2012–13 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team

2012–13 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Round of 32
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record23–11 (9–7 Mountain West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaViejas Arena
Seasons
2012–13 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 10 New Mexico † 13 – 3   .813 29 – 6   .829
Colorado State 11 – 5   .688 26 – 9   .743
UNLV 10 – 6   .625 25 – 10   .714
San Diego State 9 – 7   .563 23 – 11   .676
Boise State 9 – 7   .563 21 – 11   .656
Air Force 8 – 8   .500 18 – 14   .563
Fresno State 5 – 11   .313 11 – 19   .367
Wyoming 4 – 12   .250 20 – 14   .588
Nevada 3 – 13   .188 12 – 19   .387
† 2013 MWC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012–13 San Diego State men's basketball team represented San Diego State University in the 2012–13 college basketball season. They were members in the Mountain West Conference. This was head coach Steve Fisher's fourteenth season at San Diego State. The Aztecs played home games at Viejas Arena. They finished with a record of 23–11 overall, 9–7 in Mountain West play for 3rd place tie with Boise State. They lost in the semifinals in the 2013 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament to New Mexico. They received an at-large bid in the 2013 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, in which they beat Oklahoma in the second round and lost in the third round to Florida Gulf Coast.

Off Season

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Garrett Green 5 F 6'11" 230 Senior Woodland Hills, California Graduated
Tim Shelton 10 F 6'7" 245 Senior Fresno, California Graduated
Alec Williams 0 F 6'6" 245 Junior San Juan Capistrano, California Elected to transfer.[1]

Incoming Transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Aqeel Quinn 14 G 6'3" 200 Junior Gardena, California Elected to transfer from Cal State Northridge. Quinn will redshirt for the 2012–13 season, under NCAA transfer rules. Will have two years of eligibility.[2]

2012 Recruiting Class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Winston Shepard
SF 		Fresno, TX Findlay College Prep 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Feb 16, 2012 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 94
Matt Shrigley
SG 		Encinitas, CA La Costa Canyon High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jun 16, 2011 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 92
Skylar Spencer
PF 		Los Angeles, CA Frederick K.C. Price High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sep 4, 2011 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 89
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:

  • "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 15, 2012.

Roster

2012–13 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Skylar Spencer 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Frederick K.C. Price H.S. Inglewood, California
G 2 Xavier Thames 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Pleasant Grove H.S./Washington State Sacramento, California
G 3 LaBradford Franklin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Great Oak H.S. Temecula, California
G 4 Ryan Staten 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Piedmont H.S. San Pablo, California
F 5 Dwayne Polee II 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS So Westchester H.S./St. John's Los Angeles, California
G 11 James Rahon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Sr Torrey Pines H.S./Santa Clara San Diego, California
F 12 James Johnson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS So Elsinore H.S./Virginia San Diego, California
F 13 Winston Shepard 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Findlay Prep Houston, Texas
G 14 Aqeel Quinn Current redshirt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Leuzinger H.S./CS Northridge Gardena, California
F 20 J.J. O'Brien 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS So Alta Loma H.S./Utah Rancho Cucamonga, California
G 21 Jamaal Franklin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Westwind Prep Hawthorne, California
G 22 Chase Tapley 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Sacramento H.S. Sacramento, California
F 23 Deshawn Stephens 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Chatsworth H.S./Santa Monica College Los Angeles, California
G 25 Narbeh Ebrahimian 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Crescenta Valley H.S./Glendale Community College Glendale, California
G 32 Aaron Douglas 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Charter School of San Diego/Cuyamaca College San Diego, California
G 33 Jeremy Castleberry 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Martin Luther King H.S. Upper Marlboro, Maryland
F 40 Matt Shrigley Current redshirt 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr La Costa Canyon H.S. San Diego, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 11-12-12

Source[3]

Schedule and results

Source[4]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/01/2012*
7:00 pm 		No. 20 Cal State San Marcos W 67–46  –
 Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
11/05/2012*
7:00 pm 		No. 20 UC San Diego W 80–56  –
 Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
Regular Season
11/11/2012*
1:00 pm, FSN 		No. 20 vs. No. 9 Syracuse
Battle on the Midway 		L 49–62  0–1
 USS Midway (5,119)
San Diego, CA
11/13/2012*
7:00 pm, FSSD 		No. 25 San Diego Christian W 91–57  1–1
 Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
11/17/2012*
11:00 am 		No. 25 at Missouri State
MWC–MVC Challenge 		W 60–44  2–1
 JQH Arena (7,272)
Springfield, MO
11/21/2012*
7:30 pm, FSSD 		No. 25 Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 79–43  3–1
 Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
11/25/2012*
7:00 pm, FSN 		No. 25 at USC W 66–60  4–1
 Galen Center (4,421)
Los Angeles, CA
12/01/2012*
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. 23 vs. UCLA
John R. Wooden Classic 		W 78–69  5–1
 Honda Center (17,204)
Anaheim, CA
12/03/2012*
7:00 pm, TWCSN 		No. 17 Texas Southern W 74–62  6–1
 Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
12/06/2012*
8:00 pm, TWCSN 		No. 17 UC Santa Barbara W 84–70  7–1
 Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
12/15/2012*
7:00 pm, 4SD 		No. 18 San Diego
City Championship 		W 72–56  8–1
 Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
12/18/2012*
7:00 pm, FSSD 		No. 18 Point Loma Nazarene W 76–49  9–1
 Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
12/22/2012*
3:42 pm, ESPNU 		No. 18 vs. San Francisco
Diamond Head Classic Quarterfinals 		W 80–58  10–1
 Stan Sheriff Center (6,691)
Honolulu, HI
12/23/2012*
2:30 pm, ESPNU 		No. 18 vs. Indiana State
Diamond Head Classic Semifinals 		W 62–55  11–1
 Stan Sheriff Center (6,419)
Honolulu, HI
12/25/2012*
7:15 pm, ESPN2 		No. 17 vs. No. 3 Arizona
Diamond Head Classic Finals 		L 67–68  11–2
 Stan Sheriff Center (6,514)
Honolulu, HI
01/02/2013*
7:00 pm, TWCSN 		No. 19 Cal State Bakersfield W 72–57  12–2
 Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
01/09/2013
8:30 pm, TWCSN 		No. 16 at Fresno State W 65–62  13–2 (1–0)
 Save Mart Center (7,203)
Fresno, CA
01/12/2013
5:00 pm, NBCSN 		No. 16 Colorado State W 79–72 OT 14–2 (2–0)
 Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
01/16/2013
7:00 pm, CBSSN 		No. 15 UNLV L 75–82  14–3 (2–1)
 Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
01/19/2013
4:30 pm, TWCSN 		No. 15 at Wyoming L 45–58  14–4 (2–2)
 Arena-Auditorium (9,573)
Laramie, WY
01/23/2013
7:15 pm, CBSSN 		at Nevada W 78–57  15–4 (3–2)
 Lawlor Events Center (7,924)
Reno, NV
01/26/2013
1:00 pm, NBCSN 		No. 15 New Mexico W 55–34  16–4 (4–2)
 Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
02/02/2013
12:00 pm, TWCSN 		No. 22 at Air Force L 67–70  16–5 (4–3)
 Clune Arena (5,011)
Colorado Springs, CO
02/06/2013
8:00 pm, TWCSN 		Boise State W 63–62  17–5 (5–3)
 Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
02/09/2013
3:00 pm, CBSSN 		Fresno State W 75–53  18–5 (6–3)
 Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
02/13/2013
7:00 pm, CBSSN 		at No. 24 Colorado State L 60–66  18–6 (6–4)
 Moby Arena (8,745)
Fort Collins, CO
02/16/2013
6:00 pm, NBCSN 		at UNLV L 70–72  18–7 (6–5)
 Thomas & Mack Center (18,577)
Paradise, NV
02/19/2013
7:00 pm, TWCSN 		Wyoming W 79–51  19–7 (7–5)
 Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
02/23/2013
3:00 pm, NBCSN 		Nevada W 88–75  20–7 (8–5)
 Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
02/27/2013
7:15 pm, CBSSN 		at No. 14 New Mexico L 60–70  20–8 (8–6)
 The Pit (15,411)
Albuquerque, NM
03/06/2013
8:30 pm, TWCSN 		Air Force W 58–51  21–8 (9–6)
 Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
03/09/2013
12:30 pm, NBCSN 		at Boise State L 65–69  21–9 (9–7)
 Taco Bell Arena (10,455)
Boise, ID
2013 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament
03/13/2013
9:00 pm, CBSSN 		vs. Boise State
Quarterfinals 		W 73–67  22–9
 Thomas & Mack Center (13,297)
Paradise, NV
03/15/2013
6:00 pm, CBSSN 		vs. No. 15 New Mexico
Semifinals 		L 50–60  22–10
 Thomas & Mack Center (18,500)
Paradise, NV
2013 NCAA tournament
03/22/2013*
6:48 pm, TBS 		No. (S 7) vs. (S 10) Oklahoma
Second Round 		W 70–55  23–10
 Wells Fargo Center (20,125)
Philadelphia, PA
03/24/2013*
4:10 pm, TBS 		No. (S 7) vs. (S 15) Florida Gulf Coast
Third Round 		L 71–81  23–11
 Wells Fargo Center (20,125)
Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) during NCAA Tournament is Seed with Region S=South. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time Zone.

Rankings

See also: 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
AP2025252317181817191615RV22RVRV————Not released
Coaches2023252115151516171514252025T22RVRVRVRV—

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.

References

  1. ^ "Alec Williams Leaves SDSU Basketball Program". Archived from the original on June 13, 2013. Retrieved December 5, 2013.
  2. ^ "Aqeel Quinn to Join SDSU Men's Basketball Program".
  3. ^ "SAN DIEGO STATE OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE - Men's Basketball". Archived from the original on February 14, 2010. Retrieved June 24, 2012.
  4. ^ "2011–12 Schedule". Archived from the original on January 28, 2010. Retrieved October 11, 2011.