SAN JOSE, Calif. – San José State men's basketball is back on the road and will take on Boise State Saturday at Taco Bell Arena in Boise at 11 a.m. PT. Justin Allegri will have the Spartans radio call on the TuneIn app.
Game #22
San José State (3-18, 0-9) at Boise State (10-13, 5-5)
Saturday, Feb. 9, 11:00 a.m. (PT)
Taco Bell Arena
Boise, Idaho
LIVE STATS
Fans can view live stats of all San José State men's basketball games, home and away, by accessing the Live Stats feature at www.sjsuspartans.com. Click on the link on the men's basketball schedule page to follow the action.
TUNE IN
Check out the video below for a quick tutorial on how to access the Spartans radio call via the TuneIn app.
a win would mean...
» Breaking a 12-game losing skid. It would also be the Spartans' first conference win of the season.
NEWCOMERS GETTING IT DONE
» The Spartans have played nine first-year players this season, including regular starters Michael Steadman, Zach Chappell, Craig LeCesne and Brae Ivey. The newcomers are accounting for 67.8 percent of the Spartans' offense.
» Steadman alone is accounting for nearly 20 percent of the team's offense with 272 points (19.8 percent).
baumann is boss
» Sophomore Noah Baumann is shooting lights out from beyond the arc this season, so good in fact that he leads the Mountain West in 3-point percentage at 48.6 percent. Baumann also ranks in the top-10 in the MW in 3-pointers per game (2.4)
» In the loss to Utah State, Baumann had one of the most impressive performances of his career as he scored a career-high 29 points and tied the school record with seven 3-pointers (7-of-10). He also set career highs in 3-point attempts and FG attempts.
» Baumann holds the 1st and 3rd
highest-scoring performances by a Spartan this season with 29 vs. Utah State and 23 vs. Northern Arizona. The sophomore is averaging 10.4 points in conference play, second-most on the team (Steadman).
» Baumann has hit at least one 3-point basket in 19 straight games this season, which is the second-longest streak in school history with a 3-pointer made and longest since Robert Owens closed out the 2009-10 season on a 21-game streak.
» Last season as a freshmen, Baumann finished the year 40-for-87 (.460) from 3-point range. He has already eclipsed those numbers with nine regular season games to go (51-105, .486).
CHASTAIN TAKING CHARGE
» Junior center Ashtin Chastain has been tasked to fill in the gap in the starting lineup with senior Oumar Barry sidelined by injury. Chastain has started the last four games in his stead and is averaging 6.6 points and 6.0 rebounds in those starts.
» Chastain scored seven points in the first start at Wyoming and followed up with with a career-high 13 rebounds in a season-high 39 minutes vs. Air Force. He tallied a season-high eight points in the loss at Utah State.
CH-CH-CHANGES
» Jean Prioleau made some changes to his staff in the offseason as he brought in former NC State All-American Julius Hodge as an assistant coach and promoted director of operations Ryan Cooper to assistant coach.
steady steadman
» JUCO transfer Michael Steadman has made a big impact this season as a leader on and off the court. The 6'10 forward is averaging a team-high 13.0 points per game and ranks sixth in the Mountain West with 8.6 rebounds per game. Steadman has seven double-doubles on the season, ranking third in the conference and has scored in double figures in 16-of-21 games. He also has 10 games with double-digit rebounds.
» Steadman leads the team with three games with at least 20 points, including back-to-back efforts vs. Air Force and Utah State. He put up a career-high 24 points and pulled down 12 rebounds in the loss to Air Force. He then followed up with 20 points at Utah State.
LAST TIME out Vs. the broncos
» The Spartans dropped the first of two games vs. Boise State this season on Jan. 12 by a final of 87-64. SJSU trailed by just three at the half, however the Broncos scored 50 second half points to pull away. Zach Chappell had a season-best 12 points while Brae Ivey chipped in11 more. Oumar Barry led the way with 16 points.
CHANGE IT UP
» Head Coach Jean Prioleau has used 10 different lineups throughout the season with no one player starting each time out. Senior Oumar Barry had started the first 17 games before an injury kept him out of the lineup the last four games. Seven newcomers have made starts, including freshmen Seneca Knight, Zach Chappell, Trey Smith and
Christian Anigwe.
still among the best
» The Spartans are one of two teams that rank in the top four in both offensive and defensive rebounds per game in conference play. SJSU ranks third in offensive with 10.4 per game and fourth in defensive with 25.8 per game. Utah State is the other team.
FOUL PLAY
» SJSU has committed the fewest fouls in the Mountain West this season with 17.0 per game.
series history: boise state
» Boise State holds a 32-3 lead in the all-time series. The Spartans' three wins all came at home - Feb. 2, 2002 (62-51), Jan. 14, 2010 (76-74), Mar. 5, 2016 (68-63).
» Boise State currently leads the Mountain West with a 2-0 record in league play and are 7-8 overall. The Broncos began conference play with wins at Wyoming (69-55) and vs. San Diego State (88-64). Three players are averaging more than 10 points per game led by RJ Williams (13.3). The Broncos are led by head coach Leon Rice in his ninth season.