2023–24 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team American college basketball season
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 . The San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team drew an average home attendance of 12,370 in 15 games in 2023-24.[ 1]
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
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
College recruiting information
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
Star ratings : Rivals : N/A 247Sports : ESPN : 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
Star ratings : Rivals : N/A 247Sports : 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
Star ratings : 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:
2024 recruiting class
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 HSSeattle
Ripon, California
G/F
3
Micah Parrish
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
193 lb (88 kg)
Sr
River Rouge HSOakland
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
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 –
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 –
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 –
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 –
2 –
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 –
5 –
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 –
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 –
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 –
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 –
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 –
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 –
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 –
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 –
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 (19,144)Boston, MA
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Pacific Time .
Source[ 2]
Rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking RV = Received votes Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Final AP 17 RV RV RV 25 RV RV RV RV 19 RV RV RV 24 RV 19 20 21 RV 24 17 Coaches 15 RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 19 24 RV RV 24 RV 19 19 19 RV 25 18
References
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons NAIA national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics
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