2013–14 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2013–14
Team:San Diego State Aztecs
Conference:Mountain West Conference
Short Conf:Mountain West
Coachrank:12
Aprank:13
Record:31–5
Conf Record:16–2
Asst Coach2:Mark Fisher
Asst Coach3:Justin Hutson
Champion:Mountain West regular season champions
Wooden Legacy champions
Bowl Result:Sweet Sixteen

The 2013–14 San Diego State men's basketball team represented San Diego State University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were members in the Mountain West Conference. This was head coach Steve Fisher's fifteenth season at San Diego State. The Aztecs played their home games at Viejas Arena. They finished the season 31–5, 16–2 in Mountain West play to win the Mountain West regular season championship. They advanced to the finals of the Mountain West tournament where they lost to New Mexico. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated New Mexico State and North Dakota State to advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they lost to Arizona.

Previous season

San Diego State's 2012-13 team finished with a record of 23–11 overall, 9–7 in Mountain West play for 3rd place tie with Boise State. They lost in the semifinals in the 2013 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament to New Mexico. They received an at-large bid as a 7-seed in the 2013 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, in which they beat Oklahoma in the second round, and lost in the third round to Florida Gulf Coast.

Off-season

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
sortnameAaron Douglas 32 6'1" 195 Senior Graduated.
sortnameNarbeh Ebrahimian 25 6'3" 200 Senior Graduated.
sortname21 6'5" 205 Junior Declared for 2013 NBA draft.[1]
sortnameLaBradford Franklin 3 6'2" 175 Junior Elected to transfer.[2]
sortnameJames Rahon 11 6'5" 205 Senior Graduated.
sortnameDeShawn Stephens 23 6'8" 225 Senior Graduated.
sortname22 6'3" 195 Senior Graduated.

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
sortnameAngelo Chol 3 6'9" 225 Junior Elected to transfer from Arizona. Chol will redshirt for the 2013-14 season, under NCAA transfer rules. Will have two years of eligibility.[3]
sortnameJosh Davis 22 6'8" 215 Senior Elected to transfer from Tulane. Will be eligible to play immediately since Davis graduated from Tulane University.[4]
sortnameParker U'u 146'4" 210 Sophomore Elected to transfer from Hartford. U'u will redshirt for the 2013-14 season, under NCAA transfer rules. Will have three years of eligibility.[5]

2013 recruiting class

Schedule

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Rankings

See also: 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings. *AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jamaal Franklin to leave SDSU early for NBA draft . Fox Sports . 16 April 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130415104135/http://msn.foxsports.com/collegebasketball/story/Jamaal-Franklin-to-leave-SDSU-early-for-NBA-draft-041213 . 15 April 2013 .
  2. Web site: LaBradford Franklin transfers from SDSU. The San Diego Union-Tribune. 21 March 2014.
  3. Web site: Arizona transfer Angelo Chol picks SDSU. The San Diego Union-Tribune. 15 May 2013.
  4. Web site: SDSU basketball lands biggie: Josh Davis. The San Diego Union-Tribune. 15 May 2013.
  5. Web site: Parker U'u: The best 14th man in America. The San Diego Union-Tribune. 9 December 2015.