SAN DIEGO STATE 2014-15 MEN’S BASKETBALL PROSPECTUS EIGHT-TIME MOUNTAIN WEST CHAMPIONS | FIVE CONSECUTIVE NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES | 2014 NCAA SWEET 16 PARTICIPANTS #AZTECMBB TOP RETURNERS (stats reflect 2013-14) 2013-14 #AZTECMBB RESULTS 2013-14 Record: 31-5 (16-2 MW) Scoring Winston Shepard - 11.6 Head Coach: Steve Fisher Rebounding Winston Shepard - 4.9 Date SDSU Opp. Opponent (TV) Time/Result 16th year at SDSU (312-176) Assists Winston Shepard - 2.1 N.8 - - UC Riverside W, 77-41 N.14 - 6/5 Arizona (CBSSN) L, 60-69 N.20 - - San Diego Christian (FS San Diego) W, 93-41 n Inside Look at #AztecMBB #AztecMBB has won at least 20 games nine consecutive seasons and N.28 - - #vs. College of Charleston (ESPNU) W, 72-52 has put together six straight 23-win seasons. N.29 - 20/18 #vs. Creighton (ESPN2) W, 86-80 Starters Returning: 3 - senior forward JJ O’Brien (2014 MW Hon- D.1 - 25/rv ^vs. Marquette (ESPN2) W, 67-59 n orable Mention), junior forward Skylar Spencer (2014 MW All-De- #AztecMBB has won at least 25 games in five of the last six cam- D.5 24/rv - at San Diego (FS San Diego) W, 65-64 fensive Team), junior forward Winston Shepard (2014 MW paigns, including last year’s 31-win effort. D.8 24/rv - Washington (CBSSN) W, 70-63 Honorable Mention) D.18 24/23 - Southern Utah (4SD) W, 76-39 n #AztecMBB is the reigning Mountain West regular-season champions D.21 24/23 - McNeese State (4SD) W, 65-36 Starters Lost: 2 - senior forward Josh Davis (2014 MW Newcomer and now has a league-best eight conference titles. D.27 20/20 - St. Katherine College (FS San Diego) W, 118-35 of the Year, All-MW Third Team), senior guard Xavier Thames (2014 J.1 21/T19 - *at Colorado State (CBSSN) W, 71-61 AP Honorable Mention All-American, MW Player of the Year) n #AztecMBB finished the 2013-14 campaign ranked 13th in the final J.5 21/T19 16/17 at Kansas (CBS) W, 61-57 AP Top-25 Poll and 12th in the USA Today Coaches Poll. J.8 13/15 - *Boise State (ESPNU) W, 69-66 Letterwinners Returning: 8 - sophomore guard Dakarai Allen, J.12 13/15 - *at Air Force (ESPN3) W, 79-72 senior forward JJ O’Brien, senior forward Dwayne Polee II (2014 n #AztecMBB features a roster with 605 career Division I games under J.15 10/11 - *Fresno State (ESPN3) W, 68-60 MW Sixth Man of the Year), senior guard Aqeel Quinn, junior forward its belt, which is more than the 2010-11 roster had entering that season J.18 10/11 - *UNLV (CBSSN) W, 63-52 Winston Shepard, sophomore forward Matt Shrigley, junior for- (523). The 2010-11 squad went 34-3 and reached the Sweet 16. J.22 7/7 - *at San José State (ESPN3) W, 75-50 ward Skylar Spencer, sophomore guard D’Erryl Williams J.25 7/7 - *at Utah State (ESPNU) ot-W, 74-69 n With 605 career Division I games played, the 2014-15 #AztecMBB F.1 5/5 - *Colorado State (ESPNU) W, 65-56 Letterwinners Lost: 3 - senior forward Josh Davis, junior forward roster is 2014 Mountain West Coach of the Year Steve Fisher’s most ex- F.5 5/5 - *at Boise State (CBSSN) W, 67-65 James Johnson (transfer), senior guard Xavier Thames perienced while at SDSU. F.8 5/5 - *Nevada (ESPN3) W, 73-58 F.11 5/5 - *at Wyoming (ESPNU) L, 62-68 Others Returning: 3 - sophomore forward Niksha Federico, senior n #AztecMBB is set to return 63.1 percent of its scoring from last sea- F.15 5/5 - *Air Force (CBSSN) W, 64-56 guard Ryan Staten, sophomore guard Kibret Woldemichael son, 65.2 percent of its rebounding, 58.7 percent of its assists, 85.2 F.18 6/7 - *Utah State (ESPNU) W, 60-45 percent of its blocked shots, 63.9 percent of its steals and 67.8 percent F.22 6/7 rv/rv *at New Mexico (ESPN2) L, 44-58 Newcomers: 6 - freshman forward Zylan Cheatham (four-star re- of its minutes played. F.25 13/13 - *San José State (CBSSN) W, 90-64 cruit), junior forward Angelo Chol (Arizona transfer; eligible in 2014- M.1 13/13 - *at Fresno State (CBSSN) W, 82-67 15), freshman guard Trey Kell (four-star recruit), freshman forward n #AztecMBB will welcome a top-15 recruiting class to its experienced M.5 10/10 - *at UNLV (CBSSN) W, 73-64 Malik Pope (five-star recruit), sophomore guard Parker U’u (Hart- roster. The group features one five-star player (Malik Pope), a pair of M.8 10/10 21/21 *New Mexico (CBSSN) W, 51-48 ford transfer, eligible in 2014-15), freshman guard Kevin Zabo four-star athletes (Zylan Cheatham, Trey Kell) and a three-star signee M.13 T8/7 - +vs. (8) Utah State (CBSSN) W, 73-39 (three-star recruit) (Kevin Zabo). M.14 T8/7 - +at (4) UNLV (CBSSN) W, 59-51 M.15 T8/7 20/20 +vs. (2) New Mexico (CBS) L, 58-64 n #AztecMBB is coming off its second 30-win season and NCAA Sweet n After sitting out a year ago, Angelo Chol and Parker U’u are eligible M.20 13/11 - %vs. (13) New Mexico State (truTV) ot-W, 73-69 16 appearance in the last four seasons (2011, 2014). this season. Chol is a candidate for preseason Mountain West Newcomer M.22 13/11 - %vs. (12) North Dakota State (TNT) W, 63-44 of the Year after playing two years at Arizona. U’u, meanwhile, is a M.27 13/11 4/5 $vs. (1) Arizona (TBS) L, 64-70 n #AztecMBB has reached the NCAA tournament a school-record five transfer from Hartford, who played in 29 games for the 2013 CIT par- # - Wooden Legacy (Fullerton, Calif.); ^ - Wooden Legacy (Anaheim, Calif.); * - MW game; + straight seasons and the postseason nine years in a row. ticipants. - MW Championship (Las Vegas, Nev.); % - NCAA Second/Third Rounds (Spokane, Wash.); $ - NCAA West Regional (Anaheim, Calif.) SAN DIEGO STATE #AZTECMBB No. Name (Career G/GS) Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. PPG* RPG* Misc.* Note u - Returning Starter | * - Most Recent Div. I Season Stats 0 u Skylar Spencer (70/36) F 6-10 235 Jr. 4.8 4.3 2.5 bpg SDSU single-season blocks leader (89) in 2013-14; Career highs in PPG, RPG, BPG, SPG, FT Pct. 2 Kevin Zabo (0/0) G 6-2 185 Fr. -- -- -- Three-star point guard from Brewster Academy in New Hampshire; Been on campus since May 3 Angelo Chol (63/0) F 6-9 225 Jr. 1.9 2.0 63.2 FT Arizona transfer; Eligible this season; Part of Arizona’s Sweet 16 team in 2012-13 4 Dakarai Allen (29/1) G 6-5 195 So. 2.5 1.2 10.6 mpg One of six returning Aztecs with starting experience from a year ago 5 Dwayne Polee II (92/27) F 6-7 195 Sr. 8.5 3.3 47.2 FG 2014 MW 6th Man of the Year; Averaged 15.0 ppg in final 5 of 2014; Made 28 of last 58 3FGA 10 Aqeel Quinn (87/11) G 6-3 200 Sr. 5.0 1.6 1.0 apg One of three scholarship seniors; Averaged 16.1 minutes in 2013-14, 2nd most among reserves 11 D’Erryl Williams (20/0) G 6-2 200 So. 0.7 0.6 6.4 mpg Averaged 6.4 mpg; Played in 10 of the final 14 games after playing 10 of first 22 in 2013-14 12 Trey Kell (0/0) G 6-4 190 Fr. -- -- -- Four-star shooting guard from nearby St. Augustine High School in San Diego 13 u Winston Shepard (66/36) F 6-8 205 Jr. 11.6 4.9 2.1 apg MW Honorable Mention; 24 10+ point gms. in 2013-14; Career highs across the board 14 Zylan Cheatham (0/0) F 6-7 205 Fr. -- -- -- Four-star foward from forward out of South Mountain High School in Phoenix, Ariz. 20 u JJ O’Brien (91/89) F 6-7 220 Sr. 7.8 4.7 45.9 FG Started and played 35 games; Battled hand injury all season, but averaged a career-high in PPG 21 Malik Pope (0/0) F 6-8 205 Fr. -- -- -- Five-star forward from Laguna Creek High School in Elk Grove, Calif. 22 Parker U’u (29/0) G 6-4 210 So. 1.4 1.1 7.5 mpg Walk-on from Hartford; Played 29 games for CIT participant Hartford in 12-13; Eligible this year 23 Kibret Woldemichael (4/0) G 5-7 150 So. 2.5 0.3 1.0 apg Walk-on; Played in four games as a true freshman in 2013-14 24 Ryan Staten (14/0) G 6-2 190 Sr. 0.9 1.1 2.7 mpg Three-year walk-on; Played in a career-high seven games in 2013-14 33 Niksha Federico (4/0) F 6-6 185 So. 2.8 0.8 2.5 mpg Walk-on; Played in four games and was 3-for-5 from three-point distance 40 Matt Shrigley (36/3) F 6-6 195 So. 5.2 1.6 35.4 3FG Had nine double-figure scoring games as a redshirt freshman in 13-14; Had a 3FG in 20 games Head Coach: Steve Fisher (Illinois State, 1967) • 496-258 (24th full season overall) • 312-176 (16th season at SDSU) Assoc.