2022–23 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team

2022–23 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 18
Record32–7 (15–3 MW)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Offensive schemeWheel
Base defensePack-Line
Home arenaViejas Arena
(Capacity: 12,414)
Seasons
2022–23 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 18 San Diego State † 15 – 3   .833 32 – 7   .821
Boise State 13 – 5   .722 24 – 10   .706
Utah State 13 – 5   .722 26 – 9   .743
Nevada 12 – 6   .667 22 – 11   .667
San Jose State 10 – 8   .556 21 – 14   .600
New Mexico 8 – 10   .444 22 – 12   .647
UNLV 7 – 11   .389 19 – 13   .594
Colorado State 6 – 12   .333 15 – 18   .455
Fresno State 6 – 12   .333 11 – 20   .355
Air Force 5 – 13   .278 14 – 18   .438
Wyoming 4 – 14   .222 9 – 22   .290
† Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2022–23 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team represented San Diego State University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Aztecs were led by sixth-year head coach Brian Dutcher and played their home games at Viejas Arena as members in the Mountain West Conference.

The Aztecs finished the 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.

Previous season

The Aztecs finished the 2021–22 season 23–9, 13–4 in Mountain West play to finish in third place. In the Mountain West tournament, they defeated Fresno State and Colorado State to advance to the championship game, where they lost to Boise State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 8 seed in the Midwest Region, where they lost in the first round to Creighton.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Trey Pulliam 4 G 6'3" 180 RS Senior Bryan, TX Graduated
Keith Dinwiddie Jr. 10 G 6'0" 185 Sophomore Los Angeles, CA Transferred to Weber State
Chad Baker-Mazara 20 F 6'7" 190 Sophomore Santo Domingo, DR Transferred to Northwest Florida State College
Tahirou Diabate 22 F 6'9" 225 RS Senior Bamako, Mali Graduated
Joshua Tomaić 23 F 6'9" 230 RS Senior Lanzarote, Spain Graduated
Max Wilson 25 G 6'6" 190 Freshman Reston, VA Walk-on; not on roster

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous college
Micah Parrish 3 F 6'6" 194 Junior Detroit, MI Oakland
Darrion Trammell 12 G 5'10" 165 Senior Marin City, CA Seattle

2022 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Elijah Saunders
#28 PF 		Phoenix, AZ Sunnyslope High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sep 24, 2021 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 81
Miles Byrd
SG 		Stockton, CA Lincoln High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jan 20, 2022 
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:

  • "2022 San Diego St. Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com.
  • "2022 San Diego St. Player Commits". ESPN.com.
  • "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2022–23 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) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr San Leandro HS Oakland, California
G 2 Adam Seiko 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Sr Sierra Canyon HS Boston, Massachusetts
G/F 3 Micah Parrish 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr River Rouge HS
Oakland 		Detroit, Michigan
G 4 Jared Barnett (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Sr Westchester HS Los Angeles, California
G 5 Lamont Butler 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Riverside Poly HS Moreno Valley, California
G 10 Cam Lawin (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Orr Academy Chicago, Illinois
F 11 Demarshay Johnson Jr. 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Fr Salesian College Prep Richmond, California
G 12 Darrion Trammell 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr St. Ignatius College Prep
Seattle 		Marin City, California
F 13 Jaedon LeDee 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr The Kinkaid School
TCU 		Houston, Texas
F 14 Cade Alger (W) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Ripon Christian HS
Seattle 		Ripon, California
G 20 Matt Bradley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) GS Wasatch Academy
California 		San Bernardino, California
G 21 Miles Byrd 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Lincoln Stockton, California
G 24 Tyler Broughton (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Tesoro HS Ladera Ranch, California
F 25 Elijah Saunders 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Sunnyslope Phoenix, Arizona
F 31 Nathan Mensah 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Findlay Prep Accra, Ghana
F 33 Aguek Arop 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Omaha South HS Omaha, Nebraska
G 42 Triston Broughton (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Tesoro HS Ladera Ranch, 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
November 1, 2022*
7:00 p.m. 		No. 19 San Diego Christian W 102–52 
 13 – Tied   9 – LeDee   6 – Butler  Viejas Arena (11,697)
San Diego, CA
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022*
7:00 p.m., YurView 		No. 19 Cal State Fullerton W 80–57  1–0
  18 – Trammell   6 – Mensah   6 – Bradley  Viejas Arena (11,934)
San Diego, CA
November 11, 2022*
7:30 p.m., YurView 		No. 19 BYU
Rivalry 		W 82–75  2–0
  23 – LeDee   10 – Mensah   4 – Trammell  Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
November 15, 2022*
6:00 p.m., P12N 		No. 17 at Stanford W 74–62  3–0
  14 – LeDee   6 – Mensah   6 – Tied  Maples Pavilion (3,945)
Stanford, CA
November 21, 2022*
6:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 17 vs. Ohio State
Maui Invitational Tournament Quarterfinals 		W 88–77  4–0
  18 – Bradley   5 – Tied   4 – Trammell  Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Maui, HI
November 22, 2022*
7:30 p.m., ESPN 		No. 17 vs. No. 14 Arizona
Maui Invitational Tournament Semifinals 		L 70–87  4–1
  21 – Trammell   7 – Mensah   2 – Trammell  Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Maui, HI
November 23, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 17 vs. No. 9 Arkansas
Maui Invitational Tournament – 3rd Place 		L 74–78 OT 4–2
  23 – Bradley   8 – Bradley   2 – Trammell  Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Maui, HI
November 29, 2022*
7:00 p.m., YurView 		No. 24 UC Irvine W 72–69  5–2
  18 – Mensah   6 – Tied   5 – Trammell  Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
December 2, 2022*
7:00 p.m., YurView 		No. 24 Occidental W 95–57  6–2
  20 – Seiko   8 – Saunders   8 – Bradley  Viejas Arena (12,115)
San Diego, CA
December 5, 2022*
7:00 p.m., YurView 		No. 22 Troy W 60–55  7–2
  19 – Bradley   9 – Mensah   4 – Trammell  Viejas Arena (12,038)
San Diego, CA
December 10, 2022*
12:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 22 vs. Saint Mary's
Jerry Colangelo Classic 		L 61–68  7–3
  13 – Bradley   8 – LeDee   4 – Tied  Footprint Center 
Phoenix, AZ
December 12, 2022*
7:00 p.m., YurView 		Kennesaw State W 88–54  8–3
  19 – Parrish   9 – Mensah   4 – Tied  Viejas Arena (11,532)
San Diego, CA
December 20, 2022*
7:30 p.m., FS1 		UC–San Diego W 62–46  9–3
  18 – Trammell   12 – LeDee   4 – Trammell  Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
Mountain West regular season
December 28, 2022
8:00 p.m., FS1 		Air Force W 71–55  10–3
(1–0) 		 27 – Bradley   7 – Mensah   5 – Trammell  Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
December 31, 2022
1:00 p.m., CBS 		at UNLV
Rivalry 		W 76–67  11–3
(2–0) 		 23 – Bradley   11 – Mensah   5 – Trammell  Thomas & Mack Center (7,249)
Paradise, NV
January 7, 2023
1:00 p.m., CBS 		at Wyoming W 80–75  12–3
(3–0) 		 23 – Butler   9 – LeDee   3 – Tied  Arena-Auditorium (4,346)
Laramie, WY
January 10, 2023
8:00 p.m., CBSSN 		No. 23 Nevada W 74–65  13–3
(4–0) 		 17 – Bradley   10 – Bradley   4 – Tied  Viejas Arena (12,183)
San Diego, CA
January 14, 2023
6:00 p.m., CBSSN 		No. 23 New Mexico L 67–76  13–4
(4–1) 		 14 – Bradley   7 – Johnson   5 – Bradley  Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
January 18, 2023
7:30 p.m., FS1 		at Colorado State W 82–76 OT 14–4
(5–1) 		 19 – Butler   7 – Johnson   7 – Bradley  Moby Arena (6,008)
Fort Collins, CO
January 21, 2023
7:00 p.m., CBSSN 		at Air Force W 70–60  15–4
(6–1) 		 13 – Tied   10 – Johnson   2 – Tied  Clune Arena (1,489)
Colorado Springs, CO
January 25, 2023
8:00 p.m., CBSSN 		Utah State W 85–75  16–4
(7–1) 		 25 – Seiko   10 – Johnson   4 – Tied  Viejas Arena (12,239)
San Diego, CA
January 28, 2023
6:00 p.m., FS1 		San José State W 72–51  17–4
(8–1) 		 16 – Johnson   8 – Tied   5 – Butler  Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
January 31, 2023
8:00 p.m., CBSSN 		No. 22 at Nevada L 66–75  17–5
(8–2) 		 16 – Bradley   5 – LeDee   5 – Butler  Lawlor Events Center (9,357)
Reno, NV
February 3, 2023
6:00 p.m., FS1 		No. 22 Boise State W 72–52  18–5
(9–2) 		 17 – Mensah   6 – Mensah   7 – Trammell  Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
February 8, 2023
7:00 p.m., CBSSN 		No. 25 at Utah State W 63–61  19–5
(10–2) 		 18 – Bradley   10 – LeDee   5 – Butler  Smith Spectrum (8,765)
Logan, UT
February 11, 2023
1:00 p.m., FOX 		No. 25 UNLV
Rivalry 		W 82–71  20–5
(11–2) 		 18 – Seiko   11 – Mensah   7 – Butler  Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
February 15, 2023
8:00 p.m., CBSSN 		No. 21 at Fresno State W 45–43  21–5
(12–2) 		 10 – Bradley   9 – Johnson   3 – Bradley  Save Mart Center (7,012)
Fresno, CA
February 21, 2023
8:00 p.m., CBSSN 		No. 22 Colorado State W 77–58  22–5
(13–2) 		 14 – LeDee   6 – Tied   5 – Tied  Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
February 25, 2023
7:00 p.m., CBSSN 		No. 22 at New Mexico W 73–71  23–5
(14–2) 		 18 – Trammell   10 – Johnson   7 – Bradley  The Pit (15,431)
Albuquerque, NM
February 28, 2023
6:00 p.m., CBSSN 		No. 18 at Boise State L 60–66  23–6
(14–3) 		 16 – Bradley   6 – Bradley   2 – Tied  ExtraMile Arena (12,208)
Boise, ID
March 4, 2023
7:00 p.m., CBSSN 		No. 18 Wyoming W 67–50  24–6
(15–3) 		 21 – LeDee   8 – LeDee   6 – Butler  Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
Mountain West tournament
March 9, 2023
12:00 p.m., CBSSN 		(1) No. 20 vs. (8) Colorado State
Quarterfinals 		W 64–61  25–6
  16 – Butler   8 – Tied   3 – LeDee  Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, NV
March 10, 2023
6:30 p.m., CBSSN 		(1) No. 20 vs. (5) San Jose State
Semifinals 		W 64–49  26–6
  15 – Tied   8 – Mensah   4 – Butler  Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, NV
March 11, 2023
3:00 p.m., CBS/Paramount+ 		(1) No. 20 vs. (3) Utah State
Championship 		W 62–57  27–6
  16 – Bradley   10 – LeDee   3 – Butler  Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, NV
NCAA tournament
March 16, 2023*
12:25 p.m., TruTV 		(5 S) No. 18 vs. (12 S) Charleston
First Round 		W 63–57  28–6
  17 – Bradley   10 – LeDee   5 – Butler  Amway Center (15,650)
Orlando, FL
March 18, 2023*
9:10 a.m., CBS 		(5 S) No. 18 vs. (13 S) Furman
Second Round 		W 75–52  29–6
  16 – Parrish   9 – Mensah   6 – Butler  Amway Center (17,298)
Orlando, FL
March 24, 2023*
3:30 p.m., TBS 		(5 S) No. 18 vs. (1 S) No. 1 Alabama
Sweet Sixteen 		W 71–64  30–6
  21 – Trammell   8 – Tied   4 – Butler  KFC Yum! Center (20,289)
Louisville, KY
March 26, 2023*
11:20 a.m., CBS 		(5 S) No. 18 vs. (6 S) Creighton
Elite Eight 		W 57–56  31–6
  18 – Butler   6 – Tied   2 – Tied  KFC Yum! Center (20,051)
Louisville, KY
April 1, 2023*
3:09 p.m., CBS 		(5 S) No. 18 vs. (9 E) No. 25 Florida Atlantic
Final Four 		W 72–71  32–6
  21 – Bradley   6 – Tied   3 – Butler  NRG Stadium (73,860)
Houston, TX
April 3, 2023*
6:20 p.m., CBS 		(5 S) No. 18 vs. (4 W) No. 10 UConn
National Championship 		L 59–76  32–7
  14 – Johnson   6 – Mensah   2 – Butler  NRG Stadium (72,423)
Houston, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=South. E=East. W=West.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source[1]

Rankings

See also: 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
AP1917172422RVRVRVRV23RV22252122182018Not released
Coaches2019192422RVRVRVRV25RVRV2320201920182

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.

References

  1. ^ "2022–23 Men's Basketball Schedule". goaztetcs.com.com. Retrieved September 5, 2022.