Brian Dutcher

“Always an exciting time!” That’s what San Diego State men’s basketball head coach Brian Dutcher said just moments before his Aztecs team took the court at Viejas Arena for their first official practice of the 2022-23 season. This year the excitement around the Aztecs program is higher than normal. Why so much excitement? Well this teams roster is loaded,...

When John David Wicker heard reports that USC and UCLA were bolting for the Big Ten the SDSU Athletic Director dipped into his contacts to figure out just how legitimate the news was. As it turns out the high profile move was imminent – made official Thursday afternoon. By that time Wicker had spoken to reporters curious about the impact…

Brian Dutcher was on track to field a talented basketball team next season, even if the biggest question of the offseason didn’t go the Aztecs’ way. On Thursday an answer came, and with it returns a big piece of the puzzle for SDSU. Nathan Mensah is back. The Aztecs announced the 6-foot-10-inch center’s decision to return. Mensah tested the...

Brian Dutcher needed a point guard, and he found one that checks a lot of boxes. Former Seattle leading scorer Darrion Trammell announced on social media that he will continue his career at San Diego State. Trammell just wrapped up his sophomore season with the Redhawks. Trammell was a big-time scorer right away at Seattle. He averaged 20.5 points as…

Chad Baker and reserve Adam Seiko scored 11 points apiece to propel San Diego State to a 53-46 victory over Fresno State in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West Conference tournament on Thursday night. Trey Pulliam added 10 points for the third-seeded Aztecs (22-7). Nathan Mensah had five blocked shots to go with six points. Orlando Robinson had 25 points…

San Diego State was comfortably on the right side of the NCAA Tournament bubble after their road win at Wyoming Monday. That almost changed at home Thursday night. Fresno State pushed the Aztecs to double overtime, but ran out of answers in a 65-64 San Diego State victory. Matt Bradley led all scorers with 26 points. He was the lone…

Matt Bradley had a season-high 28 points as San Diego State beat San Jose State 72-62 on Wednesday night. The Aztecs have won eight in a row over the Spartans. Bradley made 4 of 6 shots from 3-point range and added seven rebounds for the Aztecs (14-6, 6-3 Mountain West Conference). Joshua Tomaic had eight rebounds. Bradley has 81 points…

David Roddy scored 22 points and hit a jumper with nine seconds left to lift Colorado State to a 58-57 win over San Diego State on Friday night. On the subsequent possession for the Aztecs, James Moors blocked a layup by Matt Bradley to clinch the victory for the Rams. Roddy’s go-ahead jumper came after Lamont Butler hit a 3-pointer…

The offensive rollercoaster continues. On Saturday the Aztecs (11-5, 3-2) mustered just 37 points in a loss to Boise State. They bounced back Monday, pouring a season-high 80 on UNLV. Two nights after that they went to Utah State and sputtered, falling 75-57 to the Aggies. Brian Dutcher’s team has now dropped its last three visits to Logan. San Diego…

This story has been updated to reflect the Aztecs’ January 18 game against UNLV has also been postponed. At this point, it appears that for every college basketball program in the country a COVID-19 pause is only a matter of time. This week it’s the Aztecs’ turn. The Mountain West Conference announced Tuesday that Saturday’s game at New Mexico...

Patrick Ewing stands 7 feet tall and weighs 250 pounds. Literally and figuratively, he is a giant of the game. Ewing was arguably the most famous college basketball player of the early to mid 1980’s, and yes that includes Michael Jordan. From 1981-85 Ewing was a 3-time All-American, Most Outstanding Player of the 1984 NCAA Tournament and national college player…

Trey Pulliam made a go-ahead floater in the lane with 1:05 left and San Diego State held off Arizona State 65-63 Thursday night. Lamont Butler scored 14 points for SDSU (2-1), which beat the Sun Devils (2-2) for the second straight year. Matt Bradley scored 12 and Keshad Johnson and Nathan Mensah had 10 each for the Aztecs. Pulliam’s floater…