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2023–24 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball
Continental Tire Main Event champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
APNo. 17
Record26–11 (11–7 MW)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Offensive schemeWheel
Base defensePack-Line
Home arenaViejas Arena
(Capacity: 12,414)
Seasons← 2022–232024–25 →
2023–24 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 22 Utah State 14 4   .778 28 7   .800
Nevada 13 5   .722 26 8   .765
Boise State 13 5   .722 22 11   .667
UNLV 12 6   .667 21 13   .618
No. 17 San Diego State 11 7   .611 26 11   .703
New Mexico 10 8   .556 26 10   .722
Colorado State 10 8   .556 25 11   .694
Wyoming 8 10   .444 15 17   .469
Fresno State 4 14   .222 12 21   .364
San Jose State 2 16   .111 9 23   .281
Air Force 2 16   .111 9 22   .290
2024 Mountain West tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023–24 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team represented San Diego State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Aztecs were led by seventh-year head coach Brian Dutcher and played their home games at Viejas Arena as members in the Mountain West Conference. The San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team drew an average home attendance of 12,370 in 15 games in 2023-24.

Previous season

The Aztecs finished the 2022–23 season 32–7, 15–3 in Mountain West play to win the Mountain West regular season championship. They defeated Colorado State, San Jose State, and Utah State to win the Mountain West tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 5 seed in the South region, the school's third straight trip to the tournament. They defeated Charleston and Furman to advance to the Sweet Sixteen for the first time since 2014. They defeated overall No. 1 seed Alabama and Creighton to advance to the Final Four for the first time in school history. In the national semifinal, they defeated Florida Atlantic to advance to the national championship game where they lost to UConn.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Keshad Johnson 0 F 6'7" 225 Senior Oakland, CA Graduate transferred to Arizona
Adam Seiko 2 G 6'3" 210 RS Senior Boston, MA Graduated
Jared Barnett 4 G 6'1" 155 Senior Los Angeles, CA Walk-on; graduate transferred to Cal State Northridge
Matt Bradley 20 G 6'4" 220 GS Senior San Bernardino, CA Graduated/signed to play professionally in Germany with Rostock Seawolves
Tyler Broughton 24 G 6'4" 190 Junior Ladera Ranch, CA Walk-on; transferred
Nathan Mensah 31 F 6'10" 230 Senior Accra, Ghana Graduated/undrafted in 2023 NBA draft; signed with the Charlotte Hornets
Aguek Arop 33 F 6'7" 225 Senior Omaha, NE Graduated
Triston Broughton 42 G 6'4" 190 Junior Ladera Ranch, CA Walk-on; transferred

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous college
Jay Pal 4 F 6'9" 190 GS Senior Omaha, NE Campbell
Reese Dixon-Waters 14 G 6'5" 210 Junior Long Beach, CA USC

2023 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
B.J. Davis
#40 PG
Modesto, CA Modesto Christian High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sep 23, 2022 
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 78
Miles Heide
PF
Snoqualmie, WA Mount Si High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Oct 1, 2022 
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: NR
Magoon Gwath
C
Garden Grove, CA Veritas Prep 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jun 26, 2023 
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/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:

2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2024)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Taj DeGourville
#27 SF
Las Vegas, NV Wasatch Academy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jun 4, 2023 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 81
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:

Roster

2023–24 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Magoon Gwath 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Fr Veritas Prep (CA) Euless, Texas
F 2 Cade Alger 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 196 lb (89 kg) RS Sr Ripon Christian HS
Seattle
Ripon, California
G/F 3 Micah Parrish 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Sr River Rouge HS
Oakland
Detroit, Michigan
F 4 Jay Pal 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 185 lb (84 kg) GS Omaha Central HS
Campbell
Omaha, Nebraska
G 5 Lamont Butler 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 207 lb (94 kg) Sr Riverside Poly HS Moreno Valley, California
G 8 Cam Lawin (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Fr Orr Academy Chicago, Illinois
G 10 BJ Davis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 161 lb (73 kg) Fr Modesto Christian School Modesto, California
F 11 Demarshay Johnson Jr. 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS So Salesian College Prep Richmond, California
G 12 Darrion Trammell 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 176 lb (80 kg) GS St. Ignatius College Prep
Seattle
Marin City, California
F 13 Jaedon LeDee 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 244 lb (111 kg) GS The Kinkaid School
TCU
Houston, Texas
G 14 Reese Dixon-Waters 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr St. Bernard HS
USC
Long Beach, California
G 21 Miles Byrd 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 184 lb (83 kg) So Lincoln Stockton, California
G 24 Ryan Schwarz (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 176 lb (80 kg) Fr Miramonte Orinda, California
F 25 Elijah Saunders 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 229 lb (104 kg) So Sunnyslope Phoenix, Arizona
F 40 Miles Heide 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Mount Si North Bend, Washington
G 42 Ryan Raad (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Fr Crescenta Valley Los Angeles, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank Opponent Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2023*
7:00 p.m.
No. 17 Cal State San Marcos W 81–50 
 20 – LeDee   8 – Tied   4 – Waters  Viejas Arena (12,216)
San Diego, CA
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:30 p.m., FS1
No. 17 Cal State Fullerton W 83–57  1–0
 27 – LeDee   10 – LeDee   7 – Butler  Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
November 10, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 17 at BYU
Rivalry
L 65–74  1–1
 21 – LeDee   7 – LeDee   3 – Butler  Marriott Center (15,689)
Provo, UT
November 14, 2023*
7:00 p.m., YurView
Long Beach State W 88–76  2–1
 27 – LeDee   11 – LeDee   6 – Trammell  Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
November 17, 2023*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
vs. Saint Mary's
Continental Tire Main Event semifinals
W 79–54  3–1
 25 – LeDee   8 – LeDee   4 – Tied  T-Mobile Arena (N/A)
Paradise, NV
November 19, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN2
vs. Washington
Continental Tire Main Event championship
W 100–97  4–1
 34 – LeDee   17 – LeDee   4 – Tied  T-Mobile Arena (2,064)
Paradise, NV
November 25, 2023*
4:00 p.m., MW Network
vs. California
SoCal Showdown
W 76–67  5–1
 24 – Waters   7 – Tied   2 – Tied  The Pavilion at JSerra (2,293)
San Juan Capistrano, CA
November 27, 2023*
7:00 p.m., YurView
Point Loma Nazarene W 71–51  6–1
 15 – LeDee   13 – LeDee   5 – Trammell  Viejas Arena (12,240)
San Diego, CA
December 1, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UC San Diego W 63–62  7–1
 15 – Parrish   10 – Tied   5 – Tied  LionTree Arena (4,000)
San Diego, CA
December 5, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPNU
No. 25 at Grand Canyon L 73–79  7–2
 24 – LeDee   10 – LeDee   6 – Butler  GCU Arena (7,282)
Phoenix, AZ
December 9, 2023*
7:40 p.m., FS1
No. 25 UC Irvine W 63–62  8–2
 14 – Parrish   12 – Waters   3 – Parrish  Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
December 19, 2023*
7:00 p.m., YurView
Saint Katherine W 91–57  9–2
 17 – LeDee   9 – Heide   3 – Tied  Viejas Arena (11,932)
San Diego, CA
December 21, 2023*
6:00 p.m., CBSSN
Stanford W 74–60  10–2
 18 – Butler   7 – Heide   4 – Butler  Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
December 29, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN2
at No. 13 Gonzaga W 84–74  11–2
 22 – Waters   7 – LeDee   3 – LeDee  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
Mountain West regular season
January 3, 2024
7:30 p.m., FS1
Fresno State W 74–47  12–2
(1–0)
 21 – LeDee   7 – Parrish   4 – Butler  Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
January 6, 2024
1:00 p.m., CBS
UNLV
Rivalry
W 72–61  13–2
(2–0)
 20 – LeDee   11 – LeDee   3 – Butler  Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
January 9, 2024
8:00 p.m., CBSSN
No. 19 at San José State W 81–78  14–2
(3–0)
 31 – LeDee   10 – LeDee   3 – Parrish  Provident Credit Union Event Center (4,299)
San Jose, CA
January 13, 2024
11:00 a.m., CBS
No. 19 at New Mexico L 70–88  14–3
(3–1)
 15 – LeDee   9 – Waters   5 – Butler  The Pit (15,437)
Albuquerque, NM
January 17, 2024
8:00 p.m., CBSSN
Nevada W 71–59  15–3
(4–1)
 22 – LeDee   12 – LeDee   3 – Butler  Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
January 20, 2024
10:00 a.m., CBS
at Boise State L 66–67  15–4
(4–2)
 13 – LeDee   8 – LeDee   2 – Tied  ExtraMile Arena (11,705)
Boise, ID
January 23, 2024
6:00 p.m., CBSSN
Wyoming W 81–65  16–4
(5–2)
 23 – Butler   7 – LeDee   4 – Butler  Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
January 30, 2024
6:00 p.m., CBSSN
at Colorado State L 71–79  16–5
(5–3)
 17 – Waters   7 – LeDee   4 – Tied  Moby Arena (8,093)
Fort Collins, CO
February 3, 2024
12:30 p.m., FOX
No. 17 Utah State W 81–67  17–5
(6–3)
 16 – Tied   9 – LeDee   4 – Butler  Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
February 6, 2024
7:30 p.m., FS1
No. 24 at Air Force W 77–64  18–5
(7–3)
 15 – Waters   9 – LeDee   4 – Trammell  Clune Arena (1,556)
Colorado Springs, CO
February 9, 2024
5:00 p.m., CBSSN
No. 24 at Nevada L 66–70  18–6
(7–4)
 20 – LeDee   10 – Parrish   4 – Tied  Lawlor Events Center (11,394)
Reno, NV
February 13, 2024
6:00 p.m., CBSSN
Colorado State W 71–55  19–6
(8–4)
 27 – LeDee   10 – Butler   5 – Trammell  Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
February 16, 2024
7:00 p.m., FS1
New Mexico W 81–70  20–6
(9–4)
 23 – LeDee   7 – Pal   6 – Byrd  Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
February 20, 2024
6:00 p.m., CBSSN
No. 19 at Utah State L 63–68  20–7
(9–5)
 23 – LeDee   6 – Pal   3 – Trammell  Smith Spectrum (9,233)
Logan, UT
February 24, 2024
7:00 p.m., CBSSN
No. 19 at Fresno State W 73–41  21–7
(10–5)
 22 – LeDee   11 – LeDee   6 – Trammell  Save Mart Center (6,452)
Fresno, CA
February 27, 2024
8:00 p.m., CBSSN
No. 20 San José State W 72–64  22–7
(11–5)
 27 – LeDee   11 – LeDee   8 – Trammell  Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
March 5, 2024
8:00 p.m., CBSSN
No. 21 at UNLV
Rivalry
L 58–62  22–8
(11–6)
 14 – Saunders   7 – Tied   7 – Trammell  Thomas & Mack Center (7,911)
Paradise, NV
March 8, 2024
7:00 p.m., FS1
No. 21 Boise State L 77–79  22–9
(11–7)
 21 – LeDee   6 – Tied   5 – Trammell  Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
Mountain West tournament
March 14, 2024
2:30 p.m., CBSSN
(5) vs. (4) UNLV
Quarterfinals
W 74–71  23–9
 34 – LeDee   16 – LeDee   5 – Trammell  Thomas & Mack Center (8,968)
Paradise, NV
March 15, 2024
6:30 p.m., CBSSN
(5) vs. (1) No. 18 Utah State
Semifinals
W 86–70  24–9
 22 – LeDee   8 – LeDee   5 – Trammell  Thomas & Mack Center (13,213)
Paradise, NV
March 16, 2024
3:00 p.m., CBS/Paramount+
(5) vs. (6) New Mexico
Championship Game
L 61–68  24–10
 25 – LeDee   7 – Trammell   4 – Trammell  Thomas & Mack Center (11,112)
Paradise, NV
NCAA tournament
March 22, 2024
10:45 a.m., TNT
(5 E) No. 24 vs. (12 E) UAB
First Round
W 69–65  25–10
 32 – LeDee   8 – LeDee   4 – Butler  Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena 
Spokane, WA
March 24, 2024
6:40 p.m., TBS
(5 E) No. 24 vs. (13 E) Yale
Second Round
W 85–57  26–10
 26 – LeDee   9 – Leader   4 – Tied  Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena (11,514)
Spokane, WA
March 29, 2024
4:39 p.m., TBS/TruTV
(5 E) No. 24 vs. (1 E) No. 1 UConn
Sweet Sixteen
L 52–82  26–11
 18 – LeDee   8 – LeDee   6 – Butler  TD Garden (19,144)
Boston, MA
*Non-conference game. Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source

Rankings

See also: 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes
Week
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AP17RVRVRV25RVRVRVRV19RVRVRV24RV192021RV2417
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References

  1. http://fs.ncaa.org.s3.amazonaws.com/Docs/stats/m_basketball_RB/Attend.pdf
  2. "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". goaztetcs.com.com. Retrieved 2023-09-11.
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