SAN DIEGO STATE BASKETBALL 14 NCAA Tournament Appearances (7 times in last 9 years) s Record 11-Time Mountain West Champion Contacts: Mike May, Senior Associate AD of Communications and Media Relations (e-mail: [email protected] u Lauren Weaver, Media Relations Coordinator (e-mail: [email protected]) LIVE COVERAGE GAME 18 ESPNU; Watch ESPN TV: Live Stream: SAN DIEGO STATE AZTECS (10-7; 2-2 MW) vs. FRESNO STATE BULLDOGS (13-4; 4-1 MW) Roxy Bernstein (pxp) Tue., Jan. 22, 2019 :: 8 p.m. PT (announced) / 8:05 p.m. PT (tip + possible 5 min. slide) :: Save Mart Center (15,596) :: Fresno, Calif. Richie Schueler (analyst) Evan Schlaff (producer) SAN DIEGO STATE FRESNO STATE Head Coach: Brian Dutcher Aztecs Radio Network: 101.5 KGB / XTRA 1360 / Fox Sports Head Coach: Justin Hutson 32-18 (2nd Season) Inland Empire (IE) 1350 (pregame starts at 7 p.m. PT on XTRA) Career Record: Career Record: 13-4 (1st Season) 32-18 (2nd Season) Ted Leitner (play-by-play) Record at San Diego State: Record at Fresno: 13-4 (1st season) 1-2 Jon Schaeffer (pre, half, post) Record vs. Fresno State: Record vs. SDSU: 0-0 SCENE SETTER (through the games of Sat., Jan. 19) n Fresh off its final conference bye of the 2019 Mountain West season, San Diego :: SERIES INFORMATION State travels to face Fresno State for the 117th time in school history. It is far and away the most played matchup in school history (second is UC Santa Barbara Overall San Diego State, 62-54 Live Stats: GoAztecs.com at 93 games). Current Streak SDSU, 1 (SDSU 12-6 in last 18) n This is Steve Fisher coaching tree week for the Aztecs and Brian Dutcher (was In San Diego SDSU leads, 39-19, L2 SCHEDULE / RESULTS on Fisher’s staff for every victory as a head coach at both Michigan and San In Fresno Fresno leads, 32-21, L1 Record: 10-7 | Home: 8-2, Away: 1-3, Neutral: 1-2 Diego State) in his second season as head coach will face long-time SDSU assistant Neutral Sites Fresno leads 3-2, W1 Justin Hutson in his first season with the Bulldogs. Hutson served as an assistant Last Meeting SDSU 64, FSU 52, M.8.18 MW Record: 2-2 | Home: 2-0, Away 0-2 on The Mesa for 10 seasons, from the 2006-07 season to 2010-11 and from Date SDSU Opp. Opponent (TV/Stream) Time / Result 2013-14 through 2017-18. :: PROGRESS AS PROMISED N.1 rv/-- Chaminade - Exhibition W, 68-63 n On Saturday, the Aztecs return home to face UNLV led by Marvin Menzies. Men- N.6 rv/-- Arkansas-Pine Bluff W, 76-60 zies served with Fisher and Dutcher as an assistant for their first four seasons at With three freshman (including two true N.14 Texas Southern W, 103-64 SDSU (from 1999-00 through 2002-03). freshmen) and three sophomores making up N.19 1/1 #vs. Duke (ESPN2) L, 64-90 n No team recently has been more of a thorn in SDSU’s side than Fresno State. San Diego State’s nine-man rotation, the Aztec N.20 #vs. Xavier (ESPN2) W, 79-74 The Aztecs snapped a three-game series losing streak with a 64-52 victory in defense has been a work in progress. N.21 rv/rv #vs. Iowa State (ESPN2) L, 57-87 the quarterfinal round of the conference tournament last season. Despite that However, in the last three games SDSU has N.27 Jackson State (FOX Sports San Diego) W, 87-44 win, the Aztecs are just 2-5 in the last seven games against the Bulldogs. shown signs of getting back into elite form. n D.1 $at Illinois State (ESPN+) W, 75-65 A broader look at the series gives SDSU the advantage. The Aztecs lead the series Below is a look at SDSU averages over that D.5 San Diego (STADIUM/Facebook) L, 61-73 62-54 with the 62 wins the most against any one opponent. The Aztecs are 12- span and its national and conference rankings since Jan. 8 (351 teams ranked). D.8 at California (Pac-12 Network/Pac-12 Bay Area) L, 83-89 6 in the last 18 meetings with the Bulldogs. D.12 Cal State Dominguez Hills W, 99-46 n This will mark the 20th time Dutcher has been on the sidelines for an Aztec-Bull- NCAA MW dog game (SDSU is 12-7 in those contests). Category Number Rk. Rk. D.22 Brigham Young (CBS Sports Network) W, 90-81 n Prior to its oddly timed second and final bye of the conference campaign, San Points Allowed 64.3 T-51 2 D.29 Brown (FOX Sports San Diego) L, 61-82 Diego State defeated New Mexico, 97-77, at Viejas Arena. Sophomore forward Opp. FG Pct. 39.1 31 1 J.1 CSUN W, 65-60 Jalen McDaniels recorded his personal-best third consecutive double-double Opp. 3FG Pct. 35.0 T-188 6 J.5 *at Boise State (CBS Sports Network) L, 64-88 with game highs in points (24) and rebounds (11). Opp. 2FG Pct. 43.2 31 1 J.8 *Wyoming (CBS Sports Network) W, 84-54 n McDaniels earned his second career Mountain West Conference player of the Opp. Effective FG Pct. 47.8 83 2 J.12 *at Air Force (ESPN3) L, 48-62 week honor for his performance in the victory over New Mexico. Opp. TO/game 14.3 T-101 4 J.15 *New Mexico (CBS Sports Network) W, 97-77 n The Aztecs never trailed against the Lobos, enjoyed a 50-16 advantage in points FG Percentage Diff. +9.7 19 1 J.22 *at Fresno State (ESPNU) 8 p.m. PT in the paint and led by 10 or more points the final 14:16 of the contest. J.26 *UNLV (CBS Sports Network) 5 p.m. PT J.30 *Air Force (STADIUM/Facebook) 7 p.m. PT TRENDS (through the games of Sat., Jan. 19) F.2 *at San José State (Mountain West Network) 6 p.m. PT n In Mountain West Conference play, the Aztecs rank 2nd in field goal percentage (47.0) and defensive rebound percentage (75.9 F.5 *at New Mexico (ESPN2) 9 p.m. MT F.9 *Utah State (ESPN3) 7 p.m. PT BEST COMBINED FB & MBB SDSU CAREER SCORING LIST MCDANIELS OF LATE F.12 *at Colorado State (ESPN2) 9 p.m. MT RECORD Below is a list of San Diego State’s all-time Sophomore forward Jalen McDaniels is F.16 *Boise State (CBS Sports Network) 4 p.m. PT Since the start of the 2010-11 campaign, leaders in scoring. In school history, 33 playing the best basketball of his career of F.20 *Nevada (CBS Sports Network) 8 p.m. PT SDSU has the 6th best combined FB and players have reached the 1,000-point late. Below is a look at his averages over F.23 *at UNLV (ESPNU) 7 p.m. PT MBB winning percentage (through 1/19). plateau (list current entering today). his last six games. F.26 *at Utah State (CBS Sports Network) 7:30 p.m. MT Rk. School Record Pct. M.2 *San José State (FOX Sports San Diego) 7 p.m. PT 1. Ohio State 322-100 .763 Rk. School Pct. Stat Average M.6 *Fresno State (CBS Sports Network) 7 p.m. PT 2. Michigan State 311-115 .730 10. Billy White, 08-09-10-11 1,294 Points 19.5 * M.9 *at Nevada (CBS Sports Network) 7:30 p.m. PT 3. Duke 305-118 .721 11. Al Skalecky, 66-67-68 1,271 Rebounds 9.7 * 87-88-89 M.13-16 +at MW Championship (TBD) TBD 4. Oregon 310-120 .721 12. Tony Ross, 1,259 FGs 48-88 (54.5 pct.) * 5. Wisconsin 308-120 .720 13. Xavier Thames, 12-13-14 1,232 2FGs 45-79 (57.0 pct.) * # - Maui Jim Maui Invitational (Lahaina Civic Center; Lahaina, Hawaii); * 6. San Diego State 300-117 .719 14. Kyle Spain, 06-07-08-09 1,230 FTs 18-22 (81.8 pct.) * 15. Jeremy Hemsley, 16-17-18-19 1,228 Minutes 31.8 * - Mountain West game; + - MW Championship (Thomas & Mack Center; 7. Louisville 304-119 .719 16. Chad Nelson, 94-95-96-97 1,225 * - Indicates team leader or tied for the Las Vegas, Nev.) 8. Arizona 304-120 .717 9. Cincinnati 291-121 .706 17. Marcus Slaughter, 04-05-06 1,211 team lead in that category in the last five 10. Kentucky 303-127 .705 18. Lorrenzo Wade, 07-08-09 1,200 games. • – The Aztecs have won at least 19 games in 13 straight sea- Trends: sons, which is tied for the 7th-longest active streak in the • – SDSU is 8-1 this season and 28-4 under Brian Dutcher when San Diego State Aztecs nation. holding the opposition to 45.0 percent or less FG shooting. • – San Diego State has advanced to postseason play in 12 of • – SDSU 29-3 last 32x when owing a higher FG pct. 2018-19 Record: 10-7 (H: 8-2; A: 1-3; N: 1-2); 2-2 MW the last 13 seasons (2006 NCAA, 2007-09 NIT, 2010-15 • – The Aztecs are 23-1 in the Dutcher era when holding opponents 12 Postseason Berths in Last 13 Years, 11-Time MW Champions NCAA, 2016 NIT, 2018 NCAA). to 45 percent FG shooting and 35 percent 3FG shooting.