Sometime after 7 p.m. Tuesday, either with the music pumping during pregame introductions or when a 7-foot frame unfurls himself from sitting at the scorer’s table, there will be a roar inside Viejas Arena unlike anything we have heard this season and possibly will.

Goon is back.

San Diego State sophomore forward Magoon Gwath is expected to play Tuesday against the Sun Belt’s Troy Trojans for the first time since April knee surgery and a brief stint in the transfer portal that had him flirting with blueblood programs for seven-figure NIL payouts. Saying “my heart was still here,” the Mountain West freshman and defensive player of the year took considerably less money to return to Montezuma Mesa.

Now the fan base gets to publicly thank him.

SDSU coach Brian Dutcher said Monday he’s st

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