2024–25 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team

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2024–25 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball
San Diego State Aztecs logo.svg
Conference Mountain West Conference
Record19–7 (12–5 MW)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • David Velasquez (12th season)
  • JayDee Luster (4th season)
  • Ryan Badrtalei (1st season)
Offensive scheme Wheel
Base defense Pack-Line
Home arena Viejas Arena
(Capacity: 12,414)
Seasons
  2023–24
2025–26  
2024–25 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
New Mexico 143 .824226  .786
Utah State 144 .778245  .828
Colorado State 134 .765199  .679
San Diego State 125 .706197  .731
Boise State 125 .706208  .714
UNLV 98 .5291513  .536
Nevada 89 .4711612  .571
San Jose State 612 .3331317  .433
Wyoming 513 .2781217  .414
Fresno State 116 .059523  .179
Air Force 116 .059424  .143
2025 Mountain West tournament winner
As of February 26, 2025

The 2024–25 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team represents San Diego State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Aztecs are led by eighth-year head coach Brian Dutcher and play their home games at Viejas Arena as members in the Mountain West Conference.

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Previous season

The Aztecs finished the 2023–24 season 26–11, 11–7 in Mountain West play to finish in fifth place. They defeated UNLV in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West tournament and Utah State in the semifinals before losing to New Mexico in the championship game. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 5 seed in the East region, the school's fourth straight trip to the tournament. They defeated UAB and Yale in the first and second rounds before losing in last year's national championship game rematch to UConn in the sweet sixteen.

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Cade Alger2F6'9"196 Redshirt.svg Senior Ripon, CA Graduate transferred
Micah Parrish3G/F6'6"193Senior Detroit, MI Graduate transferred to Ohio State
Jay Pal4F6'9"185GS Senior Omaha, NE Graduated
Lamont Butler 5G6'2"207Senior Moreno Valley, CA Graduate transferred to Kentucky
Darrion Trammell12G5'10"176GS Senior Marin City, CA Graduated
Jaedon LeDee 13F6'9"244GS Senior Houston, TX Graduated/undrafted in 2024 NBA draft; signed with the Minnesota Timberwolves
Elijah Saunders25F6'8"229Sophomore Phoenix, AZ Transferred to Virginia [1]
Ryan Raad42G6'4"189Freshman Los Angeles, CA Walk-on; not on team roster

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious college
Nicholas Boyd2G6'3"175 Redshirt.svg Junior Garnerville, NY Florida Atlantic [2]
Wayne McKinney III3G6'0"190Senior Coronado, CA San Diego [3]
Kimo Ferrari23G6'0"185GS Senior San Diego, CA Brown [4]
Jared Coleman-Jones31F6'10"240Senior Hiram, GA Middle Tennessee [5]

2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information
NameHometownHigh school / collegeHeightWeightCommit date
Pharaoh Compton
#26 PF
Las Vegas, NVArbor View High School6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg)Oct 15, 2023 
Star ratings: Rivals: 4 stars.svg     247Sports: 4 stars.svg     ESPN: 4 stars.svg    ESPN grade: 82
Taj DeGourville
#30 SF
Las Vegas, NVWasatch Academy6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg)Jun 4, 2023 
Star ratings: Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg     ESPN: 4 stars.svg    ESPN grade: 81
Thokbor David Majak
C
Glendale, AZDream City Christian7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)195 lb (88 kg)Oct 10, 2023 
Star ratings: Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/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:

  • "2024 San Diego St. Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com.
  • "2024 San Diego St. Player Commits". ESPN.com.
  • "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2025 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2025)
NameHometownHigh school / collegeHeightWeightCommit date
Tae Simmons
#36 PF
Northridge, CAHeritage Christian School6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg)Jul 4, 2024 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A    247Sports: 4 stars.svg     ESPN: 4 stars.svg    ESPN grade: 80
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:

Roster

2024–25 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 0Magoon Gwath7 ft 0 in(2.13 m)205 lb(93 kg)RS FrVeritas Prep (CA) Euless, Texas
G 2Nicholas Boyd6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)175 lb(79 kg)RS Jr Don Bosco Prep
Florida Atlantic
Garnerville, New York
G 3Wayne McKinney III6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)198 lb(90 kg)Sr Coronado
San Diego
Coronado, California
G 4Desai Lopez (W)6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)190 lb(86 kg)Sr Saint Francis
College of San Mateo
Fremont, California
F 5Pharaoh Compton6 ft 8 in(2.03 m)245 lb(111 kg)Fr Arbor View Chicago, Illinois
G 6Ryan Schwarz (W)5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)178 lb(81 kg)So Miramonte Orinda, California
G 8Cam Lawin (W)6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)173 lb(78 kg)RS So Orr Academy Chicago, Illinois
G 10BJ Davis6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)175 lb(79 kg)So Modesto Christian School Modesto, California
F 11Demarshay Johnson Jr.6 ft 10 in(2.08 m)222 lb(101 kg)RS Jr Salesian College Prep Richmond, California
G 14Reese Dixon-Waters6 ft 6 in(1.98 m)207 lb(94 kg)Sr St. Bernard HS
USC
Long Beach, California
G 21 Miles Byrd 6 ft 7 in(2.01 m)190 lb(86 kg)Jr Lincoln Stockton, California
G 23Kimo Ferrari6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)178 lb(81 kg)GS Francis Parker School
Brown
San Diego, California
G 24Taj DeGourville6 ft 5 in(1.96 m)208 lb(94 kg)Fr Wasatch Academy Las Vegas, Nevada
F 31Jared Coleman-Jones6 ft 10 in(2.08 m)235 lb(107 kg)Sr McEarhern
Middle Tennessee
Jacksonville, FL
F 33Thokbor Majak7 ft 0 in(2.13 m)208 lb(94 kg)FrDream City Christian Bor, South Sudan
F 40Miles Heide6 ft 10 in(2.08 m)233 lb(106 kg)So Mount Si North Bend, Washington
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2024*
7:00 p.m.
Cal State San Marcos W 80–39 
 18  Boyd  5  Tied  3  Tied  Viejas Arena  (12,164)
San Diego, CA
Regular season
November 6, 2024*
7:00 p.m.,  YurView
UC San Diego W 63−58 1−0
 20  Byrd  9  Coleman-Jones  4  Boyd Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
November 12, 2024*
7:00 p.m., YurView
Occidental W 100–49 2–0
 16  Tied  5  Coleman-Jones  3  Tied Viejas Arena (12,366)
San Diego, CA
November 18, 2024*
7:00 p.m.,  CBSSN
No. 3  Gonzaga L 67–80 2–1
 23  Boyd  9  Boyd  3  Tied Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
November 26, 2024*
11:00 a.m.,  TBS
vs. No. 21  Creighton
Players Era Festival Power Tournament
W 71–53 3–1
 18  Davis  9  Davis  5  Boyd  MGM Grand Garden Arena  
Paradise, NV
November 27, 2024*
1:00 p.m.,  Max
vs.  Oregon
Players Era Festival Power Tournament
L 68–78 3–2
 18  Davis  6  Coleman-Jones  4  DeGourville MGM Grand Garden Arena 
Paradise, NV
November 30, 2024*
4:00 p.m., TNT/Max
vs. No. 6  Houston
Players Era Festival 3rd Place Game
W 73–70 OT4–2
 18  Byrd  7  Boyd  6  Boyd MGM Grand Garden Arena 
Paradise, NV
December 4, 2024
7:30 p.m.,  FS1
No. 24 at  Fresno State W 84–62 5–2
(1–0)
 25  Gwath  10  Tied  4  Boyd  Save Mart Center  (5,610)
Fresno, CA
December 7, 2024*
7:00 p.m., YurView
No. 24 San Diego
City Championship
W 74–57 6–2
 17  Boyd  6  Coleman-Jones  6  Boyd Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
December 11, 2024*
7:00 p.m., YurView
No. 23 California Baptist W 81–75 7–2
 19  Byrd  5  Heide  8  Boyd Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
December 21, 2024*
7:30 p.m.,  ACCN
No. 23 vs.  California
San Jose Tip-Off
W 71–50 8–2
 17  Boyd  10  Gwath  3  Byrd  SAP Center  
San Jose, CA
December 28, 2024
3:00 p.m., FOX
No. 20 Utah State L 66–67 8–3
(1–1)
 14  Tied  7  Gwath  4  Davis Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
January 4, 2025
1:00 p.m., CBS
at  Boise State W 76–68 9–3
(2–1)
 22  Byrd  6  DeGourville  5  Boyd  ExtraMile Arena  (12,058)
Boise, ID
January 8, 2025
7:30 p.m., FS1
Air Force W 67–38 10–3
(3–1)
 16  Boyd  14  Coleman-Jones  3  DeGourville Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
January 11, 2025
10:00 a.m., CBS
at  New Mexico L 48–62 10–4
(3–2)
 14  Byrd  4  Tied  5  Boyd  The Pit  (15,428)
Albuquerque, NM
January 14, 2025
8:00 p.m., CBSSN
Colorado State W 75–60 11–4
(4–2)
 25  Byrd  7  Gwath  4  DeGourville Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
January 18, 2025
5:00 p.m., CBSSN
UNLV L 68–76 11–5
(4–3)
 21  Byrd  7  Tied  4  Coleman-Jones Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
January 22, 2025
7:00 p.m., CBSSN
at Air ForceW 77–76 OT12–5
(5–3)
 18  McKinney III  7  Tied  3  Tied  Clune Arena  (1,434)
Colorado Springs, CO
January 25, 2025
7:00 p.m., CBSSN
at  Nevada W 69–50 13–5
(6–3)
 15  Gwath  13  Gwath  9  Byrd  Lawlor Events Center  (9,058)
Reno, NV
January 28, 2025
8:00 p.m., FS1
San Jose State W 71–68 14–5
(7–3)
 24  Gwath  9  Boyd  5  Boyd Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
February 1, 2025
5:00 p.m., CBSSN
Wyoming W 63–61 15–5
(8–3)
 14  Gwath  11  Gwath  4  Byrd Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
February 8, 2025
7:00 p.m., CBSSN
at Colorado StateL 63–68 15–6
(8–4)
 15  Gwath  10  Gwath  8  Boyd  Moby Arena  (8,083)
Fort Collins, CO
February 11, 2025
8:00 p.m., CBSSN
at San Jose StateW 69–66 16–6
(9–4)
 17  Boyd  8  Coleman-Jones  4  Boyd  Provident Credit Union Event Center  (4,287)
San Jose, CA
February 15, 2025
7:00 p.m., CBSSN
Boise StateW 64–47 17–6
(10–4)
 24  Boyd  6  Tied  3  Coleman-Jones Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
February 18, 2025
8:00 p.m., CBSSN
Fresno StateW 83–60 18–6
(11–4)
 19  Boyd  6  Tied  7  Boyd Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
February 22, 2025
5:00 p.m., CBSSN
at Utah StateL 71–79 18–7
(11–5)
 15  Boyd  5  Tied  6  Boyd  Smith Spectrum  (10,270)
Logan, UT
February 25, 2025
8:00 p.m., FS1
New MexicoW 73–65 19–7
(12–5)
 17  Boyd  9  Byrd  6  Boyd Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
March 1, 2025
5:00 p.m., CBSSN
at Wyoming    Arena-Auditorium  
Laramie, WY
March 4, 2025
8:00 p.m., CBSSN
at UNLV    Thomas & Mack Center  
Paradise, NV
March 8, 2025
7:30 p.m., FS1
Nevada   Viejas Arena 
San Diego, CA
Mountain West tournament
March 12–15, 2025
TBA
vs.    Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source [6]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP RV24232320RVRVRV
Coaches RVRV242320RVRVRV

References

  1. Tipton, Joe (May 6, 2024). "San Diego State transfer forward Elijah Saunders commits to Virginia". On3.com. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
  2. "San Diego State Welcomes Transfer Nick Boyd from Final Four Foe FAU". Times of San Diego . May 2, 2024. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
  3. Zeigler, Mark (May 2, 2024). "SDSU basketball gets commitment from veteran guard to replace Lamont Butler". The San Diego Union-Tribune . Archived from the original on June 13, 2024. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
  4. Zeigler, Mark (June 1, 2024). "SDSU basketball adds Division I transfer with local roots". The San Diego Union-Tribune . Archived from the original on September 9, 2024. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
  5. Zeigler, Mark (April 25, 2024). "SDSU gets commitment from 6-foot-10 grad transfer with guard skills in a post player's body". The San Diego Union-Tribune . Archived from the original on June 13, 2024. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
  6. "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". goaztetcs.com.com. Retrieved September 20, 2024.