2021–22 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team

The 2021–22 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team represented San Diego State University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Aztecs, led by fifth-year head coach Brian Dutcher, played their home games at Viejas Arena as members in the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 23–9, 13–4 in Mountain West Play to finish in third place. As the No. 3 seed in the Mountain West tournament, they defeated Fresno State and Colorado State to advance to the championship game, where they lost to Boise State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 8 seed in the Midwest Region, where they lost in the first round to Creighton.

2021–22 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record23–9 (13–4 MW)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Offensive schemeWheel
Base defensePack-Line
Home arenaViejas Arena
(Capacity: 12,414)
Seasons
2021–22 Mountain West Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 23 Boise State 15 3   .833 27 8   .771
No. 24 Colorado State 14 4   .778 25 6   .806
San Diego State 13 4   .765 23 9   .719
Wyoming 13 5   .722 25 9   .735
UNLV 10 8   .556 18 14   .563
Fresno State 8 9   .471 23 13   .639
Utah State 8 10   .444 18 16   .529
Nevada 6 12   .333 13 18   .419
New Mexico 5 12   .294 13 19   .406
Air Force 4 13   .235 11 18   .379
San Jose State 1 17   .056 8 23   .258
Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Aztecs finished the 2020–21 season 23–5, 14–3 in Mountain West play to win the regular season championship. In the Mountain West tournament, they defeated Wyoming, Nevada, and Utah State to win the tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 6 seed in the Midwest region. There they lost in the first round to Syracuse.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Terrell Gomez 3 G 5'8" 165 Senior Los Angeles, CA Graduated
Matt Mitchell 11 F 6'6" 235 Senior Riverside, CA Graduated
Jordan Schakel 20 G 6'6" 200 Senior Torrance, CA Graduated

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous college
Matt Bradley 3 G 6'4" 220 Senior San Bernardino, CA California
Jaedon LeDee 13 F 6'9" 240 Senior Houston, TX TCU
Chad Baker-Mazara 20 F 6'7" 190 Sophomore Santo Domingo, DR Duquesne
Tahirou Diabate 22 F 6'9" 225 RS Senior Bamako, Mali Portland

2021 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Demarshay Johnson, Jr.
C
Richmond, CA Salesian High School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Nov 10, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     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:

  • "2021 San Diego St. Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com.
  • "2020 San Diego St. Player Commits". ESPN.com.
  • "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

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2021–22 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Keshad Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr San Leandro HS Oakland, California
G 2 Adam Seiko 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Sr Sierra Canyon HS Boston, Massachusetts
G 3 Matt Bradley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Wasatch Academy
California
San Bernardino, California
G 4 Trey Pulliam 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Sr A&M Consolidated HS
Navarro College
Bryan, Texas
G 5 Lamont Butler 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Riverside Poly HS Moreno Valley, California
G 10 Keith Dinwiddie Jr. 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Fairfax HS Los Angeles, California
F 11 Demarshay Johnson Jr.   6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Salesian College Prep Richmond, California
F 13 Jaedon LeDee   6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr The Kinkaid School
TCU
Houston, Texas
F 14 Cade Alger (W) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So Ripon Christian HS
Seattle
Ripon, California
F 20 Chad Baker-Mazara 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So SPIRE Institute
Duquesne
Santo Domingo, DR
G 21 Jared Barnett (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 145 lb (66 kg) Jr Westchester HS Los Angeles, California
F 22 Tahirou Diabate 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Sr Teikyo Nagaoka HS
Portland
Bamako, Mali
F 23 Joshua Tomaić 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Sr Canarias Basketball Academy
Maryland
Lanzarote, Spain
G 24 Tyler Broughton (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Tesoro HS Ladera Ranch, California
G 25 Max Wilson (W)   6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Oakton HS Reston, Virginia
F 31 Nathan Mensah 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Findlay Prep Accra, Ghana
F 33 Aguek Arop 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Omaha South HS Omaha, Nebraska
G 42 Triston Broughton (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Tesoro HS Ladera Ranch, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 3, 2021*
7:00 p.m.
Saint Katherine W 65–44 
 15  Bradley   11  Mensah   3  Seiko  Viejas Arena (10,464)
San Diego, CA
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021*
7:00 p.m., YurView
UC Riverside W 66–53  1–0
 23  Bradley   10  Mensah   2  Mensah  Viejas Arena (11,729)
San Diego, CA
November 12, 2021*
6:00 p.m., BYUtv
at BYU
Rivalry
L 60–66  1–1
 18  Mensah   8  Mensah   4  Pulliam  Marriott Center (16,470)
Provo, UT
November 18, 2021*
7:30 p.m., CBSSN
Arizona State W 65–63  2–1
 14  Butler   9  Mensah   4  Pulliam  Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
November 20, 2021*
7:00 p.m., YurView
UT Arlington W 68–62  3–1
 15  Bradley   6  Bradley   3  Bradley  Viejas Arena (11,903)
San Diego, CA
November 25, 2021*
9:00 p.m., ESPN2
vs. Georgetown
Wooden Legacy Semifinals
W 73–56  4–1
 18  Bradley   7  Bradley   8  Pulliam  Anaheim Convention Center (1,402)
Anaheim, CA
November 26, 2021*
8:30 p.m., ESPN2
vs. No. 24 USC
Wooden Legacy Championship
L 43–58  4–2
 11  Pulliam   7  Mensah   2  Bradley  Anaheim Convention Center (2,890)
Anaheim, CA
November 30, 2021*
7:00 p.m., Stadium
Long Beach State W 72–47  5–2
 16  Pulliam   11  Mensah   5  Pulliam  Viejas Arena (11,917)
San Diego, CA
December 4, 2021*
10:00 a.m., CBS
at No. 24 Michigan L 58–72  5–3
 22  Bradley   7  Johnson   2  Tied  Crisler Center (12,523)
Ann Arbor, MI
December 8, 2021*
7:00 p.m., YurView
Cal State Fullerton W 66–56  6–3
 22  Bradley   9  Mensah   3  Tied  Viejas Arena (11,823)
San Diego, CA
December 17, 2021*
7:00 p.m., FloSports
vs. Saint Mary's
Jerry Colangelo Classic
W 63–53  7–3
 15  Pulliam   13  Mensah   6  Pulliam  Footprint Center (1,500)
Phoenix, AZ
December 22, 2021*
6:00 p.m., Stadium
UC San Diego W 78–57  8–3
 19  Mensah   9  Mensah   7  Pulliam  Viejas Arena (10,912)
San Diego, CA
December 28, 2021*
6:00 p.m., YurView
San Diego Christian Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols Viejas Arena 
San Diego, CA
Mountain West regular season
January 1, 2022
1:00 p.m., CBS
at UNLV
Rivalry
W 62–55  9–3
(1–0)
 17  Bradley   11  Johnson   3  Seiko  Thomas & Mack Center (5,082)
Paradise, NV
January 8, 2022
1:00 p.m., CBS
No. 20 Colorado State W 79–49  10–3
(2–0)
 26  Bradley   8  Arop   4  Pulliam  Viejas Arena (10,323)
San Diego, CA
January 15, 2022
6:00 p.m., CBSSN
at New Mexico Canceled The Pit 
Albuquerque, NM
January 22, 2022
6:00 p.m., CBSSN
Boise State L 37–42  10–4
(2–1)
 10  Tied   9  Mensah   3  Butler  Viejas Arena (11,357)
San Diego, CA
January 24, 2022
6:00 p.m., CBSSN
UNLV
Rivalry/Originally scheduled for Jan. 18
W 80–55  11–4
(3–1)
 27  Bradley   7  Johnson   4  Bradley  Viejas Arena (10,528)
San Diego, CA
January 26, 2022
7:30 p.m., FS1
at Utah State L 57–75  11–5
(3–2)
 19  Bradley   6  Bradley   5  Bradley  Smith Spectrum (7,312)
Logan, UT
January 31, 2022
7:00 p.m., FS1
New Mexico W 72–47  12–5
(4–2)
 14  Tied   10  Johnson   6  Pulliam  Viejas Arena (10,951)
San Diego, CA
February 4, 2022
6:00 p.m., FS1
at Colorado State L 57–58  12–6
(4–3)
 27  Bradley   8  Arop   3  Pulliam  Moby Arena (8,063)
Fort Collins, CO
February 6, 2022
1:00 p.m., CBSSN
Nevada W 65–63  13–6
(5–3)
 26  Bradley   7  Bradley   3  Tied  Viejas Arena (10,330)
San Diego, CA
February 9, 2022
8:00 p.m., CBSSN
at San José State W 72–62  14–6
(6–3)
 28  Bradley   8  Tomaic   3  Tied  Provident Credit Union Event Center (2,541)
San Jose, CA
February 12, 2022
5:00 p.m., CBSSN
Air Force W 76–64  15–6
(7–3)
 14  Mensah   6  Mensah   5  Bradley  Viejas Arena (10,784)
San Diego, CA
February 15, 2022
7:00 p.m., CBSSN
Utah State W 75–56  16–6
(8–3)
 22  Bradley   8  Mensah   5  Bradley  Viejas Arena (10,516)
San Diego, CA
February 19, 2022
7:00 p.m., CBSSN
at Fresno State W 61–44  17–6
(9–3)
 20  Baker-Mazara   7  Bradley   8  Pulliam  Save Mart Center (7,261)
Fresno, CA
February 22, 2022
7:00 p.m., CBSSN
at Boise State L 57–58  17–7
(9–4)
 13  Mensah   11  Mensah   5  Bradley  ExtraMile Arena (9,193)
Boise, ID
February 25, 2022
8:00 p.m., FS1
San José State W 77–52  18–7
(10–4)
 16  Baker-Mazara   13  Mensah   3  Tied  Viejas Arena (12,071)
San Diego, CA
February 28, 2022
6:00 p.m., CBSSN
at Wyoming W 73–66  19–7
(11–4)
 30  Bradley   9  Mensah   4  Bradley  Arena-Auditorium (5,438)
Laramie, WY
March 3, 2022
8:00 p.m., CBSSN
Fresno State W 65–64 2OT 20–7
(12–4)
 26  Bradley   10  Bradley   4  Pulliam  Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
March 5, 2022
7:30 p.m., CBSSN
at Nevada W 79–78  21–7
(13–4)
 24  Bradley   6  Tied   4  Pulliam  Lawlor Events Center (8,173)
Reno, NV
Mountain West tournament
March 10, 2022
8:30 p.m., CBSSN
(3) vs. (6) Fresno State
Quarterfinals
W 53–46  22–7
 11  Tied   6  Tied   4  Butler  Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, NV
March 11, 2022
9:00 p.m., CBSSN
(3) vs. (2) No. 23 Colorado State
Semifinals
W 63–58  23–7
 11  Pulliam   6  Tied   6  Pulliam  Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, NV
March 12, 2022
3:00 p.m., CBS/Paramount+
(3) vs. (1) Boise State
Championship
L 52–53  23–8
 17  Bradley   10  Mensah   3  Pulliam  Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, NV
NCAA tournament
March 17, 2022
4:27 p.m., TruTV
(8 MW) vs. (9 MW) Creighton
First Round
L 69–72 OT 23–9
 17  Baker-Mazara   8  Bradley   3  Tied  Dickies Arena (10,560)
Fort Worth, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source[1]

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
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Coaches*

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings. No coaches poll for Week 1.

References

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  1. ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". goaztetcs.com.com. Retrieved August 21, 2021.