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2008-09 MEN’S BASKETBALL 17 NCAA Tournament Appearances: 1939, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1970, 1971, 1975, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1988, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006 Utah State Athletic Media Relations • 7400 Old Main Hill • Logan, Utah 84322-7400 • Fax (435) 797-2615 Doug Hoffman, Director (Basketball Contact) • (435) 797-3714 • E-mail - [email protected] 2008-09 SCHEDULE GAME Utah State (19-1, 7-0) vs. Nevada (12-7, 5-1) OCTOBER/NOvEMBER Thursday, Jan. 29, 2009 • 7:00 p.m. (MT) • Logan, Utah 31 NORTHWEST NAZARENE (Ex.) W 73-46 Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (10,270) • Aggie Radio Network • ESPN Full Court 8 CONCORDIA (Ex.) W 74-60 21 14 MONTANA STATE-NORTHERN W 71-50 17 at UC Santa Barbara W 61-59 Utah State AGGIES (19-1, 7-0) 25 WEBER STATE (KJZZ) W 75-49 2008-09 AVERAGES 29 CAL POLY W 97-57 PROBABLE STARTERS Ht. Wt. Cl. PPG RPG APG G/F 5 Pooh Williams 6-3 200 So. 4.8 1.9 1.7 DECEMBER G 21 Jared Quayle 6-1 180 Jr. 12.6 6.1 3.3 2 UC IRvINE W 74-62 G 24 Tyler Newbold 6-4 200 So. 10.0 4.3 3.0 6 vs. BYU (SLC) (KJZZ) L 63-68 F 42 Tai Wesley 6-7 240 So. 12.5 5.9 2.7 13 at Utah Valley W 69-50 F 55 Gary Wilkinson 6-9 240 Sr. 17.0 7.5 1.5 17 at Southern Utah W 72-65 20 at Idaho State W 67-57 OFF THE BENCH 22 UTAH (KJZZ) W 66-64 F 4 Clint Lee 6-5 195 Jr. 0.1 0.4 0.1 DUEL IN THE DESERT, sponsored by Gossner Foods G 12 Deremy Geiger 5-10 165 Fr. 2.4 0.8 1.1 29 HOWARD W 85-45 G 14 Stavon Williams 6-3 180 Jr. 5.5 1.2 1.5 30 HOUSTON BAPTIST W 94-77 C 15 Modou Niang 6-9 220 So. 2.6 2.6 ^0.5 31 WYOMING W 90-85 ot F 22 Brady Jardine 6-7 220 Fr. 1.6 2.3 ^0.6 G 25 Jaxon Myaer 5-9 165 R-Fr. 3.5 0.9 1.4 F 44 Matt Formisano 6-8 235 So. 3.9 2.3 0.4 JANUARY ^-denotes blocks per game 5 *IDAHO W 70-61 GAME DAY HEADLINES 8 *at Louisiana Tech (ESPNR) W 50-37 • Utah State is in its 104th season of basketball this year and has an overall record of 1,389- 10 *at New Mexico State (KJZZ) W 77-67 990 (.584). USU hasn’t had a losing season since the 1992-93 campaign, a span of 15 years, 15 *FRESNO STATE (ESPN Full Court) W 65-61 when that team finished with a 10-17 record. 17 *BOISE STATE (KJZZ) W 79-65 22 *at San Jose State W 62-58 • Utah State is receiving votes in both top-25 polls and is currently ranked 27th in the latest 24 *at Hawai’i (KJZZ) W 67-51 ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll with 56 votes and 35th in the AP poll with 23 votes. 29 *NEvADA 7 pm 31 *at Fresno State 7 pm • Utah State’s 19-1 start to the 2008-09 season is the second-best in school history, trailing the 2003-04 team that began the year with a 20-1 record. FEBRUARY • Utah State has the second-best record and second-most wins in the nation behind Okla- 5 *NEW MEXICO STATE 7 pm homa who is 20-1. USU has won 14 straight games overall, which is a season-high, and the 7 *LOUISIANA TECH 7 pm second-longest active winning streak in the nation behind Saint Mary’s (15). 12 *at Idaho (Altitude) 8 pm 14 *at Boise State (KJZZ) 7 pm • Utah State (19-1) is looking to win 20 games for the 10th straight year, extending its current 18 CS BAKERSFIELD 7 pm school record, and for the 24th time in school history. Utah State is one of just three teams in 21 ESPN BracketBuster TBA the nation to record nine straight 23-win seasons along with Gonzaga and Kansas. 26 *HAWAI’I 7 pm 28 *at Nevada 8 pm • Utah State’s 14-game winning streak is its longest since the 2003-04 team won 17 straight games. It is also the third-longest winning streak in school history behind the 1999-2000 team that won 19 straight games and the 2003-04 team that won 17 straight. MARCH 7 *SAN JOSE STATE 7 pm • Utah State is 153-12 (.927) in the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum under head coach Stew Morrill, WAC Tournament, Reno, Nev. which includes a 79-8 (.908) record against conference opponents and a 24-3 (.889) record 10-14 vs. TBA TBA against WAC teams. Overall, USU is 447-105 (.810) in 39 years in the building. NCAA First & Second Rounds, TBA 19-22 vs. TBA TBA • Utah State has won 28 straight home games which is the second-longest active winning streak in the nation behind Kansas (35), and the third-longest home winning streak in school * - WAC Game history. The longest home winning streak in school history is 31 games from the 2000 to 2002 All times are mountain seasons, and the second-longest is 29 games from the 1997 to 1999 seasons. Ironically, Coach Home games in BOLD CAPS Morrill has been a part of the three-longest home winning streaks in school history. 2008-09 RECORD • Utah State has won 11 straight WAC games dating back to the 2007-08 season and 11 straight WAC games at home. Utah State is 131-44 (.749) in conference play under Coach Overall/WAC 19-1/7-0 Morrill, which includes a 39-16 (.709) WAC record. Home/Away/Neutral 11-0/8-0/0-1 www.UtahStateAggies.com 2008-09 UTAH STATE BASKETBALL THIS WEEK QUICK FACTS Utah State (19-1, 7-0) will continue Western Athletic Conference play this week as it hosts Location Logan, Utah Nevada (12-7, 5-1) on Thursday, Jan. 29 at 7 p.m., and then plays at Fresno State (8-12, 1-5) Founded 1888 on Saturday, Jan. 31 at 8 p.m. (MT). USU’s game against the Wolf Pack will be carried on Enrollment 24,421 ESPN360.com and be part of the ESPN Full Court package. President Stan Albrecht Athletics Director Scott Barnes STEW MORRILL TO COACH 700TH CAREER GAME THURSDAY NIGHT Nickname Aggies Utah State head coach Stew Morrill will be coaching his 700th career game Thursday night Colors Navy Blue & White against Nevada. Morrill is 474-225 (.678) in 23 seasons as a collegiate head coach. He is in Conference Western Athletic (WAC) his 11th year at USU and is the school’s winningest coach with a 256-87 (.746) record. Arena Dee Glen Smith Spectrum Capacity 10,270 UTAH STATE GOING FOR 20TH WIN OF THE SEASON Utah State will be looking for its 20th win of the season Thursday night against Nevada. Under BASKETBALL STAFF head coach Stew Morrill, USU is 9-4 when attempting to win its 20th game of the season, while Head Coach Stew Morrill USU is 23-12 all-time. Alma Mater Gonzaga, 1974 Career Record 474-225 (23rd yr.) ON THE AIR Record at USU 256-87 (11th yr.) Utah State basketball games are broadcast on KvNU (610 AM) and KLZX (95.9 FM) in Logan, Associate Coach Tim Duryea Utah, KFAN (1320 AM) or ESPN Radio (1230 AM) in Salt Lake City and KLZX (105.3 FM) in Mont- Assistant Coach Chris Jones pelier, Idaho, as well as on the internet at www.UtahStateAggies.com. Al Lewis serves as the Assistant Coach Tarvish Felton play-by-play announcer while Rod Tueller serves as the analyst during home games. Dir. of Bball Operations Lance Beckert Office Phone (435) 797-2060 ON THE INTERNET All of Utah State’s home games are available for fans to listen and watch live via the inter- MEDIA RELATIONS net at www.UtahStateAggies.com. Aggie fans will also be able to follow Utah State home games through its web site via GameTracker, a program that documents each play and Director (MBB) Doug Hoffman updates statistics. Fans can also listen to every road game live via USU’s web site. Office (435) 797-3714 Fax (435) 797-2615 LOOKING AT UTAH STATE Cell (435) 881-8011 Utah State is 19-1 on the season and in first-place in the Western Athletic Conference with a E-mail [email protected] 7-0 league record following its 67-51 road win at Hawai’i Saturday night. USU is led by senior Press Row (435) 797-1686 forward Gary Wilkinson who is averaging 17.0 points and 7.5 rebounds per game, and is shooting 59.3 percent from the field and 84.1 percent from the free throw line, while junior AGGIE RADIO NETWORK guard Jared Quayle is averaging 12.6 points, 6.1 rebounds and 3.3 assists, while shooting Logan KVNU/KLZX (610 AM/95.9 FM) 47.0 percent from the field, 37.7 percent from three-point range, and 77.3 percent from the Salt Lake City ESPN (1320 AM) free throw line. USU has two other players scoring in double-figures as sophomore forward Tai Wesley is averaging 12.5 points and 5.9 rebounds per game, and is shooting 64.5 percent ON THE AIR from the field and 71.0 percent from the free throw line, while sophomore guard Tyler New- bold is averaging 10.0 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 3.0 assists, and shooting 45.4 percent from Every Utah State basketball game can be the field, 40.0 percent from three-point range, and 73.5 percent from the free throw line.