SAN JOSE, Calif.- The San José State men’s basketball team (4-5, 0-0 MW) will host Long Beach State (2-8, 0-2 Big West) at the Provident Credit Union Event Center on Tuesday at 7 p.m. The game can be watched on 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 third game of a four game home stand for the Spartans. SJSU will play eight of 11 games at the Provident Credit Union Event Center from Nov. 11 - Jan. 17
- The Spartans LBSU matched up for the first time in 18 years last season at the Ball Dawgs Classic with the Spartans taking the game 82-66
- The Spartans haven't defeated Long Beach State at home on Feb. 11, 1991
- The Spartans are averaging 13.1 offensive rebounds per game, second in the conference and 82nd best in the country
- Colby Garland is averaging 17.9 points per game, ranking third in the Mountain West
- In addition to being third in the conference in scoring, Garland leads the conference in made field goals and is sixth in field goal percentage
- Garland has scored 10 or more points in eight out of nine games this season, scored 20+ in four games and 30 in one game
- Garland became the first Spartan since Adrian Oliver in 2008-09 to score 20+ in each of his first three games of the season
- Yaphet Moundi has five double-doubles so far this season ranking first the Mountain West and eighth in the nation
- Moundi has the most double-doubles in a season for the Spartans since Michael Steadman recorded 11 in 2018-19
- Moundi had a double-double in three consecutive games (vs. #17 Michigan State, Bethesda & Southern), becoming the first Spartan also since Steadman in 2019
- Moundi is averaging 11.7 points and 9.1 rebounds so far this season
- Moundi's 9.1 rebounds per game is the third most in the Mountain West and 36th in the nation
- Moundi's 6.44 defensive rebounds per game is the third most in the conference and 32nd most in the nation
- Moundi's 56 attempted free throws are the second most in the Mountain West
- Adrian Myers recorded a career-high 20 points, eight rebounds and four threes and shot 8-for-11 off the bench in the Spartans' win over San Diego (12/5)
- Ben Roseborough is shooting .409 percent from beyond the arc, the best three point percentage on the team
- 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
- Jermaine Washington is averaging the third most minutes per game in the Mountain West this season. His averages of 12.0 points and 3.0 assists per game are career-bests
- Sadraque NgaNga is averaging 5.6 rebounds per game. Combined with Moundi, the Spartans starting frontcourt averaged 14.7 rebounds per game
- Marcus Overstreet is averaging 17.0 rebounds per 40 minutes, the highest on the team
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