On Nov. 2, San Diego State men’s basketball reminded San Diegans that they didn’t have to pay attention to the flaming pile of debris that masquerades itself as an NFL franchise.
SDSU beat Cal State San Marcos 86-48 in what appeared to be an insignificant preseason game — a tune-up to this Friday’s regular-season opener against Illinois State, head coach Steve Fisher’s alma mater.
What’s significant about the CSUSM game, though, is not what happened on the court, but who was there off the court.
Two highly coveted high school basketball players, T.J. Leaf and Brandon McCoy, watched along with around 10,000 others as the Aztecs dominated the Cougars.