Nov. 8, 2009
SAN DIEGO - The San Diego State men's basketball team will close out its 2009-10 exhibition season on Tuesday, Nov. 10, when it plays host to Point Loma Nazarene at Viejas Arena. The game is slated for a 7 p.m. PT start at the Aztecs' on-campus arena.
Last week, SDSU took the court for the first time and defeated Cal Baptist, 72-57, inside Viejas. D.J. Gay led the Aztecs with 18 points, five rebounds and four assists. Tyrone Shelley, meanwhile, added 17 points and a team-high nine rebounds in his first action in a San Diego State jersey.
The Sea Lions visit Montezuma Mesa after opening their season with an 84-54 win over Fisk University last Friday. More recently, PLNU dropped a heart-breaking 57-55 decision to Trevecca Nazarene University on Saturday.
Despite losing five seniors off last year's team, SDSU is again expected to contend for the MWC crown as multiple preseason publications have the Aztecs finishing in the top three, including Sporting News, which picked San Diego State to win the league championship. Two weeks ago, SDSU received votes and earned eight points in the preseason ESPN/USA Today Coaches Top-25 poll.
The Aztecs welcome back preseason all-Mountain West choice Billy White, two-year starter D.J. Gay, sophomore Tim Shelton and experienced senior Kelvin Davis. Joining the quartet this year is a highly talented group of players beginning with the MWC's preseason freshman of the year Kawhi Leonard, Division I transfers Brian Carlwell (Illinois) and Tyrone Shelley (Pepperdine), junior college transfer Malcolm Thomas and the highly touted Chase Tapley and Alec Williams.
Tickets for the game are available online at GoAztecs.com, in person at the Viejas Arena box office, or by calling (619) 283-7378. Season tickets are currently on sale with season-seat prices starting as low as $99.