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Incoming San Diego State guard turns heads at Adidas Eurocamp

Brian Dutcher embraced the European wave this offseason
Dec 21, 2024; San Jose, California, USA; San Diego State Aztecs head coach Brian Dutcher stands on the sideline during the first half against the California Golden Bears at SAP Center
Dec 21, 2024; San Jose, California, USA; San Diego State Aztecs head coach Brian Dutcher stands on the sideline during the first half against the California Golden Bears at SAP Center | Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images

Brian Dutcher and the San Diego State Aztecs have fully embraced the European wave in college basketball, bringing in a trio of international stars to compete for the program in the first year of the new-look Pac-12.

Italian guard David Torresani is the lone backcourt addition from overseas, and he has the potential to be an impact player right away for the Aztecs in 2026-27.

The 6'2 guard recently participated in the Adidas Eurocamp, which took place June 5-7 in Treviso, Italy, making it a homecoming for Torresani after he played in Treviso with Nutribullet the past four years.

Torresani was listed by ESPN scout Paul Biancardi as one of the standouts from Day 3 of the event, and for good reason. Wearing No. 24 and serving as team captain, Torresani played 20 minutes for Team Eurocamp against the NBL Next Starts and dropped a team-high 12 points with five rebounds, two steals, one assist, and one blocked shot while shooting 3-4 on two-pointers and 2-5 from three.

The Italian guard was effective on Day 1 as well, posting 11 points with one assist in 17 minutes, while shooting 3-5 from three and 2-2 from the free throw line in an 81-66 win over 3SSB Select.

Fit with San Diego State

The Aztecs brought Torresani in to compete right away for minutes in an entirely new look backcourt, following the graduations of Reese Waters and Sean Newman and the transfer departures of Miles Byrd (Providence) and BJ Davis (Creighton). The need for Torresani grew even larger when Rice transfer Nick Anderson - widely considered Dutcher's biggest addition of the offseason - suffered a knee injury that will take him out for the entire 2026-27 season.

SDSU will need Torresani to play big minutes alongside returners Elzie Harrington and Latrell Davis, as well as transfer additions Chance Gladden (Boston) and Isaiah Sy (Oregon State) and incoming freshman Zach White.

Torresani is a knockdown three-point shooter who drilled 37.9% of his attempts last season with Treviso, averaging 7.0 points, 1.7 assists, and 1.4 rebounds in 18.1 minutes per game in Italy's top league.

Playing against similarly aged competition in the FIBA U20 European Championship, Torresani averaged 10.4 points, 3.4 assists, 2.3 steals, and 1.9 rebounds per game.

The 6'2 guard joins Croatia's Luka Skoric and fellow Italian Luca Vincini as international newcomers for the Aztecs, who are looking to get back into the NCAA Tournament after missing the field last year for the first time since 2019, Dutcher's second year at the helm.

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Andy Patton
ANDY PATTON

Andy Patton is a diehard fan and alumnus of Gonzaga, graduating in 2013. He’s been the host of the Locked On Zags podcast covering Gonzaga basketball since 2021, and one of two co-hosts on the Locked On College Basketball podcast since 2022. In addition to covering college basketball, Andy has dabbled in sports writing and podcasting across nearly every major sport dating back to 2017. He was a beat writer covering the Seattle Seahawks from 2017–2021 for USA TODAY, where he also spent one year each covering the USC Trojans and Oregon Ducks, and had a stint as the lead writer for College Sports Wire. Andy has also written about the NBA, NHL, and MLB for various news outlets through TEGNA, including KREM in Spokane, CBS8 in San Diego, and KING 5 in Seattle. After stints in Spokane and Seattle, Andy is back in Oregon near his hometown with his wife, daughter, and dog.

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