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

American college basketball season
2023–24 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball
Continental Tire Main Event champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
APNo. 17
Record26–11 (11–7 MW)
Head coach
  • Brian Dutcher (7th season)
Assistant coaches
  • David Velasquez
  • Chris Acker
  • JayDee Luster
Offensive schemeWheel
Base defensePack-Line
Home arenaViejas Arena
(Capacity: 12,414)
Seasons
2024–25 →
2023–24 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 22 Utah State 14 – 4   .778 28 – 7   .800
Nevada 13 – 5   .722 26 – 8   .765
Boise State 13 – 5   .722 22 – 11   .667
UNLV 12 – 6   .667 21 – 13   .618
No. 17 San Diego State 11 – 7   .611 26 – 11   .703
New Mexico † 10 – 8   .556 26 – 10   .722
Colorado State 10 – 8   .556 25 – 11   .694
Wyoming 8 – 10   .444 15 – 17   .469
Fresno State 4 – 14   .222 12 – 21   .364
San Jose State 2 – 16   .111 9 – 23   .281
Air Force 2 – 16   .111 9 – 22   .290
† 2024 Mountain West tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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 were led by seventh-year head coach Brian Dutcher and played 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 
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:

  • "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
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt 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 (N/A)
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 W 71–59  15–3
(4–1) 		 22 – LeDee   12 – LeDee   3 – Butler  Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
January 20, 2024
10:00 a.m., CBS 		at Boise State L 66–67  15–4
(4–2) 		 13 – LeDee   8 – LeDee   2 – Tied  ExtraMile Arena (11,705)
Boise, ID
January 23, 2024
6:00 p.m., CBSSN 		Wyoming W 81–65  16–4
(5–2) 		 23 – Butler   7 – LeDee   4 – Butler  Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
January 30, 2024
6:00 p.m., CBSSN 		at Colorado State L 71–79  16–5
(5–3) 		 17 – Waters   7 – LeDee   4 – Tied  Moby Arena (8,093)
Fort Collins, CO
February 3, 2024
12:30 p.m., FOX 		No. 17 Utah State W 81–67  17–5
(6–3) 		 16 – Tied   9 – LeDee   4 – Butler  Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
February 6, 2024
7:30 p.m., FS1 		No. 24 at Air Force W 77–64  18–5
(7–3) 		 15 – Waters   9 – LeDee   4 – Trammell  Clune Arena (1,556)
Colorado Springs, CO
February 9, 2024
5:00 p.m., CBSSN 		No. 24 at Nevada L 66–70 OT 18–6
(7–4) 		 20 – LeDee   10 – Parrish   4 – Tied  Lawlor Events Center (11,394)
Reno, NV
February 13, 2024
6:00 p.m., CBSSN 		Colorado State W 71–55  19–6
(8–4) 		 27 – LeDee   10 – Butler   5 – Trammell  Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
February 16, 2024
7:00 p.m., FS1 		New Mexico W 81–70  20–6
(9–4) 		 23 – LeDee   7 – Pal   6 – Byrd  Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
February 20, 2024
6:00 p.m., CBSSN 		No. 19 at Utah State L 63–68  20–7
(9–5) 		 23 – LeDee   6 – Pal   3 – Trammell  Smith Spectrum (9,233)
Logan, UT
February 24, 2024
7:00 p.m., CBSSN 		No. 19 at Fresno State W 73–41  21–7
(10–5) 		 22 – LeDee   11 – LeDee   6 – Trammell  Save Mart Center (6,452)
Fresno, CA
February 27, 2024
8:00 p.m., CBSSN 		No. 20 San José State W 72–64  22–7
(11–5) 		 27 – LeDee   11 – LeDee   8 – Trammell  Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
March 5, 2024
8:00 p.m., CBSSN 		No. 21 at UNLV
Rivalry 		L 58–62  22–8
(11–6) 		 14 – Saunders   7 – Tied   7 – Trammell  Thomas & Mack Center (7,911)
Paradise, NV
March 8, 2024
7:00 p.m., FS1 		No. 21 Boise State L 77–79 OT 22–9
(11–7) 		 21 – LeDee   6 – Tied   5 – Trammell  Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
Mountain West tournament
March 14, 2024
2:30 p.m., CBSSN 		(5) vs. (4) UNLV
Quarterfinals 		W 74–71 OT 23–9
  34 – LeDee   16 – LeDee   5 – Trammell  Thomas & Mack Center (8,968)
Paradise, NV
March 15, 2024
6:30 p.m., CBSSN 		(5) vs. (1) No. 18 Utah State
Semifinals 		W 86–70  24–9
  22 – LeDee   8 – LeDee   5 – Trammell  Thomas & Mack Center (13,213)
Paradise, NV
March 16, 2024
3:00 p.m., CBS/Paramount+ 		(5) vs. (6) New Mexico
Championship Game 		L 61–68  24–10
  25 – LeDee   7 – Trammell   4 – Trammell  Thomas & Mack Center (11,112)
Paradise, NV
NCAA tournament
March 22, 2024
10:45 a.m., TNT 		(5 E) No. 24 vs. (12 E) UAB
First Round 		W 69–65  25–10
  32 – LeDee   8 – LeDee   4 – Butler  Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena 
Spokane, WA
March 24, 2024
6:40 p.m., TBS 		(5 E) No. 24 vs. (13 E) Yale
Second Round 		W 85–57  26–10
  26 – LeDee   9 – Leader   4 – Tied  Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena (11,514)
Spokane, WA
March 29, 2024
4:39 p.m., TBS/TruTV 		(5 E) No. 24 vs. (1 E) No. 1 UConn
Sweet Sixteen 		L 52–82  26–11
  18 – LeDee   8 – LeDee   6 – Butler  TD Garden 
Boston, MA
*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
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References

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