Backcourt Aztecs: It’s no question the Aztecs have struggled in the past two games, including two go-to guards Chase Tapley and Jamaal Franklin. Franklin, who averages 20.8 points per game, had 13 in the Aztec loss to Wyoming on Saturday. Tapley has exhibited less-than-average numbers in the past two games also, but still is second [...]
It felt more like a heavyweight-boxing match than a college basketball game. With No. 15/14 San Diego State and the No. 23 University of Nevada, Las Vegas trading jabs early on, the Runnin’ Rebels landed a left hook by jumping out to a 16-8 lead early in the first half. But the Aztecs responded with [...]
It’s official. San Diego State will be rejoining the Mountain West Conference in all sports next year. SDSU was reinstated after the Mountain West’s board of directors voted to allow the Aztecs to return to the MWC this fall. SDSU was scheduled to join the Big East in football and the Big West in all [...]
Backcourt Aztecs: Coming off a 28-point performance against the University of California, Los Angeles Bruins, junior guard Jamaal Franklin led the No. 17 San Diego State basketball team to a 74-62 win against Texas Southern University Monday night at Viejas Arena. The combination of Franklin and senior guard Chase Tapley is a reason the Aztecs [...]
The San Diego State men’s basketball team came into Monday’s game against Texas Southern University full of confidence. And why not? After defeating the University of Southern California and the University of California, Los Angeles in back-to-back games to proclaim itself the top team in the Golden State, SDSU rose to No. 17 in the [...]
The San Diego State Aztecs faced off against the University of California, Los Angeles as part of the John R. Wooden Classic in Anaheim on Saturday, beating the Bruins 78-69 behind a 28-point performance by junior guard Jamaal Franklin. Junior guard Xavier Thames added 19 points with five 3-pointers to give the Aztecs their fifth [...]
Backcourt Aztecs: Junior guard Jamaal Franklin has been both brilliant and erratic this season. He’s averaging 18.6 points and 10.6 rebounds per game, but also turning the ball over five times per game. Junior guard Xavier Thames and senior guard James Rahon have been steady and reliable. The big question is if senior guard Chase [...]
It was as if the ball did not want to go into the basket. Much like their games against Syracuse, San Diego Christian and Missouri State, the No. 25 Aztecs struggled to make outside jumpers.
The exhibition game was all but over against a lowly Division II University of California, San Diego team. The Aztecs led by 28 points and there were few things left for San Diego State fans, players and coaches to cheer for with less than five minutes left in the game.
Hoards of college basketball fans lined up outside of Viejas Arena Friday night for a chance to catch a first glimpse of the 2012-13 Aztec basketball teams.
Student tickets for the Wooden Classic, which features the San Diego State men’s basketball team and University of California, Los Angeles at the Honda Center in Anaheim, go on sale at 7 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 16 at the Viejas Arena Box Office.
he San Diego State basketball team played its fair share of dramatic games this season, but one contest stands apart from the rest.
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