2024–25 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team

2024–25 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball
2024–25 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	11–4 (4–2 MW)
Head coach	Brian Dutcher (8th season);
Assistant coaches	David Velasquez (12th season); JayDee Luster (4th season); Ryan Badrtalei (1st season);
Offensive scheme	Wheel
Base defense	Pack-Line
Home arena	Viejas Arena ; (Capacity: 12,414)
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 22 Utah State	6	–	0	1.000	16	–	1	.941
New Mexico	6	–	1	.857	14	–	4	.778
Boise State	5	–	2	.714	13	–	5	.722
San Diego State	4	–	2	.667	11	–	4	.733
Colorado State	4	–	2	.667	10	–	7	.588
UNLV	3	–	2	.600	9	–	7	.563
Wyoming	2	–	4	.333	9	–	8	.529
Nevada	2	–	4	.333	10	–	7	.588
San Jose State	2	–	5	.286	9	–	10	.474
Fresno State	0	–	6	.000	4	–	13	.235
Air Force	0	–	6	.000	3	–	14	.176

† 2025 Mountain West tournament winner As of January 14, 2025 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024–25 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team represents San Diego State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Aztecs are led by eighth-year head coach Brian Dutcher and play their home games at Viejas Arena as members in the Mountain West Conference.

Previous season

The Aztecs finished the 2023–24 season 26–11, 11–7 in Mountain West play to finish in fifth place. They defeated UNLV in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West tournament and Utah State in the semifinals before losing to Utah State in the championship game. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 5 seed in the East region, the school's fourth straight trip to the tournament. They defeated UAB and Yale in the first and second rounds before losing in last year's national championship game rematch to UConn in the sweet sixteen.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Cade Alger	2	F	6'9"	196	Senior	Ripon, CA	Graduate transferred
Micah Parrish	3	G/F	6'6"	193	Senior	Detroit, MI	Graduate transferred to Ohio State
Jay Pal	4	F	6'9"	185	GS Senior	Omaha, NE	Graduated
Lamont Butler	5	G	6'2"	207	Senior	Moreno Valley, CA	Graduate transferred to Kentucky
Darrion Trammell	12	G	5'10"	176	GS Senior	Marin City, CA	Graduated
Jaedon LeDee	13	F	6'9"	244	GS Senior	Houston, TX	Graduated/undrafted in 2024 NBA draft; signed with the Minnesota Timberwolves
Elijah Saunders	25	F	6'8"	229	Sophomore	Phoenix, AZ	Transferred to Virginia^[1]
Ryan Raad	42	G	6'4"	189	Freshman	Los Angeles, CA	Walk-on; not on team roster

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous college
Nicholas Boyd	2	G	6'3"	175	Junior	Garnerville, NY	Florida Atlantic^[2]
Wayne McKinney III	3	G	6'0"	190	Senior	Coronado, CA	San Diego^[3]
Kimo Ferrari	23	G	6'0"	185	GS Senior	San Diego, CA	Brown^[4]
Jared Coleman-Jones	31	F	6'10"	240	Senior	Hiram, GA	Middle Tennessee^[5]

2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Pharaoh Compton #26 PF	Las Vegas, NV	Arbor View High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Oct 15, 2023
Pharaoh Compton #26 PF	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82
Taj DeGourville #30 SF	Las Vegas, NV	Wasatch Academy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jun 4, 2023
Taj DeGourville #30 SF	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81
Thokbor David Majak C	Glendale, AZ	Dream City Christian	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Oct 10, 2023
Thokbor David Majak C	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2024 San Diego St. Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com. "2024 San Diego St. Player Commits". ESPN.com. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2025 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2025)
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Tae Simmons #36 PF	Northridge, CA	Heritage Christian School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jul 4, 2024
Tae Simmons #36 PF	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2025 San Diego St. Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com. "2025 San Diego St. Player Commits". ESPN.com. "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2024–25 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Magoon Gwath	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Fr	Veritas Prep (CA)	Euless, Texas
G	2	Nicholas Boyd	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS Jr	Don Bosco Prep Florida Atlantic	Garnerville, New York
G	3	Wayne McKinney III	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	Sr	Coronado San Diego	Coronado, California
G	4	Desai Lopez (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Saint Francis College of San Mateo	Fremont, California
F	5	Pharaoh Compton	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Fr	Arbor View	Chicago, Illinois
G	6	Ryan Schwarz (W)	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	So	Miramonte	Orinda, California
G	8	Cam Lawin (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	173 lb (78 kg)	RS So	Orr Academy	Chicago, Illinois
G	10	BJ Davis	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Modesto Christian School	Modesto, California
F	11	Demarshay Johnson Jr.	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	222 lb (101 kg)	RS Jr	Salesian College Prep	Richmond, California
G	14	Reese Dixon-Waters	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	Sr	St. Bernard HS USC	Long Beach, California
G	21	Miles Byrd	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Lincoln	Stockton, California
G	23	Kimo Ferrari	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	GS	Francis Parker School Brown	San Diego, California
G	24	Taj DeGourville	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	Fr	Wasatch Academy	Las Vegas, Nevada
F	31	Jared Coleman-Jones	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	McEarhern Middle Tennessee	Jacksonville, FL
F	33	Thokbor Majak	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	Fr	Dream City Christian	Bor, South Sudan
F	40	Miles Heide	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	233 lb (106 kg)	So	Mount Si	North Bend, Washington

Head coach

Brian Dutcher (Minnesota)

Assistant coach(es)

David Velasquez (San Diego State)
JayDee Luster (Wyoming)
Ryan Badrtalei (UCLA)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2024* 7:00 p.m.		Cal State San Marcos	W 80–39		18 – Boyd	5 – Tied	3 – Tied	Viejas Arena (12,164) San Diego, CA
Regular season
November 6, 2024* 7:00 p.m., YurView		UC San Diego	W 63−58	1−0	20 – Byrd	9 – Coleman-Jones	4 – Boyd	Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA
November 12, 2024* 7:00 p.m., YurView		Occidental	W 100–49	2–0	16 – Tied	5 – Coleman-Jones	3 – Tied	Viejas Arena (12,366) San Diego, CA
November 18, 2024* 7:00 p.m., CBSSN		No. 3 Gonzaga	L 67–80	2–1	23 – Boyd	9 – Boyd	3 – Tied	Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA
November 26, 2024* 11:00 a.m., TBS		vs. No. 21 Creighton Players Era Festival Power Tournament	W 71–53	3–1	18 – Davis	9 – Davis	5 – Boyd	MGM Grand Garden Arena Paradise, NV
November 27, 2024* 1:00 p.m., Max		vs. Oregon Players Era Festival Power Tournament	L 68–78	3–2	18 – Davis	6 – Coleman-Jones	4 – DeGourville	MGM Grand Garden Arena Paradise, NV
November 30, 2024* 4:00 p.m., TNT/Max		vs. No. 6 Houston Players Era Festival 3rd Place Game	W 73–70 ^OT	4–2	18 – Byrd	7 – Boyd	6 – Boyd	MGM Grand Garden Arena Paradise, NV
December 4, 2024 7:30 p.m., FS1	No. 24	at Fresno State	W 84–62	5–2 (1–0)	25 – Gwath	10 – Tied	4 – Boyd	Save Mart Center (5,610) Fresno, CA
December 7, 2024* 7:00 p.m., YurView	No. 24	San Diego City Championship	W 74–57	6–2	17 – Boyd	6 – Coleman-Jones	6 – Boyd	Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA
December 11, 2024* 7:00 p.m., YurView	No. 23	California Baptist	W 81–75	7–2	19 – Byrd	5 – Heide	8 – Boyd	Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA
December 21, 2024* 7:30 p.m., ACCN	No. 23	vs. California San Jose Tip-Off	W 71–50	8–2	17 – Boyd	10 – Gwath	3 – Byrd	SAP Center San Jose, CA
December 28, 2024 3:00 p.m., FOX	No. 20	Utah State	L 66–67	8–3 (1–1)	14 – Tied	7 – Gwath	4 – Davis	Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA
January 4, 2025 1:00 p.m., CBS		at Boise State	W 76–68	9–3 (2–1)	22 – Byrd	6 – DeGourville	5 – Boyd	ExtraMile Arena (12,058) Boise, ID
January 8, 2025 7:30 p.m., FS1		Air Force	W 67–38	10–3 (3–1)	16 – Boyd	14 – Coleman-Jones	3 – DeGourville	Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA
January 11, 2025 10:00 a.m., CBS		at New Mexico	L 48–62	10–4 (3–2)	14 – Byrd	4 – Tied	5 – Boyd	The Pit (15,428) Albuquerque, NM
January 14, 2025 8:00 p.m., CBSSN		Colorado State	W 75–60	11–4 (4–2)	25 – Byrd	7 – Gwath	4 – DeGourville	Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA
January 18, 2025 5:00 p.m., CBSSN		UNLV						Viejas Arena San Diego, CA
January 22, 2025 7:00 p.m., CBSSN		at Air Force						Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO
January 25, 2025 7:00 p.m., CBSSN		at Nevada						Lawlor Events Center Reno, NV
January 28, 2025 8:00 p.m., FS1		San Jose State						Viejas Arena San Diego, CA
February 1, 2025 5:00 p.m., CBSSN		Wyoming						Viejas Arena San Diego, CA
February 8, 2025 7:00 p.m., CBSSN		at Colorado State						Moby Arena Fort Collins, CO
February 11, 2025 8:00 p.m., CBSSN		at San Jose State						Provident Credit Union Event Center San Jose, CA
February 15, 2025 7:00 p.m., CBSSN		Boise State						Viejas Arena San Diego, CA
February 18, 2025 8:00 p.m., CBSSN		Fresno State						Viejas Arena San Diego, CA
February 22, 2025 5:00 p.m., CBSSN		at Utah State						Smith Spectrum Logan, UT
February 25, 2025 8:00 p.m., FS1		New Mexico						Viejas Arena San Diego, CA
March 1, 2025 5:00 p.m., CBSSN		at Wyoming						Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY
March 4, 2025 8:00 p.m., CBSSN		at UNLV						Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
March 8, 2025 7:30 p.m., FS1		Nevada						Viejas Arena San Diego, CA
Mountain West tournament
March 12–15, 2025 TBA		vs.						Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source^[6]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	RV	—	—	—	24	23	23	20	RV	RV	RV	RV
Coaches	RV	—	—	—	RV	24	23	20	RV	RV	RV	RV

References

^ Tipton, Joe (May 6, 2024). "San Diego State transfer forward Elijah Saunders commits to Virginia". On3.com. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
^ "San Diego State Welcomes Transfer Nick Boyd from Final Four Foe FAU". Times of San Diego. May 2, 2024. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
^ Zeigler, Mark (May 2, 2024). "SDSU basketball gets commitment from veteran guard to replace Lamont Butler". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Archived from the original on June 13, 2024. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
^ Zeigler, Mark (June 1, 2024). "SDSU basketball adds Division I transfer with local roots". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Archived from the original on September 9, 2024. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
^ Zeigler, Mark (April 25, 2024). "SDSU gets commitment from 6-foot-10 grad transfer with guard skills in a post player's body". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Archived from the original on June 13, 2024. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". goaztetcs.com.com. Retrieved 2024-09-20.

[1] Tipton, Joe (May 6, 2024). "San Diego State transfer forward Elijah Saunders commits to Virginia". On3.com. Retrieved September 20, 2024.

[2] "San Diego State Welcomes Transfer Nick Boyd from Final Four Foe FAU". Times of San Diego. May 2, 2024. Retrieved September 20, 2024.

[3] Zeigler, Mark (May 2, 2024). "SDSU basketball gets commitment from veteran guard to replace Lamont Butler". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Archived from the original on June 13, 2024. Retrieved September 20, 2024.

[4] Zeigler, Mark (June 1, 2024). "SDSU basketball adds Division I transfer with local roots". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Archived from the original on September 9, 2024. Retrieved September 20, 2024.

[5] Zeigler, Mark (April 25, 2024). "SDSU gets commitment from 6-foot-10 grad transfer with guard skills in a post player's body". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Archived from the original on June 13, 2024. Retrieved September 20, 2024.

[6] "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". goaztetcs.com.com. Retrieved 2024-09-20.

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