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Houston Texans drafted San Jose State cornerback Jermaine Kelly

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By: Ana Kieu

San Jose State cornerback Jermaine Kelly was the Houston Texans’ seventh round draft choice in the 2018 NFL Draft at AT&T Stadium Saturday.

The 6-foot-1, 195-lb, Los Angeles, Calif., native was the 222nd overall pick and the Texans’ eighth pick in this year’s draft. He was the only Mountain West player described as a cornerback, defensive back or safety selected in the draft.

Kelly completed three seasons with the Spartans after transferring from the University of Washington. He sat out the 2015 season, per NCAA transfer rules and regulations. Overall, he played in 25 games and started 17 times for SJSU in the 2016 and 2017 seasons, respectively.

In 2017, Kelly led the Spartans and was third in the MW with his 12 pass break-ups. He was fourth in the conference for passes defended at 1.00 per game. Kelly’s one interception in a SJSU uniform was a 68-yard return for a touchdown in the September 23rd game versus Utah State.

Kelly’s best game of his senior season may have been at Colorado State when he was credited with six tackles and two pass break-ups and helped limit Rams’ wide receiver, Michael Gallup, the MW’s leading player in receptions and reception yardage to seven catches for just 47 yards. Gallup, drafted in the third round by the Dallas Cowboys, finished the season with 100 receptions for 1,413 yards and seven touchdowns.

Kelly concluded his college career playing in the 2018 FBS All-American Spiral Tropical Bowl.

He becomes the third SJSU player drafted by the Texans in the last six seasons. In 2013, Houston selected offensive lineman David Quessenberry in the sixth round as the 176th overall pick. In 2016, running back Tyler Ervin went to the Texans in the fourth round as the 119th overall pick.

Four San Jose State football games are part of 44-game Mountain West national television package

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By: Ana Kieu

Two San Jose State football October home games along with two Mountain West road contests against rivals San Diego State and Fresno State are part of the 44-game Mountain West national television package.

San Jose State’s October 6 MW game versus Colorado State in CEFCU Stadium will be on a CBS Sports Network telecast. Game time will be 7:30 pm PT.

The Spartans will be back on the CBS Sports Network two weeks later when they take on San Diego State in San Diego, Calif., on Saturday, October 20 in a 7:30 pm PT Mountain West contest.

SJSU’s October 13 game with Army West Point and their November 24 Fresno State encounter in Fresno, Calif., to close out the regular season have been assigned to the ESPN Networks family of ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNews and ESPN3. The game with Army West Point will also be the first meeting between the two colleges.

Game times for the ESPN Networks games with Army and Fresno State will be announed during the regular season, but no later than 12 days before the contests.

The MW will announce more football broadcast designations for its conference schools with their broadcast partners AT&T SportsNet, Spectrum Sports (Hawaii) and Stadium in the future.

SJSU season tickets can be purchased by calling (408) 924-SJTX or by visiting www.sjsuspartans.com/tickets.

Dr. Harry Edwards gets named to CoSIDA Academic All-America Hall of Fame

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By: Ana Kieu

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Dr. Harry Edwards, the world-renowned sports sociologist and a San Jose State college record-setting two-sport student-athlete, is one of four inductees named to the 2018 class of the CoSIDA (College Sports Information Directors of America) Academic All-America Hall of Fame.

“I hold the CoSIDA Academic All-America Hall Of Fame Award in extraordinary esteem because it recognizes the highest ideals and aspirations of the collegiate student-athlete: excellence in academic achievement, in athletic performance, and in community service and commitment,” said Dr. Edwards, a three-season starting center and co-captain of the 1964 SJSU basketball team and a school record-setting discus thrower in track and field.

“I am truly honored to have this recognition as part of my career legacy and as a model and example for all of those young people–particularly in places such as my hometown of East St. Louis, Illinois–who are seeking paths both to personal development and to lifetime service toward the betterment of this society and this nation.”

Washington State University and Detroit Lions placekicker Jason Hanson; Florida International University baseball infielder Mike Lowell, a three-time World Series champion in a 13-season MLB career; and University of Tennessee and two-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback Peyton Manning are joining Dr. Edwards as this year’s Academic All-America Hall of Fame inductees.

The induction ceremony is set for Thursday, June 28, at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Md., during the annual CoSIDA Convention.

“On behalf of San Jose State University and our entire athletics department, we congratulate Dr. Edwards on this extraordinary recognition of his life’s work and accomplishments. He was an accomplished two-sport student-athlete; however, his true accomplishments are reflected in this award,” said SJSU director of athletics Marie Tuite.

“Today, he is an engaged participant on our campus as he shares his wisdom and knowledge with our University and, in particular, with our men’s and women’s athletics teams. His powerful comments address important issues that affect the lives of our student-athletes.”

Activism through sport, race and society
The 1964 SJSU graduate has an unparalleled professional career of activism centered on sport, race and society. He’s acknowledged as the pioneering scholar in the founding of the sociology of sport as an academic discipline.

Dr. Edwards founded the Olympic Project for Human Rights in 1967. An iconic moment that remains in the forefront of many is the action on the 1968 Olympic Games victory stand by SJSU’s Tommie Smith and John Carlos following Smith’s gold medal, world record-setting 200 meter dash performance in Mexico City, Mexico.

For 30 years, Dr. Edwards taught classes in introductory sociology such as “The Family and Race Relations” and “Sociology of Sport” at the University of California, Berkeley. As a professor emeritus, his classes were among the most popular, averaging as many as 600 students.

A NFL pioneer and the institute for the study of sport, society and social change
In 1985, Dr. Edwards was named a staff consultant to the San Francisco 49ers. In conjunction with fellow SJSU graduate and Pro Football Hall of Fame coach Bill Walsh, they formed the “Niners for Life” program, the first of its kind in the NFL. Dr. Edwards and Coach Walsh established the NFL’s first drug counseling program, first financial classes for players, first college degree completion program and the Bill Walsh Diversity Coaching Fellowship. NFL head coaches Mike Tomlin (Pittsburgh Steelers), Marvin Lewis (Cincinnati Bengals), Ron Rivera (Carolina Panthers), and Hue Jackson (Cleveland Browns) were graduates of the program.

More recently, Dr. Edwards, who earned his master’s and doctoral degrees from Cornell University, was awarded an honorary doctorate by SJSU in 2016. That same year, he launched the Institute for the Study of Sport, Society and Social Change at SJSU dedicated to research analysis and education focused on developments at the intersection of sport and society.

“Dr. Harry Edwards, an accomplished student-athlete at San José State, became one of the most accomplished, passionate and articulate champions for human rights and social justice in this nation. We are honored by his continued engagement with his alma mater, and thrilled that he has been recognized with this honor. It is well deserved,” said SJSU vice-president for university advancement Paul Lanning.

The CoSIDA Academic All-America Hall of Fame
Since 1988, 150 distinguished student-athletes have been named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America Hall of Fame based on graduating with at least a 3.00 grade-point average on a 4.00 scale, participation in intercollegiate athletics at a high level, and showing a proven record of career success and philanthropic service. Former U.S. Senator Bill Bradley (D–NJ), former United States Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, former Congressman Tom McMillen (D– MD), Big East Conference Commissioner Val Ackerman, and legendary basketball coach John Wooden (1910-2010) are among the Hall of Fame members.

Dr. Edwards is the second SJSU graduate to be inducted into the Academic All-America Hall of Fame. In 2017, 1980 U.S. Olympics team women’s fencer Dr. Stacey Johnson was inducted. She’s a past president of USA Fencing and is the current president of Valencia College in Orlando, Fla.

Five new players to join San Jose State men’s basketball team for 2018-19 season

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SAN JOSE, Calif. — Five promising prospects are joining the San Jose State men’s basketball program beginning in the 2018 fall semester.

Those prospects include guard Zach Chappell, the 2018 Golden Empire League Most Valuable Player for Capital Christian High in Sacramento; guard Brae Ivey, a two-time first-team Orange Empire Conference choice for Riverside City College; forward Craig LeCesne, a San Bernardino Valley College transfer, who played as a freshman at Pepperdine University; forward Michael Steadman from City College of San Francisco; and center Samuel Japhet-Mathias, a transfer from Wake Forest University, according to Spartan head coach Jean Prioleau.

“All of these guys fit what we are looking for in terms of offense and defense. They are skilled, versatile and athletic players,” said Prioleau, who also is proud of the combination of in-state and geographic diversity of the Spartan newbies.

“We recruited most of these guys all year. We’re going to build this program on the guys believing in what we’re doing and the message we’ve been talking to them about.”

Chapell was a two-time Sacramento Bee All-Metro selection who earned first-team honors as a senior and second-team recognition as a junior. He averaged 20.3 points, 4.7 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game. He also had shooting averages of 55.2 percent from the field, 46.8 percent from three-point range and 88.8 percent from the free throw line as a senior. His teams were the 2017 and 2018 Golden Empire League champions, respectively.

Ivey averaged 18.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 4.7 assists last season at Riverside City College. At Edison High School of Huntington Beach, Calif., he was a two-time first-team All-C.I.F. Southern Section Division I-A honoree and led the Chargers to 48 wins as a junior and a senior.

Japhet-Mathias played his first two seasons of college basketball for Wake Forest. He appeared in 23 games. As a high school prospect in London, England, he was ranked #90 overall by 247Sports. Japhet-Mathias will be eligible to see his first action as a Spartan in the 2019-20 season.

LeCesne (pronunciation: Le-sain) was a sophomore last season at San Bernardino Valley College, the 2018 Pacific Coast North Conference champion with a 27-5 overall record. He was third on the team in scoring at 11.0 points per game and second in rebounding at 5.8 per contest. At Pepperdine, LeCesne averaged 3.5 points and 2.7 rebounds in the 26 games he played during the 2017 season. The Swedish native played his high school basketball at St. James School in Hagerstown, Md. He played for his native country in the 2013 U-16 European Championships.

Steadman was the starting center for the City College of San Francisco team that won the 2018 California Community College state championship. He averaged 8.9 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.5 blocked shots per game. Steadman played high school basketball at  James Logan High School in Union City, Calif.

Opinion: After Ryan Welage leaves, San Jose State men’s basketball isn’t going to be the same

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By: Ana Kieu

After an extended recruitment process, San Jose State forward Ryan Welage tweeted an unexpected announcement Wednesday afternoon.

https://twitter.com/ryanwelage32/status/984220786905907200

Three years out West was apparently enough for Welage, who will be heading back to the Midwest and being much closer to his hometown of Greensburg, Indiana. Xavier University is located in Cincinnati, Ohio, and their men’s basketball team, the Musketeers, were the No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. Oh yeah, and they’re a rival of the Butler Bulldogs of Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana.

The former Greensburg High School star didn’t necessarily have to transfer to another school, but it’s a decision he made and I respect it. I’ll never forget the first time I watched Welage shoot hoops at San Jose State. I wasn’t a sports journalist as I was still enrolled at SJSU as a senior in 2015-16, but I attended a Spartans basketball game and enjoyed watching him dominate on the court. He finished that season in third place with 10.4 points and 5.2 rebounds per game in 31 games played and 26 starts. He was fun to watch.

Welage went on to continue his dominant ways in 2016-17. He averaged 13.2 points and 4.5 rebounds in 30 games played and 27 starts. He scored a career-high 22 points in SJSU’s win over Southern Utah on December 21, 2016.

Things continued going in Welage’s favor in 2017-18 as he was named an All-Mountain West honorable mention and became the sixth-leading scorer of all-time in SJSU history with 1,258 points. He also became the Spartans’ all-time leader in three-pointers with 155 made threes after he hit a three against Utah State on February 28, 2018. In addition, he led the Spartans in scoring a whopping 19 times.

Welage was not only a tremendous offensive player for a new era of college basketball, he was also an intelligent young man who was named an Academic All-Mountain West honoree twice and a CoSIDA Academic All-District VIII honoree once in 2018. Not only that, he was a friendly, low-key guy who was normal and healthy as he didn’t let the extra attention get to his head.

After Welage leaves, the SJSU hoops program isn’t going to be the same. Sure, there will likely be another star who will help out the Spartans, but this team is trying to find its identity and that might take some time. Let’s not forget that head coach Jean Prioleau will enter his second year at SJSU this fall, so he still has a lot of things to figure out as his team is currently taking a turn for the worse.

The Spartans need more than just a new star who will light up the team. They need to revamp their defense and offense. They also need to be more consistent, especially against teams who are below them and/or on a longer losing skid.

But in the meantime, I wish Welage the best of luck with his new team.

San Jose State offense shows major potential at spring football game

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By: Ana Kieu

Despite bleak skies, the San Jose State Spartans football team showed off its offensive potential with five pass plays of 30 or more yards during its 79-play Spring Football Game at CEFCU Stadium Saturday.

Junior Josh Love completed 7-of-11 passes for 148 yards. Love completed passes of 32 yards to wide receiver Tre Walker, 48 yards to tight end Josh Oliver and 56 yards to slot receiver Leki Nunn.

Redshirt freshman Terrell Carter connected on a 46-yard pass play to wide receiver Tre Hartley, but it was Montel Aaron–who started eight games last season–as the only Spartan signal caller to connect on a touchdown pass with his 75-yarder to wide receiver Bailey Gaither.

With fifth-year senior Michael Carrillo and redshirt freshman Ryan Johnson, the Spartans passed for 389 yards and did not have a pass intercepted.

Carter accounted for two of the three rushing touchdowns in the game on runs of two and four yards,

“It was exciting enough that half of the Fresno State football team came to watch. So we’re doing something right,” said San Jose State head coach Brent Brennan, who added the Spartans had trouble passing the ball deep down field last year. “It was good to see to us throw the ball down field and make some plays.”

“Right now, we’re giving them all (the quarterbacks) equal reps, seeing them all play and compete,” Brennan added.

Bryce Crawford’s 50-yard field goal accounted for the rest of the scoring in the game.

Linebacker Tysyn Parker, who started four games a year ago as a freshman, and sophomore defensive lineman Sinjun Astani each had a quarterback sack.

Scoring Summary
Terrell Carter, two-yard run (Bryce Crawford kick)
Malike Roberson, seven-yard run (Matt Mercurio kick)
Bryce Crawford, 50-yard field goal
Terrell Carter, four-yard run (Matt Mercurio kick)
Bailey Gaither, 75-yard pass from Montel Aaron (Matt Mercurio kick)

Rushing (37 attempts, 147 yards, three touchdowns)
DeJon Packer, 11-54; Malike Roberson, 7-35, 1 TD; Terrell Carter, 6-27, two touchdowns; Bailey Gaither, 1-27; Ryan Johnson, 1-8; Tyler Nevens, 3-7; Thai Cottrell, 1-7; Josh Love, 1-5; Brendan Manigo, 1-(-2); Michael Carrillo, 3-(-3); Montel Aaron, 1-(-7); Team, 1-(11).

Passing (20-35-0-389 yards, one touchdown) 
Josh Love, 7-11-0-148 yds.; Montel Aaron, 3-6-0-106 yds., one touchdown; Terrell Carter, 4-5-0-77 yards., zero touchdowns; Michael Carrillo, 6-11-0-58 yards., zero touchdowns; Ryan Johnson, 0-2-0-0 yards.

Receiving 
Leki Nunn, 4-76; Bailey Gaither, 3-105, 1 TD; Justin Holmes, 3-27; Josh Oliver, 2-50; Tre Walker, 2-45; Thai Cottrell, 2-17; Brendan Manigo, 2-7; Tre Hartley, 1-46; Billy Humphreys, 1-12.

Punting 
Bryce Crawford, 2-35.0 average; Brian Papazian, 2-38.0 average.

Field goals 
Bryce Crawford, 39–no good; 36–no good; 50–good.

Quarterback sacks 
Tysyn Parker and Sinjun Astani, one each.

Up Next
The Spartans will be back on the practice field on Tuesday, April 3, after a much-needed week off for SJSU’s spring break.

Opinion: San Jose State Is Taking a Turn for the Worse

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By: Ana Kieu

SAN JOSE, Calif. — The San Jose State Spartans’ football and men’s basketball teams have something in common: They both represent San Jose State in NCAA Division I in FBS college football and college basketball, respectively, as a member of the Mountain West Conference. They’re also far from winners. Well, at least not recently.

I’m well aware that 132 Spartan football players have marched on to play in the NFL, but I haven’t seen the Spartans compete in a bowl game since my senior year at SJSU in 2015 when they faced–and defeated–Georgia State by a score of 27-16 under head coach Ron Caragher. Before that, Kent Baer served as an interim head coach in 2012, Mike McIntyre served as a head coach from 2010 to 2012, and let’s not forget the legendary Dick Tomey, who served as a head coach from 2005 to 2009.

In 2017, the Spartans hired Brent Brennan as the new head coach for the team. Brennan previously worked at SJSU as an assistant coach alongside Tomey from 2005 to 2010. Brennan originally lettered in college football at UCLA as a wide receiver from 1993 to 1994 and also graduated from the university in 1996.

The Spartan football team, however, didn’t fare well under first-year head coach Brennan. Sure, the majority of first-year head coaches experience struggles adjusting to a larger platform, but the Spartans mustered just a record of 2-11, 1-7 Mountain West in 2017-18.

The Spartan football team is having quite the offseason as they made plenty of additions and promotions among their roster as well as coaching staff. They also confirmed their 2018 football schedule. In addition, SJSU alumnus, business leaders and philanthropists, Larry and Deidre Solari, gave a $5 million gift to SJSU Athletics–the largest gift ever to the program–to support SJSU football personnel and facilities. That was an extremely generous gift, and I hope Brennan and his team will put the money to good use.

Let’s switch to Spartans’ men’s basketball, who are on a similar boat–minus the $5 million gift. In 2017, the Spartans hired Jean Prioleau as the new head coach for the team. Like Brennan, Prioleau entered SJSU as a first-year head coach. Prioleau previously worked as an assistant coach at the University of Colorado from 2010 to 2017. Prioleau played college basketball at Fordham University as a point guard from 1988 to 1989 and 1991 to 1992 and also graduated from the university in 1992.

The Spartans have appeared in five postseason tournaments, but have yet to win a playoff game. They’ve appeared in the NCAA Tournament three times in 1951, 1980 and 1996, the NIT one time in 1981 and the CBI one time in 2011. Of course, the only appearance I’ve watched and remembered was the CBI in 2011. I was a high school senior who was getting ready for college at–you guessed it–at SJSU.

Moreover, the Spartans had six basketball stars who went on to play in the NBA. Their names are Coby Dietrick, Darnell Hillman, Wally Rank, Chris McNealy, Ricky Berry and Tariq Abdul-Wahad.

As of right now, the Spartans had a season to forget as they went 4-26, 1-16 MW in 2017-18. Despite their best efforts in this year’s Mountain West Tournament, they were handed their third consecutive first-round exit. This time, they fell to the Wyoming Cowboys 74-61 on March 7 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas. Ryan Welage and Jaycee Hillsman combined to score 49 of the Spartans’ 61 points in the game.

Speaking of star players, it has been reported by various sources that four Spartan starters–Welage, Hillsman, Keith Fisher III and Walter Graves III–are going to leave the program in the near future. These four aren’t just random players either. They’re some of San Jose’s finest. This isn’t the NBA where a lot of top-notch players leave their hapless teams just to win a championship or two.

As if that wasn’t enough, Noah Baumann recently posted a vague tweet about how he felt at the moment.

We don’t have a definite answer in regards to Baumann’s tweet yet, but he might’ve been hinting that he’ll also leave SJSU. We’ll see what happens. But enough damage has been done and the Spartans can’t afford to suffer anymore.

At the end of the day, the Spartan faithful deserve better.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Ryan Welage was selected to the NBAC All-District 17 Second Team on March 13.

Press release below:
Ryan Welage was fourth in the Mountain West in 2017-18 at 18.1 points per game.

March 13, 2018

NABC All-District Teams

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) announced today the Division I All-District teams and has selected San José State’s Ryan Welage to the All-District 17 Second Team. Selected and voted on by member coaches of the NABC in NCAA Division I, these student-athletes represent the finest basketball players across America.

Welage was given All-Mountain West honorable mention after scoring 18.1 points per game during the regular season. He had 14 games of 20-plus points and had a pair of 30-point games. He was the league’s most accurate free throw shooter at 87.7 percent.

The Greensburg, Ind., native also achieved two major career milestones in 2017-18 including becoming the program’s all-time leader in made 3-pointers with 161 and climbing up to sixth on the all-time career scoring list with 1,258 points.

NABC DIVISION I All-District 17

First Team

Chandler Hutchison, Boise State
Caleb Martin, Nevada
Justin James, Wyoming
Deshon Taylor, Fresno State
Jordan Caroline, Nevada

Second Team

Hayden Dalton, Wyoming
Brandon McCoy, UNLV
Shakur Juiston, UNLV
Koby McEwen, Utah State
Ryan Welage, San José State

San Jose State men’s basketball podcast with Ana Kieu: SJSU caves in to yet another first round exit in MW Tournament; SDSU wins conference title; plus SJSU football updates

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On the San Jose State men’s basketball podcast with Ana Kieu:

1. San Jose State caved in to yet another first round exit, a 74-61 loss to Wyoming, in the first round of Mountain West Tournament last Wednesday at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.

2. Ryan Welage led all scorers with 25 points and Jaycee Hillsman came a close second with 24 points. Hillsman also got a new career-high of 22 points. What went wrong for the Spartans?

3. San Diego State beat Fresno State in the quarterfinals, upset Nevada in the semifinals and defeated New Mexico in the championship. What could the Spartans learn from the Aztecs?

4. San Diego State will take on Houston in the first round of the NCAA Tournament Thursday in the Intrust Bank Arena in Wichita, Kansas. What’s your prediction for that game?

5. Brent Brennan and the Spartans have been putting in work lately. What’s new with the football team?

Welage and Hillsman put on a show, but San Jose State falls 74-61 to Wyoming in first round of Mountain West Tournament

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The San Jose State Spartans were looking to get a win in any way possible against the Wyoming Cowboys in the first round of the Mountain West Tournament at the Thomas & Mack Center on Wednesday, but that win never came.

The Spartans found themselves in a similar hole as they suffered a huge blowout loss of 90-64 to the Utah State Aggies in the first round of the MW Tournament on March 8, 2017. San Jose State was hoping to turn things around, but Wyoming guard Justin James dropped 24 points on a perfect shooting night with a record of 9-9 FG, 3-3 3FG, 3-3 FT.

These two teams went back-and-forth after Spartan junior Jaycee Hillsman drained a 3-pointer in the first few minutes of the first half.

Then, Spartan freshman Caleb Simmons took the lead and the Spartan bench got fired up midway through the half.

Hillsman continued to pour in the points and led all Spartans with 16 points at the half. Welage scored 14 points. Yet, SJSU trailed Wyoming 40-30 at the half. Spartan head coach Jean Prioleau then shared his thoughts on his team during the intermission.

Hillsman stayed hot in the second half and even picked up a new career-high 22 points, but the Spartans were down by 20 with 7:48 to go in the half.

The Spartans never got their groove back and accepted a 74-61 loss from the Cowboys. Ryan Welage led all scorers with 25 points and Hillsman came in a close second with 24 points. SJSU’s disastrous season ended with a first-round Mountain West Tournament exit. Meanwhile, Wyoming advanced to the quarterfinals against the New Mexico Lobos at 6:30 pm PT on Thursday night.

San Jose State men’s basketball podcast with Ana Kieu: SJSU unable to complete comeback at Air Force; Spartans will play for nothing but pride in Mountain West Tournament

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On the San Jose State men’s basketball podcast with Ana Kieu:

1. San Jose State ended the regular season at Air Force. The team was hoping to make it two wins in a row after pulling off an upset of Utah State 64-62 on Wednesday night in the Event Center. What went wrong in the Spartans’ 83-61 loss to the Falcons on Saturday afternoon?

2. It was senior day for the Falcons, who cruised to a blowout win over the Spartans. How did Air Force coach Dave Pilipovich react towards SJSU coach Jean Prioleau after the lopsided final score?

3. Prioleau has a lot of work to do this offseason as he’ll enter his second season as a head coach at SJSU. What are a few things he must do in order to keep his job?

4. Spartans star forward Ryan Welage will become a senior next year. Just how hard would it be to find someone else like him following the 2018-19 season?

5. What are your three keys to San Jose State’s game vs. Wyoming in the opening round of the Mountain West Tournament?

6. Give us a quick update on the SJSU football program as of right now.

Ana Kieu does the San Jose State men’s basketball podcast each week for www.sportsradioservice.com.