1950–51 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1950–51 San Jose State Spartans basketball SJSU Main Logo from 1941 to 1953.png 100 Independent 18–12 Walt McPherson 8th Bob Wuesthoff 1st Spartan Gym NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen The 1950–51 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team represented San Jose State College during the 1950–51 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans were led by eighth-year head coach Walt McPherson and played their home games at the Spartan Gym. SJSU played as an Independent. The Spartans finished 18–12 overall. The Spartans were invited and participated in the 1951 NCAA basketball tournament, where they lost to BYU in Kansas City, Missouri in the Sweet Sixteen. Roster +1950–51 San José State Spartans roster2007-08 San Jose State Spartans Men's Basketball Media Guide http://grfx.cstv.com/schools/sjsu/graphics/media-guides/5323.pdf Athletics at San José State University 28 January 2018 18 May 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150518092540/http://grfx.cstv.com/schools/sjsu/graphics/media-guides/5323.pdf dead Name # Jack Avina 3 Mort Schorr 4 Bobby Crowe 5 Elmer Craig 6 Dean Giles 8 Ted Prescott 9 Orville Johnson 10 Lee Jensen 11 Aaron Seandel 12 Cornelius Barnes 13 Lee Deming 14 Bob Enzensperger 15 George Clark 16 Charles Crampton 17 Duane Baptiste 18 Carter Williams 19 Billy Wilson 20 Walt McPherson, alumnus of San José State, was the Spartans' head coach in 1950–51. Schedule 1979-80 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 1979 yes no no |- !colspan=12 style=San Jose State Spartans| Regular Season December 1, 1950 yes San Francisco State Spartan Gym San Jose, CA 76–49 1–0 December 5, 1950 yes Stanford yes Rivalry Burnham Pavilion Stanford, CA 49–59 1–1 December 9, 1950 yes Sacramento State Spartan Gym San Jose, CA 51–46 2–1 December 12, 1950 yes Fresno State Rivalry Spartan Gym San Jose, CA 56–31 3–1 December 15, 1950 yes UC Santa Barbara Spartan Gym San Jose, CA 45–38 4–1 December 16, 1950 yes yes UCLA 9 Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 59–62 4–2 December 21, 1950 yes Colorado Spartan Gym San Jose, CA 49–47 5–2 December 26, 1950 yes Wisconsin yes Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI 59–75 5–3 December 30, 1950 yes Manhattan yes Draddy Gymnasium New York, NY 54–70 5–4 January 2, 1951 yes Duquesne yes Duquesne Gardens Pittsburgh, PA 57–74 5–5 January 4, 1951 yes Beloit yes The Sports Center Beloit, WI 57–86 5–6 January 6, 1951 yes Hamline yes Hutton Arena Saint Paul, MN 47–58 5–7 January 11, 1951 yes San Francisco YMI Spartan Gym San Jose, CA 48–46 OT 6–7 January 13, 1951 yes Santa Clara yes The Swamp San Francisco, CA 55–50 7–7 January 17, 1951 yes San Francisco State yes The Swamp San Francisco, CA 62–60 OT 8–7 January 19, 1951 yes San Francisco yes The Swamp San Francisco, CA 43–54 8–8 January 20, 1951 yes Saint Mary's yes The Swamp San Francisco, CA 64–59 9–8 January 23, 1951 yes Stewart Chevrolet Spartan Gym San Jose, CA 45–55 9–9 January 25, 1951 yes Fresno State Rivalry yes College Gym Fresno, CA 85–42 10–9 January 27, 1951 yes Arizona 14 Spartan Gym San Jose, CA 55–62 10–10 January 30, 1951 yes Cal Poly Spartan Gym San Jose, CA 59–54 11–10 February 7, 1951 yes Saint Mary's Spartan Gym San Jose, CA 66–51 12–10 February 10, 1951 yes Pacific Spartan Gym San Jose, CA 58–56 13–10 February 16, 1951 yes Santa Clara yes Cow Palace Daly City, CA 55–63 13–11 February 17, 1951 yes San Francisco yes Cow Palace Daly City, CA 61–59 14–11 February 20, 1951 yes Pacific yes Stockton Memorial Civic Auditorium Stockton, CA 53–51 15–11 February 23, 1951 yes San Diego State Spartan Gym San Jose, CA 68–37 16–11 February 24, 1951 yes San Diego State Spartan Gym San Jose, CA 50–46 17–11 February 27, 1951 yes San Francisco Spartan Gym San Jose, CA 52–49 OT 18–11 |- !colspan=12 style=San Jose State Spartans| NCAA tournament March 22, 1951 W 6 BYU yes 16 W 2 Sweet Sixteen Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO 61–66 18–12 AP Poll Pacific Time 2017-18 San Jose State Spartans Men's Basketball Media Guide http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/01192123#/01192123/142 Athletics at San José State University 28 January 2018 References 30em Category:San Jose State Spartans men's basketball seasons San Jose State San Jose State