Spartans to Visit Fresno State on Mountain West NetworkSpartans to Visit Fresno State on Mountain West Network

Spartans to Visit Fresno State on Mountain West Network

SAN JOSE, Calif. -  San José State men’s basketball (11-12, 4-7 MW) will play Fresno State (5-17, 1-10 MW) at Save Mart Center in Fresno, Calif. on Tuesday at 7 p.m. PT on Mountain West Network and KTRB 860 AM.

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  • The Spartans are coming off a 75-64 victory over Air Force at home.
  • The Spartans have won four of their last six games.
  • The Spartans have not defeated Fresno State on the road since Jan. 10, 2009.
  • The Spartans have three transfers from Fresno State: Robert Vaihola, Donavan Yap and Steven Vasquez.
  • SJSU leads the Mountain West in 3pt. percentage in conference play, shooting .395. The Spartans' 9.09 threes per game in conference play is also the third most in the Mountain West. 
  • The Spartans are the only Mountain West team to defeat New Mexico this season.
  • 10 out of 11 of the Spartans' conference games have been decided by 11 points or less.
  • The Spartans are fourth in the Mountain West in scoring, averaging 74.3 points per game.
  • The Spartans are averaging the fewest turnovers per game in the Mountain West (10.4).
  • The Spartans are holding opponents to .328 percent from beyond the arc, tied for the third lowest in the conference.
  • SJSU is third in the Mountain West in free throw percentage (.750). Four Spartans, Yap, Will McClendon, Sadaidriene Hall and Josh Uduje, are shooting over 80 percent from the foul line.
  • The Spartans hit a season-high 15 threes at San Diego State (1/28/25).  They also knocked down 14 threes vs. No. 25 Utah State (1/7/25).
  • The Spartans are 9-1 on the season when they shoot better than their opponent and when they out rebound their opponent.
  • The Spartans recorded 10 blocks at home vs. Air Force (2/1/25), setting a new Provident Credit Union Event Center all-time record. The Spartans’ 10 blocks was also the most recorded by any team in the Mountain West, in a conference game, this season.
  • The reigning Mountain West Sixth Man of the Year, Uduje, currently leads the Spartans with 16.2 points per game which is also good for sixth in the Mountain West.
  • Uduje has recorded double-digit points in 19 out of 23 games this season. He has also scored 20+ 10 times this year which is the most in the Mountain West.
  • Uduje became the first Spartan to score 20+ in five consecutive games since Adrian Oliver in 2011.  
  • Uduje is third in the conference in field goal percentage at .513 (140-273 & min. 5 FGM/G average).
    • McClendon is second on the team in scoring, averaging 12.3 points per game. He has scored double-figures in 16 out of 22 games played this season.
  • McClendon leads the Spartans with 43 made threes on the season. His 1.95 threes per game is good for eighth in the Mountain West. 
  • In conference play, McClendon is averaging 2.27 threes per game which is the fifth most in the Mountain West.
  • Latrell Davis is the Spartans' leading scorer off the bench, averaging 10.1 points per game.
  • Davis' 10.1 points per game is the second most in the Mountain West among players who play predominantly off the bench, trailing only Boise State's Javan Buchanan (10.9).
  • Davis has now scored a combined 63 points on 22-30 shooting from the field and 11-14 from three in his past three games.
  • Vaihola is tied for first in the Mountain West with 2.91 offensive rebounds per game in conference play.
  • Vaihola leads the team in rebounding with 7.1 boards per game which is also good for fifth in the conference. Vaihola's 2.36 offensive rebounds per game also ranks third in the Mountain West.
  • Vaihola recorded a career-high seven blocks against Air Force (2/1/25). Vaihola is the first Spartan to record seven blocks in a game since Ibrahima Diallo had eight blocks against Alabama State on Nov. 15, 2022. Seven blocks is also the most recorded by any player in the Mountain West this season.
  • Vaihola is also second in the conference with 1.6 blocks per game. His average of 1.9 blocks per game in conference play leads the Mountain West.
  • Hall recorded a career-high 33 points and 14 made field goals in the Spartans' overtime win vs. Cal Poly (12/14/24). He also notched 11 rebounds, giving him his first double-double of the year.
  • Hall leads the Spartans with 24 steals on the season.
  • The Spartans are 10-7 since Hall joined the starting lineup. 
  • Yap scored a season-high 22 points and made a career-high six threes against No. 25 Utah State (1/7/25). His six threes are the most made by any Spartan in a game this season. Yap is also one of three players in the Mountain West to hit six or more threes in a conference game this season.

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