2021–22 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team

The 2021–22 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team represented San Jose State University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by first-year head coach Tim Miles and played their games at Provident Credit Union Event Center as members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 8–23, 1–17 in MWC play to finish in last place. They lost to Fresno State in the first round of the MWC tournament.

2021–22 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record8–23 (1–17 MW)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ben Johnson
  • Damany Hendrix
  • David Miller
Home arenaProvident Credit Union Event Center
(Capacity: 5,000)
Seasons
2021–22 Mountain West Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 23 Boise State 15 3   .833 27 8   .771
No. 24 Colorado State 14 4   .778 25 6   .806
San Diego State 13 4   .765 23 9   .719
Wyoming 13 5   .722 25 9   .735
UNLV 10 8   .556 18 14   .563
Fresno State 8 9   .471 23 13   .639
Utah State 8 10   .444 18 16   .529
Nevada 6 12   .333 13 18   .419
New Mexico 5 12   .294 13 19   .406
Air Force 4 13   .235 11 18   .379
San Jose State 1 17   .056 8 23   .258
Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Spartans finished the 2020–21 season 7–24, 3–15 in Mountain West play to finish in 10th place. They lost in the first round of the Mountain West tournament to New Mexico.

On March 12, 2021, the school fired head coach Jean Prioleau after four seasons with a 20–93 overall record.[1] The school announced the hire of former Nebraska head coach Tim Miles as their next head coach on April 6.[2]

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Jalen Dalcourt 2 G 6'2" 170 Junior Lafayette, LA Transferred to Louisiana
Hugo Clarkin 5 C 7'0" 215 Freshman Las Flores, CA Transferred
Richard Washington 11 G 6'6" 200 Senior Newport News, VA Graduated
Seneca Knight 13 G 6'7" 215 Junior Lafayette, LA Transferred to BYU
Kasion Hammonds 21 G 6'4" 180 Junior Highlands Ranch, CO No longer on team roster
Nate Lacewell 22 F 6'9" 195 Freshman Missouri, TX Transferred to Texas State
Ralph Agee 35 F 6'8" 220 Senior Victorville, CA Graduate transferred to Rutgers
Chase Courtney 40 F 6'10" 230 Freshman Scottsdale, AZ Transferred

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous college
Shon Robinson 2 F 6'11" 220 RS Sophomore Chicago, IL Ole Miss
Ibrahima Diallo 5 C 6'10" 220 Junior Saly, Senegal Ohio State
Trey Anderson 15 F 6'6" 205 Junior San Diego, CA South Carolina
Majok Kuath 23 F 6'6" 185 Junior Salt Lake City, UT Hutchinson CC
Tibet Görener 31 F 6'9" 200 Sophomore Istanbul, Turkey Arizona
Josh O'Garro 42 G 6'5" 175 Sophomore George Town, Cayman Islands Oklahoma

2021 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Alvaro Cardenas
PG
Spain Get Better Academy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A Jun 2, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A
Myron Amey
SG
Vacaville, CA Scotland Campus Sports 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) N/A Apr 20, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout:   Rivals:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2021 San Jose State Basketball Recruiting Commits". Scout.com.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com.
  • "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

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2021–22 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 M. J. Amey Jr. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Fr Scotland Prep (Pa.) Vacaville, California
G 1 Caleb Simmons 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Sr Desert Vista HS Vallejo, California
F 2 Shon Robinson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS So Eduprize (Ariz.)
Ole Miss
Chicago, Illinois
G 4 Sebastian Mendoza 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Hillcrest HS Riverside, California
C 5 Ibrahima Diallo 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Prolific Prep
Ohio State
Saly, Senegal
F 10 Omari Moore 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Pasadena HS Pasadena, California
G 12 Eduardo Lane 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Sr Campinas HS
Marshalltown CC
Aquidauana, Brazil
G 13 Alvaro Cardenas Torre 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Get Better Academy Granada, Spain
F 15 Trey Anderson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 206 lb (93 kg) Jr Mater Dei Catholic
South Carolina
San Diego, California
F 23 Majok Kuath 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Jr Kearns HS
Hutchinson CC
Salt Lake City, Utah
F 24 Michael Ofoegbu 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Mayfair HS Lakewood, California
F 31 Tibet Görener 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Orange Lutheran HS (CA)
Arizona
Istanbul, Turkey
G 42 Josh O'Garro 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Santa Clarita Christian School
Oklahoma
George Town, Cayman Islands
G 44 Trey Smith (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Saddleback Valley Christian HS Cypress, California
C 50 Harminder Dhaliwal (W) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Aliso Niguel HS Laguna Niguel, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and Results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 5, 2021*
7:00 p.m.
Cal State East Bay W 60–56 
Provident Credit Union Event Center (1,343)
San Jose, CA
Non-conference regular season
November 11, 2021*
7:00 p.m.
Cal State Fullerton W 78–76  1–0
Provident Credit Union Event Center (1,521)
San Jose, CA
November 15, 2021*
8:00 p.m., P12N
at Stanford L 62–76  1–1
Maples Pavilion (2,492)
Stanford, CA
November 18, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at California Baptist
Abe Lemons Classic
L 66–67  1–2
CBU Events Center (3,004)
Riverside, CA
November 20, 2021*
12:00 p.m., LHN
at No. 8 Texas
Abe Lemons Classic
L 45–79  1–3
Frank Erwin Center (11,088)
Austin, TX
November 23, 2021*
7:00 p.m., MW Network
Northern Colorado
Abe Lemons Classic
W 75–74  2–3
Provident Credit Union Event Center (1,257)
San Jose, CA
November 30, 2021*
7:00 p.m., MW Network
South Dakota W 61–52  3–3
Provident Credit Union Event Center (1,181)
San Jose, CA
December 3, 2021*
7:00 p.m., MW Network
North Dakota W 76–51  4–3
Provident Credit Union Event Center (1,407)
San Jose, CA
December 6, 2021*
7:00 p.m., WCC Network
at Pepperdine L 69–82  4–4
Firestone Fieldhouse (510)
Malibu, CA
December 11, 2021*
1:00 p.m., MW Network
Pacific W 78–66  5–4
Provident Credit Union Event Center (1,546)
San Jose, CA
December 17, 2021*
7:00 p.m., WCC Network
at Portland W 90–78  6–4
Chiles Center (982)
Portland, OR
December 21, 2021*
7:00 p.m., MW Network
Santa Clara L 57–79  6–5
Provident Credit Union Event Center (1,761)
San Jose, CA
January 8, 2022*
3:30 p.m, MW Network
Bethesda W 118–43  7–5
Provident Credit Union Event Center (1,082)
San Jose, CA
Mountain West regular season
January 11, 2022
7:00 p.m., MW Network
at Fresno State L 59–79  7–6
(0–1)
Save Mart Center (2,579)
Fresno, CA
January 15, 2022
3:00 p.m., Stadium
Colorado State L 42–78  7–7
(0–2)
Provident Credit Union Event Center (1,326)
San Jose, CA
January 17, 2022
6:00 p.m., CBSSN
UNLV
Rescheduled from January 5
L 56–81  7–8
(0–3)
Provident Credit Union Event Center (1,182)
San Jose, CA
January 19, 2022
6:00 p.m., MW Network
at Wyoming L 69–84  7–9
(0–4)
Arena-Auditorium (4,371)
Laramie, WY
January 22, 2022
12:00 p.m., Stadium
at UNLV L 62–70  7–10
(0–5)
Thomas & Mack Center (4,466)
Paradise, NV
January 25, 2022
7:00 p.m., NBCSCA
Air Force L 53–63  7–11
(0–6)
Provident Credit Union Event Center (1,743)
San Jose, CA
January 28, 2022
6:00 p.m., MW Network
at New Mexico L 70–86  7–12
(0–7)
The Pit (8,277)
Albuquerque, NM
February 1, 2022
8:00 p.m., CBSSN
Fresno State L 43–73  7–13
(0–8)
Provident Credit Union Event Center (2,118)
San Jose, CA
February 3, 2022
6:00 p.m., MW Network
at Utah State
Rescheduled from January 1
L 62–78  7–14
(0–9)
Smith Spectrum (8,466)
Logan, UT
February 5, 2022
3:00 p.m., Stadium
at Boise State L 60–76  7–15
(0–10)
ExtraMile Arena (10,456)
Boise, ID
February 9, 2022
8:00 p.m., CBSSN
San Diego State L 62–72  7–16
(0–11)
Provident Credit Union Event Center (2,541)
San Jose, CA
February 12, 2022
6:00 p.m., Stadium
Wyoming L 52–74  7–17
(0–12)
Provident Credit Union Event Center (2,251)
San Jose, CA
February 15, 2022
8:00 p.m., FS1
at Nevada L 72–81  7–18
(0–13)
Lawlor Events Center (6,619)
Reno, NV
February 17, 2022
9:00 p.m., CBSSN
Nevada L 60–90  7–19
(0–14)
Provident Credit Union Event Center (1,747)
San Jose, CA
February 20, 2022
1:00 p.m., CBSSN
New Mexico W 71–55  8–19
(1–14)
Provident Credit Union Event Center (1,682)
San Jose, CA
February 25, 2022
8:00 p.m., FS1
San Diego State L 52–77  8–20
(1–15)
Viejas Arena (12,071)
San Diego, CA
March 1, 2022
6:00 p.m., MW Network
at Air Force L 54–58  8–21
(1–16)
Clune Arena (1,275)
Colorado Springs, CO
March 4, 2022
8:00 p.m., FS1
Utah State L 52–75  8–22
(1–17)
Provident Credit Union Event Center (2,005)
San Jose, CA
Mountain West tournament
March 9, 2022
4:00 p.m., Stadium
(11) vs. (6) Fresno State
First Round
L 67–69 OT 8–23
Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source[3]

References

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  1. ^ Pang, Andrew (March 12, 2021). "San Jose State fires men's basketball head coach Jean Prioleau". 247sports.com. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
  2. ^ "Tim Miles Named San Jose State Men's Basketball Head Coach". sjsuspartans.com. April 6, 2021. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
  3. ^ "2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". SJSUSpartans.com.com. Retrieved August 27, 2021.