SAN JOSE, Calif. - The San José State men's basketball team (1-2, 0-0 MW) will host Alabama State (1-2, 0-0 SWAC) on Sunday, November 15, at 6 p.m. at the Provident Credit Union Event Center. The game will be shown live on MW+.
GAME INFO
Matchup: San José State vs. Alabama State
Date/Time: November 15 at 6 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 will play nine out of 14 of their non-conference games at home while only three are true road games
- The Spartans defeated UTSA 95-74 in their season opener
- This game will be the second all-time meeting between SJSU and Alabama State
- The Spartans and Hornets previously matched up on Nov. 15, 2022 at the Provident Credit Union Event Center with the Spartans winning 70-57
- Head Coach Tim Miles is one win away from 350 career Division I wins
- The Spartans have shot the ball very well so far this season, ranking first in the conference in field goal and free throw percentage and second in three point percentage
- The Spartans are 19th in the nation with a .540 field goal percentage and 13th in the nation with a .629 effective field goal percentage
- The Spartans are 39th in the nation with a .403 three point percentage and 65th in the nation with a .759 free throw percentage
- Joey Chammaa is fifth in the conference with 19.3 points per game while Mekhi Mason is seventh with 19.0 points per game
- Chammaa leads the Mountain West with a .563 three point percentage while Mason is third with a .500 three point percentage
- Robert Vaihola is third in the conference with 8.0 rebounds per game
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 ALABAMA STATE
- Alabama State was picked 7th out of 12 in the SWAC preseason poll. They received 102 points and also had a first place vote
- The Hornets are 1-2 on the year with a win over Oklahoma Panhandle State University and losses to Texas A&M and Georgia Gwinnett College
- Head Coach Chris Wright is in his first season at the helm of the Hornets
- Last season, Alabama State went 10-22 and 7-11 in conference play
- In 2024-25, Alabama State won the SWAC and made the NCAA Tournament. They defeated Saint Francis before falling to Auburn in the Round of 64
- Paul McMillan IV is the Hornets' leading scorer at 15.7 points per game
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