Photo courtesy Rich Schmitt/San Diego State Athletics
Sophomore forward Joel Mensah lifts up the first-place trophy after an 83–73 victory over the Iowa Hawkeyes in the Las Vegas Invitational at Orleans Arena.
San Diego State men’s basketball hoisted its first trophy of the season with wins over Creighton and Iowa in the Las Vegas Invitational.
The four-game tournament consisted of those three schools and then-No. 12 Texas Tech.
Junior forward Matt Mitchell said the tournament win gives the Aztecs high morale moving forward.
“It’s just a reassurance of how good we think we are,” Mitchell said.