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Jeremy Hemsley learns to block outside noise, stay mentally healthy

Then-junior guard Jeremy Hemsley looks on during the Aztecs' 90-73 victory over Nevada on March 9 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.

Athletes can lift weights, shoot a thousand shots in the gym, work on defensive techniques and scrimmage, but staying mentally healthy is often overlooked in college athletics.

Expectations are high this season for San Diego State men’s basketball, and pressure looms over the team’s 14 student-athletes.

People will talk about them, criticize them and judge what they do.

Senior guard Jeremy Hemsley has had his ups and downs since arriving on the Mesa in 2015.