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

American college basketball season March 2026 January 2016 Basketball 2014–15 San Diego State Aztecs San Diego State Aztecs logo.svg 240 Mountain West Conference Mountain West 27–9 14–4 Steve Fisher 16th Brian Dutcher Justin Hutson Dave Velasquez Viejas Arena Mountain West regular season co–champions NCAA tournament round of 32 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, 64–58. 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, 70–64. 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 no no 2014 Kevin Zabo PG Wolfeboro, NH Brewster Academy 6 2 175 October 8, 2013 3 3 3 74 Trey Kell SG San Diego, CA St. Augustine HS 6 4 200 January 10, 2013 4 3 3 83 Malik Pope SF Sacramento, CA Laguna Creek HS 6 8 210 September 10, 2013 4 5 4 86 Zylan Cheatham PF Phoenix, AZ South Mountain HS 6 8 210 October 26, 2013 4 4 4 82 2014 San Diego State Commits 21 #13 #12 #16 April 12, 2014 yes Roster 2014 San Diego State Aztecs y yes Skylar Spencer 0 F 6 10 240 JR Inglewood, California Frederick K.C. Price H.S. Kevin Zabo y 2 G 6 2 185 FR Gatineau, Quebec Brewster Academy Angelo Chol y 3 F 6 9 220 JR y San Diego, California Hoover H.S./Arizona Dakarai Allen y 4 G 6 5 190 SO Sacramento, California Sheldon H.S. Dwayne Polee II 5 F 6 7 200 SR yes Los Angeles, California Westchester H.S./St. John's Aqeel Quinn 10 G 6 3 200 SR yes Gardena, California Leuzinger H.S./CSUN D'Erryl Williams 11 G 6 2 195 SO Sacramento, California Sheldon H.S. Trey Kell y 12 G 6 4 215 FR San Diego, California St. Augustine H.S. Winston Shepard y 13 F 6 8 210 JR Houston, Texas Findlay Prep Zylan Cheatham y 14 F 6 7 210 FR Phoenix, Arizona South Mountain H.S. yes J.J. O'Brien y 20 F 6 7 215 SR yes Rancho Cucamonga, California Alta Loma H.S./Utah Malik Pope 21 F 6 10 205 FR Sacramento, California Laguna Creek H.S y Parker U'u 22 G 6 4 220 SO y Sacramento, California Jesuit H.S./Hartford W Kibret Woldemichael 23 G 5 7 150 SO San Marcos, California Mission Hills H.S. W Ryan Staten 24 G 6 2 185 SR San Pablo, California Piedmont H.S. W Niksha Federico 33 F 6 6 185 SO San Diego, California Cathedral Catholic H.S. W Matt Shrigley 40 F 6 6 190 SO y Encinitas, California La Costa Canyon H.S. Steve Fisher (Illinois State) Brian Dutcher (Minnesota) Justin Hutson (California State University, Bakersfield) Dave Velasquez (San Diego State) http://goaztecs.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/sdsu-m-baskbl-mtt.html January 13, 2015 Schedule yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#C23038; color:#231F20;"| Exhibition July 11, 2014 7:00 pm yes 16 Point Loma Nazarene Viejas Arena San Diego, CA 74–45 12,414 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#C23038; color:#231F20;"| Non-conference regular season November 14, 2014 7:00 pm yes 16 Cal State Northridge Viejas Arena San Diego, CA Maui Invitational Tournament Opening round FSSD 79–58 1–0 12,414 November 18, 2014 1:00 pm yes 16 Utah 25 Viejas Arena San Diego, CA ESPN College Basketball Tip-Off Marathon ESPN 53–49 2–0 12,414 November 20, 2014 7:30 pm yes 16 Cal State Bakersfield Viejas Arena San Diego, CA FSSD 51–27 3–0 12,414 November 24, 2014 8:30 pm yes yes 15 BYU Lahaina Civic Center Maui, HI Maui Invitational Tournament quarterfinals ESPN2 92–87 2OT 4–0 2,400 November 25, 2014 7:00 pm yes yes 15 Pittsburgh Lahaina Civic Center Maui, HI Maui Invitational Tournament semifinals ESPN 74–57 5–0 2,400 November 26, 2014 7:00 pm yes yes 15 Arizona 3 Lahaina Civic Center Maui, HI Maui Invitational Tournament championship ESPN 59–61 5–1 2,400 December 4, 2014 8:00 pm yes 13 San Diego Viejas Arena San Diego, CA City Championship ESPNU 57–48 6–1 12,414 December 7, 2014 6:00 pm yes yes 13 Washington Alaska Airlines Arena Seattle, WA P12N 36–49 6–2 6,199 December 10, 2014 7:00 pm yes 18 Long Beach State Viejas Arena San Diego, CA ESPN3 60–59 7–2 12,414 December 17, 2014 6:00 pm yes yes 19 Cincinnati Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH ESPN2 62–71 OT 7–3 9,217 December 20, 2014 7:00 pm yes 19 Ball State Viejas Arena San Diego, CA 70–57 8–3 12,414 December 22, 2014 8:00 pm yes UC Riverside Viejas Arena San Diego, CA FSSD 61–33 9–3 12,414 December 27, 2014 7:00 pm yes San Diego Christian Viejas Arena San Diego, CA FSSD 72–50 10–3 12,414 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#C23038;"| Mountain West regular season December 31, 2014 2:00 pm Air Force Viejas Arena San Diego, CA ESPN3 53–49 11–3 1–0 12,414 January 3, 2015 7:00 pm yes Fresno State Save Mart Center Fresno, CA ESPNU 57–59 11–4 1–1 5,910 January 6, 2015 8:00 pm New Mexico Viejas Arena San Diego, CA CBSSN 56–42 12–4 2–1 12,414 January 14, 2015 8:00 pm yes Wyoming 25 Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY ESPN2 60–52 13–4 3–1 6,178 January 17, 2015 3:00 pm UNLV Viejas Arena San Diego, CA CBSSN 53–47 14–4 4–1 12,414 January 20, 2015 6:30 pm yes Air Force Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO CBSSN 77–45 15–4 5–1 1,209 January 24, 2015 7:00 pm yes Colorado State Moby Arena Fort Collins, CO ESPNU 73–79 15–5 5–2 8,745 January 27, 2015 6:00 pm Fresno State Viejas Arena San Diego, CA CBSSN 58–47 16–5 6–2 12,414 January 31, 2015 5:00 pm Utah State Viejas Arena San Diego, CA CBSSN 62–42 17–5 7–2 12,414 February 4, 2015 7:00 pm yes Nevada Lawlor Events Center Reno, NV ESPN3 65–63 18–5 8–2 5,832 February 8, 2015 3:00 pm yes Boise State Taco Bell Arena Boise, ID CBSSN 46–61 18–6 8–3 10,511 February 11, 2015 8:00 pm Wyoming Viejas Arena San Diego, CA CBSSN 67–41 19–6 9–3 12,414 February 14, 2015 5:00 pm Colorado State Viejas Arena San Diego, CA CBSSN 72–63 20–6 10–3 12,414 February 17, 2015 6:30 pm yes New Mexico The Pit Albuquerque, NM CBSSN 63–46 21–6 11–3 15,411 February 21, 2015 7:00 pm yes San Jose State Event Center Arena San Jose, CA ESPN3 74–56 22–6 12–3 3,477 February 28, 2015 5:00 pm Boise State 24 Viejas Arena San Diego, CA ESPN2 46–56 22–7 12–4 12,414 March 4, 2015 8:00 pm yes UNLV Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV CBSSN 60–58 23–7 13–4 13,454 March 7, 2015 7:00 pm Nevada Viejas Arena San Diego, CA CBSSN 67–43 24–7 14–4 12,414 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#C23038; color:#231F20;"| Mountain West tournament March 12, 2015 6:00 pm yes UNLV Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV Quarterfinals CBSSN 67–64 8,655 25–7 March 13, 2015 8:30 pm yes Colorado State Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV Semifinals CBSSN 56–43 9,199 26–7 March 14, 2015 3:00 pm yes Wyoming Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV Championship game CBS 43–45 10,002 26–8 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#C23038;"| NCAA tournament March 20, 2015 6:40 pm yes yes (8 S) (9 S) St. John's Time Warner Cable Arena Charlotte, NC Second round 16,945 CBS 76–64 27–8 March 22, 2015 11:40 am yes yes (8 S) Duke 4 (1 S) Time Warner Cable Arena Charlotte, NC Third round 18,482 CBS 49–68 27–9 AP Poll Pacific Time. 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