2016–17 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team

2016–17 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball

Conference	Mountain West Conference
2016–17 record	4–1 (0–0 Mountain West)
Head coach	Steve Fisher (18th year)
Assistant coach	Brian Dutcher
Assistant coach	Justin Hutson
Assistant coach	David Velasquez
Home arena	Viejas Arena

2016–17 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Colorado State	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
San Diego State	0	–	0	–	4	–	1	.800
Nevada	0	–	0	–	6	–	2	.750
New Mexico	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
UNLV	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
Fresno State	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
Wyoming	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
Air Force	0	–	0	–	5	–	3	.625
Boise State	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
San Jose State	0	–	0	–	3	–	3	.500
Utah State	0	–	0	–	3	–	3	.500

† 2017 MWC Tournament winner As of December 4, 2016; Rankings from AP

The 2016–17 San Diego State men's basketball team represents San Diego State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This is head coach Steve Fisher's eighteenth season at San Diego State. The Aztecs play their home games at Viejas Arena. They are members in the Mountain West Conference.

Previous season

The 2014–15 San Diego State Aztecs finished the season 28–10, 16–2 in Mountain West play to win the Mountain West regular season championship. They defeated Utah State and Nevada to advance to the championship game of the Mountain West Tournament where they lost to Fresno State. As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament, received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated IPFW, Washington, and Georgia Tech to advance to the semifinals where they lost to George Washington.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Skylar Spencer	0	F	6'10"	240	Senior	Inglewood, CA	Graduated
Angelo Chol	3	F	6'9"	215	RS Senior	San Diego, CA	Graduated
Winston Shepard	13	F	6'8"	210	Senior	Houston, TX	Graduated
Parker U'u	22	G	6'5"	220	RS Junior	Sacramento, CA	Graduate transferred to San Francisco State

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Devin Watson	0	G	6'1"	165	Junior	Oceanside, CA	Transferred from San Francisco. Under NCAA transfer rules, Watson will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Valentine Izundu	45	C	6'11"	235	RS Senior	Houston, TX	Transferred from Washington State. Will eligible to play since Izundu graduated from Washington State.

2016 Recruiting class

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jalen McDaniels #40 PF	Federal Way, WA	Federal Way High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Aug 31, 2015
Jalen McDaniels #40 PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
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: "2016 San Diego St. Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 24, 2016. "2016 San Diego St. Player Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 24, 2016. "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 24, 2016.

2017 Recruiting class

2017 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Adam Seiko #60 PG	Chatsworth, CA	Sierra Canyon High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jun 16, 2016
Adam Seiko #60 PG	Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN:
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: "2017 San Diego St. Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 24, 2016. "2017 San Diego St. Player Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 24, 2016. "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 24, 2016.

Roster

2016–17 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
1.5 !G	0	Watson, DevinDevin Watson	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	3.0 !Jr	El Camino/San Francisco	Oceanside, California
1.5 !G	2	Perez, BenBen Perez (W)	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2.0 !So	USAFA Prep School	San Marcos, California
1.5 !G	3	Kell, TreyTrey Kell	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	3.0 !Jr	St. Augustine H.S.	San Diego, California
1.5 !G	4	Allen, DakaraiDakarai Allen	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Sheldon H.S.	Sacramento, California
3.5 !F	5	McDaniels, JalenJalen McDaniels	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Federal Way H.S.	Federal Way, Washington
3.5 !F	10	Hoetzel, MaxMax Hoetzel	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Wilbraham & Monson/Indiana	Calabasas, California
1.5 !G	11	Williams, D'ErrylD'Erryl Williams	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Sheldon H.S.	Sacramento, California
1.5 !G	12	Wilson, EmmanuelEmmanuel Wilson (W)	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Plano East Senior H.S.	Dallas, Texas
3.5 !F	14	Cheatham, ZylanZylan Cheatham	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	2.5 !RS So	South Mountain H.S.	Phoenix, Arizona
3.5 !F	20	Shrigley, MattMatt Shrigley	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	La Costa Canyon H.S.	Encinitas, California
3.5 !F	21	Pope, MalikMalik Pope	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Laguna Creek H.S.	Sacramento, California
1.5 !G	23	Gill–Caesar, MontaqueMontaque Gill–Caesar	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Huntington Prep School/Missouri	Vaughan, Ontario
3.5 !F	24	Narain, NolanNolan Narain	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	La Lumiere School	Hamilton, Ontario
3.5 !F	33	Federico, NikshaNiksha Federico (W)	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Cathedral Catholic H.S.	San Diego, California
1.5 !G	42	Hemsley, JeremyJeremy Hemsley	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2.0 !So	Damien H.S.	La Verne, California
5.0 !C	45	Izundu, ValentineValentine Izundu	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Lamar Consolidated H.S./Washington State	Houston, Texas

Head coach

Steve Fisher (Illinois State)

Assistant coach(es)

Brian Dutcher (Minnesota)
Justin Hutson (Cal State Bakersfield)
David Velasquez (San Diego State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
11/03/2016* 7:00 PM	UC San Diego	W 76–63		Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA
11/07/2016* 7:00 PM	Cal State San Marcos	W 80–42		Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 8:00 PM, ESPNU	San Diego City Championship	W 69–59	1–0	Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA
11/14/2016* 9:00 PM, ESPN2	at No. 14 Gonzaga College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon	L 48–69	1–1	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
11/16/2016* 7:00 PM	San Diego Christian	W 81–58	2–1	Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA
11/21/2016* 8:00 PM, P12N	vs. California Sacramento Showcase	W 77–65	3–1	Golden 1 Center (10,104) Sacramento, CA
11/28/2016* 7:00 PM	Savannah State	W 100–67	4–1	Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA
12/03/2016* 1:00 PM, ESPN3	at Loyola–Chicago MW–MVC Challenge			Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL
12/07/2016* 6:00 PM	at Grand Canyon			GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ
12/10/2016* 4:00 PM, CBSSN	Arizona State			Viejas Arena San Diego, CA
12/12/2016* 7:00 PM	Alabama State			Viejas Arena San Diego, CA
12/22/2016* 4:00 PM, ESPN2	vs. Southern Miss Diamond Head Classic quarterfinals			Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
12/23/2016* 1:30 PM or 4:00 PM, ESPN2/ESPN3	vs. Tulsa or Stephen F. Austin Diamond Head Classic			Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
12/25/2016*	vs. Diamond Head Classic			Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
Mountain West regular season
01/01/2016 2:00 PM, CBSSN	New Mexico			Viejas Arena San Diego, CA
01/04/2017 8:00 PM, ESPN2/ESPNU	at Nevada			Lawlor Events Center Reno, NV
01/07/2017 8:15 PM, ESPN2/ESPNU	at Boise State			Taco Bell Arena Boise, ID
01/11/2017 8:00 PM, ESPNU/ESPN3	San Jose State			Viejas Arena San Diego, CA
01/14/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN3	Utah State			Viejas Arena San Diego, CA
01/18/2017 8:00 PM, ESPNU/ESPN3	at UNLV			Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
01/25/2017 8:00 PM, ESPNU/ESPN3	at Air Force			Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO
01/28/2017 3:00 PM, CBSSN	Colorado State			Viejas Arena San Diego, CA
02/01/2017 8:00 PM, CBSSN	Wyoming			Viejas Arena San Diego, CA
02/04/2017 4:00 PM, ESPN3	at Fresno State			Save Mart Center Fresno, CA
02/08/2017 8:00 PM, CBSSN	at San Jose State			Event Center Arena San Jose, CA
02/11/2017 1:00 PM, CBSSN	Nevada			Viejas Arena San Diego, CA
02/15/2017 7:00 PM, CBSSN	at Utah State			Smith Spectrum Logan, UT
02/18/2017 1:00 PM, CBSSN	UNLV			Viejas Arena San Diego, CA
02/22/2017 8:00 PM, CBSSN	Fresno State			Viejas Arena San Diego, CA
02/25/2017 5:00 PM, CBSSN	at Colorado State			Moby Arena Fort Collins, CO
03/01/2017 7:00 PM, CBSSN	Air Force			Viejas Arena San Diego, CA
03/04/2017 7:00 PM, CBSSN	at New Mexico			The Pit Albuquerque, NM
Mountain West Tournament
03/08–11/2017	vs.			Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

References

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

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NAIA national championship in bold

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