SAN JOSE, Calif.- The San José State men’s basketball team (3-5, 0-0 MW) will host San Diego (3-4, 0-0 WCC) at the Provident Credit Union Event Center on Friday at 7 p.m. The game can be watched on NBC Sports Bay Area and the Mountain West Network and can be heard on KTRB 860 AM.
- The Spartans are looking to return to postseason play for the third time in four years which would be the best stretch in program history
- Last season, the Spartans competed in the NIT for the first time since 1981
- The Spartans' 46 wins over their last three seasons is the most wins since the team won 46 games from 1985-88 while in the Big West conference
- This is the second game of a four game home stand for the Spartans. SJSU will play eight of their next 11 games at the Provident Credit Union Event Center from Nov. 11 - Jan. 17
- The Spartans have won two of the last three games against San Diego. The Spartans fell 97-45 in their last matchup in 2017 from the Provident Credit Union Event Center
- Colby Garland is averaging 17.6 points per game, ranking fourth in the Mountain West
- Yaphet Moundi has four double-doubles so far this season. His four double-doubles are tops the Mountain West and 14th most in the nation
- Moundi had a double-double in three consecutive games (vs. #17 Michigan State, Bethesda & Southern), becoming the first Spartan since Michael Steadman in 2019 to accomplish the feat
- Redshirt freshman Ben Roseborough is currently averaging 10.6 points per game. The last Spartan freshman to average more than 10 points per game was Keith Fisher in 2017-18
- Garland has scored 15 or more points in seven out of eight games this season
- In addition to being fourth in the conference in scoring, Garland is fifth in field goal percentage and second in total made field goals
- Garland became the first Spartan since Adrian Oliver in 2008-09 to score 20+ in each of his first three games of the season.
- Moundi is averaging 10.9 points and 8.8 rebounds so far this season
- Moundi's 8.8 rebounds per game is the third most in the Mountain West and 48th most in the nation
- Moundi's 6.13 defensive rebounds per game is the third most in the conference and 43rd most in the nation
- Moundi's 50 attempted free throws are the fourth most in the Mountain West
- Roseborough and Jermaine Washington are the team's leading three point shooters. Both are averaging 2.3 threes per game, tied for seventh most in the conference
- Roseborough is shooting .409 percent from beyond the arc while Washington is shooting .383
- Washington is averaging the third most minutes per game in the Mountain West this season. His averages of 11.4 points and 2.6 assists per game are career-bests
- Over the last four games, Sadraque NgaNga is averaging 9.0 points and 7.5 rebounds per game
- Marcus Overstreet is averaging 17.0 rebounds per 40 minutes, the highest on the team
- The Spartans were picked 10th in the Mountain West preseason poll
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