SAN DIEGO STATE BASKEtBALL 14 NCAA Tournament Appearances (7 times in last 11 years) • Record 12-Time Mountain West Conference Champion Contacts: Mike May, Senior Associate AD of Communications and Media Relations (e-mail: [email protected]) • Richard Stern, Assistant Media Relations Director (e-mail: [email protected]) LIVE COVERAGE GAME 8 TV/Stream: CBS Rich Waltz (play-by-play) No. rv/23 SAN DIEGO STATE AZTECS (6-1; 0-0 MW) vs. COLORADO STATE RAMS 5-1; 0-0 MW) Steve Lappas (commentary) Sat., Jan. 2 • 1:07 p.m. PT (tip) / (possible slide to) 1:12 p.m. PT • Steve Fisher Court at Viejas Arena • San Diego, Calif. Kamani Morales (producer) SAN DIEGO STATE COLORADO STATE Aztec Radio Network: 101.5 KGB / XTRA 1360 Head Coach: Brian Dutcher Head Coach: Nico Medved (pregame starts at 12:30 p.m. PT on XTRA) Career Record: 79-27 (4th Season) Career Record: 116-120 (8th season) Ted Leitner (play-by-play) Record at San Diego State: Same Record at CSU: 37-33 (3rd Season) Jon Schaeffer (pre-half-post) Record vs. CSU: 5-0 Record vs. SDSU: 0-3 Live Stats: GoAztecs.com OFF THE TOP (through games of Tue., Dec. 29) SERIES INFORMATION • The record 12-time Mountain West Overall: San Diego State leads, 45-41 Conference champions begin defense SCHEDULE / RESULTS of its 2019-20 regular-season title on Current Streak: San Diego State, W5 In San Diego: San Diego State leads, 27-13 Record: 6-1 | Home: 4-1, Away: 1-0, Neutral: 1-0 Saturday when San Diego State plays host to Colorado State. In Fort Collins: Colorado State leads, 26-14 MW Record: 0-0 | Home: 0-0, Away: 0-0 • The game will be televised nationally Neutral Sites: San Diego State leads, 4-2 Date SDSU Opp. Opponent (TV/Stream) Time/Results by CBS, marking the first home appearance on an over-the-air network since Feb. Last Meeting: SDSU, 66-60, 2-25-20 26, 2011, when the 6th-ranked Aztecs played host to No. 7 Brigham Young (aka N.25 rv/rv 22/21 UCLA (CBSSN) W, 73-58 the Kawhi Leonard-Jimmer Fredette game). N.27 rv/rv UC IRVINE (YurView CA) W, 77-58 • San Diego State has won the last five meetings with Colorado State (all of which have occurred with Brian Dutcher as head coach). The D.2 rv/rv ST. KATHERINE (MWN) W, 83-41 Aztecs are 17-3 against the Rams in Viejas Arena (CSU victories in 2000, 2003 and 2017). • Matt Mitchell has averaged 12.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and has connected on 9-of-20 three-point field goals (45.0 percent) in his five D.6 rv/rv PEPPERDINE (YurView CA/MWN) W, 65-60 career games against the Rams (5-0). Last season, he had 18 points and eight rebounds in the win in Fort Collins and 15 points and a D.10 24/rv 23/23 at Arizona State (FS1/FOX Sports GO) W, 80-68 team-high eight rebounds in the victory in San Diego. D.18 18/20 BRIGHAM YOUNG (CBSSN) L, 62-72 • The Aztecs reentered the Coaches Poll this week at No. 23. The Aztecs have been ranked in at least one of the two major polls in three of the six weeks this season. Currently, the Aztecs are the equivalent of No. 27 in the Associated Press poll. D.22 rv/rv #vs. Saint Mary’s (CBSSN) W, 74-49 • San Diego State’s metrics continue to show that it belongs in the top 25. The Aztecs are currently 14th in Sagarin Ratings, 15th in RPI, 19th J.2 rv/23 *COLORADO STATE (CBS) 1 p.m. PT in Strength of Record, 24th in BPI and 24th in Kenpom. J.4 *COLORADO STATE (FS1) 6 p.m. PT • San Diego State’s 6-1 record is particularly impressive when considering the Aztecs six Division I opponents are a combined 34-13 (when J.7 *NEVADA (CBSSN) 7 p.m. PT factoring out 1-5 against San Diego State). All six Aztec Division I opponents own a .500 or better record when factoring out the game against SDSU. J.9 *NEVADA (CBSSN) 6 p.m. PT • San Diego State ranks among the national leaders in several categories including: 13th in scoring defense* (58.0), 17th in Kenpom J.14 *at Utah State (CBSSN) 7 p.m. MT adjusted defensive efficiency* (90.6), 26th in field goal percentage defense (37.7), 33rd in turnover margin (+4.6), 37th in steals per J.16 *at Utah State (CBS) 11 a.m. MT game* (8.9) and 42nd in turnover per game (11.6). * - indicates leads Mountain West Conference in category • San Diego State responded from its lone loss of the season by handing an 8-1 Saint Mary’s team a 74-49 defeat in a neutral site game J.22 *at Air Force (FS1) TBA in San Luis Obispo, Calif. The Aztecs raced out to a 32-10 lead and joins Gonzaga as the only programs to defeat Saint Mary’s by 25 or J.24 *at Air Force (FS1) TBA more points in the last 21 seasons. J.28 *WYOMING (FS1) TBA • Junior forward Nathan Mensah produced the best game of his career, leading the Aztecs with a career-high 18 points, 13 rebounds and J.30 *WYOMING (CBSSN) 7 p.m. PT a career-high six blocked shots (one off the school record). It was the fifth career double-double for Mensah, who has two double-doubles in his last three games (also at No. 23 Arizona State). He became the first Aztec player in at least 25 seasons to produce a game with at F.3 *at New Mexico (FS1) TBA least 18 points, 13 rebounds and six blocked shots. He is one of just two players to do it in Division I basketball this season (also: Charles F.5 *at New Mexico (CBSSN) 7 p.m. MT Bassey, Western Kentucky). F.8 *SAN JOSE STATE (FS1) TBA • How hard is it to produce an 18-point, 13 rebound and six-block game? If we reduce the minimum numbers in those categories to 15-10- F.10 *SAN JOSE STATE (CBSSN) TBA 4, only five other Aztec players have done it (each one time) in the last 25 seasons. That list is Randy Holcomb, Jan. 21, 2002 (17-12-4), F.18 *at Fresno State (CBSSN) TBA F.20 *at Fresno State (CBSSN) TBA BEST IN THE MW BEST OF THE BEST MITCHELL COMPANY F.25 *BOISE STATE (FS1) TBA Below is a look at the Mountain West Con- Below is a look at the best record since the Matt Mitchell is well on his way to joining F.27 *BOISE STATE (CBSSN) TBA ference standings since the beginning of start of the 2009-10 campaign. an elite group. He is poised to become just the 2009-10 season. The list, which only the third player in school history with 1,000 M.10 +MWT First Round (TBA) TBA includes teams with a winning record, is for Rk. Team W L Pct. points, 500 rebounds, 200 assists and 100 M.11 +MWT Quarterfinal (TBA) TBA current members of the league and includes 1. Gonzaga 344 58 .856 steals. Mitchell’s numbers along with the M.12 +MWT Semifinal (TBA) TBA conference tournament games as well. 2. Kansas 340 70 .829 other two players (Winston Shepard and 3. Duke 327 78 .807 M.13 +MWT Championship (TBA) TBA Trey Kell) to accumulate those numbers Rk. Team W L Pct. 4. Kentucky 331 83 .800 are below. --- 1. San Diego State 162 58 .736 5. Wichita State 307 86 .781 Winston Trey Matt D.4 SAN DIEGO CHRISTIAN Postponed 2. New Mexico 128 85 .601 6. Saint Mary’s 296 89 .769 3. Nevada 91 66 .580 7. Villanova 302 92 .766 Category Shepard Kell Mitchell J.2 *at UNLV Postponed 4. Boise State 96 76 .558 8. San Diego State 292 96 .753 Points 1,401 1,403 1,193 J.4 *at UNLV Postponed 5. Utah State 80 64 .556 9. Belmont 278 95 .745 Rebounds 708 518 452 # - Mott Athletics Center; San Luis Obispo, Calif. 6. Fresno State 85 71 .545 10. Arizona 292 101 .743 Assists 315 320 186 * - Mountain West Game V 7. UNL 112 97 .536 11. Virginia 281 98 .741 Steals 103 126 103 + - Mountain West Championship Tournament (Thomas & Mack Center; Las Vegas Nevada) 8. Colorado State 106 101 .512 Date and times are subject to change. • SDSU has won at least 19 games in 15 straight seasons. the beginning of the 2010-11 season. • SDSU has advanced to postseason play in 12 of the last 14 • Since its founding in 1999, no men’s basketball program has San Diego State Aztecs seasons in which a champions was crowned (2006 NCAA, won more Mountain West championships (regular-season and 2007-09 NIT, 2010-15 NCAA, 2016 NIT, 2018 NCAA). tournament) than San Diego State’s 12. 2020-21 Record: 6-1 (H: 4-1; A: 1-0; N: 1-0) 0-0 MW • SDSU has won 35 of last 36 gms. when leading at the half. • Since 2006, SDSU’s 11 appearances in its conference champi- 12-Time MW Champions, 12 Postseason Berths in Last 15 Years • SDSU has won 39 straight when having a higher FG pct. onship game are the second most in Division I. • SDSU is 11th nationally in winning percentage (.754) since • SDSU’s 17 MW wins in 2019-20 are the most in MW history.