They showed up for an open tryout in 2019 and have been mainstays on the scout team ever since, driving Uber between practices and classes to make ends meet
A month into the 2019 fall semester, the San Diego State men’s basketball team held open tryouts at Viejas Arena for the general student body.Coach Brian Dutcher didn’t really need players. His roster was loaded. They would open the season 26-0, climb to as high as No. 4 in the major polls and finish 30-2 before the pandemic wiped out the NCAA Tournament.
“Like a lot of the walk-ons who come through here, they could probably play in another program and get game minutes. I would say they’re deserving to play more, but when you’re playing on a team that’s ranked and playing for first place in the conference, sometimes those minutes just aren’t there. Sometimes that’s just the way of the world.”There is a passion for the sport fueled by successful high school careers at Tesoro and some college recruiting interest across Southern California.
Tyler wears No. 24. Triston wears No. 42. Those are the numbers their father, Chris Mills, wore in college at Kentucky and Arizona , then through much of a 10-year NBA career after being drafted in the first round by the Cleveland Cavaliers in 1993. Triston and Tyler Broughton prepare to enter the game against New Mexico on Jan. 31, 2022 at Viejas Arena.
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