2022–23 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2022–23
Prev Year:2021–22
Next Year:2023–24
Team:San Diego State Aztecs
Conference:Mountain West Conference
Short Conf:MW
Coachrank:2
Aprank:18
Record:32–7
Conf Record:15–3
Hc Year:6th
Asst Coach1:David Velasquez
Asst Coach3:JayDee Luster
Stadium:Viejas Arena
(Capacity: 12,414)
Champion:NCAA tournament, Runner-up
Mountain West regular season champions
Mountain West tournament champions
Def Scheme:Pack-Line

The 2022–23 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team represented San Diego State University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Aztecs were led by sixth-year head coach Brian Dutcher and played their home games at Viejas Arena as members in the Mountain West Conference.

The Aztecs finished the season 32–7, 15–3 in Mountain West play to win the Mountain West regular season championship. They defeated Colorado State, San Jose State, and Utah State to win the Mountain West tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 5 seed in the South region, the school's third straight trip to the tournament. They defeated Charleston and Furman to advance to the Sweet Sixteen for the first time since 2014. They defeated overall No. 1 seed Alabama and Creighton to advance to the Final Four for the first time in school history. In the national semifinal, they defeated Florida Atlantic to advance to the national championship game where they lost to UConn.

Previous season

The Aztecs finished the 2021–22 season 23–9, 13–4 in Mountain West play to finish in third place. In the Mountain West tournament, they defeated Fresno State and Colorado State to advance to the championship game, where they lost to Boise State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 8 seed in the Midwest Region, where they lost in the first round to Creighton.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Trey Pulliam 4 G 6'3" 180 RS Senior Graduated
Keith Dinwiddie Jr. 10 G 6'0" 185 Sophomore Transferred to Weber State
Chad Baker-Mazara 20 F 6'7" 190 Sophomore Transferred to Northwest Florida State College
Tahirou Diabate 22 F 6'9" 225 RS Senior Graduated
Joshua Tomaić 23 F 6'9" 230 RS Senior Graduated
Max Wilson 25 G 6'6" 190 Freshman Walk-on; not on roster

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous college
Micah Parrish 3 F 6'6" 194 Junior Oakland
Darrion Trammell 12 G 5'10" 165 Senior Seattle

2022 recruiting class

Schedule and results

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Rankings

See also: 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings. *AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022–23 Men's Basketball Schedule. goaztetcs.com.com. en. 2022-09-05.