The 2023–24 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team represented

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during the

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. The Aztecs were led by seventh-year head coach

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and played their home games at

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as members in the

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. The San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team drew an average home attendance of 12,370 in 15 games in 2023–24.

Previous season

The

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finished the 2022–23 season 32–7, 15–3 in Mountain West play to win the Mountain West regular season championship. They defeated Colorado State,

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, and Utah State to win the Mountain West tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 5 seed in the South region, the school's third straight trip to the tournament. They defeated Charleston and Furman to advance to the Sweet Sixteen for the first time since

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. They defeated overall No. 1 seed

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and Creighton to advance to the Final Four for the first time in school history. In the national semifinal, they defeated Florida Atlantic to advance to the national championship game where they lost to

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82–52.

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

2023 recruiting class

2024 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

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Rankings

References

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2024 in San Diego