SAN JOSE, Calif. - San José State men’s basketball will play three games in three days this week as a part of the Ball Dawgs Classic in Henderson, Nevada. SJSU will play UTEP on Monday at 5:30 p.m., UNCG on Tuesday at 8 p.m. and Long Beach State on Wednesday at 7 p.m. All three games will be streamed on FloSports and can be heard on KTRB 860 AM.
- San José State has not played UTEP since 2005 and Long Beach State since 2006.
- The Spartans’ game against UNCG will be the first time the two schools will face off in team history.
- The Spartans are averaging the fewest turnovers per game in the Mountain West (7.83).
- SJSU is second in the Mountain West in free throw percentage (.792) and has shot more free throws than its opponent in five out of six games this season.
- The Spartans last played at USC in a 82-68 loss last Wednesday.
- Josh Uduje currently leads the Spartans in points (15.7) per game. Uduje went 5-5 from three and scored a season high 25 points in the Spartan's last game against USC.
- Uduje has scored 47 points and has hit seven threes over his last two games.
- Will McClendon scored 18 points on seven made field goals with four made threes and also dished out four assists against USC, setting career-highs in all four categories.
- Robert Vaihola has recorded nine rebounds in his last two games and dished out a career-high five assists against USC.
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