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® 2020-21 MEN’S BASKETBALL GATA22 NCAA Tournament Selections: 1939, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1970, 1971, 1975, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1988, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2019, 2020 2020-21 SCHEDULE GAME 24 - WYOMING (12-8, 6-8 MW) ALL: 16-7 | H: 9-2 | A: 6-3 | N: 1-2 | MW: 13-4 MARCH 4 | LOGAN, UTAH (DEE GLEN SMITH SPECTRUM) | AGGIE SPORTS NETWORK | FOX SPORTS 1 Rank: AP Top 25/USA Today Coaches’ Poll USU ANTICIPATED STARTERS SERIES AT A GLANCE NOVEMBER (1-2) ALPHONSO ANDERSON USU TRAILS 32-50 25 -/- -/- vs VCU^ L, 69-85 6-6 • 220 • FORWARD • SENIOR H: 21-17; A: 8-30; N: 3-3 26 -/- -/- vs South Dakota State^ L, 59-83 10 TACOMA, WASH. | NORTH IDAHO COLLEGE ® 6.7 ppg | 2.6 rpg | 0.7 apg | 0.4 spg 75.2 POINTS << 76.1 27 -/- -/- vs Northern Iowa^ W, 82-71 FG% .429 (54-of-126) | 3PT% .367 (18-of-49) | FT% .794 (27-of-34) 63.6 << POINTS ALLOWED 76.1 DECEMBER (5-1) BROCK MILLER 6-5 • 200 • GUARD • JUNIOR +11.7 << SCORING MARGIN 0.0 5 -/- -/- BYU L, 64-67 SANDY, UTAH | BRIGHTON HS 22 << FIELD GOAL % 8 -/- -/- COLLEGE OF IDAHO W, 90-64 9.1 ppg | 1.8 rpg | 1.0 apg | 0.5 spg .454 .442 12 -/- -/- at Weber State Canceled FG% .406 (73-of-180) | 3PT% .392 (49-of-125) | FT% .700 (14-of-20) .399 << DEFENSIVE FG% .479 15 -/- -/- DIXIE STATE Canceled NEEMIAS QUETA .342 3-POINT FG% << .348 18 -/- -/- NORTHERN COLORADO W, 63-50 7-0 • 245 • CENTER • JUNIOR << BARREIRO, PORTUGAL • BENFICA SL B .348 DEF. 3-PT FG% .328 21 -/- -/- SAN JOSÉ STATE* W, 107-62 23 14.8 ppg | 9.7 rpg | 2.9 bpg | 2.9 apg | 1.2 spg FREE THROW % 23 -/- -/- SAN JOSÉ STATE* W, 85-52 FG% .565 (134-of-237) | 3PT% .000 (0-of-2) | FT% .664 (73-of-110) .726 << .718 31 -/- -/- at Air Force* W, 83-48 12.7 << OFF. REBOUNDS 8.5 JUSTIN BEAN 6-7 • 210 • FORWARD • JUNIOR 40.6 << REBOUNDS 32.8 JANUARY (7-2) 34 MOORE, OKLA. | SOUTHMOORE HS 10.8 ppg | 7.5 rpg | 2.1 apg | 1.3 spg | 0.3 bpg 16.4 << ASSISTS 13.9 2 -/- -/- at Air Force* W, 72-53 << FG% .508 (98-of-193) | 3PT% .243 (9-of-37) | FT% .860 (43-of-50) 6 -/- -/- at New Mexico* (Lubbock, Texas) W, 77-45 14.0 TURNOVERS 11.5 8 -/- -/- at New Mexico* (Lubbock, Texas) W, 82-46 MARCO ANTHONY 7.2 << STEALS 5.8 14 -/- RV/RV SAN DIEGO STATE* W, 57-45 6-5 • 225 • GUARD • RS-JUNIOR 44 SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS | VIRGINIA 4.6 << BLOCKS 2.1 16 -/- RV/RV SAN DIEGO STATE* W, 64-59 10.7 ppg | 4.7 rpg | 2.9 apg | 1.0 spg | 0.4 bpg 19 RV/- -/- COLORADO STATE* W, 83-64 FG% .417 (85-of-204) | 3PT% .354 (17-of-48) | FT% .628 (49-of-78) 15.5 << FOULS 19.2 21 RV/- -/- COLORADO STATE* L, 76-84 25 -/- -/- at UNLV* L, 56-59 OPENING TIPS 27 -/- -/- at UNLV* W, 83-74 • Utah State is 40-13 in Mountain West play under head coach Craig Smith and is 5-0 against Wyoming during his tenure. Over- all, Wyoming leads the all-time series 50-32, but USU has won each of the last five and leads 21-17 in games played in Logan. FEBRUARY (3-2) 4 -/- -/- at Fresno State* W, 69-53 • Junior center Neemias Queta is one of just six players since the 1992-93 season to average more than 14.5 points, 9.5 re- 6 -/- -/- at Fresno State* PPD bounds, 2.5 assists and 2.5 blocks per game, joining the likes of Tim Duncan (‘95-96, ‘96-97), Chris Webber (‘92-93) and Bo 10 -/RV -/- WYOMING* PPD Outlaw (‘92-93). The last player to have that stat line was Jason Thompson from Rider during the 2007-08 season. 12 -/RV -/- WYOMING* Canceled 17 RV/RV -/RV at Boise State* L, 70-79 • Queta is the only player in the nation with 65 or more assists and 65 or more blocks. Queta leads the Mountain West in field 19 RV/RV -/RV at Boise State* L, 77-81 goal percentage (.565), 2-point field goals (134), defensive rebounds (157), total rebounds (224), blocks (66), blocks per game 26 -/- -/- NEVADA* W, 75-72 (2.9), player efficiency rating (31.2), defensive rebound percentage (27.3), total rebound percentage (19.5), block percent- 28 -/- -/- NEVADA* W, 87-66 age (12.4), defensive rating (81.4), defensive win shares (2.2), win shares per 40 minutes (.271), defensive box plus/minus (6.2) and box plus/minus (12.0). MARCH (0-0) 4 -/- -/- WYOMING* 7:30 p.m. • Queta is one of 10 semifinalists, one of just three outside the Power 5, for the Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Award 6 -/- -/- at Fresno State* 9 p.m. and leads the nation in defensive win shares (2.2). Queta is second in the nation in defensive box plus/minus (6.2) and third 10 -/- -/- MW TOURNAMENT FIRST ROUND TBA in overall defensive rating (81.4). Queta’s 66 total blocks this season ranks fourth in the nation, while his averaging of 2.87 per 11 -/- -/- MW TOURNAMENT QF TBA game ranks eighth. 12 -/- -/- MW TOURNAMENT SF TBA 13 -/- -/- MW TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP TBA • Over the course of his career, Queta has a school-record 188 total blocks, including 128 rejections in league play, second all-time in Mountain West history. Queta is 10 blocks shy of the all-time MW record held by San Diego State’s Skylar Spencer of * - Denotes Mountain West game 138 set during league games from 2012-16. ^ - Bad Boy Mowers Crossover Classic (Sioux Falls, S.D.) HOME GAMES IN CAPS • Queta and junior forward Justin Bean have each logged a double-double in each of the last four and two games, respec- All times Mountain tively. During that stretch, Queta is averaging 26.0 points, 12.8 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 2.0 blocks and 1.3 steals per game. Over the last two games, Bean is averaging 18.0 points, 11.5 rebounds and 3.0 steals per game. • Since being inserted into the starting lineup, senior forward Alphonso Anderson has scored in double figures in each of the last two games, turning in 10 and 12 points, respectively. • Utah State has outrebounded every opponent this season and is 68-15 under Smith when winning the battle of the boards. The Aggies lead the nation with a rebounding margin of 10.9. • As dominant as the Utah State frontcourt has been this year, the Aggies’ backcourt has been equally as important with USU Utah State Athletic Media Relations carrying a perfect 14-0 record when the starting backcourt outscores its counterparts. Utah State is also a perfect 14-0 when 7400 Old Main Hill • Logan, Utah 84322-7400 shooting better from behind the arc than its opponent. Kyle Cottam, Assistant AD for Media Relations (435) 817-7702 • [email protected] • Utah State has had 10 different players lead the team in steals during a game this season. UTAH STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL WE WERE ON A BREAK! SHORT SCORING 2020-21 MW STANDINGS Each of the Aggies’ last two opponents (Nevada, Utah State is undefeated this season (14-0) when its MW Overall Wyoming) entered the games with Utah State com- starting backcourt outscores the opponent’s start- San Diego State 13-3 0.813 19-4 0.826 W10 ing out of COVID quarantines. ing guard line. Colorado State 13-3 0.813 16-4 0.800 W4 Utah State 13-4 0.765 16-7 0.696 W2 OPPORTUNISTIC AGGIES SUCCEEDING IN THE CLASSROOM Boise State 14-5 0.737 18-6 0.750 L2 Utah State has pulled down double-digit offensive • Utah State led the nation with seven student-ath- Nevada 9-7 0.563 14-9 0.609 L2 rebounds in all but four games this season and leads UNLV 8-8 0.500 11-12 0.478 W1 letes named to the NABC Honor Roll during the the MW with 13.0 offensive rebounds per game in Fresno State 8-10 0.444 10-10 0.500 L1 2019-20 season. Wyoming 6-8 0.429 12-9 0.571 W2 league play. The Aggies have scored 282 sec- San José State 3-13 0.188 5-15 0.250 L4 ond-chance points this season, making up more • Returners Marco Anthony, Alphonso Anderson, Air Force 3-17 0.150 5-19 0.208 L2 than 15 percent of their total points. Brock Miller and Justin Bean were each part of the New Mexico 2-14 0.125 6-14 0.300 L1 group with a 3.2 or higher cumulative GPA. ASK SHERMIN-WILLIAMS This Week in the MW Utah State has scored 772 points in the paint this ACTIVE DOUBLE-DOUBLE LEADERS Tuesday, March 2 season, outscoring all but four opponents from in- USU junior Neemias Queta is the current active lead- Fresno State at Boise State side. The 772 points represents almost 45 percent er in the Mountain West with 25 double-doubles. percent of the Aggies’ total points this season. USU junior forward Justin Bean is just behind with 23. Wednesday, March 3 New Mexico at Colorado State AMONG THE NATION’S BEST MW Active Double-Double Leaders San Diego State at UNLV • When looking at advanced analytics, USU ranks 1.