AZTEC BASKETBALL FILLS ROSTER WITH EUROPEAN TALENT. PREPARES FOR NEW LEAGUE PLAY

San Diego State basketball making additions to roster after departures

Aztec Coach Dutcher taps into European market for experience

There’s never any rest for a full time college coach. Maneuvering recruiting, the TP (Transfer Portal), NIL and any other myriad assortment of responsibilities, a coach’s job can be 24/7/365. Enter Brian Dutcher, who like a myriad of other college coaches, needed to endure the inevitable TP process. After key departures, the Aztecs knew a little better what their needs were going to be. Many options exists for coaches including high school, junior college or, more often, the transfer portal. But that’s not all the resources Coach Dutcher deployed. This season, he entered the European pro leagues with two acquisitions.

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“These guys, I mean, they’re European pros,” Dutcher quipped. “These guys are playing professional basketball. There are buyouts in their contracts, and then you have to pay them and you have to get the paperwork done to get them over here.”

Dutcher has had to revise his coaching priorities to adapt to the changing landscape. Fewer high school players are recruited, as the development takes time that is not a luxury for mid-level programs. Experience and immediacy to play are central to a successful season. Earlier, the Aztecs signed Croation wing, 6’9” Luka Skoric. He might help in the post with the departure of Magoon Gwath who signed with DePaul. The latest and most recent signee is generating quite a bit of buzz. This is 6’2” point guard David Torresani of the Nutribullet Treviso team in Italy’s Lega Basket (LBA) Serie A. Torrresani has played with Nutribullet Treviso for four seasons with 60 games to his credit. The last two seasons he has been busy, appearing in 50 games. His numbers have been gradually improving with his growth and experience. Last season he appeared in 22 games and averaged 7 points 1.4 rebounds and 1l7 assists in 18.1 minutes. He is an average shooter hitting at a…

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Publish date : 2026-05-10 12:23:00

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