2021–22 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team
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Conference | Mountain West Conference |
2021–22 record | 23–8 (13–4 MW) |
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Offensive scheme | Wheel |
Base defense | Pack-Line |
Home arena | Viejas Arena (Capacity: 12,414) |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boise State † | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 27 | – | 7 | .794 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 23 Colorado State | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 25 | – | 5 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego State | 13 | – | 4 | .765 | 23 | – | 8 | .742 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wyoming | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 25 | – | 8 | .758 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNLV | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fresno State | 8 | – | 9 | .471 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah State | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nevada | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 13 | – | 18 | .419 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico | 5 | – | 12 | .294 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Air Force | 4 | – | 13 | .235 | 11 | – | 18 | .379 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Jose State | 1 | – | 17 | .056 | 8 | – | 23 | .258 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2022 MW Tournament winner As of March 12, 2022; Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2021–22 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team represents San Diego State University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Aztecs, led by fifth-year head coach Brian Dutcher, play their home games at Viejas Arena as members in the Mountain West Conference.
Previous season[]
In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Aztecs finished the 2020–21 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.
Offseason[]
Departures[]
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Terrell Gomez | 3 | G | 5'8" | 165 | Senior | Los Angeles, CA | Graduated |
Matt Mitchell | 11 | F | 6'6" | 235 | Senior | Riverside, CA | Graduated |
Jordan Schakel | 20 | G | 6'6" | 200 | Senior | Torrance, CA | Graduated |
Incoming transfers[]
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous college |
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Matt Bradley | 3 | G | 6'4" | 220 | Senior | San Bernardino, CA | California |
Jaedon LeDee | 13 | F | 6'9" | 240 | Senior | Houston, TX | TCU |
Chad Baker-Mazara | 20 | F | 6'7" | 190 | Sophomore | Santo Domingo, DR | Duquesne |
Tahirou Diabate | 22 | F | 6'9" | 225 | RS Senior | Bamako, Mali | Portland |
2021 recruiting class[]
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Demarshay Johnson, Jr. C |
Richmond, CA | Salesian High School | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Nov 10, 2020 | |
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Roster[]
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Schedule and results[]
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
November 3, 2021* 7:00 p.m. |
Saint Katherine | W 65–44 | 15 – Bradley | 11 – Mensah | 3 – Seiko | Viejas Arena (10,464) San Diego, CA | |||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 9, 2021* 7:00 p.m., YurView |
UC Riverside | W 66–53 | 1–0 |
23 – Bradley | 10 – Mensah | 2 – Mensah | Viejas Arena (11,729) San Diego, CA | ||||
November 12, 2021* 6:00 p.m., BYUtv |
at BYU | L 60–66 | 1–1 |
18 – Mensah | 8 – Mensah | 4 – Pulliam | Marriott Center (16,470) Provo, UT | ||||
November 18, 2021* 7:30 p.m., CBSSN |
Arizona State | W 65–63 | 2–1 |
14 – Butler | 9 – Mensah | 4 – Pulliam | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA | ||||
November 20, 2021* 7:00 p.m., YurView |
UT Arlington | W 68–62 | 3–1 |
15 – Bradley | 6 – Bradley | 3 – Bradley | Viejas Arena (11,903) San Diego, CA | ||||
November 25, 2021* 9:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
vs. Georgetown Wooden Legacy Semifinals |
W 73–56 | 4–1 |
18 – Bradley | 7 – Bradley | 8 – Pulliam | Anaheim Convention Center (1,402) Anaheim, CA | ||||
November 26, 2021* 8:30 p.m., ESPN2 |
vs. No. 24 USC Wooden Legacy Championship |
L 43–58 | 4–2 |
11 – Pulliam | 7 – Mensah | 2 – Bradley | Anaheim Convention Center (2,890) Anaheim, CA | ||||
November 30, 2021* 7:00 p.m., Stadium |
Long Beach State | W 72–47 | 5–2 |
16 – Pulliam | 11 – Mensah | 5 – Pulliam | Viejas Arena (11,917) San Diego, CA | ||||
December 4, 2021* 10:00 a.m., CBS |
at No. 24 Michigan | L 58–72 | 5–3 |
22 – Bradley | 7 – Johnson | 2 – Tied | Crisler Center (12,523) Ann Arbor, MI | ||||
December 8, 2021* 7:00 p.m., YurView |
Cal State Fullerton | W 66–56 | 6–3 |
22 – Bradley | 9 – Mensah | 3 – Tied | Viejas Arena (11,823) San Diego, CA | ||||
December 17, 2021* 7:00 p.m., FloSports |
vs. Saint Mary's Jerry Colangelo Classic |
W 63–53 | 7–3 |
15 – Pulliam | 13 – Mensah | 6 – Pulliam | Footprint Center (1,500) Phoenix, AZ | ||||
December 22, 2021* 6:00 p.m., Stadium |
UC San Diego | W 78–57 | 8–3 |
19 – Mensah | 9 – Mensah | 7 – Pulliam | Viejas Arena (10,912) San Diego, CA | ||||
December 28, 2021* 6:00 p.m., YurView |
San Diego Christian | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols | Viejas Arena San Diego, CA | ||||||||
Mountain West regular season | |||||||||||
January 1, 2022 1:00 p.m., CBS |
at UNLV | W 62–55 | 9–3 (1–0) |
17 – Bradley | 11 – Johnson | 3 – Seiko | Thomas & Mack Center (5,082) Paradise, NV | ||||
January 8, 2022 1:00 p.m., CBS |
No. 20 Colorado State | W 79–49 | 10–3 (2–0) |
26 – Bradley | 8 – Arop | 4 – Pulliam | Viejas Arena (10,323) San Diego, CA | ||||
January 15, 2022 6:00 p.m., CBSSN |
at New Mexico | Canceled | The Pit Albuquerque, NM | ||||||||
January 22, 2022 6:00 p.m., CBSSN |
Boise State | L 37–42 | 10–4 (2–1) |
10 – Tied | 9 – Mensah | 3 – Butler | Viejas Arena (11,357) San Diego, CA | ||||
January 24, 2022 6:00 p.m., CBSSN |
UNLV Originally scheduled for Jan. 18 |
W 80–55 | 11–4 (3–1) |
27 – Bradley | 7 – Johnson | 4 – Bradley | Viejas Arena (10,528) San Diego, CA | ||||
January 26, 2022 7:30 p.m., FS1 |
at Utah State | L 57–75 | 11–5 (3–2) |
19 – Bradley | 6 – Bradley | 5 – Bradley | Smith Spectrum (7,312) Logan, UT | ||||
January 31, 2022 7:00 p.m., FS1 |
New Mexico Rivalry |
W 72–47 | 12–5 (4–2) |
14 – Tied | 10 – Johnson | 6 – Pulliam | Viejas Arena (10,951) San Diego, CA | ||||
February 4, 2022 6:00 p.m., FS1 |
at Colorado State | L 57–58 | 12–6 (4–3) |
27 – Bradley | 8 – Arop | 3 – Pulliam | Moby Arena (8,063) Fort Collins, CO | ||||
February 6, 2022 1:00 p.m., CBSSN |
Nevada | W 65–63 | 13–6 (5–3) |
26 – Bradley | 7 – Bradley | 3 – Tied | Viejas Arena (10,330) San Diego, CA | ||||
February 9, 2022 8:00 p.m., CBSSN |
at San José State | W 72–62 | 14–6 (6–3) |
28 – Bradley | 8 – Tomaic | 3 – Tied | Provident Credit Union Event Center (2,541) San Jose, CA | ||||
February 12, 2022 5:00 p.m., CBSSN |
Air Force | W 76–64 | 15–6 (7–3) |
14 – Mensah | 6 – Mensah | 5 – Bradley | Viejas Arena (10,784) San Diego, CA | ||||
February 15, 2022 7:00 p.m., CBSSN |
Utah State | W 75–56 | 16–6 (8–3) |
22 – Bradley | 8 – Mensah | 5 – Bradley | Viejas Arena (10,516) San Diego, CA | ||||
February 19, 2022 7:00 p.m., CBSSN |
at Fresno State | W 61–44 | 17–6 (9–3) |
20 – Baker-Mazara | 7 – Bradley | 8 – Pulliam | Save Mart Center (7,261) Fresno, CA | ||||
February 22, 2022 7:00 p.m., CBSSN |
at Boise State | L 57–58 | 17–7 (9–4) |
13 – Mensah | 11 – Mensah | 5 – Bradley | ExtraMile Arena (9,193) Boise, ID | ||||
February 25, 2022 8:00 p.m., FS1 |
San José State | W 77–52 | 18–7 (10–4) |
16 – Baker-Mazara | 13 – Mensah | 3 – Tied | Viejas Arena (12,071) San Diego, CA | ||||
February 28, 2022 6:00 p.m., CBSSN |
at Wyoming | W 73–66 | 19–7 (11–4) |
30 – Bradley | 9 – Mensah | 4 – Bradley | Arena-Auditorium (5,438) Laramie, WY | ||||
March 3, 2022 8:00 p.m., CBSSN |
Fresno State | W 65–64 2OT | 20–7 (12–4) |
26 – Bradley | 10 – Bradley | 4 – Pulliam | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA | ||||
March 5, 2022 7:30 p.m., CBSSN |
at Nevada | W 79–78 | 21–7 (13–4) |
24 – Bradley | 6 – Tied | 4 – Pulliam | Lawlor Events Center (8,173) Reno, NV | ||||
Mountain West Tournament | |||||||||||
March 10, 2022 8:30 p.m., CBSSN |
(3) | vs. (6) Fresno State Quarterfinals |
W 53–46 | 22–7 |
11 – Tied | 6 – Tied | 4 – Butler | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV | |||
March 11, 2022 9:00 p.m., CBSSN |
(3) | vs. (2) No. 23 Colorado State Semifinals |
W 63–58 | 23–7 |
11 – Pulliam | 6 – Tied | 6 – Pulliam | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV | |||
March 12, 2022 3:00 p.m., CBS/Paramount+ |
(3) | vs. (1) Boise State Championship |
L 52–53 | 23–8 |
17 – Bradley | 10 – Mensah | 3 – Pulliam | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV | |||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
March 17–18, 2022 TBD |
(8 MW) | vs. (9 MW) Creighton First Round |
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*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time. |
Source[1]
Rankings[]
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Final |
AP | RV | RV | — | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | ||||||||
Coaches | — | * |
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings. No coaches poll for Week 1.
References[]
- ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". goaztetcs.com.com. Retrieved 2021-08-21.
- San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball seasons
- 2021–22 Mountain West Conference men's basketball season
- 2022 in sports in California
- 2021 in sports in California
- 2022 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament participants