One player gains 25 pounds, the other loses 25; both are expected to be major contributors in the upcoming season for the Aztecs
A notification on Miles Byrd’s phone appears every 2½ hours, reminding him he needs to eat. The 6-foot-7 guard who arrived at San Diego State last summer at 165 pounds is trying to reach 205.
They represent the most noticeable differences among SDSU basketball players when they returned to campus for summer workouts, one bigger, the other trimmer — part of what coach Brian Dutcher considers the natural progression between freshman and sophomore years, when many make their biggest developmental jumps.
He’s up to 190 now. The hope is to hit 205 by November, knowing he’ll lose some through the grind of the season. Saunders showed up at 6-8, 245. By the end of a season, he was almost 260 without regular game minutes to burn calories.He ate smaller portions and ate better. “A lot less Trujillo’s,” he said of the late-night taco shop near campus.“I wanted to be quicker, more agile, and just feel better,” Saunders said. “I felt heavy and a little sluggish toward the end of last season. I felt like I was strong enough, and I don’t feel like my weight makes me any stronger.
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