When head coach Steve Fisher ran out his new-look starting lineup against East Carolina University on Monday night, many thought, “I sure hope he knows what he’s doing.”
After the San Diego State opened the game on a 16-0 run, they might have felt foolish.
The Aztecs wouldn’t look back as they raced to a 79-54 win.
Everything felt so different. A three-quarters-full Viejas Arena at tip-off, a new starting line up and forcing ECU into three consecutive turnovers on the opening three possessions.
The starters: freshman guard Jeremy Hemsley, redshirt-freshman forward Zylan Cheatham, sophomore guard Trey Kell, junior guard Dakarai Allen and senior center Angelo Chol.