SJSU Falls 80-70 in Impressive Effort

The San Jose State men's basketball team dropped a 80-70 decision to No. 14 Washington on Friday in Seattle. Adrian Oliver led SJSU with 32 points against his former team.   Full Story

The San Jose State men's basketball team is in Seattle on Friday to take on the No. 14 Washington Huskies in the first test of the 2010 squad. Inside Sparta previews the contest.   Full Story

SEATTLE - Lorenzo Romar admitted it, as much as it may have pained him to do so: his team played pretty well in winning the Athletes in Action Basketball Classic this past weekend. In fact, they even played above expectations. But that doesn't mean Romar isn't chomping at the bit to get those hoop dawns back in the gym and back to business.   Full Story

The San Jose State men's basketball team tipped off their 2009-2010 campaign with an 89-63 win over William Jessup. Freshman Chris Jones was impressive with Justin Graham leading the Spartan scoring attack.   Full Story

We couldn't help it -- there just was no waiting any longer. William Jessup, or rather the basketball team representing WJ University, arrives in San Jose on Monday for a 7 p.m. Walt McPherson Court tussle with San Jose State. Their school sports nickname is the Warriors so let's hope they follow the direction of their professional brethren up in Oakland.   Full Story

The San Jose State University Men's Basketball program received a letter-of-intent from one of the premier high school point guards in the State of California.   Full Story

The San Jose State men's basketball coaching staff uses 'bigs' and 'smalls' to classify the men's basketball roster so we will also employ that nomenclature. Short of any Sidd Finch's making a mystical appearance, here is your Spartan team for 2009-2010   Full Story

The 2009-2010 San Jose State men's basketball schedule has been posted. The Spartans open the season at home and end on the road. Notable games against Pac-10 power Washington in Seattle and St. Mary's at home.   Full Story

What are the most important skills each player brings to the 2009-2010 San Jose State men's basketball team? Inside Sparta takes a look and tells you what we think is the top component each player possess, and how it will fit in with the team.   Full Story

The 2009-2010 Spartans will be a flexible bunch. No, we won't see legs placed behind the necks of any men's basketballers - at least we don't think so - we're talking about the skills and athletic ability to perform at multiple positions, aka versatility.   Full Story

Scholarships for athletes aren't free, and the same rules apply for those who foot the bill - the athletic departments - as they do for the general population of students. If you reside outside California you pay more, a lot more. This can be a major hindrance when trying to recruit top talent. Our recent talk with SJSU Athletic Director Tom Bowen offers a possible solution.   Full Story

It's never over regardless of any rotund diva hitting the high decibels, but the expectations are that the comings-and-goings are done for the San Jose State men's basketball team. With all that in mind, let's take a look at who is on the roster. The Spartan coaching staff breaks the squad down between 'bigs' and 'smalls', so we will do likewise.   Full Story

Moses Omolade is the big man San Jose State basketball coach George Nessman wanted, and got. Omolade recently signed a letter of intent to play for the Spartans, and Inside Sparta spoke with the New York native and his coach at Southwestern College in Chula Vista, Calif.   Full Story

Announced at tonight's Spartan Foundation fundraiser's gathering, SJSU received a signed letter-of-intent today from Moses Omolade, power forward from Southwestern College in Chula Vista, Calif.   Full Story

National Signing Day for basketball recruits is now underway. However, San Jose State has signed the players that will fill the incoming class for the 2009-2010 season. Inside Sparta takes a look at those players.   Full Story

On Thursday night the 2009 San Jose State men's basketball team gathered for one last time at the Decathlon Club in Santa Clara to honor the departing seniors. Besides the senior accolades, highlights from the evening include positive academic news, and a grooming update on a certain junior-to-be.   Full Story

If it hadn't been for winning the WAC Basketball Tournament it is highly possible that a very good Utah State team would not have been invited to the 2009 NCAA Basketball Tournament. Why? Inside Sparta analyzes that very question.   Full Story

Inside Sparta Basketball Editor Keven McCarthy concludes his series that looks at the past season in San Jose State men's basketball, with a glance towards the future. In the final edition he takes a look at: Attitude   Full Story

Inside Sparta Editor Keven McCarthy continues his series that looks at the past season in San Jose State men's basketball with a glance towards the future. In the fourth edition he takes a look at: Turnovers   Full Story

Inside Sparta Editor Keven McCarthy continues his series that looks at the past season in San Jose State men's basketball with also a glance towards the future. In this third segment he takes a look at: Improvements   Full Story

Let's take a look at the past season in San Jose State men's basketball with also a glance towards the future. There are five or so subjects/elements we will explore in no particular order. In the second segment of our series we look at: Defense   Full Story

The four top teams at the beginning of the season are also the quartet that's left standing. For the first time in the history of the NCAA tournament, the four No. 1 seeds advanced to the Final Four.   Full Story

I was hoping for a .500 conference record and a win in the WAC tourney. We did not achieve either goal and I'm very disappointed there. The last month, when a good team turns it up a notch and plays inspired, smart basketball, it never came. There was serious regression, which has me concerned.    Full Story

Nessman in our viewpoint HAS to get this team to the .500 level, and anything less should not be tolerated by the fans, nor the SJSU Athletics administration (barring major injuries of course in 2009). SJSU has a good transfer coming in from the University of Washington, and will pair up very nicely with Justin Graham. Next year this team needs to improve and "git er done".    Full Story

Thanks to SpartanThunder.com message board user, BananaSpartan, for chiming in with his rational perspective on Spartan Hoops! This SJSU hoops fan is truly a Spartan fan, and not just another blogger or message board user posing as such. Read what he has to say about last nights game versus Boise State, and check out Walt McPhersons Court message board while you are at it!   Full Story