2025–26 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team

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2025–26 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball
San Diego State Aztecs logo.svg
Conference Mountain West Conference
Record0–0 (0–0 MW)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Dave Velasquez (13th season)
  • JayDee Luster (5th season)
  • Ryan Badrtalei (2nd season)
Offensive scheme Wheel
Base defense Pack-Line
Home arena Viejas Arena
(Capacity: 12,414)
Seasons
  2024–25
2026–27 
2025–26 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Air Force 00 00  
Boise State 00 00  
Colorado State 00 00  
Fresno State 00 00  
Grand Canyon 00 00  
Nevada 00 00  
New Mexico 00 00  
San Diego State 00 00  
San Jose State 00 00  
UNLV 00 00  
Utah State 00 00  
Wyoming 00 00  
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.

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Previous season

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.

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Nicholas Boyd2G6'3"175 Redshirt.svg Junior Garnerville, NY Transferred to Wisconsin
Wayne McKinney III3G6'0"198Senior Coronado, CA Graduated
Desai Lopez4G6'3"190Senior Fremont, CA Graduated
Ryan Schwarz6G5'10"178Sophomore Orinda, CA
Demarshay Johnson Jr.11F6'10"222 Redshirt.svg Junior Richmond, CA Transferred to Long Beach State
Kimo Ferrari23G6'0"178GS Senior San Diego, CA Graduated
Jared Coleman-Jones31F6'10"235Senior Jacksonville, FL Graduated

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious college
Sean Newman Jr.4G6'1"174Senior Los Angeles, CA Louisiana Tech
Latrell Davis6G6'3"212Junior Leeds, England San Jose State
Jeremiah Oden25F6'8"210Senior Chicago, IL Charlotte

2025 recruiting class

College recruiting information
NameHometownSchoolHeightWeightCommit date
Elzie Harrington
#3 SG
Bellflower, CASt. John Bosco High School6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)183 lb (83 kg)Apr 16, 2025 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:  4 stars.svg     247Sports:  4 stars.svg     ESPN:  4 stars.svg    (83)
Tae Simmons
#36 PF
Northridge, CAHeritage Christian School6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg)Jul 4, 2024 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:  3 stars.svg     247Sports:  4 stars.svg     ESPN:  4 stars.svg    (80)
Overall recruit ranking:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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:

  • "2025 San Diego St. Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.
  • "2025 San Diego St. Player Commits". ESPN.
  • "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals.

2026 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2026)
NameHometownSchoolHeightWeightCommit date
Overall recruit ranking:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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

2025–26 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 0 Magoon Gwath 7 ft 0 in(2.13 m)212 lb(96 kg)RS SoVeritas Prep (CA) Euless, Texas
G 3Elzie Harrington6 ft 5 in(1.96 m)188 lb(85 kg)Fr St. John Bosco Long Beach, California
G 4Sean Newman Jr.6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)174 lb(79 kg)RS Sr Culver City
Fullerton College
Louisiana Tech
Los Angeles, CA
F 5Pharaoh Compton6 ft 7 in(2.01 m)230 lb(104 kg)So Arbor View Chicago, Illinois
G 6Latrell Davis6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)212 lb(96 kg)JrFirst Baptist Academy (FL)
San Jose State
Leeds, England
G 7Cam Lawin (W)6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)181 lb(82 kg)RS Jr Orr Academy Chicago, Illinois
F 8Tae Simmons6 ft 6 in(1.98 m)230 lb(104 kg)FrHeritage Christian (CA) Simi Valley, California
G 9Raymar Gonzales (W)6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)165 lb(75 kg)RS Fr Eastlake San Diego, California
G 10BJ Davis6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)175 lb(79 kg)Jr Modesto Christian School Modesto, California
G 21 Miles Byrd 6 ft 6 in(1.98 m)190 lb(86 kg)RS Jr Lincoln Stockton, California
G 24Taj DeGourville6 ft 5 in(1.96 m)211 lb(96 kg)So Wasatch Academy Las Vegas, Nevada
F 25Jeremiah Oden6 ft 8 in(2.03 m)210 lb(95 kg)RS SrSunrise Christian Academy
Wyoming
DePaul
Charlotte
Chicago, Illinois
F 33Thokbor Majak7 ft 1 in(2.16 m)215 lb(98 kg)RS FrDream City Christian Bor, South Sudan
G 39Reese Dixon-Waters6 ft 5 in(1.96 m)217 lb(98 kg)RS Sr St. Bernard HS
USC
Long Beach, California
F 40Miles Heide6 ft 9 in(2.06 m)235 lb(107 kg)Jr 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 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
Regular season
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.

    Source [1]

    Rankings

    Ranking movements
    Legend: RV = Received votes
    Week
    PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
    AP RV
    Coaches RV

    References

    1. "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". goaztetcs.com. Retrieved September 20, 2025.