# 2012–13 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team

The 2012–13 San Diego State men's basketball team represented San Diego State University in the 2012–13 college basketball season. They were members in the Mountain West Conference. This was head coach Steve Fisher's fourteenth season at San Diego State. The Aztecs played home games at Viejas Arena. They 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 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 |
| Garrett Green | 5 | F | 6'11" | 230 | Senior | Woodland Hills, California | Graduated |
| Tim Shelton | 10 | F | 6'7" | 245 | Senior | Fresno, California | Graduated |
| Alec Williams | 0 | F | 6'6" | 245 | Junior | San Juan Capistrano, California | Elected to transfer. |

### Incoming Transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Aqeel Quinn | 14 | G | 6'3" | 200 | Junior | Gardena, California | Elected to transfer from Cal State Northridge. Quinn will redshirt for the 2012–13 season, under NCAA transfer rules. Will have two years of eligibility. |

### 2012 Recruiting Class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Winston Shepard SF | Fresno, TX | Findlay College Prep | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Feb 16, 2012 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 94 ||||||
| Matt Shrigley SG | Encinitas, CA | La Costa Canyon High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Jun 16, 2011 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 92 ||||||
| Skylar Spencer PF | Los Angeles, CA | Frederick K.C. Price High School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Sep 4, 2011 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 89 ||||||
| 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: "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 15, 2012. ||||||

## Roster

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## Schedule and results

Source
* All times are Pacific
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/01/2012* 7:00 pm | No. 20 | Cal State San Marcos | W 67–46 | – | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA |
| 11/05/2012* 7:00 pm | No. 20 | UC San Diego | W 80–56 | – | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 11/11/2012* 1:00 pm, FSN | No. 20 | vs. No. 9 Syracuse Battle on the Midway | L 49–62 | 0–1 | USS Midway (5,119) San Diego, CA |
| 11/13/2012* 7:00 pm, FSSD | No. 25 | San Diego Christian | W 91–57 | 1–1 | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA |
| 11/17/2012* 11:00 am | No. 25 | at Missouri State MWC–MVC Challenge | W 60–44 | 2–1 | JQH Arena (7,272) Springfield, MO |
| 11/21/2012* 7:30 pm, FSSD | No. 25 | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 79–43 | 3–1 | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA |
| 11/25/2012* 7:00 pm, FSN | No. 25 | at USC | W 66–60 | 4–1 | Galen Center (4,421) Los Angeles, CA |
| 12/01/2012* 7:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 23 | vs. UCLA John R. Wooden Classic | W 78–69 | 5–1 | Honda Center (17,204) Anaheim, CA |
| 12/03/2012* 7:00 pm, TWCSN | No. 17 | Texas Southern | W 74–62 | 6–1 | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA |
| 12/06/2012* 8:00 pm, TWCSN | No. 17 | UC Santa Barbara | W 84–70 | 7–1 | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA |
| 12/15/2012* 7:00 pm, 4SD | No. 18 | San Diego City Championship | W 72–56 | 8–1 | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA |
| 12/18/2012* 7:00 pm, FSSD | No. 18 | Point Loma Nazarene | W 76–49 | 9–1 | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA |
| 12/22/2012* 3:42 pm, ESPNU | No. 18 | vs. San Francisco Diamond Head Classic Quarterfinals | W 80–58 | 10–1 | Stan Sheriff Center (6,691) Honolulu, HI |
| 12/23/2012* 2:30 pm, ESPNU | No. 18 | vs. Indiana State Diamond Head Classic Semifinals | W 62–55 | 11–1 | Stan Sheriff Center (6,419) Honolulu, HI |
| 12/25/2012* 7:15 pm, ESPN2 | No. 17 | vs. No. 3 Arizona Diamond Head Classic Finals | L 67–68 | 11–2 | Stan Sheriff Center (6,514) Honolulu, HI |
| 01/02/2013* 7:00 pm, TWCSN | No. 19 | Cal State Bakersfield | W 72–57 | 12–2 | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA |
| 01/09/2013 8:30 pm, TWCSN | No. 16 | at Fresno State | W 65–62 | 13–2 (1–0) | Save Mart Center (7,203) Fresno, CA |
| 01/12/2013 5:00 pm, NBCSN | No. 16 | Colorado State | W 79–72 $^{OT}$ | 14–2 (2–0) | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA |
| 01/16/2013 7:00 pm, CBSSN | No. 15 | UNLV | L 75–82 | 14–3 (2–1) | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA |
| 01/19/2013 4:30 pm, TWCSN | No. 15 | at Wyoming | L 45–58 | 14–4 (2–2) | Arena-Auditorium (9,573) Laramie, WY |
| 01/23/2013 7:15 pm, CBSSN | | at Nevada | W 78–57 | 15–4 (3–2) | Lawlor Events Center (7,924) Reno, NV |
| 01/26/2013 1:00 pm, NBCSN | | No. 15 New Mexico | W 55–34 | 16–4 (4–2) | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA |
| 02/02/2013 12:00 pm, TWCSN | No. 22 | at Air Force | L 67–70 | 16–5 (4–3) | Clune Arena (5,011) Colorado Springs, CO |
| 02/06/2013 8:00 pm, TWCSN | | Boise State | W 63–62 | 17–5 (5–3) | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA |
| 02/09/2013 3:00 pm, CBSSN | | Fresno State | W 75–53 | 18–5 (6–3) | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA |
| 02/13/2013 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | at No. 24 Colorado State | L 60–66 | 18–6 (6–4) | Moby Arena (8,745) Fort Collins, CO |
| 02/16/2013 6:00 pm, NBCSN | | at UNLV | L 70–72 | 18–7 (6–5) | Thomas & Mack Center (18,577) Paradise, NV |
| 02/19/2013 7:00 pm, TWCSN | | Wyoming | W 79–51 | 19–7 (7–5) | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA |
| 02/23/2013 3:00 pm, NBCSN | | Nevada | W 88–75 | 20–7 (8–5) | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA |
| 02/27/2013 7:15 pm, CBSSN | | at No. 14 New Mexico | L 60–70 | 20–8 (8–6) | The Pit (15,411) Albuquerque, NM |
| 03/06/2013 8:30 pm, TWCSN | | Air Force | W 58–51 | 21–8 (9–6) | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA |
| 03/09/2013 12:30 pm, NBCSN | | at Boise State | L 65–69 | 21–9 (9–7) | Taco Bell Arena (10,455) Boise, ID |
| 2013 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament ||||||
| 03/13/2013 9:00 pm, CBSSN | (4) | vs. (5) Boise State Quarterfinals | W 73–67 | 22–9 | Thomas & Mack Center (13,297) Paradise, NV |
| 03/15/2013 6:00 pm, CBSSN | (4) | vs. (1) No. 15 New Mexico Semifinals | L 50–60 | 22–10 | Thomas & Mack Center (18,500) Paradise, NV |
| 2013 NCAA tournament ||||||
| 03/22/2013* 6:48 pm, TBS | (7 S) | vs. (10 S) Oklahoma Second Round | W 70–55 | 23–10 | Wells Fargo Center (20,125) Philadelphia, PA |
| 03/24/2013* 4:10 pm, TBS | (7 S) | vs. (15 S) Florida Gulf Coast Third Round | L 71–81 | 23–11 | Wells Fargo Center (20,125) Philadelphia, PA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) during NCAA Tournament is Seed with Region S=South. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time Zone. ||||||

## 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 |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final |
| AP | 20 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 15 | RV | 22 | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | Not released |
| Coaches | 20 | 23 | 25 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 25 | 20 | 25T | 22 | RV | RV | RV | RV | — |
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.