# 2022–23 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team

The 2022–23 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team represented San Jose State University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by second-year head coach Tim Miles and played their games at Provident Credit Union Event Center as members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 24–14, 10–8 in MWC play to finish in fifth place. They defeated Nevada in the quarterfinals of the MWC tournament before being falling to top-seeded San Diego State in the semifinals. The Spartans received an invitation to compete in the College Basketball Invitational, their first postseason tournament since 2011. In the opening round, they defeated Southern Indiana, marking the Spartans' first ever postseason victory, before losing to Radford in the quarterfinals.
With a final overall record of 21–14, the season marked school's most successful season since 1980–81.

## Previous season

The Spartans finished the 2022–22 season 8–23, 1–17 in MWC play to finish in last place. They lost to Fresno State in the first round of the MWC tournament.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Caleb Simmons | 1 | G | 6'6" | 205 | RS Senior | Vallejo, CA | Graduate transferred |
| Shon Robinson | 2 | F | 6'9" | 205 | RS Sophomore | Chicago, IL | Transferred to Austin Peay |
| Sebastian Mendoza | 4 | G | 6'3" | 195 | Sophomore | Riverside, CA | Transferred |
| Eduardo Lane | 12 | C | 6'11" | 240 | RS Senior | Aquidauana, Brazil | Graduate transferred to Siena |
| Majok Kuath | 23 | F | 6'8" | 183 | Junior | Salt Lake City, UT | Transferred to Northwestern State |
| Michael Ofoegbu | 24 | F | 6'7" | 205 | Sophomore | Lakewood, CA | Transferred to Colby CC |
| Josh O'Garro | 42 | G | 6'6" | 175 | Sophomore | George Town, Cayman Islands | Transferred to Colby CC |
| Trey Smith | 44 | G | 6'3" | 195 | Senior | Cypress, CA | Walk-on; transferred to Idaho |
| Harminder Dhaliwal | 50 | C | 6'10" | 235 | Junior | Laguna Niguel, CA | Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous college |
| Kellen King | 20 | G | 6'4" | 190 | RS Senior | Brentwood, TN | Walk-on; Missouri–St. Louis |
| Robert Vaihola | 22 | F | 6'8" | 245 | Sophomore | San Francisco, CA | Fresno State |
| Sage Tolbert III | 23 | F | 6'8" | 210 | RS Senior | New Orleans, LA | Temple |

### 2022 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Max Allen #35 C | Chandler, AZ | AZ Compass Prep | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 260 lb (120 kg) | Nov 9, 2021 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79 ||||||
| Leo Torbor PG | Minneapolis, MN | Park Center High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Jul 5, 2022 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Garrett Anderson PF | Phoenix, AZ | PHHoenix Prep | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Jul 5, 2022 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| J.T. elder SG | Tucson, AZ | PHHoenix Prep | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Apr 6, 2022 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Kevin Simeth SF | Geneva, Switzerland | Collège de Montbrillant | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 207 lb (94 kg) | Jun 21, 2022 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| 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: "2022 San Jose State Basketball Recruiting Commits". Scout.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2022 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 |||||||||
| November 4, 2022* 7:00 p.m., Twitter | | Cal State Los Angeles | W 69–66 | | 22 – Moore | 11 – Tolbert III | 5 – Moore | Provident Credit Union Event Center (875) San Jose, CA |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 8, 2022* 7:00 p.m., MW Network | | Georgia Southern | W 63–48 | 1–0 | 14 – Tied | 9 – Moore | 3 – Gorener | Provident Credit Union Event Center (2,241) San Jose, CA |
| November 12, 2022* 1:00 p.m., MW Network | | Bethesda | W 90–68 | 2–0 | 14 – Vaihola | 14 – Tolbert III | 7 – Cardenas | Provident Credit Union Event Center (1,322) San Jose, CA |
| November 15, 2022* 7:00 p.m., MW Network | | Alabama State | W 70–57 | 3–0 | 19 – Moore | 7 – Tolbert III | 4 – Tied | Provident Credit Union Event Center (1,587) San Jose, CA |
| November 17, 2022* 7:00 p.m., NBCSBA | | Hofstra | L 76–85 | 3–1 | 17 – Tied | 12 – Tolbert III | 6 – Moore | Provident Credit Union Event Center (1,652) San Jose, CA |
| November 19, 2022* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Northern Colorado | W 80–69 | 4–1 | 20 – Moore | 11 – Anderson | 4 – Tied | Bank of Colorado Arena (1,065) Greeley, CO |
| November 25, 2022* 2:30 p.m., FloSports | | vs. North Texas Nassau Championship quarterfinals | L 54–69 | 4–2 | 16 – Anderson | 4 – Moore | 3 – Moore | Baha Mar Convention Center (248) Nassau, BAH |
| November 26, 2022* 11:30 a.m., FloSports | | vs. Oakland Nassau Championship consolation 2nd round | W 80–67 | 5–2 | 25 – Tolbert III | 9 – Moore | 9 – Moore | Baha Mar Convention Center (239) Nassau, BAH |
| November 27, 2022* 11:30 a.m., FloSports | | vs. Ball State Nassau Championship 5th place game | W 67–65 | 6–2 | 15 – Tied | 8 – Vaihola | 5 – Moore | Baha Mar Convention Center (270) Nassau, BAH |
| December 3, 2022* 1:00 p.m., SECN | | at No. 11 Arkansas | L 58–99 | 6–3 | 21 – Moore | 11 – Tolbert III | 4 – Moore | Bud Walton Arena (19,200) Fayetteville, AR |
| December 6, 2022* 7:00 p.m., NBCSBA | | Cal State Bakersfield | W 58–48 | 7–3 | 10 – Cardenas | 11 – Diallo | 5 – Moore | Provident Credit Union Event Center (1,546) San Jose, CA |
| December 10, 2022* 2:00 p.m., WCC Network | | at Santa Clara | W 75–64 | 8–3 | 24 – Moore | 12 – Tolbert III | 7 – Moore | Leavey Center (1,225) Santa Clara, CA |
| December 17, 2022* 4:00 p.m., WCC Network | | at Pacific | L 58–59 | 8–4 | 17 – Cardenas | 7 – Tied | 5 – Tolbert III | Alex G. Spanos Center (1,392) Stockton, CA |
| December 20, 2022* 7:00 p.m., MW Network | | Cal Poly | W 65–43 | 9–4 | 15 – Moore | 8 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Provident Credit Union Event Center (1,233) San Jose, CA |
| Mountain West regular season |||||||||
| December 28, 2022 7:00 p.m., MW Network | | UNLV | W 75–72 $^{OT}$ | 10–4 (1–0) | 15 – Moore | 13 – Vaihola | 7 – Moore | Provident Credit Union Events Center (2,234) San Jose, CA |
| December 31, 2022 1:00 p.m., MW Network | | at Colorado State | W 78–70 | 11–4 (2–0) | 29 – Moore | 13 – Tolbert III | 15 – Moore | Moby Arena (4,268) Fort Collins, CO |
| January 3, 2023 6:00 p.m., MW Network | | at Boise State | L 64–67 | 11–5 (2–1) | 22 – Moore | 7 – Moore | 6 – Moore | ExtraMile Arena (8,113) Boise, ID |
| January 7, 2023 1:00 p.m., MW Network | | Nevada | L 40–67 | 11–6 (2–2) | 10 – Moore | 8 – Diallo | 3 – Cardenas | Provident Credit Union Event Center (2,871) San Jose, CA |
| January 10, 2023 7:00 p.m., NBCSBA | | Fresno State | W 74–64 | 12–6 (3–2) | 20 – Cardenas | 8 – Diallo | 9 – Cardenas | Provident Credit Union Event Center (2,084) San Jose, CA |
| January 17, 2023 6:00 p.m., FS1 | | at New Mexico | L 57–77 | 12–7 (3–3) | 24 – Moore | 10 – Vaihola | 6 – Cardenas | The Pit (11,519) Albuquerque, NM |
| January 21, 2023 3:00 p.m., MW Network | | at Utah State | L 74–75 | 12–8 (3–4) | 20 – Görener | 8 – Tolbert III | 8 – Moore | Smith Spectrum (8,895) Logan, UT |
| January 24, 2023 7:00 p.m., NBCSBA | | Air Force | W 82–52 | 13–8 (4–4) | 26 – Moore | 10 – Vaihola | 6 – Moore | Provident Credit Union Event Center (3,371) San Jose, CA |
| January 28, 2023 6:00 p.m., FS1 | | at San Diego State | L 51–72 | 13–9 (4–5) | 12 – Vaihola | 7 – Moore | 3 – Tied | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA |
| February 4, 2023 7:00 p.m., CBSSN | | Wyoming | W 84–64 | 14–9 (5–5) | 29 – Moore | 10 – Diallo | 6 – Moore | Provident Credit Union Event Center (2,609) San Jose, CA |
| February 7, 2023 7:00 p.m., MW Network | | at Fresno State | L 62–70 | 14–10 (5–6) | 22 – Moore | 10 – Tolbert III | 5 – Moore | Save Mart Center (5,090) Fresno, CA |
| February 11, 2023 7:00 p.m., CBSSN | | Utah State | W 69–64 | 15–10 (6–6) | 27 – Moore | 8 – Vaihola | 4 – Moore | Provident Credit Union Event Center (2,389) San Jose, CA |
| February 14, 2023 7:00 p.m., MW Network | | at UNLV | W 75–66 | 16–10 (7–6) | 19 – Anderson | 8 – Diallo | 5 – Moore | Thomas & Mack Center (4,783) Paradise, NV |
| February 17, 2023 7:30 p.m., CBSSN | | New Mexico | L 68–96 | 16–11 (7–7) | 18 – Moore | 9 – Tied | 3 – Moore | Provident Credit Union Event Center (2,917) San Jose, CA |
| February 21, 2023 7:00 p.m., MW Network | | at Nevada | L 51–66 | 16–12 (7–8) | 14 – Görener | 7 – Tied | 6 – Cardenas | Lawlor Events Center (8,780) Reno, NV |
| February 25, 2023 4:00 p.m., NBCSBA | | Boise State | W 74–68 $^{OT}$ | 17–12 (8–8) | 24 – Moore | 15 – Diallo | 4 – Tied | Provident Credit Union Event Center (2,321) San Jose, CA |
| February 28, 2023 8:00 p.m., CBSSN | | Colorado State | W 63–46 | 18–12 (9–8) | 16 – Cardenas | 7 – Tied | 5 – Cardenas | Provident Credit Union Event Center (2,347) San Jose, CA |
| March 4, 2023 1:00 p.m., Altitude TV | | at Air Force | W 63–61 | 19–12 (10–8) | 33 – Moore | 12 – Diallo | 3 – Moore | Clune Arena (1,611) Colorado Springs, CO |
| Mountain West tournament |||||||||
| March 9, 2023 2:30 pm, CBSSN | (5) | vs. (4) Nevada Quarterfinals | W 81–77 $^{OT}$ | 20–12 | 26 – Moore | 8 – Vaihola | 10 – Moore | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV |
| March 10, 2023 6:30 pm, CBSSN | (5) | vs. (1) No. 20 San Diego State Semifinals | L 49–64 | 20–13 | 15 – Gorener | 8 – Diallo | 6 – Cardenas | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV |
| College Basketball Invitational |||||||||
| March 18, 2023 2:00 pm, FloHoops | (2) | vs. (15) Southern Indiana First round | W 77–52 | 21–13 | 22 – Cardenas | 9 – Vaihola | 6 – Moore | Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL |
| March 20, 2023 1:30 pm, FloHoops | (2) | vs. (10) Radford Quarterfinals | L 57–67 | 21–14 | 17 – Moore | 11 – Vaihola | 5 – Tied | Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||||||
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