2019–20 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team

The 2019–20 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team represented San Jose State University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by third-year head coach Jean Prioleau, they played their home games at the newly-renamed Provident Credit Union Event Center in San Jose, California as members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 7–24, 3–15 in Mountain West play to finish in tenth place. They lost in the first round of the Mountain West tournament to New Mexico.

2019–20 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record7–24 (3–15 MW)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaProvident Credit Union Event Center
(Capacity: 5,000)
Seasons
2019–20 Mountain West Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 San Diego State 17 1   .944 30 2   .938
Utah State 12 6   .667 26 8   .765
Nevada 12 6   .667 19 12   .613
UNLV 12 6   .667 17 15   .531
Boise State 11 7   .611 20 12   .625
Colorado State 11 7   .611 20 12   .625
New Mexico 7 11   .389 19 14   .576
Fresno State 7 11   .389 11 19   .367
Air Force 5 13   .278 12 20   .375
San Jose State 3 15   .167 7 24   .226
Wyoming 2 16   .111 9 24   .273
Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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The Spartans finished the season 4–27, 1–17 in Mountain West play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Mountain West tournament to Air Force.[1]

Off-season

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Michael Steadman 1 F 6'10" 210 Junior Union City, CA Transferred to Montana
Oumar Barry 13 C 6'11" 230 Senior Conakry, Guinea Graduated
Noah Baumann 20 G/F 6'5" 180 Sophomore Phoenix, AZ Transferred to USC
Brian Rodriguez-Flores 34 G 6'4" 180 Junior Phoenix, AZ Graduate transferred to Chadron State
Ashtin Chastain 41 C 6'11" 245 RS Junior Norco, CA Left the team for personal reasons

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous college
Eduardo Lane 12 F 6'10" 233 Junior Campo Grande, Brazil Junior college transferred from Marshalltown CC
Richard Washington 22 G 6'6" 195 Junior Newport News, VA Junior college transferred from Tallahassee CC
Rodney Agee 35 F 6'9" 235 Junior Victorville, CA Junior college transferred from East LA College

2019 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Omari Moore
SG
Los Angeles, CA Middlebrooks Academy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Aug 1, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout:   Rivals:
  • 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:

  • "2019 San Jose State Basketball Recruiting Commits". Scout.com.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com.
  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2020 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for 2020 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Sebastian Mendoza
SG
Riverside, CA Hillcrest High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A
Hugo Clarkin
C
San Juan Capistrano, CA JSerra Catholic High School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sep 11, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout:   Rivals:
  • 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:

Roster

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2019–20 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Caleb Simmons 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS So Desert Vista HS Vallejo, California
G 2 Brae Ivey 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Riverside City College Huntington Beach, California
G 4 Zach Chappell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Capital Christian HS Sacramento, California
G 5 Isaiah Nichols 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Santa Clara HS Oxnard, California
F 10 Omari Moore 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Pasadena HS Pasadena, California
F 11 Christian Anigwe 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Desert Vista HS Phoenix, Arizona
G 12 Eduardo Lane 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr Marshalltown CC Aquidauana, Brazil
G/F 13 Seneca Knight 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Northside HS Lafayette, Louisiana
C 14 Samuel Japhet-Mathias 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 280 lb (127 kg) RS Jr Wake Forest London, England
G 21 Kaison Hammonds 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So ThunderRidge HS Highlands Ranch, Colorado
G 22 Richard Washington 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Tallahassee CC Newport News, Virginia
F/C 25 Craig LeCesne 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr San Bernardino Valley College Malmö, Sweden
F 35 Ralph Agee 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr East Los Angeles CC Victorville, California
G 44 Trey Smith (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Saddleback Valley Christian HS Cypress, California
F/C 50 Harminder Dhaliwal (W) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Aliso Niguel HS Laguna Niguel, 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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Source[2][3]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 6, 2019*
4:00 pm
at Hofstra W 79–71[4]  1–0
Mack Sports Complex (4,223)
Hempstead, NY
Nov 10, 2019*
2:00 pm
Portland L 57–72[5]  1–1
Provident Credit Union Event Center (1,441)
San Jose, CA
Nov 14, 2019*
5:00 pm, P12N
at No. 19 Arizona L 39–87  1–2
McKale Center (12,755)
Tucson, AZ
Nov 17, 2019*
4:00 pm
Simpson
Las Vegas Classic
W 85–60  2–2
Provident Credit Union Event Center (1,511)
San Jose, CA
Nov 20, 2019*
7:00 pm
Grambling State
Las Vegas Classic
W 83–76  3–2
Provident Credit Union Event Center (1,437)
San Jose, CA
Nov 23, 2019*
7:00 pm
Portland State
Las Vegas Classic
L 76–91  3–3
Provident Credit Union Event Center (1,512)
San Jose, CA
Nov 27, 2019*
8:00 pm, FS1
vs. Oregon State
Las Vegas Classic
L 48–83  3–4
Orleans Arena (1,500)
Paradise, NV
Dec 1, 2019*
5:00 pm, P12N
at UCLA L 64–93  3–5
Pauley Pavilion (4,801)
Los Angeles, CA
Dec 4, 2019
8:15 pm, ESPN2
No. 25 Utah State L 59–71  3–6
(0–1)
Provident Credit Union Event Center (2,294)
San Jose, CA
Dec 8, 2019
12:00 pm
at San Diego State L 57–59  3–7
(0–2)
Viejas Arena (11,925)
San Diego, CA
Dec 14, 2019*
4:00 pm, CBSSN
Stanford L 58–78  3–8
Provident Credit Union Event Center (2,898)
San Jose, CA
Dec 18, 2019*
7:00 pm
at Santa Clara L 84–89  3–9
Leavey Center (1,165)
Santa Clara, CA
Dec 22, 2019*
2:00 pm
UC Riverside L 65–80  3–10
Provident Credit Union Event Center (1,264)
San Jose, CA
Dec 28, 2019*
6:00 pm
Pepperdine W 83–68  4–10
Provident Credit Union Event Center (1,333)
San Jose, CA
Jan 1, 2020
7:00 pm
New Mexico W 88–85  5–10
(1–2)
Provident Credit Union Event Center (1,288)
San Jose, CA
Jan 4, 2020
4:00 pm
at Fresno State L 64–79  5–11
(1–3)
Save Mart Center (5,551)
Fresno, CA
Jan 8, 2020
7:00 pm
Nevada W 70–68  6–11
(2–3)
Provident Credit Union Event Center (1,459)
San Jose, CA
Jan 11, 2020
2:00 pm
Colorado State L 70–81  6–12
(2–4)
Provident Credit Union Event Center (1,363)
San Jose, CA
Jan 22, 2020
8:00 pm, ATTSN
at UNLV L 87–98  6–13
(2–5)
Thomas & Mack Center (7,338)
Paradise, NV
Jan 21, 2020
8:00 pm, ATTSN
at New Mexico L 59–86  6–14
(2–6)
Dreamstyle Arena (10,016)
Albuquerque, NM
Jan 25, 2020
2:00 pm
Air Force W 90–81  7–14
(3–6)
Provident Credit Union Event Center (1,534)
San Jose, CA
Jan 29, 2020
6:00 pm
at Boise State L 71–99  7–15
(3–7)
ExtraMile Arena (4,724)
Boise, ID
Feb 1, 2020
2:00 pm
Wyoming L 66–71  7–16
(3–8)
Provident Credit Union Event Center (1,427)
San Jose, CA
Feb 8, 2020
4:00 pm, ATTSN
at Nevada L 77–95  7–17
(3–9)
Lawlor Events Center (8,310)
Reno, NV
Feb 12, 2020
7:00 pm
Fresno State L 78–84 OT 7–18
(3–10)
Provident Credit Union Event Center (1,848)
San Jose, CA
Feb 15, 2020
1:00 pm
at Air Force L 86–95  7–19
(3–11)
Clune Arena (2,178)
Colorado Springs, CO
Feb 19, 2020
7:00 pm
Boise State L 62–80  7–20
(3–14)
Provident Credit Union Event Center (1,339)
San Jose, CA
Feb 22, 2020
1:00 pm
at Colorado State L 71–78  7–21
(3–15)
Moby Arena (4,588)
Fort Collins, CO
Feb 25, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPN2
at Utah State L 56–94  7–22
(3–14)
Smith Spectrum (8,925)
Logan, UT
Feb 29, 2020
2:00 pm, ATTSN
UNLV L 69–92  7–23
(3–15)
Provident Credit Union Event Center (2,074)
San Jose, CA
Mountain West tournament
Mar 4, 2020
2:30 pm, Stadium
(10) vs. (7) New Mexico
First round
L 66–79  7–24
Thomas & Mack Center (5,198)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

References

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  1. ^ "San José St vs. Air Force - Game Recap - March 13, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  2. ^ "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". sjsuspartans.com.
  3. ^ "2019-20 San Jose State Spartans Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  4. ^ "San José St vs. Hofstra - Game Summary - November 6, 2019". ESPN. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  5. ^ "San José St vs. Portland - Game Summary - November 10, 2019". San Jose State University. Retrieved November 12, 2019.