2011–12 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team

2011–12 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball

Mountain West Regular Season Co-Champions
NCAA Tournament Midwest 6 Seed, Second Round
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#23
AP	#22
2011–12 record	26–8 (10–4 Mountain West)
Head coach	Steve Fisher
Assistant coach	Brian Dutcher
Assistant coach	Mark Fisher
Assistant coach	Tony Bland
Home arena	Viejas Arena

	Conf				Overall
2011–12 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#21 New Mexico †	10	–	4	.714	28	–	7	.800
#22 San Diego State	10	–	4	.714	26	–	8	.765
#23 UNLV	9	–	5	.643	26	–	9	.743
Colorado State	8	–	6	.571	20	–	12	.625
TCU	7	–	7	.500	18	–	15	.545
Wyoming	6	–	8	.429	21	–	12	.636
Air Force	3	–	11	.214	13	–	16	.448
Boise State	3	–	11	.214	13	–	17	.433

† 2012 MWC Tournament winner As of March 8, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011–12 San Diego State men's basketball team represented San Diego State University in the 2011–12 college basketball season. It was their 13th season in the Mountain West Conference. This was head coach Steve Fisher's thirteenth season at San Diego State. The Aztecs played their home games at Viejas Arena. They finished with a record of 26–8 overall and 10–4 in Mountain West play to be Co-Champions of the Mountain West with New Mexico. They lost in the championship game of the Mountain West Basketball Tournament to New Mexico. They received an at-large bid into the 2012 NCAA Tournament, earning the 11 seed in the Midwest which they lost to North Carolina State in the second round.

Off Season

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Brian Carlwell	5	C	6'11"	300	Senior	Maywood, Illinois	Graduated
Mehdi Cheriet	42	F	6'9"	225	Senior	Tarare, France	Graduated
D.J. Gay	23	G	6'0"	170	Senior	Sun Valley, California	Graduated
Malcom Thomas	4	F	6'9"	220	Senior	San Diego, California	Graduated
Billy White	32	F	6'8"	235	Senior	Las Vegas, Nevada	Graduated
Kawhi Leonard	15	F	6'7"	225	Sophomore	Riverside, California	Declared for the 2011 NBA Draft

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
J.J. O' Brien	20	F	6'7"	215	Sophomore	Rancho Cucamonga, California	Elected to transfer from Utah. O' Brien will redshirt for the 2011-12 season, under NCAA transfer rules. Will have three years of eligibility.^[1]
Dwayne Polee ll	20	F	6'7"	195	Sophomore	Los Angeles, California	Elected to transfer from St. John's. Polee ll will redshirt for the 2011-12 season, under NCAA transfer rules. Will have three years of eligibility.^[2]

2011 Recruiting Class

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Deshawn Stephens PF	Los Angeles, CA	Santa Monica College	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Oct 19, 2010
Deshawn Stephens PF	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: JC
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: "2011 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2011-05-15.

Roster

Source^[3]

#	Name	Height	Weight (lbs.)	Position	Class	Hometown	Previous Team(s)
0	Alec Williams	6'6"	245	F	Jr.	San Juan Capistrano, CA	JSerra HS
2	Xavier Thames	6'3"	185	G	RS So.	Sacramento, CA	Washington State
3	LaBradford Franklin	6'2"	170	G	So.	Temecula, CA	Great Oak High School
5	Garrett Green	6'11"	230	F	Sr.	Woodland Hills, CA	LSU
10	Tim Shelton	6'7"	245	F	Sr.	Fresno, CA	Clovis West HS
11	James Rahon	6'5"	205	G	RS Jr.	San Diego, CA	Santa Clara
20	J.J. O'Brien	6'7"	215	F	So.	Ranco Cucamonga, CA	Utah
21	Jamaal Franklin	6'5"	185	G	So.	Sacramento, CA	Westwind Prep
22	Chase Tapley	6'2"	200	G	Jr.	Sacramento, CA	Sacramento HS
23	Deshawn Stephens	6'8"	215	F	Jr.	Los Angeles, CA	Santa Monica College
24	Dwayne Polee II	6'7"	193	F	So.	Los Angeles, CA	St. John's

Schedule and results

Source^[4]

All times are Pacific

Date	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
11/02/2011*		Cal State San Marcos	W 78–63	–	Viejas Arena (11,711)
11/07/2011*		Point Loma Nazarene	W 78–53	–	Viejas Arena (11,613)
Regular Season
11/11/2011*		Bryant (Basketball Travelers Classic)	W 75–63	1–0	Viejas Arena (11,734)
11/12/2011*		Southern Utah (Basketball Travelers Classic)	W 70–37	2–0	Viejas Arena (11,765)
11/13/2011*		UC Davis (Basketball Travelers Classic)	W 89–74	3–0	Viejas Arena (11,792)
11/15/2011*		at #12 Baylor	L 67–77	3–1	Ferrell Center (6,941)
11/17/2011*		USC	W 56–54	4–1	Viejas Arena (12,414)
11/19/2011*		Long Beach State	W 77–73 ^OT	5–1	Viejas Arena (12,094)
11/23/2011*		at #23 Arizona	W 61–57	6–1	McKale Center (13,761)
11/26/2011*		at UC Santa Barbara	W 76–75 ^OT	7–1	The Thunderdome (5,011)
11/30/2011*		Creighton (MWC–MVC Challenge)	L 83–85	7–2	Viejas Arena (12,414)
12/04/2011*		#24 California	W 64–63	8–2	Viejas Arena (12,414)
12/07/2011*		at San Diego	W 64–52	9–2	Jenny Craig Pavilion (4,708)
12/19/2011*		UC Riverside	W 80–55	10–2	Viejas Arena (11,555)
12/22/2011*		Elon	W 81–55	11–2	Viejas Arena (11,370)
12/30/2011*	#25	Redlands	W 95–43	12–2	Viejas Arena (12,414)
01/05/2012*	#24	San Diego Christian	W 83–52	13–2	Viejas Arena (10,857)
01/10/2012*	#22	Chicago State	W 73–65	14–2	Viejas Arena (12,099)
01/14/2012	#22	#12 UNLV	W 69–67	15–2 (1–0)	Viejas Arena (12,414)
01/18/2012	#16	at New Mexico	W 75–70	16–2 (2–0)	The Pit (15,411)
01/21/2012	#16	Air Force	W 57–44	17–2 (3–0)	Viejas Arena (12,414)
01/24/2012	#13	at Wyoming	W 52–42	18–2 (4–0)	Arena-Auditorium (5,692)
01/28/2012	#13	at Colorado State	L 60–77	18–3 (4–1)	Moby Arena (6,038)
02/01/2012	#17	Boise State	W 58–56	19–3 (5–1)	Viejas Arena (12,414)
02/04/2012	#17	TCU	W 83–73	20–3 (6–1)	Viejas Arena (12,414)
02/11/2012	#13	at #14 UNLV	L 63–65	20–4 (6–2)	Thomas & Mack Center (18,577)
01/12/2012	#13	New Mexico	L 67–77	20–5 (6–3)	Viejas Arena (12,414)
02/18/2012	#13	at Air Force	L 56–58	20–6 (6–4)	Clune Arena (2,483)
02/22/2012	#24	Wyoming	W 67–58 ^OT	21–6 (7–4)	Viejas Arena (12,414)
02/25/2012	#24	Colorado State	W 74–66	22–6 (8–4)	Viejas Arena (12,414)
02/29/2012	#21	at Boise State	W 66–53	23–6 (9–4)	Taco Bell Arena (6,145)
03/03/2012	#21	at TCU	W 98–92 ^OT	24–6 (10–4)	Daniel-Meyer Coliseum (5,955)
2012 Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
03/08/2012	#18	vs. Boise State (Quarterfinals)	W 65–62	25–6	Thomas & Mack Center (8,601)
03/09/2012	#18	vs. Colorado State (Semifinals)	W 79–69	26–6	Thomas & Mack Center (16,339)
03/10/2012	#18	vs. New Mexico (Championship Game)	L 59–68	26–7	Thomas & Mack Center (12,168)
2012 NCAA Tournament
03/16/2012*	#22 (MW 6)	vs. (MW 11) NC State (Second Round)	L 65–79	26–8	Nationwide Arena (17,030)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time Zone.

Rankings

Ranking Movement
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week.
Poll	Pre	Wk 1	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	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	25	24	22	16	13	17	13	13	24	21	18	22	22
Coaches			RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	25	22	16	12	17	14	15	25	23	21	23	RV

*AP does not release post-tournament rankings

References

External links

Aztec Basketball Official Site

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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