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After last night's loss against Troy, Here is the scouting report for SDSU vs. Mighigan.
2025 SDSU vs. Michigan Preview
The San Diego State Aztecs are set to face the Michigan Wolverines in the opening round of the Players Era Festival on Monday. It is a high profile game with a ton of connections. Aztec coach Brian Dutcher coached at Michigan for many years as an assistant under Steve Fisher. Michigan coach Dusty May has faced Coach Dutcher before when he coached FAU in the Final Four in 2023.
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November 19, 2025 at 5:10 PM
After last night's loss against Troy, Here is the scouting report for SDSU vs. Mighigan.
SDSU will likely treat Aday Mara similar to how the did Ryan Kalkbrenner by fronting him in the post.
November 19, 2025 at 4:38 PM
SDSU will likely treat Aday Mara similar to how the did Ryan Kalkbrenner by fronting him in the post.
Wake Forest trying to execute a Gortat screen against Aday Mara.
November 19, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Wake Forest trying to execute a Gortat screen against Aday Mara.
Yaxel Lendeborg’s versatility makes him one of the best players in college basketball.
November 19, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Yaxel Lendeborg’s versatility makes him one of the best players in college basketball.
Turnovers for easy points will be crucial against Michigan.
November 19, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Turnovers for easy points will be crucial against Michigan.
Michigan’s drop coverage attempts to force shots like this.
November 19, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Michigan’s drop coverage attempts to force shots like this.
Michigan got three shots in one possession in this clip. Aztecs will have to limit that to have a chance to win.
November 19, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Michigan got three shots in one possession in this clip. Aztecs will have to limit that to have a chance to win.
TCU gets a turnover and a score against Michigan using a hedge defense.
November 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM
TCU gets a turnover and a score against Michigan using a hedge defense.
After losing to CSUN 2 days ago, KenPom gave Troy a 7% chance of beating the Aztecs. That’s why you play the games though. Shame to waste such a great return performance by Magoon on a loss like this.
November 19, 2025 at 5:18 AM
After losing to CSUN 2 days ago, KenPom gave Troy a 7% chance of beating the Aztecs. That’s why you play the games though. Shame to waste such a great return performance by Magoon on a loss like this.
Log in to watch the end of the game… What in the world is going on?
November 19, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Log in to watch the end of the game… What in the world is going on?
Can’t say I’m surprised that Kentucky’s defense got worse after Lamont Butler left…
November 19, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Can’t say I’m surprised that Kentucky’s defense got worse after Lamont Butler left…
I know Boise lost to a D2 team, but I fully expect them to come in focused beat Utah Valley today.
November 8, 2025 at 8:36 PM
I know Boise lost to a D2 team, but I fully expect them to come in focused beat Utah Valley today.
Boise State drops its opener against D2 Hawaii Pacific. The good news, it won’t hurt their ratings. The bad news, they looked very un-Bronco like. Poor defense, poor rebounding.
November 4, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Boise State drops its opener against D2 Hawaii Pacific. The good news, it won’t hurt their ratings. The bad news, they looked very un-Bronco like. Poor defense, poor rebounding.
What in the world is going on with Boise?
November 4, 2025 at 2:56 AM
What in the world is going on with Boise?
Assuming he’s healthy by then, Goon is gonna have his hands full with this Koa Peat kid.
November 4, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Assuming he’s healthy by then, Goon is gonna have his hands full with this Koa Peat kid.
Lol. Fans will definitely say #17 happens.
I didn't get it into blog post form this year, but a favorite annual tradition for me: 25 Predictions for the 2025-26 College Basketball Season that I haven't put out anywhere else.
November 1, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Lol. Fans will definitely say #17 happens.
Box score stats for SDSU through 2 exhibiton games. Reese and Taj have been great. BJ Davis with the highest +/-.
October 31, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Box score stats for SDSU through 2 exhibiton games. Reese and Taj have been great. BJ Davis with the highest +/-.
The projections showing the Aztecs some love (although I stand by my assertion that B.J. Davis isn't a PG.) Not surprising that the Aztecs should be good at blocking shots again this season.
October 29, 2025 at 7:09 PM
The projections showing the Aztecs some love (although I stand by my assertion that B.J. Davis isn't a PG.) Not surprising that the Aztecs should be good at blocking shots again this season.
Zeigler recently wrote about 4 high school prospects the Aztecs were recruiting. 3 of them have since committed elsewhere. 6’4 PG Josiah Johnson (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️) is the last remaining undeclared target that could be paired with wing Zach White (⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️).
October 29, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Zeigler recently wrote about 4 high school prospects the Aztecs were recruiting. 3 of them have since committed elsewhere. 6’4 PG Josiah Johnson (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️) is the last remaining undeclared target that could be paired with wing Zach White (⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️).
Just a quick project to see how PIPM correlates with winning. SDSU's 2020 season can be seen towards the top right corner.
October 25, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Just a quick project to see how PIPM correlates with winning. SDSU's 2020 season can be seen towards the top right corner.
Now pod, if you’re into that sort of thing:
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iTunes: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
October 24, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Now pod, if you’re into that sort of thing:
Spotify: spotify.link/bC5hHiVdJXb
iTunes: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Spotify: spotify.link/bC5hHiVdJXb
iTunes: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
On average in the Dutcher era, SDSU teams have finished 10 spots better than their Kenpom preseason projection. They are currently at 30, so it's not crazy to think this team could finish at 20.
October 12, 2025 at 7:34 PM
On average in the Dutcher era, SDSU teams have finished 10 spots better than their Kenpom preseason projection. They are currently at 30, so it's not crazy to think this team could finish at 20.
BJ had 2 assists and 6 turnovers in that game, and was at best the 3rd PG behind Taj all season long.
sdsportsfiend tweeted
@CallMeKinslow I can’t say for sure that SNJ is the starting PG over BJ. If you listen to Elzie’s interview with Jon Schaeffer he said that BJ has impressed him the most of the guards. BJ cooked at PG last year at UCLA when Boyd was recovering from injury. He had to play
@CallMeKinslow I can’t say for sure that SNJ is the starting PG over BJ. If you listen to Elzie’s interview with Jon Schaeffer he said that BJ has impressed him the most of the guards. BJ cooked at PG last year at UCLA when Boyd was recovering from injury. He had to play
October 11, 2025 at 12:48 AM
BJ had 2 assists and 6 turnovers in that game, and was at best the 3rd PG behind Taj all season long.
For fun I wanted to compare the amount of AP All American players the basketball programs of the new MW an dPac-12 have had since 2010. Here are the results:
October 8, 2025 at 11:35 PM
For fun I wanted to compare the amount of AP All American players the basketball programs of the new MW an dPac-12 have had since 2010. Here are the results:
The ncaa committee saying expansion isn’t about money is laughable, but if Reuters is correct here, it’s also about squeezing out low major teams to fit more power programs.
October 2, 2025 at 6:43 PM
The ncaa committee saying expansion isn’t about money is laughable, but if Reuters is correct here, it’s also about squeezing out low major teams to fit more power programs.