# 2018–19 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team

The 2018–19 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team represented San Jose State University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by second-year head coach Jean Prioleau, the Spartans played their home games at the Event Center Arena as members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 4–27, 1–17 in Mountain West play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Mountain West tournament to Air Force.

## Previous season

The Spartans finished the 2017–18 season 4–26, 1–17 in Mountain West play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Mountain West tournament to Wyoming.

## Off-season
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Nai Carlisle | 2 | G | 6'2" | 200 | RS Freshman | West Lafayette, IN | Transferred to Cal State East Bay |
| Walter Graves III | 4 | F | 6'7" | 192 | Freshman | Clovis, CA | Transferred to City College of San Francisco |
| Keith Fisher III | 5 | F | 6'8" | 215 | RS Freshman | Los Angeles, CA | Transferred to Illinois State |
| Ryan Parilla | 11 | G | 5'10" | 160 | Freshman | Union City, CA | Walk-on; transferred to Chabot College |
| Jalen James | 21 | G | 6'4" | 175 | Senior | Chicago, IL | Graduated |
| Ryan Singer | 24 | F | 6'10" | 235 | RS Junior | Littleton, CO | Left the team for personal reasons |
| Jaycee Hillsman | 25 | G | 6'6" | 213 | Junior | Champaign, IL | Transferred to Illinois State |
| Ryan Welage | 32 | F | 6'9" | 205 | Junior | Greensburg, IN | Transferred to Xavier |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous college |
| Michael Steadman | 1 | F | 6'10" | 215 | Junior | Union City, CA | Junior college transferred from City College of San Francisco |
| Brae Ivey | 2 | G | 6'2" | 175 | Junior | Huntington Beach, CA | Junior college transferred from Riverside City College |
| Sam Japhet-Mathias | 14 | C | 6'11" | 280 | Junior | London, England | Transferred from Wake Forest. Under NCAA transfer rules, Japhet-Mathias will have to sit out from the 2018–19 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. |
| Craig LeCesne | 25 | F | 6'9" | 215 | Sophomore | Malmö, Sweden | Junior college transferred from San Bernardino Valley College |
| Brian Rodriguez | 34 | G | 6'5" | 200 | Junior | Phoenix, AZ | Junior college transferred from South Mountain CC |

### 2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Zach Chappell PG | Sacramento, CA | Capital Christian | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Apr 19, 2018 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ||||||
| Kaison Hammonds PG | Highlands Ranch, CO | ThunderRidge High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | May 6, 2018 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ||||||
| Seneca Knight SG | Lafayette, LA | Northside High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | N/A | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Christian Anigwe SF | Phoenix, AZ | Desert Vista High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: – Rivals: – ||||||
| 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: "2017 San Jose State Basketball Recruiting Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved August 1, 2018. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved August 1, 2018. "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 1, 2018. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| Nov 7, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Life Pacific | W 89–72 | 1–0 | 18 – Ivey | 13 – Steadman | 6 – Ivey | Event Center Arena (1,427) San Jose, CA |
| Nov 10, 2018* 6:00 pm | | Southern Utah | L 58–66 | 1–1 | 15 – LeCesne | 14 – Steadman | 5 – Ivey | Event Center Arena (371) San Jose, CA |
| Nov 15, 2018* 5:30 pm | | vs. Weber State Junkanoo Jam | L 77–85 | 1–2 | 20 – Anigwe | 13 – Anigwe | 7 – Ivey | Gateway Christian Academy Bimini, Bahamas |
| Nov 17, 2018* 3:00 pm | | vs. Cal State Bakersfield Junkanoo Jam | L 72–73 | 1–3 | 22 – Ivey | 8 – LeCesne | 6 – Ivey | Gateway Christian Academy Bimini, Bahamas |
| Nov 18, 2018* 3:00 pm | | vs. Central Michigan Junkanoo Jam | L 74–76 | 1–4 | 13 – Tied | 7 – Steadman | 6 – Ivey | Gateway Christian Academy (521) Bimini, Bahamas |
| Nov 24, 2018* 3:00 pm | | Santa Clara | L 63–71 | 1–5 | 21 – Steadman | 11 – Steadman | 6 – Ivey | Event Center Arena (1,665) San Jose, CA |
| Nov 28, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Indiana State MW–MVC Challenge | L 57–86 | 1–6 | 13 – Steadman | 4 – Tied | 3 – Chastain | Event Center Arena (1,523) San Jose, CA |
| Dec 6, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Bethune–Cookman | W 67–65 | 2–6 | 15 – Steadman | 13 – Steadman | 4 – Ivey | Event Center Arena (1,497) San Jose, CA |
| Dec 15, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Northern Arizona | W 79–74 | 3–6 | 23 – Baumann | 13 – Barry | 7 – Ivey | Event Center Arena (1,625) San Jose, CA |
| Dec 18, 2018* 7:00 pm, P12N | | at Stanford Rivalry | L 73–78 | 3–7 | 17 – Steadman | 11 – Steadman | 5 – Baumann | Maples Pavilion (2,821) Stanford, CA |
| Dec 21, 2018* 7:00 pm, P12N | | at California | L 80–88 | 3–8 | 18 – Tied | 13 – Steadman | 4 – Ivey | Haas Pavilion (3,443) Berkeley, CA |
| Dec 29, 2018* 5:00 pm | | at Saint Mary's | L 45–75 | 3–9 | 11 – Barry | 7 – Knight | 2 – Tied | McKeon Pavilion (3,500) Moraga, CA |
| Mountain West regular season |||||||||
| Jan 2, 2019 7:00 pm | | Fresno State Rivalry | L 53–73 | 3–10 (0–1) | 18 – Steadman | 10 – Steadman | 4 – LeCesne | Event Center Arena (1,886) San Jose, CA |
| Jan 9, 2019 8:00 pm, CBSSN | | at No. 10 Nevada | L 53–92 | 3–11 (0–2) | 10 – Ivey | 12 – Steadman | 2 – Tied | Lawlor Events Center (10,432) Reno, NV |
| Jan 12, 2019 12:00 pm | | at Boise State | L 64–87 | 3–12 (0–3) | 16 – Barry | 6 – Barry | 7 – Chappell | Event Center Arena (1,419) San Jose, CA |
| Jan 16, 2019 7:00 pm | | Utah State | L 63–81 | 3–13 (0–4) | 29 – Baumann | 6 – LeCesne | 3 – Chappell | Event Center Arena (1,388) San Jose, CA |
| Jan 19, 2019 4:30 pm, ATTSNRM | | at UNLV | L 56–94 | 3–14 (0–5) | 14 – Steadman | 7 – Steadman | 4 – LeCesne | Thomas & Mack Center (8,623) Paradise, NV |
| Jan 23, 2019 6:00 pm | | at Wyoming | L 46–59 | 3–15 (0–6) | 10 – Steadman | 8 – Steadman | 4 – LeCesne | Arena-Auditorium (5,787) Laramie, WY |
| Jan 26, 2019 6:00 pm | | Air Force | L 71–73 $^{2OT}$ | 3–16 (0–7) | 24 – Steadman | 13 – Chastain | 9 – LeCesne | Event Center Arena (1,498) San Jose, CA |
| Jan 30, 2019 6:00 pm | | at Utah State | L 73–103 | 3–17 (0–8) | 20 – Steadman | 9 – LeCesne | 5 – Ivey | Smith Spectrum (6,599) Logan, UT |
| Feb 2, 2019 6:00 pm | | San Diego State | L 56–67 | 3–18 (0–9) | 14 – LeCesne | 11 – Steadman | 5 – Ivey | Event Center Arena (2,430) San Jose, CA |
| Feb 9, 2019 11:00 am | | at Boise State | L 57–105 | 3–19 (0–10) | 16 – Steadman | 12 – Anigwe | 2 – Baumann | Taco Bell Arena (3,608) Boise, ID |
| Feb 13, 2019 6:00 pm, ATTSNRM | | at New Mexico | L 60–92 | 3–20 (0–11) | 10 – Baumann | 11 – Chastain | 3 – Baumann | Dreamstyle Arena (10,469) Albuquerque, NM |
| Feb 16, 2019 2:00 pm, ATTSNRM | | UNLV | L 64–71 | 3–21 (0–12) | 16 – Steadman | 7 – Steadman | 9 – Chappell | Event Center Arena (1,658) San Jose, CA |
| Feb 20, 2019 7:00 pm | | Colorado State | L 70–91 | 3–22 (0–13) | 14 – Knight | 8 – Steadman | 5 – Ivey | Event Center Arena (1,467) San Jose, CA |
| Feb 23, 2019 1:00 pm | | at Air Force | L 68–82 | 3–23 (0–14) | 21 – Steadman | 17 – Steadman | 3 – Ivey | Clune Arena (2,360) Colorado Springs, CO |
| Feb 26, 2019 7:00 pm, ATTSNRM | | New Mexico | W 89–82 | 4–23 (1–14) | 26 – Baumann | 11 – Steadman | 9 – Chappell | Event Center Arena (2,053) San Jose, CA |
| Mar 2, 2019 7:00 pm | | at San Diego State | L 56–84 | 4–24 (1–15) | 14 – Chappell | 11 – Steadman | 5t – Chappell | Viejas Arena (11,258) San Diego, CA |
| Mar 6, 2019 7:00 pm | | Wyoming | L 71–81 | 4–25 (1–16) | 27 – Baumann | 10 – Steadman | 5 – Ivey | Event Center Arena (2,960) San Jose, CA |
| Mar 9, 2019 4:00 pm | | at Fresno State Rivalry | L 81–121 | 4–26 (1–17) | 21 – Steadman | 9 – Steadman | 6 – Chappell | Save Mart Center (7,615) Fresno, CA |
| Mountain West tournament |||||||||
| Mar 13, 2019 4:00 pm | (11) | vs. (6) Air Force First round | L 56–87 | 4–27 | 15 – Knight | 8 – Steadman | 4 – Chappell | Thomas & Mack Center (5,578) Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||||||