# 2019–20 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team

The 2019–20 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team represented San Diego State University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Aztecs, led by third-year head coach Brian Dutcher, played their home games at Viejas Arena as members in the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 30–2, 17–1 in Mountain West play to be regular season Mountain West champions. They defeated Air Force and Boise State to reach the championship game of the Mountain West tournament where they lost to Utah State. Although they were a virtual lock to receive an at-large bid to and a high seed in the NCAA tournament, on March 12 the NCAA Tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Previous season

The Aztecs finished the season 21–13, 11–7 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They defeated UNLV and Nevada to advance to the championship game of the Mountain West tournament where they lost to Utah State. They did not get selected for the NCAA or NIT tournaments, and despite having 21 wins, they did not seek participation in other post season tournaments such as the CBI or CIT.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Devin Watson | 0 | G | 6'1" | 172 | RS Senior | Oceanside, CA | Graduated |
| Michael Sohikish | 4 | G | 5'9" | 160 | Senior | San Diego, CA | Walk-on; graduated |
| Jalen McDaniels | 5 | F | 6'10" | 195 | RS Sophomore | Federal Way, WA | Declare for 2019 NBA draft |
| Ed Chang | 23 | G/F | 6'8" | 210 | Freshman | Papillion, NE | Transferred to Salt Lake CC |
| Jeremy Hemsley | 42 | G | 6'4" | 200 | Senior | La Verne, CA | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Trey Pulliam | 4 | G | 6'3" | | Sophomore | Bryan, TX | Junior college transferred Navarro College. |
| Yanni Wetzell | 5 | F/C | 6'10" | 240 | RS Senior | Auckland, New Zealand | Transferred from Vanderbilt. Will be eligible to play immediately since Wetzell graduated from Vanderbilt. |
| K. J. Feagin | 10 | G | 6'1" | 190 | RS Senior | Long Beach, CA | Transferred from Santa Clara. Will be eligible to play immediately since Feagin graduated from Santa Clara. |

### 2019 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Keshad Johnson PF | Oakland, CA | San Leandro High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Nov 8, 2018 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80 ||||||
| 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: "2019 San Diego St. Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com. "2019 San Diego St. Player Commits". ESPN.com. "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

### 2020 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2020) :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Lamont Butler PG | Riverside, CA | Riverside Polytech High School | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Jun 19, 2019 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80 |||||||
| Che Evans SF | Baltimore, MD | Dulaney High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Sep 12, 2019 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79 |||||||
| Keith Dinwiddie SG | Culver City, CA | Fairfax High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Sep 10, 2019 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: 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: "2020 San Diego St. Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com. "2020 San Diego St. Player Commits". ESPN.com. "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 30, 2019* 7:00 pm | | UC San Diego | W 86–51 | – | 12 – Tied | 9 – Flynn | 7 – Flynn | Viejas Arena (9,926) San Diego, CA |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 5, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Texas Southern | W 77–42 | 1–0 | 15 – Tied | 11 – Mensah | 5 – Flynn | Viejas Arena (10,093) San Diego, CA |
| November 9, 2019* 1:00 pm, BYUtv | | at BYU | W 76–71 | 2–0 | 19 – Schakel | 11 – Mensah | 5 – Flynn | Marriott Center (12,567) Provo, UT |
| November 13, 2019* 7:00 pm, Stadium | | Grand Canyon | W 86–61 | 3–0 | 14 – Tied | 9 – Mensah | 9 – Flynn | Viejas Arena (10,440) San Diego, CA |
| November 20, 2019* 8:00 pm, FSW | | at San Diego City Championship | W 66–49 | 4–0 | 20 – Wetzell | 12 – Wetzell | 4 – Feagin | Jenny Craig Pavilion (4,524) San Diego, CA |
| November 22, 2019* 7:00 pm | | LIU Las Vegas Invitational campus site game | W 81–64 | 5–0 | 18 – Mitchell | 7 – Mensah | 10 – Flynn | Viejas Arena (10,243) San Diego, CA |
| November 25, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Tennessee State Las Vegas Invitational campus site game | W 62–49 | 6–0 | 11 – Flynn | 6 – Schakel | 4 – Flynn | Viejas Arena (10,430) San Diego, CA |
| November 28, 2019* 7:30 pm, FS1 | | vs. Creighton Las Vegas Invitational semifinals | W 83–52 | 7–0 | 21 – Flynn | 6 – Tied | 5 – Feagin | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| November 29, 2019* 5:00 pm, FS1 | | vs. Iowa Las Vegas Invitational championship | W 83–73 | 8–0 | 28 – Flynn | 6 – Schakel | 5 – Feagin | Orleans Arena (4,855) Paradise, NV |
| December 4, 2019 6:00 pm, Stadium | | at Colorado State | W 79–57 | 9–0 (1–0) | 23 – Flynn | 8 – Mitchell | 7 – Flynn | Moby Arena (3,419) Fort Collins, CO |
| December 8, 2019 12:00 pm, FSSD | | San Jose State | W 59–57 | 10–0 (2–0) | 13 – Mitchell | 12 – Mensah | 3 – Feagin | Viejas Arena (11,925) San Diego, CA |
| December 18, 2019* 7:00 pm | No. 20 | San Diego Christian | W 92–48 | 11–0 | 17 – Wetzell | 6 – Tied | 8 – Feagin | Viejas Arena (10,158) San Diego, CA |
| December 21, 2019* 3:30 pm, P12N | No. 20 | vs. Utah Basketball Hall of Fame Classic | W 80–52 | 12–0 | 16 – Flynn | 6 – Wetzell | 8 – Flynn | Staples Center Los Angeles, CA |
| December 28, 2019* 4:00 pm, FSSD | No. 15 | Cal Poly | W 73–57 | 13–0 | 14 – Flynn | 8 – Wetzell | 7 – Flynn | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA |
| January 1, 2020 12:00 pm, Stadium | No. 13 | Fresno State | W 61–52 | 14–0 (3–0) | 16 – Flynn | 8 – Wetzell | 3 – Pulliam | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA |
| January 4, 2020 7:00 pm, CBSSN | No. 13 | at Utah State | W 77–68 | 15–0 (4–0) | 22 – Flynn | 7 – Mitchell | 5 – Pulliam | Smith Spectrum (10,017) Logan, UT |
| January 8, 2020 6:00 pm, Stadium | No. 7 | at Wyoming | W 72–52 | 16–0 (5–0) | 19 – Flynn | 8 – Mitchell | 4 – Flynn | Arena-Auditorium (2,941) Laramie, WY |
| January 11, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | No. 7 | Boise State | W 83–65 | 17–0 (6–0) | 23 – Feagin | 7 – Mitchell | 6 – Flynn | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA |
| January 14, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 7 | at Fresno State | W 64–55 | 18–0 (7–0) | 22 – Flynn | 8 – Mitchell | 2 – Tied | Save Mart Center (6,773) Fresno, CA |
| January 18, 2020 5:00 pm, CBSSN | No. 7 | Nevada | W 68–55 | 19–0 (8–0) | 17 – Wetzell | 16 – Wetzell | 7 – Flynn | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA |
| January 21, 2020 8:00 pm, CBSSN | No. 4 | Wyoming | W 72–55 | 20–0 (9–0) | 18 – Flynn | 4 – Wetzell | 5 – Tied | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA |
| January 26, 2020 1:00 pm, CBSSN | No. 4 | at UNLV | W 71–67 | 21–0 (10–0) | 21 – Flynn | 8 – Wetzell | 4 – Wetzell | Thomas & Mack Center (12,287) Paradise, NV |
| January 29, 2020 6:00 pm, CBSSN | No. 4 | at New Mexico | W 85–57 | 22–0 (11–0) | 18 – Feagin | 9 – Schakel | 6 – Flynn | Dreamstyle Arena (13,241) Albuquerque, NM |
| February 1, 2020 7:00 pm, CBSSN | No. 4 | Utah State | W 80–68 | 23–0 (12–0) | 28 – Mitchell | 10 – Wetzell | 7 – Flynn | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA |
| February 8, 2020 5:00 pm, CBSSN | No. 4 | at Air Force | W 89–74 | 24–0 (13–0) | 21 – Feagin | 8 – Flynn | 7 – Flynn | Clune Arena (4,401) Colorado Springs, CO |
| February 11, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 4 | New Mexico | W 82–59 | 25–0 (14–0) | 22 – Mitchell | 12 – Mitchell | 4 – Mitchell | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA |
| February 16, 2020 1:00 pm, CBSSN | No. 4 | at Boise State | W 72–55 | 26–0 (15–0) | 22 – Flynn | 7 – Tied | 6 – Flynn | ExtraMile Arena (10,651) Boise, ID |
| February 22, 2020 4:30 pm, CBSSN | No. 4 | UNLV | L 63–66 | 26–1 (15–1) | 24 – Flynn | 9 – Flynn | 6 – Flynn | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA |
| February 25, 2020 8:00 pm, CBSSN | No. 5 | Colorado State | W 66–60 | 27–1 (16–1) | 17 – Flynn | 7 – Wetzell | 5 – Feagin | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA |
| February 29, 2020 5:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 5 | at Nevada | W 83–76 | 28–1 (17–1) | 36 – Flynn | 6 – Wetzell | 5 – Flynn | Lawlor Events Center (10,855) Reno, NV |
| Mountain West tournament |||||||||
| March 5, 2020 11:30 am, CBSSN | (1) No. 5 | vs. (9) Air Force Quarterfinals | W 73–60 | 29–1 | 17 – Schakel | 7 – Flynn | 8 – Flynn | Thomas & Mack Center (8,189) Paradise, NV |
| March 6, 2020 6:00 pm, CBSSN | (1) No. 5 | vs. (5) Boise State Semifinals | W 81–68 | 30–1 | 22 – Flynn | 6 – Tied | 5 – Flynn | Thomas & Mack Center (9,630) Paradise, NV |
| March 7, 2020 2:30 pm, CBS | (1) No. 5 | vs. (2) Utah State Championship | L 56–59 | 30–2 | 16 – Flynn | 13 – Wetzell | 4 – Mitchell | Thomas & Mack Center (10,292) Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||||||
Source

## Ranking movement

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | 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 | Final |
| AP | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Coaches | — | — | — | — | RV | 24 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.