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The San José State Spartans lost to the New Mexico Lobos last night, 93-77, in the Mountain West Conference Tournament Quarterfinals from the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.
After a heck of a performance on Wednesday night against Boise State where only seven players played, the Spartans just ran out of gas in the second half against New Mexico when SJSU just went six deep until the final minutes of the game.
It’s the second consecutive season SJSU has lost to New Mexico in the MWC Tournament Quarterfinals. I was really proud of the boys for battling in both games.
SJSU entered this season with high hopes and in my opinion a solid roster, which felt like it was lining up to be a promising season. However, the Spartans were absolutely decimated by injuries this season. Only one player appeared in every game and nine of the 14 players appeared in50-percent (or more) of the games.
It’s tough to win when your best players are on the bench for a majority of the season.
I know finishing the season 9-24 wasn’t what any of us wanted, but I think Tim Miles has the program in a good place. Before you tell me to look at his 62-104 record at SJSU, you have to remember he took over a completely irrelevant and dumpster fire program that Jean Prioleau left him. He’s led the Spartans to a NIT and CBI appearance in his five seasons at the helm.
Given the way college athletics is with the transfer portal crap and NIL crap, it’s tough to say right now the roster retention Miles will be able to do. In a perfect world, I’d love to see SJSU run it back with everyone that has eligibility remaining in 2026-27, because I thought a healthy team this year had a chance to be a special team.
I was messaging with a buddy who’s a SJSU alumni and big fan like I am and similarly to the SJSU football program, this is an important offseason for the men’s basketball program.
If you live in Northern California, might be a good idea to invest in season tickets and pack the Provident Credit Union Event Center in 2026-27.
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