2019–20 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team

The 2019–20 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team represented San Jose State University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by third-year head coach Jean Prioleau, they played their home games at the newly-renamed Provident Credit Union Event Center in San Jose, California as members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 7–24, 3–15 in Mountain West play to finish in tenth place. They lost in the first round of the Mountain West tournament to New Mexico.

2019–20 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	7–24 (3–15 MW)
Head coach	Jean Prioleau (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Will Kimble Julius Hodge Tim Marrion
Home arena	Provident Credit Union Event Center (Capacity: 5,000)
Seasons ← 2018–19 2020–21 →

2019–20 Mountain West Conference
men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 6 San Diego State	17	–	1		.944			30	–	2		.938
Utah State †	12	–	6		.667			26	–	8		.765
Nevada	12	–	6		.667			19	–	12		.613
UNLV	12	–	6		.667			17	–	15		.531
Boise State	11	–	7		.611			20	–	12		.625
Colorado State	11	–	7		.611			20	–	12		.625
New Mexico	7	–	11		.389			19	–	14		.576
Fresno State	7	–	11		.389			11	–	19		.367
Air Force	5	–	13		.278			12	–	20		.375
San Jose State	3	–	15		.167			7	–	24		.226
Wyoming	2	–	16		.111			9	–	24		.273
† Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Spartans finished the season 4–27, 1–17 in Mountain West play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Mountain West tournament to Air Force.^[1]

Off-season

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Michael Steadman	1	F	6'10"	210	Junior	Union City, CA	Transferred to Montana
Oumar Barry	13	C	6'11"	230	Senior	Conakry, Guinea	Graduated
Noah Baumann	20	G/F	6'5"	180	Sophomore	Phoenix, AZ	Transferred to USC
Brian Rodriguez-Flores	34	G	6'4"	180	Junior	Phoenix, AZ	Graduate transferred to Chadron State
Ashtin Chastain	41	C	6'11"	245	RS Junior	Norco, CA	Left the team for personal reasons

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous college
Eduardo Lane	12	F	6'10"	233	Junior	Campo Grande, Brazil	Junior college transferred from Marshalltown CC
Richard Washington	22	G	6'6"	195	Junior	Newport News, VA	Junior college transferred from Tallahassee CC
Rodney Agee	35	F	6'9"	235	Junior	Victorville, CA	Junior college transferred from East LA College

2019 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Omari Moore SG	Los Angeles, CA	Middlebrooks Academy	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Aug 1, 2018
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: –   Rivals: –
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2019 San Jose State Basketball Recruiting Commits". Scout.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2020 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2020 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Sebastian Mendoza SG	Riverside, CA	Hillcrest High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Hugo Clarkin C	San Juan Capistrano, CA	JSerra Catholic High School	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sep 11, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: –   Rivals: –
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2020 San Jose State Basketball Recruiting Commits". Scout.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2019–20 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Caleb Simmons 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS So Desert Vista HS Vallejo, California G 2 Brae Ivey 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Riverside City College Huntington Beach, California G 4 Zach Chappell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Capital Christian HS Sacramento, California G 5 Isaiah Nichols 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Santa Clara HS Oxnard, California F 10 Omari Moore 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Pasadena HS Pasadena, California F 11 Christian Anigwe 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Desert Vista HS Phoenix, Arizona G 12 Eduardo Lane 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr Marshalltown CC Aquidauana, Brazil G/F 13 Seneca Knight 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Northside HS Lafayette, Louisiana C 14 Samuel Japhet-Mathias 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 280 lb (127 kg) RS Jr Wake Forest London, England G 21 Kaison Hammonds 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So ThunderRidge HS Highlands Ranch, Colorado G 22 Richard Washington 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Tallahassee CC Newport News, Virginia F/C 25 Craig LeCesne 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr San Bernardino Valley College Malmö, Sweden F 35 Ralph Agee 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr East Los Angeles CC Victorville, California G 44 Trey Smith (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Saddleback Valley Christian HS Cypress, California F/C 50 Harminder Dhaliwal (W) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Aliso Niguel HS Laguna Niguel, California	Head coach Jean Prioleau (Fordham) Assistant coach(es) Will Kimble (Pepperdine) Julius Hodge (NC State) Tim Marrion (Washington State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and Results

Source^[2][3]

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 6, 2019* 4:00 pm		at Hofstra	W 79–71[4]	1–0	Mack Sports Complex (4,223) Hempstead, NY
Nov 10, 2019* 2:00 pm		Portland	L 57–72[5]	1–1	Provident Credit Union Event Center (1,441) San Jose, CA
Nov 14, 2019* 5:00 pm, P12N		at No. 19 Arizona	L 39–87	1–2	McKale Center (12,755) Tucson, AZ
Nov 17, 2019* 4:00 pm		Simpson Las Vegas Classic	W 85–60	2–2	Provident Credit Union Event Center (1,511) San Jose, CA
Nov 20, 2019* 7:00 pm		Grambling State Las Vegas Classic	W 83–76	3–2	Provident Credit Union Event Center (1,437) San Jose, CA
Nov 23, 2019* 7:00 pm		Portland State Las Vegas Classic	L 76–91	3–3	Provident Credit Union Event Center (1,512) San Jose, CA
Nov 27, 2019* 8:00 pm, FS1		vs. Oregon State Las Vegas Classic	L 48–83	3–4	Orleans Arena (1,500) Paradise, NV
Dec 1, 2019* 5:00 pm, P12N		at UCLA	L 64–93	3–5	Pauley Pavilion (4,801) Los Angeles, CA
Dec 4, 2019 8:15 pm, ESPN2		No. 25 Utah State	L 59–71	3–6 (0–1)	Provident Credit Union Event Center (2,294) San Jose, CA
Dec 8, 2019 12:00 pm		at San Diego State	L 57–59	3–7 (0–2)	Viejas Arena (11,925) San Diego, CA
Dec 14, 2019* 4:00 pm, CBSSN		Stanford	L 58–78	3–8	Provident Credit Union Event Center (2,898) San Jose, CA
Dec 18, 2019* 7:00 pm		at Santa Clara	L 84–89	3–9	Leavey Center (1,165) Santa Clara, CA
Dec 22, 2019* 2:00 pm		UC Riverside	L 65–80	3–10	Provident Credit Union Event Center (1,264) San Jose, CA
Dec 28, 2019* 6:00 pm		Pepperdine	W 83–68	4–10	Provident Credit Union Event Center (1,333) San Jose, CA
Jan 1, 2020 7:00 pm		New Mexico	W 88–85	5–10 (1–2)	Provident Credit Union Event Center (1,288) San Jose, CA
Jan 4, 2020 4:00 pm		at Fresno State	L 64–79	5–11 (1–3)	Save Mart Center (5,551) Fresno, CA
Jan 8, 2020 7:00 pm		Nevada	W 70–68	6–11 (2–3)	Provident Credit Union Event Center (1,459) San Jose, CA
Jan 11, 2020 2:00 pm		Colorado State	L 70–81	6–12 (2–4)	Provident Credit Union Event Center (1,363) San Jose, CA
Jan 22, 2020 8:00 pm, ATTSN		at UNLV	L 87–98	6–13 (2–5)	Thomas & Mack Center (7,338) Paradise, NV
Jan 21, 2020 8:00 pm, ATTSN		at New Mexico	L 59–86	6–14 (2–6)	Dreamstyle Arena (10,016) Albuquerque, NM
Jan 25, 2020 2:00 pm		Air Force	W 90–81	7–14 (3–6)	Provident Credit Union Event Center (1,534) San Jose, CA
Jan 29, 2020 6:00 pm		at Boise State	L 71–99	7–15 (3–7)	ExtraMile Arena (4,724) Boise, ID
Feb 1, 2020 2:00 pm		Wyoming	L 66–71	7–16 (3–8)	Provident Credit Union Event Center (1,427) San Jose, CA
Feb 8, 2020 4:00 pm, ATTSN		at Nevada	L 77–95	7–17 (3–9)	Lawlor Events Center (8,310) Reno, NV
Feb 12, 2020 7:00 pm		Fresno State	L 78–84 OT	7–18 (3–10)	Provident Credit Union Event Center (1,848) San Jose, CA
Feb 15, 2020 1:00 pm		at Air Force	L 86–95	7–19 (3–11)	Clune Arena (2,178) Colorado Springs, CO
Feb 19, 2020 7:00 pm		Boise State	L 62–80	7–20 (3–14)	Provident Credit Union Event Center (1,339) San Jose, CA
Feb 22, 2020 1:00 pm		at Colorado State	L 71–78	7–21 (3–15)	Moby Arena (4,588) Fort Collins, CO
Feb 25, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN2		at Utah State	L 56–94	7–22 (3–14)	Smith Spectrum (8,925) Logan, UT
Feb 29, 2020 2:00 pm, ATTSN		UNLV	L 69–92	7–23 (3–15)	Provident Credit Union Event Center (2,074) San Jose, CA
Mountain West tournament
Mar 4, 2020 2:30 pm, Stadium	(10)	vs. (7) New Mexico First round	L 66–79	7–24	Thomas & Mack Center (5,198) Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

References

1. "San José St vs. Air Force - Game Recap - March 13, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
2. "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". sjsuspartans.com.
3. "2019-20 San Jose State Spartans Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
4. "San José St vs. Hofstra - Game Summary - November 6, 2019". ESPN. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
5. "San José St vs. Portland - Game Summary - November 10, 2019". San Jose State University. Retrieved November 12, 2019.