The 2018–19 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team represented San Jose State University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by second-year head coach Jean Prioleau, the Spartans played their home games at the Event Center Arena as members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 4–27, 1–17 in Mountain West play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Mountain West tournament to Air Force.
Previous season The Spartans finished the 2017–18 season 4–26, 1–17 in Mountain West play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Mountain West tournament to Wyoming.
Off-season Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Nai Carlisle 2 G 6'2" 200 RS Freshman West Lafayette, IN Transferred to Cal State East Bay Walter Graves III 4 F 6'7" 192 Freshman Clovis, CA Transferred to City College of San Francisco Keith Fisher III 5 F 6'8" 215 RS Freshman Los Angeles, CA Transferred to Illinois State Ryan Parilla 11 G 5'10" 160 Freshman Union City, CA Walk-on; transferred to Chabot College Jalen James 21 G 6'4" 175 Senior Chicago, IL Graduated Ryan Singer 24 F 6'10" 235 RS Junior Littleton, CO Left the team for personal reasons Jaycee Hillsman 25 G 6'6" 213 Junior Champaign, IL Transferred to Illinois State Ryan Welage 32 F 6'9" 205 Junior Greensburg, IN Transferred to Xavier
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous college Michael Steadman 1 F 6'10" 215 Junior Union City, CA Junior college transferred from City College of San Francisco Brae Ivey 2 G 6'2" 175 Junior Huntington Beach, CA Junior college transferred from Riverside City College Sam Japhet-Mathias 14 C 6'11" 280 Junior London, England Transferred from Wake Forest. Under NCAA transfer rules, Japhet-Mathias will have to sit out from the 2018–19 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. Craig LeCesne 25 F 6'9" 215 Sophomore Malmö, Sweden Junior college transferred from San Bernardino Valley College Brian Rodriguez 34 G 6'5" 200 Junior Phoenix, AZ Junior college transferred from South Mountain CC
2018 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Mountain West regular season
!colspan=9 style=|Mountain West tournament
References