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: JayDee Luster (2021-)
- Asst: Ryan Badrtalei (2024-)
- 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: 4 (2011, 2014, 2023, 2024)
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 16 (1975, 1976, 1985, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
- NCAAT Overall Record: 13-16
- 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):
- Mountain West Regular Season Championships: 9 (2006, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2020, 2021, 2023)
- PCAA Regular Season Championships: 2 (1977, 1978)
- CCAA (NAIA/Div II) Regular Season Championships: 7 (1941, 1942, 1954, 1957, 1958, 1967, 1968)
- SCIAC (NAIA) Regular Season Championships: 4 (1932, 1934, 1937, 1939)
- SCJC (JC) Regular Season Championships: 2 (1923, 1925)
- Mountain West Tournament Championships: 7 (2002, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2018, 2021, 2023)
- WAC Tournament Championships: 1 (1985)
- PCAA Tournament Championships: 1 (1976)
Award Winners:
- Naismith Player of the Year: 0
- John R. Wooden Award: 0
- Oscar Robertson Trophy: 0
- AP All-Americans: 4 (last = Jaedon LeDee, 2024)
- Mountain West Player of the Year: 5 (last = Matt Mitchell, 2021)
- WAC Player of the Year: 3 (last = Anthony Watson, 1986)
- PCAA Player of the Year: 2 (last = Joel Kramer, 1978)
San Diego State head coaches:
| Coach | Tenure | Record | Conf. Titles | NCAA Apps. | Nat. Champ |
| Brian Dutcher | 2017-Pres | 177-58 | 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.