San Jose State Spartans men's basketball

San Jose State Spartans

2017–18 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team

University

San José State University

First season

1909–10

All-time record

1,138–1,358 (.456)^[1]

Head coach

Jean Prioleau (1st season)

Conference

Mountain West

Location

San Jose, California

Arena

Event Center Arena
(Capacity: 5,000)

Nickname

Spartans

Student section

Spartan Squad

Colors

Blue, White, and Gold^[2]

Uniforms

Home

Away

NCAA Tournament appearances

1951, 1980, 1996

Conference tournament champions

1925, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1938, 1941, 1948, 1949, 1980, 1996

The San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team represents San José State University in NCAA Division I college basketball as a member of the Mountain West Conference.

History

The SJSU men's basketball team played its first recorded game in 1909.^[3] The team has won 10 conference championships, appeared in the NCAA Tournament three times, appeared once in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT), and once in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI).^[3]

From the 1930s to 1976, the team played home games at the on-campus Spartan Gym. Starting in 1961, the team also played home games at the off-campus San Jose Civic Auditorium.^[4] From 1976 to 1979, Independence High School hosted home games, as the Civic was being remodeled.^[5] The team resumed play at the Civic Auditorium beginning in the 1979–80 season.^[6] In 1989, the on-campus Event Center became the primary home for San Jose State basketball.^[4]^[7]

Conference Tournament Champions by Conference

California Coast Conference: 1925, 1928
Far West Conference: 1929, 1931
Northern California Athletic Conference: 1938
California Collegiate Athletic Association: 1941 (co-champion), 1948, 1949
Pacific Coast Athletic Association: 1980
Big West Conference: 1996^[3]

Eleven former SJSU men's basketball players have been drafted into the NBA.^[3]

On March 29, 2013, San Jose State hired Boise State assistant coach Dave Wojcik to be the new head coach. Wojcik succeeded George Nessman, who was fired at the end of the 2012-2013 season.^[8] Wojcik resigned on July 11, 2017 for personal reasons and assistant coach Rodney Tention was named interim head coach.^[9] Colorado assistant Jean Prioleau was named head coach in August 4.^[10]

Postseason results

In five postseason tournament appearances, the Spartans have yet to win a game.^[3]

NCAA Tournament results

The Spartans have appeared in the NCAA Tournament three times. Their combined record is 0–3.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1951		Sweet Sixteen	BYU	L 61–68
1980	#12	Round of 48	#5 Missouri	L 51–61
1996	#16	Round of 64	#1 Kentucky	L 72–110

NIT results

The Spartans have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) one time. Their record is 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1981	First Round	UTEP	L 53–57

CBI results

The Spartans have appeared in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) one time. Their record is 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
2011	First Round	Creighton	L 74–85

References

↑ "Division I Men's Basketball Records (Page 73)" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
↑ San Jose State University Brand Manual. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
1 2 3 4 5 "SJSU Spartans Media Guide". sjsuspartans.com. 2014. Retrieved December 4, 2014.
1 2 "San Jose State", ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game, New York: ESPN Books/Ballantine Books, p. 403, ISBN 0345513924
↑ Rhodie, Jeff (August 31, 1979), "Civic lures SJSU cagers", The Spartan Daily, p. 7
↑ "SJSU loses by 2 in OT", The Spartan Daily, p. 4, December 6, 1979
↑ "Men's Hoops At Civic For N. Colorado & Home Vs. USF". San Jose State Athletics. December 19, 2008. Retrieved May 16, 2016.
↑ "San Jose State hires Boise State assistant Dave Wojcik - San Jose Mercury News". Mercurynews.com. 2013-03-30. Retrieved 2015-07-13.
↑ "Men's Basketball Head Coach Dave Wojcik Resigns" (Press release). San José State University Athletics. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
↑ "Jean Prioleau named San Jose State University men's basketball head coach". San Jose State Spartans. August 4, 2017. Retrieved August 4, 2017.

External links

Official website

San Jose State Spartans men's basketball
Venues	Spartan Gym (1933–1976) San Jose Civic Auditorium (1961–1976) Independence High School (1976–1979) San Jose Civic Auditorium (1979–1989) Event Center Arena (1989–present)
Media	Radio: KLIV KSJS
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18

San José State University
Located in: San Jose, California
Colleges	Applied Sciences & Arts Business Education Engineering Humanities & the Arts International & Extended Studies Science Social Sciences
Facilities	CADRE Laboratory for New Media Ira F. Brilliant Center for Beethoven Studies Mineta Transportation Institute Moss Landing Marine Laboratories
Athletics	San Jose State Spartans Football Men's basketball Women's basketball Baseball Fencing Masters Program
Student life	KSJS Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest John Steinbeck Short Story Award Sigma Delta Alpha
People	List of people George W. Minns Robert D. Clark
Campus	CEFCU Stadium Event Center Arena Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library

Mountain West Conference men's basketball
Teams	Air Force Falcons Boise State Broncos Colorado State Rams Fresno State Bulldogs Nevada Wolf Pack New Mexico Lobos San Diego State Aztecs San Jose State Spartans UNLV Runnin' Rebels Utah State Aggies Wyoming Cowboys
Championships & awards	Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Player of the Year
Seasons	1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

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