The San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team represents

San José State University San José State University (San Jose State or SJSU) is a public university in San Jose, California. Established in 1857, SJSU is the oldest public university on the West Coast and the founding campus of the California State University (CSU) sys ...

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as a member of the

Mountain West Conference The Mountain West Conference (MW) is one of the collegiate athletic conferences affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) (formerly I-A). The MW officially began operations o ...

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

National Invitation Tournament The National Invitational Tournament (NIT) is a men's college basketball tournament operated by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Played at regional sites and traditionally at Madison Square Garden (Final Four) in New York City ...

(NIT), and once in the

College Basketball Invitational The College Basketball Invitational (CBI) is a men's college basketball tournament created in 2007 by The Gazelle Group. The inaugural tournament occurred after the conclusion of the 2007–08 men's college basketball regular season. The CBI s ...

(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

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. 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 Event Center became the primary home for San Jose State basketball. Conference Championship Titles California Coast Conference: 1925, 1928
Far West Conference: 1929, 1931

Northern California Athletic Conference The Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) was an NCAA Division II college athletic association that sponsored American football that was founded in 1925. It disbanded in 1998 after the majority of its member schools were forced to drop fo ...

: 1938

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: 1941 (co-champion), 1948, 1949

Pacific Coast Athletic Association The Big West Conference (BWC) is an American collegiate athletic conference whose member institutions participate in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. The conference was originally formed on July 1, 1969, as the Pacific ...

: 1980

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

Dave Wojcik David Edward Wojcik (born December 12, 1968) is an American college basketball coach who was most recently head men's basketball coach at San Jose State. His brother, Doug, was also a head coach at the NCAA Division I men's level for basketball ...

to be the new head coach. Wojcik succeeded

George Nessman George Raymond Nessman II (born March 22, 1959) is an American athletic administrator and former college basketball coach who is the current athletic director at Justin-Siena High School. Nessman coached at the high school and community college ...

, 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 Timothy Sean Miles (born August 20, 1966) is an American college basketball coach who is the current head coach of the San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team. Miles previously served as the head coach of North Dakota State University, Colo ...

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.

All-time Record vs. Current Mountain West Teams

As of the conclusion of the

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Postseason results

In five postseason tournament appearances, the Spartans have yet to win a game.

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 one

(NIT), and lost in the first round.

CBI results

The Spartans have appeared in one

(CBI), and lost in the first round.

Spartans in the NBA

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

NBA The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America. The league is composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada) and is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United St ...

References

External links

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