2012–13 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team

2012–13 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball

NCAA Tournament South Region 7 Seed, Third Round
Conference	Mountain West Conference
2012–13 record	23–11 (9–7 Mountain West)
Head coach	Steve Fisher
Assistant coach	Brian Dutcher
Assistant coach	Mark Fisher
Assistant coach	Tony Bland
Home arena	Viejas Arena

2012–13 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#10 New Mexico †	13	–	3	.813	29	–	6	.829
Colorado State	11	–	5	.688	26	–	9	.743
UNLV	10	–	6	.625	25	–	10	.714
San Diego State	9	–	7	.563	23	–	11	.676
Boise State	9	–	7	.563	21	–	11	.656
Air Force	8	–	8	.500	18	–	14	.563
Fresno State	5	–	11	.313	11	–	19	.367
Wyoming	4	–	12	.250	20	–	14	.588
Nevada	3	–	13	.188	12	–	19	.387


† 2013 MWC Tournament winner As of March 24, 2013; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012–13 San Diego State men's basketball team represents San Diego State University in the 2012–13 college basketball season. They are members in the Mountain West Conference. This will be head coach Steve Fisher's fourteenth season at San Diego State. The Aztecs play home games at Viejas Arena. They 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 in the 2013 NCAA Men's Division I 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
Garrett Green	5	F	6'11"	230	Senior	Woodland Hills, California	Graduated
Tim Shelton	10	F	6'7"	245	Senior	Fresno, California	Graduated
Alec Williams	0	F	6'6"	245	Junior	San Juan Capistrano, California	Elected to transfer.^[1]

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Aqeel Quinn	14	G	6'3"	200	Junior	Gardena, California	Elected to transfer from Cal State Northridge. Quinn will redshirt for the 2012-13 season, under NCAA transfer rules. Will have two years of eligibility.^[2]

2012 Recruiting Class

Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Winston Shepard SF	Fresno, TX	Findlay College Prep	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Feb 16, 2012
Winston Shepard SF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 94
Matt Shrigley SG	Encinitas, CA	La Costa Canyon High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jun 16, 2011
Matt Shrigley SG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 92
Skylar Spencer PF	Los Angeles, CA	Frederick K.C. Price High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sep 4, 2011
Skylar Spencer PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 89
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: "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 15, 2012.

Roster

2012–13 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
3.5 !F	0	Spencer, SkylarSkylar Spencer	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Frederick K.C. Price H.S.	Inglewood, California
1.5 !G	2	Thames, XavierXavier Thames	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Pleasant Grove H.S./Washington State	Sacramento, California
1.5 !G	3	Franklin, LaBradfordLaBradford Franklin	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Great Oak H.S.	Temecula, California
1.5 !G	4	Staten, RyanRyan Staten	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2.0 !So	Piedmont H.S.	San Pablo, California
3.5 !F	5	Polee II, DwayneDwayne Polee II	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Westchester H.S./St. John's	Los Angeles, California
1.5 !G	11	Rahon, JamesJames Rahon	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Torrey Pines H.S./Santa Clara	San Diego, California
3.5 !F	12	Johnson, JamesJames Johnson	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Elsinore H.S./Virginia	San Diego, California
3.5 !F	13	Shepard, WinstonWinston Shepard	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Findlay Prep	Houston, Texas
1.5 !G	14	Quinn, AqeelAqeel Quinn	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Leuzinger H.S./CS Northridge	Gardena, California
3.5 !F	20	O'Brien, J.J.J.J. O'Brien	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Alta Loma H.S./Utah	Rancho Cucamonga, California
1.5 !G	21	Franklin, JamaalJamaal Franklin	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Westwind Prep	Hawthorne, California
1.5 !G	22	Tapley, ChaseChase Tapley	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Sacramento H.S.	Sacramento, California
3.5 !F	23	Stephens, DeShawnDeShawn Stephens	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Chatsworth H.S./Santa Monica College	Los Angeles, California
1.5 !G	25	Ebrahimian, NarbehNarbeh Ebrahimian	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Crescenta Valley H.S./Glendale Community College	Glendale, California
1.5 !G	32	Douglas, AaronAaron Douglas	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Charter School of San Diego/Cuyamaca College	San Diego, California
1.5 !G	33	Castleberry, JeremyJeremy Castleberry	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Martin Luther King H.S.	Upper Marlboro, Maryland
3.5 !F	40	Shrigley, MattMatt Shrigley	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1.0 !Fr	La Costa Canyon H.S.	San Diego, California

Head coach

Steve Fisher (Illinois State)

Assistant coach(es)

Brian Dutcher (Minnesota)
Mark Fisher (Michigan)
Tony Bland (San Diego State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 11-12-12

Source^[3]

Schedule and results

Source^[4]

All times are Pacific

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
11/01/2012* 7:00 PM	#20	Cal State San Marcos	W 67–46	–	Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA
11/05/2012* 7:00 PM	#20	UC San Diego	W 80–56	–	Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA
Regular Season
11/11/2012* 1:00 PM, FSN	#20	vs. #9 Syracuse Battle on the Midway	L 49–62	0–1	USS Midway (5,119) San Diego, CA
11/13/2012* 7:00 PM, FSSD	#25	San Diego Christian	W 91–57	1–1	Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA
11/17/2012* 11:00 AM	#25	at Missouri State MWC–MVC Challenge	W 60–44	2–1	JQH Arena (7,272) Springfield, MO
11/21/2012* 7:30 PM, FSSD	#25	Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 79–43	3–1	Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA
11/25/2012* 7:00 PM, FSN	#25	at USC	W 66–60	4–1	Galen Center (4,421) Los Angeles, CA
12/01/2012* 7:00 PM, ESPNU	#23	vs. UCLA John R. Wooden Classic	W 78–69	5–1	Honda Center (17,204) Anaheim, CA
12/03/2012* 7:00 PM, TWCSN	#17	Texas Southern	W 74–62	6–1	Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA
12/06/2012* 8:00 PM, TWCSN	#17	UC Santa Barbara	W 84–70	7–1	Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA
12/15/2012* 7:00 PM, 4SD	#18	San Diego	W 72–56	8–1	Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA
12/18/2012* 7:00 PM, FSSD	#18	Point Loma Nazarene	W 76–49	9–1	Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA
12/22/2012* 3:42 PM, ESPNU	#18	vs. San Francisco Diamond Head Classic Quarterfinals	W 80–58	10–1	Stan Sheriff Center (6,691) Honolulu, HI
12/23/2012* 2:30 PM, ESPNU	#18	vs. Indiana State Diamond Head Classic Semifinals	W 62–55	11–1	Stan Sheriff Center (6,419) Honolulu, HI
12/25/2012* 7:15 PM, ESPN2	#17	vs. #3 Arizona Diamond Head Classic Finals	L 67–68	11–2	Stan Sheriff Center (6,514) Honolulu, HI
01/02/2013* 7:00 PM, TWCSN	#19	Cal State Bakersfield	W 72–57	12–2	Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA
01/09/2013 8:30 PM, TWCSN	#16	at Fresno State	W 65–62	13–2 (1–0)	Save Mart Center (7,203) Fresno, CA
01/12/2013 5:00 PM, NBCSN	#16	Colorado State	W 79–72 ^OT	14–2 (2–0)	Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA
01/16/2013 7:00 PM, CBSSN	#15	UNLV	L 75–82	14–3 (2–1)	Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA
01/19/2013 4:30 PM, TWCSN	#15	at Wyoming	L 45–58	14–4 (2–2)	Arena-Auditorium (9,573) Laramie, WY
01/23/2013 7:15 PM, CBSSN		at Nevada	W 78–57	15–4 (3–2)	Lawlor Events Center (7,924) Reno, NV
01/26/2013 1:00 PM, NBCSN		#15 New Mexico	W 55–34	16–4 (4–2)	Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA
02/02/2013 12:00 PM, TWCSN	#22	at Air Force	L 67–70	16–5 (4–3)	Clune Arena (5,011) Colorado Springs, CO
02/06/2013 8:00 PM, TWCSN		Boise State	W 63–62	17–5 (5–3)	Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA
02/09/2013 3:00 PM, CBSSN		Fresno State	W 75–53	18–5 (6–3)	Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA
02/13/2013 7:00 PM, CBSSN		at #24 Colorado State	L 60–66	18–6 (6–4)	Moby Arena (8,745) Fort Collins, CO
02/16/2013 6:00 PM, NBCSN		at UNLV	L 70–72	18–7 (6–5)	Thomas & Mack Center (18,577) Paradise, NV
02/19/2013 7:00 PM, TWCSN		Wyoming	W 79–51	19–7 (7–5)	Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA
02/23/2013 3:00 PM, NBCSN		Nevada	W 88–75	20–7 (8–5)	Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA
02/27/2013 7:15 PM, CBSSN		at #14 New Mexico	L 60–70	20–8 (8–6)	The Pit (15,411) Albuquerque, NM
03/06/2013 8:30 PM, TWCSN		Air Force	W 58–51	21–8 (9–6)	Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA
03/09/2013 12:30 PM, NBCSN		at Boise State	L 65–69	21–9 (9–7)	Taco Bell Arena (10,455) Boise, ID
2013 Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
03/13/2013 9:00 PM, CBSSN		vs. Boise State Quarterfinals	W 73–67	22–9	Thomas & Mack Center (13,297) Paradise, NV
03/15/2013 6:00 PM, CBSSN		vs. #15 New Mexico Semifinals	L 50–60	22–10	Thomas & Mack Center (18,500) Paradise, NV
2013 NCAA Tournament
03/22/2013* 6:48 PM, TBS	#(S 7)	vs. (S 10) Oklahoma Second Round	W 70–55	23–10	Wells Fargo Center (20,125) Philadelphia, PA
03/24/2013* 4:10 PM, TBS	#(S 7)	vs. (S 15) Florida Gulf Coast Third Round	L 71–81	23–11	Wells Fargo Center (20,125) Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) during NCAA Tournament is Seed with Region S=South. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time Zone.

Rankings

Regular season polls
Poll	Pre	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	Final
AP	20	20	25	25	23	17	18	18	17	19	16	15	RV	22	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Coaches	20	20	23	25	21	15	15	15	16	17	15	14	25	20	25	22	RV	RV	RV	RV	NR

**Legend**
		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
(RV)		Received votes

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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