Aztecs

The NFL Draft finally ended on Saturday with rounds 4 through 7. Only one Aztec heard his name called. Cornerback Darren Hall went to the Falcons in the 4th round with the 108th overall selection. Hall is an intriguing prospect. In 2019 he led the nation in pass breakups and last year picked off three passes, taking one back for…

San Diego State’s baseball team scores a lot of runs. Like, a REALLY lot of runs. The 19-9 Aztecs lead the nation in runs per game and team batting average. When the hits start coming, they simply don’t stop. Case in point: Last weekend at Fresno State, the Aztecs trailed 14-5 in the 5th inning … then scored eight...

San Diego State has landed another transfer guard with a knack for putting the ball in the hoop. Former Cal top-scorer Matt Bradley announced on Twitter that he will continue his career with the Aztecs. Bradley will have the option of playing two seasons at SDSU. The San Bernardino native was a double-digit scorer all three of his seasons with…

San Diego State lost to Syracuse 78-62 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, snapping their 14-game winning streak and going the dreaded one-and-done in March Madness.

NBC 7’s Darnay Tripp heard a tournament prediction from KJ Feagan, an Aztec from last year’s squad that was robbed of a run in the tournament by the pandemic.

Few teams are as synonymous with one system or style of play as Syracuse is with the 2-3 zone defense. When you think about Jim Boeheim’s program, it’s one of the first things that comes to mind, and you’ve probably heard or read about it since San Diego State drew a matchup with the Orange in the first round...

A date with Syracuse awaits San Diego State in their return to the Big Dance. Brian Dutcher’s program earned a six-seed in Sunday’s NCAA Tournament Selection Show. They’ll face the Orange Friday at 6:40 p.m. PT at Butler’s Hinkle Fieldhouse. The Aztecs will be part of the 68-team field for the first time since 2018. SDSU had a chance...

In mid-January, the Aztecs went to Utah State and dropped both games for their only 2-game losing streak of the season. It didn’t help that eventual Mountain West Conference Player of the Year Matt Mitchell suffered a knee injury in the first game and wasn’t available for the second one. That trip to Logan was the last time the...

Aztecs senior forward Matt Mitchell was named the Mountain West Conference Player of the Year for 2021. On Friday night he did what the best player in the league is supposed to do. Mitchell scored 24 points in a 77-70 SDSU win over Nevada that put them back in the Mountain West Conference Tournament title game for the 11th time…

All season a third scorer to complement Matt Mitchell and Jordan Schakel has been a topic of conversation around the Aztecs. Different players filled that role in different games, and when SDSU needed it most – Terrell Gomez stepped up. The senior guard had his first 20-point game of the season Thursday to help SDSU outlast Wyoming 69-66 in the…

San Diego State head basketball coach Brian Dutcher is the conference coach of the year, while Aztec senior forward Matt Mitchell is the conference player of the year

Winning their 11th straight game and the Mountain West Conference regular-season title was just another step for the No. 19 San Diego State Aztecs. “The most meaningful basketball is still ahead of us,” coach Brian Dutcher said after SDSU beat UNLV 71-62 Wednesday behind 19 points from Matt Mitchell and 16 from Jordan Schakel. Nathan Mensah scored 14 points for…

The Aztecs keep winning. As a result, the Aztecs also keep climbing. Brian Dutcher’s team jumped three spots to No. 19 in the latest Associated Press Top-25 poll, released Monday morning. It’s one spot shy of the program’s high point this season, which they reached in December. SDSU also rose to No. 21 in the USA Today Coaches Poll,...

San Diego State and Boise State started their 2-game series at Viejas Arena as the consensus top two teams in the Mountain West Conference. They certainly didn’t do anything to change that perception. The Aztecs beat the Broncos in overtime on Thursday night, then got another tough test on Saturday afternoon in a 62-58 win that, barring an absolute...

After breezing through eight straight wins by an average of 26.4 points, No. 22 San Diego State was brought back to reality by Boise State. Matt Mitchell scored 24 points, including four in overtime, and the Aztecs overcame 29 points by Derrick Alston Jr. to beat the Broncos 78-66 on Thursday night for their ninth straight win. Trey Pulliam matched…

It’s one thing to win eight straight games. It’s another thing entirely to win eight straight games by landslides. San Diego State’s men’s basketball team extended its winning streak with a 75-57 win at Fresno State. All eight victories have come by double digits. Against the Bulldogs, SDSU showed off something that will serve them well in the NCAA...

Nothing was falling early for No. 25 San Diego State against Fresno State, including a layup that Trey Pulliam whiffed on in the opening minute. “That first layup was like, ‘Holy smokes, it’s going to be one of those nights?’ ‘’ Aztecs coach Brian Dutcher said. Not to worry. Matt Mitchell scored 19 points and Pulliam matched his career high…

Jordan Schakel had 24 points as San Diego State rolled past San Jose State 77-55 on Wednesday night. Schakel followed up Monday’s 23-point performance, for the first back-to-back 20-point outings of his career. He also eclipsed 200 career three-pointers with six makes Wednesday. The 22-point win snapped SDSU’s streak of five wins by 25 or more, while scoring 85 or…

Brian Dutcher was worried his team would slow down after having nine days off. The absence of San Diego State’s best player added another layer of uncertainty. But on Monday night, the Aztecs looked just like they did the previous four games. Dominant. San Diego State beat San Jose State 85-54. It’s their fifth straight win by 25 or...