San Diego State Men's Basketball 2026 Postseason Capsule

 
San Diego State Aztecs
 
Mountain West (22-11, 14-6)
 
 
Big Wins: 2/25 Utah State (89-72), 3/13 vs New Mexico (64-62)
Bad Losses: 11/18 Troy (107-108), 2/17 Grand Canyon (63-73)
Coach: Brian Dutcher
 
Probable Starters:
Tae Simmons, Freshman, Forward, 5.8 ppg, 3.4 rpg
Miles Heide, Junior, Forward, 5.6 ppg, 4.5 rpg
Reese Dixon-Waters, Senior, Guard, 13.1 ppg, 1.3 apg, 3.6 rpg
Sean Newman Jr., Senior, Guard, 3.3 ppg, 2.4 apg, 1.2 rpg
Miles Byrd, Junior, Guard, 10.4 ppg, 2.6 apg, 4.7 rpg, 1.9 spg
 
Key Role Players:
Magoon Gwath, Sophomore, Forward, 8.9 ppg, 4.3 rpg
BJ Davis, Junior, Guard, 10.8 ppg, 2.2 apg, 3.2 rpg
Taj DeGourville, Sophomore, Guard, 5.5 ppg, 3.0 apg, 2.8 rpg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 79.4 (99th in nation, 4th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 71.4 (112, 5)
Field-Goal Percentage: 47.8 (45, 3)
Field-Goal Defense: 40.2 (18, 1)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.0 (266, 10)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 35.7 (86, 6)
Free-Throw Percentage: 74.8 (90, 5)
Rebound Margin: 1.2 (167, 8)
Assists Per Game: 15.4 (95, 3)
Turnovers Per Game: 12.0 (226, 9)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2025NCAAFirst Four loss to North Carolina
2024NCAARound of 64 win over UAB
2024NCAARound of 32 win over Yale
2024NCAARegional Semifinal loss to Connecticut
2023NCAARound of 64 win over Charleston
2023NCAARound of 32 win over Furman
2023NCAARegional Semifinal win over Alabama
2023NCAARegional Final win over Creighton
2023NCAANational Semifinal win over Florida Atlantic
2023NCAANational Final loss to Connecticut
2022NCAARound of 64 loss to Creighton
2021NCAARound of 64 loss to Syracuse
2018NCAARound of 64 loss to Houston
2016NITFirst Round win over IPFW
2016NITSecond Round win over Washington
2016NITQuarterfinal win over Georgia Tech
2016NITSemifinal loss to George Washington
2015NCAARound of 64 win over St. John's
2015NCAARound of 32 loss to Duke
2014NCAARound of 64 win over New Mexico State
2014NCAARound of 32 win over North Dakota State
2014NCAARegional Semifinal loss to Arizona
2013NCAARound of 64 win over Oklahoma
2013NCAARound of 32 loss to Florida Gulf Coast
2012NCAARound of 64 loss to North Carolina State
2011NCAARound of 64 win over Northern Colorado
2011NCAARound of 32 win over Temple
2011NCAARegional Semifinal loss to Connecticut
2010NCAARound of 64 loss to Tennessee
2009NITFirst Round win over Weber State
2009NITSecond Round win over Kansas State
2009NITQuarterfinal win over St. Mary's
2009NITSemifinal loss to Baylor
2008NITFirst Round loss to Florida
2007NITFirst Round Win over Missouri State
2007NITSecond Round loss to Syracuse
 
*all team stats through 3/8