San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball

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San Diego State Aztecs
men's basketball
2024–25 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team
UniversitySan Diego State University
First season1921–22
All-time record1,485–1,125 (.569)
Head coachBrian Dutcher (8th season)
ConferenceMountain West
(Pac-12 in 2026–27)
LocationSan Diego, California
ArenaViejas Arena
(capacity: 12,414)
NicknameAztecs
Student sectionThe Show
ColorsScarlet and black[1]
   
Uniforms
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away
Alternate jersey
Team colours
Alternate
NCAA tournament runner-up
2023
NCAA tournament Final Four
2023
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
1957*, 1967*, 2023
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
1957*, 1967*, 2011, 2014, 2023, 2024
NCAA tournament round of 32
1957*, 1967*, 1968*, 1975, 1976, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2023, 2024
NCAA tournament appearances
1957*, 1967*, 1968*, 1975, 1976, 1985, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
*at Division II level
Conference tournament champions
Mountain West: 2002, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2018, 2021, 2023
WAC: 1985
PCAA: 1976
Conference regular season champions
Mountain West: 2006, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2020, 2021, 2023
PCAA: 1977, 1978

The San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team is the men's college basketball program that represents San Diego State University. The Aztecs compete in NCAA Division I as a member of the Mountain West Conference (MW). The team plays its home games at Viejas Arena.

The Aztecs have been to sixteen NCAA Division I tournaments since joining NCAA Division I in 1969, last appearing in the tournament in 2024. In the 2023 NCAA tournament, they reached the Final Four for the first time in program history, losing to UConn in the championship game. In the Mountain West Conference, the Aztecs have won seven tournament championships and nine regular season titles.

Notable alumni include NBA Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard and Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Tony Gwynn, who played both basketball and baseball for the Aztecs.

  1. ^ "Color Palette". San Diego State Athletics Style Guide (PDF). October 19, 2021. Retrieved April 1, 2023.