San Diego State Aztecs basketball

San Diego State Aztecs basketball history

San Diego State University (San Diego, CA)
Viejas Arena
Mountain West Conference (MWC)

Current head coach: Brian Dutcher (2017-)

  • Asst: David Velasquez (2013-)
  • Asst: Chris Acker (2019-)
  • Asst: JayDee Luster (2021-)
  • Asst. to the HC: Mark Fisher (2007-)
  • DBO/Asst. AD: Matt Soria (2007-)
  • DPD: Aguek Arop (2023-)

Post-Season:

  • National Championships:  0  (Runner-up in 2023)
  • Final Four Appearances:  1  (2023)
  • Sweet Sixteen Appearances:  3  (2011, 2014, 2023)
  • NCAA Tournament Appearances:  16  (1975, 1976, 1985, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
  • NCAAT Overall Record:  11-15
  • NIT Championships:  0
  • NIT Appearances:  6  (1982, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2016)
  • NIT Overall Record:  8-6
  • NCAA Division II Tournament Appearances:  3  (1957, 1967, 1968)
  • NCAA Division II Tournament Overall Record:  5-3
  • NAIA National Championships:  1  (1941)
  • NAIA Tournament Appearances:  5  (1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1956)
  • NAIA Tournament Overall Record:  15-4

Conference Titles (SCJC, SCIAC, CCAA, PCAA/Big West, WAC, Mountain West):

Award Winners:




San Diego State head coaches:

Coach Tenure Record Conf. Titles NCAA Apps. Nat. Champ
Brian Dutcher 2017-Pres 175-57 3 5 0
Steve Fisher 1999-2017 286-209 6 8 0
Fred Trenkle 1994-99 55-83 0 0 0
Tony Fuller 1992-94 20-37 0 0 0
Jim Harrick Jr. (int.) 1992 0-7 0 0 0
Jim Brandenburg 1987-92 52-87 0 0 0
Smokey Gaines 1979-87 112-117 0 1 0
Tim Vezie 1974-79 77-62 2 2 0
Dick Davis 1969-74 65-67 0 0 0
George Ziegenfuss 1948-69 319-229 5^ 4^ 0
Charlie Smith 1945-48 45-36 0 0 0
Alex Alexander 1943-45 17-26 0 0 0
DeLauer/Mitchell 1942-43 14-9 0 0 0
Morris Gross 1929-42 190-85-1 6^ 4^ 1^
Tom McMullen 1926-29 23-17 0 0 0
C.E. Peterson 1921-26 70-30 2^ 0 0

Key: Conf. Titles= Regular Season only, NCAA Apps= NCAA Tournament Appearances, Nat. Champ= NCAA Tournament Champions

^ These tournament appearances and conference titles came when San Diego State was at either the NCAA Division II or NAIA levels; SDSU moved up to NCAA Division I prior to the 1970-71 season

NOTE: Overall program records on this page do not include anything later vacated by the NCAA.