SAN JOSE, Calif. - The San José State men's basketball team (1-1, 0-0 MW) will host UC Riverside (2-0, 0-0 Big West) on Thursday, November 12, at 7 p.m. at the Provident Credit Union Event Center. The game will be shown live on MW+.
As part of the game, the Spartans will hold Hoops & Heroes night, as tickets for military members & first responders will be complimentary.
GAME INFO
Matchup: San José State vs. UC Riverside
Date/Time: November 12 at 7 p.m.
Location: Provident Credit Union Event Center
Stream: MW+
Listen: SJSU Spartans Sports Media Network
Tickets: Here
Live Stats: Here
SPARTAN NOTES
- The Spartans are looking to start 2-1 for the first time since 2023-24
- The Spartans will play nine out of 14 of their non-conference games at home while only three are true road games
- The Spartans are coming off a 91-79 loss to UC Irvine on the road
- The Spartans are 4-4 all-time against UC Riverside
- The Spartans have lost four of their last five meetings with UC Riverside dating back to 2009
- This game marks the first time the Spartans will play UC Riverside since 2019
- UC Riverside is the second Big West school the Spartans will play in the non-con. SJSU will play five of the 12 schools in the Big West in the non-con
SPARTANS DEFEAT UTSA IN SEASON OPENER
- The Spartans’ 95-74 win over UTSA last Monday was the first season opening win for SJSU since the 2023-24 season
- The 95 points by the Spartans was the most they have scored in a season opener since recording 97 points against Antelope Valley on Nov. 10, 2017
- The Spartans’ 24 assists was the most recorded against a DI opponent since Dec. 29, 2011 when they had 24 assists against Coppin State
- Joey Chammaa tallied a career-high 27 points and Mekhi Mason added 26 points in the game
- This was the first time the Spartans had two players score 25 or more since Josh Uduje and Latrell Davis did it against Fresno State on Feb. 4, 2025
- Chammaa’s 27 points were the most recorded for the Spartans in a season opener since Richard Washington had 38 points against Fresno Pacific on Dec. 9, 2020
2026-27 TEAM CONSTRUCTION
- The Spartans return two players from last season, equating to 7.2 percent of their scoring (Pasha Goodarzi - 8.2 ppg & JaVaughn Hannah - 7.5 ppg), the least in the Mountain West
- SJSU added eight new players from the transfer portal. They include:
Mookie Cook - San Francisco
Luke Howard - Simon Fraser
Mekhi Mason - Wake Forest
KJ Martin Jr. - Tulsa
Joey Chammaa - Arkansas State
Robert Vaihola - Minnesota
Zine Eddine Bedri - Columbia
Moe Odum - Arizona State
- Vaihola returns to the Spartans after playing at SJSU in 2022-23 and 2024-25
- The Spartans added five freshmen to the squad, including Cade Krueger, Rokiem Green, Brayden Barrett, Oliver Kullamäe & Moses Dau
SCOUTING UC RIVERSIDE
- UC Riverside was picked 11th in the Big West preseason poll, receiving 23 points
- The Highlanders finished 2025-26 with a record of 10-22
- Head Coach Gus Argenal enters his second season at UC Riverside
- Argenal led UCR in earning the second most wins by a first-year NCAA DI head coach in program history last season
- UC Riverside returns six players for last season and welcomes nine newcomers
- UC Riverside is 2-0 to start the year with wins over La Verne and Denver
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