San Jose State Spartans men's basketball

San Jose State Spartans
San Jose State Spartans
	2021–22 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team
University	San José State University
First season	1909–10
All-time record	1,138–1,358 (.456)[1]
Head coach	Tim Miles (1st season)
Conference	Mountain West
Location	San Jose, California
Arena	Provident Credit Union Event Center ; (Capacity: 5,000)
Nickname	Spartans
Student section	Spartan Squad
Colors	Gold, white, and blue[2];
Uniforms
Home	Away ;
NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen
	1951
NCAA Tournament Appearances
	1951, 1980, 1996
Conference tournament champions
	1925, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1938, 1941, 1948, 1949, 1980, 1996,

The San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team represents San José State University in NCAA Division I college basketball as a member of the Mountain West Conference.

History

The SJSU men's basketball team played its first recorded game in 1909.[3] The team has won 10 conference championships, appeared in the NCAA Tournament three times, appeared once in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT), and once in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI).[3]

From the 1930s to 1976, the team played home games at the on-campus Spartan Gym. Starting in 1961, the team also played home games at the off-campus San Jose Civic Auditorium.[4] From 1976 to 1979, the Spartans played their home games at Independence High School, as the Civic Auditorium was being remodeled.[5] The team resumed play at the Civic beginning in the 1979–80 season.[6] In 1989, the on-campus Event Center became the primary home for San Jose State basketball.[4][7]

Conference Championship Titles

California Coast Conference: 1925, 1928
Far West Conference: 1929, 1931
Northern California Athletic Conference: 1938
California Collegiate Athletic Association: 1941 (co-champion), 1948, 1949
Pacific Coast Athletic Association: 1980
Big West Conference: 1996[3]

Recent Coaching Hires

On March 29, 2013, San Jose State hired Boise State assistant coach Dave Wojcik to be the new head coach. Wojcik succeeded George Nessman, who was fired at the end of the 2012–2013 season.[8] Wojcik resigned unexpectedly on July 11, 2017, for personal reasons, and assistant coach Rodney Tention was named interim head coach.[9]

On August 4, 2017, San Jose State hired Colorado assistant Jean Prioleau.[10] Four weeks later, forward Brandon Clarke, San Jose State's best player and reigning Mountain West Sixth Man of the Year award winner, transferred to Gonzaga. Clarke would eventually be a first-round draft pick in the 2019 NBA Draft. Clarke's departure had an immediate effect on the team's performance, as the Spartans dropped to 4–26 (1–17 MW) in 2017–18 after compiling a 14–16 record in Wojcik's final season.

Prioleau was fired on March 12, 2021, after four seasons. He left San Jose State with a cumulative 20–93 (.177) overall record.

On April 6, 2021, San Jose State hired former Nebraska head coach Tim Miles to take over as head coach at SJSU. Miles arrived at San Jose State with nearly 400 career wins (399–334) and over 24 years of head coaching experience.

All-time Record vs. Current Mountain West Teams

As of the conclusion of the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season:

Opponent	Won	Lost	Percentage	Streak	First meeting
Air Force	9	11	.450	Won 2	1971
Boise State	3	37	.075	Lost 9	1988
Colorado State	0	22	.000	Lost 22	1969
Fresno State	81	96	.458	Lost 8	1916
Nevada	51	61	.455	Lost 1	1911
New Mexico	4	17	.190	Won 1	1961
San Diego State	35	43	.449	Lost 7	1936
UNLV	6	43	.122	Lost 8	1983
Utah State	22	66	.250	Lost 6	1935
Wyoming	2	18	.100	Lost 10	1965
Totals	205	348	.371

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Postseason results

In five postseason tournament appearances, the Spartans have yet to win a game.[3]

NCAA Tournament results

The Spartans have appeared in the NCAA Tournament three times, with a combined record of 0–3.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1951		Sweet Sixteen	BYU	L 61–68
1980	12 M	Round of 48	(5) #16 Missouri	L 51–61
1996	16 M	Round of 64	(1) #2 Kentucky	L 72–110

NIT results

The Spartans have appeared in one National Invitation Tournament (NIT), and lost in the first round.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1981	First Round	UTEP	L 53–57

CBI results

The Spartans have appeared in one College Basketball Invitational (CBI), and lost in the first round.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
2011	First Round	Creighton	L 74–85

Spartans in the NBA

Eleven former SJSU men's basketball players have been drafted into the NBA.[3][12]

Year	Player	Team	Round
1950	Stu Inman	Chicago Stags	6th
1951	Bobby Crowe	Baltimore Bullets	9th
1969	Dick Groves	San Diego Rockets	16th
1970	Coby Dietrick	Golden State Warriors	10th
1971	Darnell Hillman	Golden State Warriors	1st
1980	Wally Rank	San Diego Clippers	5th
1982	Sid Williams	Portland Trail Blazers	9th
1982	Doug Murrey	Golden State Warriors	9th
1983	Chris McNealy	Kansas City-Omaha Kings	2nd
1988	Ricky Berry	Sacramento Kings	1st
1997	Tariq Abdul-Wahad	Sacramento Kings	1st
2019	Brandon Clarke	Memphis Grizzlies	1st

References

"Division I Men's Basketball Records (Page 73)" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
"2020–21 San Jose State Spartans Men's Basketball Quick Facts" (PDF). SJSUSpartans.com. January 14, 2021. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
"SJSU Spartans Media Guide". sjsuspartans.com. 2014. Retrieved December 4, 2014.
"San Jose State", ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game, New York: ESPN Books/Ballantine Books, 2009, p. 403, ISBN 978-0345513922
Rhodie, Jeff (August 31, 1979), "Civic lures SJSU cagers", The Spartan Daily, p. 7
"SJSU loses by 2 in OT", The Spartan Daily, p. 4, December 6, 1979
"Men's Hoops At Civic For N. Colorado & Home Vs. USF". San Jose State Athletics. December 19, 2008. Retrieved May 16, 2016.
"San Jose State hires Boise State assistant Dave Wojcik - San Jose Mercury News". Mercurynews.com. 2013-03-30. Retrieved 2015-07-13.
"Men's Basketball Head Coach Dave Wojcik Resigns" (Press release). San José State University Athletics. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
"Jean Prioleau named San Jose State University men's basketball head coach". San Jose State Spartans. August 4, 2017. Retrieved August 4, 2017.
"2017–18 San José State Spartans Men's Basketball Team Media Guide". Athletics at San José State University. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
"2020-21 San Jose State Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). SJSU. Retrieved September 20, 2021.

External links

Official website

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[1] "Division I Men's Basketball Records (Page 73)" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved 28 July 2017.

[2] "2020–21 San Jose State Spartans Men's Basketball Quick Facts" (PDF). SJSUSpartans.com. January 14, 2021. Retrieved June 7, 2021.

[2014_media_guide-3] "SJSU Spartans Media Guide". sjsuspartans.com. 2014. Retrieved December 4, 2014.

[ESPN_encyclopedia-4] "San Jose State", ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game, New York: ESPN Books/Ballantine Books, 2009, p. 403, ISBN 978-0345513922

[5] Rhodie, Jeff (August 31, 1979), "Civic lures SJSU cagers", The Spartan Daily, p. 7

[6] "SJSU loses by 2 in OT", The Spartan Daily, p. 4, December 6, 1979

[7] "Men's Hoops At Civic For N. Colorado & Home Vs. USF". San Jose State Athletics. December 19, 2008. Retrieved May 16, 2016.

[8] "San Jose State hires Boise State assistant Dave Wojcik - San Jose Mercury News". Mercurynews.com. 2013-03-30. Retrieved 2015-07-13.

[9] "Men's Basketball Head Coach Dave Wojcik Resigns" (Press release). San José State University Athletics. Retrieved 11 July 2017.

[10] "Jean Prioleau named San Jose State University men's basketball head coach". San Jose State Spartans. August 4, 2017. Retrieved August 4, 2017.

[11] "2017–18 San José State Spartans Men's Basketball Team Media Guide". Athletics at San José State University. Retrieved 24 November 2017.

[12] "2020-21 San Jose State Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). SJSU. Retrieved September 20, 2021.

San Jose State Spartans men's basketball
Venues	Spartan Gym (1933–1976) San Jose Civic Auditorium (1961–1976, 1979–1989) Independence High School (1976–1979) Provident Credit Union Event Center (1989–present)
Media	KSJS
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22

Mountain West Conference men's basketball
Teams	Air Force Falcons Boise State Broncos Colorado State Rams Fresno State Bulldogs Nevada Wolf Pack New Mexico Lobos San Diego State Aztecs San Jose State Spartans UNLV Runnin' Rebels Utah State Aggies Wyoming Cowboys
Championships & awards	Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Player of the Year
Seasons	1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22