves SDSU Basketball Program". Archived from the original on June 13, 2013. Retrieved December 5, 2013.
↑ "Aqeel Quinn to Join SDSU Men's Basketball Program".
↑ "SAN DIEGO STATE OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE - Men's Basketball". Archived from the original on February 14, 2010. Retrieved June 24, 2012.
↑ "2011–12 Schedule". Archived from the original on January 28, 2010. Retrieved October 11, 2011.

External links

Aztec Basketball Official Site Archived 2011-02-19 at the Wayback Machine

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[1] "Alec Williams Leaves SDSU Basketball Program". Archived from the original on June 13, 2013. Retrieved December 5, 2013.

[2] "Aqeel Quinn to Join SDSU Men's Basketball Program".

[3] "SAN DIEGO STATE OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE - Men's Basketball". Archived from the original on February 14, 2010. Retrieved June 24, 2012.

[schedule-4] "2011–12 Schedule". Archived from the original on January 28, 2010. Retrieved October 11, 2011.

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