San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball

San Diego State Aztecs
San Diego State Aztecs
	2015–16 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team
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University	San Diego State University
First season	1921-22
All-time record	1,366-1067-1 (.560)
Conference	MWC
Location	San Diego, CA
Head coach	Steve Fisher (17th year)
Arena	Viejas Arena; (Capacity: 12,414)
Nickname	Aztecs
Student section	The Show
Colors	Red, Black, and White;
Uniforms
NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen
	2011, 2014
NCAA Tournament Round of 32
	2011, 2013, 2014, 2015
NCAA Tournament appearances
	1975, 1976, 1985, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
Conference tournament champions
	1976, 1985, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2011
Conference regular season champions
	1923, 1925, 1932, 1934, 1937, 1939, 1941, 1942, 1954, 1957, 1958, 1967, 1968, 1977, 1978, 2006, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015

The San Diego State Aztecs basketball team is the college basketball program that represents San Diego State University, located in San Diego, California. The school's team currently competes in the Mountain West Conference, and play their home games in Viejas Arena. The team began play in 1921 and have been to 6 NAIA tournaments winning in 1941, 3 NCAA Division II tournaments, 5 NIT tournaments, and 8 NCAA Division I tournaments. Since joining the Mountain West Conference, the Aztecs have won 4 MWC tournaments. Former players who went on to achieve notable success in other areas are Art Linkletter and Tony Gwynn.

Team history

The Aztecs first began playing during the 1921–22 basketball season as part of the Southern California JC conference.^[1] They competed in Division III until 1956. They competed in 6 NAIA tournaments. Runners up in 1939 and in 1940, the Aztecs finally prevailed and won the 1941 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.^[2] They became a NCAA Division I school in 1970 and moved to the Western Athletic Conference in 1978.^[3] In 1999 the Aztecs left the WAC and became a charter member of the Mountain West Conference.^[4] Prior to entering the Mountain West, they went to 3 NCAA Conference tournaments. During their time in the MWC, the Aztecs have won 4 conference tournaments and have been to 4 NCAA tournaments and 4 NIT tournaments.^[4] In 2010–11 season, the Aztecs were ranked as high as 4th in the nation and won their first ever games in the NCAA tournament, reaching the Sweet Sixteen.^[5]

Rivalries

The Aztecs have three major rivalries, the UNLV Rebels, the USD Toreros, and the BYU Cougars. Their primary rival is the UNLV Rebels, especially in recent years with some memorable showdowns. The USD Torereos are the Aztecs crosstown rivals and play them annually through non-conference play, also known as the City Championship. The Aztecs rivalry with the BYU Cougars is inactive since 2011 when the Cougars left the MWC for the WCC, although it is now widely recognized that the New Mexico Lobos have since filled that position.

Facilities

Cox Arena at Aztec Bowl

The Aztecs play their home games at Viejas Arena (formerly Cox Arena), which is located on the west side of campus. Viejas Arena opened in 1997 as Cox Arena and seats 12,414 for basketball games.^[6] In 2009, the Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians purchased the naming rights for ten years.^[7] The arena features an octagonal scoreboard with video-replay system, that includes up-to-the-minute statistical information on individual players.^[7] The facility is also equipped with seven locker rooms, two of which are complete with team rooms, equipment rooms, and a shared training room.^[7]

Prior to the opening of the arena, men's basketball played its games at Peterson Gym and, for more than 30 years, at the San Diego Sports Arena.^[8]^[9]^[10]

Head coaches

Denotes through the 2013–14 basketball season.

Name	Seasons	Record	Percentage
C.E. Peterson	1921–26	70–30	.700
Tom McMullen	1926–29	23–17	.575
Morris Gross	1929–42	190–85	.690
Don DeLauer	1942–43	14–9	.609
Alex Alexander	1943–45	17–26	.395
Charlie Smith	1945–48	45–36	.563
George Ziegenfuss	1948–69	316–229	.580
Dick Davis	1969–74	65–67	.492
Tim Vezie	1974–79	77–62	.554
Smokey Gaines	1979–87	112–117	.489
Jim Brandenburg	1987–91	52–87	.356
Jim Harrick Jr. (Interim coach)	1992	0–7	.000
Tony Fuller	1992–94	20–37	.351
Fred Trenkle	1994–99	55–83	.399
*Steve Fisher	1999–present	310–174	.638

Season-by-season results

All information retrieved from the 2010–11 San Diego State Aztec Men's Basketball Media Guide

NAIA era

Season	Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
C.E. Peterson (Southern California JC) (1921–1925)
1921–22	C.E. Peterson	14–8	4-1	2
1922–23	C.E. Peterson	17–5	6-0	1
1923–24	C.E. Peterson	7–6	5-1	2
1924–25	C.E. Peterson	17-7	3-0	1
C.E. Peterson (Independent) (1925–1926)
1925–26	C.E. Peterson	15-4	–
C.E. Peterson:		70–30	18–2
Tom McMullen (SCIAC) (1926–1928)
1926–27	Tom McMullen	9–6	5-6	4
1927–28	Tom McMullen	10-8	2-6	6
Tom McMullen:		23–17^{[lower-alpha 1]}	8–12
Morris Gross (SCIAC) (1928–1939)
1928–29	Morris Gross	8–8^{[lower-alpha 1]}	3-4	4
1929–30	Morris Gross	6–6	2-5	5
1930–31	Morris Gross	7–3	3-4	4
1931–32	Morris Gross	13–2	5-1	1
1932–33	Morris Gross	5–6	4-3	3
1933–34	Morris Gross	11–5	10-2	1
1934–35	Morris Gross	13–7	5-5	4
1935–36	Morris Gross	11–5	7-3	2
1936–37	Morris Gross	17–9	9-1	1
1937–38	Morris Gross	20–8	5-3	2
1938–39	Morris Gross	24–7	6-2	1	Lost NAIA Finals
Morris Gross (California Collegiate Athletic Association) (1939–1942)
1939–40	Morris Gross	22–6	3-3	3	Lost NAIA Finals
1940–41	Morris Gross	24–7	8-4	1	NAIA National Champions
1941–42	Morris Gross	13–9	8-4	1	Lost NAIA 2nd Round
Morris Gross:		190–85	78–44
Don DeLauer/Dick Mitchell^{[lower-alpha 2]} (Independent) (1942–1943)
1942–43	Don DeLauer/Dick Mitchell	14–9	–
Don DeLauer/Dick Mitchell:		14–9	–
Alex Alexander (Independent) (1943–1945)
1943–44	Alex Alexander	6–10	–
1944–45	Alex Alexander	11–16	–
Alex Alexander:		17–26	–
Charlie Smith (Independent) (1945–1946)
1945–46	Charlie Smith	18-8	–
Charlie Smith (California Collegiate Athletic Association) (1946–1948)
1946–47	Charlie Smith	13-5	5-5	2
1947–48	Charlie Smith	14-13	5-5	3
Charlie Smith:		45–26	10-10
George Ziegenfuss (California Collegiate Athletic Association) (1948–1955)
1948–49	George Ziegenfuss	13-13	6-4	2
1949–50	George Ziegenfuss	14-10	5-5	3
1950–51	George Ziegenfuss	9-19	3-7	5
1951–52	George Ziegenfuss	11-12	3-5	5
1952–53	George Ziegenfuss	16-12	7-3	2
1953–54	George Ziegenfuss	18-6	8-2	1	Lost NAIA 1st Round
1954–55	George Ziegenfuss	17-19	5-3	T-2
George Ziegenfuss (Independent) (1955–1956)
1955–56	George Ziegenfuss	23-6	–		Lost NAIA 2nd Round
George Ziegenfuss:		121–97	37-29
Total:		480–290
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Tom McMullen coached the first 7 games of the 1928-29 season before being replaced by Morris Gross.
↑ DeLauer and Mitchell were co-head coaches.

Division II era

Season	Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
George Ziegenfuss (California Collegiate Athletic Association) (1956–1968)
1956–57	George Ziegenfuss	17–10	6-2	1	Lost NCAA DII Quarter-Finals
1957–58	George Ziegenfuss	17–8	9-1	T-1
1958–59	George Ziegenfuss	17–8	7-3	2
1959-60	George Ziegenfuss	9-17	2-3	6
1960–61	George Ziegenfuss	10–14	3-7	6
1961–62	George Ziegenfuss	10–16	5-7	5
1962–63	George Ziegenfuss	17–9	8-4	T-2
1963–64	George Ziegenfuss	15–11	6-4	3
1964–65	George Ziegenfuss	14–11	5-5	3
1965–66	George Ziegenfuss	14–12	6-4	T-2
1966–67	George Ziegenfuss	24–5	9-1	1	Lost NCAA DII Quarter-Finals
1967–68	George Ziegenfuss	21–6	11-3	1	Lost NCAA DII 1st Round
George Ziegenfuss (Independent) (1968–1969)
1968–69	George Ziegenfuss	10–15		–
George Ziegenfuss:		195–142	77–44
Dick Davis (Pacific Coast Athletic Association) (1969–1970)
1969–70	Dick Davis	13–13	3-7	5
Dick Davis:		13–13	3–7
Total:		208–155
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

Division I era

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Aztecs inside Viejas Arena

Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Season	Head Coach	Conference	Overall	Conference Tournament	Post Season
1970–71	Dick Davis	3–7 (5th)	12–14
1971–72	Dick Davis	7–5 (3rd)	18–10
1972–73	Dick Davis	7–5 (3rd)	15–11
1973–74	Dick Davis	4–8 T-(4th)	7–19
1974–75	Tim Vezie	6–4 (2nd)	14–13		Lost NCAA 1st Round
1975–76	Tim Vezie	5–5 T-(3rd)	16–13	Champion	Lost NCAA 1st Round
1976–77	Tim Vezie	9–3 T-(1st)	13–15	Lost 1st Round
1977–78	Tim Vezie	11–3 T-(1st)	19–9	Lost Semi-Finals

Western Athletic Conference
Season	Head Coach	Conference	Overall	Conference Tournament	Post Season
1978–79	Tim Vezie	4–8 T-(5)	15–12
1979–80	Smokey Gaines	3–11 T-(7th)	6–21
1980–81	Smokey Gaines	8–8 (5th)	15–12
1981–82	Smokey Gaines	11–5 T-(2nd)	20–9		Lost NIT 1st Round
1982–83	Smokey Gaines	8–8 T-(5th)	18–10
1983–84	Smokey Gaines	6–10 T-(6th)	15–13
1984–85	Smokey Gaines	11–5 (2nd)	23–8	Champion	Lost NCAA 1st Round
1985–86	Smokey Gaines	7–9 (6th)	10–19	Lost Semi-Finals
1986–87	Smokey Gaines	2–14 T-(8th)	5–25	Lost Quarter-Finals
1987–88	Jim Brandenburg	5–11 (7th)	5–23	Lost Quarter-Finals
1988–89	Jim Brandenburg	4–12 (9th)	12–17	Lost First Round
1989–90	Jim Brandenburg	4–12 (8th)	13–18	Lost First Round
1990–91	Jim Brandenburg	6–10 T-(7th)	13–16	Lost Quarter-Finals
1991–92	Jim Brandenburg*	0–16 (9th)	2–26
1992–93	Tony Fuller	3–15 T-(9th)	8–21	Lost Quarter-Finals
1993–94	Tony Fuller	6–12 (9th)	12–16	Lost Quarter-Finals
1994–95	Fred Trenkle	5–13 (9th)	11–17	Lost Quarterfinals
1995–96	Fred Trenkle	8–10 T-(6th)	15–14	Lost Quarter Finals
1996–97	Fred Trenkle	4–12 (7th)	12–15
1997–98	Fred Trenkle	5–9 (6th)	13–15	Lost Quarter Finals
1998–99	Fred Trenkle	2–12 (8th)	4–22

* Jim Harrick Jr. coached the final 7 games of 1991–92 season.

Mountain West Conference
Season	Head Coach	Conference	Overall	Conference Tournament	Post Season
1999-00	Steve Fisher	0–14 (8th)	5–23	Lost Quarter Finals
2000–01	Steve Fisher	4–10 (7th)	14–14	Quarter Finals
2001–02	Steve Fisher	7–7 (T–4th)	21–12	Tournament Champion	Lost NCAA 1st round
2002–03	Steve Fisher	6–8 (5th)	16–14	Lost Quarter Finals	Lost NIT 2nd round
2003–04	Steve Fisher	5–9 (T–5th)	14–16	Lost Quarter Finals
2004–05	Steve Fisher	4–10 (6th)	11–18	Lost Semi Finals
2005–06	Steve Fisher	13–3 (1st)	24–9	Tournament Champion	Lost NCAA 1st round
2006–07	Steve Fisher	10–6 T-(3rd)	22–11	Lost Quarter Finals	Lost NIT 2nd round
2007–08	Steve Fisher	9–7 (4th)	20–13	Lost Semi Finals	Lost NIT 1st round
2008–09	Steve Fisher	11–5 (4th)	26–10	Lost Finals	Lost NIT Semi-finals
2009–10	Steve Fisher	11–5 (T–3rd)	25–9	Tournament Champion	Lost NCAA 1st round
2010–11	Steve Fisher	14–2 (T–1st)	34–3	Tournament Champion	Lost NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2011–12	Steve Fisher	10–4 (T–1st)	26–8	Lost Finals	Lost NCAA 2nd round
2012–13	Steve Fisher	9–7 (T–4th)	23–11	Lost Semi-Finals	Lost NCAA 3rd round
2013–14	Steve Fisher	16–2 (1st)	30–4	Lost Finals	Lost NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2014–15	Steve Fisher	14–4 (T–1st)	27–9	Lost Finals	Lost NCAA 3rd round

Postseason

NCAA Division I tournament results

The Aztecs have appeared in the NCAA Division I Tournament 11 times. Their combined record is 6–11.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Results
1975		Round of 32	UNLV	L 80–90
1976		Round of 32	UCLA	L 64–74
1985	#13	Round of 64	#4 UNLV	L 80–85
2002	#13	Round of 64	#4 Illinois	L 64–93
2006	#11	Round of 64	#6 Indiana	L 83–87
2010	#11	Round of 64	#6 Tennessee	L 59–62
2011	#2	Round of 64 Round of 32 Sweet Sixteen	#15 Northern Colorado #7 Temple #3 Connecticut	W 68–59 W 71–64 L 67–74
2012	#6	Round of 64	#11 NC State	L 65–79
2013	#7	Round of 64 Round of 32	#10 Oklahoma #15 Florida Gulf Coast	W 70–55 L 71–81
2014	#4	Round of 64 Round of 32 Sweet Sixteen	#13 New Mexico State #12 North Dakota State #1 Arizona	W 73–69 ^OT W 63–44 L 64–70
2015	#8	Round of 64 Round of 32	#9 St. John's #1 Duke	W 76–64 L 49–68

NCAA Division II tournament results

The Aztecs have appeared in the NCAA Division II Tournament three times. Their combined record is 5–3.

Year	Round	Opponent	Results
1957	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight	Chapman Regis Cal State Los Angeles	W 75–56 W 81–78 L 55–57
1967	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight	Portland State Nevada Southern Illinois State	W 101–73 W 88–71 L 76–77 ^3OT
1968	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals	UC Irvine UC Davis	L 69–78 W 79–72

NAIA tournament results

The Aztecs have appeared in the NAIA Tournament six times. Their combined record is 15–5. They were NAIA National Champions in 1941.

Year	Round	Opponent	Results
1939	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals National Championship	Northern State East Texas State Manchester Peru State Southwestern (KS)	W 49–25 W 41–36 W 49–41 W 49–39 L 31–32
1940	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals National Championship	Central State Appalachian State Pittsburgh State Delta State Tarkio	W 36–35 W 48–46 W 32–30 W 30–28 L 42–52
1941	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals National Championship	Western Montana Culver-Stockton Texas Western West Texas State Murray State	W 46–29 W 46–41 ^OT W 44–42 W 43–40 W 36–34
1942	First Round Second Round	Chadron State Bemidji State	W 36–29 L 32–41
1954	First Round	Pasadena	L 87–90
1956	First Round Second Round	Alderson-Broaddus Gustavus Adolphus	W 77–64 L 60–69

NIT results

The Aztecs have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) five times. Their combined record is 5–5.

Year	Round	Opponent	Results
1982	First Round	UC Irvine	L 69–70
2003	First Round Second Round	UC Santa Barbar Texas Tech	W 67–62 L 57–48
2007	First Round Second Round	Missouri State Syracuse	W 74–70 L 64–80
2008	First Round	Florida	L 49–73
2009	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals	Weber State Kansas State Saint Mary's Baylor	W 65–49 W 70–52 W 70–66 L 62–76

Team records

All-time record vs. current MWC teams

Official record (including any NCAA imposed vacates and forfeits) against all current MWC opponents as of the completion of the 2012 season:

Opponent	Games Played	Won	Lost	Percentage	Streak	First Meeting
Air Force	72	50	22	.694	Won 3	1973-74
Boise State	9	8	1	.889	Won 3	1976-77
Colorado State	73	36	37	.493	Won 2	1961-62
Fresno State	106	58	48	.547	Won 8	1939-40
Nevada	11	8	3	.727	Won 3	1956-57
New Mexico	78	34	44	.436	Lost 1	1975-76
San Jose State	66	32	34	.485	Won 3	1936-37
UNLV	59	24	35	.407	Won 3	1965-66
Utah State	6	3	3	.500	Won 3	1962-63
Wyoming	74	35	39	.473	Lost 1	1978-79
Totals	554	288	266	.520

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Career leaders

Career Scoring Leaders
Seasons	Player	Points
2004–07	Brandon Heath	2189
1981–84	Michael Cage	1,846
1983–86	Anthony Watson	1,735
2009–13	Chase Tapley	1,526
1955–57	Tony Pinkins	1,475
1952–54	Bob Brady	1,389
1973–76	Steve Copp	1,352
2007–11	Billy White	1,294
1966–68	Al Skalecky	1,271
1987–89	Tony Ross	1,259

Career Rebound Leaders
Seasons	Player	Rebounds
1981–84	Michael Cage	1317
1966–68	Al Skalecky	1090
2004–2006	Marcus Slaughter	775
1963–65	Larry Meek	764
1973–76	Steve Copp	737
1982–85	Leonard Allen	724
2009–11	Kawhi Leonard	716
1974, 1976–79	Joel Kramer	711
1954–56	Aerick Sanders	686

Career Assist Leaders
Seasons	Player	Assists
1978–81	Tony Gwynn	590
2006–09	Richie Williams	479
1994–97	Chad Nelson	412
2004–07	Brandon Heath	394
1974–77	Mark Delsman	376
1983–86	Anthony Watson	356
1982–83	Keith Smith	349
2001–03	Deandre Moore	339
1977–78	Dean Decker	307
2009–13	Chase Tapley	303

Career Steals Leaders
Seasons	Player	Steals
2006–09	Richie Williams	246
2004–07	Brandon Heath	217
1983–86	Anthony Watson	192
2009–13	Chase Tapley	197
1994–97	Chad Nelson	175
2007–11	Billy White	149
1978–81	Tony Gwynn	141
2006–09	Kyle Spain	137
1980–83	Eddie Morris	131
1998–99	Matt Watts	126
1989–90	Michael Best	126

Career Games played Leaders
Seasons	Player	Games
2007–11	D.J. Gay	140
2009–13	Chase Tapley	134
2007–11	Billy White	134
2006–09	Richie Williams	127
2004–07	Brandon Heath	125
2005–09	Matt Thomas	124
2003–06	John Sharper	119
1982–85	Leonard Allen	116
2006–09	Kyle Spain	115
1999-02	Myron Epps	113
1993–96	Berry Randle	113

Career Minutes played Leaders
Seasons	Player	Minutes
2004–07	Brandon Heath	4,275
1981–84	Michael Cage	4,262
2007–11	D.J. Gay	4,222
2009–13	Chase Tapley	3,813
2006–09	Richie Williams	3,780
1994–97	Chad Nelson	3,692
2007–11	Billy White	3,532
1983–86	Anthony Watson	3,330
1982–85	Leonard Allen	3,191

Single season leaders

(*) Lead conference

Season Scoring Leaders
Season	Player	Points	PPG
1983–84	Michael Cage	686	24.5
2006–07	Brandon Heath	637	19.3
1985–86	Anthony Watson	630*	22.5
2005–06	Brandon Heath	607*	18.4
1952–53	Bob Brady	585	20.9
2012–13	Jamaal Franklin	560	17.0
2011–12	Jamaal Franklin	557	17.4
2010–11	Kawhi Leonard	557	15.5
1982–83	Michael Cage	547	19.5
1984–85	Anthony Watson	544	17.5

Season Rebound Leaders
Season	Player	Rebounds	RPG
1966–67	Al Skalecky	394	13.6
2010–11	Kawhi Leonard	380*	10.6
1965–66	Al Skalecky	356	13.7
1980–81	Michael Cage	355*	13.1
1982–83	Michael Cage	354*	12.6
1983–84	Michael Cage	352*	12.6
1971–72	Chris McMurray	350	12.5
1967–68	Al Skalecky	340	12.6
2009–10	Kawhi Leonard	336*	9.9
2005–06	Marcus Slaughter	329*	11

Season Assists Leaders
Season	Player	Assists	APG
1979–80	Tony Gwynn	221*	8.2
1981–82	Keith Smith	212*	7.3
1977–78	Dean Decker	176	6.3
2003–04	Wesley Stokes	175	5.8
1984–85	Creon Dorsey	171*	5.5
1980–81	Tony Gwynn	164	6.3
1975–76	Ray Leary	163	5.6
1978–79	Tony Gwynn	153*	5.7
2006–07	Richie Williams	151	4.6
1995–96	Raymond Kelly	150	5.2

Season Steals Leaders
Season	Player	Steals	SPG
2008–09	Richie Williams	77*	2.1
1984–85	Anthony Watson	74	2.4
2006–07	Richie Williams	69*	2.1
1989–90	Michael Best	65	2.2
1998–99	Matt Watts	65*	2.6
1995–96	Raymond King	63	2.2
2004–05	Brandon Heath	63*	2.2
1988–89	Michael Best	61	2.3
1997–98	Matt Watts	61	2.2
2011–12	Chase Tapley	60	2.3

Season Blocks Leaders
Season	Player	Blocks
1984–85	Leonard Allen	82
2010–11	Malcolm Thomas	75
2009–10	Malcolm Thomas	52*
2012–13	Skylar Spencer	51
1983–84	Michael Cage	47
1990–91	Marty Dow	46
1983–84	Leonard Allen	46
1981–82	Leonard Allen	45
1979–80	Eddy Gordon	43
2006–07	Jerome Habel	41*

Single game leaders (DI era)

Most Points in a game
Date	Player	Points	Opponent
February 20, 1986	Anthony Watson	54	USIU
March 3, 1979	Kim Goetz	44	Utah
February 9, 1979	Kim Goetz	42	Colorado State
February 5, 1980	Eddie Morris	41	UNLV

Most Rebounds in a game
Date	Player	Rebounds	Opponent
December 29, 1980	Michael Cage	26	LaSalle
February 24, 1979	Steve Malovic	23	New Mexico State
December 21, 1971	Chris McMurray	23	Chapman University
March 13, 2010	Kawhi Leonard	21	UNLV

Most Assists in a game
Date	Player	Assists	Opponent
February 5, 1980	Tony Gwynn	18	UNLV
March 7, 1981	Tony Gwynn	16	New Mexico State
February 14, 1980	Tony Gwynn	14	New Mexico State

All stats are from the Aztecs official record book and are updated through the 2010–2011 basketball season.

Notable former players

National Basketball Association players
Player	Position	Team
Steve Malovic	Power forward	3 NBA teams
Michael Cage	Power forward & center	5 NBA teams
Kawhi Leonard	Small forward	San Antonio Spurs
Malcolm Thomas	Power forward	4 NBA teams

Other Professional Leagues
Player	Position	(League) Team
Tony Gwynn	Hall of Fame outfielder	(MLB) San Diego Padres
Brandon Heath	Guard	(NBL) BC Levski Sofia
Marcus Slaughter	Power forward & center	(Liga ACB) Real Madrid Baloncesto
Jamaal Franklin	Shooting Guard	(CBA) Zhejiang Lions

Media
Player	Known for	Appearances
Art Linkletter	Television personality	Host of House Party Host of People are Funny

References

↑ Fontius, David Howard A History of Basketball at San Diego State University From 1921 to 1971 San Diego, 1976^{[page needed]}
↑ http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/naia/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/mensd1champhistory.pdf
↑ SDSU add may herald better days Long Beach Press-Telegram Wednesday, December 21, 2011
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↑ http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/mar/23/sdsu-tries-crash-party/
↑ http://www.cbs8.com/Global/story.asp?S=10023979&nav=menu1607_2_2
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↑ http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/sdsu/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2012-13/misc_non_event/HistoryMG1213.pdf

External links

Official Aztec Basketball Site

[McMullen_firing-11] 1.0 ^1.1 Tom McMullen coached the first 7 games of the 1928-29 season before being replaced by Morris Gross.

[12] DeLauer and Mitchell were co-head coaches.

[1] Fontius, David Howard A History of Basketball at San Diego State University From 1921 to 1971 San Diego, 1976^{[page needed]}

[2] ttp://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/naia/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/mensd1champhistory.pdf

[3] SDSU add may herald better days Long Beach Press-Telegram Wednesday, December 21, 2011

[goaztecs.cstv.com-4] 4.0 ^4.1 http://goaztecs.cstv.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/sdsu/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/mbb-mg-history-11

[5] ttp://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/mar/23/sdsu-tries-crash-party/

[6] ttp://www.cbs8.com/Global/story.asp?S=10023979&nav=menu1607_2_2

[ReferenceA-7] 7.0 ^7.1 ^7.2 http://goaztecs.cstv.com/facilities/viejas-arena.html

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[9] ttp://www.eastcountymagazine.org/node/784

[10] ttp://goaztecs.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/bio-Fisher.html

[13] ttp://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/sdsu/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2012-13/misc_non_event/HistoryMG1213.pdf

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v t e San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball
Venues	Peterson Gym (1961–1997) San Diego Sports Arena (alternate; 1966–1997) Viejas Arena (1997–present)
Rivalries	San Diego
Culture & lore	History The Show
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16
NAIA national championship in bold

v t e Mountain West Conference men's basketball
Teams	Air Force Falcons Boise State Broncos Colorado State Rams Fresno State Bulldogs Nevada Wolf Pack New Mexico Lobos San Diego State Aztecs San Jose State Spartans UNLV Runnin' Rebels Utah State Aggies Wyoming Cowboys
Championships & awards	Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Player of the Year
Seasons	1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

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