2014–15 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team

2014–15 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball

Mountain West regular season co–champions
NCAA Tournament, Round of 32
Conference	Mountain West Conference
2014–15 record	27–9 (14–4 MW)
Head coach	Steve Fisher (16th year)
Assistant coach	Brian Dutcher
Assistant coach	Justin Hutson
Assistant coach	David Velasquez
Home arena	Viejas Arena

2014–15 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Boise State	14	–	4	.778	25	–	9	.735
San Diego State	14	–	4	.778	27	–	9	.750
Colorado State	13	–	5	.722	27	–	7	.794
Wyoming †	11	–	7	.611	25	–	10	.714
Utah State	11	–	7	.611	18	–	13	.581
Fresno State	10	–	8	.556	15	–	17	.469
UNLV	8	–	10	.444	18	–	15	.545
New Mexico	7	–	11	.389	15	–	16	.484
Air Force	6	–	12	.333	14	–	17	.452
Nevada	5	–	13	.278	9	–	22	.290
San Jose State*	0	–	18	.000	2	–	28	.067
*Ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties

† 2015 MWC Tournament winner

The 2014–15 San Diego State men's basketball team represented San Diego State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Steve Fisher's sixteenth season at San Diego State. The Aztecs played their home games at Viejas Arena. They were members in the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 27–9, 14–4 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for the Mountain West regular season championship. They advanced to the championship game of the Mountain West Tournament where they lost to Wyoming. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated St. John's in the second round before losing in the third round to Duke.

Previous season

The 2013–14 San Diego State Aztecs finished the season with an overall record of 31–5, and 16–2 in the Mountain West to win regular season championship. In the MWC Tournament, the Aztecs defeated Utah State and UNLV to make it to the championship game, where they lost to New Mexico, 58–64. The Aztecs received an at-large bid to the 2014 NCAA Tournament as a 4-seed in the West Region. The team defeated 13-seed New Mexico State and 12-seed North Dakota State to make it to the Sweet Sixteen, where they eventually lost to 1-seed Arizona, 64–70.

Off-season

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Hometown	Year	Notes
Josh Davis	22	F	6’8”	215	Raleigh, North Carolina	Senior	Graduated.
James Johnson	12	C/F	6’10”	235	Wildomar, California	RS Junior	Elected to transfer.
Xavier Thames	2	G	6’3”	195	Sacramento, California	RS Senior	Graduated/2014 NBA Draft.

2014 Recruiting Class

Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Kevin Zabo PG	Wolfeboro, NH	Brewster Academy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Oct 8, 2013
Kevin Zabo PG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 74
Trey Kell SG	San Diego, CA	St. Augustine HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jan 10, 2013
Trey Kell SG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 83
Malik Pope SF	Sacramento, CA	Laguna Creek HS	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sep 10, 2013
Malik Pope SF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 86
Zylan Cheatham PF	Phoenix, AZ	South Mountain HS	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Oct 26, 2013
Zylan Cheatham PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 82
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: #13 Rivals: #12 ESPN: #16
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: "2014 San Diego State Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 12, 2014.

Roster

2014–15 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
3.5 !F	0	Spencer, SkylarSkylar Spencer	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Frederick K.C. Price H.S.	Inglewood, California
1.5 !G	2	Zabo, KevinKevin Zabo	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Brewster Academy	Gatineau, Quebec
3.5 !F	3	Chol, AngeloAngelo Chol	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Hoover H.S./Arizona	San Diego, California
1.5 !G	4	Allen, DakaraiDakarai Allen	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2.0 !So	Sheldon H.S.	Sacramento, California
3.5 !F	5	Polee II, DwayneDwayne Polee II	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Westchester H.S./St. John's	Los Angeles, California
1.5 !G	10	Quinn, AqeelAqeel Quinn	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Leuzinger H.S./CSUN	Gardena, California
1.5 !G	11	Williams, D'ErrylD'Erryl Williams	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2.0 !So	Sheldon H.S.	Sacramento, California
1.5 !G	12	Kell, TreyTrey Kell	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1.0 !Fr	St. Augustine H.S.	San Diego, California
3.5 !F	13	Shepard, WinstonWinston Shepard	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Findlay Prep	Houston, Texas
3.5 !F	14	Cheatham, ZylanZylan Cheatham	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1.0 !Fr	South Mountain H.S.	Phoenix, Arizona
3.5 !F	20	O'Brien, J.J.J.J. O'Brien	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Alta Loma H.S./Utah	Rancho Cucamonga, California
3.5 !F	21	Pope, MalikMalik Pope	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Laguna Creek H.S	Sacramento, California
1.5 !G	22	U'u, ParkerParker U'u (W)	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Jesuit H.S./Hartford	Sacramento, California
1.5 !G	23	Woldemichael, KibretKibret Woldemichael (W)	67 !5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	2.0 !So	Mission Hills H.S.	San Marcos, California
1.5 !G	24	Staten, RyanRyan Staten (W)	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Piedmont H.S.	San Pablo, California
3.5 !F	33	Federico, NikshaNiksha Federico (W)	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2.0 !So	Cathedral Catholic H.S.	San Diego, California
3.5 !F	40	Shrigley, MattMatt Shrigley	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2.5 !RS So	La Costa Canyon H.S.	Encinitas, California

Head coach

Steve Fisher (Illinois State)

Assistant coach(es)

Brian Dutcher (Minnesota)
Justin Hutson (Cal State Bakersfield)
David Velasquez (San Diego State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 13, 2015

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
July 11, 2014* 7:00 PM	#16	Point Loma Nazarene	W 74–45		Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA
Non-conference regular season
November 14, 2014* 7:00 PM, FSSD	#16	Cal State Northridge Maui Invitational Tournament Opening round	W 79–58	1–0	Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA
November 18, 2014* 1:00 PM, ESPN	#16	#25 Utah ESPN College Basketball Tip-Off Marathon	W 53–49	2–0	Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA
November 20, 2014* 7:30 PM, FSSD	#16	Cal State Bakersfield	W 51–27	3–0	Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA
November 24, 2014* 8:30 PM, ESPN2	#15	vs. BYU Maui Invitational Tournament quarterfinals	W 92–87 ^2OT	4–0	Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Maui, HI
November 25, 2014* 7:00 PM, ESPN	#15	vs. Pittsburgh Maui Invitational Tournament semifinals	W 74–57	5–0	Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Maui, HI
November 26, 2014* 7:00 PM, ESPN	#15	vs. #3 Arizona Maui Invitational Tournament championship	L 59–61	5–1	Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Maui, HI
April 12, 2014* 8:00 PM, ESPNU	#13	San Diego Rivalry	W 57–48	6–1	Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA
July 12, 2014* 6:00 PM, P12N	#13	at Washington	L 36–49	6–2	Alaska Airlines Arena (6,199) Seattle, WA
October 12, 2014* 7:00 PM, ESPN3	#18	Long Beach State	W 60–59	7–2	Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA
December 17, 2014* 6:00 PM, ESPN2	#19	at Cincinnati	L 62–71 ^OT	7–3	Fifth Third Arena (9,217) Cincinnati, OH
December 20, 2014* 7:00 PM	#19	Ball State	W 70–57	8–3	Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA
December 22, 2014* 8:00 PM, FSSD		UC Riverside	W 61–33	9–3	Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA
December 27, 2014* 7:00 PM, FSSD		San Diego Christian	W 72–50	10–3	Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA
Mountain West regular season
December 31, 2014 2:00 PM, ESPN3		Air Force	W 53–49	11–3 (1–0)	Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA
March 1, 2015 7:00 PM, ESPNU		at Fresno State	L 57–59	11–4 (1–1)	Save Mart Center (5,910) Fresno, CA
June 1, 2015 8:00 PM, CBSSN		New Mexico	W 56–42	12–4 (2–1)	Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA
January 14, 2015 8:00 PM, ESPN2		at #25 Wyoming	W 60–52	13–4 (3–1)	Arena-Auditorium (6,178) Laramie, WY
January 17, 2015 3:00 PM, CBSSN		UNLV	W 53–47	14–4 (4–1)	Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA
January 20, 2015 6:30 PM, CBSSN		at Air Force	W 77–45	15–4 (5–1)	Clune Arena (1,209) Colorado Springs, CO
January 24, 2015 7:00 PM, ESPNU		at Colorado State	L 73–79	15–5 (5–2)	Moby Arena (8,745) Fort Collins, CO
January 27, 2015 6:00 PM, CBSSN		Fresno State	W 58–47	16–5 (6–2)	Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA
January 31, 2015 5:00 PM, CBSSN		Utah State	W 62–42	17–5 (7–2)	Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA
April 2, 2015 7:00 PM, ESPN3		at Nevada	W 65–63	18–5 (8–2)	Lawlor Events Center (5,832) Reno, NV
August 2, 2015 3:00 PM, CBSSN		at Boise State	L 46–61	18–6 (8–3)	Taco Bell Arena (10,511) Boise, ID
November 2, 2015 8:00 PM, CBSSN		Wyoming	W 67–41	19–6 (9–3)	Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA
February 14, 2015 5:00 PM, CBSSN		Colorado State	W 72–63	20–6 (10–3)	Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA
February 17, 2015 6:30 PM, CBSSN		at New Mexico	W 63–46	21–6 (11–3)	The Pit (15,411) Albuquerque, NM
February 21, 2015 7:00 PM, ESPN3		at San Jose State	W 74–56	22–6 (12–3)	Event Center Arena (3,477) San Jose, CA
February 28, 2015 5:00 PM, ESPN2	#24	Boise State	L 46–56	22–7 (12–4)	Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA
April 3, 2015 8:00 PM, CBSSN		at UNLV	W 60–58	23–7 (13–4)	Thomas & Mack Center (13,454) Paradise, NV
July 3, 2015 7:00 PM, CBSSN		Nevada	W 67–43	24–7 (14–4)	Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA
Mountain West Tournament
December 3, 2015 6:00 PM, CBSSN		vs. UNLV Quarterfinals	W 67–64	25–7	Thomas & Mack Center (8,655) Paradise, NV
March 13, 2015 8:30 PM, CBSSN		vs. Colorado State Semifinals	W 56–43	26–7	Thomas & Mack Center (9,199) Paradise, NV
March 14, 2015 3:00 PM, CBS		vs. Wyoming Championship game	L 43–45	26–8	Thomas & Mack Center (10,002) Paradise, NV
NCAA Tournament
March 20, 2015* 6:40 PM, CBS	#(8 S)	vs. (9 S) St. John's Second round	W 76–64	27–8	Time Warner Cable Arena (16,945) Charlotte, NC
March 22, 2015* 11:40 AM, CBS	#(8 S)	vs. #4 (1 S) Duke Third round	L 49–68	27–9	Time Warner Cable Arena (18,482) Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region S=South.

Rankings

Ranking movement
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. (RV) Received votes but unranked. (NR) Not ranked.
Poll	Pre	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Wk 19	Final
AP	16	16	15	13	18	19	RV	RV	NR	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	24	RV	RV	NR	N/A
Coaches	17	16	15	14	16	17	23	25	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	25	22	RV	25	RV	RV

References

San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball

Venues	Peterson Gym (1961–1997) San Diego Sports Arena (alternate; 1966–1997) Viejas Arena (1997–present)

Rivalries	San Diego

Culture & lore	History The Show

People	Head coaches

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NAIA national championship in bold

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