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San Diego State University San Diego State University (SDSU) is a Public university, public research university in San Diego, California, United States. Founded in 1897, it is the third-oldest university and southernmost in the 23-member California State University (CS ...
during the
2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 5, 2019. The first tournament was the 2K Sports Classic and the season concluded prematurely on March 12, 2020. The 2020 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament was sch ...
. The Aztecs, led by third-year head coach
Brian Dutcher Brian James Dutcher (born October 30, 1959) is an American college basketball coach who is the head coach of the San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team at San Diego State University (SDSU). He was an assistant under head coach Steve Fisher ...
, played their home games at
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as members in the
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. They finished the season 30–2, 17–1 in Mountain West play to be regular season Mountain West champions. They defeated
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and
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to reach the championship game of the Mountain West tournament where they lost to Utah State. Although they were a virtual lock to receive an at-large bid to and a high seed in the NCAA tournament, on March 12 the NCAA Tournament was cancelled amid the
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.


Previous season

The
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finished the season 21–13, 11–7 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They defeated
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and
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to advance to the championship game of the Mountain West tournament where they lost to Utah State. They did not get selected for the NCAA or NIT tournaments, and despite having 21 wins, they did not seek participation in other post season tournaments such as the CBI or CIT.


Offseason


Departures


Incoming transfers


2019 recruiting class


2020 recruiting class


Roster


Schedule and results

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Ranking movement

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.


References

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San Diego State San Diego State University (SDSU) is a public research university in San Diego, California, United States. Founded in 1897, it is the third-oldest university and southernmost in the 23-member California State University (CSU) system. SDSU is ...
San Diego State San Diego State University (SDSU) is a public research university in San Diego, California, United States. Founded in 1897, it is the third-oldest university and southernmost in the 23-member California State University (CSU) system. SDSU is ...
San Diego State San Diego State University (SDSU) is a public research university in San Diego, California, United States. Founded in 1897, it is the third-oldest university and southernmost in the 23-member California State University (CSU) system. SDSU is ...