| San José State (2-0, 0-0 MW) vs Alabama State (0-3) | |
| When | Tuesday, November 15 | 7:00 p.m. PT |
| Location | Provident Credit Union Event Center, San Jose, Calif. |
| Broadcast & Statistics | Mountain West Network KTRB 860 AM Live Stats |
| Game Notes | San José State |
| Rosters | San José State | Alabama State |
The San José State men's basketball team is in the midst of four home games to start the 2022-23 season as the Spartans host Alabama State for game three of four at home. The Spartans have not started the season with three home games since the 2016-17 season when SJSU played West Coast Baptist, Portland and Denver.
San José State brings a 2-0 record into Tuesday after defeating Georgia Southern 63-48, and Bethesda, 90-68, last week. The Spartans are looking to start the season 3-0 for the first time since the 2010-11 season.
The Hornets bring an 0-3 record into Tuesday night's game and are finishing a three-game road trip in California after playing at Southern California and Pepperdine over the weekend. Head coach Tony Madlock is in his first season at the school after spending the 2021-22 season at the helm of the South Carolina State program. TJ Madlock, son of Tony, is the team's leading scorer at 16.7 ppg, and led the team in scoring against UAB (25) and Pepperdine (17).
The Spartans are looking to start 3-0 for the first time since 2010-11. That team started the season 3-0, with two road wins including at Oregon, and was 4-1 after five games. The Spartans finished that season with a 17-16 overall record and played in the first round of the College Basketball Invitational.
- 2010-11 Start
- Nov. 12 at Eastern Washington W 67-60
- Nov. 17 USF W 74-64
- Nov. 20 at Oregon W 75-72
- Only twice in school history has a Spartan team recorded three wins before Thanksgiving. The 2010-11 team was the first to accomplish this feat as the team started the year 3-0 and played only four games before Thanksgiving. The 2019-20 team played seven games before Thanksgiving and also won three times, starting the season 3-2.
- The Spartans have started their accumulation of double-doubles this year with two in the Bethesda game. Robert Vaihola led the team with 14 points and had 10 rebounds, while Sage Tolbert III grabbed a team-best 14 rebounds to go with 13 points.
- The San José State-Hofstra game will be shown live on NBC Sports Bay Area this Thursday, November 17, at 7 p.m. Justin Allegri will have the call. Fans in the Bay Area can watch on Xfinity 40 (SD), 720 (HD). Anyone with DirecTV can find it on channel 696.
UP NEXT: The Spartans play their final home game of the current homestand on Thursday, November 17, against Hofstra beginning at 7 p.m., inside the Provident Credit Union Event Center. The game will be shown on NBC Sports Bay Area.