| 2025–26 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Mountain West Conference |
| Record | 0–0 (0–0 MW) |
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| Offensive scheme | Wheel |
| Base defense | Pack-Line |
| Home arena | Viejas Arena (Capacity: 12,414) |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Air Force | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boise State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Canyon | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNLV | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2026 Mountain West tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2025-26 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team will represent San Diego State University during the 2025-26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Aztecs will be led by nighth-year head coach Brian Dutcher and play their home games at Viejas Arena in San Diego, California as a member in the Mountain West Conference.
The Aztecs finished the 2024-25 season 21–10, 14–7 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for fourth place. As the 4th seed in the Mountain West Tournament they would lose to 5th seed Boise State in the Quarterfinals. With an invitation to the NCAA tournament they would be an 11th seed but would lose to 11th seed North Carolina in the First Four Play-in.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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| Nicholas Boyd | 2 | G | 6'3" | 175 | | Garnerville, NY | Transferred to Wisconsin |
| Wayne McKinney III | 3 | G | 6'0" | 198 | Senior | Coronado, CA | Graduated |
| Desai Lopez | 4 | G | 6'3" | 190 | Senior | Fremont, CA | Graduated |
| Ryan Schwarz | 6 | G | 5'10" | 178 | Sophomore | Orinda, CA | |
| Demarshay Johnson Jr. | 11 | F | 6'10" | 222 | | Richmond, CA | Transferred to Long Beach State |
| Kimo Ferrari | 23 | G | 6'0" | 178 | GS Senior | San Diego, CA | Graduated |
| Jared Coleman-Jones | 31 | F | 6'10" | 235 | Senior | Jacksonville, FL | Graduated |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous college |
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| Sean Newman Jr. | 4 | G | 6'1" | 174 | Senior | Los Angeles, CA | Louisiana Tech |
| Latrell Davis | 6 | G | 6'3" | 212 | Junior | Leeds, England | San Jose State |
| Jeremiah Oden | 25 | F | 6'8" | 210 | Senior | Chicago, IL | Charlotte |
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| Elzie Harrington #3 SG | Bellflower, CA | St. John Bosco High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 183 lb (83 kg) | Apr 16, 2025 | |
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| Tae Simmons #36 PF | Northridge, CA | Heritage Christian School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Jul 4, 2024 | |
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| Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| October 17, 2025* 7:00 p.m. | No. 12 UCLA | L 60–67 | 19 – Dixon-Waters | 7 – Heide | 2 – Tied | Viejas Arena (9,500) San Diego, CA | |||||
| October 29, 2025* 7:00 p.m. | San Diego | W 87–54 | 17 – Dixon-Waters | 8 – Heide | 4 – Newman Jr. | Viejas Arena (11,545) San Diego, CA | |||||
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| November 4, 2025* | Long Beach State | Viejas Arena San Diego, CA | |||||||||
| November 9, 2025* | Idaho State | Viejas Arena San Diego, CA | |||||||||
| November 18, 2025* | Troy | Viejas Arena San Diego, CA | |||||||||
| November 24, 2025* 7:30 p.m., TruTV | vs. Michigan Players Era Festival First Round | MGM Grand Garden Arena Las Vegas, NV | |||||||||
| November 25, 2025* 8:00 p.m., TNT | vs. Oregon Players Era Festival Second Round | MGM Grand Garden Arena Las Vegas, NV | |||||||||
| December 3, 2025* | Utah Valley | Viejas Arena San Diego, CA | |||||||||
| December 10, 2025* | Lamar | Viejas Arena San Diego, CA | |||||||||
| December 17, 2025 7:00 p.m., CBSSN | Air Force | Viejas Arena San Diego, CA | |||||||||
| December 20, 2025* 7:30 p.m., ESPN2 | vs. Arizona Hall of Fame Series – Phoenix | Mortgage Matchup Center Phoenix, AZ | |||||||||
| December 22, 2025* | Whittier | Viejas Arena San Diego, CA | |||||||||
| December 30, 2025 7:00 p.m., CBSSN | at San Jose State | Provident Credit Union Event Center San Jose, CA | |||||||||
| January 3, 2026 7:00 p.m., CBSSN | Boise State | Viejas Arena San Diego, CA | |||||||||
| January 6, 2026 8:00 p.m., FS1 | at Nevada | Lawlor Events Center Reno, NV | |||||||||
| January 10, 2026 8:00 p.m., CBSSN | Fresno State | Viejas Arena San Diego, CA | |||||||||
| January 14, 2026 5:00 p.m., CBSSN | at Wyoming | Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY | |||||||||
| January 17, 2026 5:00 p.m., CBSSN | New Mexico | Viejas Arena San Diego, CA | |||||||||
| January 21, 2026 8:00 p.m., FS1 | at Grand Canyon | Global Credit Union Arena Phoenix, AZ | |||||||||
| January 24, 2026 1:00 p.m., CBS | at UNLV | Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, NV | |||||||||
| January 28, 2026 7:30 p.m., FS1 | Colorado State | Viejas Arena San Diego, CA | |||||||||
| January 31, 2026 10:00 a.m., CBS | at Utah State | Smith Spectrum Logan, UT | |||||||||
| February 3, 2026 8:00 p.m., CBSSN | Wyoming | Viejas Arena San Diego, CA | |||||||||
| February 7, 2026 5:00 p.m., FS1 | at Air Force | Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO | |||||||||
| February 14, 2026 7:00 p.m., CBSSN | Nevada | Viejas Arena San Diego, CA | |||||||||
| February 17, 2026 8:00 p.m., CBSSN | Grand Canyon | Viejas Arena San Diego, CA | |||||||||
| February 21, 2026 3:00 p.m., CBSSN | at Colorado State | Moby Arena Fort Collins, CO | |||||||||
| February 25, 2026 8:00 p.m., FS1 | Utah State | Viejas Arena San Diego, CA | |||||||||
| February 28, 2026 11:00 a.m., CBS | at New Mexico | The Pit Albuquerque, NM | |||||||||
| March 3, 2026 6:00 p.m., CBSSN | at Boise State | ExtraMile Arena Boise, ID | |||||||||
| March 6, 2026 7:00 p.m., CBSSN | UNLV | Viejas Arena San Diego, CA | |||||||||
| Mountain West tournament | |||||||||||
| March 11–14, 2026 | vs. | Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, NV | |||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. | |||||||||||
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