http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/teams/san_diego_state_aztecs/1141 Recent articles about San Diego State Aztecs en-us San Diego State guard Jamaal Franklin is skipping his senior season to enter the NBA draft. Franklin led the Aztecs in scoring and rebounding the last two years and helped them to three straight NCAA appearances and the first three NCAA tournament victories in school history. He was the Mountain West Conference Player of the Year as a sophomore. Franklin hopes to become the Aztecs' second NBA draft pick in the last three years, following former teammate Kawhi Leonard, who left after his sophomore season and now plays for the San Antonio Spurs. The NBA draft is June 27. Fri, 12 Apr 2013 20:53:00 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/franklin_to_leave_sdsu_early_for_draft/13388539 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/franklin_to_leave_sdsu_early_for_draft/13388539 Franklin to leave SDSU early for draft http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/franklin_to_leave_sdsu_early_for_draft/13388539 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/6/4/64c692fe112374dc9d1028767ef0b1a40d7447ab/mini/6932912.jpg San Diego State guard Jamaal Franklin is skipping his senior season to enter the NBA draft. Franklin led the Aztecs in scoring and rebounding the last two years and helped them to three straight NCAA appearances and the first three NCAA tournament victories in school history. He was the Mountain West Conference Player of the Year as a sophomore. Franklin hopes to become the Aztecs' second NBA draft pick in the last three years, following former teammate Kawhi Leonard, who left after his sophomore season and now plays for the San Antonio Spurs. The NBA draft is June 27. Fri, 12 Apr 2013 18:00:07 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/jamaal_franklin_to_leave_sdsu_early_for_nba_draft/13385191 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/jamaal_franklin_to_leave_sdsu_early_for_nba_draft/13385191 Jamaal Franklin to leave SDSU early for NBA draft http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/jamaal_franklin_to_leave_sdsu_early_for_nba_draft/13385191 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/2/d/2d422c308d1af056af895895cc1e1e875b280ac7/mini/6102292.jpg San Diego State knows what Georgetown felt like. The Aztecs, like the Hoyas two nights earlier, could only watch Florida Gulf Coast celebrate an upset win at the NCAA tournament. This was an historic one - the 81-71 victory made the Eagles the first No. 15 seed to reach the NCAA tournament's round of 16. And just like in FGCU's win over second-seeded Georgetown, it was a big second-half run that sent the Eagles on their way to some postgame dancing. In its first-ever NCAA tournament game on Friday, the Atlantic Sun champion busted brackets everywhere by taking control with a 21-2 run in the second half. It went much the same way against seventh-seeded San Diego State. This time the run was 17-0 and Sherwood Brown, who was saddled early in the second half with foul trouble, had eight of the first 10 points of it. When it was over the Eagles led 71-52 with 4:19 to play and the only decisions left were how the players and fans were going to celebrate. ''They're a good basketball team. T Mon, 25 Mar 2013 00:39:05 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/aztecs_cant_run_with_fgcu_lose_in_ncaas_81_71/13225960 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/aztecs_cant_run_with_fgcu_lose_in_ncaas_81_71/13225960 Aztecs can't run with FGCU, lose in NCAAs 81-71 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/articles/aztecs_cant_run_with_fgcu_lose_in_ncaas_81_71/13225960 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png It is not only Florida Gulf Coast tossing alley-oops; San Diego State’s Jamaal Franklin had this one one-handed flush today against FGCU. Franklin also had this off-the-backboard flush earlier this year. Sun, 24 Mar 2013 20:38:15 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/san_diego_states_jamaal_franklin_throws_down_sick_alley_oop/13224508 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/san_diego_states_jamaal_franklin_throws_down_sick_alley_oop/13224508 San Diego State’s Jamaal Franklin throws down sick alley-oop http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/san_diego_states_jamaal_franklin_throws_down_sick_alley_oop/13224508 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png San Diego State traveled 2,732 miles to play in the NCAA tournament. The Aztecs surely didn't mind delaying their return trip home. Jamaal Franklin scored 21 points, James Rahon had 17 and San Diego State beat Oklahoma 70-55 on Friday night to earn its third NCAA tournament victory. The seventh-seeded Aztecs (23-10) will play No. 15 seed Florida Gulf Coast on Sunday in the South Regional. The Eagles introduced themselves to the college basketball world with a 78-68 win over Georgetown. After that thriller, this game never stood a chance. The Aztecs did nothing spectacular, but everything well and used a modest 8-0 run late in the second half to snap a tie game and take control. Romero Osby scored 22 points for the 10th-seeded Sooners (20-12). The Aztecs are in the tournament for the fourth straight season but they had only won games in 2011 when they reached the round of 16. Built around upperclassman, the Aztecs firmly believed they had a deep run ahead and wanted to send out seniors like Chase Ta Sat, 23 Mar 2013 00:25:52 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/san_diego_state_outlasts_oklahoma/13212781 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/san_diego_state_outlasts_oklahoma/13212781 San Diego State outlasts Oklahoma http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/san_diego_state_outlasts_oklahoma/13212781 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/0/d/0d0f9685f605d12c89af2670b372d69fafc9cf28/mini/6816300.jpg Jamaal Franklin had 19 points and eight rebounds as San Diego State held off Boise State for a 73-67 victory in the Mountain West tournament quarterfinals on Wednesday night. Xavier Thames scored 18 points and Chase Tapley 17 for the fourth-seeded Aztecs (22-9), who advanced to Friday's semifinals against No. 1 seed New Mexico. Anthony Drmic had 20 points and Derrick Marks 14 for the fifth-seeded Broncos (21-10), who figure to be sweating out NCAA tournament selection day on Sunday. The Aztecs led for much of the game but were unable to put a knockout punch on Boise State, who erased a 13-point second half deficit while San Diego State went scoreless for 3:39. Two free throws by Drmic gave the Broncos their only lead, 50-49, but Franklin quickly responded with a pair from the line and led the Aztecs' charge down the stretch. Franklin's thunderous transition dunk made the score 66-59 with 43 seconds remaining, as San Diego State did what few teams in the nation do better -- close out a game. Th Thu, 14 Mar 2013 03:31:11 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/sdsu_advances_in_mountain_west/13138303 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/sdsu_advances_in_mountain_west/13138303 SDSU advances in Mountain West http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/articles/sdsu_advances_in_mountain_west/13138303 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png San Diego State Aztecs guard Jamaal Franklin had the play of the night during Wednesday night's 65-62 over Fresno State by throwing an alley-oop from the three point line off the backboard to himself with the slam dunk finish. Franklin led the Aztecs with 20 points and 18 rebounds in the 65-62 victory. H/T OTB. Visit us at holdoutsports.com and follow us on Twitter @HoldoutSports. Fri, 11 Jan 2013 20:59:00 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/san_diego_state_guard_jamaal_franklin_throws_alley_oop_to_himself_video/12638206 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/san_diego_state_guard_jamaal_franklin_throws_alley_oop_to_himself_video/12638206 San Diego State guard Jamaal Franklin throws alley-oop to himself (Video) http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/san_diego_state_guard_jamaal_franklin_throws_alley_oop_to_himself_video/12638206 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Jamaal Franklin was the Mountain West Conference Player of the year last season, and now this season he might just have the best dunk of the college basketball season. The dunk happened it San Diego State’s win at Fresno State. Franklin got the defensive rebound and started dribbling up court and was on a 3 on 3 fastbreak. Franklin looked off his defender to the right and threw a pass to himself off the backboard near the three point line. He then went up and caught it and threw down the alley oop. You don’t see this often because it is so hard to do with all the traffic but Franklin pulled it off. No doubt this dunk will be one of the best for this college basketball season.   Follow me on twitter @ScottBasketball  http://twitter.com/#!/ScottBasketballAlso like the Roundballchat site on facebook. http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/roundballchatcom/191263564258333 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 14:06:56 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/san_diego_states_jamaal_franklin_with_the_dunk_of_the_year/12625897 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/san_diego_states_jamaal_franklin_with_the_dunk_of_the_year/12625897 San Diego State’s Jamaal Franklin with the dunk of the Year? http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/san_diego_states_jamaal_franklin_with_the_dunk_of_the_year/12625897 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Jamaal Franklin has mad ups. San Diego State guard Jamaal Franklin is the early leader for college basketball’s Dunk of the Year after this amazing dunk against Fresno State Wednesday night.  Franklin went full speed through the Fresno State defense and executed the perfect off-the-backboard pass to himself before finishing with the thunderous dunk.  It was as ballsy as it was impressive, and something you don’t normally see in basketball outside of a slam dunk contest. The junior guard finished the night as the game’s leading scorer with 20 points, 18 rebounds and five assists in the No. 16 Aztecs 65-62 win over the Fresno State Bulldogs. [Deadspin] The post SDSU’s Jamaal Franklin’s incredible off-the-backboard dunk at full speed is magically delicious appeared first on Last Angry Fan. Thu, 10 Jan 2013 10:37:29 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/sdsus_jamaal_franklins_incredible_off_the_backboard_dunk_at_full_speed_is_magically_delicious/12624082 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/sdsus_jamaal_franklins_incredible_off_the_backboard_dunk_at_full_speed_is_magically_delicious/12624082 SDSU’s Jamaal Franklin’s incredible off-the-backboard dunk at full speed is magically delicious http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/sdsus_jamaal_franklins_incredible_off_the_backboard_dunk_at_full_speed_is_magically_delicious/12624082 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png San Diego State’s Jamaal Franklin threw down what may be the dunk of the season in college hoops. The junior guard was dribbling up the court on a fastbreak Wednesday at Fresno State. For some reason, Franklin decided to throw the ball off the backboard. He let his pass go from beyond the 3-point line, split two defenders, and then power-jammed home the ball. It was an absolutely incredible alley-oop. “That was just me being myself,” Franklin said of the dunk after the game, via the Associated Press. “A lot of players won’t do that, but I’m real thankful my teammates have confidence in me.” The Aztecs beat Fresno State 65-62 in their conference opener. Franklin had 20 points and a career-high 18 rebounds. He leads the team with 17.4 points and 10.5 rebounds per game. Video via @cjzero The post SDSU’s Jamaal Franklin throws down incredible self alley-oop (Video) appeared first on Larry Brown Sports. Related posts: SDSU’s Jamaal Franklin denies flipping referee the bird (Picture) Or... Thu, 10 Jan 2013 04:19:21 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/sdsus_jamaal_franklin_throws_down_incredible_self_alley_oop_video/12622108 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/sdsus_jamaal_franklin_throws_down_incredible_self_alley_oop_video/12622108 SDSU’s Jamaal Franklin throws down incredible self alley-oop (Video) http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/sdsus_jamaal_franklin_throws_down_incredible_self_alley_oop_video/12622108 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Jamaal Franklin from San Diego State actually threw an alley-oop to himself off the backboard in a game tonight against Fresno State. It’s not often you see San Diego State highlights so enjoy this one guys before you see it all over Sportscenter tonight. You might not see a better dunk all year.  I can’t The post Video: Jamaal Franklin Alley-Oop Dunk To Himself appeared first on No Coast Bias. Thu, 10 Jan 2013 01:12:36 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/video_jamaal_franklin_alley_oop_dunk_to_himself/12621775 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/video_jamaal_franklin_alley_oop_dunk_to_himself/12621775 Video: Jamaal Franklin Alley-Oop Dunk To Himself http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/articles/video_jamaal_franklin_alley_oop_dunk_to_himself/12621775 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png In this week’s AP college basketball poll, the San Diego State Aztecs (7-1) dropped one spot from 17th to 18th despite going 2-0 during the week. You might be thinking at this point that it’s because they played weak competition, and that’s true. The Aztecs’ two wins came over Texas Southern and UC-Santa Barbara, both double digit wins. Not exactly incredible competition there. However, that’s not why the Aztecs dropped. Instead, their ranking changed because one reporter, Elton Alexander, from the Cleveland Plain Dealer, thought the SDSU Aztecs were the University of San Diego Toreros. Alexander ranked USD in what should have been SDSU’s spot while leaving the Aztecs unranked, causing the drop in the AP poll. Yeah, you read that right. In college basketball, this isn’t a world-ending mistake. The in-season polls aren’t all that important because college basketball has a playoff at the end of the season, one the Aztecs would surely get into based on being a top 25 team regardless o... Tue, 11 Dec 2012 15:15:20 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/san_diego_state_aztecs_drop_in_ap_poll_because_of_voting_error/12414364 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/san_diego_state_aztecs_drop_in_ap_poll_because_of_voting_error/12414364 San Diego State Aztecs drop in AP Poll because of voting error http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/san_diego_state_aztecs_drop_in_ap_poll_because_of_voting_error/12414364 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Watch a San Diego State Aztecs basketball game and you find one of the most active student sections in the game, poised on the right side of your screen in the Aztecs’ Viejas Arena. The student group is known as “The Show” and probably the only reason that it does not rival Duke’s Cameron Crazies is simply a lack of media attention and the dogmatic thinking of basketball demagogues that the passion for the college game does not exist on the west coast. San Diego State basketball coach Steve Fisher begs to differ. He took over this struggling program to begin the 1999-2000 season and went 5-23.  Two years later, the Aztecs checked in at 21-12 and picked up an NCAA bid, albeit a first round loss.  Three years later, the squad re-emerged in 2005-06 and have strung together seven straight 20-win seasons, including a school record 34-3 ledger in 2010-11 that saw SDSU appear in the Sweet 16 and lose to eventual national champion UConn. “One of the neatest things about the transformation o... Thu, 25 Oct 2012 06:55:36 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/san_diego_state_will_be_a_show/12051025 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/san_diego_state_will_be_a_show/12051025 San Diego State will be a ‘Show’ http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/articles/san_diego_state_will_be_a_show/12051025 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Fall is here, and school is back in session, which means the good times are almost here - the start of college basketball season!  To get you ready for this upcoming season, The Hoops Manifesto presents to you its preseason top 25 team rankings, based on the input from our esteemed voting panel.  Next up #21: San Diego State Aztecs Big thanks to our voting panel: Jeff Fox (@HoopsManifesto) from The Hoops Manifesto, Perry Missner (@PerryMissner) from RotoWire, Ray Bala (@CanBallReport) who writes The Can Ball Report on Raptors HQ, Adam Francis (@RaptorsHQ) from Raptors HQ, and Ian (@SoxAndDawgs) from SOX & Dawgs. #21 - San Diego State Aztecs 2011/12: 26-8, lost NCAA Tournament Second RoundKey Returning Players:Chase Tapley - Shooting Guard - Senior15.8 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 2.3 apg, 1.8 spg, 77-178 3PtsXavier Thames - Point Guard - Junior10.1 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 4.1 apg, 1.0 spgJames Rahon - Shooting Guard - Senior8.9 ppg, 2.7 rpgJamaal Franklin - Shooting Guard - Junior17.4 ppg, 7.9 rp... Fri, 28 Sep 2012 10:25:44 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/201213_preseason_ncaa_top_25_21_san_diego_state_aztecs/11831929 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/201213_preseason_ncaa_top_25_21_san_diego_state_aztecs/11831929 2012/13 Preseason NCAA Top 25: #21 San Diego State Aztecs http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/201213_preseason_ncaa_top_25_21_san_diego_state_aztecs/11831929 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Despite a planned move from the Mountain West to the Big West for their basketball affiliation, San Diego State hasn’t missed a beat on the basketball court or the recruiting trail. With an already top-15 ranked team this year, a surprise to most, the Aztecs program is in outstanding shape. That shouldn’t change in the [...] Related posts: Top-50 forward Winston Shepard adds Big East offers San Diego State, Central Florida Add 2012 Prospects Mid-Major Recruiting Beat: San Diego State, Duquesne and Utah State Fri, 17 Feb 2012 23:07:57 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/top_50_forward_winston_shepard_commits_to_san_diego_state/9982942 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/top_50_forward_winston_shepard_commits_to_san_diego_state/9982942 Top-50 forward Winston Shepard commits to San Diego State http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/top_50_forward_winston_shepard_commits_to_san_diego_state/9982942 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png