Matt Weiner (@mattweiner20) – Basketball Beat Reporter Isaiah Hill’s 15-point second half sunk San Jose State’s (14-10, 5-6 MW) chances of clinching a series sweep over Fresno State for the first time since the 2008-09 season. SJSU still remains one Read more
Matt Weiner (@mattweiner20) – Basketball Beat Reporter Photo via Titus Wilkinson of The Spear Fresno State head coach Justin Hutson handed true freshman power forward Robert Vaihola a harsh, life-altering suggestion following the conclusion of last season. “He wanted me Read more
Matt Weiner (@mattweiner20) – Basketball Beat Reporter Provident Credit Union Event Center was devoid of ear-piercing screams bouncing off the walls and any San Jose State fan nervously gnawing on fingernails last Saturday night as time wound down between against Read more
Matt Weiner (@mattweiner20) – Basketball Beat Reporter Photo courtesy of Jake Barger of SJSU Athletics Alvaro Cardenas thought he overcame all unthinkable obstacles to play Division I basketball for San Jose State in June of 2021. The Spanish Embassy amidst Read more
Matt Weiner (@mattweiner20) – Basketball Beat Reporter Photo courtesy of Jake Barger of SJSU Athletics On Tuesday Jan. 23 the Spartans were reminded of how far they’ve come, blowing Air Force out by 30 points en route to clinching its Read more
Matt Weiner (@mattweiner20) – Basketball Beat Reporter Photo courtesy of SJSU Athletics What many saw as an unmitigated, underfunded, never-ending disaster, second-year SJSU assistant coach Damany Hendrix saw as a “blank canvas” that was ripe for change. The road taken Read more
Matt Weiner (@mattweiner20) – Basketball Beat Reporter While being recruited this past offseason, Sage Tolbert asked SJSU head coach Tim Miles a simple question: “Coach, are we going to win?” Tolbert, a graduate-transfer from Temple, wanted to make the most Read more
Matt Weiner (@mattweiner20) – Basketball Beat Reporter Omari Moore went for 26 points helping guide SJSU (13-8, 4-4 MW) to its most conference wins since the 2016-17 season with a 82-52 victory over Air Force. He was both efficient and Read more
Matt Weiner (@mattweiner20) – Basketball Beat Reporter San Jose State’s Omari Moore is living, breathing and navigating the pressures that come from the dichotomy that surrounds a team’s best player. His high scoring pedigree gifts him the trust from SJSU Read more
Matt Weiner (@mattweiner20) – Basketball Beat Reporter Throughout conference play last season, Tibet Görener was the three-point specialist who couldn’t make threes. He shot 22.7% from deep and didn’t crack the top seven Spartans in scoring despite attempting 48 more Read more
A last-second free throw from Utah State sinks SJSU 75-74 in a nail biter which featured a carer-high 20 points from Tibet Görener.
SJSU was blown out 77-57 by UNM after shooting 6-for-32 from three and allowing Jaelen House and Jamal Mashburn Jr. to combine for 40.
Matt Weiner (@mattweiner20) – Basketball Beat Reporter The case of SJSU men’s basketball and its newfound success is a peculiar one. They’ve surpassed their conference win total from six of the last 10 seasons through just five games, but have Read more
Ingredients for an electric, contentious rivalry between SJSU and Fresno State are slowly coming together. But is it too early to say that?
SJSU dominated Fresno State in a 74-64 victory to curb an 11 game losing streak to the Bulldogs and avenge last year’s Mountain West tournament loss.