▁or ▁meeting ▁historic ▁high s . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁surprise ▁res ignation ▁of ▁women ' s ▁basketball ▁head ▁coach ▁Tim ▁La K ose , ▁San ▁Jose ▁State ▁h ired ▁Craig head ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁to ▁replace ▁La ▁K ose . ▁In ▁her ▁second ▁season , ▁Craig head ▁led ▁the ▁# 8 ▁seed ▁Spart ans ▁to ▁the ▁semif inals ▁of ▁the ▁Mountain ▁West ▁Tournament ▁after ▁an ▁ups et ▁of ▁# 1 ▁seed ▁Colorado ▁State , ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 5 – 1 7 ▁season ▁that ▁also ▁saw ▁San ▁Jose ▁State ▁break ▁school ▁and ▁conference ▁records ▁by ▁scoring ▁ 1 1 9 ▁points ▁against ▁Columbia . ▁ ▁Craig head ' s ▁third ▁season ▁with ▁San ▁Jose ▁State ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 – 1 6 ▁ended ▁with ▁a ▁ 1 3 – 1 7 ▁record , ▁including ▁an ▁ 1 1 – 7 ▁Mountain ▁West ▁record ▁and ▁fourth - place ▁finish , ▁the ▁highest ▁Mountain ▁West ▁win ▁total ▁and ▁conference ▁standing ▁in ▁Craig head ' s ▁ten ure . ▁On ▁June ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁San ▁Jose ▁State ▁extended ▁Craig head ' s ▁contract ▁through ▁the ▁ 2 0 2 0 – 2 1 ▁season . ▁In ▁the ▁next ▁three ▁seasons , ▁San ▁Jose ▁State ▁went ▁ 1 1 – 2 1 ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 – 1 7 , ▁ 7 – 2 3 ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 – 1 8 , ▁and ▁ 6