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

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

2023–24 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
APNo. 17
Record0–0 (0–0 MW)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • David Velasquez
  • Chris Acker
  • JayDee Luster
Offensive schemeWheel
Base defensePack-Line
Home arenaViejas Arena
(Capacity: 12,414)
2023–24 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Air Force00 00  
Boise State00 00  
Colorado State00 00  
Fresno State00 00  
Nevada00 00  
New Mexico00 00  
No. 17 San Diego State00 00  
San Jose State00 00  
UNLV00 00  
Utah State00 00  
Wyoming00 00  
2024 MW tournament winner winner
Rankings from AP poll

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

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Keshad Johnson0F6'7"225SeniorOakland, CAGraduate transferred to Arizona
Adam Seiko2G6'3"210RS SeniorBoston, MAGraduated
Jared Barnett4G6'1"155SeniorLos Angeles, CAWalk-on; graduate transferred to Cal State Northridge
Matt Bradley20G6'4"220GS SeniorSan Bernardino, CAGraduated/signed to play professionally in Germany with Rostock Seawolves
Tyler Broughton24G6'4"190JuniorLadera Ranch, CAWalk-on; transferred
Nathan Mensah31F6'10"230SeniorAccra, GhanaGraduated/undrafted in 2023 NBA draft; signed with the Charlotte Hornets
Aguek Arop33F6'7"225SeniorOmaha, NEGraduated
Triston Broughton42G6'4"190JuniorLadera Ranch, CAWalk-on; transferred

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious college
Jay Pal4F6'9"190GS SeniorOmaha, NECampbell
Reese Dixon-Waters14G6'5"210JuniorLong Beach, CAUSC

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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    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 
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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   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:

Roster

2023–24 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 0 Magoon Gwath 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)189 lb (86 kg) FrVeritas Prep (CA) Euless, Texas
F 2 Cade Alger 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)196 lb (89 kg) RS SrRipon Christian HS
Seattle
Ripon, California
G/F 3 Micah Parrish 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)193 lb (88 kg) SrRiver Rouge HS
Oakland
Detroit, Michigan
F 4 Jay Pal 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)185 lb (84 kg) GSOmaha Central HS
Campbell
Omaha, Nebraska
G 5 Lamont Butler 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)207 lb (94 kg) SrRiverside Poly HS Moreno Valley, California
G 8 Cam Lawin (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS FrOrr Academy Chicago, Illinois
G 10 BJ Davis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)161 lb (73 kg) FrModesto Christian School Modesto, California
F 11 Demarshay Johnson Jr. 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)205 lb (93 kg) RS SoSalesian College Prep Richmond, California
G 12 Darrion Trammell 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)176 lb (80 kg) GSSt. Ignatius College Prep
Seattle
Marin City, California
F 13 Jaedon LeDee 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)244 lb (111 kg) GSThe Kinkaid School
TCU
Houston, Texas
G 14 Reese Dixon-Waters 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)215 lb (98 kg) JrSt. Bernard HS
USC
Long Beach, California
G 21 Miles Byrd 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)184 lb (83 kg) SoLincoln Stockton, California
G 24 Ryan Schwarz (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)176 lb (80 kg) FrMiramonte Orinda, California
F 25 Elijah Saunders 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)229 lb (104 kg) SoSunnyslope Phoenix, Arizona
F 40 Miles Heide 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)225 lb (102 kg) FrMount Si North Bend, Washington
G 42 Ryan Raad (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)189 lb (86 kg) FrCrescenta Valley Los Angeles, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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     Viejas Arena 
San Diego, CA
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:30 p.m., FS1
No. 17 Cal State Fullerton     Viejas Arena 
San Diego, CA
November 10, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 17 at BYU     Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
November 14, 2023*
TBA, TBA
Long Beach State     Viejas Arena 
San Diego, CA
November 17, 2023*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
vs. Saint Mary's
Continental Tire Main Event semifinals
    T-Mobile Arena 
Paradise, NV
November 19, 2023*
4:30 p.m./7:00 p.m., TBA
vs. Washington/Xavier
Continental Tire Main Event
    T-Mobile Arena 
Paradise, NV
November 25, 2023*
TBA, TBA
vs. California
SoCal Showdown
    The Pavilion at JSerra 
San Juan Capistrano, CA
November 27, 2023*
TBA, TBA
Point Loma Nazarene     Viejas Arena 
San Diego, CA
December 1, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UC San Diego     LionTree Arena 
San Diego, CA
December 5, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPNU
at Grand Canyon     GCU Arena 
Phoenix, AZ
December 9, 2023*
7:30 p.m., FS1
UC Irvine     Viejas Arena 
San Diego, CA
December 19, 2023*
TBA
Saint Katherine     Viejas Arena 
San Diego, CA
December 21, 2023*
6:00 p.m., CBSSN
Stanford     Viejas Arena 
San Diego, CA
December 29, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN2
at Gonzaga     McCarthey Athletic Center 
Spokane, WA
Mountain West regular season
January 3, 2024
7:30 p.m., FS1
Fresno State     Viejas Arena 
San Diego, CA
January 6, 2024
1:00 p.m., CBS
UNLV     Viejas Arena 
San Diego, CA
January 9, 2024
8:00 p.m., CBSSN
at San José State     Provident Credit Union Event Center 
San Jose, CA
January 13, 2024
TBA, CBS
at New Mexico     The Pit 
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     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
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
AP17Not released
Coaches15

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.

References

  1. "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". goaztetcs.com.com. Retrieved 2023-09-11.
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