City Championship

City Championship
	San Diego Toreros San Diego State Aztecs
Sport	Men's basketball
First meeting	December 8, 1962; San Diego State 68, San Diego 49
Latest meeting	November 20, 2019; San Diego State 66, San Diego 49
Next meeting	December 7, 2024
Statistics
Meetings total	51
All-time series	San Diego State leads, 32–19
Largest victory	San Diego, 73–45 (1999); San Diego State, 77–49 (2010)
Longest win streak	San Diego State, 9 (2006–2014)
Current win streak	San Diego State, 1 (2019–present)

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Locations of San Diego and San Diego State

The City Championship is an American men's college basketball rivalry game between the Aztecs of San Diego State University (SDSU) and the Toreros of the University of San Diego (USD). The winner of the game becomes City Champions.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Background

Founded in 1897, San Diego State University (SDSU) is a public research university in the California State University system. The San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team is a member of the Mountain West Conference. The University of San Diego (USD), founded in 1949, is a private, Roman Catholic university, whose Toreros men's basketball team is a member of the West Coast Conference.

History

The first game between SDSU and USD was in the 1962–63 college basketball season.^[4] SDSU won 68-49 at home in Peterson Gym. USD's first win in the series was on January 22, 1965, an 89-85 victory at Peterson Gym.^[5]

The series has been played most recently annually since the 1998–99 season, on a home-and-home basis alternating between the SDSU Cox Arena (now Viejas Arena) in seasons beginning with even years and the USD Sports Center (now Jenny Craig Pavilion) in seasons beginning with odd years.^[5] By the 2014–15 season, SDSU had won 9 consecutive games in the series, the longest win streak in the series.

The 2015 matchup took place on neutral ground at Petco Park, home of the San Diego Padres, as part of the first ever Bill Walton Basketball Festival. The City Championship game was played on December 6, 2015 after a week of events including high school contests, corporate play, and physical education classes. The hardwood court was placed between home plate and third base, additional seating was added on the north and east sides of the court. The Toreros had a strong first half, outscoring the Aztecs 31–13. In the second half, the Aztecs came back strong, but the Toreros were able to hold on for a final 53–48 score.

Game Results

San Diego victories	San Diego State victories	Tie games	Vacated wins

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
1	December 8, 1962	San Diego, CA	San Diego State	68–49
2	December 6, 1963	San Diego, CA	San Diego State	70–69
3	January 22, 1965	San Diego, CA	San Diego	89–85^2OT
4	December 16, 1965	San Diego, CA	San Diego	54–47
5	December 15, 1966	San Diego, CA	San Diego State	55–50^OT
6	December 9, 1967	San Diego, CA	San Diego State	69–59
7	February 20, 1969	San Diego, CA	San Diego	72–65
8	February 3, 1970	San Diego, CA	San Diego State	70–67
9	January 26, 1971	San Diego, CA	San Diego State	97–82
10	January 25, 1972	San Diego, CA	San Diego State	87–69
11	February 27, 1973	San Diego, CA	San Diego	78–67
12	February 25, 1975	San Diego, CA	San Diego State	84–61
13	December 19, 1975	San Diego, CA	San Diego State	78–62
14	December 8, 1976	San Diego, CA	San Diego	67–63
15	December 4, 1979	San Diego, CA	San Diego State	67–58^OT
16	December 2, 1980	San Diego, CA	San Diego State	60–52
17	December 10, 1981	San Diego, CA	San Diego State	41–36
18	December 9, 1982	San Diego, CA	San Diego State	47–45
19	January 5, 1984	San Diego, CA	San Diego State	61–47
20	December 6, 1984	San Diego, CA	San Diego State	57–53
21	December 14, 1985	San Diego, CA	San Diego	81–64
22	December 11, 1986	San Diego, CA	San Diego	83–67
23	December 19, 1987	San Diego, CA	San Diego	76–53
24	December 6, 1989	San Diego, CA	San Diego State	85–75
25	November 27, 1990	San Diego, CA	San Diego	75–74
26	November 22, 1991	San Diego, CA	San Diego	60–57
27	December 1, 1992	San Diego, CA	San Diego	85–60
28	December 2, 1995	San Diego, CA	San Diego	69–65
29	December 8, 1996	San Diego, CA	San Diego State	87–70
30	December 19, 1998	San Diego, CA	San Diego	52–51
31	December 4, 1999	San Diego, CA	San Diego	73–45
32	December 9, 2000	San Diego, CA	San Diego	55–52
33	December 5, 2001	San Diego, CA	San Diego	72–67
34	January 8, 2003	San Diego, CA	San Diego State	78–72
35	December 3, 2003	San Diego, CA	San Diego State	66–63
36	December 1, 2004	San Diego, CA	San Diego State	83–63
37	November 30, 2005	San Diego, CA	San Diego	90–80
38	November 29, 2006	San Diego, CA	San Diego State	79–76
39	November 19, 2007	San Diego, CA	San Diego State	69–64
40	December 6, 2008	San Diego, CA	San Diego State	57–46
41	December 2, 2009	San Diego, CA	San Diego State	69–62^OT
42	December 11, 2010	San Diego, CA	No. 14 San Diego State	77–49
43	December 7, 2011	San Diego, CA	San Diego State	74–62
44	December 15, 2012	San Diego, CA	No. 18 San Diego State	72–56
45	December 5, 2013	San Diego, CA	No. 24 San Diego State	65–64
46	December 4, 2014	San Diego, CA	No. 13 San Diego State	57–48
47	December 6, 2015	San Diego, CA	San Diego	53–48
48	November 11, 2016	San Diego, CA	San Diego State	69–59
49	November 30, 2017	San Diego, CA	San Diego State	66–57
50	December 5, 2018	San Diego, CA	San Diego	73–61
51	November 20, 2019	San Diego, CA	San Diego State	66–49
52	December 7, 2024	San Diego, CA
Series: San Diego State leads 32–19

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↑ "San Diego State Goes For Third Consecutive City Championship, Concludes Four-Game Season-Opening Homestand with First of Three Games in Seven Days Against USD". GoAztecs.com. San Diego State University. November 30, 2004. Archived from the original on December 26, 2014. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
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[1] "Toreros fall 65-64 to #24 SDSU in City Championship - USDTOREROS.COM - University of San Diego Official Athletic Site". usdtoreros.cstv.com. Archived from the original on 2013-12-13.

[2] "San Diego State Goes For Third Consecutive City Championship, Concludes Four-Game Season-Opening Homestand with First of Three Games in Seven Days Against USD". GoAztecs.com. San Diego State University. November 30, 2004. Archived from the original on December 26, 2014. Retrieved May 18, 2022.

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[Drooz_1991-4] Drooz, Alan (November 22, 1991). "USD, SDSU Hoping to Take Big First Step". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 5, 2014.

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v t e San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball
Venues	Peterson Gym (1961–1997) San Diego Sports Arena (alternate; 1966–1997) Viejas Arena (1997–present)
Rivalries	San Diego
Culture & lore	The Show
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NAIA national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

v t e San Diego Toreros men's basketball
Venues	USD Sports Center (1963–2000) Jenny Craig Pavilion (2000–present)
Rivalries	San Diego State
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

Statistics
San Diego Toreros San Diego State Aztecs
Sport	Men's basketball
First meeting	December 8, 1962 San Diego State 68, San Diego 49
Latest meeting	November 20, 2019 San Diego State 66, San Diego 49
Next meeting	December 7, 2024
Meetings total	51
All-time series	San Diego State leads, 32–19
Largest victory	San Diego, 73–45 (1999) San Diego State, 77–49 (2010)
Longest win streak	San Diego State, 9 (2006–2014)
Current win streak	San Diego State, 1 (2019–present)