2020–21 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team

American college basketball season

2020–21 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball
Mountain West regular season champions
Mountain West tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Ranking
APNo. 16
Record23–5 (14–3 MW)
Head coach
  • Brian Dutcher (4th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Chris Acker
  • David Velasquez
  • Jay Morris
Offensive schemeWheel
Base defensePack-Line
Home arenaViejas Arena
(Capacity: 12,414)
Seasons
2020–21 Mountain West Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 16 San Diego State† 14 – 3   .824 23 – 5   .821
Utah State 15 – 4   .789 20 – 9   .690
Colorado State 14 – 4   .778 20 – 8   .714
Boise State 14 – 6   .700 19 – 9   .679
Nevada 10 – 7   .588 16 – 10   .615
Fresno State 9 – 11   .450 12 – 12   .500
UNLV 8 – 10   .444 12 – 15   .444
Wyoming 7 – 9   .438 14 – 11   .560
San Jose State 3 – 13   .188 5 – 16   .238
Air Force 3 – 17   .150 5 – 20   .200
New Mexico 2 – 15   .118 6 – 16   .273
† Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2020–21 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team represented San Diego State University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Aztecs, led by fourth-year head coach Brian Dutcher, played their home games at Viejas Arena as members in the Mountain West Conference. The Aztecs finished the season 23–5, 14–3 in Mountain West play to win the regular season championship. In the Mountain West tournament, they defeated Wyoming, Nevada, and Utah State to win the tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 6 seed in the Midwest region. There they lost in the first round to Syracuse.

Previous season

The Aztecs finished the 2019–20 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 the NCAA tournament, on March 12 the NCAA Tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

2020 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   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:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   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:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    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:

  • "2020 San Diego St. Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com.
  • "2020 San Diego St. Player Commits". ESPN.com.
  • "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2020–21 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) 210 lb (95 kg) So San Leandro HS Oakland, California
G 2 Adam Seiko 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Sierra Canyon HS Boston, Massachusetts
G 3 Terrell Gomez 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Inglewood HS
CSUN 		Los Angeles, California
G 4 Trey Pulliam 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr A&M Consolidated HS
Navarro College 		Bryan, Texas
G 5 Lamont Butler 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Riverside Poly HS Moreno Valley, California
G 10 Keith Dinwiddie Jr. 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Fairfax HS Los Angeles, California
F 11 Matt Mitchell 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Roosevelt HS Riverside, California
F 12 Che Evans 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Saint Maria Goretti HS Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F 14 Cade Alger 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Fr Ripon Christian HS
Seattle 		Ripon, California
G 20 Jordan Schakel 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Bishop Montgomery HS Torrance, California
G 21 Jared Barnett 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 145 lb (66 kg) So Westchester HS Los Angeles, California
F 23 Joshua Tomaić 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Canarias Basketball Academy
Maryland 		Lanzarote, Spain
G 24 Tyler Broughton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Tesoro HS Ladera Ranch, California
F 31 Nathan Mensah 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Findlay Prep Accra, Ghana
G 32 Derek Morhar 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Calabasas HS Calabasas, California
F 33 Aguek Arop 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Omaha South HS Omaha, Nebraska
G 42 Triston Broughton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Tesoro HS Ladera Ranch, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 19, 2020

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 25, 2020*
8:00 pm, CBSSN 		No. 22 UCLA W 73–58  1–0
  15 – Tied   7 – Mensah   6 – Pulliam  Viejas Arena 
San Diego, CA
November 27, 2020*
4:00 pm, Yurview 		UC Irvine W 77–58  2–0
  14 – Johnson   7 – Arop   3 – Tomaic  Viejas Arena 
San Diego, CA
December 2, 2020*
6:00 pm 		Saint Katherine W 83–41  3–0
  16 – Schakel   7 – Mensah   4 – Pulliam  Viejas Arena 
San Diego, CA
December 6, 2020*
1:30 pm, Yurview 		Pepperdine W 65–60  4–0
  17 – Schakel   6 – Mensah   3 – Tied  Viejas Arena 
San Diego, CA
December 10, 2020*
7:00 pm, FS1 		No. 24 at No. 23 Arizona State W 80–68  5–0
  25 – Schakel   15 – Mensah   4 – Gomez  Desert Financial Arena 
Tempe, AZ
December 18, 2020*
2:00 pm, CBSSN 		No. 18 BYU L 62–72  5–1
  35 – Mitchell   4 – Tied   5 – Pulliam  Viejas Arena 
San Diego, CA
December 22, 2020*
6:00 pm, CBSSN 		vs. Saint Mary's W 74–49  6–1
  18 – Mensah   13 – Mensah   4 – Gomez  Robert A. Mott Athletics Center 
San Luis Obispo, CA
January 2, 2021
1:00 pm, CBS 		Colorado State L 67–70  6–2
(0–1) 		 19 – Gomez   7 – Mitchell   6 – Pulliam  Viejas Arena 
San Diego, CA
January 4, 2021
6:00 pm, FS1 		Colorado State W 78–65  7–2
(1–1) 		 28 – Schakel   9 – Schakel   5 – Pulliam  Viejas Arena 
San Diego, CA
January 7, 2021
7:00 pm, CBSSN 		Nevada W 65–60  8–2
(2–1) 		 20 – Mitchell   10 – Mitchell   3 – Tied  Viejas Arena 
San Diego, CA
January 9, 2021
5:00 pm, CBSSN 		Nevada W 69–67  9–2
(3–1) 		 20 – Mitchell   8 – Mitchell   3 – Tied  Viejas Arena 
San Diego, CA
January 14, 2021
6:00 pm, CBSSN 		at Utah State L 45–57  9–3
(3–2) 		 13 – Mensah   9 – Mensah   2 – Tied  Smith Spectrum (1,585)
Logan, UT
January 16, 2021
10:30 am, CBS 		at Utah State L 59–64  9–4
(3–3) 		 16 – Gomez   5 – Tied   2 – Pulliam  Smith Spectrum (1,638)
Logan, UT
January 22, 2021
6:00 pm, FS1 		at Air Force W 98–61  10–4
(4–3) 		 18 – Schakel   7 – Mensah   6 – Pulliam  Clune Arena 
Colorado Springs, CO
January 24, 2021
7:00 pm, FS1 		at Air Force W 91–59  11–4
(5–3) 		 24 – Schakel   7 – Tied   6 – Gomez  Clune Arena 
Colorado Springs, CO
January 28, 2021
6:00 pm, FS1 		Wyoming W 87–57  12–4
(6–3) 		 16 – Schakel   7 – Tomaic   4 – Schakel  Viejas Arena 
San Diego, CA
January 30, 2021
7:00 pm, CBSSN 		Wyoming W 98–71  13–4
(7–3) 		 26 – Mitchell   5 – Tied   4 – Tied  Viejas Arena 
San Diego, CA
February 3, 2021
8:00 pm, FS1 		vs. New Mexico Canceled, ruled a forfeit by New Mexico Rip Griffin Center 
Lubbock, TX
February 5, 2021
6:00 pm, CBSSN 		vs. New Mexico Canceled, ruled a forfeit by New Mexico Rip Griffin Center 
Lubbock, TX
February 8, 2021
8:00 pm, FS1 		San Jose State W 85–54  14–4
(8–3) 		 23 – Schakel   13 – Johnson   5 – Pulliam  Viejas Arena 
San Diego, CA
February 10, 2021
8:00 pm, CBSSN 		San Jose State W 77–55  15–4
(9–3) 		 24 – Schakel   7 – Mitchell   5 – Pulliam  Viejas Arena 
San Diego, CA
February 18, 2021
7:00 pm, CBSSN 		No. 25 at Fresno State W 67–53  16–4
(10–3) 		 19 – Mitchell   8 – Mensah   3 – Tied  Save Mart Center 
Fresno, CA
February 20, 2021
4:30 pm, CBSSN 		No. 25 at Fresno State W 75–57  17–4
(11–3) 		 14 – Schakel   8 – Schakel   2 – Tied  Save Mart Center 
Fresno, CA
February 25, 2021
6:00 pm, FS1 		No. 22 Boise State W 78–66 OT 18–4
(12–3) 		 24 – Mitchell   9 – Mitchell   3 – Gomez  Viejas Arena 
San Diego, CA
February 27, 2021
1:00 pm, CBSSN 		No. 22 Boise State W 62–58  19–4
(13–3) 		 17 – Schakel   8 – Mitchell   4 – Pulliam  Viejas Arena 
San Diego, CA
March 3, 2021
6:00 pm, CBSSN 		No. 19 UNLV W 71–62  20–4
(14–3) 		 19 – Mitchell   9 – Schakel   8 – Pulliam  Thomas & Mack Center (50)
Paradise, NV
Mountain West tournament
March 11, 2021
12:00 pm, CBSSN 		(1) No. 19 vs. (8) Wyoming
Quarterfinals 		W 69–66  21–4
  20 – Gomez   6 – Schakel   4 – Pulliam  Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, NV
March 12, 2021
6:30 pm, CBSSN 		(1) No. 19 vs. (5) Nevada
Semifinals 		W 77–70  22–4
  24 – Mitchell   9 – Schakel   4 – Pulliam  Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, NV
March 13, 2021
3:00 pm, CBS 		(1) No. 19 vs. (2) Utah State
Championship 		W 68–57  23–4
  14 – Mitchell   8 – Mensah   3 – Pulliam  Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, NV
NCAA tournament
March 19, 2021
6:40 pm, CBS 		(6 MW) No. 16 vs. (11 MW) Syracuse
First Round 		L 62–78  23–5
  17 – Tied   8 – Mitchell   6 – Pulliam  Hinkle Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source[1]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
APRVRV2418RVRVRVRV———RV252222191616Not Released
CoachesRVRV*RV20RV23RVRV———RVRV252119т1818RV

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings. No coaches poll for Week 1.

References

  1. ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". goaztetcs.com.com. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
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