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The No. 5 seed San Diego State Aztecs will need to play the best game of their season to pick up a victory over the top-seeded Alabama Crimson Tide in Friday’s Sweet 16 round. San Diego State knocked off a 12 and 13 seed to get to the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament where it will face the No. 1 overall seed of the entire NCAA Tournament.
San Diego State is a 7.5-point underdog on DraftKings Sportsbook with a point total set at 137.
San Diego State roster breakdown
Best player: G Matt Bradley
The San Diego State guard is the only player on the Aztecs’ roster who scores double-digit points per game as Matt Bradley puts up 13 points per contest this season. The First Team All-Mountain West Selection was clutch down the stretch in the first-round victory over the College of Charleston and hit shots when the Aztecs needed it, finishing with 17 points. He’s a strong 3-point shooter at 36.6% on the season but connected on just two of his last 12 shots from long range.
Unsung hero: F Nathan Mensah
The 6-foot-10 Nathan Mensah won’t light up the stat sheets on the offensive end, but he is an excellent stopper defensively. He’s the eighth-leading scorer with 6.1 points per game but is the team leader in rebounds (5.9) and blocks (1.6) per contest. Mensah scored just 12 points in his last four games but grabbed at least eight boards in three of those matchups. He was a Third Team All-Mountain West pick and the conference’s defensive player of the year.
San Diego State roster
| Player | # | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | Hometown | High School | RSCI Top 100 | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | # | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | Hometown | High School | RSCI Top 100 | Summary |
| Matt Bradley | 20 | SR | G | 6-4 | 220 | San Bernardino, CA | Wasatch Academy | 73 (2018) | 13.0 Pts, 3.9 Reb, 2.1 Ast |
| Darrion Trammell | 12 | SR | G | 5-10 | 165 | Marin City, CA | St. Ignatius (CA) | 9.5 Pts, 2.2 Reb, 3.2 Ast | |
| Lamont Butler | 5 | JR | G | 6-2 | 200 | Moreno Valley, CA | Riverside Poly HS | 8.6 Pts, 2.7 Reb, 3.3 Ast | |
| Micah Parrish | 3 | JR | F | 6-6 | 180 | Ypsilanti, MI | Hillcrest Prep | 7.9 Pts, 3.5 Reb, 0.6 Ast | |
| Jaedon Ledee | 13 | SR | F | 6-9 | 240 | Houston, TX | The Kinkaid School | 75 (2018) | 7.8 Pts, 5.2 Reb, 1.0 Ast |
| Keshad Johnson | 0 | SR | F | 6-7 | 210 | Oakland, CA | San Leandro HS | 7.7 Pts, 5.0 Reb, 0.6 Ast | |
| Nathan Mensah | 31 | SR | F | 6-10 | 230 | Accra, Ghana | Findlay Prep | 6.1 Pts, 5.9 Reb, 0.6 Ast | |
| Adam Seiko | 2 | SR | G | 6-3 | 210 | Boston, MA | Sierra Canyon HS | 6.2 Pts, 1.4 Reb, 0.7 Ast | |
| Aguek Arop | 33 | SR | F | 6-6 | 220 | Omaha, NE | Omaha South HS | 4.6 Pts, 2.8 Reb, 0.8 Ast | |
| Miles Byrd | 21 | FR | G | 6-7 | 175 | Stockton, CA | Lincoln (CA) | 4.3 Pts, 0.5 Reb, 1.5 Ast | |
| Elijah Saunders | 25 | FR | F | 6-8 | 240 | Phoenix, AZ | Sunnyslope (AZ) | 0.9 Pts, 1.1 Reb, 0.5 Ast | |
| Demarshay Johnson | 11 | FR | F | 6-9 | 210 | Richmond, CA | Salesian College Prep | 1.0 Pts, 0.6 Reb, 0.1 Ast | |
| Cade Alger | 14 | JR | F | 6-9 | 190 | Ripon, CA | Ripon Christian HS | 0.8 Pts, 0.3 Reb, 0.0 Ast | |
| Jared Barnett | 4 | SR | G | 6-1 | 145 | Los Angeles, CA | Westchester HS | 0.7 Pts, 0.3 Reb, 0.3 Ast | |
| Triston Broughton | 42 | JR | G | 6-4 | 190 | Ladera Ranch, CA | Tescoro HS | 0.0 Pts, 0.0 Reb, 0.0 Ast | |
| Tyler Broughton | 24 | JR | G | 6-4 | 190 | Ladera Ranch, CA | Tesoro HS | 0 |