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San Diego State Basketball: 2019-20 season review of the Aztecs

By John Vaccaro

ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO - JANUARY 29: KJ Feagin #10 of the San Diego State Aztecs shoots against the New Mexico Lobos during their game at Dreamstyle Arena - The Pit on January 29, 2020 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The Aztecs defeated the Lobos 85-57. (Photo by Sam Wasson/Getty Images)
ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO - JANUARY 29: KJ Feagin #10 of the San Diego State Aztecs shoots against the New Mexico Lobos during their game at Dreamstyle Arena - The Pit on January 29, 2020 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The Aztecs defeated the Lobos 85-57. (Photo by Sam Wasson/Getty Images) /
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LOS ANGELES, CA – DECEMBER 21: Nathan Mensah #31 of the San Diego State Aztecs (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA – DECEMBER 21: Nathan Mensah #31 of the San Diego State Aztecs (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images) /

2020-21 Outlook

There’s one big question looming over San Diego State’s head for next season. Is Malachi Flynn staying or heading for the draft? If he stays, then there is every reason to believe that San Diego State will once again be the best team in the Mountain West next season. Losing KJ Feagin is obviously going to hurt. Either of Trey Pulliam or Adam Seiko could step up next season to ease the blow, but I don’t think either of them will be able to replace his contribution to the team.

Outside of that one downgrade, SDSU won’t have any other issues going into next season. Yanni

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Wetzel will be replaced by Nathan Mensah who should be ready to go at the start of next season (even though what actually kept him out all this time still hasn’t been confirmed). Joel Mensah could be ready to take on a  bigger role as a junior.

Overall, next year’s team only looks like it will be downgraded slightly from this year and any number of the young players on their roster could step up to actually make them a stronger team. That should mean the team still finishes the year as a top 10 team and win the Mountain West about as easily as they did this year.

If Flynn goes to the draft, then that makes a big difference here. SDSU would suddenly have to replace both of their starting guards and would see their backcourt go from its biggest strength to the team’s weak point. They could maybe bring in a transfer to step up and lessen the blow, but Flynn would be unbelievably difficult to replace.

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If Flynn leaves, the Aztecs would finish the year outside the top 25. They would still be the favorite to win the Mountain West because of the talent remaining on the team, but it would suddenly become a much more competitive race for the title and would be a lot less shocking to see somebody like Boise State (if Derrick Alston Jr. stays) or UNLV overtake them.