San Jose State at Arizona 11/14/19 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

The San Jose State Spartans visit McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona on Thursday to play the No. 19 ranked Arizona Wildcats. The Spartans fell to 1-1 on the season following a 72-57 loss to the Portland Pilots on Sunday. The Spartans made two runs from double-digit deficits but could not sustain the momentum each time. Richard Washington was San Jose State’s high scorer with 11 points.

Richard Washington leads San Jose State in scoring and rebounding with averages of 17.0 points and 8.0 rebounds per game. Craig LeCesne is the second leading scorer and leader in assists with averages of 12.5 points and 3.0 assists per game. Washington and LeCesne are the only two players for the Spartans averaging double figures in scoring.

Arizona is 2-0 on the season following its 90-69 rout of Illinois Nico Mannion led the Wildcats in the rout with 23 points, while Josh Green chipped in with 20 and the freshmen on the Wildcats dominated as Zeke Nnaji forced his way to the hoop and hit midrange jumpers to finish with 19 as the three youngsters score 62 of the 90 Arizona points.

Zeke Nnaji leads the Wildcats in scoring with an average of 19.5 points per game. Nico Mannion is the second leading scorer and leader in assists with averages of 16.0 points and 6.5 rebounds per game. Christian Koloko is the leader in rebounds with an average of 6.0 per game. Three players for Arizona are averaging double figures in scoring.