® 2019-20 MEN’S BASKETBALL GATA21 NCAA Tournament Appearances: 1939, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1970, 1971, 1975, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1988, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2019 2019-20 SCHEDULE GAME 27 - UTAH STATE (19-7, 8-5 MW) AT COLORADO STATE (17-8, 8-4 MW) ALL: 19-7 | H: 13-1 | A: 2-5 | N: 4-1 | MW: 8-5 FEB. 11 | FORT COLLINS, COLO. (MOBY ARENA) | AGGIE SPORTS NETWORK | CBSSN Rank: AP Top 25/USA Today Coaches’ Poll LAST GAME’S STARTERS SERIES AT A GLANCE (MORE ON PP. 2-3) OCTOBER SAM MERRILL UTAH STATE LEADS 63-39 30 -/- -/- COLLEGE OF IDAHO# W, 103-66 6-5 • 205 • GUARD • SENIOR H: 19-8; A: 8-18; N: 2-0 5 BOUNTIFUL, UTAH | BOUNTIFUL HS ® 17.8 ppg |4.3 rpg | 4.0 apg | 0.7 spg 76.7 << POINTS 76.4 NOVEMBER (7-1) FG% .424 (126-of-297) | 3PT% .395 (58-of-147) | FT% .894 (118-of-132) 63.8 << POINTS ALLOWED 71.6 5 17/19 -/- MONTANA STATE W, 81-73 ABEL PORTER 8 17/19 -/- WEBER STATE W, 89-34 6-3 • 200 • GUARD • JUNIOR +12.9 << SCORING MARGIN +4.8 12 17/19 -/- DENVER W, 97-56 15 FARMINGTON, UTAH | DAVIS HS 6.3 ppg |2.6 rpg | 3.6 apg | 0.7 spg .453 FIELD GOAL % << .473 15 17/19 -/- NORTH CAROLINA A&T^ W, 81-54 FG% .402 (49-of-122) | 3PT% .305 (18-of-59) | FT% .746 (47-of-63) .393 << DEFENSIVE FG% .445 18 15/16 -/- UTSA W, 82-50 BROCK MILLER .322 3-POINT FG% << .371 22 15/16 -/- vs LSU^ W, 80-78 6-5 • 200 • GUARD • SOPHOMORE 24 15/16 -/- vs North Texas^ W, 68-59 22 SANDY, UTAH | BRIGHTON HS .302 << DEF. 3-PT FG% .340 9.3 ppg | 2.4 rpg | 1.2 apg | 0.5 spg FREE THROW % 29 15/15 RV/RV at Saint Mary’s L, 73-81 FG% .369 (87-of-236) | 3PT% .311 (51-of-164) | FT% .900 (18-of-20) .773 << .681 NEEMIAS QUETA 10.9 << OFF. REBOUNDS 8.6 DECEMBER (6-1) 7-0 • 245 • CENTER • SOPHOMORE 40.5 << REBOUNDS 35.3 4 25/RV -/- at San José State* W, 71-59 23 BARREIRO, PORTUGAL | BENFICA SL B 12.3 ppg | 6.5 rpg | 1.9 apg | 1.5 bpg 16.5 << ASSISTS 15.8 7 25/RV -/- FRESNO STATE* W, 77-70 OT FG% .663 (61-of-92) | 3PT% 1.000 (1-of-1) | FT% .721 (49-of-68) 10 RV/RV -/- SAINT KATHERINE W, 94-49 12.3 << TURNOVERS 12.9 14 RV/RV -/- vs BYU (Salt Lake City, Utah) L, 64-68 JUSTIN BEAN 6.2 STEALS << 6.9 6-7 • 210 • FORWARD • SOPHOMORE 18 RV/RV -/- vs South Florida (Houston, Texas) W, 76-74 OT 34 MOORE, OKLA. | SOUTHMOORE HS 3.2 << BLOCKS 1.9 21 RV/RV RV/- vs Florida (Sunrise, Fla.) W, 65-62 12.4 ppg | 10.4 rpg | 2.0 apg | 1.5 spg | 0.8 bpg FG% .519 (122-of-235) | 3PT% .278 (5-of-18) | FT% .813 (74-of-91) 16.5 FOULS << 15.0 28 RV/RV -/- EASTERN OREGON W, 129-61 OPENING TIPS JANUARY (4-4) • Utah State and Colorado State will meet for the 103rd time, • Merrill is the only player in school history to surpass more than 1 RV/RV -/- at UNLV* L, 53-70 making it the fourth-longest series in school history. USU leads the 1,900 career points, 400 career assists and 100 career steals. Mer- 4 RV/RV 13/12 SAN DIEGO STATE* L, 68-77 all-time series 61-39 and have won fourth straight and three of rill is just the third player in MW history to accomplish the feat (Jim- 7 -/- -/- at Air Force* L, 60-79 the last four in Fort Collins. mer Fredette - BYU, Brandon Ewing - WYO). 11 -/- -/- NEVADA* W, 80-70 • Colorado State’s only loss over its last nine games came at the • Merrill and junior guard Abel Porter are the only guard tandem 18 -/- -/- at Boise State* L, 83-88 OT hands of Utah State as the Aggies posted a 77-61 victory over the in the MW that ranks in the Top-5 in assist-to-turnover ratio, aver- 21 -/- -/- AIR FORCE* W, 72-47 Rams in Logan on Jan. 25. aging 2.5 and 2.0 to rank second and fourth, respectively. 25 -/- -/- COLORADO STATE* W, 77-61 28 -/- -/- at Wyoming* W, 68-45 • Utah State will be playing for its 20th victory this season, giving • Sophomore center Neemias Queta recorded his 100th career the Aggies their first back-to-back 20-win seasons since 2012 and block against UNLV, becoming the fifth Aggie in school history FEBRUARY (2-1) 2013. to record 100 or more blocks in a career. Queta has recorded 1 -/- 4/4 at San Diego State* L, 68-80 • All-time Utah State is 29-14 when playing for its 20th victory of multiple blocks in more than half of the games he has played in 5 -/- -/- UNLV* W, 69-54 the season. during his career at Utah State. 8 -/- -/- BOISE STATE* W, 70-61 • Queta has logged 20 or more points in each of the last two 11 -/- -/- at Colorado State* 7:30 p.m. • Utah State is 23-8 against Mountain West opponents over the last two years, including a 9-6 mark on the road. All-time, USU is games, making him just one of two Aggies to log 20 or more in 15 -/- -/- at Fresno State* 8 p.m. Sam Merrill 63-58 in the MW since joining the league in 2013-14. back-to-back games this season ( - two times). 19 -/- -/- WYOMING* 7 p.m. Diogo Brito 25 -/- -/- SAN JOSÉ STATE* 9 p.m. • Utah State earned a combined 3.11 grade point average • Senior guard has surpassed 100 career steals this year, totaling 112 during his career to rank tied for 10th in school 29 -/- -/- at New Mexico* 8 p.m. during the fall semester, making up a combined 3.32 grade point Brito average for USU student-athletes, the highest semester GPA for history. is second in the MW with 1.6 steals per game, while sophomore forward Justin Bean is third with 1.5 per contest. MARCH (0-0) the Aggies in school history. 5 -/- -/- MW Tournament Quarterfinals TBA Brito • Last week, Utah State held both UNLV and Boise State to a MW- • Utah State is a perfect 26-0 over the last two years when 6 -/- -/- MW Tournament Semifinals TBA season-lows of 55 and 61 points, respectively. In fact, USU also scores in double figures. 7 -/- -/- MW Tournament Championship TBA held Wyoming to a MW-season-low 45 points on Jan. 28, and Air • Bean, a former walk-on, is one of only two players in the MW Force to a season- and conference-low 47 points on Jan. 21. averaging a double-double, turning in 12.4 points and 10.4 re- * - Denotes Mountain West game bounds per game. Bean is 15th in the nation with 12 double-dou- # - Exhibition • Senior guard Sam Merrill is on pace to become the fourth Ag- Eric Franson gie in school history to surpass 2,000 career points this season. bles this season, the most by an Aggie since logged ^ - Jersey Mike’s Jamaica Classic (Montego Bay, Jamaica) 15 double-doubles during the 1994-95 season. HOME GAMES IN CAPS Merrill currently has 1,996 points to rank No. 4 all-time in USU his- All times Mountain tory. Merrill would be just the sixth player in MW history to surpass • Bean has recorded double-digit rebounds in 18 of 26 games 2,000 career points. this season and in 19 games in his career. Utah State Athletic Media Relations • Merrill has scored in double figures in all but one game he’s • Head coach Craig Smith is closing in on 200 career victories, 7400 Old Main Hill • Logan, Utah 84322-7400 played in this season and in each of the last 17 games, increasing Kyle Cottam, Assistant AD for Media Relations needing just two more wins to reach the 200-victory plateau. his total of 100 career games in double figures, moving to fourth (435) 817-7702 • [email protected] in school history. UTAH STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL Utah State vs Colorado State Game-By-Game Since Joining the Mountain West Date 1st 2nd OT Score Mar Tot FG FG Pct 3-PT 3FG FT FT Pct Reb Mar Asst TO B S FL Jan. 15, 2014 (H) 27/22 30/28 - 57-50 +7 19-48/17-47 .396/.362 11-21/5-19 .524/.263 8-12/11-20 .667/.550 31/37 -6 17/11 14/14 6/6 7/6 18/18 Feb. 11, 2014 (A) 29/15 42/47 - 71-62 +9 24-49/17-57 .490/.298 7-15/3-18 .467/.167 16-17/25-28 .941/.893 40/27 +13 14/8 14/3 0/3 1/4 22/18 Mar. 12, 2014 (N) 31/31 42/38 - 73-69 +4 24-60/27-63 .400/.429 11-21/3-17 .524/.176 14-19/12-18 .737/.667 37/36 +1 14/11 9/6 0/7 3/5 18/17 Mar. 7, 2015 (H) 33/32 37/43 - 70-75 -5 23-58/29-68 .397/.426 9-27/3-21 .333/.143 15-19/14-18 .789/.778 37/43 -6 10/16 11/7 3/3 5/9 17/18 Jan.