San Diego State

Official Name: 
San Diego State University
Nickname: 
Aztecs
Mailing Address: 

Aztec Athletic Center
Suite 3014
55th Street
San Diego, CA 92182-4309

Website: 
www.goaztecs.com
Telephone: 
(619) 594-5547
Fax: 
(619) 594-6541
Enrollment: 
34,170
Arena: 

Cox Arena at Aztec Bowl
Capacity: 12,414
Year Opened: 1998

School Colors: 
Scarlet and Black
Conference: 

Mountain West (since 2000)
Former Member of Pacific Coast Athletic Association (1970-78) and Western Athletic (1979-99)

Final NCAA Division II Top 10 Rankings: 

(1) 1967

NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances: 

(6) 1975, 1976, 1985, 2002, 2006, and 2010
0-6 record (.000)

NCAA Division II Tournament Appearances: 

(3) 1957, 1967, and 1968
5-3 record (.625)

NIT Appearances: 

(5) 1982, 2003, 2007, 2008, and 2009
5-5 record (.500)
Reached semifinals in 2009

NAIA Tournament Appearances: 

(5) 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, and 1956
15-4 record (.789)
Finished 1st in 1941 and 2nd in 1939 and 1940

All-Time Winningest Coach: 

George Ziegenfuss (21 years from 1949-69 when school was classified as a small college, 316-229 record, .580)

All-Time Scoring Leader: 

Michael Cage (1,846 points from 1981-84)

All-Time Rebounding Leader: 

Michael Cage (1,317 from 1981-84)

Single-Game Individual Scoring Record: 

Anthony Watson (54 points as senior vs. U.S. International on 2/20/86)

All-American Selections: 

(2) F-C Michael Cage (1984), F-C Milton Phelps (1940)

NCAA Consensus Second-Team All-Americans: 

(1) Michael Cage (1984)

Additional School Information on this Page:

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score
Coaching Chronolgy

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score:

Anthony Watson* (54 vs. U.S. International)
February 20, 1986 (senior/22.5 ppg)
*Western Athletic Conference record.

1

2

Total

San Diego State

60

78

138

U.s. International

36

57

93

San Diego State

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Brown

2-3

0-1

4

Martens

2-5

2-4

6

Johnson

12-17

1-4

25

Watson

16-30

22-23

54

Dorsey

6-11

1-2

13

Gaines

1-7

3-6

5

Scruggs

8-10

0-1

16

Dildy

2-7

3-3

7

Lowery

1-4

0-0

2

Bobin

0-1

1-2

1

Hawkins

1-2

3-4

5

Totals

51-97

36-50

138

Percentages

.526

.720

U.s. International

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Redding

4-8

0-0

8

Cross

3-17

5-11

11

Fulmer

2-3

2-3

6

Bradford

0-3

0-1

0

Yezbak

8-23

14-17

30

Easley

0-0

0-0

0

Howard

3-5

0-1

6

Washington

1-3

0-0

2

Milutinovic

1-3

6-6

8

Chambers

1-1

0-1

2

Mashk

1-3

0-0

2

Saunders

0-1

0-0

0

Chenault

7-16

4-4

18

Totals

31-86

31-44

93

Percentages

.360

.705
Coaching Chronology:

Coach

Seasons

Years

Record

W-L %

Best Season(s)

Record

C.E. Peterson

1

1926

15-4

.789

1926

15-4

Tom McMullen

3

1927-29

23-17

.575

1927

9-6

Morris Gross

14

1929-42

190-85-1

.691

1932

13-2-1

Don DeLauer/Dick Mitchell

1

1943

14-9

.609

1943

14-9

Alex Alexander

2

1944-45

17-26

.395

1945

11-16

Charlie Smith

3

1946-48

45-36

.556

1946

18-8

George Ziegenfuss

21

1949-69

316-229

.580

1967

24-5

Dick Davis

5

1970-74

65-67

.492

1972

18-10

Tim Vezie

5

1975-79

77-62

.554

1978

19-9

David "Smokey" Gaines

8

1980-87

112-117

.489

1985

23-8

Jim Brandenburg

5

1988-92

52-87

.374

1991

13-16

Jim Harrick Jr.

1

1992

0-7

.000

1992

0-7

Tony Fuller

2

1993-94

20-37

.351

1994

12-16

Fred Trenkle

5

1995-99

55-83

.399

1996

15-14

Steve Fisher

12

2000-11

232-152

.604

2011

34-3
  • All-Time W-L Record: 1,265-1,034 (.550) from 1922 through 2011.
  • NOTES: San Diego State moved up to major-college status in 1970 after competing at the junior college level from 1922 through 1926 under Peterson
  • McMullen (4-3) and Gross (4-5) shared coaching duties in 1928-29
  • Harrick was an interim coach
  • Brandenburg had a 2-19 record in 1991-92 when he was succeeded by Harrick.