The Aztecs finished the 2015 – 16 season 28 – 10 , 16 – 2 in Mountain West play to win the Mountain West regular season championship . They defeated Utah State and Nevada to advance to the championship game of the Mountain West Tournament where they lost to Fresno State . As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament , they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated IPFW , Washington , and Georgia Tech to advance to the tournament semifinals at Madison Square Garden . There , they lost to eventual NIT Champion George Washington
Mountain West Tournament
2016 Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2016–17 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team