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San José State Welcomes Cal State Fullerton in Home Opener

San José State (0-0) vs. Cal State Fullerton (0-0)
When Thursday, Nov. 11 | 7 p.m.
Location San Jose, Calif. (Provident Credit Union Event Center) | Tickets
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SAN JOSE, Calif. - The Tim Miles era will get underway inside the Provident Credit Union Event Center this Thursday night, 7 p.m., as San José State hosts Cal State Fullerton in the home opener. The game will be streamed on the Mountain West Network. The Spartans are hosting Racial Equity and Justice Awareness Night with a performance by local K-12 educator Alexander Estrada "ThatfoolAl" at halftime and a poem reading by the talented Justice Wattree before the game around race and racial justice.

  • Junior guard Omari Moore tallied a double-double in the exhibition win over Cal State East Bay with 23 points and 13 rebounds
  • Tim Miles is currently at 399 career wins entering his 25th season as a head coach, first since Nebraska in 2018-19
  • Coach Miles was picked by longtime ESPN broadcaster Dick Vitale to the 'Sweet 16' College Basketball Excitement Index for 2021-22 (story here)
  • NCAA.com contributor Andy Katz named Coach Miles in his article The 12 most impactful coaching moves of this college basketball offseason (story here)
  • SJSU won its only exhibition game over Cal State East Bay on Friday, Nov. 5
  • The Spartans were picked 10th in the 2021-22 Mountain West Preseason Poll

Estrada bio
Alex Estrada is a Middle School Social Justice Teacher, Coach and Hip-Hop Artist from San Jose, known by the stage name "Thatfool Al".  He writes poetry and music with unpredictable word-play and empowering narratives to inspire change in the community. 

Wattree bio
Justise Wattree is a senior Humanities major from Sacramento. He has been doing poetry since he was a child and frequently attends open mics within the city of San Jose. He hopes that the audience understands the significance of solidarity through his poem at the game tomorrow night.

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