The Daily Aztec

The San Diego State men’s basketball team advanced to the next round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday with a 70-55 win against No.10-seeded University of Oklahoma. The Aztecs hope to earn a Sweet 16 berth for the second time in three years, thanks to No.15-seeded Florida Gulf Coast University’s 10-point upset against No. 2-seeded [...]

The San Diego State women’s basketball team was upset in the championship game of the Reese’s Mountain West Tournament by second-seeded Fresno State on Saturday by a final score of 76-70. “We picked a bad time to have a bad time.  I think Fresno State had an awful lot to do with that,” SDSU head [...]

The San Diego State women’s basketball team put on another dominant performance in Las Vegas last Friday with a 67-39 win against the University of New Mexico in the semifinal round of the Reese’s Mountain West Championship. Senior point guard Chelsea Hopkins continued her spectacular play with 14 points, a career-high 14 rebounds and five [...]

Aztecs make Wolf Pack howl San Diego State came out ready to play against the Wolf Pack, with its defense as the greatest proof.  The University of Nevada, Reno was unable to score in the first nine minutes of the game, allowing SDSU to find its groove early and jump out to a 19-0 lead. [...]

For the first time since 2009, San Diego State didn’t play in the final round of the Mountain West Tournament Championship, after losing in the semifinals to the University of New Mexico 60-50 on Friday. The Lobos proved to be too big of an obstacle for the Aztecs to overcome. The Lobos’ 7-foot redshirt sophomore [...]

The San Diego State men’s basketball team opened the  Reese’s Mountain West Championship with a big 73-67 victory last Wednesday against Boise State University, a team that beat the Aztecs just four days prior. The two teams shared the exact same season record and were split 1-1 in their season series, but the Aztecs proved [...]

The San Diego State men’s basketball team fell to Boise State University in its last regular season game of the year on Saturday.  This is the first time in school history the Aztecs lost to the Broncos, with a final score of 69-65. Sophomore guard Derrick Marks led the Broncos with 27 points, 22 of [...]

The San Diego State men’s basketball team won its 20th game of the season for the eighth straight year after another dominant performance at Viejas Arena last Saturday afternoon.  The Aztecs defeated the University of Nevada, Reno for the second time this season by a final score of 88-75. Nevada senior guard Malik Story was [...]

Amidst the worst season in recent memory, the Los Angeles Lakers were dealt their most tragic blow yet on Monday morning when longtime owner Jerry Buss passed away.  Buss, who bought the Lakers in 1979, transformed the team into an iconic franchise, winning 10 NBA championships and turning Los Angeles into the Lakers’ town. He [...]

On Saturday, the San Diego State basketball team put it all on red in Las Vegas and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas ran away with the winnings.  The Runnin’ Rebels extended their home winning streak to 12, as they defeated the Aztecs 72-70.  This is the fourth time in five games that only two [...]

David slays Goliath again. For the second straight year, the No. 22 San Diego State men’s basketball team watched cadets and fans storm the court after the U.S. Air Force knocked off the Aztecs 70-67. Last season at the Clune Arena, the No. 13 Aztecs lost by two points to an Air Force team that [...]

Nine points.  No, that is not what junior guard Jamaal Franklin scored. That is what the Aztecs scored in the first half. After shooting 38 percent against The University of Nevada, Las Vegas on Wednesday, the Aztecs were once again plagued by poor shooting on Saturday in a 58-45 loss against Wyoming. San Diego State [...]