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1950–51 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team

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1950–51 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceIndependent
Record18–12
Head coach
Assistant coachBob Wuesthoff (1st season)
Home arenaSpartan Gym
Seasons

The 1950–51 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team represented San Jose State College during the 1950–51 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans were led by eighth-year head coach Walt McPherson and played their home games at the Spartan Gym. SJSU played as an Independent.

The Spartans finished 18–12 overall. The Spartans were invited and participated in the 1951 NCAA basketball tournament, where they lost to BYU in Kansas City, Missouri in the Sweet Sixteen.

Roster

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1950–51 San José State Spartans roster[1]
Name #
Jack Avina 3
Mort Schorr 4
Bobby Crowe 5
Elmer Craig 6
Dean Giles 8
Ted Prescott 9
Orville Johnson 10
Lee Jensen 11
Aaron Seandel 12
Cornelius Barnes 13
Lee Deming 14
Bob Enzensperger 15
George Clark 16
Charles Crampton 17
Duane Baptiste 18
Carter Williams 19
Billy Wilson 20

Walt McPherson, alumnus of San José State, was the Spartans' head coach in 1950–51.

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
December 1, 1950*
San Francisco State W 76–49  1–0
Spartan Gym 
San Jose, CA
December 5, 1950*
at Stanford
Rivalry
L 49–59  1–1
Burnham Pavilion 
Stanford, CA
December 9, 1950*
Sacramento State W 51–46  2–1
Spartan Gym 
San Jose, CA
December 12, 1950*
Fresno State
Rivalry
W 56–31  3–1
Spartan Gym 
San Jose, CA
December 15, 1950*
UC Santa Barbara W 45–38  4–1
Spartan Gym 
San Jose, CA
December 16, 1950*
at No. 9 UCLA L 59–62  4–2
Men's Gym 
Los Angeles, CA
December 21, 1950*
Colorado W 49–47  5–2
Spartan Gym 
San Jose, CA
December 26, 1950*
at Wisconsin L 59–75  5–3
Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, WI
December 30, 1950*
at Manhattan L 54–70  5–4
Draddy Gymnasium 
New York, NY
January 2, 1951*
at Duquesne L 57–74  5–5
Duquesne Gardens 
Pittsburgh, PA
January 4, 1951*
at Beloit L 57–86  5–6
The Sports Center 
Beloit, WI
January 6, 1951*
at Hamline L 47–58  5–7
Hutton Arena 
Saint Paul, MN
January 11, 1951*
San Francisco YMI W 48–46 OT 6–7
Spartan Gym 
San Jose, CA
January 13, 1951*
vs. Santa Clara W 55–50  7–7
The Swamp 
San Francisco, CA
January 17, 1951*
at San Francisco State W 62–60 OT 8–7
The Swamp 
San Francisco, CA
January 19, 1951*
vs. San Francisco L 43–54  8–8
The Swamp 
San Francisco, CA
January 20, 1951*
vs. Saint Mary's W 64–59  9–8
The Swamp 
San Francisco, CA
January 23, 1951*
Stewart Chevrolet L 45–55  9–9
Spartan Gym 
San Jose, CA
January 25, 1951*
at Fresno State
Rivalry
W 85–42  10–9
College Gym 
Fresno, CA
January 27, 1951*
No. 14 Arizona L 55–62  10–10
Spartan Gym 
San Jose, CA
January 30, 1951*
Cal Poly W 59–54  11–10
Spartan Gym 
San Jose, CA
February 7, 1951*
Saint Mary's W 66–51  12–10
Spartan Gym 
San Jose, CA
February 10, 1951*
Pacific W 58–56  13–10
Spartan Gym 
San Jose, CA
February 16, 1951*
vs. Santa Clara L 55–63  13–11
Cow Palace 
Daly City, CA
February 17, 1951*
vs. San Francisco W 61–59  14–11
Cow Palace 
Daly City, CA
February 20, 1951*
at Pacific W 53–51  15–11
Stockton Memorial Civic Auditorium 
Stockton, CA
February 23, 1951*
San Diego State W 68–37  16–11
Spartan Gym 
San Jose, CA
February 24, 1951*
San Diego State W 50–46  17–11
Spartan Gym 
San Jose, CA
February 27, 1951*
San Francisco W 52–49 OT 18–11
Spartan Gym 
San Jose, CA
NCAA tournament
March 22, 1951
(W 6) vs. (W 2) No. 16 BYU
Sweet Sixteen
L 61–66  18–12
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

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References

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  1. ^ "2007-08 San Jose State Spartans Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Athletics at San José State University. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 18, 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
  2. ^ "2017-18 San Jose State Spartans Men's Basketball Media Guide". Athletics at San José State University. Retrieved January 28, 2018.