The San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team represents San José State University in

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as a member of the

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History

The SJSU men's basketball team played its first recorded game in 1909. The team has won 10 conference championships, appeared in the NCAA tournament three times, appeared once in the

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(NIT), and twice in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI). From the 1930s to 1976, the team played home games at the on-campus Spartan Gym. Starting in 1961, the team also played home games at the off-campus San Jose Civic Auditorium. From 1976 to 1979, the Spartans played their home games at Independence High School, as the Civic Auditorium was being remodeled. The team resumed play at the Civic beginning in the 1979–80 season. In 1989, the on-campus Provident Credit Union Event Center became the primary home for San Jose State basketball. The Spartans first defeated a top-20 nationally ranked team in 1969 when they defeated No. 2 Santa Clara. Other victories over ranked opponents include wins over No. 5 Long Beach State in 1973, No. 14

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in 1979, and No. 19

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in 1996. The Spartans have spent a total of three weeks ranked in the Associated Press top-20 poll including one post-season ranking. Conference Championship Titles * California Coast Conference: 1925, 1928 * Far West Conference: 1929, 1931 * Northern California Athletic Conference: 1938 *

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: 1941 (co-champion), 1948, 1949 * Pacific Coast Athletic Association: 1980 *

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: 1996 Recent Coaching Hires On March 29, 2013, San Jose State hired Boise State assistant coach

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to be the new head coach. Wojcik succeeded George Nessman, who was fired at the end of the 2012–2013 season. Wojcik resigned unexpectedly on July 11, 2017, for personal reasons, and assistant coach Rodney Tention was named interim head coach. On August 4, 2017, San Jose State hired

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assistant Jean Prioleau. Four weeks later, forward Brandon Clarke, San Jose State's best player and reigning Mountain West Sixth Man of the Year award winner, transferred to Gonzaga. Clarke would eventually be a first-round draft pick in the

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. Clarke's departure had an immediate effect on the team's performance, as the Spartans dropped to 4–26 (1–17 MW) in 2017–18 after compiling a 14–16 record in Wojcik's final season. Prioleau was fired on March 12, 2021, after four seasons. He left San Jose State with a cumulative 20–93 (.177) overall record. On April 6, 2021, San Jose State hired former

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head coach Tim Miles to take over as head coach at SJSU. Miles arrived at San Jose State with nearly 400 career wins (399–334) and over 24 years of head coaching experience.

Conference Affiliations

The San Jose State men's basketball team was affiliated to six different athletics conference prior to joining the Mountain West Conference in 2013. * Independent (1909-1921) * California Coast Conference (CCC) (1922-1928) *

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(FWC)/ Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) (1929-1935) * Independent (1936-1938) *

(CCAA) (1939-1949) * Independent (1950-1951) * California Basketball Association (CBA)/ West Coast Athletic Conference (WCAC) (1952-1968) * Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA)/Big West Conference (BWC) (1969-1995) *

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(WAC) (1996-2012) * Mountain West Conference (MWC) (2013-present)

All-time Record vs. Current Mountain West Teams

All-time series records through the 2023–24 season:

AP poll rankings

As of March 2023, San Jose State has spent three weeks ranked among the top–25 college basketball teams in the nation in the Associated Press college basketball poll. This includes one post–season top–25 ranking.

Post-season results

As of March 2023, the Spartans have an all-time post-season record of 1-6 through six tournament appearances.

NCAA tournament results

The Spartans have appeared in the NCAA tournament three times, with a combined record of 0–3.

NIT results

The Spartans have appeared in two National Invitation Tournaments (NIT), with a combined record of 0–2.

CBI results

The Spartans have appeared in two CBI tournaments. Their combined record is 1–2.

Player Awards and Honors

Mountain West Basketball Player of the Year

* Omari Moore (2023)

Mountain West Sixth Man of the Year

* Brandon Clarke (2016)

Coach Awards and Honors

Mountain West Basketball Coach of the Year

* Tim Miles (2023)

Spartans in the NBA

Twelve former SJSU men's basketball players have been drafted into the

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References

External links

* {{Mountain West Conference men's basketball navbox