It wasn’t pretty; in fact, in some instances is was down right ugly. Sloppy transition play the led to errant run-and-guns by SDSU kept Air Force close during most of the game. Going scoreless fior 6:05 minute stretch highlighted by Rahon missing three free throws. Finally, they decided to play their game with dribble-drives and strength in the paint. LB makes a great cross-over and beuatiful runner to score two! Then Tapley gets three consecutive driving lay-ups to finish off Air Force. Aztec’s win 57-44 in front of another sellout at Vejas Arena; 10 consecutive wins now leading the conference by one full game. Deshawn Stephans is starting to show confidence; getting better game-by-game and his free throws are finally starting to fall; going 4-4 at the charity stripe and finishing with … Read entire article »

San Diego State received just a single vote in the AP preseason poll after last season’s trip to the NCAA regional semifinals, an indication of the rebuilding job many felt Steve Fisher faced after losing his top four scorers. Turns out the 16th-ranked Aztecs might be capable of an even deeper run this March. Coming off perhaps the program’s two best victories of the season, San Diego State tries to avoid a letdown and extend its winning streak to 10 on Saturday night against visiting Air Force. Kawhi Leonard, Malcolm Thomas, Billy White and D.J. Gay are all gone from the team that gave eventual national champion Connecticut all it could handle in the round of 16 last spring, but the Aztecs (16-2, 2-0 Mountain West) have hardly missed a beat. Wins … Read entire article »

Well, now I completely understand why Drew Gordon decided to go to New Mexico: he’s no good! In any event, the Aztecs post another strong win on the road and in the pit no-less. The bench pulled through tonight and at altitude that turned out to be an important contribution. Defense disrupted passing lanes; forced steals and  and snubbed Drew Gordon in the paint all night.  LB had 9 points, 2 assist and no turnovers for the night. I’ll stop short of calling this his break out game, but we needed him to contribute and he did so in solid fashion. Thames had 22 points and will go down as my player of the game. This win gives the Aztecs their 56th straight win over unranked teams. The Aztecs finished … Read entire article »

Jamaal dribbble drives the lane and lays the ball up to the rim with seconds left AND IT DROPS–AZTECS WIN!!  Vejas Arena was indeed electric. With a sold out crowd chanting “I believe that we will win” and the Aztecs doing all of the “Runnin”, you almost had to feel sorry for UNLV: No-not really! I was taking it all-in as I watched the Aztecs beat, once again, the UNLV Rebels. For the sixth straight time the Aztecs show why they are for real despite the experts preseason proclamation that the Aztecs were going to be in a “Rebuilding” year. James Rahon aka Tres-man, lit-it up from behind the arc; finishing 3 of 5 from three-point land and amassed 22 points.  Surprisingly, It was Jamaal Franklin who showed why he is an … Read entire article »

The NBA Development Showcase tipped off on Monday morning and, just two games into the four-day affair, the event has already shown why it’s useful. The San Antonio Spurs have decided to call-up Malcolm Thomas from the Los Angeles D-Fenders, Pro Basketball Talk has learned from sources close the situation. It’s an interesting first in-season NBA call-up considering it came just hours before Thomas was set to play his first game at the Showcase. The Spurs … Read entire article »