NCAA MEN’S BASKETBALL GAMEDAY NO. 5 SAN DIEGO STATE VS. NO. 1 UCONN

When: 7:39 p.m.

Where: TD Garden, Boston

Records: San Diego State 26-10, UConn 34-3

TV: TBS

Radio: UConn Sports Network, WAVZNew Haven (1300 AM), WGCH- Greenwich (1490 AM), WATR-Waterbury (1320 AM), WICH-Norwich (1310 AM, 94.5 FM), WILI-Willimantic (1400 AM, 95.3 FM), Fox Sports 97.9 FM Hartford, SiriusXM-983, SXM App 973

KEEP AN EYE ON

Remember Jaedon LeDee from last year’s national championship game? You can be forgiven if you didn’t.

LeDee, a junior at the time, scored just seven harmless points in 18 minutes off the bench in San Diego State’s 76-59 loss to the UConn men’s basketball team. He’s grown a bit as a player since then.

LeDee, a 6-foot-9, 240-pound forward, was far and away the Aztecs’ leading scorer this season at 21.5 points per game. In fact, he was the No. 10 scorer in the nation ... and the only San Diego State player to average in double figures.

He is a tough, strong player who can step out and hit the 15-footer, despite a somewhat awkward looking shot. In his last 12 games, he’s averaged 24.5 points and shot 63.6 percent from 3.

“I mean, he’s physical, can score at all three levels, puts the ball on the floor,” Donovan Clingan said. “He can get to the rim off the dribble. He attacks the offensive and defensive glass at another level. He’s a great player. Much respect for him.

I just have to lock into his matchup.”

“He is probably the most improved player in the country so far this year,” Alex Karaban added. “Just the jump that he made from last year to this year, it’s really remarkable.

According to San Diego State coach Brian Dutcher, LeDee was capable of doing this last season, as well. But the Aztecs had Matt Bradley dominating the ball.

“He waited his turn,” Dutcher said of LeDee. “He was patient. He kept putting his work in. It’s not as big a surprise to the coaching staff as it is to maybe the country as a whole that Jaedon is this good. We knew he was this good. He was just waiting for his opportunity, and that’s a credit to him to be willing to do that.”