SDSU Basketball: Pick Your 5 Man Starting Rotation.
With the announcement that LaBradford Franklin is going to be transferring from San Diego State after the current summer school session ends. We can begin to formulate a “Fantasy” roster for the Aztecs next season. This article will be based on the amount of user interaction we can get. So if you have any idea about the starting five should look please comment on this article or on any of our social media!
This is the official San Diego State roster as seen on GoAztecs.com:
No. | Name | Yr. | Pos. | Ht. | Wt. | Hometown/Last School |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dakarai Allen | FR | G/F | 6-5 | 185 | Sacramento, Calif./Sheldon High | |
Angelo Chol | JR | F * | 6-9 | 225 | San Diego, Calif./Arizona | |
Josh Davis | SR | F | 6-8 | 215 | Raleigh, N.C./Tulane | |
12 | James Johnson | JR | F | 6-9 | 235 | San Diego, Calif./Virginia |
20 | JJ O’Brien | JR | F | 6-7 | 225 | Rancho Cucamonga, Calif./Utah |
5 | Dwayne Polee II | JR | F | 6-7 | 195 | Los Angeles, Calif./St. John’s |
14 | Aqeel Quinn | JR | G | 6-3 | 200 | Gardena, Calif./CS Northridge |
13 | Winston Shepard | SO | F | 6-8 | 210 | Houston, Texas/Findlay Prep (Nev.) |
40 | Matt Shrigley | RS FR | F | 6-6 | 195 | San Diego, Calif./La Costa Canyon High |
0 | Skylar Spencer | SO | F | 6-9 | 235 | Inglewood, Calif./Price High |
4 | Ryan Staten | JR | G | 6-1 | 195 | San Pablo, Calif./Piedmont High |
2 | Xavier Thames | SR | G | 6-3 | 190 | Sacramento, Calif./Washington State |
D’Erryl Williams | FR | G | 6-3 | 190 | Sacramento, Calif./Sheldon High |
Now this five man rotation is brought to you by CBS Basketball writer Jon Rothstein:
Early prediction on San Diego State’s starting five — Xavier Thames, Dwayne Polee, Winston Shepard, JJ O’Brien, Josh Davis……
— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) May 25, 2013
Now I am certainly no NCAA Basketball expert. Many people do know me as the San Diego State guest on SB Nation’s The Mountain West Connection Podcast. This is in my mind the strongest possible line up for San Diego State going into next season.
1- Xavier Thames
2- Matt Shrigley
3- Dwayne Polee
4- Dakarai Allen
5- Josh Davis
Fan Feed Back Facebook:
Jerry:
1- Thames
2- Shepard
3- O’Brien
4- Davis
5- Spencer
Michael:
1 – Thames
2 – Shrigley
3 – O’ Brien
4 – Davis
5 – Spencer
I do not like the idea of Davis at the 5, so he starts at the 4 and Skylar gets the start at the 5. I do not like Winston at the 1, so X gets the start there. Need a shooter at the 2, so insert Shrigley there. Tough to have to pick between Winston and JJ at the 3. I’ll take JJ, then have Winston come off the bench and spend most of the game playing a variety of positions. So X, Shrigley, JJ, Davis, and Skylar. All speculation, a lot of bias included, but that is what I think.
James:
Thames: natural passer, steady hand, few turnovers; shrigley:need a shooter that can create his own shot; allen: fisher loves to play the new guys in the early going, and would love to give the new kid a chance; davis: big body, rebounds; spencer: block party, plays bigger than he is, rebounds, inside shooting
Michael (SDSU Alum)
1 – Thames
2 – Shrigley
3 – O”Brien
4 – Polee
5 – Davis
Thames, Shrigley, O’Brien, Polee and Davis. Spencer will only benefit working out with Davis. He’ll be one of the first off the bench, so will Shepard if he can keep his composure, limit his turnovers and actually hit free throws. I’m excited regardless who starts.
1- Thames
2 – Shepard
3 – O’Brien
4 – Spencer
5 – Davis
Joseph
1 – Thames
2 – Shrigley
3 – O’Brien
4 – Spencer
5 – Davis
Nick (San Diego Sports Domination Writer)
1 – Thames
2 – Shrigley
3 – O’Brien
4 – Davis
5 – Spencer
Fan Feed Back From Twitter:
@sandiego_sports @sportsblogrt @sportsrantrtThames, Shrigley, Davis, Shepherd & Allen. DPII, Sky and O’Brien in and out of the starting 5.
— The Big Monty (@Aztec4sho) June 11, 2013
@dfrerker_sdsu @sandiego_sports Here it is…JJ, Win, Skylar, X, & Josh.
— SDSU Paul (@SDSUPaul) June 12, 2013
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To be honest the starting five will be determined by who we play and who’s playing well… Here are my selections for various circumstances:
Start the Season
1-Thames
2- Shrigley
3- Sheppard
4- OBrien
5- Davis
Against a Zone:
1-Thames
2- Pollee
3- Shrigley
4- Sheppard
5- Davis
Quicker Team:
1-Thames
2- Quinn
3- Shrigley
4- Allen
5- Davis
Against a BIG team:
1- Winston
2- Shrigley
3- JJ
4- Davis
5- Spencer
Most Athletic:
1- Winston
2- Shrigley
3- Pollee
4- Allen
5- Davis
Again, it’s hard to say early, however, I could very easily see one of the freshman inserted into the starting line up at the right time.