SAN JOSE, Calif. – The San José State men’s basketball team (5-9, 0-3 MW) will host Fresno State (6-8, 0-3 MW) at the Provident Credit Union Event Center on Tuesday at 7 p.m. PT. The game can be watched on NBC Sports Bay Area and Mountain West Network and can be heard on KTRB 860 AM.
The Spartans are looking to return to postseason play for the third time in four years which would be the best stretch in program history
Last season, the Spartans competed in the NIT for the first time since 1981
The Spartans’ 46 wins over their last three seasons is the most wins since the team won 46 games from 1985-88 while in the Big West conference
Last season, the Spartans swept Fresno State for the first time since the 2008-09 season
With a win, the Spartans will have a three game winning streak over the Bulldogs for the first time since 1988 when they had a seven game winning streak
The Spartans are shooting .366 from three so far this season, the 65th best percentage in the nation
Colby Garland is averaging 20.1 points per game, ranking second in the Mountain West and 32nd in the nation
Garland has made 35 free throws in a row, breaking the SJSU record for most consecutive free throws made. The previous record for most free throws made consecutively was 31 set by Carroll Williams in 1955
Garland scored 20+ in five consecutive games (12/5-12/30), joining Adrian Oliver and Josh Uduje as the only Spartans to have scored 20+ in five consecutive games since 2011
Garland has scored 10 or more points in 13 out of 14 games this season, 20+ in eight games and 30 in two games
Garland’s eight 20 point games so far this season is the most in the Mountain West
In addition to being second in the conference in scoring, Garland leads the conference in made field goals and is fifth in field goal percentage
Garland’s 100 made field goals so far this season is the 31st most in the nation
Yaphet Moundi has five double-doubles so far this season ranking third in the Mountain West and 41st in the nation
Moundi is averaging 12.5 points and 7.6 rebounds so far this season
Moundi’s 7.6 rebounds per game is the fifth most in the Mountain West
Moundi has the most double-doubles in a season for the Spartans since Michael Steadman recorded 11 in 2018-19
Moundi has improved his free throw percentage from .514 last season to .738 this season
Adrian Myers leads the Spartans in blocks with eight on the season, including a career-high three blocks against SDSU
Jermaine Washington is the team’s leading three point shooter this season, knocking down 2.1 threes per game, good for the sixth most in the MW
Washington is averaging the third most minutes per game in the Mountain West this season. His averages of 11.2 points and 3.1 assists per game are big jumps from his freshman season where he averaged 4.4 ppg and 1.0 apg
Pasha Goodarzi is shooting .440 from three this season
Over the last three games, Melvin Bell Jr. averaged 12.7 ppg including a career-high 13 points in his last two games against San Diego State and Utah State
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