San Jose State Spartans men's basketball

San Jose State Spartans

2016–17 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team

University

San José State University

First season

1909

Conference

Mountain West

Location

San Jose, CA

Head coach

Dave Wojcik (4th year)

Arena

Event Center Arena
(Capacity: 4,600)

Nickname

Spartans

Colors

Blue, White, and Gold^[1]

Uniforms

Home

Away

NCAA Tournament appearances

1951, 1980, 1996^[2]

Conference tournament champions

California Coast Conference: 1925, 1928
Far West Conference: 1929, 1931
Northern California Athletic Conference: 1938
California Collegiate Athletic Association: 1941 (co-champion), 1948, 1949
Pacific Coast Athletic Association: 1980
Big West Conference: 1996^[3]

The San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of San José State University in San Jose, California, United States. The team is a member of the Mountain West Conference, which competes in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association.

History

The SJSU men's basketball team played its first recorded game in 1909.^[3] The team has won 10 conference championships, appeared in the NCAA Tournament three times, appeared once in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT), and once in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI).^[3]

From the 1930s to 1976, the team played home games at the on-campus Spartan Gym. Starting in 1961, the team also played home games at the off-campus San Jose Civic Auditorium.^[4] From 1976 to 1979, Independence High School hosted home games, as the Civic was being remodeled.^[5] The team resumed play at the Civic Auditorium beginning in the 1979–80 season.^[6] In 1989, the on-campus Event Center became the primary home for San Jose State basketball.^[4]^[7]

Eleven former SJSU men's basketball players have been drafted into the NBA.^[3]

On March 29, 2013, San Jose State hired Boise State assistant coach Dave Wojcik to be the new head coach. Wojcik succeeded George Nessman, who was fired at the end of the 2012-2013 season.^[8]

Postseason results

In five postseason tournament appearances, the Spartans have yet to win a game.^[3]

NCAA Tournament results

The Spartans have appeared in the NCAA Tournament three times. Their combined record is 0–3.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1951		Sweet Sixteen	BYU	L 61–68
1980	#12	Round of 48	#5 Missouri	L 51–61
1996	#16	Round of 64	#1 Kentucky	L 72–110

NIT results

The Spartans have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) one time. Their record is 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1981	First Round	UTEP	L 53–57

CBI results

The Spartans have appeared in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) one time. Their record is 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
2011	First Round	Creighton	L 74–85

References

↑ San Jose State University Brand Manual. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
↑ "2014-15_mbb_guide". Viewer.zmags.com. Retrieved 2015-07-13.
1 2 3 4 5 "SJSU Spartans Media Guide". sjsuspartans.com. 2014. Retrieved December 4, 2014.
1 2 "San Jose State", ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game, New York: ESPN Books/Ballantine Books, p. 403, ISBN 0345513924
↑ Rhodie, Jeff (August 31, 1979), "Civic lures SJSU cagers", The Spartan Daily, p. 7
↑ "SJSU loses by 2 in OT", The Spartan Daily, p. 4, December 6, 1979
↑ "Men's Hoops At Civic For N. Colorado & Home Vs. USF". San Jose State Athletics. December 19, 2008. Retrieved May 16, 2016.
↑ "San Jose State hires Boise State assistant Dave Wojcik - San Jose Mercury News". Mercurynews.com. 2013-03-30. Retrieved 2015-07-13.

External links

Official website

San Jose State Spartans men's basketball

Venues	Spartan Gym (1933–1976) San Jose Civic Auditorium (1961–1976) Independence High School (1976–1979) San Jose Civic Auditorium (1979–1989) Event Center Arena (1989–present)

Culture & lore	History Sammy Spartan

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

Mountain West Conference men's basketball

Teams	Air Force Falcons Boise State Broncos Colorado State Rams Fresno State Bulldogs Nevada Wolf Pack New Mexico Lobos San Diego State Aztecs San Jose State Spartans UNLV Runnin' Rebels Utah State Aggies Wyoming Cowboys

Championships & awards	Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Player of the Year

Seasons	1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

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