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UConn, San Diego State set for title game rematch in Sweet 16; Iowa State, Illinois target Elite 8
BOSTON (AP) — Connecticut coach Dan Hurley won’t shy away from the notion that his team has consistently been the best in college basketball this season. The Huskies’ 33-3 record and the dominant manner in which they’ve won along the way have proven that. He...
Dutcher's Aztecs face UConn in the Sweet 16 in a rematch of their painful national title game loss
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The UConn Huskies pretty much wrecked every team they faced in the NCAA Tournament on the way to last year’s championship and the first two games this March Madness look awfully familiar. Up next is a wrinkle: A rematch with a San Diego State team that was...
San Diego State rolls past Yale 85-57 and sets up title game rematch with UConn in Sweet 16
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Another big game from Jaedon LeDee and some sizzling outside shooting landed San Diego State a matchup it has waited a year to get. After getting thumped in the national title game last April, the Aztecs earned another shot at defending champion UConn. ...
San Diego State avoids an early March Madness exit, holds off UAB 69-65 in first round
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Within the first 5 minutes, Jaedon LeDee scored at the rim, hit a midrange jumper, threw down a powerful dunk and knocked down a 3-pointer. This was bound to be a big game for LeDee, and San Diego State needed everything the third-team AP All-American had to...
San Diego State knocks off No. 18 Utah State 86-70 in MWC semifinals
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jaedon LeDee scored 22 points and San Diego State beat No. 18 Utah State 86-70 on Friday night to reach the final of the Mountain West Conference Tournament. Lamont Butler added 16 points and Micah Parrish had 15 points for the Aztecs (24-9). “This...
'Dynamic' Mountain West hoops race could see 6 teams move on to March Madness
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Brian Dutcher has experienced all 25 seasons of Mountain West basketball and he’s never seen one as crazy as this one. A season after Dutcher’s San Diego State Aztecs became the first Mountain West team to reach the Final Four, the conference could have a...
San Diego State's Brian Dutcher signs contract extension through 2027-28 season
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Brian Dutcher, who led San Diego State to the national championship game last season, has signed a contract extension that will keep him on the Aztecs' bench through the 2027-28 season. Dutcher is in his seventh season as head coach, with a 173-55 record, and 25th...
LeDee has 27 points, 11 rebounds to lead No. 20 SDSU to a 72-64 win against San Jose State
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Jaedon LeDee had 27 points — 21 in the second half — and 11 rebounds for No. 20 San Diego State, which held off last-place San Jose State 72-64 on Tuesday night to keep pace in the tight Mountain West Conference race. The defending regular-season and MWC...
No. 24 San Diego State makes season-high 11 3-pointers, cruises to 77-64 win over Air Force
AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) — Reese Waters scored 15 points, making five of San Diego State's season-high 11 3-pointers, and the 24th-ranked Aztecs cruised to a 77-64 win over Air Force on Tuesday night. The Aztecs (18-5, 7-3 Mountain West) took 5 1/2 minutes to settle in and...
LeDee scores 16 points to lead San Diego State to 81-67 win vs. No. 17 Utah State
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Jaedon LeDee had 16 points and nine rebounds to lead San Diego State to an 81-67 win against Great Osobor and No. 17 Utah State on Saturday to pull the defending Mountain West champion Aztecs within one game of the first-place Aggies. LeDee scored nine points in...
