SAN DIEGO STATE BASKETBALL 14 NCAA Tournament Appearances (7 times in last 10 years) • Record 11-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 5 Steam: MWN Jordan Carruth (play-by-play) SHARKS (1-3; 0-0 NEC) at (rv/rv) AZTECS (4-0; 0-0 MW) LIU SAN DIEGO STATE FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22 • 7 P.M. PT • STEVE FISHER COURT AT VIEJAS ARENA (12,414) • SAN DIEGO, CALIF. Aztec Radio Network: 101.5 KGB / XTRA 1360 / Fox Sports Inland Empire (IE) 1350 (pregame starts at 7:30 p.m. PT on XTRA) SAN DIEGO STATE LIU Jon Schaeffer (play-by-play) Head Coach: Brian Dutcher Head Coach: Derek Kellogg Jon Schaeffer (pre, half, post) Career Record: 47-24 (3rd Season) Career Record: 190-176 (12th Season) Live Stats: GoAztecs.com Record at San Diego State: Same Record at LIU: 34-39 (3rd Season) Record vs. LIU: 0-0 Record vs. SDSU: 0-0 Tickets: Available through GoAztecs.com or at the Viejas Arena ticket (As of Nov. 21) 0ffice. NEWS AND NOTES f San Diego State and LIU meet for the first time on Nov. 22. SERIES INFORMATION Next Media Availability: There will be media availability for Coach f Entering Friday, San Diego State is one of just 59 Division I teams with a perfect Overall 0-0, First Meeting Dutcher at San Diego State’s weekly press conference on Tuesday, Nov. record (there are 351 Division I men’s basketball programs). Current Streak N/A 26 at 12:15 p.m. in the Fowler Athletic Center, Recruiting Lounge, f The Aztecs have opened the 2019-20 campaign with a 4-0 record, marking the best At LIU N/A second floor. start for the program since the 2014-15 NCAA tournament and Mountain West at SDSU N/A Conference regular season championship team opened with a 5-0 record. Neutral Sites N/A f A win would give San Diego State just its second 5-0 start in the last nine seasons Last Meeting N/A SCHEDULE / RESULTS (other: the aforementioned 2014-15 season). f Since the start of the 2008-09 season and including the Aztecs 66-49 win at USD, San Diego State is 126-81 in road or neutral site Record: 4-0 | Home: 2-0, Away: 2-0, Neutral: 0-0 games. That winning percentage of .609 ranks 13th nationally. MW Record: 0-0 | Home: 0-0, Away: 0-0 f Although early in the season, San Diego State has shown tremendous improvement offensively this season. Through four games, SDSU ranks 30th in three-point field goal percentage (41.0). Date SDSU Opp. Opponent (TV/Stream) Time/Results f SDSU has enjoyed a huge advantage on the glass thus far, with a +11.5 margin. That margin ranks 20th nationally. The Aztecs are O.30 UC SAN DIEGO (Exhibition) W, 86-51 4-0 this season and 36-8 in the Brian Dutcher era when owning an advantage on the glass. N.5 TEXAS SOUTHERN W, 77-42 f Junior guard Malachi Flynn has made his presence felt on The Mesa after sitting out last season. The Washington State transfer who N.9 at Brigham Young (BYUtv) W, 76-71 was selected by the media as the preseason conference newcomer of the year, leads San Diego State in scoring (14.0 ppg), assists N.13 rv/-- GRAND CANYON (STADIUM) W, 86-61 (5.3) and steals (6). He is shooting 43.8 percent from the field and has connected on 7-of-16 three-point attempts (43.8 percent). N.20 rv/rv at San Diego (Fox Sports West) W, 66-49 f Junior guard Jordan Schakel has started the season scorching the nets from beyond the arc. Schakel, who shot 41.5 percent from N.22 rv/rv LIU (MWN) 7 p.m. PT beyond the arc last season, has made 11-of-16 three-point attempts (68.8 percent) through four games. He is fifth nationally and N.25 TENNESSEE STATE (MWN) 7 p.m. PT leads the Mountain West in the category and is averaging 11.5 points per contest. N.28 #vs. Creighton (FS1) 7:30 p.m. PT f Senior Forward Yanni Wetzell is averaging 9.5 points and 8.3 rebounds through four games. At USD he recorded career-highs N.29 #vs. Texas Tech/Iowa (FS1) TBA PT with 20 points and 12 rebounds, the most by an Aztec in the series since Josh Davis pulled down 13 boards on Dec. 5, 2013. It was D.4 *at Colorado State (STADIUM) 7 p.m. MT his first double double as an Aztec, third of his career and the first for a San Diego State player this season. the most by an Aztec D.8 *SAN JOSE STATE (FSSD) 12 p.m. PT in the series since Josh Davis pulled down 13 boards on Dec. 5, 2013 D.18 SAN DIEGO CHRISTIAN (MWN) 7 p.m. PT f Senior guard KJ Feagin posted consecutive double-digit scoring games and is averaging 10.0 points, 3.7 assists and 2.3 rebounds D.21 ^vs. Utah (Pac-12 Network) 3:30 p.m. PT in his three games as an Aztec. The Santa Clara transfer is 6-of-12 from beyond the arc (50.0 percent). D.28 CAL POLY (FSSD) 4 p.m. PT f Sophomore forward Natahan Mensah posted his second straight double-digit scoring game with 10 points at USD. It was just teh J.1 *FRESNO STATE (STADIUM) 12 p.m. PT second time he has accomplished that in his 38-game career. Prior to the USD game, he was coming off a remarkable game with J.4 *at Utah State (CBSSN) 8 p.m. MT 14 points, a game-high nine rebounds and a career-high six dunks in the victory over Grand Canyon. He is averaging 9.0 points J.8 *at Wyoming (MWN) 7 p.m. MT and 9.0 rebounds through the first four games and in his last two games he is 12-for-17 from the field, 24 points and 14 rebounds J.11 *BOISE STATE (ESPN3) 7 p.m. PT in 43 minutes of action. J.14 *at Fresno State (ESPN Networks) 8 p.m. PT f San Diego State has outrebounded each of its first four opponents by a total of 175-to-129, an average of 11.5 rebounds per game. J.18 *NEVADA (CBSSN) 5 p.m. PT f Nationally on the glass, San Diego State currently ranks 29th in offensive rebounds per game (14.3), 29th in total rebounds per J.21 *WYOMING (CBSSN) 8 p.m. PT game (43.8) and 20th in rebound margin (+11.5). J.26 *at UNLV (CBSSN) 1 p.m. PT J.29 *at New Mexico (CBSSN) 7 p.m. MT ONE-NINE AMONG THE BEST CLASS OF THE MW F.1 *UTAH STATE (CBSSN) 7 p.m. PT The longest active 19-win season streak The highest winning percentage since the start The most men’s basketball championships (reg- F.8 *at Air Force (CBSSN) 6 p.m. MT enterning 2019-20 of the 2010-11 season. ular-season & tournament) won by current MW teams. F.11 *NEW MEXICO (ESPN Networks) 8 p.m. MT 1. Gonzaga .849 Pl. Team Seasons 2. Kansas .811 1. San Diego State 11 F.16 *at Boise State (CBSSN) 2 p.m. MT 1. Kansas 36 3. Duke .802 2. New Mexico 8 F.22 *UNLV (CBSSN) 4:30 p.m. PT 2. Duke 23 4. Kentucky .798 V 3. UNL 4 F.25 *COLORADO STATE (CBSSN) 8 p.m. PT 3. Gonzaga 22 5. Wichita State .794 4. Nevada 3 F.29 *at Nevada (ESPN Networks) 5 p.m. PT 4. Louisville 18 6. Arizona .770 Wyoming 3 M.4-7 +MW Championship (TBD) TBD 5. North Carolina 17 7. Virginia .766 6. Utah State 2 6. Michigan State 15 8. North Carolina .764 7. Air Force 1 # - Continental Tires Las Vegas Invitational (Thomas & Mack Center; Las Vegas, 7. San Diego State 14 9. Villanova .763 Boise State 1 Nevada) Belmont 14 10. Saint Mary’s .762 Colorado State 1 ^- Basketball Hall of Fame Classic (STAPLES Center; Los Angeles, California) Brigham Young 14 11. Belmont .752 Fresno State 1 * - Mountain West Game 12. Cincinnati .745 11. San Jose State 0 + - Mountain West Championship Tournament (Thomas & Mack Center; Las 13. Louisville .736 Vegas Nevada) 14. San Diego State .733 • SDSU has won at least 19 games in 14 straight • SDSU is 14th nationally in winning percentage since seasons, which is tied for 7th-longest active streak the beginning of the 2010-11 season. San Diego State Aztecs in the nation. • Since its founding in 1999, no men’s basketball program has won more Mountain West champion- • SDSU has advanced to the postseason play in 12 2019-20 Record: 4-0 (H:2-0; A: 2-0; N: 0-0) 0-0 MW ships (regular-season and tournament) than San vs. LIU of the last 14 seasons (2006 NCAA, 2007-09 NIT, Diego State’s 11. 11-Time MW Champions, 12 Postseason Berths in Last 14 Years 2010-15 NCAA, 2016 NIT, 2018 NCAA). PPG RPG APG FG 3FG FT Notes: Athletic, talented freshman... Only scholarship member of the 2019 class... 19-20 3.3 3.0 -- .313 .273 .000 Rated as a four-star prospect by ESPN, he averaged 14.4 points, 8.0 rebounds, 3.0 Keshad Johnson (KEY-shawd) MW -- -- -- -- -- -- assists, 2.3 blocked shots and 1.9 steals as a senior last season at San Leandro High..