# 2013–14 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team

The 2013–14 San Diego State men's basketball team represented San Diego State University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were members in the Mountain West Conference. This was head coach Steve Fisher's fifteenth season at San Diego State. The Aztecs played their home games at Viejas Arena. They finished the season 31–5, 16–2 in Mountain West play to win the Mountain West regular season championship. They advanced to the finals of the Mountain West tournament where they lost to New Mexico. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated New Mexico State and North Dakota State to advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they lost to Arizona.

## Previous season

San Diego State's 2012-13 team 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 as a 7-seed 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 |
| Aaron Douglas | 32 | G | 6'1" | 195 | Senior | San Diego, California | Graduated. |
| Narbeh Ebrahimian | 25 | G | 6'3" | 200 | Senior | Glendale, California | Graduated. |
| Jamaal Franklin | 21 | G | 6'5" | 205 | Junior | Hawthorne, California | Declared for 2013 NBA draft. |
| LaBradford Franklin | 3 | G | 6'2" | 175 | Junior | Temecula, California | Elected to transfer. |
| James Rahon | 11 | G | 6'5" | 205 | Senior | San Diego, California | Graduated. |
| DeShawn Stephens | 23 | F | 6'8" | 225 | Senior | Los Angeles, California | Graduated. |
| Chase Tapley | 22 | G | 6'3" | 195 | Senior | Sacramento, California | Graduated. |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Angelo Chol | 3 | F/C | 6'9" | 225 | Junior | San Diego, California | Elected to transfer from Arizona. Chol will redshirt for the 2013-14 season, under NCAA transfer rules. Will have two years of eligibility. |
| Josh Davis | 22 | F | 6'8" | 215 | Senior | Raleigh, North Carolina | Elected to transfer from Tulane. Will be eligible to play immediately since Davis graduated from Tulane University. |
| Parker U'u | 14 | G | 6'4" | 210 | Sophomore | Sacramento, California | Elected to transfer from Hartford. U'u will redshirt for the 2013-14 season, under NCAA transfer rules. Will have three years of eligibility. |

### 2013 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Dakarai Allen SF | Sacramento, CA | Sheldon High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Sep 12, 2012 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 80 ||||||
| D'Erryl Williams PG | Sacramento, CA | Sheldon High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Oct 13, 2012 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 70 ||||||
| 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: "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 15, 2013. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/01/2013* 7:00 pm | | Cal State San Marcos | W 81–66 | – | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/08/2013* 7:00 pm | | UC Riverside | W 77–41 | 1–0 | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA |
| 11/14/2013* 7:05 pm, CBSSN | | No. 6 Arizona | L 60–69 | 1–1 | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA |
| 11/20/2013* 7:30 pm, FSSD | | San Diego Christian | W 93–41 | 2–1 | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA |
| 11/28/2013* 5:30 pm, ESPNU | | vs. College of Charleston Wooden Legacy Quarterfinals | W 72–52 | 3–1 | Titan Gym (1,865) Fullerton, CA |
| 11/29/2013* 6:30 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. No. 20 Creighton Wooden Legacy semifinals | W 86–80 | 4–1 | Titan Gym (3,287) Fullerton, CA |
| 12/01/2013* 6:30 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. No. 25 Marquette Wooden Legacy Championship | W 67–59 | 5–1 | Honda Center (6,007) Anaheim, CA |
| 12/05/2013* 8:00 pm, FSSD | No. 24 | at San Diego City Championship | W 65–64 | 6–1 | Jenny Craig Pavilion (5,100) San Diego, CA |
| 12/08/2013* 12:05 pm, CBSSN | No. 24 | Washington | W 70–63 | 7–1 | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA |
| 12/18/2013* 7:00 pm, 4SD | No. 24 | Southern Utah | W 76–39 | 8–1 | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA |
| 12/21/2013* 7:00 pm, 4SD | No. 24 | McNeese State | W 65–36 | 9–1 | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA |
| 12/27/2013* 7:00 pm, FSSD | No. 20 | St. Katherine College | W 118–35 | 10–1 | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA |
| 01/01/2014 6:05 pm, CBSSN | No. 21 | at Colorado State | W 71–61 | 11–1 (1–0) | Moby Arena (4,059) Fort Collins, CO |
| 01/05/2014* 1:30 pm, CBS | No. 21 | at No. 16 Kansas | W 61–57 | 12–1 | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| 01/08/2014 8:05 pm, ESPNU | No. 13 | Boise State | W 69–66 | 13–1 (2–0) | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA |
| 01/12/2014 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | No. 13 | at Air Force | W 79–72 | 14–1 (3–0) | Clune Arena (2,152) Colorado Springs, CO |
| 01/15/2014 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | No. 10 | Fresno State | W 68–60 | 15–1 (4–0) | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA |
| 01/18/2014 3:05 pm, CBSSN | No. 10 | UNLV | W 63–52 | 16–1 (5–0) | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA |
| 01/22/2014 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | No. 7 | at San Jose State | W 75–50 | 17–1 (6–0) | Event Center Arena (4,117) San Jose, CA |
| 01/25/2014 8:05 pm, ESPNU | No. 7 | at Utah State | W 74–69 $^{OT}$ | 18–1 (7–0) | Smith Spectrum (10,127) Logan, UT |
| 02/01/2014 4:05 pm, ESPNU | No. 5 | Colorado State | W 65–56 | 19–1 (8–0) | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA |
| 02/05/2014 6:15 pm, CBSSN | No. 5 | at Boise State | W 67–65 | 20–1 (9–0) | Taco Bell Arena (9,602) Boise, ID |
| 02/08/2014 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | No. 5 | Nevada | W 73–58 | 21–1 (10–0) | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA |
| 02/11/2014 8:05 pm, ESPNU | No. 5 | at Wyoming | L 62–68 | 21–2 (10–1) | Arena-Auditorium (5,801) Laramie, WY |
| 02/15/2014 5:05 pm, CBSSN | No. 5 | Air Force | W 64–56 | 22–2 (11–1) | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA |
| 02/18/2014 8:05 pm, ESPNU | No. 6 | Utah State | W 60–45 | 23–2 (12–1) | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA |
| 02/22/2014 7:05 pm, ESPN2 | No. 6 | at New Mexico | L 44–58 | 23–3 (12–2) | The Pit (15,411) Albuquerque, NM |
| 02/25/2014 8:05 pm, CBSSN | No. 13 | San Jose State | W 90–64 | 24–3 (13–2) | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA |
| 03/01/2014 7:05 pm, CBSSN | No. 13 | at Fresno State | W 82–67 | 25–3 (14–2) | Save Mart Center (14,801) Fresno, CA |
| 03/05/2014 8:05 pm, CBSSN | No. 10 | at UNLV | W 73–64 | 26–3 (15–2) | Thomas & Mack Center (16,030) Paradise, NV |
| 03/08/2014 7:05 pm, CBSSN | No. 10 | No. 21 New Mexico | W 51–48 | 27–3 (16–2) | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA |
| Mountain West tournament ||||||
| 03/13/2014 12:00 pm, CBSSN | (1) No. 8 | vs. (8) Utah State Quarterfinals | W 73–39 | 28–3 | Thomas & Mack Center (9,854) Paradise, NV |
| 03/14/2014 6:00 pm, CBSSN | (1) No. 8 | vs. (4) UNLV Semifinals | W 59–51 | 29–3 | Thomas & Mack Center (15,135) Paradise, NV |
| 03/15/2014 3:00 pm, CBS | (1) No. 8 | vs. (2) No. 20 New Mexico Championship Game | L 58–64 | 29–4 | Thomas & Mack Center (N/A) Paradise, NV |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 03/20/2014* 6:57 pm, truTV | (4 W) No. 13 | vs. (13 W) New Mexico State Second round | W 73–69 $^{OT}$ | 30–4 | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena (10,962) Spokane, WA |
| 03/22/2014* 3:10 pm, TNT | (4 W) No. 13 | vs. (12 W) North Dakota State Third round | W 63–44 | 31–4 | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena (11,623) Spokane, WA |
| 03/27/2014* 7:17 pm, TBS | (4 W) No. 13 | vs. (1 W) No. 4 Arizona Sweet Sixteen | L 64–70 | 31–5 | Honda Center (17,773) Anaheim, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll, (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed within region W=West. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final |
| AP | — | — | — | — | 24 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 8т | 13 | Not released |
| Coaches | — | — | — | — | RV | 24 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 12 |
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.