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1 SAN DIEGO STATE BASKETBALL MEN S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES Mike May, Senior Associate Athletics Director of Communications and Media Relations u mmay@mail.sdsu.edu u Office: u Cell: Darin Wong, Assistant Athletics Director of Media Relations u dwong@mail.sdsu.edu u Office: u Cell: GAME INFORMATION Date / Time: Wednesday, March 23 / 6 p.m. PT Site: Steve Fisher Court at Viejas Arena (12,414) / San Diego, Calif. Television: ESPN2 / Live Stream: WatchESPN Talent: Steve Quis (play-by-play), Sean Farnham (analysis) SDSU Radio: The Mighty 1090 Talent: Ted Leitner (play-by-play); Jordan Carruth (pre, half and post) Live Stats: GoAztecs.com Series vs. Georgia Tech: First meeting Streak: N/A at San Diego: N/A at Atlanta: N/A Neutral: N/A First Meeting: March 22, 2016, in San Diego Last Meeting: N/A Fisher vs. Georgia Tech: 1-1 SCHEDULE / RESULTS Date SDSU Opp. Opponent (TV) Time / Result N.13 rv/rv Illinois State (ESPN3) W, N.16 --/rv 16/16 at Utah (ESPN2) L, N.18 --/rv San Diego Christian (FOX Sports San Diego) W, N.21 --/rv ^Little Rock (FOX Sports San Diego) L, N.23 ^East Carolina (ESPN3) W, N.26 14/13 #vs. California (FOX Sports 1) W, N.27 rv/22 #vs. West Virginia (FOX Sports 1) L, D.1 rv/-- at Long Beach State (Prime Ticket) W, D.6 rv/-- %vs. San Diego (FOX Sports San Diego) L, D.7 Biola W, D.10 Nicholls State (Campus Insiders) W, D.18 Grand Canyon (Campus Insiders) L, D.22 2/3 Kansas (CBSSN) L, D.30 *Wyoming (CBSSN) W, J.2 *at Utah State (ESPNU) W, J.6 *San José State (ESPN3) W, J.13 *at Colorado State (CBSSN) W, J.16 --/rv *at Boise State (ESPN2) W, J.19 *Fresno State (ESPNU) ot-w, J.23 *Utah State (CBSSN) W, J.26 *at Nevada (ESPNU) W, J.30 *at UNLV (CBSSN) W, F.2 rv/-- *Colorado State (ESPN2) W, F.6 rv/-- *New Mexico (CBSSN) ot-w, F.10 rv/-- *at Fresno State (CBSSN) L, F.13 rv/-- *Air Force (CBSSN) W, F.21 rv/-- *at San José State (CBSSN) W, F.24 rv/rv *at Wyoming (CBSSN) W, F.27 rv/rv *Boise State (CBSSN) L, M.1 *at New Mexico (CBSSN) W, M.5 *UNLV (CBSSN) W, M.10 rv/rv +vs. [9] Utah St. (QF) (CBSSN) W, M.11 rv/rv +vs. [5] Nevada (SF) (CBSSN) W, M.12 rv/rv +vs. [2] Fresno State (CH) (CBS) L, M.15 ~[7] IPFW (1R) (ESPN3) W, M.21 ~[2] Washington (2R) (ESPN2) W, M.23 ~[4] Georgia Tech (QF) (ESPN2) 6 p.m. PT * - Mountain West game; ^ - Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational (Steve Fisher Court at Viejas Arena; San Diego, Calif.); # - Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational (Orleans Arena; Las Vegas, Nev.); % - Petco Park (San Diego, Calif.); + - MW Championship (Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nev.); ~ - NIT (Steve Fisher Court at Viejas Arena; San Diego, Calif.) GAME 37 CONSECUTIVE NCAA/NIT APPEARANCES Below is a list of longest active postseason appearances in an NCAA-sponsored event (NCAA or NIT). School No. School No. Michigan State 28 North Carolina 14 Kansas 27 San Diego State 11 Kentucky 25 Brigham Young 11 Duke 21 Ohio State 11 Gonzaga 19 Wisconsin 18 [2] SAN DIEGO STATE AZTECS Record: 27-9 (16-2 Mountain West) Head Coach: Steve Fisher Career Record: (25th Full Season), Record at San Diego State: (17th Season) [4] GEORGIA TECH YELLOW JACKETS Record: (8-10 Atlantic Coast) Head Coach: Brian Gregory Career Record: (13th Season), Record at Georgia Tech: (5th Season) NEWS AND NOTES (through March 21) n Having won multiple games in either the NCAA tournament or postseason NIT for the fourth time in eight seasons (2009 NIT semifinals, 2011 NCAA Sweet 16, 2014 NCAA Sweet 16, 2016 NIT quarterfinals), second-seeded San Diego State plays host to fourthseeded Georgia Tech in the quarterfinal round of the NIT for the right to advance to the national semifinals in New York City. n General public tickets go on sale at 5 p.m. PT on Friday and start at $10. Tickets are available online at GoAztecs.com and at the Viejas Arena ticket office. San Diego State sold out its second-round NIT game, producing the largest attendance to view an NIT tournament game this season. The Aztecs have sold out 72 consecutive regular-season games. n Wednesday will mark San Diego State s 302nd game played in Viejas Arena and will represent the first time the Aztecs have played host to a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference in the building. The Aztecs are in its last 120 games played in the venue. n That noted, the Yellow Jackets have played in the venue before, dropping a decision to St. Joseph s in the first round of the 2001 NCAA tournament played in Cox Arena (same venue, different name) hosted by SDSU. n San Diego State has never faced Georgia Tech on the hardwood and own a 3-9 record against current members of the ACC. Steve Fisher teams are all-time against the league (1-1 against Georgia Tech). n This is the 11th consecutive season that San Diego State has played an NCAA-sponsored postseason event (NCAA or postseason NIT), the 11th straight year with 20 or more wins, eighth straight campaign with at least 23 victories and the fourth straight season it has won at least one NCAA or NIT game. n San Diego State s 11 consecutive appearances in the NCAA or postseason NIT is tied for the eighth-longest active streak nationally. n San Diego State s victory in four straight NCAA or postseason NIT events is tied for the fifth-longest active streak in the country. n This marks San Diego State s sixth appearance in the postseason NIT and first since the 2009 campaign (the Aztecs appeared in the NCAA tournament the last six seasons). SDSU owns a 7-5 record in the event, including a 1-0 record in the third round. n San Diego State s last NIT appearance was very similar to this season. In 2009, the Aztecs were the last team left out of the NCAA tournament, earned a No. 1 seed in the NIT, and rallied from the disappointment to defeat Weber State (65-49), Kansas State (70-52) and Saint Mary s (70-66) to advance to the national semifinals in Madison Square Garden in New York City. n SDSU won its Mountain West-high 10th men s basketball title by capturing the regular-season championship this season (six regular-season titles, four tournament titles). All 10 titles have come under the direction of head coach Steve Fisher, who has won four more Mountain West titles than any other coach in league history. n San Diego State won its 27th game of the season with a victory over Washington in front of a sellout crowd at Viejas Arena Monday night. The Aztecs scored a season-high 93 points behind a season-high six players reaching double figures in scoring and led the final 36:47 of the game. Senior forward Winston Shepard scored a season-high 20 points and added 10 rebounds and four assists, while sophomore forward Malik Pope scored 10 points and added a career-high 12 rebounds in the victory. n San Diego State opened postseason action on March 15 with a victory over IPFW. Shepard recorded the first triple-double in the 2,508-game history of San Diego State Basketball with 10 points, 10 rebounds and a career-high 12 assists. The Aztecs shot 53.3 percent from the field and won for the 61st straight time at home when shooting at least 50 percent from the field. n Shepard, the only SDSU player in school history to record 1,000 points, 700 rebounds and 250 assists, is playing the best basketball of his career. During the past six games, the senior has averaged 14.7 points, 8.2 rebounds, 5.2 assists. WINNING IN THE POSTSEASON Below is a list of longest active seasons with at least one victory in an NCAA-sponsored event (NCAA or NIT). School No. School No. North Carolina 14 San Diego State 4 Kansas 10 Virginia 4 Gonzaga 8 Wichita State 4 Oregon 5 HOME RECORD SINCE NOV. 22, 2008 Highest home winning percentages since Nov. 22, 2008 (through March 21). School W-L Pct. Kansas Duke Kentucky Stephen F. Austin Belmont Wichita State San Diego State

2 vs. [4] Georgia Tech March 23, 2016 SAN DIEGO STATE PLAYER NOTES [2] San Diego State Record: 27-9; 16-2 MW (1st) 11 Straight NCAA/NIT Appearances, 10-Time MW Champions All-MW: Honorable Mention (Media) 0 MW Defensive PoY (Media, Coaches) All-MW: 1st-Team (C), 3rd-Team (M) All-MW: 2nd-Team (Coaches, Media) All-MW: 3rd-Team (Coaches, Media) MW Freshman of the Year (Coaches) Skylar Spencer Forward, 6-10, 240, Sr.-3L Inglewood, Calif. (Price HS) Angelo Chol Forward, 6-9, 215, Sr.-1L San Diego, Calif. (Arizona) Dakarai Allen Guard, 6-5, 195, Jr.-2L Elk Grove, Calif. (Sheldon HS) D Erryl Williams Guard, 6-3, 195, Jr.-2L Sacramento, Calif. (Sheldon HS) Trey Kell Guard, 6-4, 210, So.-1L San Diego, Calif. (St. Augustine HS) Winston Shepard Forward, 6-8, 210, Sr.-3L Houston, Texas (Findlay Prep) Zylan Cheatham Foward, 6-9, 215, Fr.-RS Phoenix, Ariz. (South Mountain HS) Ben Perez Guard, 6-3, 175, Fr.-HS San Marcos, Calif. (USAF Prep Academy) Matt Shrigley Forward, 6-6, 180, Jr.-2L San Diego, Calif. (La Costa Canyon HS) Malik Pope Forward, 6-10, 210, So.-1L Sacramento, Calif. (Laguna Creek HS) Parker U u Guard, 6-5, 220, Jr.-SQ Sacramento, Calif. (Hartford) Jeremy Hemsley Guard, 6-3, 180, Fr.-HS Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. (Damien HS) The Aztecs have won at least 20 games in a school record 11 straight seasons and 23 or more in eight consecutive seasons. San Diego State has advanced to postseason play each of the last 11 seasons (2006 NCAA, NIT, NCAA, 2016 NIT). PPG RPG APG FG 3FG FT / MW / Career Highs: Points: 15 vs. California ( ) Rebounds: 13 at Washington ( ) Assists: 3 vs. CSUN ( ) PPG RPG APG FG 3FG FT / MW / Career Highs: Points: 12 vs. Utah State ( ) Rebounds: 9 vs. Utah State ( ) Assists: 3 at Colorado State ( ) PPG RPG APG FG 3FG FT MW Career Highs: Points: 16 vs. Illinois State ( ) Rebounds: 7 - two times Assists: 4 - two times PPG RPG APG FG 3FG FT / MW /3 0/1 0/0 Career Highs: Points: 9 vs. SD Christian ( ) Rebounds: 4 vs. Nicholls ( ) Assists: 4 vs. Nicholls ( ) PPG RPG APG FG 3FG FT MW Career Highs: Points: 27 vs. Fresno State ( ) Rebounds: 10 at Nevada ( ) Assists: 5 - two times PPG RPG APG FG 3FG FT MW Career Highs: Points: 21 vs. St. Katherine ( ) Rebounds: 11 - two times Assists: 12 vs. IPFW ( ) PPG RPG APG FG 3FG FT MW / Career Highs: Points: 17 vs. San José State (1-6-16) Rebounds: 11 vs. Grand Canyon ( ) Assists: 4 vs. Kansas ( ) PPG RPG APG FG 3FG FT /4 MW /1 Career Highs: Points: 11 vs. Nicholls ( ) Rebounds: 3 - two times Assists: 2 vs. Nicholls ( ) PPG RPG APG FG 3FG FT /1 MW /0 Career Highs: Points: 16 at Colorado State ( ) Rebounds: 5 - four times Assists: 6 vs. Air Force ( ) PPG RPG APG FG 3FG FT MW Career Highs: Points: 22 at Colorado State ( ) Rebounds: 112 vs. Washington ( ) Assists: 5 vs. UNLV (3-5-16) PPG RPG APG FG 3FG FT /5 0/3 2/2 MW /2 0/2 0/0 Career Highs: Points: 9 at Colorado ( ) Rebounds: 7 at Rice ( ) Assists: 2 - three times PPG RPG APG FG 3FG FT MW Career Highs: Points: 23 vs. New Mexico (2-6-16) Rebounds: 6 - three times Assists: 6 vs. East Carolina ( ) Trends: SDSU is 7th nationally in winning percentage since the beginning of , trailing Gonzaga, Kansas, Wichita State, Duke, Kentucky and Arizona (through March 21). San Diego State is the last 236 times it has led with five minutes remaining in the game. SDSU and MW career leader in wins (108)... SDSU, MW (all games, conf. games only) all-time leader in blocked shots (297) and is T-4th nationally through 3/ st in MW history in conference Ws (55)... At least one blk. 117x, 84 multi-block gms blocked shots in last five gms... Has played in every gm (142) since arriving on campus... Started 24 consecutive games... 4 games w/10+ rebounds this season. Last 8 gms.: 39 pts., 20 rebs., 4 stls., 97 mins... Had his best game as an Aztec - Fisher, with CH 12 pts., 9 rebs. in 17 mins. vs. Utah St. in regular season... Career 51.9 pct. shooter pct. of career rebs. have come on the off. glass... 4th on team in blks. (21)... Made 17 of last 19 FTA... Started nine gms this season ppg, 2.7 rpg, 6-7 FTs in 2016 MW tournament ppg (3-5 FG), 2.4 rpg in NIT. Pronounced Duh-KAR-ee... Started last 4 games and 15 times this season... Last seven games: 10.0 ppg, FGs (51.0 pct.), 3.7 rebs., 8 stls, 5 blocks... Last 10 games: 8.3 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 1.4 apg career games played pts. in 11 games this year (8 straight wins)... First on team in stls. (36)... Multiple 3FG 6x... MW tournament: 9.7 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 1.0 apg, 2.0 spg... NIT: 10.0 ppg, 8-17 FG. Pronounced Dee-AIR-ol... Played in 18 games... Committed only 20 turnovers in 386 career minutes... Has only three multi-turnover game in 55 career outings... Scored in 7 of 18 games... No TOs in last nine games (30 mins.)... Averaging career-high 7.2 mins... Played 12 minutes and had 3 pts. and 2 rebs. vs. Illinois State... CH 9 pts. (3-3 FG, 3-3 FT) vs. San Diego Christian. Only SDSU player to start every game this season... Scored in double figures 20 straight (16.2 ppg) but was held under that for 2 gms. (13 total pts.) before going for 16 pts. vs. Washington double-digit scoring games this season of last 24 games w/3fgm treys in last 12 gms. (32-71, 45.1 pct.) FTA in last 18 games... 1 TO or less 41x ppg, 3.7 rpg, all- MW tourney selection... NIT: 12.0 ppg (4-8 3FG). Recorded first triple-double in school history (10 pts., 10 rebs., 12 asts.) vs. IPFW last Tuesday... T-1st in MW conference Ws (55)... 1,382 career pts. (7th at SDSU)... Only Aztec with 1K pts., 700 reb., 300 ast... 1 of 10 nationally to average at least 12 points, 6.5 rebounds, 3.25 assists and 1 steals per conference game career double-fig. scoring games (SDSU is 62-13)... Double-doubles: 6 this season, 9 career... NIT: 15.0 ppg, 10.0 rpg, 8.0 apg, 1.5 spg, FG, 8-8 FT. Pronounced ZY-lin CHEAT-um... 3rd on team in rebounding, 2nd in freethrow attempts, 4th in scoring double-digit scoring games, 4 double-digit reb. games, 2 double-doubles... Made 11 of last 14 FGA (78.6 pct.) and 28 of last 50 FGA (56.0 pct.) FG pct. in 24 games... Multiple assists 9 times... Started 26 of last 32 games pts., 10 rebs. vs. No. 14/13 California pts., 8 rebs., CH 4 ast. vs. No. 2/3 Kansas. Preferred walk-on... Attended USAF Prep Academy last season led team in scoring... Averaging 10.3 minutes FG rank 5th on team... Scored in 11 of last 17 games... Multiple 3FG five times overall... Last 2 gms.: 5 pts., 2 stls (8 mins) pts. (4-4 FG, 2-2 3FG) at LBSU... DNP 2 gms. (concussion)... Returned vs. Nicholls: CH 11 pts., 2 stls... 8 pts. in career-high 21 mins. vs. No. 2/3 Kansas. Suffered a right ACL tear in his right knee on 7/20, underwent surgery 7/28, made playing return on 1/23... Was expected to miss 8 months but return to action less than 6 months after the surgery... Played 16 of last 17 games (188 mins) pts., career-high 4 threepointers (4-9), career-high 6 assists vs. Air Force pts. (4-4 3FG) vs. Washington career three-pointers... NIT: 9.0 ppg (6-8 3FG). Pronounced muh-leek... Julius Erving Award Watch List... Invited to USA Basketball s U19 World Champ. Team training camp this past summer... Last 11 gms.: 12.7 ppg, 6.8 rpg, 51.5 FG pct., FG pct... Made 23 of last 41 3FGA (56.1 pct.) career 3FGs... 8 of 15 career double-digit scoring games have come away from home... Six 10+ pt. games in last 7 (14.1 ppg)... MW tourney: 14.0 ppg, 7.3 rpg, 8-133FG, all-tourney... NIT: 12.5 ppg, 10.0 rpg, 9-18 FG, 4-63FG. Pronounced You-you... Suffered ACL injury last season; was limited to just two games last season as an Aztec after transferring from Hartford... Played in 39 career Division I games... Career averages: 1.2 pts., 1.1 rebs., 0.3 ast., 6.2 mins... Played 7 mins. in exhibition vs. CS San Marcos; finished with 3 pts., 1 reb., 1 ast., 1 blk... Played vs. ECU, Biola (1 min. each)... 2 pts., 2 rebs. vs. Nicholls. One of 9 Div. I true freshman w/at least 12.0 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 1.5 apg, 43.0 FG, FG, 76.0 FT (thru 3/21) double-digit scoring games in last 25 gms... Multiple 3FG in 9 of last 22 games... SDSU 9-1 when he scores 15+ points double-digit scoring gms... No turnovers in the last three games (59 minutes)... DNP vs. Air Force (bruised right foot)... NIT: 11.0 ppg, 3.0 apg, 7-10 FT. red indicates projected starter, black indicates reserve, gold indicates inactive. in notes, red indicates pending record or honor; green indicates note applies to NIT

3 SCHEDULE / RESULTS Date Opponent (Television) Time/Result Note N.13 Illinois State (ESPN3) W, u San Diego State holds Illinois State to 30.8 percent shooting; Hemsley: Game-high 20 pts., 6 rebs., 5 ast.; Allen: Career-high 16 pts. N.16 at No. 16/16 Utah (ESPN2) L, u SDSU allows 14-2 Utah run to end half, which leads to halftime deficit; Aztecs overcome 9-pt. deficit, let lead slip away N.18 San Diego Christian (FOX Sports San Diego) W, u The Aztecs played without Shepard (ankle) and held out Kell in the second half (knee); Allowed SDC to shoot FG in second half N.21 ^vs. Little Rock (FOX Sports San Diego) L, u Aztecs allow fewest points this season, but cannot overcome 28.3-percent shooting and 16 turnovers; Allen, Hemsley with 11 pts. apiece N.23 ^vs. East Carolina (ESPN3) W, u Four players score in double figures led by Hemsley and Shepard s 16; SDSU jumps out to 16-0 lead and never looks back N.26 #vs. No. 14/13 California (FOX Sports 1) W, u SDSU rallies from 15-point second-half deficit, the second largest second-half comeback since ; Shepard, Spencer: 15 pts. each N.27 #vs. No. rv/22 West Virginia (FOX Sports 1) L, u San Diego State commits 21 turnovers, which lead to 30 West Virginia points; SDSU: 0-9 3FG; Hemsley: 14 pts; Spencer: 7 blks. D.1 at Long Beach State (Prime Ticket) W, u Kell nails four three-pointers in the second half to propel the Aztecs to victory; SDSU shoots 48.9 percent and makes 10 three-pointers D.6 %vs. San Diego (FOX Sports San Diego) L, u SDSU falls to USD for first time in 10 tries; Aztecs shoot 3-20 in first half; SDSU trails by 21 in 2nd half, cuts deficit to 1, but falls D.7 Biola W, u Aztecs shoot 59.3-percent in 1st half, 53.1 for game; Cheatham: Career-high 16 pts.; Hemsley: 16 pts.; Chol: 8 pts., career-high 8 rebs. D.10 Nicholls (Campus Insiders) W, u San Diego State shoots 48.3 percent from the floor and holds Nicholls to 24.6-percent accuracy; Hemsley: 20 pts.; Kell: 15 pts. D.18 Grand Canyon (Campus Insiders) L, u SDSU cannot overcome 31.5-percent shooting and 47.1 percent from the free-throw line; Hemsley: 13 pts.; Cheatham: CH 11 rebs. D.22 No. 2/3 Kansas (CBS Sports Network) L, u Aztecs trail by 12 at halftime, cut deficit to four, but allow 11 straight Kansas points; Cheatham: 12 pts., 8 rebs., CH 4 ast. D.30 *Wyoming (CBS Sports Network) W, u SDSU outrebounds Wyoming, (50 rebs. is SDSU school record for MW game); Shepard: 16 pts., 11 rebs.; Hemsley: 16 pts. J.2 *at Utah State (ESPNU) W, u Four starters reach double figures in scoring; SDSU limits Utah State to 5 off. rebs.; Shepard: 18 pts., 6 rebs., 5 ast., 1 blk., 5 stls. J.6 *San José State (ESPN3) W, u Aztecs shoot 51.9 percent in the second half (48.1 percent for the game); Hemsley: 20 pts.; Shepard and Cheatham: 17 pts. J.13 *at Colorado State (CBS Sports Network) W, u SDSU gets four straight stops in final 36 seconds to win; Kell: Career-high 19 points, 5 ast., 0 TO; Pope: Season-high 14 pts. off bench J.16 *at Boise State (ESPN2) W, u SDSU limits Boise State to its lowest scoring output of the season and 1-for-17 from three; Shepard: 13 points, 10 rebounds J.19 *Fresno State (ESPNU) ot-w, u Kell explodes for career-high 27 points; SDSU improves to 19-2 in its last 21 overtime games; OT needed after FS 3-pointer at buzzer J.23 *Utah State (CBS Sports Network) W, u SDSU went on a 31-7 run to turn a two-point deficit early in the second half into a 22-point lead; Hemsley: 18 pts.; Chol: 12 pts., 9 rebs. J.26 *at Nevada (ESPNU) W, u Three Aztecs (Cheatham, Kell, Shepard) record double-doubles for first time since Jan. 2008; Four grab double-digit rebounds J.30 *at UNLV (CBS Sports Network) W, u SDSU outrebounds UNLV, 44-27; Four Aztecs score in double figures (Kell - 14, Hemsley - 13, Shepard - 11, Allen - 10) F.2 *Colorado State (ESPN2) W, u San Diego State closes first half on 17-3 run to turn deficit into lead; Kell - 19 pts.; Pope: 10 pts., 5 rebs., 3 ast., 3 blk. F.6 *New Mexico (CBS Sports Network) ot-w, u Aztecs rally from five down with 22.1 seconds left, Pope hits game-tying three with six seconds left; SDSU closes OT on 10-0 run F.10 *at Fresno State (CBS Sports Network) L, u SDSU outshoots and outrebounds Fresno State, but commits 18 turnovers and misses eight free throws; Hemsley: 18 pts.; Kell: 16 pts. F.13 *Air Force (CBS Sports Network) W, u Shrigley makes first four three-pointers, while Pope connects on his first three from deep; SDSU: 19 ast. on 23 FG; AFA: 1-2 FT F.21 *at San José State (CBS Sports Network) W, u SDSU outscores SJSU, 45-27, in second half; Pope: SH 17 pts., CH 11 rebs., CH 3 blks.; Shepard: 17 pts., 7 rebs., CH 7 ast. F.24 *at Wyoming (CBS Sports Network) W, u SDSU clinches outright MW regular-season title; Aztecs hold Wyoming to three offensive rebounds and only commit seven turnovers F.27 *Boise State (CBS Sports Network) L, u SDSU loses nine-point lead in last 100 seconds; SDSU misses seven straight free throws down the stretch; Kell: 17 pts. M.1 *at New Mexico (CBS Sports Network) W, u San Diego State shoots 55.1 percent from the field to hand Lobos worst home loss since 2002; Pope: Season-high 20 pts. (6-7 FG) M.5 *UNLV (CBS Sports Network) W, u The Aztecs handed UNLV its worst loss since 2000; Kell and Shepard: 18 pts.; SDSU shoots 48.5 percent from the floor M.10 +vs. [9] Utah State (QF) (CBS Sports Network) W, u SDSU rallied from five points down with less than six minutes to play to win the game; Kell: 17 pts.; Pope: 15 pts. (3-5 3FG), 7 rebs. M.11 +vs. [5] Nevada (SF) (CBS Sports Network) W, u Aztecs finish game on a run; SDSU outscores Nevada, 24-5, in points off turnovers; Kell: 15 pts.; Allen: 11 pts., 4 steals M.12 +vs. [2] Fresno State (CH) (CBS Sports Network) L, u SDSU allows 10 three-pointers, while making just three of its own; Pope: 19 pts., 11 rebs., all-tourney with Kell and Shepard M.15 ~[7] IPFW (1R) (ESPN3) W, u Shepard collects first triple-double in school history with 10 pts., 10 rebs., career-high 12 ast.; SDSU shoots 53.3 percent from the field M.21 ~[3] Washington (2R) (ESPN2) W, u Six Aztecs score in double figures; SDSU holds Washington to 38.2-percent shooting; Shepard: 20 pts., 10 rebs.; Pope: 10 pts., 12 rebs. M.23 ~[4] Georgia Tech (QF) (ESPN2) 6 p.m. PT u First meeting with Georgia Tech; San Diego State is in the quarterfinals for the first time since 2009, which also took place at Viejas * - Mountain West game, ^ - Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational at Steve Fisher Court at Viejas Arena (San Diego, Calif.), # - Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational at Orleans Arena (Las Vegas, Nev.), % - Petco Park (San Diego, Calif.), + - MW Championship at Thomas & Mack Center (Las Vegas, Nev.), ~ NIT SEASON HIGHLIGHTS (through March 21) n Won 20 of last 23 games overall. n Ended the regular season by handing New Mexico a 27-point home loss (its largest margin of defeat at home since 2002) and UNLV a 36-point loss (its largest loss anywhere since 2000). n Road record of 9-2 is tied for the third-best record in the nation behind Saint Joseph s and Villanova. n Overall record of 20-3 since Dec. 23rd is the fifth-best record in the country. n San Diego State went 8-1 (88.9 percent) in conference road games while the other 10 Mountain West schools combined to go (27.8 percent). The Mountain West was the fourth-toughest league to win on the road in based on winning percentage. n Among San Diego State s road wins include (number in parenthesis is team s home record minus the game against SDSU): Boise State (14-1), Long Beach State (11-1), UNLV (13-3), Nevada (13-2), New Mexico (12-3), Colorado State (12-4) and Utah State (10-5). n Of San Diego State s nine losses this season, the Aztecs have been ahead, tied, or within two points in the final three minutes in seven of those games. n San Diego State s three-game winning margin in the Mountain West is tied for the second-largest margin by any team in any league in the country. It is tied for the largest winning margin in Mountain West history. TEAM TIDBITS (through March 21) n Already having secured an 11th consecutive 20-win season, San Diego State won its 23rd game of the season in the regular-season finale vs. UNLV, marking the eighth straight season it has reached that plateau. That is the sixth-longest active streak nationally behind Kansas - 27, Gonzaga - 19, Brigham Young - 10, VCU - 10 and Duke - 9. n San Diego State has had a rebound advantage in 19 of its last 24 games. The Aztecs have won 16 of the last 18 and are the last 146 times they have owned an advantage in the category. n The Aztecs are 34-3 since Jan. 31, 2015, when shooting at least 38.9 percent from the field. n Since the beginning of the campaign, San Diego State has won 25 games when shooting less than 40 percent from the field. n SDSU has won its last seven overtime home games and is 20-2 (90.9 percent) in its last 22 overtime games regardless of location. Since , the Aztecs are 11-1 in overtime games (91.7 percent), which is the best mark nationally among teams with at least six OT games played. Harvard is 10-1 (90.9 percent) and IPFW is 7-1 (87.5 percent). n Since the beginning of the campaign, San Diego State is (69.4 percent) in games decided by six points or less or in overtime. That is the second-best winning percentage in the country, trailing Louisiana Tech (39-16, 70.9 percent). MEDIA RELATIONS MEDIA RELATIONS OFFICE Fowler Athletics Center th Street, Suite 3014 San Diego, CA n Office: n Fax: MIKE MAY Senior Associate A.D. of Communications and Media Relations n Coach Fisher Interviews n mmay@mail.sdsu.edu n Office: n Cell: DARIN WONG Assistant A.D. - Media Relations n Student-Athlete Interviews n dwong@mail.sdsu.edu n Office: n Cell: n STAY CONNECTED n Athletics Website: goaztecs.com n / #AztecMBB n Facebook: facebook.com/goaztecs n n YouTube: youtube.com/goaztecscom

4 SERIES HISTORY VS. ACC VS. CURRENT MEMBERSHIP School W-L Most Recent Boston College 0-0 Clemson 0-0 Duke 0-2 M Georgia Tech 0-0 Florida State 1-0 D Louisville 0-0 Miami 1-1 F.6.88 North Carolina 0-2 N North Carolina State 0-1 M Notre Dame 0-0 Pittsburgh 1-0 N Syracuse 0-2 N Virginia 0-1 D Virginia Tech 0-0 Wake Forest 0-0 TOTALS 3-9 FISHER VS. GEORGIA TECH TIED, 1-1 Home: 0-0, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 1-1 Date Location Score N Springfield, Mass. (13) UM 80, GT 70 N New York, N.Y. (25) GT 77, UM 61 (#) - Opponent National Ranking FISHER VS. ACC VS. CURRENT MEMBERSHIP School W-L Boston College 0-0 Clemson 0-0 Duke 3-8 Georgia Tech 1-1 Florida State 1-0 Louisville 0-0 Miami 1-0 North Carolina 2-1 North Carolina State 0-1 Notre Dame 3-0 Pittsburgh 1-1 Syracuse 0-2 Virginia 1-0 Virginia Tech 1-0 Wake Forest 0-0 TOTALS n SDSU has won 169 of its last 170 games and 234 of the last 236 games when holding a lead with five minutes remaining in the game. n SDSU is 44-2 in its last 46 games when entering the locker room at intermission ahead on the scoreboard. n SDSU is in its last 133 games in which it has outscored the other team s bench. n SDSU is in its last 154 when it shoots better than its opposition. n SDSU is 77-1 in its last 78 in which they have enjoyed a 10-point advantage at any point during the game. n San Diego State has nine losses this season, however seven of those defeats could have easily gone the other way: at No. 16 Utah (down two with 0:27 to play), vs. Little Rock (tied with 1:44 to play), vs. San Diego (down one with 1:16 to play), vs. Grand Canyon (up two with 2:59 to play), at Fresno State (down one with 0:07 to play), vs. Boise State (up nine with 1:40 to play), vs. Fresno State (down one with 0:28 to play). n Of SDSU s nine losses this season, seven have come to teams with a combined record of (Utah: 27-9, Little Rock: 30-5, West Virginia: 26-9, Grand Canyon: 27-6, Kansas: 32-4, Fresno State: and Boise State: 20-12). n SDSU, which owns a Mountain West-high 10 league titles (six regular-season titles and four tournament championships), proved that the conference poll was correct after being picked the favorite to successfully defend its regular-season crown, as revealed in the MW s preseason poll back in October. n The Aztecs have won the outright championship or shared for regular-season Mountain West title in five of the last six seasons (2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016). DEFENSIVE TIDBITS (through March 21) n SDSU is once again one of the elite defensive teams in the country. The Aztecs, who ranked ninth in tempo-free adjusted defense in and fourth in , are currently third nationally, allowing 90.3 points per 100 possessions according to Kenpom. The Aztecs trail only Wichita State and Louisville in the metric. n San Diego State ranks among the national leaders in nearly every category. Below is a look at SDSU s listing in major statistical categories. NCAA DIVISION I TEAM RANKINGS / SEASON (Through 3/21) Category No. National Rank Conference Rank Field-Goal Percentage Defense st 1st Effective Field-Goal Percentage Defense st 1st Two-Point Field-Goal Percentage Defense st 1st Points Allowed rd 1st Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage Defense th 1st Blocked Shots th 2nd n San Diego State has not allowed 70 or more points in 11 of its last 12 games. n The Aztecs have held the opposition to 40-percent field-goal shooting or less 24 times this season. OFFENSIVE TIDBITS (through March 21) n SDSU has been playing much better on the offensive end of the court lately. In the last two regular season games, the Aztecs posted what was their highest point total of the season (92 against UNLV on March 5) and third-highest point total of the campaign at the time (83 at New Mexico on March 1). Against IPFW, the Aztecs scored 79 points on 53.3-percent shooting and then followed it with a season-high 93 points vs. Washington. n The Aztecs have averaged 76.2 points per game in their last 10 outings. For the season, SDSU averages During the recent 10- game stretch, San Diego State is shooting 45.4 percent from the field and 41.6 percent from three-point range (74-of-178). The Aztecs are also averaging 24.3 free-throw attempts per contest during that stretch. n SDSU is 25-1 this season when scoring at least 67 points (lone loss was at 16th-ranked Utah). The Aztecs are 2-8 when failing to reach 67 points. PLAYER TIDBITS (through March 21) Trey Kell, So.-G // season: 12.6 points, 3.9 rebounds, 1.5 assists // MW: 16.2 points, 4.4 rebounds, 1.7 assists, FG pct. MW All-Games Rk.: 18th in scoring MW Conference Gms. Rk.: 7th in scoring, 7th in FG percentage, 5th in 3FG percentage, 5th in 3FG made n Last 18 games: 15.9 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 1.4 apg, 1.0 spg, FG (40.6 pct). n Has reached double figures in 21 of the last 23 games (15.3 ppg). n Has a three-point field goal in 23 of the last 24 games and multiple treys in 15 of his last 18 games (43-106, 40.6 pct.). FISHER THE 2015 WOODEN LEGENDS OF COACHING AWARD RECIPIENT n Steve Fisher was the recipient of the John R. Wooden Legends of Award back in April in Los Angeles following the Final Four. n The prestigious award recognizes coaches who exemplify Wooden's high standards of coaching success and personal integrity. n Adopted in 1999, Fisher was the first coach of a Southern California school to win the award. n The honorees are selected based on character, success on the court, graduation rates of student-athletes, coaching philosophy and identification with the goals of the John R. Wooden Award. n Previous award winners: Tara VanDerveer, Stanford, Bill Self, Kansas, Geno Auriemma, Connecticut, Tom Izzo, Michigan State, Billy Donovan, Florida, Rick Barnes, Texas, Pat Summitt, Tennessee, Gene Keady, Purdue, Jim Boeheim, Syracuse, Jim Calhoun, Connecticut, Mike Montgomery, Stanford, Roy Williams, Kansas, Denny Crum, Louisville, Lute Olson, Arizona, Mike Krzyzewski, Duke, Dean Smith, North Carolina.

5 n Made 32 three-pointers in the last 12 games, including four or more in four of the last 11 outings. n Attempted 97 free throws in his last 18 games (5.4 FTA/gm). n Recorded first career double-double at Nevada with 17 points and a career-high 10 rebounds. Jeremy Hemsley, Fr.-G // season: 12.3 points, 2.5 rebounds, 1.9 assists // MW: 13.1 points, 2.7 rebounds, 1.7 assists MW All-Games Rk.: 19th in scoring, 6th in FT percentage MW Conference Gms. Rk.: 15th in scoring n Is one of nine true freshmen averaging at least 12.0 points, 2.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 43.0 FG pct., FG pct., 76.0 FT pct. n Reached double figures in 19 of last 25 games (12.1 ppg). n Multiple three-point field goals in nine of last 21 games (27-74; 36.5 pct.). n Leads the team in free-throw percentage and is second in three-point percentage and scoring. Winston Shepard, Sr.-F // season: 11.4 points, 6.6 rebounds, 3.1 assists // MW: 12.3 points, 6.8 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 1.2 steals MW All-Games Rk.: 8th in rebounding, 6th in assist-to-turnover ratio, 8th in defensive rebounds MW Conference Gms. Rk.: T-8th in rebounding, 8th in assists, 7th in def. rebs., 5th in A-TO ratio n Posted the school s first triple-double vs. IPFW: 10 points, 10 rebounds, career-high 12 assists. n One of 10 players to average at least 12.0 points, 6.5 rebounds, 3.25 assists and 1.0 steals per conference game nationally. n Only player in school history with at least 1,000 points, 700 rebounds and 300 assists. n SDSU career ranks: 7th in scoring (1,382), 9th in rebounding (700), 11th in assists (310), 4th in FTM (423), 4th in PRA (points-rebounds-assists) (2,392), T-3rd in victories (103). n Is tied with Skylar Spencer with 55 Mountain West victories, which is the conference record. n Has 88 points and 31 assists in his last six games (14.7 ppg, 5.2 apg). n Posted sixth double-double of the season and ninth of career with 20 points and 10 rebounds vs. Washington. Malik Pope, So.-F // season: 7.4 points, 4.8 rebs. // MW: 7.3 points, 4.5 rebs., 48.5 FG percentage, FG percentage MW Conference Gms. Rk.: 10th in blocked shots n In his last 11 games, he has averaged 12.7 points and 6.8 rebounds, and is shooting 51.5 percent from the floor. n SDSU is 10-1 this season when he scores at least 10 points. n Is shooting 47.7 percent from the floor in his last 19 games ( FG). n Has five turnovers in his last eight games (216 minutes), dishing out nine assists in that span. n Eight of his 15 career double-digit scoring games have come away from Viejas Arena. n Had a 19-point, 11-rebound performance against Fresno State in the MW championship game, and had 10 points and a career-high 12 rebounds vs. Washington. AMONG THE BEST BEST FOOTBALL AND MEN S BASKETBALL WINNING PERCENT- AGE SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE ACADEMIC YEAR (through March 21) Rk. Team W L Pct. 1. Ohio State Louisville San Diego State Michigan State Oregon Wisconsin Duke Arizona North Carolina Brigham Young BEST MEN S BASKETBALL WINNING PERCENTAGE SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE SEASON (through March 21) Rk. Team W L Pct. 1. Gonzaga Kansas Wichita State Duke Kentucky Arizona San Diego State Stephen F. Austin Louisville North Carolina Zylan Cheatham, Fr.-F // season: 8.0 points, 5.4 rebounds, 53.0 FG pct., 71.1 FT pct. // MW: 7.7 points, 5.3 rebounds, 54.5 FG pct. MW Conference Gms.: 19th in rebounding, 10th in FT percentage n On the team, he is 3rd in rebounds, 2nd in free-throw attempts, 4th in scoring. n Last 17 games: FGs (56.5 pct.), FTs (73.6 pct.). n Started 26 of the last 32 games. n Blocked 17 shots in his last 13 games (25 for the season). n His 5.4 rebound average ranks 10th in school history among freshmen (most since Kawhi Leonard, 9.9 in ). n Recorded second double-double of the season at Nevada (11 points, 10 rebounds). Skylar Spencer, Sr.-F // season: 3.8 points, 5.7 rebs., 1.8 blocks, 58.5 FG pct. // MW: 4.0 points, 6.8 rebs., 1.5 blocks, 57.1 FG pct. MW All-Games Rk.: 15th in rebounding, 3rd in blocked shots, 5th in offensive rebounding MW Conference Gms. Rk.: T-8th in rebounding, 4th in blocked shots, 3rd in offensive rebounding n All-time school leader and Mountain West leader in blocked shots (297). n 36 blocked shots in last 18 games (2.0) and 149 rebounds in the last 24 games (6.2). n Is the all-time winningest player in school and Mountain West history with 108 victories. n Is tied with Winston Shepard with 55 Mountain West victories, which is the conference record. Dakarai Allen, Jr.-G // season: 6.4 points, 2.7 rebounds, 1.1 assists // MW: 4.4 points, 2.3 rebounds n Has scored at least nine points in seven straight games (10.0 ppg). n Has scored in double figures in two straight games, which ties his career-long streak. n Shot 52.7 percent from the field (29-55) in his last eight games (9.6 ppg). n Started the last four games. SDSU, FISHER VS. THE ACC n The Aztecs are 3-9 all-time vs. the current alignment of the ACC and the meeting with Georgia Tech will be their first since meeting Duke last season in the third round of the NCAA tournament. n During Fisher s tenure at SDSU, the Aztecs have faced Duke (0-2), North Carolina State (0-1), Pittsburgh (1-0) and Syracuse (0-2). Besides the first get-together with Duke in , the other five meetings have occurred since 2007, with three coming in the last four seasons. San Diego State played N.C. State in the second round of the 2012 NCAA tournament, Syracuse to open the 2012 campaign at the Battle on the Midway in San Diego and the Panthers at the 2014 EA Sports Maui Invitational. n Fisher is vs. current members of the ACC with six wins combined coming against Duke (3-8) and Notre Dame (3-0). n In the postseason (NCAA and NIT), Fisher is 5-5 vs. current ACC schools (2-4 in NCAAs). TITLES TALK n San Diego State grabbed at least a share of the Mountain West regular-season title with its win over the Spartans in San Jose and then captured the outright crown after it beat Wyoming on the road.

6 POLL TRACKER SAN DIEGO STATE IN THE TOP-25 POLLS Associated Press Coaches Week Rk. Points Rk. Points Preseason rv (t-46) 2 rv (38) 10 Nov rv (t-38) 2 Nov Nov. 30 rv (t-36) Dec Dec Dec Dec Jan Jan Jan Jan Feb. 1 rv (t-36) Feb. 8 rv (29) Feb. 15 rv (40) Feb. 22 rv (39) 2 rv (39) 1 Feb March 7 rv (t-40) 3 rv (t-35) 2 March AP POLL BREAKDOWN Total Polls Ranked 66 Top 10 Rankings 21 Longest Consecutive Polls Ranked 23 Current Streak 0 Seasons Ranked 5 Consecutive Seasons Ranked 5 Highest Ranking 4 (Jan. 24, 2011) Record As Ranked Team Record As Ranked Team vs. AP Top Record As Ranked Team vs. Unranked LAST TIME SAN DIEGO STATE WAS... Ranked: Feb. 23, 2015 Ranked In The Top 15: Dec. 1, 2014 (13th) Ranked In The Top 10: March 10, 2014 (T-8th) Ranked In The Top 5: Feb. 10, 2014 (5th) RANK WEEKS RECORD No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 No No No No No No No No No. 12 No No No No No No No No No No No No No TOTALS n The Aztecs have claimed the last three regular-season championships, a feat never before accomplished in school history. n San Diego State has won the outright regular-season title in two of the last three seasons. n SDSU has 10 Mountain West titles (six regular season and four tournament). The next closest school is New Mexico with eight. n Prior to Steve Fisher s arrival in , the Aztecs only won 17 titles (regular season and tournament). San Diego State s first season of basketball was IN A CLASS OF THEIR OWN n San Diego State has won outright Mountain West regular-season titles in two of the last three seasons (2014 and 2016). With that in mind, Winston Shepard, Matt Shrigley, Dakarai Allen, D Erryl Williams and Niksha Federico are the only Aztecs to play on a pair of outright MW title teams. HITTING THE BOARDS n Prior to the start of conference play, the Aztecs were plus-4.2 in the rebounding department, but minus-0.4 in the offensive rebounding category. Their non-conference record: 7-6. n In league play, the numbers improved dramatically. In conference action, SDSU was plus-7.9 in rebounding and plus-3.0 in offensive rebounding. Its conference record: n In the NIT, San Diego State is plus-7.5 in rebounding, which has helped it to a 2-0 mark so far. CLICKING n The Aztecs clicked during conference play as they had at least three starters reach double figures in scoring in 10 of 18 MW games. Twice they had four hit the double-digit plateau, which marked the only two times SDSU has accomplished the feat this season. n SDSU s starters also did a number on the boards. In 18 MW games, the Aztecs had 12 double-digit rebounders, including four at Nevada. n At the end of the conference season, three of the Aztec starters averaged more than 12.3 points in conference, four averaged at least 7.7 points, and the other, Spencer, grabbed 6.8 rebounds per game. n In the NIT, San Diego State has had at least three starters reach double figures in scoring and had a total of six players, including four starters, score at least 10 points. SDSU has also had three double-digit rebounders, including two vs. Washington. KELL NAMED MW PLAYER OF THE WEEK n Trey Kell was named the Mountain West Player of the Week on Jan. 25. It was his first award of his career and San Diego State s first honor this season. n In home victories over Fresno State and Utah State, the guard averaged a team-high 21.0 points, 4.0 rebounds, 2.5 assists and a team-high 2.0 steals. He shot 63.6 percent from the floor and 57.1 percent from three-point range, while making 10-of-15 free throws. n In the overtime win vs. the Bulldogs, Kell scored a career-high 27 points on 9-of-13 shooting and a season-high seven free throws, five rebounds, a team-high four assists and a personal-best three steals. n The St. Augustine High graduate completed his week with his seven straight double-figure scoring game, posting 15 points to go with three rebounds, one assist and one steal vs. the Aggies. Of his 15 points, 12 were scored after halftime and 10 came during SDSU s 12-0 run once Utah State took a lead early in the second half. THREE DOUBLE-DOUBLES, ANIMAL STYLE n In the game at Nevada, San Diego State had four players turn in double-doubles: Trey Kell (17 pts., 10 rebs.), Winston Shepard (12 pts., 10 rebs.), Zylan Cheatham (11 pts., 10 rebs.). n It marked the sixth time in school history that the Aztecs accomplished the feat and the first time since Jan. 29, 2008, when Ryan Amoroso (23 pts., 11 rebs.), Lorrenzo Wade (18 pts., 10 rebs.) and Billy White (17 pts., 10 rebs.) did it. n It was the 20th such occurance this season and SDSU became the 18th team to accomplish the feat. Hofstra and Louisiana-Monroe had each done it twice this year. 4X10 n San Diego State had four players reach double-figure totals in rebounding at Nevada: Zylan Cheatham (10), Trey Kell (10), Winston Shepard (10), Skylar Spencer (10). n It marked just the second time this season a team has had four players with at least 10 boards in game. Colorado State did it vs. UTEP on Nov. 28, SPENCER ETCHES HIS NAME TWICE IN THE MW RECORD BOOK n Skylar Spencer made Mountain West history with his one blocked shot at Long Beach State. With the rejection, he became the league s all-time shot block record holder with 245. Wyoming s Justin Williams, who has 244 rejections, previously held the record ( ). AZTEC CALENDAR INCORPORATED ON HYPER ELITE DISRUPTION UNIFORMS n Similar to the Aztec football team, SDSU men s basketball has incorporated the Aztec Calendar into their new Nike Hyper Elite Disruption uniforms. n The Calendar, which was used by the Aztecs and is a piece of Mexican history dating back to the 1400s, is featured on the back panel of the uniform top. n All of Aztecs markings on the uniform, from the San Diego State across the chest, to the name and number on the back, to SDSU s primary logo on the shorts, are tackle-twill. The shorts, meanwhile, feature a 26-degree speed graphic on each of the sides.

7 n He currently has 297 blocked shots. n Spencer also became the conference s all-time shot blocker in league games only when he had two in the first half vs. Fresno State. The two rejections gave him 118, which pushed him past UNLV s Khem Birch, who had 117 in MW games. Spencer finished the game vs. the Bulldogs with a game-high four. He ended his MW campaign with 138 blocked shots in conference games. n In his time on The Mesa, Spencer has three of the top-seven single-season efforts, including the record of 91 set last season. n His 89 blocks as a sophomore rank second, while his freshman total of 51 is the seventh-best performance in school history. This season, he has 66 blocked shots, which is the fifth-best effort. SELECT COMPANY n Winston Shepard put up a team-high 18 points, six rebounds, a game-high five assists and a career- and game-high five steals at Utah State to become one of just five players in the nation this season to record a game with at least 18+ points, 6+ rebounds, 5+ assists and 5+ steals. The others: Kris Dunn of Providence, Shaquille Harrison of Tulsa, Jarelle Reischel of Eastern Kentucky, Ben Simmons of LSU. n With that stat line against the Aggies, Shepard did something that had been accomplished just twice before in the last 20 seasons at San Diego State. Coincidentally, Shepard did it vs. St. Katherine on Dec. 27, 2013 (the other player was Jamaal Franklin). n Trey Kell, meanwhile, joined select company as well after he scored a career-high 27 points (highest output for an Aztec since Xavier Thames scored 30 on March 20, 2014) and added five rebounds, four assists and three steals vs. Fresno State. He became the first Aztec to produce those minimums in those four categories since Brandon Heath (Feb. 24, 2007), the school s all-time leading scorer. MOUNTAIN WEST STANDINGS Team Overall Conference San Diego State Fresno State Boise State Nevada New Mexico UNLV Colorado State Utah State Wyoming Air Force San José State **Through March 21 games** ATOP THE MOUNTAIN n Since the beginning of the Mountain West in , San Diego State has the most men s basketball championships than any other current member of the league, which is a remarkable feat considering the Aztecs went 0-14 in league play the first season ( ) and 4-10 the second year ( ). Here is the list of current Mountain West schools with their regular-season championships (includes ties) and tournament championships: 1. San Diego State 10, New Mexico 8, t-3. UNLV 3, t-3. Wyoming 3, 5. Air Force 1, Colorado State 1, Boise State 1, Fresno State 1. MOUNTAIN WEST RECORDS (through ), SINCE SEASON (includes MW Championship) Rk. Team W L Pct. RS Championships Tourney Championships 1. San Diego State New Mexico UNLV Colorado State Boise State Fresno State Utah State Wyoming Nevada Air Force San José State NOT AN EASY TASK n SDSU truly has a homecourt edge and its record inside Viejas Arena speaks for itself. The Aztecs are in their last 118 home games. n Since the start of , the Aztecs are (.888) inside Viejas. SDSU has suffered four losses at home this season, which is a first for the program since n The.887 winning percentage since the start of , is the eighth-best nationally. n Only 15 teams have won inside Viejas Arena since the start of Of the 15, eight were non-conference foes. BEST HOME RECORDS, SINCE (Through March 21) Rk. Team W L Pct. 1. Kansas Duke Gonzaga Brigham Young Belmont Ohio State Kentucky San Diego State Stephen F. Austin VCU TOUGH AWAY FROM HOME n San Diego State is (69.2 percent) in road/neutral games since March 6, That is the fifth-highest winning percentage in the country during that time frame. BEST ROAD/NEUTRAL RECORDS, SINCE MARCH 6, 2010 (Through March 21) Rk. Team W L Pct. 1. Gonzaga Wichita State Duke Kansas

8 QUICK FACTS GENERAL Location San Diego, Calif., Founded Enrollment ,396 Nickname Aztecs Colors Scarlet and Black PMS Color Arena Viejas Arena at Aztec Bowl Opened Capacity ,414 Affiliation NCAA Division I Conference Mountain West President Dr. Elliot Hirshman Alma Mater (Year) Yale (1983) Athletics Director Jim Sterk Alma Mater (Year) Western Washington (1980) Athletic Department Phone Ticket Office Phone or SDSU HISTORY Seasons of Basketball Entering 95th First Season of Basketball All-Time Record (Entering ) ,395-1,077-1 NCAA Tournament Appearances Seasons of Div. I Basketball Entering 46th First Season of Div. I Basketball All-Time Div. I Record (Entering ) NCAA Div. I Tournament Appearances Last NCAA Appearance NIT Appearances Last NIT Appearance MEDIA RELATIONS Sr. Assoc. AD/Comm. & MR Mike May May Cell Phone May mmay@mail.sdsu.edu Asst. AD/Media Relations Darin Wong Wong Cell Phone Wong dwong@mail.sdsu.edu SID Mailing Address Aztec Media Relations Fowler Athletics Center th Street, Suite San Diego State University San Diego, CA SID Main Office Number SID Fax Number Alma Mater (Year) Wayne State (1976) Administrative Assistant Leana DeKock TEAM INFORMATION Overall Record Home Away Neutral MW Record Home Away Mountain West Finish T-1st MW Tournament Finalist (2-1) Postseason NCAA NCAA Finish South, Third Round (1-1) Final Top-25 Ranking NA (AP)/RV (Coaches) Starters Returning/Lost /2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost /5 5. San Diego State Kentucky Stephen. F. Austin Louisville North Carolina Wisconsin n Included in that stretch are victories at Kansas, at Arizona, at Gonzaga, at New Mexico (four times), at UNLV (eight times), at California, at Utah State (twice), at Utah and at USC. Also included are neutral court victories over UCLA, California, Marquette, Creighton, New Mexico, BYU (twice), Oklahoma, Pittsburgh and St. John s. COMEBACK KIDS n When San Diego State upset No. 14/13 California in Las Vegas on Thanksgiving night, 72-58, it took a 15-point second-half rally to complete the comeback. n The successful rally was the second-largest second-half deficit overcome for a victory since in school history (page 194 of media guide). n The rally was the fourth-largest overcome for a win, regardless of half, since in school history. WE OWN THE SYSTEM n San Diego State is a member of the California State University system and has won 21 straight home games against CSU schools. The streak dates to the campaign. The Aztecs last loss to a Cal State school at home happened back on Jan. 5, 2000, against Cal State Fullerton, which occurred during Steve Fisher s first season at SDSU. n SDSU has also won 21 consecutive non-conference games vs. its fellow CSU institutions. The Aztecs have not suffered a loss since Nov. 27, 2000, at Fresno State (WAC). HEMSLEY S DEBUT n Jeremy Hemsley s SDSU debut was an impressive one with a game-high 20 points (8-13 FG, 1-3 3FG, 3-5 FT), six rebounds and a team-best five assists vs. Illinois State. n Hemsley s effort was the 21st time since that an Aztec posted at least 20 points, six rebounds and five assists in a single game. He was also first SDSU freshman since Kawhi Leonard to accomplish the feat. Leonard put up 23 points, 18 rebounds and five assists vs. Cal State Fullerton on Dec. 9, n Hemsley is the first Aztec to put up that stat line vs. a Division I opponent since Jamaal Franklin went for 21 points, eight rebounds and five assists vs. Oklahoma in the second round of the 2013 NCAA tournament. ALLEN S BREAKOUT PERFORMANCE n Dakarai Allen enjoyed the best game of his career in the season opener vs. Illinois State with a career-high 16 points (4-5 FG, 7-8 FT), three rebounds, one assist and a personal-high-tying three blocked shots in 28 minutes. n In 62 career games prior to the Illinois State game, he had scored a career-high eight points three times and logged a personal-record 25 minutes once, which was back in In 13 first-half minutes vs. the Redbirds, he already had 12 points. n He also set career highs in field goals (4), and tied a career high in free throws (7), three-pointers (1) and blocked shots (3). POPE NAMED TO JULIUS ERVING AWARD WATCH LIST n Malik Pope was named to the Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year Award Watch List in October. n Pope is one of 20 up for the annual honor named after the Hall of Famer and 11-time NBA All-Star. n The award, which is in its second year, recognizes the top small forwards in Division I. The watch list, meanwhile, was selected by a national committee comprised of top college basketball personnel. VETERAN GROUP n The Aztecs entered the season featuring a roster that had a total of 587 games under their collective belt, which is more than both of the program s NCAA Sweet 16 squads. The group entered the year with 523 career games played, while the team boasted 450 career Division I outings at the start of that campaign. n San Diego State returned from a year ago, 58.4 percent of its scoring, 72.5 percent of its rebounding, 56.0 percent of its assists, 91.6 percent of its blocked shots, 52.6 percent of its steals, 63.4 percent of its minutes played and 51.3 percent of its made three-point field goals. PRETTY GOOD WHEN LOW ON TIME n The Aztecs have been good at preparing when short on time. When there is less than 24 hours to prepare, SDSU is 16-2 in its last 18 regular-season tries. AZTECS SIGN JALEN MCDANIELS n On the first day of the signing period, San Diego State signed Jalen McDaniels to a National Letter of Intent. n A 6-9, 195-pound forward, McDaniels hails from Federal Way High School in Federal Way, Washington. n Scout rankings: Four stars, No. 84 nationally n 247Sports rankings: Four stars, No. 120 nationally n Rivals rankings: Three stars, No. 127 nationally n ESPN rankings: Three stars n As a junior last season, he helped Federal Way High to the Class 4A state championship where he posted 16 points and eight rebounds.

9 STREAKING THROUGH CALIFORNIA n SDSU had won 47 straight games vs. teams from the state of California, a streak that dated to Dec. 2, 2009, before falling at Fresno State, 59-57, on Jan. 3. n The Aztecs are now 56-4 in their last 60 vs. California schools. n San Diego State has also beaten six Pac-12 schools during this remarkable run. n The 47-game winning streak vs. California schools was the longest active streak in the country ahead of second-place BYU (22 straight vs. Colorado teams) and Pittsburgh (22 straight vs. Pennsylvania teams). n Since the start of the season, San Diego State owns the best record of any school in California (168-45). TOUGH TICKET n The Aztecs have played in front of 72 straight regular-season home sellouts at Viejas Arena. n The campaign represents the fourth straight year SDSU is sold out on a season-ticket basis. n San Diego State has led all California Division I schools in average home attendance the last five seasons. n By averaging 12,414 fans at its home games in , SDSU ranked 27th nationally. PROGRAM NOTES ENTERING n San Diego State is coming off its school-record sixth straight NCAA tournament appearance, which is the eighth-longest active streak nationally entering the season. n SDSU is the only school from the state of California to earn an NCAA tournament berth six years in a row. There are 24 Division I schools that reside in The Golden State. n The Aztecs advanced to the Round of 32 last season and are one of nine schools nationally to make it to at least the third round in each of the last three seasons. n SDSU is one of five schools to have won at least 23 games and reached the NCAA tournament in each of the last six seasons. The other four are Duke, Gonzaga, Ohio State and Wisconsin. n San Diego State owns six of the Mountain West s last eight NCAA tournament victories (current members only) after reaching the Round of 32 last season. n SDSU won 27 games in , and have won at least 23 games in seven straight seasons (27.4 wins per year). The Aztecs have also won at least 25 games in six of the last seven years, including the last two campaigns (29.0 wins per year). n San Diego State has won at least 20 games (25.8 wins per year) and advanced to the postseason 10 consecutive years (seven NCAAs, three NITs). n The Aztecs shared the Mountain West regular-season championship and enter the campaign as the back-to-back regular-season champions. SDSU has won a conference-record nine league titles. n SDSU has outright won or shared the Mountain West regular-season crown five times in the last six years. n SDSU finished the campaign ranked 27th in the final KenPom rankings and was fourth in defensive adjusted efficiency (89.0). The Aztecs also finished seventh in defensive effective field-goal percentage (43.5), 15th in defensive two-point field-goal percentage (42.3) and 22nd in three-point field-goal percentage (30.6). n Last season, the Aztecs appeared in the Associated Press Top-25 Poll seven times and was either in the rankings or receiving votes in 17 of the 19 weeks. SDSU was ranked as high as 13 (Dec. 1). n San Diego State appeared in the USA Today Coaches Top-25 Poll all 20 editions of the rankings. The Aztecs, however, were ranked 11 times and rose to as high as 14 (Dec. 1). SDSU finished the season in the receiving votes category.

10 Jeff Jacobs JAM Center On Aug. 23, 2015, San Diego State held a grand-opening ceremony for the 23,500-square-foot Jeff Jacobs JAM Center. The $15-million facility is located just south of Fowler Athletics Center and east of the San Diego State football practice fields. The JAM Center includes: - Two full-length basketball courts - Eight baskets - Keiser strength equipment - Locker rooms - Two scoreboards - Team lounges - Athletic training room - Coaches locker rooms - Film room equipped with 80-inch short throw projector with write-on capability Hundreds of supporters contributed to the effort to make the Jeff Jacobs JAM Center a reality. In addition to the naming gift from Jeff Jacobs, Hal and Debby Jacobs, Steve and Lisa Altman and Jim Morris, creating the name "JAM" Center, sizeable donations were made from the Manna Charitable Foundation and the Walter and Betty Zable Foundation.

11 SDSU BROADCAST ROSTER [4] Georgia Tech at [2] San Diego State Steve Fisher Court at Viejas Arena March 23, 2016 # 0 SKYLAR SPENCER Forward 6-10, 240, Senior-3L Inglewood, Calif. Price High PPG: 3.8 RPG: 5.7 APG: 0.6 FG%: FG: 0/0 FT%: 50.0 # 3 ANGELO CHOL Forward 6-9, 215, Senior-1L San Diego, Calif. Arizona PPG: 3.9 RPG: 3.1 APG: 0.3 FG%: FG: 0/0 FT%: 71.4 # 4 DAKARAI ALLEN Guard 6-5, 195, Junior-2L Elk Grove, Calif. Sheldon High PPG: 6.4 RPG: 2.7 APG: 1.1 FG%: FG: 26.3 FT%: 65.1 # 11 D ERRYL WILLIAMS Guard 6-3, 195, Junior-2L Sacramento, Calif. Sheldon High PPG: 1.3 RPG: 0.7 APG: 0.3 FG%: FG: 0/3 FT%: 57.1 # 12 TREY KELL Guard 6-4, 210, Sophomore-1L San Diego, Calif. St. Augustine HS PPG: 12.6 RPG: 3.9 APG: 1.5 FG%: FG: 37.7 FT%: 66.7 # 13 WINSTON SHEPARD Forward 6-8, 210, Senior-3L Houston, Texas Findlay Prep PPG: 11.4 RPG: 6.6 APG: 3.1 FG%: FG: 23.8 FT%: 71.0 # 14 ZYLAN CHEATHAM Forward 6-9, 215, Freshman-RS Phoenix, Ariz. South Mountain High PPG: 8.0 RPG: 5.4 APG: 0.9 FG%: FG: 17.6 FT%: 71.1 # 15 BEN PEREZ Guard 6-3, 175, Freshman-HS San Marcos, Calif. USAF Prep Academy PPG: 3.0 RPG: 0.8 APG: 0.2 FG%: FG: 26.7 FT%: 3/4 # 20 MATT SHRIGLEY Guard 6-6, 180, Junior-2L San Diego, Calif. La Costa Canyon High PPG: 2.6 RPG: 1.0 APG: 0.7 FG%: FG: 30.2 FT%: 0/1 # 21 MALIK POPE Forward 6-10, 210, Sophomore-1L Sacramento, Calif. Laguna Creek High PPG: 7.4 RPG: 4.8 APG: 0.8 FG%: FG: 38.9 FT%: 65.5 # 22 PARKER U U Guard 6-5, 220, Junior-SQ Sacramento, Calif. Hartford PPG: 0.5 RPG: 0.5 APG: 0.6 FG%: 1/5 3FG: 0/3 FT%: 2/2 # 33 NIKSHA FEDERICO Forward 6-7, 190, Junior-SQ San Diego, Calif. Cathedral Catholic High PPG: 1.3 RPG: 0.2 APG: 0.2 FG%: 3/7 3FG: 2/5 FT%: 0/0 # 42 JEREMY HEMSLEY Guard 6-3, 180, Freshman-HS Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. Damien High PPG: 12.3 RPG: 2.5 APG: 1.9 FG%: FG: 36.3 FT%: 76.3 HEAD COACH STEVE FISHER 25th full season ( ) 17th year at SDSU ( ) 1989 NCAA champion 3 NCAA title game appearances 15 NCAA tournament appearances Two-time national coach of the year

12 SAN DIEGO STATE ALPHABETICAL ROSTER Most Recent Div. I Season No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Exp. PPG RPG APG Hometown (High School/Previous School) 4 Dakarai Allen G Jr. 2L Elk Grove, Calif. (Sheldon High) 14 Zylan Cheatham F Fr. RS Phoenix, Ariz. (South Mountain High) 3 Angelo Chol F Sr. 1L San Diego, Calif. (Hoover High/Arizona) 33 Niksha Federico F Jr. SQ San Diego, Calif. (Cathedral Catholic High) 42 Jeremy Hemsley G Fr. HS Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. (Damien High) 12 Trey Kell G So. 1L San Diego, Calif. (St. Augustine High) 24 Nolan Narain F Fr. HS Hamilton, Ontario, Canada (La Lumiere School (Ind.)) 15 Ben Perez G Fr. HS San Marcos, Calif. (Air Force Prep Academy (Colo.)) 21 Malik Pope F So. 1L Sacramento, Calif. (Laguna Creek High) 13 Winston Shepard F Sr. 3L Houston, Texas (Findlay Prep (Nev.)) 20 Matt Shrigley F Jr. 2L San Diego, Calif. (La Costa Canyon High) 0 Skylar Spencer F Sr. 3L Inglewood, Calif. (Price High) 22 Parker U u G Jr. SQ Sacramento, Calif. (Jesuit High/Hartford) 11 D Erryl Williams G Jr. 2L Sacramento, Calif. (Sheldon High) SAN DIEGO STATE NUMERICAL ROSTER Most Recent Div. I Season No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Exp. PPG RPG APG Hometown (High School/Previous School) 0 Skylar Spencer F Sr. 3L Inglewood, Calif. (Price High) 3 Angelo Chol F Sr. 1L San Diego, Calif. (Hoover High/Arizona) 4 Dakarai Allen G Jr. 2L Elk Grove, Calif. (Sheldon High) 11 D Erryl Williams G Jr. 2L Sacramento, Calif. (Sheldon High) 12 Trey Kell G So. 1L San Diego, Calif. (St. Augustine High) 13 Winston Shepard F Sr. 3L Houston, Texas (Findlay Prep (Nev.)) 14 Zylan Cheatham F Fr. RS Phoenix, Ariz. (South Mountain High) 15 Ben Perez G Fr. HS San Marcos, Calif. (Air Force Prep Academy (Colo.)) 20 Matt Shrigley F Jr. 2L San Diego, Calif. (La Costa Canyon High) 21 Malik Pope F So. 1L Sacramento, Calif. (Laguna Creek High) 22 Parker U u G Jr. SQ Sacramento, Calif. (Jesuit High/Hartford) 24 Nolan Narain F Fr. HS Hamilton, Ontario, Canada (La Lumiere School (Ind.)) 33 Niksha Federico F Jr. SQ San Diego, Calif. (Cathedral Catholic High) 42 Jeremy Hemsley G Fr. HS Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. (Damien High) Head Coach: Steve Fisher (Illinois State, 1967) Associate Head Coach/ Head Coach In Waiting: Brian Dutcher (Minnesota, 1982) Assistant Coaches: Justin Hutson (CSU Bakersfield, 1994), David Velasquez (San Diego State, 2007) Assistant to the Head Coach: Mark Fisher (Michigan, 2001) Director of Operations: Matt Soria (San Diego State, 2002) Director of Player Development: Tim Shelton (San Diego State, 2011) ELIGIBLE IN Most Recent Div. I Season No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Exp. PPG RPG APG Hometown (High School/Previous School) 23 Montaque Gill-Caesar G So. TR Vaughan, Ontario, Canada (Huntington Prep (W.Va.)/Missouri) 10 Max Hoetzel F So. TR Calabasas, Calif. (Wilbraham & Monson Academy (Mass.)/Indiana) PRONUNCIATIONS Dakarai Allen: Duh-KAR-ee Allen Zylan Cheatham: ZY-lin Cheat-um Niksha Federico: NEEK-sha Federico Montaque Gill-Caesar: Mahn-TACK Gill-Caesar Max Hoetzel: Max HOTE-zull Parker U u: Parker You-you D Erryl Williams: Dee-AIR-ol Williams

13 STEVE FISHER 25th-Full Season 17th Season at SDSU Illinois State, 1967 RECORD BREAKDOWN Career Home Away Neutral By Month November December January February March April 4-2 Games Decided By/In 1-Point Games Points Points or Less Overtime n 2015 John R. Wooden Legends of Coaching Award Recipient n 2011 Naismith Coach of the Year n 2011 NABC Coach of the Year n 2011 Adolph Rupp Cup recipient n 1992 Basketball Times Coach of the Year n 15 NCAA tournament appearances (8 San Diego State, 7 Michigan) n 22 postseason appearances n 10 Mountain West championships (6 regular season, 4 tournament) n 4-time MW Coach of the Year (2011, 2012, 2014, 2016-media/coaches) n 3-time NABC District Coach of the Year (2011, 2012, 2014) n 2-time USBWA District Coach of the Year (2011, 2012) n 2-time Basketball Times District Coach of the Year (2012, 2014) n SDSU and Mountain West all-time winningest coach n Longest-tenured coach in Mountain West history Steve Fisher Year-By-Year Conference Year School W L Pct. W L Pct. Postseason/Honors 1989 Michigan NCAA Champions Michigan NCAA Second Round Michigan NIT First Round Michigan NCAA Runner-Up, Basketball Times Coach of the Year Michigan NCAA Runner-Up Michigan NCAA Regional Finalist Michigan NCAA First Round Michigan NCAA First Round Michigan NIT Champions Eight Full Seasons at UM NCAA Tournaments, 9 Postseason Appearances Year School W L Pct. W L Pct. Postseason/Honors San Diego State San Diego State th-most improved team in the country (Sagarin Ratings) San Diego State NCAA First Round; Aztecs first NCAA trip since San Diego State NIT Second Round; Aztecs reach postseason in consecutive yrs San Diego State Two players that earned all-league honors return in San Diego State Young Aztecs drop seven games by four points or less or in overtime San Diego State NCAA First Round; MWC regular season and tournament champs San Diego State NIT Second Round; First road win in D-I postseason tourney San Diego State NIT First Round; Third straight 20-win season San Diego State NIT Semifinals; Fourth straight 20-win year; SDSU-record 26 wins San Diego State NCAA First Round, MWC tournament champions San Diego State NCAA Sweet 16; MWC champions (co-reg. season, tourney), MWC COY San Diego State NCAA Second Round; MW co-reg. season champs; MW COY San Diego State NCAA Third Round; Fifth straight season with at least 23 wins San Diego State NCAA Sweet 16; Outright Mountain West regular-season champions, MW COY San Diego State NCAA Third Round; MW co-regular-season champions San Diego State Outright Mountain West regular-season champions, MW COY - media 17 Seasons at SDSU NCAA Tournaments; 13 Postseason Appearances W L Pct. W L Pct. Postseason/Honors 25-Full Season Career NCAA Tournaments, 22 Postseason Appearances

14 SEASON / CAREER HIGHS Points Season 15 vs. California ( ) Career 15 vs. California ( ) 0 SKYLAR SPENCER Rebounds Season 12 vs. Wyoming ( ) Career 13 at Washington ( ) Assists Season 2 vs. Washington ( ) 2 vs. Boise State ( ) 2 vs. Fresno State ( ) Career 3 vs. CSUN ( ) Field Goals Season 5 vs. California ( ) Career 6 at San Diego ( ) Field Goals Attempted Season 5 at Colorado State ( ) 5 at Utah State (1-2-16) 5 vs. California ( ) 5 at Utah ( ) 5 vs. Illinois State ( ) Career 10 at Kansas (1-5-14) Three-Point Field Goals Season Career Three-Point FG Attempted Season Career Free Throws Season 6 vs. Wyoming ( ) Career 6 vs. Wyoming ( ) 6 vs. Ball State ( ) Free Throws Attempted Season 8 vs. Wyoming ( ) 8 vs. California ( ) Career 8 vs. Wyoming ( ) 8 vs. California ( ) 8 at Washington ( ) Steals Season 2 vs. Nevada ( ) 2 at Colorado State ( ) Career 4 vs. New Mexico State ( ) Blocked Shots Season 7 vs. West Virginia ( ) Career 7 vs. West Virginia ( ) Minutes Played Season 33 vs. New Mexico (2-6-16) 33 vs. Kansas ( ) Career 40 at Utah State ( ) FORWARD SENIOR - 3L INGLEWOOD, CALIF. (PRICE HIGH) MW DEF. POY (MEDIA, COACHES), MW DEF. TEAM, MW HON. MENTION (MEDIA), LV INVITE ALL-TOURNEY Quick Hits * Averaing 3.0 blocked shots in the NIT. * After he and Winston Shepard helped SDSU beat New Mexico (3-1-16) on the road, the duo set the MW record for most conference wins at 54. They finished with 55 victories. * Has won 108 games in his career, which is the school and conference record. * Is the Mountain West career blocked shots leader with 297 rejections (previous record was 244 by Justin Williams of Wyoming). * Is the MW career blocked shots leader in conference games only with 138 denials. The previous record was 117 held by UNLV s Khem Birch. * Has at least one blocked shot in 117 games, including 97 of his last 111, and multiple blocks 84 times in his career. * Is one of seven active players nationally with at least 600 rebounds and 275 blocked shots in a career. * Pulled down eight or more rebounds in four straight games for the first time in his career until he had two rebounds at Boise State ( ) to snap the streak. His previous best was two, which he had done twice before. Season Highlights * Pulled down a game-high eight rebounds to go with nine points and two blocked shots vs. Illinois State ( ). * Led all players with two blocked shots at No. 16/16 Utah ( ). * Scored a career-high 15 points on 5-for-5 shooting and two blocked shots vs. No. 14/13 California ( ). * Blocked a career-high seven shots and led the team with five rebounds vs. No. rv/22 West Virginia ( ). * Set the Mountain West career blocked shots record at Long Beach State ( ). * Made all four of his field-goal attempts and ultimately finished with eight points, six rebounds a game-high two blocked shots vs. Biola ( ). * Blocked a game-high four shots, while adding five points and five rebounds vs. Nicholls ( ). * Had five rebounds, including four offensive, and blocked a game-high three shots vs. Grand Canyon ( ). * Started vs. No. 2/3 Kansas ( ) and posted six points and seven rebounds in a season-high 33 minutes. * Grabbed a season- and game-high 12 rebounds and made a career-high six free throws en route to eight points to go with a game-high two blocks vs. Wyoming ( ). * Led the team at Utah State (1-2-16) with eight rebounds, the second straight game in which he has led the team in the category. * Pulled down a game-high eight rebounds vs. San José State (1-6-16). * Had seven points, a game-high eight rebounds and a season-high two steals at Colorado State ( ). * Led the team with 11 rebounds and four blocked shots, and added six points and a season-high two assists vs. Fresno State ( ). * Filled the stat sheet with four points, six rebounds and a game-high four blocked shots vs. Utah State ( ). * Shared game-high honors with 10 rebounds to go along with five points, one assist and a team-high two blocked shots at Nevada ( ). * Led the team with nine boards and three blocked shots while making 3-of-4 from the floor to finish with seven points at UNLV ( ) GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Opponent GS FG 3FG FT O-D-R PF TP A TO B S MP Illinois State * at Utah * San Diego Christian * Little Rock * East Carolina vs. California vs. West Virginia at Long Beach State vs. San Diego Biola Nicholls Grand Canyon Kansas * Wyoming * at Utah State * San José State * at Colorado State * at Boise State * Fresno State * Utah State * at Nevada * at UNLV * Colorado State * New Mexico * at Fresno State * Air Force * at San José State * at Wyoming * Boise State * at New Mexico * UNLV * vs. Utah State * vs. Nevada * vs. Fresno State * IPFW * Washington * MISCELLANEOUS STATS / SAN DIEGO STATE RECORD Season Career Career Category Games SDSU W/L Games SDSU W/L Double-Figure Scoring Double-Figure Rebounding Led SDSU in Scoring Led SDSU in Rebounding Multiple Blocked Shots One Turnover or Less Consecutive Games Current Long Consecutive Games Played Without Fouling Out 3 68 Scoring A Point 1 16 Double-Figure Scoring 0 1 With At Least 1 Blocked Shot 5 18 * Made all four shot attempts to finish with eight points while pulling down a game-high 10 rebounds and blocking a game-high three shots vs. New Mexico (2-6-16). * Led all players with nine rebounds at Wyoming ( ). * Matched his season high with two assists vs. Boise State ( ). * Grabbed seven rebounds, including a game-high five offensive rebounds, vs. UNLV (3-5-16). * Blocked eight shots in three MW Championship games, including a game-high three apiece vs. Utah State ( ) and Fresno State ( ). * Blocked a pair of shots vs. IPFW ( ) in the first round of the NIT. * Filled the stat sheet with six points, five rebounds, a season-high two assists and a game-high four blocked shots vs. Washington ( ) in the second round of the NIT. u SPENCER CAREER STATISTICS Year G-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. OR DR Reb Avg. PF-D AT TO BS ST Pts Avg Totals ,

15 SEASON / CAREER HIGHS Points Season 12 vs. Utah State ( ) Career 12 vs. Utah State ( ) Rebounds Season 9 vs. Utah State ( ) Career 9 vs. Utah State ( ) Assists Season 3 at Colorado State ( ) Career 3 at Colorado State ( ) Field Goals Season 5 vs. Utah State ( ) Career 5 vs. Utah State ( ) Field Goals Attempted Season 7 vs. UNLV (3-5-16) 7 vs. Utah State ( ) Career 10 vs. Fresno State ( ) Three-Point Field Goals Season Career Three-Point FG Attempted Season Career Free Throws Season 3 vs. Utah State ( ) Career 4 vs. Pittsburgh ( ) 4 vs. Northern Arizona ( ) 4 at Washington State ( ) 4 vs. Colorado (2-9-12) Free Throws Attempted Season 4 vs. Utah State ( ) 4 vs. Illinois State ( ) Career 7 at Washington State ( ) Steals Season 3 vs. San Diego ( ) Career 4 vs. Valparaiso ( ) Blocked Shots Season 2 at UNLV ( ) 2 vs. Wyoming ( ) 2 vs. Grand Canyon ( ) 2 vs. San Diego ( ) 2 vs. East Carolina ( ) 2 vs. SD Christian ( ) 2 vs. Illinois State ( ) Career 4 at Stanford (2-4-12) Minutes Played Season 25 vs. SD Christian ( ) Career 25 vs. SD Christian ( ) 3 ANGELO CHOL FORWARD SENIOR - 1L SAN DIEGO, CALIF. (ARIZONA) Quick Hits * Is 32 for his last 63 from the field (50.8 percent). * Averaging 5.2 points in his last six games. * Is a career 51.9-percent shooter from the floor. * Rebounds the ball well on the offensive side as 41.2 percent of his career rebounds have come on that end of the floor. * Ranks fourth on the team in blocked shots (21). * Scored in all but four games this season. * Made his first career start in his 103rd game vs. East Carolina ( ). Season Highlights * Blocked two shots and grabbed four boards in eight minutes vs. Illinois State ( ). * Set a then-season high in points (6) and had six rebounds in a career-high 25 minutes vs. San Diego Christian ( ). * Grabbed a then-season-high seven rebounds, including five offensive, and had a thencareer-high two assists vs. Little Rock ( ). * Started his first career game vs. East Carolina ( ) and finished with six points, three rebounds (all offensive) and a game-high two blocked shots. * Scored seven points and pulled down a game-high seven rebounds to go with season highs of two blocked shots and three steals vs. San Diego ( ). * Went for then-season-best eight points and a game- and then-career-high eight rebounds vs. Biola ( ). * Blocked a game- and season-high two shots vs. Wyoming ( ). * Set a career high with three assists at Colorado State ( ). * Established career highs in points (12), rebounds (game-high 9) and field goals (5) in 17 minutes off the bench vs. Utah State ( ). * Tied his career high with two blocked shots and made 2-of-3 shots from the field to finish with four points at UNLV ( ). * Three of his four rebounds came on the offensive glass and he scored six points vs. New Mexico (2-6-16). * Started on Senior Night and finished with eight points, four rebounds and one steal vs. UNLV (3-5-16). * Put up seven points, helped a season-high three free throws, vs. Utah State ( ) in the MW quarterfinals. * Shared team-high honors with seven rebounds, while scoring five points against Nevada ( ) in the MW semifinals. * Made all three of his shots from the field to finish with seven points and two rebounds vs. IPFW ( ) in the first round of the NIT. * Grabbed a team-high-tying two offensive rebounds vs. Washington ( ) in the second round of the NIT GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Opponent GS FG 3FG FT O-D-R PF TP A TO B S MP Illinois State at Utah San Diego Christian Little Rock East Carolina * vs. California * vs. West Virginia * at Long Beach State * vs. San Diego * Biola * Nicholls * Grand Canyon * Kansas Wyoming at Utah State San José State at Colorado State at Boise State Fresno State Utah State at Nevada at UNLV Colorado State New Mexico at Fresno State Air Force at San José State at Wyoming Boise State at New Mexico UNLV vs. Utah State vs. Nevada vs. Fresno State IPFW Washington MISCELLANEOUS STATS / SAN DIEGO STATE RECORD Season Career Career Category Games SDSU W/L Games SDSU W/L Double-Figure Scoring Double-Figure Rebounding Led SDSU in Scoring Led SDSU in Rebounding Multiple Blocked Shots One Turnover or Less Consecutive Games Current Long Consecutive Games Played Without Fouling Out Scoring A Point 8 20 Double-Figure Scoring 0 1 With At Least 1 Blocked Shot 0 5 u CHOL CAREER STATISTICS * at ARIZONA Year G-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. OR DR Reb Avg. PF-D AT TO BS ST Pts Avg * * Totals ,

16 SEASON / CAREER HIGHS Points Season 16 vs. Illinois State ( ) Career 16 vs. Illinois State ( ) Rebounds Season 7 vs. California ( ) 7 vs. Little Rock ( ) Career 7 vs. California ( ) 7 vs. Little Rock ( ) Assists Season 4 at San José State ( ) 4 vs. East Carolina ( ) 4 vs. SD Christian ( ) Career 4 at San José State ( ) 4 vs. East Carolina ( ) 4 vs. SD Christian ( ) Field Goals Season 5 vs. IPFW ( ) Career 5 vs. IPFW ( ) Field Goals Attempted Season 10 vs. SD Christian ( ) Career 10 vs. SD Christian ( ) Three-Point Field Goals Season 3 at Utah ( ) Career 3 at Utah ( ) Three-Point FG Attempted Season 7 vs. Little Rock ( ) Career 7 vs. Little Rock ( ) Free Throws Season 7 vs. Illinois State ( ) Career 7 vs. Illinois State ( ) 7 vs. UC Riverside ( ) Free Throws Attempted Season 9 vs. Utah State ( ) Career 9 vs. Utah State ( ) Steals Season 4 vs. Nevada ( ) 4 at San José State ( ) 4 vs. Wyoming ( ) Career 4 vs. Nevada ( ) 4 at San José State ( ) 4 vs. Wyoming ( ) 4 vs. Utah State ( ) Blocked Shots Season 3 vs. Illinois State ( ) Career 3 vs. Illinois State ( ) 3 vs. Washington ( ) Minutes Played Season 34 vs. Fresno State ( ) Career 34 vs. Fresno State ( ) 4 DAKARAI ALLEN GUARD JUNIOR - 2L ELK GROVE, CALIF. (SHELDON HIGH) Quick Hits * Averaging 10.0 points and 3.0 rebounds in the NIT. * Has scored at least nine points in seven straight games (10.0 ppg), something he has never done before. * Matched his career high for the fourth time this season in the game vs. Washington ( ) with his second straight double-digit scoring performance. * Leads the team in steals (36). * Is one of four current Aztecs with at least 90 career games played. * All 11 of his career double-figure scoring games have come this season with five coming on the road. * Averaging 9.6 points on 29-of-55 shooting (52.7 pct.) in his last eight games. * Has scored in all but two games this season. Season Highlights * Set a career high with 16 points on a personal-best four field goals to go with three rebounds, one assist and a career-high-tying three blocked shots in 28 minutes vs. Illinois State ( ). * Had his second straight solid game with 15 points on 4-of-5 shooting, including a career-high three three-pointers, in a career-best 29 minutes at No. 16/16 Utah ( ). * Dished a career-high four assists in his second career start vs. San Diego Christian ( ). * Led the team with 11 points and a career-high seven rebounds, including a team-high six defensive, vs. Little Rock ( ). * Scored 11 points to go with a career-high four assists vs. East Carolina ( ). * Pulled down a career-high seven rebounds in a then-career-high 31 minutes vs. No. 14/13 California ( ). * Posted 11 points and blocked a game-high two shots at Long Beach State ( ). * Tied a career high with a game-high four steals vs. Wyoming ( ). * Matched his career high with four field goals and was 2-for-2 from behind the arc en route to 10 points at UNLV ( ).... One of his three-pointers came in the second half when the Rebels cut SDSU s lead to one point, which was a part of a 7-0 run and the Aztecs never looked back. * Grabbed five rebounds, which were two off his career high, at Fresno State ( ). * Had a career-high-tying four assists and four steals to go with three points at San José State ( ). * Finished with seven points, three rebounds, three assists and two steals vs. Boise State ( ). * Came off the bench to post 11 points, four rebounds, two assists, one blocked shot and one steal in 25 minutes at New Mexico (3-1-16). * Knocked down a pair of three-pointers and finished with 10 points vs. UNLV (3-5-16). * Came off the bench to post nine points, three rebounds and two assists vs. Utah State ( ) in the MW quarterfinals. * Started and provided 11 points, five rebounds and a career-high four steals vs. Nevada ( ) in the MW semifinals. * Started vs. Fresno State ( ) in the MW championship game and produced nine points, four rebounds and two steals in a career-high 34 minutes. * Made a career-high five field goals en route to 10 points vs. IPFW ( ) in the first round of the NIT. * Poured in 10 points and had four rebounds vs. Washington ( ) in the second round of the NIT GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Opponent GS FG 3FG FT O-D-R PF TP A TO B S MP Illinois State at Utah San Diego Christian * Little Rock East Carolina * vs. California * vs. West Virginia * at Long Beach State * vs. San Diego * Biola * Nicholls * Grand Canyon * Kansas Wyoming at Utah State San José State at Colorado State at Boise State Fresno State Utah State at Nevada * at UNLV Colorado State New Mexico at Fresno State Air Force at San José State at Wyoming Boise State at New Mexico UNLV vs. Utah State vs. Nevada * vs. Fresno State * IPFW * Washington * MISCELLANEOUS STATS / SAN DIEGO STATE RECORD Season Career Career Category Games SDSU W/L Games SDSU W/L Double-Figure Scoring Point Games Led SDSU in Scoring Led SDSU in Rebounding Led SDSU in Assists Multiple Steals One Turnover or Less Consecutive Games Current Long Consecutive Games Played Without Fouling Out 9 44 Scoring A Point Double-Figure Scoring 2 2 With At Least 1 Assist 0 7 u ALLEN CAREER STATISTICS Year G-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. OR DR Reb Avg. PF-D AT TO BS ST Pts Avg Totals ,

17 SEASON / CAREER HIGHS Points Season 9 vs. SD Christian ( ) Career 9 vs. SD Christian ( ) Rebounds Season 4 vs. Nicholls ( ) Career 4 vs. Nicholls ( ) Assists Season 4 vs. Nicholls ( ) Career 4 vs. Nicholls ( ) Field Goals Season 3 vs. SD Christian ( ) Career 3 vs. SD Christian ( ) Field Goals Attempted Season 3 vs. Little Rock ( ) 3 vs. SD Christian ( ) 3 at Utah ( ) 3 vs. Illinois State ( ) Career 3 vs. Little Rock ( ) 3 vs. SD Christian ( ) 3 at Utah ( ) 3 vs. Illinois State ( ) 3 at Fresno State (1-3-15) 3 vs. SD Christian ( ) Three-Point Field Goals Season Career 1 at Fresno State (1-3-15) 1 vs. Ball State ( ) 1 at Fresno State (3-1-14) Three-Point FG Attempted Season 1 vs. Little Rock ( ) 1 vs. Illinois State ( ) Career 1 vs. Little Rock ( ) 1 vs. Illinois State ( ) 1 vs. Ball State ( ) 1 at Fresno State (3-1-14) Free Throws Season 3 vs. SD Christian ( ) Career 3 vs. SD Christian ( ) Free Throws Attempted Season 3 vs. SD Christian ( ) Career 3 at Fresno State (3-1-14) Steals Season 2 vs. Nicholls ( ) 2 vs. Little Rock ( ) Career 2 vs. Nicholls ( ) 2 vs. Little Rock ( ) 2 vs. SD Christian ( ) 2 vs. UC Riverside ( ) Blocked Shots Season Career 1 vs. San José State ( ) 1 vs. Coll. of Charleston ( ) 11 D ERRYL WILLIAMS GUARD JUNIOR - 2L SACRAMENTO, CALIF. (SHELDON HIGH) Quick Hits * Averaging 7.2 minutes and has scored more points in a single season than his previous two seasons. * Has committed only 20 turnovers in his career (386 minutes). * Set career highs in scoring, rebounding, steals, field-goal percentage, three-pointers and minutes played last season. Season Highlights * Played 12 minutes and finished with three points and two boards vs. Illinois State ( ). * Matched his then-career high with six points in eight minutes at No. 16/16 Utah ( ). * Set a career high with nine points on 3-of-3 shooting in 17 minutes vs. San Diego Christian ( ). * Had a career-high two steals vs. Little Rock ( ). * Recorded his first assist of the season vs. San Diego ( ). * Finished with a career-high four rebounds, four assists, which was a game high, and two steals vs. Nicholls ( ). * Had one assist in one minute of action vs. Air Force ( ). * Posted two points and one steal in five minutes at San José State ( ). * Played nine minutes in the first-round NIT game vs. IPFW ( ) GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Opponent GS FG 3FG FT O-D-R PF TP A TO B S MP Illinois State at Utah San Diego Christian Little Rock East Carolina vs. California vs. West Virginia at Long Beach State vs. San Diego Biola Nicholls Grand Canyon Kansas Wyoming at Utah State San José State at Colorado State at Boise State Fresno State Utah State at Nevada at UNLV Colorado State New Mexico at Fresno State Air Force at San José State at Wyoming Boise State at New Mexico UNLV vs. Utah State vs. Nevada vs. Fresno State IPFW Washington MISCELLANEOUS STATS / SAN DIEGO STATE RECORD Season Career Career Category Games SDSU W/L Games SDSU W/L Double-Figure Scoring Point Games Led SDSU in Scoring Led SDSU in Rebounding Led SDSU in Assists Multiple 3FG Multiple Steals One Turnover or Less Consecutive Games Current Long Consecutive Games Played 0 7 One Turnover or Less Scoring A Point 0 5 Double-Figure Scoring 0 0 With At Least 1 Assist 0 2 Minutes Played Season 17 vs. SD Christian ( ) Career 18 at Fresno State (1-3-15) u WILLIAMS CAREER STATISTICS Year G-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. OR DR Reb Avg. PF-D AT TO BS ST Pts Avg Totals

18 SEASON / CAREER HIGHS Points Season 27 vs. Fresno State ( ) Career 27 vs. Fresno State ( ) Rebounds Season 10 at Nevada ( ) Career 10 at Nevada ( ) Assists Season 5 at Colorado State ( ) Career 5 at Colorado State ( ) 5 at Nevada (2-4-15) Field Goals Season 9 vs. Fresno State ( ) Career 9 vs. Fresno State ( ) Field Goals Attempted Season 17 vs. New Mexico (2-6-16) 17 at Colorado State ( ) Career 17 vs. New Mexico (2-6-16) 17 at Colorado State ( ) Three-Point Field Goals Season 4 vs. UNLV (3-5-16) 4 at Wyoming ( ) 4 at San José State ( ) 4 vs. Air Force ( ) 4 at Long Beach State ( ) Career 4 - five times Three-Point FG Attempted Season 12 vs. Air Force ( ) Career 12 vs. Air Force ( ) Free Throws Season 7 vs. Colorado State (2-2-16) 7 vs. Fresno State ( ) Career 9 at Wyoming ( ) Free Throws Attempted Season 12 vs. Fresno State ( ) Career 12 vs. Fresno State ( ) 12 vs. St. John s ( ) Steals Season 4 vs. Colorado State (2-2-16) Career 4 vs. Colorado State (2-2-16) Blocked Shots Season 2 vs. Utah State ( ) Career 2 vs. Utah State ( ) Minutes Played Season 37 at Fresno State ( ) 37 at Nevada ( ) 37 vs. Fresno State ( ) 37 at Colorado State ( ) Career 37 at Fresno State ( ) 37 at Nevada ( ) 37 vs. Fresno State ( ) 37 at Colorado State ( ) 12 TREY KELL GUARD SOPHOMORE - 1L SAN DIEGO, CALIF. (ST. AUGUSTINE HIGH) MW 1ST TEAM (COACHES), MW 3RD TEAM (MEDIA), MW ALL-TOURNEY, MW POW (JAN. 25) Quick Hits * Averaging 12.0 points and shooting 4-for-8 from three in the NIT. * Named the MW Player of the Week on Jan. 25 for the first time of his career after averaging 21.0 points, 4.0 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2.0 steals, while shooting 63.6 percent from the floor and 57.1 percent from three in wins over Fresno State and Utah State. * Scored in double figures in 24 of his last 29 games (14.1 ppg; 408 points). Had scored in double digits in a career-high 20 straight (16.2 ppg; 324 points) until the streak was broken vs. Fresno State in the MW finals ( ). * Made a career-high four treys in back-to-back-to-back games (Air Force, at San José State, at Wyoming). * Has made 32 three-pointers in his last 12 outings (2.7 3FGM). * Fourteen of his 26 double-figure scoring games this year have come away from home. * Became just the second Aztec since the season to record a game with at least 27 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals (Brandon Heath vs. No. 21 Brigham Young on Feb. 24, 2007) when he did it vs. Fresno State ( ) GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Opponent GS FG 3FG FT O-D-R PF TP A TO B S MP Illinois State * at Utah * San Diego Christian * Little Rock * East Carolina * vs. California * vs. West Virginia * at Long Beach State * vs. San Diego * Biola * Nicholls * Grand Canyon * Kansas * Wyoming * at Utah State * San José State * at Colorado State * at Boise State * Fresno State * Utah State * at Nevada * at UNLV * Colorado State * New Mexico * at Fresno State * Air Force * at San José State * at Wyoming * Boise State * at New Mexico * UNLV * vs. Utah State * vs. Nevada * vs. Fresno State * IPFW * Washington * Season Highlights * In a then-career-high 31 minutes at No. 16/16 Utah ( ), he matched what was his personal best with 15 points and seven rebounds. * Matched his then-career high with 15 points on a season-high six field goals, including a personal-record three three-pointers vs. East Carolina ( ). * Made a career-high four three-pointers, all in the second half (4-5), and finished with 13 points and a season-high three assists at Long Beach State ( ). * Scored a then-career-high 15 points and had a game- and personal-best three steals vs. Nicholls ( ). * Knocked down a pair of three-pointers en route to 14 points vs. Wyoming ( ). * Registered 13 points and six rebounds in 35 minutes at Utah State (1-2-16). * Recorded 10 points, four rebounds and two assists vs. San José State (1-6-16). * Scored a game- and career-high 19 points on a personal-best eight field goals, snatched five rebounds and matched his career high with a game-high five assists at Colorado State ( ). MISCELLANEOUS STATS / SAN DIEGO STATE RECORD * Set a career high with his fifth straight double-figure scoring performance (11 points) at Boise State ( ). * Exploded for a career-high 27 points on 9-of-13 shooting, five rebounds, a team-high four assists and a career-high three steals vs. Fresno State ( ). * Scored 12 of his 15 points in the second half vs. Utah State ( ). * Posted his first double-double of his career at Nevada ( ) when he put up a team-high 17 points and a game-high 10 boards. * Led the team with 14 points and had seven rebounds at UNLV ( ). * Scored a game-high 19 points and had a career-high four steals vs. Colorado State (2-2-16). * Had 12 points, five rebounds and a team-high two steals vs. New Mexico (2-6-16). Consecutive Games Current Long * Connected on half of his shots (5-10 FG, 3-6 3FG) to post 16 points at Fresno State (2- Double-Figure Scoring ). With At Least 1 Assist 0 11 Played 30 or More Minutes 0 13 * Led the team with 16 points and tied his career high with four three-pointers vs. Air Consecutive Made FTs 4 10 Force ( ). * Went 4-for-4 from three-point distance to match his career high for three-pointers and finished with 15 points at San José State ( ). * Led the team with 24 points on the strength of a career-high four treys at Wyoming ( ). * Scored a game-high 17 points to go with five rebounds, a game high four assists and a game-high two steals vs. Boise State ( ) Season Career Career Category Games SDSU W/L Games SDSU W/L Double-Figure Scoring Double-Figure Assists Double-Doubles Led SDSU in Scoring Led SDSU in Rebounding Led SDSU in Assists Point Games Assist Games * Knocked down 3-of-4 shot from behind the three-point arc and made all six free-throw attempts to finish with 15 points at New Mexico (3-1-16). * Was an efficient 7-for-11 from the field, including 4-for-5 from deep, en route to a team-high 18 points vs. UNLV (3-5-16). * Scored 15 of his game-high 17 points in the second half and added a career-high two blocked shots vs. Utah State ( ) in the MW quarterfinals. * Posted 15 points to lead the team vs. Nevada in the MW semifinal round. * Finished with 16 points in 21 minutes vs. Washington ( ) in the second round of the NIT. u KELL CAREER STATISTICS Year G-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. OR DR Reb Avg. PF-D AT TO BS ST Pts Avg , Totals ,

19 SEASON / CAREER HIGHS Points Season 20 vs. Washington ( ) Career 21 vs. St. Katherine ( ) 13 WINSTON SHEPARD Rebounds Season 11 vs. Wyoming ( ) Career 11 vs. Wyoming ( ) 11 vs. Colorado State ( ) Assists Season 12 vs. IPFW ( ) Career 12 vs. IPFW ( ) Field Goals Season 7 vs. Washington ( ) 7 vs. UNLV (3-5-16) 7 at Utah State (1-2-16) Career 8 vs. Colorado State ( ) Field Goals Attempted Season 16 at Utah State (1-2-16) Career 17 vs. Boise State ( ) Three-Point Field Goals Season 2 vs. UNLV (3-5-16) 2 at Utah ( ) Career 3 vs. Nevada ( ) Three-Point FG Attempted Season 4 vs. Air Force ( ) 4 at Fresno State ( ) 4 vs. San José State (1-6-16) Career 4 - five times Free Throws Season 10 vs. East Carolina ( ) Career 10 vs. East Carolina ( ) 10 vs. Creighton ( ) 10 vs. UNLV ( ) Free Throws Attempted Season 15 vs. East Carolina ( ) Career 15 vs. East Carolina ( ) Steals Season 5 at Utah State (1-2-16) Career 5 at Utah State (1-2-16) 5 vs. St. Katherine ( ) Blocked Shots Season 2 at Nevada ( ) 2 at Utah ( ) Career 3 vs. Boise State ( ) Minutes Played Season 40 vs. New Mexico (2-6-16) Career 40 vs. New Mexico (2-6-16) 40 vs. Brigham Young ( ) SDSU CAREER RANKINGS No. All-Time DI Era Points 1, Rebounds Assists FT Made FG Made Games Played Games Started Minutes Played 3,517 8 Wins 103 T-3 FORWARD SENIOR - 3L HOUSTON, TEXAS (FINDLAY PREP) MW 2ND TEAM (COACHES, MEDIA), MW DEF. TEAM, MW ALL-TOURNEY, LV INVITE ALL-TOURNEY Career Trends * San Diego State is 23-1 (95.8 pct.) when Shepard has 8+ rebounds. * San Diego State is 29-2 (93.5 pct.) when Shepard has 7+ free throw attempts. * San Diego State is 35-3 (92.1 pct.) at home when Shepard scores 10+ points. * San Diego State is 29-5 (85.3 pct.) when Shepard has 7+ points and 1 turnover or less. * San Diego State is 50-9 (84.7 pct.) when Shepard has 5+ free throw attempts. Quick Hits * Averaging 15.0 points (11-22 FG), 10.0 rebounds, 8.0 assists, 1.5 steals in the NIT. * Has scored in double figures a career-high-tying six straight games. * Posted SDSU s first triple-double vs. IPFW ( ) in the first round of the NIT with 10 points, 10 rebounds and a career-high 12 assists.... Is the third player this season at 6-8 or taller to have a triple-double and the 69th since * Only player in school history with 1,000+ points, 700+ rebounds and 300+ assists (assists were kept beginning in ). One of seven active players with those totals. * Last six games: 14.7 ppg, 8.2 rpg, 5.2 apg, 1.3 spg, 5.8 FTA. * Recorded consecutive games (at Utah State and San José State) with 16+ points, 5+ rebounds and 5+ assists. Has five such games in his career (also at SJSU this season) * Became one of just five players this season to record a game with at least 18+ points, 6+ rebounds, 5+ assists and 5+ steals with his effort at Utah State (1-2-16). It marked the third time in the last 20 seasons an SDSU player turned in the aforementioned line. It was the second time he accomplished the feat (vs. St. Katherine, Dec. 27, 2013) (the only other player was Jamaal Franklin). Season Highlights * Went beyond the 1,000-point scoring mark at Utah ( ) as he finished with 19 points.... He is the 30th player in school history to score 1,000 career points. * Scored a team-high 19 points and also led the team in rebounds (7), blocked shots (2) and steals (2) at No. 16/16 Utah ( ). * Registered a team-high 16 points helped by a career-high 10 free throws vs. East Carolina ( ). * Scored all of his team-high 15 points in the second half to go with a team-high four assists and zero turnovers vs. No. 14/13 California ( ). * Posted a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds vs. Nicholls ( ). * Had a game-high 16 points and a career-high 11 rebounds vs. Wyoming ( ). * Led the team with 18 points, five assists and a career-high five steals, and had six rebounds at Utah State (1-2-16). * Had 17 points and a season-high six assists vs. San José State (1-6-16), marking the first time he scored at least 16 points in three straight games in his career. * Had team bests in points (13), rebounds (10) and assists (4) at Boise State ( ). * Posted 12 points, a game-high 10 boards, a team-high two assists and a season-high two blocks at Nevada ( ). * Had 14 points and a game-high nine rebounds vs. Colorado State (2-2-16). * Scored 13 of his 15 points after halftime and had seven rebounds and a season-high six assists in a career-high 40 minutes vs. New Mexico (2-6-16). * Finished with 13 points, seven rebounds, five assists and zero turnovers in 34 minutes MOST GAMES W/16+ POINTS, 5+ REBOUNDS AND 5+ ASSISTS / FISHER ERA (45x total) Pl. Name, Seasons Games 1. Brandon Heath, Jamaal Franklin, Winston Shepard, Lorrenzo Wade, GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Opponent GS FG 3FG FT O-D-R PF TP A TO B S MP Illinois State * at Utah * San Diego Christian DNP - Injured Little Rock * East Carolina vs. California vs. West Virginia at Long Beach State vs. San Diego Biola Nicholls Grand Canyon Kansas * Wyoming * at Utah State * San José State * at Colorado State * at Boise State * Fresno State * Utah State * at Nevada * at UNLV * Colorado State * New Mexico * at Fresno State * Air Force * at San José State * at Wyoming * Boise State * at New Mexico * UNLV * vs. Utah State * vs. Nevada * vs. Fresno State * IPFW * Washington * MISCELLANEOUS STATS / SAN DIEGO STATE RECORD Season Career Career Category Games SDSU W/L Games SDSU W/L Double-Figure Scoring Point Games Double-Doubles Triple-Doubles Led SDSU in Scoring Led SDSU in Rebounding Led SDSU in Assists Multiple Assists Multiple 3FGM One Turnover or Less Consecutive Games Current Long Consecutive Games Played Without Fouling Out 2 80 Scoring A Point Double-Figure Scoring 6 6 With At Least 1 3FGM 0 6 vs. Air Force ( ). * Had a game-high 17 points and seven assists (career high), while adding seven rebounds at San José State ( ). * Scored 10 of his 14 points in the second half and had a game-high three assists at Wyoming ( ). * Went off for 18 points (2-2 3FG), six rebounds, three assists and two steals vs. UNLV (3-5-16). * Recorded 12 points, eight rebounds and three assists vs. Utah State ( ) in the MW quarterfinals. * Had 13 points and a team-high seven rebounds and two assists vs. Nevada ( ) in the MW semifinals. * Flirted with a triple double vs. Fresno State ( ) in the MW finals with 15 points, eight rebounds and career-high seven assists. * Had a season-high 20 points, 10 rebounds and four assists vs. Washington ( ) in the second round of the NIT. u SHEPARD CAREER STATISTICS Year G-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. OR DR Reb Avg. PF-D AT TO BS ST Pts Avg , Totals , , ,

20 CAREER HIGHS Points Career 17 vs. San José State (1-6-16) Rebounds Career 11 vs. Grand Canyon ( ) Assists Career 4 vs. Kansas ( ) Field Goals Career 5 vs. San José State (1-6-16) 5 at Utah State (1-2-16) 5 vs. Kansas ( ) 5 vs. Biola ( ) Field Goals Attempted Career 10 vs. California ( ) Three-Point Field Goals Career 1 vs. Biola ( ) 1 vs. East Carolina ( ) Three-Point FG Attempted Career 3 vs. Biola ( ) Free Throws Career 7 at Nevada ( ) 7 vs. San José State (1-6-16) 7 vs. Nicholls ( ) 7 vs. California ( ) 7 vs. SD Christian ( ) Free Throws Attempted Career 10 vs. Nicholls ( ) Steals Career 2 vs. Nevada ( ) 2 at New Mexico (3-1-16) 2 vs. Utah State ( ) 2 vs. Grand Canyon ( ) Blocked Shots Career 4 at Fresno State ( ) Minutes Played Career 30 at New Mexico (3-1-16) 14 ZYLAN CHEATHAM FORWARD FRESHMAN - RS PHOENIX, ARIZ. (SOUTH MOUNTAIN HIGH) Quick Hits * Is shooting 71.4 percent from the field (5-7) and 75.0 percent from the free-throw line (3-4) in the NIT. * Has five double-digit rebounding performances. * Is 11 for his last 14 from the field in his last four games (78.6 pct.). * Started 26 of the last 32 games. * Has 17 blocked shots in the last 13 games, which is his most over a 13-game span, and is over half of his season total of 25. * Had at least one steal in a season-high six straight games until it was broken at Utah State (1-2-16). Season Highlights * Finished with six points, four rebounds and one assist vs. Illinois State ( ), which marked his first career game as an Aztec. * Grabbed a team-high seven rebounds in eight minutes at No. 16/16 Utah ( ). * Posted 13 points, a team-high eight rebounds and two assists in 26 minutes vs. San Diego Christian ( ). * Matched his career high with two assists and had his first career blocked shot vs. Little Rock ( ). * Started his first career game and nearly missed a double-double with nine points and a team-high eight rebounds vs. East Carolina ( ). * Posted his first double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds vs. No. 14/13 California ( ). * Led the team in scoring for the first time with a then-career-high 16 points and pulled down six rebounds vs. Biola ( ). * Recorded a career-high 11 rebounds and had a career-high two steals vs. Grand Canyon ( ). * Led the team in scoring (12), rebounding (8) and assists (career-high 4) vs. No. 2/3 Kansas ( ). * Made five of seven shots en route to 13 points at Utah State (1-2-16). * Went 5-for-7 from the field for the second straight game and made a career-high seven free throws before finishing with a career-high 17 points vs. San José State (1-6-16). * Shared team-high honors with Winston Shepard as both had 10 rebounds at Boise State ( ). * Made all three of his shots from the field and finished with 11 points and seven boards vs. Fresno State ( ). * Finished with nine points, six rebounds and a career-high two steals in 18 minutes vs. Utah State ( ). * Had a double-double off the bench with 11 points (7-7 FT) and 10 rebounds at Nevada ( ). * Connected on all four of his attempts from the field, including his first three-pointer in conference, before finishing with nine points and a then-career-high two blocked shots vs. New Mexico (2-6-16). * Blocked a career-high four shots to go with nine points and a team-high nine rebounds at Fresno State ( ). * Managed 10 points and four rebounds in 14 foul-plagued minutes vs. Boise State ( ). * Matched his career high with two steals, while adding nine points, four rebounds, one assist and two blocked shots in a career-high 30 minutes at New Mexico (3-1-16) GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Opponent GS FG 3FG FT O-D-R PF TP A TO B S MP Illinois State at Utah San Diego Christian Little Rock East Carolina * vs. California * vs. West Virginia * at Long Beach State * vs. San Diego * Biola * Nicholls * Grand Canyon * Kansas * Wyoming * at Utah State * San José State * at Colorado State * at Boise State * Fresno State * Utah State * at Nevada at UNLV * Colorado State * New Mexico * at Fresno State * Air Force * at San José State * at Wyoming * Boise State * at New Mexico * UNLV * vs. Utah State * vs. Nevada vs. Fresno State IPFW Washington MISCELLANEOUS STATS / SAN DIEGO STATE RECORD Season Category Games SDSU W/L Double-Figure Scoring Double-Figure Rebounds Double-Doubles Led SDSU in Scoring Led SDSU in Rebounding Led SDSU in Assists Point Games Rebound Games Consecutive Games Current Long Double-Figure Scoring 0 2 With At Least 1 Assist 0 6 Played 30 or More Minutes 0 1 Consecutive Made FTs 3 8 * Had a team-high 10 rebounds to go with six points, two assists, two blocked shots and one steal in 24 minutes off the bench vs. UNLV (3-5-16). * Finished with 11 points, a team-high two assists, one blocked shot and a career-high two steals vs. Nevada ( ) in the MW semifinals. * Made all three of his field-goal attempts to end with seven points and two blocked shots vs. Fresno State ( ) in the MW finals. * Had nine points on 4-of-5 shooting and four rebounds in the first-round NIT game vs. IPFW ( ). u CHEATHAM CAREER STATISTICS Year G-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. OR DR Reb Avg. PF-D AT TO BS ST Pts Avg

21 CAREER HIGHS Points Career 11 vs. Nicholls ( ) Rebounds Career 3 vs. Nicholls ( ) 3 vs. Illinois State ( ) Assists Career 2 vs. Nicholls ( ) Field Goals Career 4 vs. Nicholls ( ) 4 at Long Beach State ( ) Field Goals Attempted Career 10 vs. Nicholls ( ) Three-Point Field Goals Career 3 vs. Nicholls ( ) 3 vs. Little Rock ( ) Three-Point FG Attempted Career 7 vs. Nicholls ( ) 7 vs. Illinois State ( ) Free Throws Career 2 vs. Illinois State ( ) Free Throws Attempted Career 2 vs. Illinois State ( ) Steals Career 2 vs. IPFW ( ) 2 vs. Nicholls ( ) 2 vs. Illinois State ( ) Blocked Shots Career 1 at San José State ( ) 1 vs. Grand Canyon ( ) 1 vs. Nicholls ( ) 1 vs. East Carolina ( ) Minutes Played Career 21 vs. Kansas ( ) 15 BEN PEREZ GUARD FRESHMAN - HS SAN MARCOS, CALIF. (AIR FORCE PREP ACADEMY) Quick Hits * Has scored in 12 of his last 17 games (had scored in nine straight). * Made at least one three-pointer in four straight games, which was a personal-long until it was broken vs. Wyoming ( ). * Became the first player since John Sharper in 2005 to reach double figures in scoring with four or fewer field-goal attempts and zero free throws made when he accomplished the feat at Long Beach State ( ). Season Highlights * Had seven points, three rebounds and two steals in his first game as an Aztec vs. Illinois State ( ). * Knocked down a pair of three-pointers to finish with six points in a then-career-high 20 minutes vs. San Diego Christian ( ). * Scored nine points on a trio of three-pointers vs. Little Rock ( ). * Had a then-career-high 10 points on 4-for-4 shooting (2-2 3FG) in 13 minutes at Long Beach State ( ). * Posted a career-high 11 points, making a career-high three three-pointers, and added a personal-best two assists and two steals vs. Nicholls ( ). * Scored eight points in a career-high 21 minutes off the bench vs. No. 2/3 Kansas ( ). * Matched his career high with one blocked shot in three minutes at San José State ( ). * Scored three points in three minutes vs. UNLV (3-5-16). * Tied his career high with two steals and scored two points in five minutes vs. IPFW ( ) in the first round of the NIT GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Opponent GS FG 3FG FT O-D-R PF TP A TO B S MP Illinois State at Utah San Diego Christian Little Rock East Carolina vs. California vs. West Virginia at Long Beach State vs. San Diego DNP - Injured Biola DNP - Injured Nicholls Grand Canyon Kansas Wyoming at Utah State San José State at Colorado State at Boise State Fresno State Utah State at Nevada at UNLV Colorado State New Mexico at Fresno State Air Force at San José State at Wyoming Boise State at New Mexico UNLV vs. Utah State vs. Nevada vs. Fresno State IPFW Washington MISCELLANEOUS STATS / SAN DIEGO STATE RECORD Season Category Games SDSU W/L Double-Figure Scoring Double-Figure Assists Double-Doubles Led SDSU in Scoring Led SDSU in Rebounding Led SDSU in Assists Point Games One Turnover or Less Multiple Three-Pointers Consecutive Games Current Long Double-Figure Scoring 0 2 With At Least 1 Assist 0 1 Played 30 or More Minutes 0 0 Consecutive Made FTs 1 2 u PEREZ CAREER STATISTICS Year G-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. OR DR Reb Avg. PF-D AT TO BS ST Pts Avg

22 SEASON / CAREER HIGHS Points Season 12 vs. Washington ( ) 12 vs. Air Force ( ) Career 16 at Colorado State ( ) Rebounds Season 4 vs. Colorado State (2-2-16) Career 5 vs. Nevada (3-7-15) 5 vs. UC Riverside ( ) 5 at UNLV ( ) 5 vs. St. Katherine ( ) Assists Season 6 vs. Air Force ( ) Career 6 vs. Air Force ( ) Field Goals Season 4 vs. Washington ( ) 4 vs. Air Force ( ) Career 6 at Colorado State ( ) Field Goals Attempted Season 9 vs. Air Force ( ) Career 12 vs. Air Force ( ) 12 vs. McNeese State ( ) Three-Point Field Goals Season 4 vs. Washington ( ) 4 vs. Air Force ( ) Career 4 vs. Washington ( ) 4 vs. Air Force ( ) 4 vs. St. John s ( ) 4 at Colorado State ( ) 4 at Fresno State (1-3-15) 4 at UNLV (3-5-14) 4 vs. Utah State ( ) 4 vs. Coll. of Charleston ( ) Three-Point FG Attempted Season 9 vs. Air Force ( ) Career 12 vs. Air Force ( ) Free Throws Season Career 3 vs. San José State ( ) Free Throws Attempted Season 1 vs. IPFW ( ) Career 4 vs. Fresno State ( ) 4 vs. St. Katherine ( ) Steals Season 1 vs. Air Force ( ) Career 3 at Wyoming ( ) Blocked Shots Season 1 vs. IPFW ( ) 1 at UNLV ( ) Career 3 at Air Force ( ) 20 MATT SHRIGLEY FORWARD JUNIOR - 2L SAN DIEGO, CALIF. (LA COSTA CANYON HIGH) Quick Hits * Averaging 9.0 points on 6-for-10 shooting (6-8 3FG) in the NIT. * Began doing controlled environment workouts on Dec. 13, after recovering from ACL surgery in July. * Dressed for the first time in the game vs. Fresno State ( ), but was ruled out for the contest prior to tip. * Saw his first action of the season vs. Utah State ( ) and has played 16 games total. * Has played in 81 of 82 games when healthy and has 94 career three-pointers to his credit. * Played double-digit minute totals in 11 of the last 14 games. Season Highlights * Made his season debut vs. Utah State ( ) and had one rebound in nine minutes off the bench. * Played six minutes at Nevada ( ). * Played a then-season-high 10 minutes and finished with one rebound and one blocked shot at UNLV ( ). * Saw his most minutes on the floor of the season at the time (11) and grabbed a season-high four rebounds vs. Colorado State (2-2-16). * Made his first four three-point attempts, to tie his career high, en route to 12 points, and added a career-high six assists vs. Air Force ( ). * Made his first two-point field goal since the 2015 NCAA tournament (vs. Duke) and turned in five points at Wyoming ( ). * Knocked down a pair of three-pointers for six points and added two rebounds, two assists and one blocked shot vs. IPFW ( ) in the first round of the NIT. * Tied his career high with four three-pointers (4-4) and matched his season high with 12 points in 19 minutes vs. Washington ( ) in the second round of the NIT GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Opponent GS FG 3FG FT O-D-R PF TP A TO B S MP Illinois State DNP - Injured at Utah DNP - Injured San Diego Christian DNP - Injured Little Rock DNP - Injured East Carolina DNP - Injured vs. California DNP - Injured vs. West Virginia DNP - Injured at Long Beach State DNP - Injured vs. San Diego DNP - Injured Biola DNP - Injured Nicholls DNP - Injured Grand Canyon DNP - Injured Kansas DNP - Injured Wyoming DNP - Injured at Utah State DNP - Injured San José State DNP - Injured at Colorado State DNP - Injured at Boise State DNP - Injured Fresno State DNP - Injured Utah State at Nevada at UNLV Colorado State New Mexico at Fresno State Air Force at San José State at Wyoming Boise State at New Mexico UNLV vs. Utah State vs. Nevada vs. Fresno State IPFW Washington MISCELLANEOUS STATS / SAN DIEGO STATE RECORD Season Career Career Category Games SDSU W/L Games SDSU W/L Double-Figure Scoring Point Games Led SDSU in Scoring Led SDSU in Rebounding Led SDSU in Assists Multiple 3FG Multiple Steals One Turnover or Less Consecutive Games Current Long Consecutive Games Played 2 36 Without Fouling Out Scoring A Point 2 11 Double-Figure Scoring 1 3 With At Least 1 Assist 0 9 Minutes Played Season 19 vs. Washington ( ) 19 vs. Air Force ( ) Career 29 at Boise State (2-8-15) u SHRIGLEY CAREER STATISTICS Year G-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. OR DR Reb Avg. PF-D AT TO BS ST Pts Avg Totals ,

23 SEASON / CAREER HIGHS Points Season 20 at New Mexico (3-1-16) Career 22 at Colorado State ( ) Rebounds Season 12 vs. Washington ( ) Career 12 vs. Washington ( ) Assists Season 5 vs. UNLV (3-5-16) Career 5 vs. UNLV (3-5-16) Field Goals Season 8 vs. Fresno State ( ) Career 9 at Colorado State ( ) Field Goals Attempted Season 16 vs. Fresno State ( ) Career 16 vs. Fresno State ( ) Three-Point Field Goals Season 3 vs. IPFW ( ) 3 vs. Fresno State ( ) 3 vs. Utah State ( ) 3 at San José State ( ) 3 vs. Air Force ( ) Career 4 at Colorado State ( ) Three-Point FG Attempted Season 5 - five times Career 5 vs. Utah State ( ) 5 vs. Air Force ( ) 5 at Long Beach State ( ) 5 vs. SD Christian ( ) 5 vs. Utah State ( ) Free Throws Season 6 at New Mexico (3-1-16) Career 6 at New Mexico (3-1-16) Free Throws Attempted Season 6 at New Mexico (3-1-16) 6 vs. San José State (1-6-16) 6 vs. West Virginia ( ) Career 6 at New Mexico (3-1-16) 6 vs. San José State (1-6-16) 6 vs. West Virginia ( ) Steals Season 2 vs. New Mexico (2-6-16) 2 vs. California ( ) Career 2 vs. New Mexico (2-6-16) 2 vs. California ( ) 2 vs. Bakersfield ( ) Blocked Shots Season 3 at San José State ( ) 3 vs. Colorado State (2-2-16) Career 3 vs. Colorado State (2-2-16) 3 vs. Nevada (3-7-15) 3 vs. Boise State ( ) Minutes Played Season 37 at New Mexico (3-1-16) Career 37 at New Mexico (3-1-16) 21 MALIK POPE FORWARD SOPHOMORE - 1L SACRAMENTO, CALIF. (LAGUNA CREEK HIGH) MW ALL-TOURNEY, JULIUS ERVING SMALL FORWARD OF THE YEAR AWARD WATCH LIST Quick Hits * Averaging 12.5 points (9-18 FG, 4-6 3FG), 10.0 rebounds and 1.5 blocks in the NIT. * Scored in double figures in three straight games for the first time of his career (at New Mexico, vs. UNLV and vs. Utah State) until the streak was snapped vs. Nevada ( ). He has matched that streak currently. * Has scored in double figures in six of his last seven games (14.1 ppg; FG). * Last 11 games: 12.7 ppg ( FG; 51.5 pct./23-41; 56.1 pct.), 6.8 rpg. * Played 20 or more minutes in 16 of his last 20 games. * Eight of his 15 career double-figure scoring efforts came away from Viejas Arena. * Has played in every game this season and in 62 straight dating to last season. * Is shooting 48.6 percent from the floor over his last 21 games ( FG). * Made a career-high eight straight free throws until he went 0-for-1 vs. Air Force ( ). Season Highlights * Led the team with 14 points and added five rebounds vs. San Diego Christian ( ). * Pulled down a then-season-high five rebounds vs. East Carolina ( ). * Had a career-high two steals vs. No. 14/13 California ( ). * Led the team with five rebounds and made a career-high five free throws vs. No. rv/22 West Virginia ( ). * Grabbed a career-high eight rebounds to go with nine points at Long Beach State ( ). * Knocked down a pair of three-pointers and finished with eight points vs. Biola ( ). * Blocked a season-high two shots vs. No. 2/3 Kansas ( ). * Had a team- and season-high two assists vs. Wyoming ( ). * Posted seven points and four rebounds vs. San José State (1-6-16). * Scored 14 points (2-2 3FG) and two blocked shots at Colorado State ( ). * Effective off the bench as he had nine points, six rebounds and a season-high two blocked shots, the last of which denied Boise State a game-tying three-point attempt in the final seconds on the road ( ). * Had 10 points, five rebounds, a season-high three assists and a career-high three blocked shots vs. Colorado State (2-2-16). * Made the game-tying three-pointer with eight seconds left, had seven rebounds, two assists and a career-high two steals vs. New Mexico (2-6-16). * Knocked down a season-high three treys before finishing with 13 points to go with his career-high eight rebounds and four assists vs. Air Force ( ). * Started at San José State ( ) and produced a season-high 17 points on a seasonhigh seven field goals, including a career-high-tying three treys, a career-high 11 rebounds and a career-high-matching three blocked shots. * Scored a season-high 20 points on a career-best 6-of-7 shooting, including 2-for-2 from behind the three-point arc and 6-for-6 from the free-throw line, and three rebounds, two assists and one steal in a career-best 37 minutes at New Mexico (3-1-16). * Reached double figures in scoring for the second straight game, posting 12 points to go with six rebounds, a career-high five assists and one blocked shot vs. UNLV (3-5-16). * Put up 15 points, seven rebounds and one assist vs. Utah State ( ) in the MW quarterfinals. * Led the team with his second career double-double (19 points, 11 rebounds) vs. Fresno State ( ) in the MW finals GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Opponent GS FG 3FG FT O-D-R PF TP A TO B S MP Illinois State * at Utah * San Diego Christian * Little Rock * East Carolina vs. California vs. West Virginia at Long Beach State vs. San Diego Biola Nicholls Grand Canyon Kansas Wyoming at Utah State San José State at Colorado State at Boise State Fresno State Utah State at Nevada at UNLV Colorado State New Mexico at Fresno State Air Force at San José State * at Wyoming * Boise State * at New Mexico * UNLV * vs. Utah State * vs. Nevada * vs. Fresno State * IPFW * Washington * MISCELLANEOUS STATS / SAN DIEGO STATE RECORD Season Career Career Category Games SDSU W/L Games SDSU W/L Double-Figure Scoring Double-Doubles Led SDSU in Scoring Led SDSU in Rebounding Led SDSU in Assists Point Games Assist Games Consecutive Games Current Long Double-Figure Scoring 3 3 With At Least 1 Assist 0 5 Played 30 or More Minutes 1 1 Consecutive Made FTs 1 8 * Led the team with 15 points on the strength of a season-high three three-pointers, and added eight rebounds and two blocked shots vs. IPFW ( ) in the first round of the NIT. * Posted a double-double with 10 points and a career-high 12 rebounds vs. Washington ( ) in the second round of the NIT. u POPE CAREER STATISTICS Year G-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. OR DR Reb Avg. PF-D AT TO BS ST Pts Avg Totals ,

24 SEASON / CAREER HIGHS Points Season 2 vs. Biola ( ) Career 9 at Colorado ( ) Rebounds Season 2 vs. Nicholls ( ) Career 7 at Rice ( ) Assists Season 2 vs. UNLV (3-5-16) Career 2 vs. UNLV (3-5-16) 2 vs. New Hampshire ( ) 2 vs. Central Connecticut ( ) Field Goals Season 1 vs. Nicholls ( ) Career 3 at Colorado ( ) Field Goals Attempted Season 2 vs. Nicholls ( ) Career 7 at Colorado ( ) Three-Point Field Goals Season Career 3 at Colorado ( ) Three-Point FG Attempted Season 1 vs. UNLV (3-5-16) 1 vs. San José State ( ) 1 vs. Nicholls ( ) Career 5 at Albany ( ) 5 at Colorado ( ) Free Throws Season 2 vs. Biola ( ) Career 3 at Fairleigh Dickinson ( ) Free Throws Attempted Season 2 vs. Biola ( ) Career 4 at Fairleigh Dickinson ( ) Steals Season Career 4 at Colorado ( ) Blocked Shots Season Career Minutes Played Season 3 vs. IPFW ( ) 3 vs. UNLV (3-5-16) Career 22 vs. Marist ( ) 22 PARKER U U GUARD JUNIOR - SQ SACRAMENTO, CALIF. (HARTFORD) Quick Hits * Has played in 39 career Division I games. * Has played in three of the last six games. * Had three offensive rebounds in eight minutes in , which was half of his career total of six (218 minutes) entering the season. * Is one of four Aztecs from the Sacramento area. Season Highlights * Saw his first regular-season action vs. East Carolina ( ) and had one assist. * Recorded two points and one rebound in one minute of action vs. Biola ( ). * Had two points and two rebounds in two minutes vs. Nicholls ( ). * Saw his first action in a Mountain West game, logging one minute vs. Utah State ( ). * Played in his first Mountain West road game at San José State ( ). * Equaled his season high with one assist and added one rebound in two minutes at New Mexico (3-1-16). * Had a career-high-tying two assists in three minutes of action vs. UNLV (3-5-16). * Assisted on a basket in three minutes vs. IPFW ( ) in the first round of the NIT GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Opponent GS FG 3FG FT O-D-R PF TP A TO B S MP Illinois State at Utah San Diego Christian Little Rock East Carolina vs. California vs. West Virginia at Long Beach State vs. San Diego Biola Nicholls Grand Canyon Kansas Wyoming at Utah State San José State at Colorado State at Boise State Fresno State Utah State at Nevada at UNLV Colorado State New Mexico at Fresno State Air Force at San José State at Wyoming Boise State at New Mexico UNLV vs. Utah State vs. Nevada vs. Fresno State IPFW Washington MISCELLANEOUS STATS / SAN DIEGO STATE RECORD Season Career Career Category Games SDSU W/L Games SDSU W/L Double-Figure Scoring Led SDSU in Scoring Led SDSU in Rebounding Led SDSU in Assists Multiple Assists Multiple Steals Consecutive Games Current Long Without Fouling Out Consecutive Games Played 0 18 Scoring A Point 0 3 Double-Figure Scoring 0 0 With An Assist 3 3 u U U CAREER STATISTICS * at HARTFORD Year G-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. OR DR Reb Avg. PF-D AT TO BS ST Pts Avg * Totals

25 SEASON / CAREER HIGHS Points Season 5 vs. UNLV (3-5-16) Career 6 vs. San José State ( ) Rebounds Season 1 vs. UNLV (3-5-16) Career 1 vs. UNLV (3-5-16) 1 vs. San Diego Christian ( ) 1 vs. San José State ( ) 1 vs. St. Katherine ( ) 1 vs. McNeese State ( ) Assists Season 1 vs. UNLV (3-5-16) Career 1 vs. UNLV (3-5-16) 1 vs. St. Katherine ( ) Field Goals Season 2 vs. UNLV (3-5-16) Career 2 vs. UNLV (3-5-16) 2 vs. San José State ( ) 2 vs. St. Katherine ( ) Field Goals Attempted Season 3 vs. UNLV (3-5-16) Career 3 vs. UNLV (3-5-16) Three-Point Field Goals Season 1 vs. UNLV (3-5-16) Career 2 vs. San José State ( ) Three-Point FG Attempted Season 2 vs. UNLV (3-5-16) Career 2 vs. UNLV (3-5-16) 2 vs. San Diego Christian ( ) 2 vs. UC Riverside ( ) 2 vs. San José State ( ) Free Throws Season Career 33 NIKSHA FEDERICO FORWARD JUNIOR - SQ SAN DIEGO, CALIF. (CATHEDRAL CATHOLIC HIGH) Quick Hits * A walk-on who made the team through SDSU s open tryout process prior to the campaign. * Has played in 15 career games, including a career-high six this season. Season Highlights * Saw his first regular-season action vs. East Carolina ( ). * Attempted a three-pointer vs. Biola ( ). * Recorded his first career steal vs. Nicholls ( ). * Played in his first Mountain West game of the season vs. Utah State ( ) and logged one minute. * Scored a season-high five points and had a career-high one rebound, one assist and two field goals in a season-high three minutes vs. UNLV (3-5-16). * Hit a three-pointer in three minutes vs. IPFW ( ) in the first round of the NIT GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Opponent GS FG 3FG FT O-D-R PF TP A TO B S MP Illinois State at Utah Did Not Travel San Diego Christian Little Rock East Carolina vs. California Did Not Travel vs. West Virginia Did Not Travel at Long Beach State Did Not Travel vs. San Diego Biola Nicholls Grand Canyon Kansas Wyoming at Utah State Did Not Travel San José State at Colorado State Did Not Travel at Boise State Did Not Travel Fresno State Utah State at Nevada Did Not Travel at UNLV Did Not Travel Colorado State New Mexico at Fresno State Did Not Travel Air Force at San José State Did Not Travel at Wyoming Did Not Travel Boise State at New Mexico Did Not Travel UNLV vs. Utah State Did Not Travel vs. Nevada Did Not Travel vs. Fresno State Did Not Travel IPFW Washington Free Throws Attempted Season Career Steals Season 1 vs. Nicholls ( ) Career 1 vs. Nicholls ( ) Blocked Shots Season Career 1 vs. San Diego Christian ( ) Minutes Played Season 3 vs. IPFW ( ) 3 vs. UNLV (3-5-16) Career 4 vs. St. Katherine ( ) u FEDERICO CAREER STATISTICS Year G-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. OR DR Reb Avg. PF-D AT TO BS ST Pts Avg Totals

26 CAREER HIGHS Points Career 23 vs. New Mexico (2-6-16) Rebounds Career 6 vs. New Mexico (2-6-16) 6 vs. California ( ) 6 vs. Illinois State ( ) Assists Career 6 vs. East Carolina ( ) Field Goals Career 8 vs. Illinois State ( ) Field Goals Attempted Career 16 vs. New Mexico (2-6-16) 16 vs. Grand Canyon ( ) Three-Point Field Goals Career 4 vs. San José State (1-6-16) 4 vs. East Carolina ( ) Three-Point FG Attempted Career 7 vs. New Mexico (2-6-16) 7 vs. East Carolina ( ) Free Throws Career 10 vs. New Mexico (2-6-16) Free Throws Attempted Career 10 vs. New Mexico (2-6-16) Steals Career 4 at Wyoming ( ) Blocked Shots Career 2 vs. Wyoming ( ) 2 at Utah ( ) Minutes Played Career 38 vs. New Mexico (2-6-16) 42 JEREMY HEMSLEY GUARD FRESHMAN - HS RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIF. (DAMIEN HIGH) MW 3RD TEAM (COACHES, MEDIA), MW FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR (COACHES) Career Trends * San Diego State is 7-0 (100.0 percent) when he has 4+ assists. * San Diego State is 12-1 (92.3 percent) when Hemsley has one turnover or less. * San Diego State is 9-1 (90.0 percent) when Hemsley scores 15+ points. * San Diego State is 20-6 (76.9 percent) when Hemsley scores 10+ points. Quick Hits * Averaging 11.0 points and 3.0 assists in the NIT. * Scored double-figures in a career-high eight consecutive games until it was stopped at Boise State ( ). He equaled that streak with his eighth straight double-digit effort at New Mexico (3-1-16), but it was again stopped, this time vs. UNLV (3-5-16). * Is one of nine true freshmen nationally to average at least 12.0 points, 2.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists, and shoot at least 43 percent from the floor, 36 percent from three and 76 percent from the free-throw line (through March 21 games). * Is the second straight true freshman to start at point guard, following in the footsteps of Trey Kell last year (14th-ever freshman to start season opener for Steve Fisher). * Reached double figures in scoring 26 times this season, which is tied for the most on the team (Trey Kell). * Made a career-best 17 straight free throws until it was snapped at SJSU ( ). Season Highlights * Started in his debut and posted a game-high 20 points, six rebounds and team-high five assists vs. Illinois State ( ).... Had the highest scoring and assist output by an Aztec starting freshman in a season opener under Fisher.... Is the first Aztec freshman to put up at least 20 points, six rebounds and five assists since Kawhi Leonard in His stat line was the 21st occurance at SDSU since * Blocked a career-high two shots at No. 16/16 Utah ( ). * Led the team in scoring with 11 points and made all four of his free throws, and had a team-high two assists vs. Little Rock ( ). * Made a career-high four three-pointers en route to a game-high 16 points and added a personal-best six assists vs. East Carolina ( ). * Had 14 points and a career-high six rebounds vs. No. 14/13 California ( ). * Led the team with 14 points vs. No. rv/22 West Virginia ( ). * Had team highs of 16 points and two steals vs. Biola ( ). * Scored 20 points and led the team with four assists vs. Nicholls ( ). * Led the team with 13 points and two assists vs. Grand Canyon ( ). * Was one of two Aztecs in double figures with 10 points vs. No. 2/3 Kansas ( ). * Led the team with 16 points (career-high six free throws), two assists and a career- and game-high two blocked shots vs. Wyoming ( ). * Knocked down three treys and finished with 10 points and a career-high two assists at Utah State (1-2-16). * Had 20 points after scoring SDSU s first eight points of the game and connecting on his first six shots from the field, including a career-high four three-pointers vs. San José State (1-6-16). * Scored 14 points on the strength of 5-for-9 shooting at Colorado State ( ). * Led the team with 18 points (career-high 6 free throws) and had three assists and a career-high two steals vs. Utah State ( ). * Had 16 points and a game-high five assists vs. Colorado State (2-2-16) GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Opponent GS FG 3FG FT O-D-R PF TP A TO B S MP Illinois State * at Utah * San Diego Christian * Little Rock * East Carolina * vs. California * vs. West Virginia * at Long Beach State * vs. San Diego * Biola * Nicholls * Grand Canyon * Kansas * Wyoming * at Utah State * San José State * at Colorado State * at Boise State * Fresno State * Utah State * at Nevada * at UNLV * Colorado State * New Mexico * at Fresno State * Air Force DNP - Injured at San José State at Wyoming Boise State at New Mexico UNLV vs. Utah State vs. Nevada vs. Fresno State IPFW Washington MISCELLANEOUS STATS / SAN DIEGO STATE RECORD Season Category Games SDSU W/L Double-Figure Scoring Double-Figure Assists Double-Doubles Led SDSU in Scoring Led SDSU in Rebounding Led SDSU in Assists Point Games Assist Games One Turnover or Less Consecutive Games Current Long Double-Figure Scoring 1 8 With At Least 1 Assist 4 11 Played 30 or More Minutes 0 4 Consecutive Made FTs 0 17 * Went a career-best 10-for-10 from the free-throw line to finish with a career-high 23 points to go with a personal-best six rebounds in a career-high 38 minutes vs. New Mexico (2-6-16). * Scored a team-high 18 points and had a career-high three steals at Fresno State ( ). * Returned from a one-game absence (right foot bruise) at San José State ( ) and scored 13 points off the bench. * Made three treys en route to 13 points and a career-high four steals at Wyoming ( ). * Was a perfect 4-for-4 from the field (2-2 3FG) for 10 points in just 16 minutes at New Mexico (3-1-16). * Had 13 points and a team-high five assists with no turnovers vs. Washington ( ) in the second round of the NIT. u HEMSLEY CAREER STATISTICS Year G-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. OR DR Reb Avg. PF-D AT TO BS ST Pts Avg

27 GAME RECAPS Game 1 San Diego State 71 Illinois State 60 Nov. 13, 2015 w San Diego, Calif. Viejas Arena w Att.: 12,414 SAN DIEGO - San Diego State opened the campaign with a victory over visiting Illinois State in the very first game on Steve Fisher Court at Viejas Arena. The Aztecs received major contributions from two unlikely sources. True freshman point guard Jeremy Hemsley earned the starting nod to become just the 14th freshman to start a seasonopening game under Fisher and he did not disappoint. He exploded for a game-high 20 points to go with six rebounds and a teamhigh five assists. The other source was junior Dakarai Allen. The guard came into the game with a career high of eight points. That was soon erased as he had 12 points in 13 first-half minutes before closing with 16 for the game. Allen and Hemsley combined to score 20 points in a half where the Aztecs finished the frame ahead, SDSU was carried by Allen s aforementioned 12 points, while Hemsley battled through foul trouble to add eight. In the second half, the Redbirds hung tight with the Aztecs and found themselves trailing, 54-49, with just under eight minutes to play. A free throw from Zylan Cheatham, who was making his Aztec debut as a redshirt freshman, put SDSU up by six, but Roland Griffin nailed a three-pointer. The game went over a minute without any scoring until Allen made a free throw, which led to three consecutive layups (Hemsley, Skylar Spencer and Winston Shepard), putting San Diego State up, Illinois State knocked down another three, but Hemsley and Allen combined for the next seven points to put the game away. Griffin led Illinois State with 13 points on 5-of-10 shooting. ILST FG 3FG FT R F TP A TO B S MP Banyard* McIntosh* Hawkins* Lee* Akoon-Purcell* Brewer Evans Ndiaye Wills McCloud Griffin Team 1 Totals Spencer* Shepard* Pope* Kell* Hemsley* Chol Allen Williams Cheatham Perez Team 3 Totals Halftime: San Diego State 37, Illinois State 34. FG%: San Diego State 47.9, Illinois State FG%: Illinois State 37.5, San Diego State FT%: Illinois State 63.6, San Diego State Officials: John Higgins, Gerry Pollard, Kelly Self. Technicals: None. Game 2 No. 16/16 Utah 81 San Diego State 76 Nov. 16, 2015 w Salt Lake City, Utah Huntsman Center w Att.: 13,587 SALT LAKE CITY - San Diego State overame an early nine-point second-half deficit, but could not seal the deal as it dropped an road decision to No. 16/16 Utah at Huntsman Center. The Aztecs looked poised to run away with the game late in the first half when they received four consecutive three-pointers, a trio from Dakarai Allen and one from Malik Pope. The 12-5 SDSU run put the visitors ahead, 30-24, with 3:54 left. Utah, however, was unfazed as Jakob Poeltl scored five straight points to jumpstart a 14-2 first-half-ending run. The Utes capped the period with consecutive triples from Jordan Loveridge and Brandon Taylor, the last of which just beat the halftime buzzer. All of a sudden, Utah went into the locker room up, Winston Shepard opened the second half with a jumper, but Taylor hit another three and was followed by a Kyle Kuzma bucket as Utah took a lead. Much like the Utes were earlier in the game, the Aztecs were unfazed themselves, going on a 12-0 run to regain the lead and a three-point cushion. The game see-sawed back and forth until Utah started to pull away and led, 70-62, with 3:16 to go in the contest. The Aztecs were able to get stops down the stretch to go with a couple of three-pointers and easy layups to get back into the game. Down by four points with 16 seconds left, Trey Kell was fouled while attempting a three-pointer. Unfortunately for SDSU, the sophomore was only able to make 1-of-3 and Utah made a pair of free throws on its next trip down to provide the final margin. Shepard led the Aztecs with 19 points and seven rebounds, and surpassed the 1,000-point plateau in the process. Allen and Kell each had 15 points apiece. Utah had all five scorers reach double figures in scoring, led by Loveridge s 21. Spencer* Shepard* Pope* Kell* Hemsley* Chol Allen Williams Cheatham Perez Team 4 Totals UU FG 3FG FT R F TP A TO B S MP Loveridge* Kuzma* Poeltl* Taylor* Bonam* Chapman Wright Tucker Reyes Team 4 Totals Halftime: Utah 38, San Diego State 32. FG%: San Diego State 42.6, Utah FG%: San Diego State 47.1, Utah FT%: San Diego State 76.2, Utah Officials: David Hall, Tony Padilla, Randy McCall. Technicals: None. Game 3 San Diego State 71 San Diego Christian 61 Nov. 18, 2015 w San Diego, Calif. Viejas Arena w Att.: 12,414 SAN DIEGO - San Diego State rebounded from its first loss of the season with a victory over San Diego Christian on Steve Fisher Court at Viejas Arena. SDSU had three players reach double figures in scoring and was led by Malik Pope and Jeremy Hemsley s 14 points. Zylan Cheatham completed the trio with 13 points and a team-high eight rebounds. San Diego State played nine players, all of whom logged at least 20 minutes with the exception of Skylar Spencer (19), D Erryl Williams (17), who scored a career-high nine points, and Trey Kell (13). SDSU was also without the services of Winston Shepard (ankle) and Kell in the second half (knee). The Aztecs without Shepard had no problem in the first half, leading by as many as 20 points before settling for the lead at intermission. The Aztecs without Shepard and Kell in the second half saw the Hawks make a late run at the home team thanks to a barrage of three-pointers. After making just one of eight from behind the arc in the first 20 minutes, San Diego Christian went nuts and made 8-of-16 in the second half. Trevor English went 5-for-7 from deep and ultimately finished by connecting on 6-of-10. SDSU s lead, however, was insurmountable as it was never truly threatened and held a double-figure lead for the final 30:38. Pope had 10 of his 14 points in the second half, including both of his three-pointers. His performance was a welcome sight for a player who came into the game having made just one of his previous 12 shots. His final shooting line: 6-for-12. As for the Hawks, they were led by English s game-high 21 points, while Dalante Dunklin registered a double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds. SDC FG 3FG FT R F TP A TO B S MP English* Lambert* Richardson* Dunklin* Travers* Angulo Nielsen Eden Austin Klekas Team 3 1 Totals Spencer* Pope* Allen* Kell* Hemsley* Chol Williams Cheatham Perez Team 5 Totals Halftime: San Diego State 36, San Diego Christian 20. FG%: San Diego State 43.9, San Diego Christian FG%: San Diego Christian 37.5, San Diego State FT%: San Diego State 76.2, San Diego Christian Officials: Michael Irving, Frank Harvey III, LaDonte King. Technicals: Cheatham - San Diego State.

28 GAME RECAPS Game 4 Little Rock 49 San Diego State 43 Nov. 21, 2015 w San Diego, Calif. Viejas Arena w Att.: 12,414 SAN DIEGO - San Diego State opened the Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational with a non-bracketed home loss to Little Rock. The Aztecs were unable to overcome 28.3-percent shooting and 16 turnovers despite holding the Trojans to 35.3-percent from the floor. The 43 points allowed were also the fewest SDSU had given up all year and the fewest Little Rock had scored in San Diego State scored two of the first three baskets of the game to take a 5-3 lead and it was all Little Rock for the rest of the half. The Trojans took a 19-8 lead as the Aztecs struggled to find the bottom of the net against Little Rock s zone defense. SDSU trimmed its deficit to six with over five minutes to play, but the Trojans answered with five straight points before settling on a lead at halftime. The second half started like the first with a Jeremy Hemsley bucket, but this time the Aztecs were able to get themselves rolling, eventually taking a lead thanks to a Ben Perez three-pointer. Perez wound up giving SDSU the lead two more times down the stretch with threes, including a advantage with 4:14 left in regulation. The Aztecs shooting woes, however, continued down the stretch as they scored just once more and were eventually outscored 11-2 to provide the Trojans winning margin. Hemsley and Dakarai Allen led San Diego State with 11 points apiece. Allen and Chol, meanwhile, led the Aztecs with seven rebounds. Josh Hagins scored 14 points to lead all players and had six rebounds for the Trojans. LR FG 3FG FT R F TP A TO B S MP Hill* Shoshi* Hagins* Ruttley* Osse* Woods Green Johnson Jr Isom Billings Team 0 1 Totals Spencer* Shepard* Pope* Kell* Hemsley* Chol Allen Cheatham Perez Team 7 1 Totals Halftime: Little Rock 26, San Diego State 19. FG%: Little Rock 35.3, San Diego State FG%: Little Rock 29.2, San Diego State FT%: Little Rock 75.0, San Diego State Officials: Verne Harris, Tommy Nunez, Tim Marion. Technicals: None. Game 5 San Diego State 79 East Carolina 54 Nov. 23, 2015 w San Diego, Calif. Viejas Arena w Att.: 12,414 SAN DIEGO - SDSU raced out to a 16-0 lead and never looked back in dismissing East Carolina, 79-54, in a non-bracketed Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational game at Viejas Arena. Head coach Steve Fisher started a brand-new lineup that featured Angelo Chol, Zylan Cheatham, Dakarai Allen, Trey Kell and Jeremy Hemsley, and the move proved fruitful. The Aztecs went Allen three-pointer, jumper by Kell and a triple by Hemsley to start the game. Cheatham added a layup and Kell made back-to-back three-pointers to jump out the aforementioned 16-0 lead. SDSU s advantage ballooned to 23 points after a Winston Shepard basket put the home team up, The Pirates whittled their deficit to 16 points, but the Aztecs finished the final 5:18 of the half on an 11-4 spurt to regain their 23-point margin at halftime. The second half was much like the first with the Aztecs ahead comfortably. East Carolina opened the frame on a 12-5 run to close its gap to 16 points, but it never got closer than 16 the rest of the way. Hemsley finished with a game-high 16 points on the strength of a career-high four three-pointers. Shepard, who came off the bench, also scored 16 despite taking only three shots, all of which he made. He reached his total after knocking down a career-high 10 free throws. Kell chipped in 15 points, while Allen had 11. Cheatham, who made his first career start, nearly missed a double-double with nine points and a game-high eight rebounds. ECU FG 3FG FT R F TP A TO B S MP White* Nzege* Zangari* Williams, P.* Tyson* Riak Bryant Tejada Williams, C Barkley Aja Team 5 2 Totals Chol* Cheatham* Allen* Kell* Hemsley* Spencer Williams Shepard Perez Pope U u Federico Team 2 1 Totals Halftime: San Diego State 44, East Carolina 21. FG%: San Diego State 49.1, East Carolina FG%: San Diego State 40.7, East Carolina FT%: East Carolina 78.6, San Diego State Officials: Bob Staffen, Shawn Lehigh, Mike Scyphers. Technicals: None. Game 6 San Diego State 72 No. 14/13 California 58 Nov. 26, 2015 w Las Vegas, Nev. Orleans Arena w Att.: 3,125 LAS VEGAS - San Diego State rallied from a 15-point second-half deficit to upset No. 14/13 California, 72-58, in the semifinal round of the Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational at the Orleans Arena. The Aztecs successful second-half rally was the second-largest overcome in a victory since and extended their non-conference winning streak over California schools to 43. SDSU found itself in the unfavorable position in large part to it missing 17 of its final 18 shots of the first half, which put it down, 36-28, at halftime. Coming out of the locker room, the Aztecs missed their first shot, while the Golden Bears made three of their first four shots and added a pair of free throws to go up by 15 points. Then the comeback started. Angelo Chol started the rally with a layup and it was followed by a Jeremy Hemsley three-pointer. Then Winston Shepard took over by scoring nine straight points to cap a 14-0 run, but the Aztecs still trailed, California stopped the run with a three-pointer from Jordan Mathews, but it hardly halted SDSU s momentum as it answered with two Skylar Spencer dunks and another Shepard basket. The Golden Bears tied the score at 50 on a tip-in from Ivan Rabb, but San Diego State finished the final 8:17 by going on a 22-8 run to complete the upset. Shepard and Spencer each scored 15 points off the bench (career high for Spencer) and Hemsley added 14 points and a career-high six rebounds. Zylan Cheatham posted his first doubledouble with a career-high 13 points and 10 rebounds. Rabb led all players with his 18 points, while grabbing nine rebounds. Tyrone Wallace, meanwhile, scored 16 points. Chol* Cheatham* Allen* Kell* Hemsley* Spencer Williams Shepard Perez Pope Team 6 Totals CAL FG 3FG FT R F TP A TO B S MP Brown* Rabb* Wallace* Bird* Mathews* Singer Moute a Bidias Domingo Rooks Team 3 Totals Halftime: California 36, San Diego State 28. FG%: San Diego State 39.0, California FG%: San Diego State 40.0, California FT%: San Diego State 78.6, California Officials: Tim Ebersole, Williams Humes, Dwayne Gladden. Technicals: Singer - California.

29 GAME RECAPS Game 7 No. rv/22 West Virginia 72 San Diego State 50 Nov. 27, 2015 w Las Vegas, Nev. Orleans Arena w Att.: 3,245 LAS VEGAS - San Diego State could not handle the full-court pressure that No. rv/22 West Virginia applied for the full 40 minutes and fell, 72-50, in the championship game of the Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational at the Orleans Arena. The Mountaineer press gave the Aztecs fits as they turned the ball over 21 times, which led to 30 West Virginia points. Couple that with SDSU s inability to connect from the perimeter (0-for-9 from three-point distance) and the result was its largest defeat of the season. The game started off on a good note for the Aztecs as they took a 3-0 lead in the opening minutes and led 6-4 over four minutes into the game. West Virginia, however, forced four turnovers and the Aztecs into missing four straight shots while scoring 15 consecutive points to take a 19-6 lead. SDSU whittled its deficit to single digits, but never got closer than seven points before heading into the locker room down, When play resumed, the Mountaineers picked up where they left off, pressuring the Aztecs and forcing them into tough shots. At the time of the first media timeout, West Virginia completed a 12-4 run to take a 16-point lead. By the time the eight-minute media timeout occurred, San Diego State was looking at 21-point deficit and an uphill battle it could not overcome unlike its performance the night before when it rallied from 15 down in the second half against No. 14/13 California to win. Jeremy Hemsley was the only Aztec in double figures as he scored 14 points. Skylar Spencer, meanwhile, blocked a careerhigh seven shots and tied the all-time Mountain West record for most blocked shots in a career (244). Chol* Cheatham* Allen* Kell* Hemsley* Spencer Williams Shepard Perez Pope Team 1 Totals WVU FG 3FG FT R F TP A TO B S MP Holton* Ahmad* Williams* Carter* Miles Jr.* Myers Paige Adrian Phillip Macon Team 6 Totals Halftime: West Virginia 34, San Diego State 26. FG%: West Virginia 43.5, San Diego State FG%: West Virginia 30.8, San Diego State 0.0. FT%: San Diego State 75.0, West Virginia Officials: Tim Kelly, Louis Andrekaos, William Humes. Technicals: None. Game 8 San Diego State 76 Long Beach State 72 Dec. 1, 2015 w Long Beach, Calif. Walter Pyramid w Att.: 4,365 LONG BEACH, Calif. - Trey Kell hit four of his five three-point attempts in the second half to help San Diego State regain a lead it would ultimately keep in a road victory at Long Beach State. The Aztecs, who led at halftime, 40-32, kept the 49ers at a safe distance in the opening minutes of the second half. Long Beach State, however, turned a 10-point deficit into a three-point lead thanks to 17-4 run that covered nearly nine minutes. The 49ers took a lead with 8:31 to go thanks to a Nick Faust triple, but right after is when Kell caught fire. The sophomore answered on the next possession with a three-pointer of his own and two possessions later, added another to give SDSU a advantage. The Aztecs eventually extended their lead to four, but Justin Bibbins got the home side back to within one with a three-pointer. Kell responded with this third trey of the night, which was followed by two 49er free throws. With Long Beach State down, 65-63, with 4:41 to play, SDSU put the game just out of reach as a result of a Dakarai Allen triple and yet another Kell three-pointer, which spurred an 8-0 run. The 49ers were not done, scoring six straight points to make it a game with 22 seconds left, but the Aztecs made three free throws down the stretch to provide the final margin. Kell led San Diego State with 13 points on the strength of his career-high four three-pointers. Allen chipped in with 11 points, while Ben Perez and Jeremy Hemsley added 10 point apiece. Skylar Spencer, meanwhile, had one blocked shot, which set the Mountain West career shot-block record (245). Faust led all players with 20 points, but was assessed a techincal foul that led to a pair of Winston Shepard free throws and a four-point SDSU lead with 6:08 remaining. Chol* Cheatham* Allen* Kell* Hemsley* Spencer Shepard Perez Pope Team 0 Totals LBSU FG 3FG FT R F TP A TO B S MP Levin* Prince* Faust* Spencer* Bibbins* Blackwell Riggins Jones Hammonds Team 2 1 Totals Halftime: San Diego State 40, Long Beach State 32. FG%: San Diego State 48.9, Long Beach State FG%: Long Beach State 45.0, San Diego State FT%: San Diego State 81.5, Long Beach State Officials: Verne Harris, Mike Reed, Bill Vinovich. Technicals: Faust - Long Beach State. Game 9 San Diego 53 San Diego State 48 Dec. 6, 2015 w San Diego, Calif. Petco Park w Att.: 10,086 SAN DIEGO - San Diego State made only three field goals in the first half and nearly overcame its inaccuracy in a loss to cross-town foe San Diego in the first-ever college basketball game played at Petco Park, the home of the San Diego Padres. The Aztecs missed 17 of their 20 first-half attempts and trailed, 31-13, at halftime. The Toreros, on the other hand, knocked down seven three-pointers in the first 20 minutes, including four from Olin Carter III and three by Duda Sanadze. After halftime, the second half started poorly for the Aztecs as they missed two shots and committed a turnover. Sanadze, meanwhile, opened the scoring with another three-pointer to extend USD s lead to 21 points. Trey Kell answered a triple of his own, but the Toreros led by 21 points twice more before SDSU began to slowly chip away at its deficit. The Aztecs scored eight straight points and trailed by 13 with just over 12 minutes to play. USD responded with consecutive baskets only to have San Diego State storm back with a 19-3 run, which got the Aztecs to within one point at with 1:16 left in regulation. Down the stretch, San Diego State had four empty possessions and USD went 5-for-6 from the free-throw line to take a lead with 18 seconds left. Kell snapped the Aztecs drought with a three-pointer with 11 seconds remaining in the game, but Brett Bailey put a stamp on the victory with a dunk as the Toreros snapped SDSU s nine-game series winning streak. For the second straight game, Kell led the team in scoring with 14 points and added six rebounds. Angelo Chol, meanwhile, added seven points and a game-high seven rebounds. For San Diego, it was led by Sanadze s 15 points, all of which came on three-pointers. Carter III went scoreless in the second half, but still managed 12 points and five rebounds. USD FG 3FG FT R F TP A TO B S MP Bailey* Kok* Carter III* Sanadze* Harris* Williams Perry Pusica Team 3 4 Totals Chol* Cheatham* Allen* Kell* Hemsley* Spencer Williams Shepard Pope Team 6 1 Totals Halftime: San Diego 31, San Diego State 13. FG%: San Diego 33.3, San Diego State FG%: San Diego 37.0, San Diego State FT%: San Diego State 70.0, San Diego Officials: Tony Padilla, Frank Harvey III, Deron White. Technicals: None.

30 GAME RECAPS Game 10 San Diego State 73 Biola 53 Dec. 7, 2015 w San Diego, Calif. Viejas Arena w Att.: 12,414 SAN DIEGO - San Diego State bounced back from a loss just over 24 hours earlier to defeat Biola, 73-53, at Viejas Arena. The Aztecs, who lost to USD at Petco Park the day before, received 16 points apiece by a pair of freshmen in Zylan Cheatham and Jeremy Hemsley. Cheatham, a redshirt freshman, made 5-of-8 attempts from the field and grabbed six rebounds. Hemsley, who is in his first year, was 6-for-9 shooting and had a game-high two steals. The Eagles stayed with the Aztecs for nearly 11 minutes on the strength of four three-pointers, the last of which tied the game at 18 with 9:38 left in the first half. San Diego State, however, scored nine straight points to pull away for the time being. Biola stopped the run with a pair of Dakari Archer free throws and he added a triple to cut the Eagles deficit to six. With 4:33 left in the frame, Sherman Vernon II nailed another three-pointer to get his team to within five points. The Aztecs ended up closing the half on a 14-2 run with the final two coming on a Skylar Spencer tip-in right before the buzzer to give SDSU a halftime lead. In the second half, the Aztecs continued to dominate the Eagles in all facets, but SDSU had to hold off one last mini-rally. With San Diego State ahead, 54-33, after a Hemsley three-pointer, Biola scored six consecutive points to get within 15, but that would be as close as it would get the rest of the way. Winston Shepard joined Hemsley and Cheatham in double figures with 11 points, while Angelo Chol finished with eight points and a career-high eight boards. BU FG 3FG FT R F TP A TO B S MP Gonzalez* Herve* Archer* Swain* Funches* Treinen Auble Vernon II Tiongsong Shannon Jr Getting Misi Team 2 6 Totals Chol* Cheatham* Allen* Kell* Hemsley* Spencer Williams Shepard Pope U u Federico Team 3 Totals Halftime: San Diego State 45, Biola 28. FG%: San Diego State 53.1, Biola FG%: Biola 42.9, San Diego State FT%: Biola 75.0, San Diego State Officials: Randy McCall, Doran Gotschall, John Paul Guererro. Technicals: None. Game 11 San Diego State 84 Nicholls 47 Dec. 10, 2015 w San Diego, Calif. Viejas Arena w Att.: 12,414 SAN DIEGO - San Diego State received a solid effort from its starting backcourt of Jeremy Hemsley and Trey Kell in an home victory over Nicholls. The duo combined for 35 points on 13-of-19 shooting (4-6 3FG), seven rebounds, five assists and five steals. Leading the way was the true freshman Hemsley, who tied a career high with 20 points and added a game-high four assists. Kell, meanwhile, matched his career high with 15 points and led all players with three steals. The Aztecs held a 7-4 advantage early in the game until Hemsley jumpstarted a 15-2 run, one in which he scored eight points. Kell ended the scoring binge with a jumper and later made a three-pointer with 48 seconds left in the half, giving SDSU a 24- point lead before settling on a 23-point cushion going into the locker room. When the second half started, Kell and Hemsley were at it again, beginning with a Kell three-pointer. Later, Kell assisted on a Hemlsey layup and the freshman, who was fouled on the play, converted the three-point chance, which put the Aztecs up, San Diego State was never threatened the rest of the way and had its lead swell to 37 twice midway through the half before ultimately winning by the same margin. Joining Hemsley and Kell in double figures was Winston Shepard, who posted his first double-double of the season with 13 points and 10 rebounds in 19 minutes. Ben Perez, meanwhile, scored a career-high 11 points off the bench. NICH FG 3FG FT R F TP A TO B S MP Kamber* Thomas* O Neal* Frye* Carpenter* Nelson Caudill Young Ward Bell Rillieux Thomas Team 4 1 Totals Chol* Cheatham* Allen* Kell* Hemsley* Spencer Williams Shepard Perez Pope U u Federico Team 3 Totals Halftime: San Diego State 44, Nicholls 21. FG%: San Diego State 48.3, Nicholls FG%: San Diego State 40.0, Nicholls FT%: Nicholls 88.2, San Diego State Officials: Dan Chrisman, Bert Smith, Rick O Neill. Technicals: None. Game 12 Grand Canyon 52 San Diego State 45 Dec. 18, 2015 w San Diego, Calif. Viejas Arena w Att.: 12,414 SAN DIEGO - San Diego State held a two-point lead with under three minutes to play, but could not hold on as it fell to visiting Grand Canyon, Both teams struggled to find the bottom of the net with neither shooting above 34 percent. The Antelopes shot 33.9 percent, while the Aztecs connected on just 31.5 percent. The first half was tight throughout as the teams traded baskets for a good portion of the 20 minutes. GCU led, 13-8, but then San Diego State went on a 7-1 run to take a lead with 5:57 to go. The Antelopes, however, answered with their own spurt, scoring eight unanswered points to take a lead just before halftime, but Jeremy Hemsley knocked down a jumper to level the score with four seconds left as the teams headed for the locker room. When play resumed, no team led by more than four points until Grand Canyon started to pull away with under three minutes left in regulation. SDSU led, 45-43, with 2:59 on the game clock and the Antelopes finished the contest by scoring nine consecutive points to provide the final margin. In the final 2:59, the Aztecs did not do themselves any favors. They missed the front end of a 1-and-1 and did not connect on five straight field-goal attempts, including four from behind the threepoint arc. Hemsley led SDSU with 13 points and two assists. Zylan Cheatham had seven points and a career-high 11 rebounds. Trey Kell also set a personal record for rebounds with seven to go with seven points. GCU FG 3FG FT R F TP A TO B S MP Ljeskovic* Vernon* Russell* Braun* Martin* Glaze White Majerle Jackson Magee Davis Team 5 1 Totals Chol* Cheatham* Allen* Kell* Hemsley* Spencer Williams Shepard Perez Pope Team 4 Totals Halftime: San Diego State 22, Grand Canyon 22. FG%: Grand Canyon 33.9, San Diego State FG%: Grand Canyon 40.0, San Diego State FT%: Grand Canyon 62.5, San Diego State Officials: John Higgins, Steve Olson, Nate Harris. Technicals: None.

31 GAME RECAPS Game 13 No. 2/3 Kansas 70 San Diego State 57 Dec. 22, 2015 w San Diego, Calif. Viejas Arena w Att.: 12,414 SAN DIEGO - San Diego State s second-half rally fell short in a defeat to No. 2/3 Kansas at Viejas Arena. With the loss, the Aztecs had two lengthy streaks broken. The decision snapped a 23-game winning streak in the game immediately following a loss and stopped a string of 94 consecutive games without suffering two losses in a row. SDSU looked poised to erase a halftime deficit when it opened the second half with consecutive dunks by Skylar Spencer and Zylan Cheatham. The buckets started a 12-4 run to help the Aztecs trim their deficit to with just under 15 minutes to go in the game. After Cheatham made two free throws, San Diego State forced a Kansas turnover thanks to a Jeremy Hemsley steal and the Aztecs were off and running. The freshman, however, missed a fastbreak layup and Winston Shepard had his put-back dunk rim out and the momentum slowly shifted. The Jayhawks answered with two missed shots, but corralled the offensive boards each time, which later led to a pair of Jamari Traylor free throws. Spencer responded with another dunk for SDSU, but KU came back with 11 straight points to effectively put the game away. The Aztecs were in the position to make a comeback thanks to a first-half-ending 8-4 run, six of which were credited to Hemsley. The spurt helped cut a 16-point hole down to a manageable 12- point deficit. Cheatham led SDSU in points (12), rebounds (8) and assists with a career-high four. Hemsley added 10 points. Perry Ellis led all players with 20 points and Frank Mason III chipped in 12 for Kansas. KU FG 3FG FT R F TP A TO B S MP Ellis* Mickelson* Mason III* Selden Jr.* Graham* Mykhailiuk Diallo Greene Bragg Jr Traylor Lucas Team 2 Totals Spencer* Shepard* Cheatham* Kell* Hemsley* Chol Allen Williams Perez Pope Team 2 1 Totals Halftime: Kansas 39, San Diego State 27. FG%: Kansas 42.6, San Diego State FG%: Kansas 42.1, San Diego State FT%: Kansas 90.9, San Diego State Officials: John Higgins, Gerry Pollard, Rod Dixon. Technicals: None. Game 14 San Diego State 67 Wyoming 55 Dec. 30, 2015 w San Diego, Calif. Viejas Arena w Att.: 12,414 SAN DIEGO - San Diego State, the two-time defending Mountain West regular-season champions, stopped a two-game losing streak with its ninth straight MW-opening victory, a decision over visiting Wyoming. The Aztecs allowed a Josh Adams jumper to start the game, but then responded with a game-changing 10-0 run to lead, 10-2, before the clock hit 16:00. Wyoming briefly slowed SDSU with a basket coming out of the media timeout, but San Diego State answered once again with seven unanswered points. The Cowboys, however, closed the first half on a run to close their gap as the Aztecs entered the locker room ahead, In the first 20 minutes, Adams led all players with 13 points, while Trey Kell poured in 12 for SDSU. In the second half, Wyoming scored the first five points and ultimately trailed, 44-40, with 10:17 left after Jason McManamen knocked down a three-pointer. Jeremy Hemsley, however, returned the favor and then some by hitting consecutive threes in consecutive possession to push SDSU s lead back to 10. The Cowboys cut their deficit to nine, but Winston Shepard converted a three-point play and San Diego State led by double figures the rest of the way save for the time when Alan Herndon hit a trey with 1:11 in the game to help Wyoming get to within nine. Shepard, Hemsley and Adams each scored 16 points to lead all players with Hemsley scoring 14 of his points in the second half. Shepard added a career-high 11 rebounds to post his second double-double of the season. Kell chipped in with 14 points, while Skylar Spencer posted eight points and a season-high 12 rebounds, which led to SDSU s 50 boards, an MW single-game school record. UW FG 3FG FT R F TP A TO B S MP Herndon* Barnes* James* Adams* McManamen* Aka Gorski Lieberman Dalton Naughton Washington III Team 5 Totals Spencer* Shepard* Cheatham* Kell* Hemsley* Chol Allen Perez Pope Team 2 Totals Halftime: San Diego State 35, Wyoming 25. FG%: Wyoming 36.5, San Diego State FG%: Wyoming 26.1, San Diego State FT%: San Diego State 65.6, Wyoming Officials: Verne Harris, Randy McCall, Tommy Nunez. Technicals: Adams - Wyoming. Game 15 San Diego State 70 Utah State 67 Jan. 2, 2016 w Logan, Utah Dee Glen Smith Spectrum w Att.: 8,626 LOGAN, Utah - San Diego State nearly had a 13-point second-half lead slip away, but made plays down the stretch to fend off homestanding Utah State, SDSU had four of its five starters score in double figures for the first time this season and received a second straight strong effort from Winston Shepard. The senior forward finished with 18 points, six rebounds, five assists, one blocked shot and five steals. Joining Shepard in double figures was Zylan Cheatham and Trey Kell, who each had 13 points, and Jeremy Hemsley, who registered 10 points and five assists. The Aztecs led, 39-36, at halftime and came out firing on all cylinders when play resumed. San Diego State scored 10 unaswered points with the last four coming from Shepard to put the visitors ahead by the aforementioned 13 points with 17:08 left to play. In less than three minutes, the Aggies were down by six, but the Aztecs kept them at a safe distance for the next several possessions. As the game was winding down, Utah State faced a deficit with 1:04 left in regulation. Cheatham, however, answered on the other end of the court with a layup, putting the Aztecs in front, 67-64, with 38 seconds to go. On the ensuing possession, the Aggies went to Shane Rector, who had his layup blocked by Shepard. The rebound when to USU, but Chris Smith could not convert his field-goal attempt and Shepard corralled the carom and was fouled. He ultimately made one of two free throws, which proved to be crucial in what would end up as a three-point win. Lew Evans led all players with 22 points and 11 rebounds for Utah State. Jalen Moore had 13 points, and Smith and Rector had 12 and 11 points, respectively. Spencer* Shepard* Cheatham* Kell* Hemsley* Chol Allen Perez Pope Team 2 Totals USU FG 3FG FT R F TP A TO B S MP Evans* Moore, J.* Perkins* Rector* Smith* Pearre Bolton III Taylor Moore, G Jones Team 1 1 Totals Halftime: San Diego State 39, Utah State 36. FG%: San Diego State 43.5, Utah State FG%: San Diego State 35.3, Utah State FT%: Utah State 82.8, San Diego State Officials: Mark Whitehead, Bob Staffen, Doran Gotschall. Technicals: None.

32 GAME RECAPS Game 16 San Diego State 77 San José State 62 Jan. 6, 2016 w San Diego, Calif. Viejas Arena w Att.: 12,414 SAN DIEGO - San Diego State continued to roll in Mountain West action and won for the third time in three outings, this time defeating San José State, The Aztecs received huge contributions from their starting lineup, starting with Jeremy Hemsley. The true freshman scored SDSU s first eight points and ultimately finished with a career-high 20. He started the game by knocking down his first six shots from the field, including a career-high four three-pointers, before turning in a 7-for-9 shooting line (4-6 3FG). Winston Shepard was also very good as he filled the stat sheet with 17 points, five rebounds, a game-high six assists and two steals. Zylan Cheatham matched Shepard with 17 points and Trey Kell added 10. The fifth member of the lineup, Skylar Spencer, grabbed a game-high eight rebounds. The fivesome started the game and helped the Aztecs enjoy an 11-point lead with 3:36 left in the first half. The Spartans, however, closed the frame on a 14-5 run, which cut their deficit to two points, 37-35, at intermission. SJSU took a lead in the opening minutes of the second half, but a 12-0 SDSU run bumped the Aztecs ahead by 11. The Spartans scored the next three points to trail by single digits only to have San Diego State respond by scoring 14 of the next 19 points to take a commanding lead. San José State got to within 10 points of the Aztecs with 6:17 left in the game, but would not get any closer as SDSU won for the 155th straight time when leading with five minutes to play. The Spartans were led by Ryan Welage and Princeton Onwas, who both scored 23 points. Welage was 9-for-18 from the floor and Onwas made half of his 16 attempts. SJSU FG 3FG FT R F TP A TO B S MP Rogers* Welage* Schwartz* Hillsman* Thornton* Williams, Jr Basor Clarke Onwas Bahner Team 2 3 Totals Spencer* Shepard* Cheatham* Kell* Hemsley* Chol Allen Williams Perez Pope Team 5 Totals Halftime: San Diego State 37, San José State 35. FG%: San Diego State 48.1, San José State FG%: San Diego State 36.4, San José State FT%: San José State 81.3, San Diego State Officials: Kelly Self, Bill Vinovich, Keith Kimble. Technicals: None. Game 17 San Diego State 69 Colorado State 62 Jan. 13, 2016 w Fort Collins, Colo. Moby Arena w Att.: 4,018 FORT COLLINS, Colo. - San Diego State received a pair of strong performances from a pair of sophomores to help defeat Colorado State, 69-62, at Moby Arena. Trey Kell was aggressive from the start and found his groove en route to a game- and career-high 19 points to go with a personal-best five assists and zero turnovers. Classmate Malik Pope, meanwhile, came off the bench and matched his season high with 14 points, a year after exploding for 22 points against the Rams in Moby. The game was won in the final minute after CSU s Fred Richardson III made two free throws with 1:05 left in the game. With the score level at 62, Kell knocked down a shot in the paint and the Aztecs got a stop on the defensive end, one that ended with Pope grabbing the rebound and getting fouled himself. Pope made both free throws on the other end to give the visitors a lead. On the next possession, San Diego State got yet another stop, this time highlighted by a steal from Kell. Skylar Spencer followed suit on Colorado State s next trip down the floor, which led to Winston Shepard knocking down the second of two free throws to give the Aztecs a advantage with 14 seconds left. Then for good measure, Jeremy Hemsley picked the pocket of John Gillon with six seconds left in the game and made a pair of free throws after being fouled to provide the final seven-point margin. Hemsley finished his 33-minute outing with 14 points with Shepard adding eight points. Spencer grabbed a game-high eight rebounds, marking his fourth straight game with at least that many. CSU was led by Joe De Ciman s 16 points on 4-for-6 shooting from behind the three-point arc. Tiel Daniels scored 15 points. Spencer* Shepard* Cheatham* Kell* Hemsley* Chol Allen Perez Pope Team 2 Totals CSU FG 3FG FT R F TP A TO B S MP Omogbo* Daniels* Scott* Gillon* De Ciman* Jackson Richardson III Nixon Paige Team 5 1 Totals Halftime: Colorado State 31, San Diego State 29. FG%: San Diego State 43.9, Colorado State FG%: San Diego State 30.0, Colorado State FT%: San Diego State 86.7, Colorado State Officials: David Hall, Randy McCall, Eric Curry. Technicals: None. Game 18 San Diego State 56 Boise State 53 Jan. 16, 2016 w Boise, Idaho Taco Bell Arena w Att.: 10,421 BOISE, Idaho - San Diego State put an end to Boise State s 10- game winning streak and 17-game home winning streak with a victory over the Broncos inside Taco Bell Arena. The game started off with both teams having trouble finding the bottom of the net. The Aztecs missed their first seven attempts from the floor before Zylan Cheatham ended the drought nearly 2:30 into the game. Boise State, meanwhile, missed its first four shots, but got on the board with a pair of Chandler Hutchinson free throws after 5:53 had passed. Zach Haney made the Broncos first basket 7:10 into the game, which tied the score at 6-6. The Aztecs led by as many as five points in the first half, but Boise State fought its way back and eventually took a three-point lead with under two minutes remaining. Dakarai Allen, however, scored SDSU s final four points and the visitors went into the locker room down, The start of the second half was much different than that first as the teams combined to shoot 8-for-11 out of the gate. The eighth field goal was a three-pointer by Malik Pope to give the Aztecs a advantage. The score remained close and SDSU found itself ahead, with over 10 minutes to play. It was at this point the Aztecs began to take over, outscoring the Broncos, 13-6, over a 4:28 span to take a lead. Boise State would not go down quietly, scoring the next six points and forcing six turnovers. But with under a minute to go, SDSU was able to break BSU s press that produced the turnovers and Trey Kell found Pope for a dunk put the Aztecs up six. The Broncos, who missed their first 14 three-point attempts, finally got one to fall with 21 seconds left and had two chances in the final six seconds, but Pope blocked the first one and the other was off the mark securing the SDSU win. Spencer* Shepard* Cheatham* Kell* Hemsley* Chol Allen Perez Pope Team 5 Totals BSU FG 3FG FT R F TP A TO B S MP Duncan* Webb III* Thompson* Drmic* Jackson* Haney Hutchinson Alford Austin Team 5 Totals Halftime: Boise State 26, San Diego State 25. FG%: San Diego State 40.4, Boise State FG%: San Diego State 21.4, Boise State 5.9. FT%: Boise State 94.7, San Diego State Officials: Verne Harris, Mike Scyphers, Michael Irving. Technicals: None.

33 GAME RECAPS Game 19 San Diego State 73 Fresno State 67 (ot) Jan. 19, 2016 w San Diego, Calif. Viejas Arena w Att.: 12,414 SAN DIEGO - San Diego State let a seven-point lead with 3:30 left slip away, but rebounded in overtime to defeat visiting Fresno State, The Aztecs led, 53-46, after Winston Shepard made the second of two free throws and then went scoreless for the next 4:16. During that same time frame, the Bulldogs scored five points to get within two points before Trey Kell ended SDSU s drought with a three-point play. With the Aztecs up by five, Fresno State s Marvelle Harris came down the floor on the next possession and nailed his only threepointer of the game after missing his first six from behind the three-point arc. Kell gave San Diego State a lead after he made the front end of a 1-and-1 situation, but following a scramble play in the final seconds, Cezar Guerrero made a one-footed off-balance three from the corner to push the game into overtime. In the extra session, the Aztecs won the tip and Kell promptly made two free throws after being fouled by Guerrero. SDSU owned a lead with 2:57 left until Kell knocked down a three from 30 feet away to create some separation. The Aztecs opened up an eight-point lead after Skylar Spencer and Winston Shepard combined to make four straight free throws on back-to-back possesions and the cushion was enough to send SDSU to its sixth straight victory. Kell led all players with a career-high 27 points on 9-of-13 shooting. He also added five rebounds, a team-high four assists and a career-high three steals. Zylan Cheatham and Jeremy Hemsley each scored 11 points, Spencer had 11 rebounds and Shepard finished with nine points and nine rebounds. Fresno State s leading scorer on the season, Harris, had 12 points on 4-of-20 shooting. FS FG 3FG FT R F TP A TO B S MP Watson* Edo* Jones* Guererro* Harris* Lewis Russo Ellison Bittner Team 5 1 Totals Spencer* Shepard* Cheatham* Kell* Hemsley* Chol Allen Perez Pope Team 4 Totals Halftime: San Diego State 34, Fresno State 26. End of Regulation: San Diego State 57, Fresno State 57. FG%: San Diego State 40.4, Fresno State FG%: San Diego State 29.4, Fresno State FT%: Fresno State 70.0, San Diego State Officials: David Hall, Mike Reed, Tommy Nunez. Technicals: None. Game 20 San Diego State 70 Utah State 55 Jan. 23, 2016 w San Diego, Calif. Viejas Arena w Att.: 12,414 SAN DIEGO - San Diego State went on a 31-7 second-half run to turn a two-point deficit into a 22-point lead as the Aztecs downed Utah State, 70-55, at Viejas Arena. The win was SDSU s seventh straight. After going into halftime ahead, 37-32, the Aggies opened the second period on a 9-2 run to take a lead. The Aztecs, however, responded with a 12-0 run of their own, which was helped by 10 points from Trey Kell. Utah State briefly stopped San Diego State with a three-pointer, but the Aztecs answered again, this time with a 15-2 run to open up a 20-point lead with 6:10 left in regulation. Three minutes later, Angelo Chol knocked down a jumper to give SDSU the aforementioned 22-point cushion. The Chol basket would be San Diego State s final points of the game, but its advantage was plenty even with the Aggies scoring the last seven points of the game. Jeremy Hemsley led all players with 18 points, while adding three assists and two steals. Kell, who only had three points in the first half, finished with 15. Chol, meanwhile, came off the bench and scored a career-high 12 points and grabbed a personal-best nine rebounds. Joining Chol off the bench was Matt Shrigley, who was making his first appearance of the season after rehabbing a right ACL injury suffered in July. The junior played nine minutes, missed all three of his attempts from the field and grabbed one rebound. Utah State was led by Shane Rector s 15 points, four assists and six steals in 29 minutes off the bench. Darius Perkins scored 13 points and Jalen Moore chipped in 11 points and five rebounds. USU FG 3FG FT R F TP A TO B S MP Moore* Taylor* Perkins* Pearre* Smith* Rector Evans Middleton Jones Team 3 Totals Spencer* Shepard* Cheatham* Kell* Hemsley* Chol Allen Perez Shrigley Pope U u Federico Team 2 Totals Halftime: San Diego State 37, Utah State 32. FG%: San Diego State 45.3, Utah State FG%: San Diego State 31.3, Utah State FT%: San Diego State 77.3, Utah State Officials: Kelly Self, Ruben Ramos, Ryan McDaniel. Technicals: None. Game 21 San Diego State 57 Nevada 54 Jan. 26, 2016 w Reno, Nev. Lawlor Events Center w Att.: 6,250 RENO, Nev. - San Diego State rallied from a seven-point hole with just over six minutes to play to defeat Nevada, 57-54, in Lawlor Events Center to stay undefeated in the Mountain West. SDSU trailed the Wolf Pack, 51-44, with 6:10 left in the game, but began its winning rally with a Winston Shepard layup, which led to nine additional points. During the Aztecs 11-0 run, Shepard scored four points and Trey Kell poured in five to help move SDSU out in front, 55-51, with 1:41 left. In the time it took San Diego State to take the lead, Nevada missed six straight shots and two free throws before Marqueze Coleman made a layup with 59 seconds remaining on the clock. On SDSU s next possession, Kell missed a three-pointer and Coleman made the first of two free throws to get the Wolf Pack to within one of the Aztecs. Zylan Cheatham grabbed the rebound and Shepard was fouled, but left the door open for Nevada after he missed the front end of a 1-and-1. San Diego State, however, forced a Wolf Pack turnover and Cheatham made both of his free throws to put the visitors ahead, Nevada, meanwhile, had one last chance to tie the game, but Coleman s last-second heave was off the mark and inside the three-point arc, allowing the Aztecs to win the game. Before San Diego State s successful rally, it appeared Nevada was going to hand the Aztecs their first conference loss. The Wolf Pack limited SDSU to 24.0 percent shooting in the first half and owned a 17-3 advantage in points off turnovers en route to a lead at halftime. In fact, San Diego State only led for 6:36 for the entire game. SDSU had three players record double-doubles, something that had not been done at the school since Jan. 29, The Aztecs also tied the MW record for longest conference road win streak (7) and matched the school record for most consecutive MW wins (10). Spencer* Shepard* Allen* Kell* Hemsley* Chol Cheatham Perez Shrigley Pope Team 2 Totals NEV FG 3FG FT R F TP A TO B S MP Oliver* Foster* Coleman* Drew* Fenner* Criswell Anderson Rodriguez Cooper Jr Team 4 Totals Halftime: Nevada 33, San Diego State 26. FG%: Nevada 29.7, San Diego State FG%: San Diego State 21.4, Nevada FT%: San Diego State 75.0, Nevada Officials: Eric Curry, Tony Padilla, Gregory Nixon. Technicals: Rodriguez - Nevada.

34 GAME RECAPS Game 22 San Diego State 67 UNLV 52 Jan. 30, 2016 w Las Vegas, Nev. Thomas & Mack Center w Att.: 15,243 LAS VEGAS - San Diego State ended the first half of conference play with a victory over UNLV at Thomas & Mack Center. The win was SDSU s ninth in a row and seventh straight over the Rebels. The win also marked the Aztecs eighth consecutive road victory over conference foes, which set the new standard in the Mountain West, and their 11th straight in conference, which established a school record. The first half was a classic SDSU-UNLV contest with both teams matching one another. Just past the mid-way point, the Aztecs took a lead on a Zylan Cheatham layup, but the Rebels answered with five straight points. SDSU looked poised to take a lead into halftime, but Skylar Spencer s tip-in right before the horn was good, giving the visitors a three-point cushion. San Diego State increased its lead to with 14:29 left in the second half, but UNLV cut its deficit to one point. Dakarai Allen, however, answered with a scoop shot, but Ike Nwamu kept the Rebels close with a dunk. On the next trip down the floor for SDSU, Jeremy Hemsley found Allen in the corner and the junior knocked down a three-pointer to spur a 7-0 run and the Aztecs were never threatened in the final nine minutes. Trey Kell led San Diego State with 14 points and his backcourt teammate, Hemsley, scored 13. Winston Shepard added 11 points and Allen finished with 10. Spencer chipped in seven points and a team-high nine rebounds. SDSU outrebounded the Rebels, 44-27, which helped it post its largest margin of victory in the series since 2007 and the largest margin in games played in Las Vegas. For UNLV, It was led by Stephen Zimmerman Jr. s 14 points and 10 rebounds. Derrick Jones Jr. scored 12 and Patrick McCaw added 10. Spencer* Shepard* Cheatham* Kell* Hemsley* Chol Allen Shrigley Pope Team 5 1 Totals UNLV FG 3FG FT R F TP A TO B S MP Jones Jr.* Morgan* Zimmerman Jr.* Seagers* McCaw* Nwamu Cornish Carter Poyser Team 3 3 Totals Halftime: San Diego State 30, UNLV 27. FG%: San Diego State 44.9, UNLV FG%: San Diego State 40.0, UNLV FT%: San Diego State 70.4, UNLV Officials: Mike Scyphers, Larry Spaulding, Chris Rastatter. Technicals: None. Game 23 San Diego State 69 Colorado State 67 Feb. 2, 2016 w San Diego, Calif. Viejas Arena w Att.: 12,414 SAN DIEGO - San Diego State rallied late in the first half to take the lead and ultimately hung on in the end to defeat visiting Colorado State, 69-67, at Viejas Arena. The Aztecs trailed, 25-15, with 8:16 left in the first half after the Rams made three-pointer after three-pointer. But San Diego State clamped down defensively and forced Colorado State to miss its final 13 shots. SDSU, meanwhile, outscored the Rams, 17-3, during the same time frame to take a lead into the locker room. The Aztecs made their first two attempts from the field to open the second half, but Colorado State did as well. It was a sign of things to come as the rest of the game was a two-possesion game or less. With under three minutes to play, Antwan Scott made the second of consecutive three-pointers for Colorado State to put it up, On the next possession, Malik Pope found himself with the ball and the shot clock running down. The forward swept to his right and made a running mid-range jumper and then answered with a blocked shot. The defensive stop allowed Jeremy Hemsley to connect on a driving layup and it was followed by one free-throw apiece from Kell and Hemsley. Up three with eight seconds to play, Hemsley fouled John Gillon, who made both free throws. Then CSU countered by fouling Winston Shepard, who made only one free throw setting up Gillon s coast-to-coast layup attempt that he missed right before the final horn. Kell led the Aztecs with 19 points and Hemsley added 16 points and five assists. Shepard nearly had a double-double with 14 points and nine boards, while Pope turned in 10 points, five rebounds, three assists and three blocked shots. CSU FG 3FG FT R F TP A TO B S MP Omogbo* Daniels* Scott* De Ciman* Nixon* Jackson Gillon Richardson III Paige Team 2 1 Totals Spencer* Shepard* Cheatham* Kell* Hemsley* Chol Allen Shrigley Pope Team 1 Totals Halftime: San Diego State 32, Colorado State 28. FG%: San Diego State 44.6, Colorado State FG%: Colorado State 43.5, San Diego State FT%: San Diego State 71.4, Colorado State Officials: David Hall, Verne Harris, Mark Whitehead. Technicals: Jackson - Colorado State, Chol - San Diego State. Game 24 San Diego State 78 New Mexico 71 (ot) Feb. 6, 2016 w San Diego, Calif. Viejas Arena w Att.: 12,414 SAN DIEGO - San Diego State rallied from five down with 22 seconds left to force overtime and then ended the extra session on a 10-0 run to beat New Mexico, 78-71, to improve to 11-0 in the Mountain West. The Aztecs led, 56-52, with 3:40 left in the second half before the Lobos scored nine of the next 10 points to move ahead, Jeremy Hemsley answered with a bucket, but New Mexico went out ahead by four again, only to have the freshman respond with another basket. Trailing 63-61, San Diego State forced UNM s Tim Williams into missing a mid-range jumper, but Zylan Cheatham could not grab the rebound and the Lobos had another chance. After running down the shot clock, Elijah Brown made an off-balance threepointer to put the visitors ahead, 66-61, with 14 seconds left. Winston Shepard cut the deficit to three on a put-back off a Hemsley miss. After a timeout, the Lobos turned the ball over on a misplayed inbounds play. With 12 seconds left, SDSU inbounded the ball and Malik Pope found himself wide open at the top of the arc and knocked down the game-tying three with eight seconds left. The Aztecs successfully defended the rest of the clock and the game went into OT. In overtime, New Mexico led by three with 2:10 left, but a tipin by Shepard jumpstarted a 10-0 run to finish off the Lobos. During the spurt, Hemsley scored six points with Shepard adding four. Hemsley finished with a career-high 23 points and six rebounds, and Shepard added 15 points, seven rebounds and a season-high six assists. Trey Kell contributed 12 points and Skylar Spencer narrowly missed a double-double with eight points and 10 rebounds. UNM FG 3FG FT R F TP A TO B S MP Logwood* Williams* Aget* Neal* Brown* Hunter Kuiper Adams Furstinger Team 6 2 Totals Spencer* Shepard* Cheatham* Kell* Hemsley* Chol Allen Shrigley Pope Team 0 Totals Halftime: New Mexico 29, San Diego State 28. FG%: San Diego State 42.6, New Mexico FG%: New Mexico 25.0, San Diego State FT%: San Diego State 84.2, New Mexico Officials: Randy McCall, Kevin Brill, Gregory Nixon. Technicals: None.

35 GAME RECAPS Game 25 Fresno State 58 San Diego State 57 Feb. 10, 2016 w Fresno, Calif. Save Mart Center w Att.: 6,476 FRESNO, Calif. - San Diego State was undone by 18 turnovers and eight missed free throws in a loss at Fresno State, which snapped the Aztecs 11-game winning streak. Even with its misfortune, SDSU found itself with a chance to win the game in the final seconds. Down with seven seconds left, the Aztecs had the ball after calling a timeout. When play resumed, Trey Kell went to his right and missed a fall-away midrange jumper. Winston Shepard attempted to tip the ball in, but was called for offensive interference and the Bulldogs hung on for the win. San Diego State twice held double-digits leads in the game, leading by 12 in the first half and 11 in the second. In the first half, the Aztecs led, 26-14, but Fresno State closed on a 15-4 run to trail SDSU, During the time the Bulldogs went on their run, the Aztecs were 0-for-6 from the field (0-5 3FG) and committed five turnovers. Then when San Diego State enjoyed a lead with 16:19 to play, Fresno State scored seven straight points to trail by four. The Bulldogs finally scaled their second uphill battle to tie the score at 50 with 6:44 to play. From that point forward, SDSU was 1-for-7 from the floor, 4- for-6 from the free-throw line and committed three turnovers. Shepard went 1-for-2 from the stripe to level the score at 54, and Zylan Cheatham was 3-for-4, which ultimately brought the score to with 42 seconds remaining, setting up the final sequence. Jeremy Hemsley scored a team-high 18 points and Kell chipped in with 16. Cheatham added nine points and nine rebounds for an Aztec team that outrebounded Fresno State, Marvelle Harris finished with a game-high 20 points for the Bulldogs, who were without two starters and lost another during the game due to injury. Spencer* Shepard* Cheatham* Kell* Hemsley* Chol Allen Shrigley Pope Team 4 2 Totals FS FG 3FG FT R F TP A TO B S MP Watson* Russo* Carter* Guererro* Harris* Lewis Ellison Bittner Team 0 1 Totals Halftime: San Diego State 30, Fresno State 29. FG%: San Diego State 38.0, Fresno State FG%: San Diego State 31.6, Fresno State FT%: Fresno State 76.2, San Diego State Officials: Larry Spaulding, Mike Scyphers, Bert Smith. Technicals: None. Game 26 San Diego State 70 Air Force 61 Feb. 13, 2016 w San Diego, Calif. Viejas Arena w Att.: 12,414 SAN DIEGO - Malik Pope and Matt Shrigley made their first six three-pointers combined in a span of 4:07 in the first half to help San Diego State defeat Air Force, The duo entered the game with 15:46 left in the first half and the game tied, 4-4, only to have the Falcons Jacob Van make a trey. On the ensuing possession, Pope made a three and then Shrigley, who was 0-for-14 from the floor (0-13 3FG) in his first six games, went three, three, three, three. Pope added a threepointer before Shrigley s fourth triple and the Aztecs led, Shrigley missed his fifth attempt, but Pope connected on his third to lift SDSU to an 11-point lead with 10:18 to play. The Aztecs would lead by as many as 14 points in the half before settling for a advantage at intermission. San Diego State stretched its lead back to 11 points, moving ahead, 50-39, on a Dakarai Allen three-pointer with 13:16 left. Allen started the game in place of Jeremy Hemsley, who dressed but did not play due to a bruised right foot. The Falcons, however, answered by scoring six straight points and made it a game after going on 13-4 run. SDSU gained a little breathing room when Pope tipped in an Angelo Chol miss and the basket jumpstarted an 8-0 run highlighted by back-toback Trey Kell three-pointers. Air Force made it a game down the stretch, taking advantage of missed free throws by the Aztecs, who made 1-of-4 from the charity stripe. During that span, the Falcons outscored SDSU, 7-1, to get within four points with 43 seconds left. After Winston Shepard connected on the second of two free throws, SDSU made six in a row to put the game out of reach. Kell led the Aztecs with 16 points, while Pope and Shrigley had 13 and 12, respectively. Shepard also scored 13 for SDSU. AFA FG 3FG FT R F TP A TO B S MP Graham* Toohey* Siples* Kocur* Van* Norman Tuss Louder James Broekhuis Team 3 2 Totals Spencer* Shepard* Cheatham* Allen* Kell* Chol Williams Perez Shrigley Pope Team 1 Totals Halftime: San Diego State 38, Air Force 32. FG%: Air Force 52.0, San Diego State FG%: Air Force 47.1, San Diego State FT%: San Diego State 63.2, Air Force Officials: Verne Harris, Richmond Brent Meaux, Kelly Pfeifer. Technicals: None. Game 27 San Diego State 78 San José State 62 Feb. 21, 2016 w San Jose, Calif. The Event Center w Att.: 3,317 SAN JOSE, Calif. - San Diego State surged past San José State in the second half to post a victory at The Event Center to clinch at least a share of the Mountain West regular-season title. In the first half, SDSU turned a close game into what looked to be a runaway. With 13:01 left on the clock, SJSU s Frank Rogers made a jumper to cut San Diego State s lead to The Aztecs, however, responded by going on a 12-2 run to extend their lead to But like the Aztecs, the Spartans had an even more impressive run, scoring 16 of the game s next 19 points, helped by four three-pointers, including three from Cody Schwartz. The scoring barrage cut SJSU s deficit to one before San Diego State ended the half with a lead. In the second half, the Aztecs used a 17-2 run to turn a twopoint game into a 17-point one thanks to easy buckets caused by suffocating pressure. And unlike the first half when SDSU let SJSU back into the game, the Aztecs kept the pedal to the metal, turning a 17-point cushion into a 24-point gap between the teams. San Diego State would eventually lead by as many as 25 points on two different occasions before winning by 22 points. Four Aztecs reached double figures in scoring and were led by Winston Shepard and Malik Pope s 17 points. Shepard added seven rebounds and a game-high seven assists, while Pope chipped in a career-high 11 rebounds and three blocked shots. Trey Kell made all four of his three-point attempts and finished with 15 points. Jeremy Hemsley scored 13 points off the bench. Spencer* Shepard* Cheatham* Pope* Kell* Chol Allen Williams Perez Shrigley U u Hemsley Team 2 Totals SJSU FG 3FG FT R F TP A TO B S MP Rogers* Welage* Schwartz* Hillsman* Thornton* Williams Jr Basor Clarke James Onwas Bahner Team 3 1 Totals Halftime: San Diego State 33, San José State 29. FG%: San Diego State 49.1, San José State FG%: San Diego State 50.0, San José State FT%: San Diego State 76.2, San José State Officials: Randy McCall, David Hall, Chris Rastatter. Technicals: None.

36 GAME RECAPS Game 28 San Diego State 73 Wyoming 61 Feb. 24, 2016 w Laramie, Wyo. Arena-Auditorium w Att.: 5,408 LARAMIE, Wyo. - San Diego State won the outright Mountain West regular-season title for the third time in school history with its victory at Wyoming. SDSU led, 32-30, with 1:47 left in the first half before Trey Kell single-handily gave the Aztecs breathing room going into halftime. After consecutive free throws from Josh Adams, Kell successfully converted an and-1 opportunity and nailed two three-pointers to cap a 9-3 spurt, which gave the visitors a lead at halftime. In the second half, Adams nearly brought the Cowboys all the back from a 10-point hole with 11 minutes to play. The senior scored five straight points and eight of Wyoming s next 11 points to help the Cowboys get to within, 56-51, with 6:23 left on the game clock. But the trio of Kell, Jeremy Hemsley and Winston Shepard put the Aztecs back on top by 10 with four free throws and a jumper. Adams answered with a basket of his own, but the eight-point deficit at the time would be as close as Wyoming would get the rest of the way. With under two minutes to play, Kell matched his career high with his fourth three-pointer to put SDSU ahead by 14 points. For Kell, it was his third straight game with four triples and the guard put the finishing touches on the win with three consecutive free throws. Kell led the Aztecs with 24 points, while Shepard scored 10 of his 14 points in the second half. Hemsley chipped in with 13 points and a career-high four steals. Adams, who left the game in the first half due to an injury and returned minutes later, led Wyoming with 27 points, but committed half of the team s 12 turnovers. Spencer* Shepard* Cheatham* Pope* Kell* Chol Allen Shrigley Hemsley Team 6 1 Totals UW FG 3FG FT R F TP A TO B S MP Herndon* Barnes* Lieberman* Adams* McManamen* James Aka Gorski Dalton Naughton Team 6 Totals Halftime: San Diego State 41, Wyoming 33. FG%: Wyoming 46.5, San Diego State FG%: San Diego State 42.9, Wyoming FT%: San Diego State 73.7, Wyoming Officials: Mike Scyphers, Rick Hartzell, Keith Kimble. Technicals: None. Game 29 Boise State 66 San Diego State 63 Feb. 27, 2016 w San Diego, Calif. Viejas Arena w Att.: 12,414 SAN DIEGO - San Diego State let a nine-point lead with 1:40 left in the second half slip away as Boise State earned a victory inside Viejas Arena. In the final 100 seconds, the Aztecs went 1-for-8 from the freethrow line and missed their final seven from the charity stripe to leave the door open for the Broncos. Boise State, meanwhile, made all six of its free-throw attempts and received two three-pointers from Nick Duncan, the last of which gave the Broncos a lead with 23 seconds left. Prior to his pair of treys, Boise State was 1-for-11 from behind the threepoint arc. After Duncan s second three-pointer, the Aztecs called timeout and Trey Kell ended up dribbling the ball off his foot, turning the ball over to the Broncos with two seconds left. Anthony Drmic made two free throws to put Boise State up by three and a Malik Pope desperation three before the buzzer came up short. A 16-3 run by the Aztecs helped turn a five-point deficit into the aforementioned nine-point lead. Trailing, 52-47, with 8:32 to play, San Diego State scored nine unanswered points before Paris Austin temporarily stopped the scoring spree. The Aztecs went on to score seven more points, including five from Kell to get SDSU out in front, 63-54, before giving up the lead. The Aztecs needed a couple of runs to get themselves in a position to win, including one in the first half. After trailing by eight points with 1:37 to go, San Diego State received three free throws from Zylan Cheatham and a Pope three-pointer before the buzzer to get within two points at intermission. Kell finished with a game-high 17 points and Jeremy Hemsley added 11 points off the bench. Cheatham, who battled foul trouble, contributed 10 points in 14 minutes. BSU FG 3FG FT R F TP A TO B S MP Duncan* Jorch* Thompson* Alford* Jackson* Drmic Haney Hutchison Austin Team 4 1 Totals Spencer* Shepard* Cheatham* Pope* Kell* Chol Allen Shrigley Hemsley Team 1 1 Totals Halftime: Boise State 30, San Diego State 28. FG%: Boise State 47.2, San Diego State FG%: San Diego State 31.6, Boise State FT%: Boise State 72.2, San Diego State Officials: Mike Reed, Michael Irving, Randy Heimerman. Technicals: Shepard - San Diego State. Game 30 San Diego State 83 New Mexico 56 March 1, 2016 w Albuquerque, N.M. WisePies Arena w Att.: 14,540 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - San Diego State rallied from an early 16-4 deficit before the second media timeout and blew open the game to ultimately post an road win at New Mexico. The Lobos led by the aforementioned 12 points and in trailing, 16-4, the Aztecs were 0-for-3 from the floor with three turnovers. Matt Shrigley stopped the bleeding with a three-pointer that jumpstarted a 16-0 run to propel SDSU to a lead. New Mexico answered with five consecutive points to move ahead, 21-20, with 8:01 left and that would be the last time the Lobos would lead. The Aztecs ended up finishing the first half on a run to enter the locker room at halftime ahead, The Lobos scored the first four points of the second half, with the last two coming on a Sam Logwood jumper with 18:52 left. The basket was UNM s first since there was 8:52 remaining in the first. The Aztecs responded with seven straight points to take a 14- point lead and would lead by double digits up until there was 9:28 left. At that moment, Matt Shrigley fouled Elijah Brown hard and was ejected from the contest. Brown went on to make four straight free throws to cut the Lobos deficit to six. SDSU responded with six unanswered points and never looked back. In the final 7:03, San Diego State outscored New Mexico, 21-4, to hand the Lobos their worst home loss since Malik Pope led all players with a season-high 20 points on 6- for-7 shooting. Trey Kell added 15 points and Dakarai Allen chipped in 11 points off the bench. Allen also helped hold Brown to 2-of-14 shooting and six turnovers. Spencer* Shepard* Cheatham* Pope* Kell* Chol Allen Williams Perez Shrigley U u Hemsley Team 1 2 Totals UNM FG 3FG FT R F TP A TO B S MP Logwood* Williams* Aget* Neal* Brown* Hunter Kuiper Adams Joy Furstinger Jacobs Nesbitt Team 4 Totals Halftime: San Diego State 42, New Mexico 31. FG%: San Diego State 55.1, New Mexico FG%: San Diego State 60.0, New Mexico FT%: New Mexico 85.7, San Diego State Officials: David Hall, Gerry Pollard, Eric Curry. Technicals: Cheatham - San Diego State.

37 GAME RECAPS Game 31 San Diego State 92 UNLV 56 March 5, 2016 w San Diego, Calif. Viejas Arena w Att.: 12,414 SAN DIEGO - San Diego State overwhelmed UNLV with its depth and shot 48.5 percent from the floor in defeating the Runnin Rebels, 92-56, in the regular-season finale at Viejas Arena. The Aztecs, who posted the largest margin of victory in the 64- game history of the series, shot 55.2 percent from the field in the first half and was 13-for-28 from behind the three-point arc. That combo, plus 52 rebounds, which was a school Mountain West record, was a recipe for success in winning their eighth straight game in the series. The Aztecs struggled early and did not score until Jeremy Hemsley scored with 17:24 left in the first half. UNLV later led, 16-12, before SDSU went on a game-clinching 25-6 run, which put it up, The Aztecs led, 40-27, with 45 seconds left and held for the last shot as the clock wound down. SDSU ended up turning the ball over and UNLV called a timeout. When play resumed, Dakarai Allen stole the inbounds pass and Malik Pope finished the play with a dunk to put SDSU ahead, 40-27, at halftime. The second half was all Aztecs as the shorthanded Rebels had no answer. UNLV only played eight players and its three subs combined for three points, two rebounds and one assist in 23 minutes. Winston Shepard and Trey Kell led all Aztecs with 18 points apiece. Shepard added six rebounds, three assists and two steals. Malik Pope posted his second double-digit scoring effort in as many games with 12 points and Allen contributed 10 of his own. Zylan Cheatham, meanwhile, grabbed a team-high 10 rebounds and led the Aztecs with two blocked shots. UNLV FG 3FG FT R F TP A TO B S MP Zimmerman Jr.* Cornish* McCaw* Poyser* Nwamu* Cheaney Starr Glenn Team 2 Totals Spencer* Chol* Shepard* Pope* Kell* ALlen Williams Cheatham Perez Shrigley U u Federico Hemsley Team 5 Totals Halftime: San Diego State 42, UNLV 27. FG%: San Diego State 48.5, UNLV FG%: San Diego State 46.4, UNLV FT%: San Diego State 65.2, UNLV Officials: Verne Harris, Gregory Nixon, Larry Spaulding. Technicals: None. Game 32 [1] San Diego State 71 [9] Utah State 65 March 10, 2016 w Las Vegas, Nev. Thomas & Mack Center w Att.: 8,279 LAS VEGAS - Top-seeded San Diego State overcame a poor shooting night to defeat ninth-seeded Utah State, 71-65, in the quarterfinal round of the 2016 Mountain West Championship. SDSU missed numerous shots from a few feet away from the hoop, while the Aggies were making everything over the outstretched arms of the Aztecs. That combination made for an interesting finish for the regular-season champions and a Utah State squad that had never beaten the Aztecs since it joined the league prior to the campaign. The Aggies led by as many as five points, 59-54, with 5:59 left in the second half before free throws gave the Aztecs life. Winston Shepard made two, Trey Kell hit a jumper and then Dakarai Allen s one free throw tied the game at with 3:22 to go. USU s Lew Evans answered with a pair of free throws to put the Aggies ahead by two, but the Aztecs answered with a Malik Pope jumpshot, a jumper from Kell and one free throw from Shepard. With San Diego State up, 64-61, the Aggies got two more free throws from Evans only to have Kell knock down a pair himself. USU s Shane Rector brought the Aggies within one with two additional free throws, but the Aztecs made 5-of-6 from the charity stripe in the final three seconds to put the game away. Kell, who was under the weather, finished with a game-high 17 points after scoring just two in the first half. Pope had a solid game with 15 points and seven rebounds, marking the first time he reached double figures in scoring in three straight outings. Shepard, meanwhile, put up 12 points, eight rebounds and three assists. Utah State was led by Evans 15 points and seven boards, and Jalen Moore added 14 points and nine rebounds. In all, four Aggies scored in double figures. The others were Julion Pearre (12) and Rector (11). USU FG 3FG FT R F TP A TO B S MP Evans* Taylor* Rector* Moore* Smith* Perkins Pearre Jones Team 6 2 Totals Spencer* Shepard* Cheatham* Pope* Kell* Chol Allen Shrigley Hemsley Team 2 Totals Halftime: San Diego State 36, Utah State 35. FG%: Utah State 41.7, San Diego State FG%: San Diego State 40.0, Utah State FT%: San Diego State 63.3, Utah State Officials: Larry Spaulding, Tony Padilla, Michael Irving. Technicals: None. Game 33 [1] San Diego State 67 [5] Nevada 55 March 11, 2016 w Las Vegas, Nev. Thomas & Mack Center w Att.: 8,036 LAS VEGAS - Top-seeded San Diego State closed the first half on an 11-6 run to open a 10-point lead at halftime, one in which it held onto in defeating fifth-seeded Nevada, 67-55, in the semifinal round of the Mountain West Championship. The Aztecs opened up a lead after a Trey Kell fastbreak dunk, which was started by a Dakarai Allen rejection. The throwdown capped a 10-3 spurt. Nevada answered with a 6-1 run to get the Wolf Pack to the aforementioned five-point lead for SDSU. After that, San Diego State closed by scoring 11 of the game s next 17 points to take a lead into halftime. The Aztecs could not carry their momentum as the second half began as Nevada tied the game at as a result of the Wolf Pack s 14-4 scoring run. But just when things appeared to be dicey, Kell took over by scoring seven of the Aztecs next eightpoints and all of a sudden, SDSU was alead, 46-40, with 9:12 left in regulation. Twice the Wolf Pack cut its deficit to four and each time San Diego State had an answer. The second time, Kell went on to make four straight free throws and Shepard made 1-of-2 to propel the Aztecs to a nine-point advantage. San Diego State ended up opening a pair of 10-point leads down the stretch, but Nevada got to within six after an Eric Cooper Jr. three-pointer with 1:19 to play. In the final 54 seconds, however, SDSU made eight of its final 10 free-throw attempts to seal a spot in the championship game. Kell led the Aztecs in scoring with 15 points after another twopoint first half for the second game in a row. Shepard posted 13 points and seven rebounds, while Allen and Zylan Cheatham each scored 11 points apiece. For Nevada, it was led by Cameron Oliver s 21 points and 10 rebounds. NEV FG 3FG FT R F TP A TO B S MP Oliver* Foster* Criswell* Drew* Fenner* Coleman Anderson Rodriguez Cooper Jr Team 4 1 Totals Spencer* Shepard* Pope* Allen* Kell* Chol Cheatham Shrigley Hemsley Team 2 1 Totals Halftime: San Diego State 34, Nevada 24. FG%: San Diego State 36.2, Nevada FG%: San Diego State 23.5, Nevada FT%: Nevada 77.3, San Diego State Officials: Randy McCall, Eric Curry, Mike Scyphers. Technicals: Team - Nevada.

38 GAME RECAPS Game 34 [2] Fresno State 68 [1] San Diego State 63 March 12, 2016 w Las Vegas, Nev. Thomas & Mack Center w Att.: 8,132 LAS VEGAS - Top-seeded San Diego State came up short in becoming just the third Mountain West team to claim the outright regular-season title and win the conference tournament crown in its defeat to second-seeded Fresno State the at the MW Championship. The Aztecs looked poised to turn the trick as they led, 52-46, with 12:50 to go in the second half. Then in the final nine-plus minutes, the game totally flipped thanks to Jahmel Taylor s threepointer, which leveled the score at Each team had an answer for each other down the stretch and Winston Shepard gave the Aztecs a lead with 3:27 to play. Then with under 1:45 left in the game, Julien Lewis canned a three-pointer, giving the Bulldogs a two-point edge. The basket looked like the dagger Fresno State was in search of, but SDSU held on the defensive end and Dakarai Allen was fouled, sending him to the line for two shots. The junior made the first and missed the second, leaving FS in the driver s seat. A foul on Winston Shepard sent Lewis to the line and he made both of his 1-and-1 attempts to put the Bulldogs up by three with 23 seconds left. On the Aztecs next possession, Jeremy Hemsley drove the lane, but was met by a wall of Fresno State defenders. The Bulldogs recovered the ball and Lewis was fouled one more time prior to him making another two free throws to ice the game. Malik Pope, who made his first five shot attempts, including two from behind the three-point arc, finished with a game-high 19 points and 11 rebounds. Shepard, meanwhile, flirted with a triple after posting 15 points, eight rebounds and a career-high seven assists. Marvelle Harris was the lone Bulldog in double figures with 18 points. FS FG 3FG FT R F TP A TO B S MP Edo* Russo* Lewis* Guererro* Harris* Watson Taylor Ellison Bittner Carter Team 6 Totals Spencer* Shepard* Pope* Allen* Kell* Chol Cheatham Hemsley Team 2 Totals Halftime: Fresno State 39, San Diego State 36. FG%: San Diego State 42.1, Fresno State FG%: Fresno State 41.7, San Diego State FT%: Fresno State 88.9, San Diego State Officials: David Hall, Verne Harris, Larry Spaulding. Technicals: None. Game 35 [2] San Diego State 79 [7] IPFW March 15, 2016 w San Diego, Calif. Viejas Arena w Att.: 8,324 SAN DIEGO - Second-seeded San Diego State received a triple-double from Winston Shepard to help defeat seventh-seeded IPFW, 79-55, in the first round of the NIT. Shepard had a career-high eight assists in the first half en route to a game-high 12, and then finished with 10 points and 10 rebounds to post SDSU s first triple-double in school history. The forward was responsible for eight of the Aztecs 10 firsthalf assists, which helped San Diego State jump out to a lead at halftime. In the first half alone, SDSU made 53.3 percent of its attempts from the field, while holding the Mastodons to 27.6-percent shooting. In the second half, San Diego State matched its first-half shooting effort, making an identical 16-of-30 shots from the field. Defensively, IPFW made a few more shots than it did in the first, but it was not enough as the Aztecs enjoyed a lead no smaller than 19 points in the final 20 minutes. Joining Shepard in double figures in scoring was Malik Pope, who had 15 points and eight rebounds, and Dakarai Allen, who finished with 10 points. The trio was a part of a group of 10 players that saw the ball go through the hoop. For IPFW, it was led by John Konchar s 10 points and gamehigh 18 rebounds, while Max Landis posted 14 points on 5-of-15 shooting after coming in averaging 19.5 points (.457 FG). The Aztecs held the Mastodons to 55 points, their third-fewest points in a game this season. On the flip side, SDSU outscored IPFW in points in the paint (40-24), points off turnovers (24-2), fastbreak points (13-7) and bench points (36-12). IPFW FG 3FG FT R F TP A TO B S MP Reed* Calhoun* Konchar* Landis* Calder* Stewart Ruise Jr Harrell Talla Poulter Team 1 Totals Spencer* Shepard* Pope* Allen* Kell* Chol Williams Cheatham Perez Shrigley U u Federico Hemsley Team 1 Totals Halftime: San Diego State 40, IPFW 22. FG%: San Diego State 53.3, IPFW FG%: San Diego State 40.9, IPFW FT%: IPFW 90.9, San Diego State Officials: Mike Scyphers, D.G. Nelson, Deron White. Technicals: None. Game 36 [2] San Diego State 93 [3] Washington 78 March 21, 2016 w San Diego, Calif. Viejas Arena w Att.: 12,414 SAN DIEGO - San Diego State ended the first half on an 18-5 run, turning a three-point SDSU lead into a 16-point cushion and then fended off a second-half Washington run to defeat the visiting Huskies, 93-78, in front of a sold-out Viejas Arena crowd. The Aztecs led by 11 points midway through the first half only to have Washington embark on a 12-4 run to trail, 27-24, with 5:19 left. SDSU, however, answered with a three-pointer from Malik Pope and a dunk from Skylar Spencer to jumpstart the aforementioned 18-5 run, which was punctuated by a Matt Shrigley trey with five seconds left to give the Aztecs a lead at halftime. San Diego State kept its double-digit lead intact for more than the first 10 minutes of the second half. It was when the clock dipped under 12 minutes to play, however, when the Huskies made their run at the Aztecs. After Angelo Chol made two free throws, Marquese Chriss threw down a dunk to pull Washington to within 16 points. Eight combined misses from both teams highighted the next minute and a half before Dejounte Murray made a layup to end the drought for both teams. Washington s four unanswered points turned into an 11-0 run that made it a game with 7:21 left in the second half. The Aztecs weathered the storm and had an answer for each Huskies basket and eventually built an 11-point lead with 3:28 to go before winning by 15. Six Aztecs scored in double figures led by Winston Shepard s season-high 20 points and 10 rebounds. Malik Pope had 10 points and a career-high 12 boards, while Trey Kell had 16, Jeremy Hemsley had 13 and Matt Shrigley had 12 thanks to four threepointers. Dakarai Allen, meanwhile, added 10 points. UW FG 3FG FT R F TP A TO B S MP Chriss* Thybulle* Dime* Murray* Andrews* Crisp Green Duruisseau Dorsey Team 5 Totals Spencer* Shepard* Pope* Allen* Kell* Chol Cheatham Shrigley Hemsley Team 9 Totals Halftime: San Diego State 45, Washington 29. FG%: San Diego State 44.8, Washington FG%: San Diego State 58.3, Washington FT%: San Diego State 72.2, Washington Officials: Michael Irving, David Hall, Deldre Carr. Technicals: Team - Washington.