San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball

San Diego State Aztecs
2019–20 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team
University	San Diego State University
First season	1921–22
All-time record	1,485–1,125–1 (.569)
Head coach	Brian Dutcher (3rd season)
Conference	Mountain West
Location	San Diego, California
Arena	Viejas Arena (capacity: 12,414)
Nickname	Aztecs
Student section	The Show
Colors	Scarlet and black
Uniforms
Home Away Alternate
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
2011, 2014
NCAA tournament round of 32
1975, 1976, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015
NCAA tournament appearances
1975, 1976, 1985, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018
Conference tournament champions
1976, 1985, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2018
Conference regular season champions
1923, 1925, 1932, 1934, 1937, 1939, 1941, 1942, 1954, 1957, 1958, 1967, 1968, 1977, 1978, 2006, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016

The San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team is the college basketball program that represents San Diego State University, located in San Diego, California. The school's team currently competes in the Mountain West Conference, and play their home games in Viejas Arena. The team began play in 1921 and have been to 6 NAIA tournaments winning in 1941, 3 NCAA Division II tournaments, 5 NIT tournaments, and 12 NCAA Division I tournaments. Since joining the Mountain West Conference, the Aztecs have won 5 MWC tournaments. Former players who went on to achieve notable success in other areas are Art Linkletter and Tony Gwynn.

Team history

The Aztecs first began playing during the 1921–22 basketball season as part of the Southern California JC conference. They competed in Division III until 1956. They competed in 6 NAIA tournaments. Runners up in 1939 and in 1940, the Aztecs finally prevailed and won the 1941 NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament. They became a NCAA Division I school in 1970 and moved to the Western Athletic Conference in 1978. In 1999 the Aztecs left the WAC and became a charter member of the Mountain West Conference. Prior to entering the Mountain West, they went to 3 NCAA Conference tournaments. During their time in the MWC, the Aztecs have won 4 conference tournaments and have been to 8 NCAA tournaments and 4 NIT tournaments. In 2010–11 season, the Aztecs were ranked as high as 4th in the nation and won their first ever games in the NCAA tournament, reaching the Sweet Sixteen.

Rivalries

The Aztecs have three major rivalries, the UNLV Rebels, the USD Toreros, and the BYU Cougars. Their primary rival is the UNLV Rebels, especially in recent years with some memorable showdowns. The USD Toreros are the Aztecs crosstown rivals and play them annually through non-conference play, also known as the City Championship. The Aztecs rivalry with the BYU Cougars is inactive since 2011 when the Cougars left the MWC for the WCC, although it is now widely recognized that the New Mexico Lobos have since filled that position.

Facilities

Cox Arena at Aztec Bowl

The Aztecs play their home games at Viejas Arena (formerly Cox Arena), which is located on the west side of campus. Viejas Arena opened in 1997 as Cox Arena and seats 12,414 for basketball games. In 2009, the Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians purchased the naming rights for ten years. The arena features an octagonal scoreboard with video-replay system, that includes up-to-the-minute statistical information on individual players. The facility is also equipped with seven locker rooms, two of which are complete with team rooms, equipment rooms, and a shared training room.

Prior to the opening of the arena, men's basketball played its games at Peterson Gym and, for more than 30 years, at the San Diego Sports Arena.

Head coaches

As of the Media Guide

Name	Seasons	Record	Percentage
C.E. Peterson	1921–1926	70–30	.700
Tom McMullen	1926–1929	23–17	.575
Morris Gross	1929–1942	190–85	.690
Don DeLauer	1942–1943	14–9	.609
Alex Alexander	1943–1945	17–26	.395
Charlie Smith	1945–1948	45–36	.563
George Ziegenfuss	1948–1969	316–229	.580
Dick Davis	1969–1974	65–67	.492
Tim Vezie	1974–1979	77–62	.554
Smokey Gaines	1979–1987	112–117	.489
Jim Brandenburg	1987–1991	52–87	.356
Jim Harrick Jr. (Interim coach)	1992	0–7	.000
Tony Fuller	1992–1994	20–37	.351
Fred Trenkle	1994–1999	55–83	.399
*Steve Fisher	1999–2017	386–209	.648
Brian Dutcher	2017–Present	43-24	.641

Through March 17, 2019.

Season-by-season results

• A major portion of information retrieved from the San Diego State Aztecs Men's Basketball Website Archives

SDSU Basketball Archives

NAIA era

Statistics overview

Season	Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
C.E. Peterson (Southern California JC) (1921–1925)
1921–22	C.E. Peterson	14–8	4–1	2
1922–23	C.E. Peterson	17–5	6–0	1
1923–24	C.E. Peterson	7–6	5–1	2
1924–25	C.E. Peterson	17–7	3–0	1
C.E. Peterson (Independent) (1925–1926)
1925–26	C.E. Peterson	15–4	–
C.E. Peterson:		70–30	18–2
Tom McMullen (SCIAC) (1926–1928)
1926–27	Tom McMullen	9–6	5–6	4
1927–28	Tom McMullen	10–8	2–6	6
Tom McMullen:		23–17	8–12
Morris Gross (SCIAC) (1928–1939)
1928–29	Morris Gross	8–8	3–4	4
1929–30	Morris Gross	6–6	2–5	5
1930–31	Morris Gross	7–3	3–4	4
1931–32	Morris Gross	13–2	5–1	1
1932–33	Morris Gross	5–6	4–3	3
1933–34	Morris Gross	11–5	10–2	1
1934–35	Morris Gross	13–7	5–5	4
1935–36	Morris Gross	11–5	7–3	2
1936–37	Morris Gross	17–9	9–1	1
1937–38	Morris Gross	20–8	5–3	2
1938–39	Morris Gross	24–7	6–2	1	Lost NAIA Finals
Morris Gross (California Collegiate Athletic Association) (1939–1942)
1939–40	Morris Gross	22–6	3–3	3	Lost NAIA Finals
1940–41	Morris Gross	24–7	8–4	1	NAIA National Champions
1941–42	Morris Gross	13–9	8–4	1	Lost NAIA 2nd Round
Morris Gross:		190–85	78–44
Don DeLauer/Dick Mitchell (Independent) (1942–1943)
1942–43	Don DeLauer/Dick Mitchell	14–9	–
Don DeLauer/Dick Mitchell:		14–9	–
Alex Alexander (Independent) (1943–1945)
1943–44	Alex Alexander	6–10	–
1944–45	Alex Alexander	11–16	–
Alex Alexander:		17–26	–
Charlie Smith (Independent) (1945–1946)
1945–46	Charlie Smith	18–8	–
Charlie Smith (California Collegiate Athletic Association) (1946–1948)
1946–47	Charlie Smith	13–5	5–5	2
1947–48	Charlie Smith	14–13	5–5	3
Charlie Smith:		45–26	10–10
George Ziegenfuss (California Collegiate Athletic Association) (1948–1955)
1948–49	George Ziegenfuss	13–13	6–4	2
1949–50	George Ziegenfuss	14–10	5–5	3
1950–51	George Ziegenfuss	9–19	3–7	5
1951–52	George Ziegenfuss	11–12	3–5	5
1952–53	George Ziegenfuss	16–12	7–3	2
1953–54	George Ziegenfuss	18–6	8–2	1	Lost NAIA 1st Round
1954–55	George Ziegenfuss	17–19	5–3	T-2
George Ziegenfuss (Independent) (1955–1956)
1955–56	George Ziegenfuss	23–6	–		Lost NAIA 2nd Round
George Ziegenfuss:		121–97	37–29
Total:		480–290
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

Division II era

Statistics overview

Season	Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
George Ziegenfuss (California Collegiate Athletic Association) (1956–1968)
1956–57	George Ziegenfuss	17–10	6–2	1	Lost NCAA DII Quarter-Finals
1957–58	George Ziegenfuss	17–8	9–1	T-1
1958–59	George Ziegenfuss	17–8	7–3	2
1959–60	George Ziegenfuss	9–17	2–3	6
1960–61	George Ziegenfuss	10–14	3–7	6
1961–62	George Ziegenfuss	10–16	5–7	5
1962–63	George Ziegenfuss	17–9	8–4	T-2
1963–64	George Ziegenfuss	15–11	6–4	3
1964–65	George Ziegenfuss	14–11	5–5	3
1965–66	George Ziegenfuss	14–12	6–4	T-2
1966–67	George Ziegenfuss	24–5	9–1	1	Lost NCAA DII Quarter-Finals
1967–68	George Ziegenfuss	21–6	11–3	1	Lost NCAA DII 1st Round
George Ziegenfuss (Independent) (1968–1969)
1968–69	George Ziegenfuss	10–15		–
George Ziegenfuss:		195–142	77–44
Dick Davis (Pacific Coast Athletic Association) (1969–1970)
1969–70	Dick Davis	13–13	3–7	5
Dick Davis:		13–13	3–7
Total:		208–155
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

Division I era

Aztecs inside Viejas Arena

Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Season	Head Coach	Conference	Overall	Conference Tournament	Post Season
1970–71	Dick Davis	3–7 (5th)	12–14
1971–72	Dick Davis	7–5 (3rd)	18–10
1972–73	Dick Davis	7–5 (3rd)	15–11
1973–74	Dick Davis	4–8 T-(4th)	7–19
1974–75	Tim Vezie	6–4 (2nd)	14–13		Lost NCAA 1st Round
1975–76	Tim Vezie	5–5 T-(3rd)	16–13	Champion	Lost NCAA 1st Round
1976–77	Tim Vezie	9–3 T-(1st)	13–15	Lost 1st Round
1977–78	Tim Vezie	11–3 T-(1st)	19–9	Lost Semi-Finals

Western Athletic Conference
Season	Head Coach	Conference	Overall	Conference Tournament	Post Season
1978–79	Tim Vezie	4–8 T-(5)	15–12
1979–80	Smokey Gaines	3–11 T-(7th)	6–21
1980–81	Smokey Gaines	8–8 (5th)	15–12
1981–82	Smokey Gaines	11–5 T-(2nd)	20–9		Lost NIT 1st Round
1982–83	Smokey Gaines	8–8 T-(5th)	18–10
1983–84	Smokey Gaines	6–10 T-(6th)	15–13
1984–85	Smokey Gaines	11–5 (2nd)	23–8	Champion	Lost NCAA 1st Round
1985–86	Smokey Gaines	7–9 (6th)	10–19	Lost Semi-Finals
1986–87	Smokey Gaines	2–14 T-(8th)	5–25	Lost Quarter-Finals
1987–88	Jim Brandenburg	5–11 (7th)	5–23	Lost Quarter-Finals
1988–89	Jim Brandenburg	4–12 (9th)	12–17	Lost First Round
1989–90	Jim Brandenburg	4–12 (8th)	13–18	Lost First Round
1990–91	Jim Brandenburg	6–10 T-(7th)	13–16	Lost Quarter-Finals
1991–92	Jim Brandenburg*	0–16 (9th)	2–26
1992–93	Tony Fuller	3–15 T-(9th)	8–21	Lost Quarter-Finals
1993–94	Tony Fuller	6–12 (9th)	12–16	Lost Quarter-Finals
1994–95	Fred Trenkle	5–13 (9th)	11–17	Lost Quarterfinals
1995–96	Fred Trenkle	8–10 T-(6th)	15–14	Lost Quarter Finals
1996–97	Fred Trenkle	4–12 (7th)	12–15
1997–98	Fred Trenkle	5–9 (6th)	13–15	Lost Quarter Finals
1998–99	Fred Trenkle	2–12 (8th)	4–22

* Jim Harrick Jr. coached the final 7 games of 1991–92 season.

Mountain West Conference
Season	Head Coach	Conference	Overall	Conference Tournament	Post Season
1999-00	Steve Fisher	0–14 (8th)	5–23	Lost Quarter Finals
2000–01	Steve Fisher	4–10 (7th)	14–14	Quarter Finals
2001–02	Steve Fisher	7–7 (T–4th)	21–12	Tournament Champion	Lost NCAA 1st round
2002–03	Steve Fisher	6–8 (5th)	16–14	Lost Quarter Finals	Lost NIT 2nd round
2003–04	Steve Fisher	5–9 (T–5th)	14–16	Lost Quarter Finals
2004–05	Steve Fisher	4–10 (6th)	11–18	Lost Semi Finals
2005–06	Steve Fisher	13–3 (1st)	24–9	Tournament Champion	Lost NCAA 1st round
2006–07	Steve Fisher	10–6 T-(3rd)	22–11	Lost Quarter Finals	Lost NIT 2nd round
2007–08	Steve Fisher	9–7 (4th)	20–13	Lost Semi Finals	Lost NIT 1st round
2008–09	Steve Fisher	11–5 (4th)	26–10	Lost Finals	Lost NIT Semi-finals
2009–10	Steve Fisher	11–5 (T–3rd)	25–9	Tournament Champion	Lost NCAA 1st round
2010–11	Steve Fisher	14–2 (T–1st)	34–3	Tournament Champion	Lost NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2011–12	Steve Fisher	10–4 (T–1st)	26–8	Lost Finals	Lost NCAA 1st round
2012–13	Steve Fisher	9–7 (T–4th)	23–11	Lost Semi-Finals	Lost NCAA 2nd round
2013–14	Steve Fisher	16–2 (1st)	31–5	Lost Finals	Lost NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2014–15	Steve Fisher	14–4 (T–1st)	27–9	Lost Finals	Lost NCAA 2nd round
2015–16	Steve Fisher	16–2 (1st)	28–10	Lost Finals	Lost NIT Semi-finals
2016–17	Steve Fisher	9–9 (6th)	19–14	Lost Semi-Finals
2017–18	Brian Dutcher	11-7 (4th)	22-11	Tournament Champion	Lost NCAA 1st Round
2018–19	Brian Dutcher	11-7 (4th)	21-13	Lost Finals

Postseason

NCAA Division I tournament results

The Aztecs have appeared in the NCAA Division I Tournament 12 times, with a combined record of 6–12. They have reached the Sweet Sixteen twice, in 2011 and 2014.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1975		Round of 32	#16 UNLV	L 80–90
1976		Round of 32	#5 UCLA	L 64–74
1985	13 W	Round of 64	(4) #9 UNLV	L 80–85
2002	13 M	Round of 64	(4) #13 Illinois	L 64–93
2006	11 W	Round of 64	(6) Indiana	L 83–87
2010	11 M	Round of 64	(6) #15 Tennessee	L 59–62
2011	2 W	Round of 64 Round of 32 Sweet Sixteen	(15) Northern Colorado (7) Temple (3) #9 Connecticut	W 68–50 W 71–64 2OT L 67–74
2012	6 M	Round of 64	(11) NC State	L 65–79
2013	7 S	Round of 64 Round of 32	(10) Oklahoma (15) Florida Gulf Coast	W 70–55 L 71–81
2014	4 W	Round of 64 Round of 32 Sweet Sixteen	(13) New Mexico State (12) North Dakota State (1) #4 Arizona	W 73–69 OT W 63–44 L 64–70
2015	8 S	Round of 64 Round of 32	(9) St. John's (1) #4 Duke	W 76–64 L 49–68
2018	11 W	Round of 64	(6) #21 Houston	L 65–67

NCAA Tournament seeding history

The NCAA began seeding the tournament with the 1979 edition.

Years →	'85	'02	'06	'10	'11	'12	'13	'14	'15	'18
Seeds →	13	13	11	11	2	6	7	4	8	11

The * represents overall number one seed which began with the 2004 Tournament.

NIT results

The Aztecs have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) six times, with a combined record of 8–6.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1982	First Round	UC Irvine	L 69–70
2003	First Round Second Round	UC Santa Barbara Texas Tech	W 67–62 L 57–48
2007	First Round Second Round	Missouri State Syracuse	W 74–70 L 64–80
2008	First Round	Florida	L 49–73
2009	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals	Weber State Kansas State Saint Mary's Baylor	W 65–49 W 70–52 W 70–66 L 62–76
2016	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals	IPFW Washington Georgia Tech George Washington	W 79–55 W 93–78 W 72–56 L 46–65

NCAA Division II tournament results

The Aztecs appeared in the NCAA Division II Tournament three times, with a combined record of 5–3.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1957	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight	Chapman Regis Cal State Los Angeles	W 75–56 W 81–78 L 55–57
1967	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight	Portland State Nevada Southern Illinois State	W 101–73 W 88–71 L 76–77 3OT
1968	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals	UC Irvine UC Davis	L 69–78 W 79–72

NAIA tournament results

The Aztecs have appeared in the NAIA Tournament six times. Their combined record is 15–5. They were NAIA National Champions in 1941.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1939	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals National Championship	Northern State East Texas State Manchester Peru State Southwestern (KS)	W 49–25 W 41–36 W 49–41 W 49–39 L 31–32
1940	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals National Championship	Central State(OK) Appalachian State Pittsburg State Delta State Tarkio	W 36–35 W 48–46 W 32–30 W 30–28 L 42–52
1941	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals National Championship	Western Montana Culver-Stockton Texas Western West Texas State Murray State	W 46–29 W 46–41 OT W 44–42 W 43–40 W 36–34
1942	First Round Second Round	Chadron State Bemidji State	W 36–29 L 32–41
1954	First Round	Pasadena	L 87–90
1956	First Round Second Round	Alderson-Broaddus Gustavus Adolphus	W 77–64 L 60–69

Retired numbers

On January 16, 2020, the Aztecs announced that they would be retiring former small forward Kawhi Leonard's number 15 on February 1st, 2020. Leonard will be the first player in Aztecs history to have his number retired. Leonard played for the Aztecs from 2009 to 2011.

No.	Player	Position	Career	Year retired
15	Kawhi Leonard	SF	2009-2011	2020

Team records

All-time record vs. current MWC teams

Official record (including any NCAA imposed vacates and forfeits) against all current MWC opponents as of the completion of the 2018–2019 season:

Opponent	Games Played	Won	Lost	Percentage	Streak	First Meeting
Air Force	81	57	24	.704	Won 1	1973–74
Boise State	20	13	7	.650	Won 2	1976–77
Colorado State	84	44	40	.524	Won 4	1961–62
Fresno State	120	64	56	.533	Won 2	1939–40
Nevada	24	18	6	.750	Won 2	1956–57
New Mexico	88	40	48	.455	Lost 1	1975–76
San Jose State	76	41	35	.539	Won 5	1936–37
UNLV	72	36	36	.500	Won 4	1965–66
Utah State	17	12	5	.706	Won 1	1962–63
Wyoming	85	44	41	.518	Won 4	1978–79
Totals	667	369	299	.925

Through January 23, 2020.

Career Leaders (DI Era)

As of the Media Guide

Career Scoring Leaders
Seasons	Player	Points
2004–07	Brandon Heath	2,189
1981–84	Michael Cage	1,846
1983–86	Anthony Watson	1,735
2009–13	Chase Tapley	1,526
2015–18	Trey Kell	1,403
2012–16	Winston Shepard	1,403
2016–19	Jeremy Hemsley	1,392
1973–76	Steve Copp	1,307
2008–11	Billy White	1,294
1987–89	Tony Ross	1,259

Career Rebound Leaders
Seasons	Player	Rebounds
1981–84	Michael Cage	1317
2004–2006	Marcus Slaughter	775
1973–76	Steve Copp	737
1982–85	Leonard Allen	724
2009–11	Kawhi Leonard	716
1974, 1976–79	Joel Kramer	711
2012–16	Winston Shepard	708
2000–04	Aerick Sanders	686
2013–16	Skylar Spencer	652
1975–77	Will Connelly	641

Career Assist Leaders
Seasons	Player	Assists
1978–81	Tony Gwynn	590
2006–09	Richie Williams	479
1994–97	Chad Nelson	412
2004–07	Brandon Heath	394
1974–77	Mark Delsman	376
1983–86	Anthony Watson	356
1982–83	Keith Smith	349
2008–11	D.J. Gay	344
2001–03	Deandre Moore	339
2015–18	Trey Kell	320

Career Steals Leaders
Seasons	Player	Steals
2006–09	Richie Williams	246
2004–07	Brandon Heath	217
1983–86	Anthony Watson	192
2009–13	Chase Tapley	197
1994–97	Chad Nelson	175
2007–11	Billy White	149
1978–81	Tony Gwynn	141
2006–09	Kyle Spain	137
1980–83	Eddie Morris	131
2015–18	Trey Kell	126

Career Games played Leaders
Seasons	Player	Games
2012–16	Skylar Spencer	144
2007–11	D.J. Gay	140
2012–16	Winston Shepard	139
2016–19	Jeremy Hemsley	134
2015–18	Trey Kell	134
2009–13	Chase Tapley	134
2007–11	Billy White	134
2014–17	Dakarai Allen	133
2006–09	Richie Williams	127
2015–18	Malik Pope	125

Career Minutes played Leaders
Seasons	Player	Minutes
2004–07	Brandon Heath	4,275
1981–84	Michael Cage	4,262
2007–11	D.J. Gay	4,222
2009–13	Chase Tapley	3,813
2006–09	Richie Williams	3,780
1994–97	Chad Nelson	3,692
2015–18	Trey Kell	3,640
2016–19	Jeremy Hemsley	3,632
2012–16	Winston Shepard	3,583
2007–11	Billy White	3,532

Career Blocks Leaders
Seasons	Player	Blocks
2012–16	Skylar Spencer	303
1982–85	Leonard Allen	214
2009–11	Malcolm Thomas	127
1981–84	Michael Cage	118
1991–93	Joe McNaull	114
2015–18	Malik Pope	113
2000–04	Aerick Sanders	105
2007–11	Billy White	102
1997-01	Marcelo Correa	100
2004–06	Marcus Slaughter	78

Single Season Leaders (DI Era)

(*) Lead conference

Season Scoring Leaders
Season	Player	Points	PPG
1983–84	Michael Cage	686	24.5
2006–07	Brandon Heath	637	19.3
2013–14	Xavier Thames	633	17.5
1985–86	Anthony Watson	630*	22.5
2005–06	Brandon Heath	607*	18.4
2012–13	Jamaal Franklin	560	17.0
2001–02	Randy Holcomb	558	16.9
2011–12	Jamaal Franklin	557	17.4
2010–11	Kawhi Leonard	557	15.5
1982–83	Michael Cage	547	19.5

Season Rebound Leaders
Season	Player	Rebounds	RPG
2010–11	Kawhi Leonard	380*	10.6
1980–81	Michael Cage	355*	13.1
1982–83	Michael Cage	354*	12.6
1983–84	Michael Cage	352*	12.6
1971–72	Chris McMurray	350	12.5
2013–14	Josh Davies	342	10
2009–10	Kawhi Leonard	336*	9.9
2005–06	Marcus Slaughter	329*	11
2012–13	Jamaal Franklin	312	9.4
2010–11	Malcom Thomas	301	8.1

Season Assists Leaders
Season	Player	Assists	APG
1979–80	Tony Gwynn	221*	8.2
1981–82	Keith Smith	212*	7.3
1977–78	Dean Decker	176	6.3
2003–04	Wesley Stokes	175	5.8
1984–85	Creon Dorsey	171*	5.5
1980–81	Tony Gwynn	164	6.3
1975–76	Ray Leary	163	5.6
1978–79	Tony Gwynn	153*	5.7
2006–07	Richie Williams	151	4.6
1995–96	Raymond Kelly	150	5.2

Season Steals Leaders
Season	Player	Steals	SPG
2008–09	Richie Williams	77*	2.1
1984–85	Anthony Watson	74	2.4
2006–07	Richie Williams	69*	2.1
1998–99	Matt Watts	65*	2.6
1989–90	Michael Best	65	2.2
2006–07	Brandon Heath	64	1.9
2004–05	Brandon Heath	63*	2.2
1995–96	Raymond King	63	2.2
1984–85	Creon Dorsey	63	2.0
2006–07	Lorrenzo Wade	62	1.9

Season Blocks Leaders
Season	Player	Blocks
2014–15	Skylar Spencer	91
2013–14	Skylar Spencer	89
1984–85	Leonard Allen	82
2010–11	Malcolm Thomas	75
2015–16	Skylar Spencer	72
2016–17	Valentine Izundu	53
2009–10	Malcolm Thomas	52*
2012–13	Skylar Spencer	51
1983–84	Michael Cage	47
1990–91	Marty Dow	46

Single Game Leaders (DI Era)

Most Points in a game
Date	Player	Points	Opponent
February 20, 1986	Anthony Watson	54	USIU
March 3, 1979	Kim Goetz	44	Utah
February 9, 1979	Kim Goetz	42	Colorado State
February 5, 1980	Eddie Morris	41	UNLV
February 6, 1984	Michael Cage	40	Wyoming

Most Rebounds in a game
Date	Player	Rebounds	Opponent
December 29, 1980	Michael Cage	26	LaSalle
February 24, 1979	Steve Malovic	23	New Mexico State
December 21, 1971	Chris McMurray	23	Chapman University
March 13, 2010	Kawhi Leonard	21	UNLV
February 6, 1984	Michael Cage	21	Wyoming

Most Assists in a game
Date	Player	Assists	Opponent
February 5, 1980	Tony Gwynn	18	UNLV
March 7, 1981	Tony Gwynn	16	New Mexico State
February 14, 1980	Tony Gwynn	14	New Mexico State
December 11, 1976	Dean Decker	14	UNLV
February 12, 1985	Creon Doresy	13	LBSU

• All stats are from the [1] and are updated through the 2019–2020 basketball season.

Notable former players

National Basketball Association players
Player	Position	Team
Steve Malovic	PF	3 NBA teams
Michael Cage	PF/C	5 NBA teams
Joel Kramer	SF	Phoenix Suns and Maccabi Tel Aviv
Kawhi Leonard	SF	3 NBA teams
Malcolm Thomas	PF	4 NBA teams

Other Professional Leagues
Player	Position	(League) Team
Tony Gwynn	Hall of Fame outfielder	(MLB) San Diego Padres
Brandon Heath	G	(NBL) BC Levski Sofia
Marcus Slaughter	PF/C	(Liga ACB) Real Madrid Baloncesto
Jamaal Franklin	SG	(CBA) Zhejiang Lions

Media
Player	Known for	Appearances
Art Linkletter	Television personality	Host of House Party Host of People are Funny

See also

• San Diego Hall of Champions
• Breitbard Hall of Fame
• San Diego sports curse

External links

• Official website