SJSU Basketball: Who Is Staying, Leaving & Being Pursued

With Mountain West Conference Player of the Year 6-foot-6 Omari Moore signing to turn pro, San Jose State University Coach Tim Miles not only has a huge scoring hole on his hands but also needs a go-to guy in the last seconds of games and possession counts. Is that talent currently on the roster or needs to be signed? 

Let's begin with the personnel knowns.

Signed

6-foot-3 shooting guard Pasha Goodarzi out of Valley Christian High, San Jose, inked a letter-of-intent in November. Goodarzi is a remarkable shooter, a talent needed on this squad. He's not the most athletic but has the hunger to really be prepared for his role and also to improve as his current workout routine indicates.

6-foot-10, 225 big William Humer, out of Sweden and attending McCook Community College (IL) where he just completed his freshman season also signed on with the Spartans. None of Humer's first-year stats stand out (49%, 34%, 60% shooting, 7.8 points, 6,5 rebounds, 21.7 minutes a game) leaving it difficult to pinpoint how much he will play and therefore contribute next season.

Committed

6-foot-8 guard/forward Diogo Seixas, attending a Florida prep school, comes from Portugal. He committed to SJSU back in February.

Recruiting Possibilities (as listed in various media entities)

The following are generally tweets connecting prospects to SJSU. Some of these posts remain current with interest on both sides, some are likely out-dated but it's impossible to tell which is which as nobody generally posts that so-and-so team or such-and-such player no longer has interest in a certain player/team. Also, we have eliminated posts of SJSU recruits of interest who signed/committed with other teams.

"6-foot-7 2023 prospect Jalen Carruth is down to six 

6-foot-9 2023 Xavier Edmonds is down to three:

  • San Jose State
  • Washington State
  • New Mexico"

More.

6-0 point Tyler Rolison is mentioned in this article as having an offer from SJSU. He visited Nevada in mid-April after tripping to SJSU.

"6’11” Isaac Jack, formerly of Buffalo & FtErieAcademy, has heard from Arkansas St., George Mason , St. Bonnie’s, Grand Canyon, Oregon St, San Jose St, San Diego, Pitt, Portland, Portland St. He will visit Vanderbilt soon.

Dated April 26 2022: "Fort Erie C Isaac Jack will visit San Jose State this weekend. ETSU, St. Peter’s and Drexel have gotten involved in the last hour. Recruitment heating up for 1 of the top and toughest Cs in Canada"

Jack originally signed with Buffalo. He checks in at 250 pounds and in 31 games/20 starts and 16.4 minutes a contest as a freshman averaged 5.2 points and 4.6 boards, shooting 66% from the floor and 60% at the foul line. 

The Portal Report: "Southern Utah transfer Drake Allen tells TPR that he has received interest from:

  • Utah
  • Nebraska
  • Portland
  • BYU
  • Bradley
  • Bowling Green
  • Utah Tech
  • Indiana State
  • New Mexico State
  • College of Charleston
  • UVU
  • GCU
  • UNLV
  • San Jose State
  • Pacific
  • Seattle

Returnees

Below are the biggest contributors coming back:

6-foot-2 sophomore Myron (Vacaville High) Amey Jr. missed most of this season due to injury, will likely gain a redshirt year and is the most promising Spartan backcourt returner. He's a likely starter at shooting guard but will he be ready to contribute on a consistent basis?

6-foot-8, 245 sophomore power forward Robert (Archbishop Riordan) Vaihola surprised many after coming over from rival Fresno State as he scored 7.6 points a contest, shooting 71%, and grabbed 6.5 boards. He is the sole frontcourt talent with bulk.

7-foot, 220 junior center Ibrahima Diallo provided 6.0 points, shooting 59%, and 6.0 rebounds in just over 17 minutes a game as the starter in the middle. He led the Spartans with 58 blocked shots.

6-foot-1 sophomore point Alvaro Cardenas scored 10.0 points per game and produced a 120/69 assist-to-turnover ratio while shooting but 36% overall and 31% from long distance. Albeit a willing and able passer, he has difficulty creating separation on his dribble-drives, thus hindering his shot attempts in the paint and right now is best offensively as a catch-and-shoot marksman on kickout passes.      

6-foot-7 junior Trey Anderson and 6-foot-9 Tibet Gorener each remained inconsistent. The former is athletic with some shooting prowess (43-113 from three-point range) but is unpredictable with his production each game. The latter came in from Arizona with three-point prowess but shot 33% on 163 trey attempts in his second year with Spartans.

The Spartans also lost a freshman big in 6-foot-8 Max Allen, a bulky talent who played very little and decided to transfer, plus Leo Torbor, a frosh guard who also played minimally.

In Summary

The upcoming signing period run from April 12 to May 17. It's likely the next few Spartans will be from the transfer portal.

It's important that Myron Amey Jr. be consistently productive next season and that Miles brings in another backcourt/wing talent who can do the same.

Diogo Seixas is an intriguing scoring prospect at 6-foot-8 but is he ready for the physicality of college ball?

A third big is a must and hopefully someone with size, muscle and strength who can contribute immediately.

The Spartan 21-14 overall, 10-8 in conference play records were remarkable. Minus Moore, repeating those marks are not likely achievable. But even with Moore in 2022-23, nobody was predicting a 20 plus win season, so who really knows?

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