2023–24 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team

2023–24 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball
2023–24 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball
Continental Tire Main Event champions
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 24
Record	14–3 (3–1 MW)
Head coach	Brian Dutcher (7th season);
Assistant coaches	David Velasquez; Chris Acker; JayDee Luster;
Offensive scheme	Wheel
Base defense	Pack-Line
Home arena	Viejas Arena ; (Capacity: 12,414)

2023–24 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 16 Utah State	4	–	0	1.000	16	–	1	.941
Boise State	3	–	0	1.000	12	–	4	.750
San Diego State	3	–	1	.750	14	–	3	.824
Nevada	2	–	1	.667	15	–	2	.882
New Mexico	2	–	2	.500	14	–	3	.824
Wyoming	2	–	2	.500	9	–	8	.529
Colorado State	1	–	2	.333	13	–	3	.813
UNLV	1	–	2	.333	8	–	7	.533
San Jose State	1	–	3	.250	8	–	9	.471
Air Force	0	–	3	.000	7	–	8	.467
Fresno State	0	–	3	.000	7	–	9	.438

† 2024 Mountain West tournament winner As of January 13, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023–24 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team represents San Diego State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Aztecs are led by seventh-year head coach Brian Dutcher and play their home games at Viejas Arena as members in the Mountain West Conference.

Previous season

The Aztecs finished the 2022–23 season 32–7, 15–3 in Mountain West play to win the Mountain West regular season championship. They defeated Colorado State, San Jose State, and Utah State to win the Mountain West tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 5 seed in the South region, the school's third straight trip to the tournament. They defeated Charleston and Furman to advance to the Sweet Sixteen for the first time since 2014. They defeated overall No. 1 seed Alabama and Creighton to advance to the Final Four for the first time in school history. In the national semifinal, they defeated Florida Atlantic to advance to the national championship game where they lost to UConn.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Keshad Johnson	0	F	6'7"	225	Senior	Oakland, CA	Graduate transferred to Arizona
Adam Seiko	2	G	6'3"	210	RS Senior	Boston, MA	Graduated
Jared Barnett	4	G	6'1"	155	Senior	Los Angeles, CA	Walk-on; graduate transferred to Cal State Northridge
Matt Bradley	20	G	6'4"	220	GS Senior	San Bernardino, CA	Graduated/signed to play professionally in Germany with Rostock Seawolves
Tyler Broughton	24	G	6'4"	190	Junior	Ladera Ranch, CA	Walk-on; transferred
Nathan Mensah	31	F	6'10"	230	Senior	Accra, Ghana	Graduated/undrafted in 2023 NBA draft; signed with the Charlotte Hornets
Aguek Arop	33	F	6'7"	225	Senior	Omaha, NE	Graduated
Triston Broughton	42	G	6'4"	190	Junior	Ladera Ranch, CA	Walk-on; transferred

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous college
Jay Pal	4	F	6'9"	190	GS Senior	Omaha, NE	Campbell
Reese Dixon-Waters	14	G	6'5"	210	Junior	Long Beach, CA	USC

2023 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
B.J. Davis #40 PG	Modesto, CA	Modesto Christian High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sep 23, 2022
B.J. Davis #40 PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 78
Miles Heide PF	Snoqualmie, WA	Mount Si High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Oct 1, 2022
Miles Heide PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Magoon Gwath C	Garden Grove, CA	Veritas Prep	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jun 26, 2023
Magoon Gwath C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A 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: "2023 San Diego St. Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com. "2023 San Diego St. Player Commits". ESPN.com. "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2024 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2024 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Taj DeGourville #27 SF	Las Vegas, NV	Wasatch Academy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jun 4, 2023
Taj DeGourville #27 SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81
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: "2024 San Diego St. Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com. "2024 San Diego St. Player Commits". ESPN.com. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2023–24 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Magoon Gwath	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	189 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Veritas Prep (CA)	Euless, Texas
F	2	Cade Alger	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	RS Sr	Ripon Christian HS Seattle	Ripon, California
G/F	3	Micah Parrish	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	Sr	River Rouge HS Oakland	Detroit, Michigan
F	4	Jay Pal	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	GS	Omaha Central HS Campbell	Omaha, Nebraska
G	5	Lamont Butler	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	Sr	Riverside Poly HS	Moreno Valley, California
G	8	Cam Lawin (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS Fr	Orr Academy	Chicago, Illinois
G	10	BJ Davis	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	161 lb (73 kg)	Fr	Modesto Christian School	Modesto, California
F	11	Demarshay Johnson Jr.	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS So	Salesian College Prep	Richmond, California
G	12	Darrion Trammell	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	GS	St. Ignatius College Prep Seattle	Marin City, California
F	13	Jaedon LeDee	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	244 lb (111 kg)	GS	The Kinkaid School TCU	Houston, Texas
G	14	Reese Dixon-Waters	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	St. Bernard HS USC	Long Beach, California
G	21	Miles Byrd	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	So	Lincoln	Stockton, California
G	24	Ryan Schwarz (W)	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	Fr	Miramonte	Orinda, California
F	25	Elijah Saunders	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	229 lb (104 kg)	So	Sunnyslope	Phoenix, Arizona
F	40	Miles Heide	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Mount Si	North Bend, Washington
G	42	Ryan Raad (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	189 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Crescenta Valley	Los Angeles, California

Head coach

Brian Dutcher (Minnesota)

Assistant coach(es)

David Velasquez (San Diego State)
Chris Acker (Chaminade)
JayDee Luster (Wyoming)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2023* 7:00 p.m.	No. 17	Cal State San Marcos	W 81–50		20 – LeDee	8 – Tied	4 – Waters	Viejas Arena (12,216) San Diego, CA
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:30 p.m., FS1	No. 17	Cal State Fullerton	W 83–57	1–0	27 – LeDee	10 – LeDee	7 – Butler	Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA
November 10, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 17	at BYU Rivalry	L 65–74	1–1	21 – LeDee	7 – LeDee	3 – Butler	Marriott Center (15,689) Provo, UT
November 14, 2023* 7:00 p.m., YurView		Long Beach State	W 88–76	2–1	27 – LeDee	11 – LeDee	6 – Trammell	Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA
November 17, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		vs. Saint Mary's Continental Tire Main Event semifinals	W 79–54	3–1	25 – LeDee	8 – LeDee	4 – Tied	T-Mobile Arena Paradise, NV
November 19, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN2		vs. Washington Continental Tire Main Event championship	W 100–97 ^OT	4–1	34 – LeDee	17 – LeDee	4 – Tied	T-Mobile Arena (2,064) Paradise, NV
November 25, 2023* 4:00 p.m., MW Network		vs. California SoCal Showdown	W 76–67 ^OT	5–1	24 – Waters	7 – Tied	2 – Tied	The Pavilion at JSerra (2,293) San Juan Capistrano, CA
November 27, 2023* 7:00 p.m., YurView		Point Loma Nazarene	W 71–51	6–1	15 – LeDee	13 – LeDee	5 – Trammell	Viejas Arena (12,240) San Diego, CA
December 1, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UC San Diego	W 63–62	7–1	15 – Parrish	10 – Tied	5 – Tied	LionTree Arena (4,000) San Diego, CA
December 5, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPNU	No. 25	at Grand Canyon	L 73–79	7–2	24 – LeDee	10 – LeDee	6 – Butler	GCU Arena (7,282) Phoenix, AZ
December 9, 2023* 7:40 p.m., FS1	No. 25	UC Irvine	W 63–62	8–2	14 – Parrish	12 – Waters	3 – Parrish	Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA
December 19, 2023* 7:00 p.m., YurView		Saint Katherine	W 91–57	9–2	17 – LeDee	9 – Heide	3 – Tied	Viejas Arena (11,932) San Diego, CA
December 21, 2023* 6:00 p.m., CBSSN		Stanford	W 74–60	10–2	18 – Butler	7 – Heide	4 – Butler	Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA
December 29, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN2		at No. 13 Gonzaga	W 84–74	11–2	22 – Waters	7 – LeDee	3 – LeDee	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
Mountain West regular season
January 3, 2024 7:30 p.m., FS1		Fresno State	W 74–47	12–2 (1–0)	21 – LeDee	7 – Parrish	4 – Butler	Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA
January 6, 2024 1:00 p.m., CBS		UNLV Rivalry	W 72–61	13–2 (2–0)	20 – LeDee	11 – LeDee	3 – Butler	Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA
January 9, 2024 8:00 p.m., CBSSN	No. 19	at San José State	W 81–78	14–2 (3–0)	31 – LeDee	10 – LeDee	3 – Parrish	Provident Credit Union Event Center (4,299) San Jose, CA
January 13, 2024 11:00 a.m., CBS	No. 19	at New Mexico	L 70–88	14–3 (3–1)	15 – LeDee	9 – Waters	5 – Butler	The Pit (15,437) Albuquerque, NM
January 17, 2024 8:00 p.m., CBSSN		Nevada						Viejas Arena San Diego, CA
January 20, 2024 10:00 a.m., CBS		at Boise State						ExtraMile Arena Boise, ID
January 23, 2024 6:00 p.m., CBSSN		Wyoming						Viejas Arena San Diego, CA
January 30, 2024 6:00 p.m., CBSSN		at Colorado State						Moby Arena Fort Collins, CO
February 3, 2024 12:30 p.m., FOX		Utah State						Viejas Arena San Diego, CA
February 6, 2024 7:30 p.m., FS1		at Air Force						Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO
February 9, 2024 5:00 p.m., CBSSN		at Nevada						Lawlor Events Center Reno, NV
February 13, 2024 6:00 p.m., CBSSN		Colorado State						Viejas Arena San Diego, CA
February 16, 2024 7:00 p.m., FS1		New Mexico						Viejas Arena San Diego, CA
February 20, 2024 6:00 p.m., CBSSN		at Utah State						Smith Spectrum Logan, UT
February 24, 2024 7:00 p.m., CBSSN		at Fresno State						Save Mart Center Fresno, CA
February 27, 2024 8:00 p.m., CBSSN		San José State						Viejas Arena San Diego, CA
March 5, 2024 8:00 p.m., CBSSN		at UNLV Rivalry						Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
March 8, 2024 7:00 p.m., FS1		Boise State						Viejas Arena San Diego, CA
Mountain West tournament
March 12–16, 2024 TBA		vs. TBA						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

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	17	RV	RV	RV	25	RV	RV	RV	RV	19	RV									Not released
Coaches	15	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	19	24

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.

References

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