2023–24 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team

The 2023–24 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team represented San Jose State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by third-year head coach Tim Miles and played their games at Provident Credit Union Event Center as members of the Mountain West Conference.

2023–24 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record9–23 (2–16 MW)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Damany Hendrix
  • Jeff Strohm
  • Ed Gipson
Home arenaProvident Credit Union Event Center
(Capacity: 5,000)
Seasons
2023–24 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 22 Utah State 14 4   .778 28 7   .800
Nevada 13 5   .722 26 8   .765
Boise State 13 5   .722 22 11   .667
UNLV 12 6   .667 21 13   .618
No. 17 San Diego State 11 7   .611 26 11   .703
New Mexico 10 8   .556 26 10   .722
Colorado State 10 8   .556 25 11   .694
Wyoming 8 10   .444 15 17   .469
Fresno State 4 14   .222 12 21   .364
San Jose State 2 16   .111 9 23   .281
Air Force 2 16   .111 9 22   .290
2024 Mountain West tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

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The Spartans finished the season 24–14, 10–8 in conference play to finish in fifth place. They defeated Nevada in the quarterfinals of the MWC tournament before being falling to top-seeded San Diego State in the semifinals. The Spartans received an invitation to compete in the College Basketball Invitational, their first postseason tournament since 2011. In the opening round, they defeated Southern Indiana, marking the Spartans' first ever postseason victory, before losing to Radford in the quarterfinals.

With a final overall record of 21–14, the season marked school's most successful season since 1980–81.[1]

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Max Allen 2 F 6'9" 260 Freshman Las Vegas, NV Transferred to Marist
Leo Torbor 4 G 6'4" 175 Freshman Brooklyn Center, MN Entered transfer portal
Ibrahima Diallo 5 C 7'0" 220 RS Junior Saly, Senegal Transferred to UCF
Omari Moore 10 F 6'6" 195 RS Junior Pasadena, California Declared for NBA Draft
J.T. Elder 11 G 6'7" 190 Freshman Tucson, AZ Left program
Kellen King 20 F 6'4" 190 RS Senior Brentwood, TN Walk-on; Graduated
Nico D'Augsta 21 F 6'5" 200 Freshman San Jose, CA Walk-on; left program
Sage Tolbert III 23 F 6'8" 210 RS Senior New Orleans, LA Graduated
Kevin Simeth 33 F 6'4" 207 Freshman Geneva, Switzerland Entered transfer portal

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous college
Adrame Diongue 4 C 7'0" 190 Sophomore Dakar, Senegal Washington State

2023 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Pasha Goodarzi
SG
Los Gatos, CA Valley Christian High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Oct 15, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: NR
William Humer
SF
Sollentuna, Sweden - 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 228 lb (103 kg) Nov 14, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: NR
Diego Seixas
SG
Lisbon, Portugal 212 Sports Academy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Feb 5, 2023 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout:   Rivals:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2022 San Jose State Basketball Recruiting Commits". Scout.com.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com.
  • "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

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2023–24 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 M. J. Amey Jr. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Scotland Prep (Pa.) Vacaville, California
G 1 Garrett Anderson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So PHH Prep Phoenix, Arizona
G 2 Ricky Mitchell Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 172 lb (78 kg) Fr Smoky Hill HS Aurora, Colorado
C 4 Adrame Diongue 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Arizona Compass Prep
Washington State
Dakar, Senegal
F 5 Tibet Görener 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Orange Lutheran HS (CA)
Arizona
Istanbul, Turkey
F 6 Latrell Davis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr First Baptist Academy (FL) Leeds, England
G 7 Pasha Goodarzi 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Fr Valley Christian HS Los Gatos, California
G 8 Iggy Mitchell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr - Sydney, Australia
G 13 Alvaro Cardenas Torre 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Jr Get Better Academy Granada, Spain
F 15 Trey Anderson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr Mater Dei Catholic
South Carolina
San Diego, California
F 20 Christian Wise 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Fr Archbishop Riordan HS San Francisco, California
F 21 William Humer 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 228 lb (103 kg) So McCook CC Sollentuna, Sweden
F 22 Robert Vaihola 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Jr Archbishop Riordan HS
Fresno State
San Mateo, California
F 23 Diogo Seixas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr 212 Sports Academy Lisbon, Portugal
G 24 Bennett Blackerby 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr L.C. Anderson HS Austin, Texas
G 25 Ryen Perry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Jr Fullerton College Placentia, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and Results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 4, 2023*
4:00 p.m.
Cal State East Bay W 77–61 
 18  Gorener   8  Humer   9  Cardenas  Provident Credit Union Event Center (1,275)
San Jose, CA
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2023*
7:00 p.m., MW Network
UC Irvine W 72–64  1–0
 19  T. Anderson   5  Tied   7  Cardenas  Provident Credit Union Event Center (1,821)
San Jose, CA
November 9, 2023*
8:00 p.m., NBCSBA
Bethesda W 117–72  2–0
 26  Gorener   11  Diongue   8  Cardenas  Provident Credit Union Event Center (1,484)
San Jose, CA
November 12, 2023*
11:00 a.m., ESPN+
at Texas Tech L 42–56  2–1
 14  Cardenas   6  Diongue   4  Cardenas  United Supermarkets Arena (10,443)
Lubbock, TX
November 17, 2023*
12:15 p.m., ESPN+
vs. Abilene Christian
Paradise Jam quarterfinals
L 71–77  2–2
 21  Amey Jr.   9  Diongue   5  Tied  Sports and Fitness Center (524)
Saint Thomas, USVI
November 18, 2023*
12:15 p.m., ESPN+
vs. Norfolk State
Paradise Jam Consolation 2nd Round
W 77–53  3–2
 16  T. Anderson   10  T. Anderson   5  Tied  Sports and Fitness Center (–)
Saint Thomas, USVI
November 20, 2023*
12:15 p.m., ESPN+
vs. Hampton
Paradise Jam 5th Place Game
W 71–52  4–2
 23  Cardenas   9  Diongue   4  Tied  Sports and Fitness Center (376)
Saint Thomas, USVI
November 27, 2023*
8:00 p.m., MW Network
North Dakota State W 78–65  5–2
 21  T. Anderson   10  Amey Jr.   7  Cardenas  Provident Credit Union Event Center (1,322)
San Jose, CA
November 29, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Cal Poly L 77–81 OT 5–3
 22  Amey Jr.   9  Gorener   4  Cardenas  Mott Athletics Center (1,352)
San Luis Obispo, CA
December 2, 2023*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Montana L 58–75  5–4
 11  Humer   7  Gorener   5  Cardenas  Dahlberg Arena (2,524)
Missoula, MT
December 4, 2023*
5:00 p.m., MW Network
at North Dakota State L 78–83 OT 5–5
 22  Cardenas   10  Cardenas   4  Tied  Scheels Center (1,946)
Fargo, ND
December 9, 2023*
2:00 p.m., MW Network
New Orleans W 87–82  6–5
 29  Amey Jr.   7  Amey Jr.   10  Cardenas  Provident Credit Union Event Center (1,747)
San Jose, CA
December 17, 2023*
2:00 p.m., MW Network
Montana L 75–86  6–6
 15  Amey Jr.   6  Tied   4  Tied  Provident Credit Union Event Center (1,701)
San Jose, CA
December 20, 2023*
7:00 p.m., NBCSBA
Santa Clara W 81–78  7–6
 17  Amey Jr.   9  Amey Jr.   10  Cardenas  Provident Credit Union Event Center (2,135)
San Jose, CA
Mountain West regular season
January 2, 2024
7:00 p.m., MW Network
at Wyoming L 73–75  7–7
(0–1)
 21  Cardenas   9  Cardenas   4  Cardenas  Arena-Auditorium (3,368)
Laramie, WY
January 5, 2024
7:30 p.m., FS1
Boise State L 69–78  7–8
(0–2)
 30  Amey Jr.   6  Amey Jr.   7  Cardenas  Provident Credit Union Event Center (2,287)
San Jose, CA
January 9, 2024
8:00 p.m., CBSSN
No. 19 San Diego State L 78–81  7–9
(0–3)
 21  Cardenas   6  T. Anderson   6  Cardenas  Provident Credit Union Event Center (4,299)
San Jose, CA
January 13, 2024
6:30 p.m., MW Network
at Air Force W 70–67  8–9
(1–3)
 16  Amey Jr.   9  Amey Jr.   9  Cardenas  Clune Arena (1,804)
Colorado Springs, CO
January 16, 2024
7:00 p.m., MW Network
at Fresno State L 82–85  8–10
(1–4)
 32  Gorener   9  Diongue   6  Cardenas  Save Mart Center (3,146)
Fresno, CA
January 24, 2024
8:00 p.m., CBSSN
No. 25 New Mexico L 75–95  8–11
(1–5)
 24  Amey Jr.   9  Amey Jr.   10  Cardenas  Provident Credit Union Event Center (3,118)
San Jose, CA
January 27, 2024
7:00 p.m., FS1
UNLV L 65–77  8–12
(1–6)
 18  Amey Jr.   5  Amey Jr.   6  Cardenas  Provident Credit Union Event Center (2,982)
San Jose, CA
January 30, 2024
6:00 p.m., MW Network
at No. 17 Utah State L 61–82  8–13
(1–7)
 14  Amey Jr.   7  Tied   5  Cardenas  Smith Spectrum (8,599)
Logan, UT
February 2, 2024
8:00 p.m., FS1
at Nevada L 60–90  8–14
(1–8)
 14  Cardenas   6  Tied   4  Amey Jr.  Lawlor Events Center (8,512)
Reno, NV
February 6, 2024
7:00 p.m., NBCSBA
Fresno State L 57–69  8–15
(1–9)
 12  Cardenas   8  Wise   4  Amey Jr.  Provident Credit Union Event Center (3,284)
San Jose, CA
February 9, 2024
6:30 p.m., FS1
at Colorado State L 47–66  8–16
(1–10)
 14  Cardenas   7  T. Anderson   5  Cardenas  Moby Arena (7,783)
Fort Collins, CO
February 13, 2024
7:00 p.m., NBCSBA
Air Force W 73–66  9–16
(2–10)
 25  Amey Jr.   4  Amey Jr.   4  G. Anderson  Provident Credit Union Event Center (1,722)
San Jose, CA
February 17, 2024
7:00 p.m., NBCSBA
Wyoming L 75–80  9–17
(2–11)
 20  Davis   7  Diongue   6  Amey Jr.  Provident Credit Union Event Center (1,891)
San Jose, CA
February 20, 2024
7:30 p.m., FS1
at Boise State L 50–82  9–18
(2–12)
 21  Amey Jr.   7  Wise   3  Cardenas  ExtraMile Arena (9,049)
Boise, ID
February 23, 2024
7:00 p.m., FS1
Nevada L 63–84  9–19
(2–13)
 18  Amey Jr.   6  Davis   8  Cardenas  Provident Credit Union Event Center (2,177)
San Jose, CA
February 27, 2024
8:00 p.m., CBSSN
at No. 20 San Diego State L 64–72  9–20
(2–14)
 17  Amey Jr.   10  Amey Jr.   4  Amey Jr.  Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
March 2, 2024
8:00 p.m., CBSSN
at UNLV L 50–68  9–21
(2–15)
 17  Cardenas   8  Amey Jr.   4  Tied  Thomas & Mack Center (6,404)
Paradise, NV
March 6, 2024
7:30 p.m., CBSSN
No. 22 Utah State L 70–90  9–22
(2–1)
 20  Amey Jr.   7  Amey Jr.   10  Cardenas  Provident Credit Union Event Center (2,851)
San Jose, CA
Mountain West tournament
March 13, 2024
1:30 p.m., MW Network
(10) vs. (7) Colorado State
First Round
L 62−72  9–23
 18  Cardenas   9  Cardenas   6  Cardenas  Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source[2]

References

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  1. ^ "San Jose State Spartans Men's Basketball School History". Sports Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  2. ^ "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". SJSUSpartans.com.com. Retrieved October 19, 2023.