SAN JOSE, Calif. - The San José State men’s basketball team (7-20, 2-14 MW) will face Air Force (3-24, 0-16 MW) at Clune Arena on Tuesday at 6:00 p.m. (PT). The game can be watched on Mountain West Network and can be heard on KTRB 860 AM.
- The Spartans are on a seven game winning streak over Air Force dating back to 2022
- The Spartans defeated Air Force 70-62 earlier this season at the PCUEC. Colby Garland did not play in the game
- The Spartans fell to Boise State 84-69 in their last time out. Four different Spartans played all 40 minutes in the game. Garland and Adrian Myers combined for 45 points
- Garland was named Mountain West Player of the Week on Monday, becoming the first Spartan to receive the award since Omari Moore in February, 2023
- Garland led the Spartans to a 1-1 record on the week, including a 16 point win over Nevada. Garland averaged 25.5 points, seven assists and 2.5 rebounds per game, while shooting 55.9 percent (19-for-34) from the field and 44.4 percent (4-of-9) from long range
- The Spartans have not won a true road game yet this season
- The Spartans have used 14 different starting lineups so far this season, including 10 different starting lineups out in 16 conference games
- The Spartans are shooting .359 from three this season, the 73rd highest in the nation
- The Spartans are averaging 10.7 turnovers per game, the second fewest in the Mountain West and 97th in the nation
- Garland is averaging 19.4 points per game, ranking second in the Mountain West and 46th in the nation
- Garland has scored 20 points or more in his last six games, the longest streak for the Spartans since Adrian Oliver in 2011
- Garland has played all 40 minutes in the last five games for the Spartans
- Garland is averaging the most points per game for the Spartans since Richard Washington averaged 19.5 in 2020-21
- Garland has scored 20 or more in six straight games. The last Spartan to score 20+ in seven straight games was Adrian Oliver in the 2009-10 season
- Garland has scored 10 or more points in 21 out of 23 games this season, 20+ in 14 games and 30 in two games
- In addition to being second in the conference in scoring, Garland is sixth in field goal percentage, fourth in assists per game, and fourth in assists/turnover ratio
- Garland is averaging 4.5 assists per game the most for SJSU since Alvaro Cardenas averaged 5.5 in 2023-24
- Garland is shooting .492 from the field, .394 from three, and .852 from the line this season
- Melvin Bell Jr. is the only Spartan to play in every game this season
- Bell is second in the conference in minutes per game in conference play, five times playing all 40 minutes
- Myers scored a career-high 23 points in the Spartans' last game at Boise State. Myers has scored 20 or more in back-to-back games
- Myers recorded his first career double-double in the Spartans' win over Nevada
- Myers leads the Spartans in blocks with 16 on the season
- Jermaine Washington is knocking down 2.4 threes per game
- Pasha Goodarzi is averaging 2.1 threes per game in conference play, the ninth most in the conference
- Goodarzi is shooting .407 percent from three on the season
- Goodarzi has made multiple threes in six consecutive games
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