# List of San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball seasons

This is a list of seasons completed by the San Diego State Aztecs men's college basketball team."SCIAC". SCIAC. Retrieved December 5, 2020.

## Seasons

Statistics overview :
| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason |
| C.E. Peterson (Southern California JC) (1921–1925) ||||||
| 1921–22 | C.E. Peterson | 14–8 | 4–1 | 2nd | |
| 1922–23 | C.E. Peterson | 17–5 | 6–0 | 1st | |
| 1923–24 | C.E. Peterson | 7–6 | 5–1 | 2nd | |
| 1924–25 | C.E. Peterson | 17–7 | 3–0 | 1st | |
| C.E. Peterson (Independent) (1925–1926) ||||||
| 1925–26 | C.E. Peterson | 15–4 | – | | |
| C.E. Peterson: | C.E. Peterson: | 70–30 | 18–2 | | |
| Tom McMullen (SCIAC) (1926–1928) ||||||
| 1926–27 | Tom McMullen | 9–6 | 5–6 | 4th | |
| 1927–28 | Tom McMullen | 10–8 | 2–6 | 6th | |
| 1928–29 | Tom McMullen Morris Gross | 8–8 | 3–4 | 4th | |
| Tom McMullen: | Tom McMullen: | 23–17 | 8–12 | | |
| Morris Gross (SCIAC) (1928–1939) ||||||
| 1929–30 | Morris Gross | 6–6 | 2–5 | 5th | |
| 1930–31 | Morris Gross | 7–3 | 3–4 | 4th | |
| 1931–32 | Morris Gross | 13–2 | 5–1 | 1st | |
| 1932–33 | Morris Gross | 5–6 | 4–3 | 3rd | |
| 1933–34 | Morris Gross | 11–5 | 10–2 | 1st | |
| 1934–35 | Morris Gross | 13–7 | 5–5 | 4th | |
| 1935–36 | Morris Gross | 11–5 | 7–3 | 2nd | |
| 1936–37 | Morris Gross | 17–9 | 9–1 | 1st | |
| 1937–38 | Morris Gross | 20–8 | 5–3 | 2nd | |
| 1938–39 | Morris Gross | 24–7 | 6–2 | 1st | NAIA Runner-up |
| Morris Gross (California Collegiate Athletic Association) (1939–1942) ||||||
| 1939–40 | Morris Gross | 22–6 | 3–3 | 3rd | NAIA Runner-up |
| 1940–41 | Morris Gross | 24–7 | 8–4 | 1st | NAIA National Champion |
| 1941–42 | Morris Gross | 13–9 | 8–4 | 1st | NAIA second round |
| Morris Gross: | Morris Gross: | 190–85 | 78–44 | | |
| Don DeLauer/Dick Mitchell (Independent) (1942–1943) ||||||
| 1942–43 | Don DeLauer Dick Mitchell | 14–9 | – | | |
| Don DeLauer/Dick Mitchell: | Don DeLauer/Dick Mitchell: | 14–9 | – | | |
| Alex Alexander (Independent) (1943–1945) ||||||
| 1943–44 | Alex Alexander | 6–10 | – | | |
| 1944–45 | Alex Alexander | 11–16 | – | | |
| Alex Alexander: | Alex Alexander: | 17–26 | – | | |
| Charlie Smith (Independent) (1945–1946) ||||||
| 1945–46 | Charlie Smith | 18–8 | – | | |
| Charlie Smith (California Collegiate Athletic Association) (1946–1948) ||||||
| 1946–47 | Charlie Smith | 13–5 | 5–5 | 2nd | |
| 1947–48 | Charlie Smith | 14–13 | 5–5 | 3rd | |
| Charlie Smith: | Charlie Smith: | 45–26 | 10–10 | | |
| George Ziegenfuss (California Collegiate Athletic Association) (1948–1955) ||||||
| 1948–49 | George Ziegenfuss | 13–13 | 6–4 | 2nd | |
| 1949–50 | George Ziegenfuss | 14–10 | 5–5 | 3rd | |
| 1950–51 | George Ziegenfuss | 9–19 | 3–7 | 5th | |
| 1951–52 | George Ziegenfuss | 11–12 | 3–5 | 5th | |
| 1952–53 | George Ziegenfuss | 16–12 | 7–3 | 2nd | |
| 1953–54 | George Ziegenfuss | 18–6 | 8–2 | 1st | NAIA first round |
| 1954–55 | George Ziegenfuss | 17–19 | 5–3 | T–2nd | |
| George Ziegenfuss (Independent) (1955–1956) ||||||
| 1955–56 | George Ziegenfuss | 23–6 | – | | NAIA second round |
| George Ziegenfuss: | George Ziegenfuss: | 121–97 | 37–29 | | |
| George Ziegenfuss (California Collegiate Athletic Association) (1956–1968) ||||||
| 1956–57 | George Ziegenfuss | 17–10 | 6–2 | 1st | NCAA College Division Elite Eight |
| 1957–58 | George Ziegenfuss | 17–8 | 9–1 | T–1st | |
| 1958–59 | George Ziegenfuss | 17–8 | 7–3 | 2nd | |
| 1959–60 | George Ziegenfuss | 9–17 | 2–3 | 6th | |
| 1960–61 | George Ziegenfuss | 10–14 | 3–7 | 6th | |
| 1961–62 | George Ziegenfuss | 10–16 | 5–7 | 5th | |
| 1962–63 | George Ziegenfuss | 17–9 | 8–4 | T–2nd | |
| 1963–64 | George Ziegenfuss | 15–11 | 6–4 | 3rd | |
| 1964–65 | George Ziegenfuss | 14–11 | 5–5 | 3rd | |
| 1965–66 | George Ziegenfuss | 14–12 | 6–4 | T–2nd | |
| 1966–67 | George Ziegenfuss | 24–5 | 9–1 | 1st | NCAA College Division Elite Eight |
| 1967–68 | George Ziegenfuss | 21–6 | 11–3 | 1st | NCAA College Division first round |
| George Ziegenfuss (Independent) (1968–1969) ||||||
| 1968–69 | George Ziegenfuss | 10–15 | | – | |
| George Ziegenfuss: | George Ziegenfuss: | 195–142 | 77–44 | | |
| Dick Davis (Pacific Coast Athletic Association) (1969–1974) ||||||
| 1969–70 | Dick Davis | 13–13 | 3–7 | 5th | |
| 1970–71 | Dick Davis | 12–14 | 3–7 | 5th | |
| 1971–72 | Dick Davis | 18–10 | 7–5 | 3rd | |
| 1972–73 | Dick Davis | 15–11 | 7–5 | 3rd | |
| 1973–74 | Dick Davis | 7–19 | 4–8 | T–4th | |
| Dick Davis: | Dick Davis: | 65–67 | | | |
| Tim Vezie (Pacific Coast Athletic Association) (1974–1978) ||||||
| 1974–75 | Tim Vezie | 14–13 | 6–4 | 2nd | NCAA Division I first round |
| 1975–76 | Tim Vezie | 16–13 | 5–5 | T–3rd | NCAA Division I first round |
| 1976–77 | Tim Vezie | 13–15 | 9–3 | T–1st | |
| 1977–78 | Tim Vezie | 19–9 | 11–3 | T–1st | |
| Tim Vezie (Western Athletic Conference) (1978–1979) ||||||
| 1978–79 | Tim Vezie | 15–12 | 4–8 | T–5th | |
| Tim Vezie: | Tim Vezie: | 77–62 | | | |
| Smokey Gaines (Western Athletic Conference) (1979–1987) ||||||
| 1979–80 | Smokey Gaines | 6–21 | 3–11 | T–7th | |
| 1980–81 | Smokey Gaines | 15–12 | 8–8 | 5th | |
| 1981–82 | Smokey Gaines | 20–9 | 11–5 | 2nd | NIT first round |
| 1982–83 | Smokey Gaines | 18–10 | 8–8 | T–5th | |
| 1983–84 | Smokey Gaines | 15–13 | 6–10 | T–6th | |
| 1984–85 | Smokey Gaines | 23–8 | 11–5 | 2nd | NCAA Division I first round |
| 1985–86 | Smokey Gaines | 10–19 | 7–9 | 6th | |
| 1986–87 | Smokey Gaines | 5–25 | 2–14 | T–8th | |
| Smokey Gaines: | Smokey Gaines: | 112–117 | | | |
| Jim Brandenburg (Western Athletic Conference) (1987–1992) ||||||
| 1987–88 | Jim Brandenburg | 5–23 | 5–11 | 7th | |
| 1988–89 | Jim Brandenburg | 12–17 | 4–12 | 9th | |
| 1989–90 | Jim Brandenburg | 13–18 | 4–12 | 8th | |
| 1990–91 | Jim Brandenburg | 13–16 | 6–10 | T–7th | |
| 1991–92 | Jim Brandenburg Jim Harrick Jr. | 2–26 | 0–16 | 9th | |
| Jim Brandenburg: | Jim Brandenburg: | 52–87 | | | |
| Tony Fuller (Western Athletic Conference) (1992–1994) ||||||
| 1992–93 | Tony Fuller | 8–21 | 3–15 | T–9th | |
| 1993–94 | Tony Fuller | 12–16 | 6–12 | 9th | |
| Tony Fuller: | Tony Fuller: | 20–37 | | | |
| Fred Trenkle (Western Athletic Conference) (1994–1999) ||||||
| 1994–95 | Fred Trenkle | 11–17 | 5–13 | 9th | |
| 1995–96 | Fred Trenkle | 15–14 | 8–10 | T–6th | |
| 1996–97 | Fred Trenkle | 12–15 | 4–12 | 7th | |
| 1997–98 | Fred Trenkle | 13–15 | 5–9 | 6th | |
| 1998–99 | Fred Trenkle | 4–22 | 2–12 | 8th | |
| Fred Trenkle: | Fred Trenkle: | 55–83 | | | |
| Steve Fisher (Mountain West Conference) (1999–2017) ||||||
| 1999–00 | Steve Fisher | 5–23 | 0–14 | 8th | |
| 2000–01 | Steve Fisher | 14–14 | 4–10 | 7th | |
| 2001–02 | Steve Fisher | 21–12 | 7–7 | T–4th | NCAA Division I first round |
| 2002–03 | Steve Fisher | 16–14 | 6–8 | 5th | NIT second round |
| 2003–04 | Steve Fisher | 14–16 | 5–9 | T–5th | |
| 2004–05 | Steve Fisher | 11–18 | 4–10 | 6th | |
| 2005–06 | Steve Fisher | 24–9 | 13–3 | 1st | NCAA Division I first round |
| 2006–07 | Steve Fisher | 22–11 | 10–6 | T–3rd | NIT second round |
| 2007–08 | Steve Fisher | 20–13 | 9–7 | 4th | NIT first round |
| 2008–09 | Steve Fisher | 26–10 | 11–5 | 4th | NIT Semifinal |
| 2009–10 | Steve Fisher | 25–9 | 11–5 | T–3rd | NCAA Division I first round |
| 2010–11 | Steve Fisher | 34–3 | 14–2 | T–1st | NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen |
| 2011–12 | Steve Fisher | 26–8 | 10–4 | T–1st | NCAA Division I first round |
| 2012–13 | Steve Fisher | 23–11 | 9–7 | 4th | NCAA Division I second round |
| 2013–14 | Steve Fisher | 31–5 | 16–2 | 1st | NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen |
| 2014–15 | Steve Fisher | 27–9 | 14–4 | T–1st | NCAA Division I second round |
| 2015–16 | Steve Fisher | 28–10 | 16–2 | 1st | NIT Semifinal |
| 2016–17 | Steve Fisher | 19–14 | 9–9 | 6th | |
| Steve Fisher: | Steve Fisher: | 386–209 | 168–114 | | |
| Brian Dutcher (Mountain West Conference) (2017–present) ||||||
| 2017–18 | Brian Dutcher | 22–11 | 11–7 | T–4th | NCAA Division I first round |
| 2018–19 | Brian Dutcher | 21–13 | 11–7 | T–4th | |
| 2019–20 | Brian Dutcher | 30–2 | 17–1 | 1st | No postseason held |
| 2020–21 | Brian Dutcher | 23–5 | 14–3 | 1st | NCAA Division I first round |
| 2021–22 | Brian Dutcher | 23–9 | 13-4 | 3rd | NCAA Division I first round |
| 2022–23 | Brian Dutcher | 32–7 | 15–3 | 1st | NCAA Division I Runner-up |
| Brian Dutcher: | Brian Dutcher: | 151–47 | 81–25 | | |
| Total: | Total: | – | | | |
| National champion   Postseason invitational champion   Conference regular season champion   Conference regular season and conference tournament champion  Division regular season champion  Division regular season and conference tournament champion  Conference tournament champion ||||||
    ^A. Tom McMullen coached the first 7 games of the 1928–29 season before being replaced by Morris Gross.
    ^B. DeLauer and Mitchell were co-head coaches.
    ^C. Jim Harrick Jr. coached the final 7 games of 1991–92 season.