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SDSU boasts World Series and NBA Finals MVP

Stephen Strasburg joins fellow alum Kawhi Leonard to make SDSU only school with two postseason MVPs in same season.

Kawhi Leonard and Stephen Strasburg are Aztecs for life.

Both athletes went to San Diego State at the same time in 2009 and were first-round draft picks coming out of college.

Both also won their first championship Most Valuable Player awards this year – with Leonard winning NBA Finals MVP in June and Strasburg winning World Series MVP on Oct. 30.

This is the first time in the history of professional sports that two players from the same university have been named championship series MVPs in the same season.