® 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 4 - BYU (4-1) ALL: 1-2 | H: 0-0 | A: 0-0 | N: 1-2 | MW: 0-0 DEC. 5| LOGAN, UTAH | AGGIE SPORTS NETWORK | MOUNTAIN WEST DIGITAL NETWORK/FACEBOOK Rank: AP Top 25/USA Today Coaches’ Poll USU ANTICIPATED STARTERS SERIES AT A GLANCE (MORE ON PP 8-9) NOVEMBER (1-2) BROCK MILLER BYU LEADS 144-92 25 -/- -/- vs VCU^ L, 69-85 6-5 • 200 • GUARD • JUNIOR H: 58-55; A: 34-85; N: 0-4 SANDY, UTAH | BRIGHTON HS ® 26 -/- -/- vs South Dakota State^ L, 59-83 22 << 7.3 ppg | 2.3 rpg | 1.3 apg | 0.7 spg 70.0 POINTS 80.6 27 -/- -/- vs Northern Iowa^ W, 82-71 FG% .444 (8-of-18) | 3PT% .455 (5-of-11) | FT% .500 (1-of-2) << 79.7 POINTS ALLOWED 65.4 NEEMIAS QUETA << DECEMBER (0-0) 7-0 • 245 • CENTER • JUNIOR -9.7 SCORING MARGIN +15.2 BARREIRO, PORTUGAL • BENFICA SL B << 5 -/- -/- BYU 7 p.m. 23 .420 FIELD GOAL % .467 14.7 ppg | 9.3 rpg | 2.0 apg | 2.7 bpg | 0.3 spg << 8 -/- -/- TBA TBA FG% .538(14-of-26) | 3PT% .000 (0-of-0) | FT% .696 (16-of-23) .475 DEFENSIVE FG% .405 12 -/- -/- at Weber State 2 p.m. << ROLLIE WORSTER .321 3-POINT FG% .378 15 -/- -/- Dixie State TBA 6-3 • 200 • GUARD • FRESHMAN << 21 -/- -/- SAN JOSÉ STATE* TBA 24 MISSOULA, MONT. | HELLGATE HS .443 DEF. 3-PT FG% .363 12.0 ppg | 2.3 rpg | 2.0 apg | 0.3 spg 23 -/- -/- SAN JOSÉ STATE* TBA .725 << FREE THROW % .600 FG% .448 (13-of-29) | 3PT% .375 (3-of-8) | FT% 1.000 (7-of-7) << 31 -/- -/- at Air Force* TBA 9.0 OFF. REBOUNDS 12.0 JUSTIN BEAN << 6-7 • 210 • FORWARD • JUNIOR 35.7 REBOUNDS 42.0 JANUARY (0-0) 34 MOORE, OKLA. | SOUTHMOORE HS << 11.0 ppg | 5.3 rpg | 2.3 apg | 0.3 spg 11.0 ASSISTS 18.8 2 -/- -/- at Air Force* TBA << FG% .481 (13-of-27) | 3PT% .000 (0-of-5) | FT% .778 (7-of-9) 7 -/- -/- at New Mexico* TBA 15.7 TURNOVERS 14.8 9 -/- -/- at New Mexico* TBA MARCO ANTHONY 4.3 STEALS << 5.2 6-5 • 225 • GUARD • RS-JUNIOR 14 -/- -/- SAN DIEGO STATE* TBA 44 SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS | HOLMES HS/VIRGINIA 3.7 << BLOCKS 3.0 16 -/- -/- SAN DIEGO STATE* TBA 12.7 ppg | 4.0 rpg | 1.0 apg | 0.7 spg | 0.3 bpg FG% .433 (13-of-30) | 3PT% .333 (4-of-12) | FT% .615 (8-of-13) 13.3 << FOULS 17.8 20 -/- -/- COLORADO STATE* TBA 22 -/- -/- COLORADO STATE* TBA OPENING TIPS 25 -/- -/- at UNLV* TBA • Utah State hosts BYU in its 2020-21 home opener, representing the 237th meeting between the two schools 27 -/- -/- at UNLV* TBA and the longest in-state rivalry for the Aggies, dating back to the 1905-06 season. FEBRUARY (0-0) • BYU leads the all-time series 144-92, but the Aggies hold a 58-55 advantage in games played in Logan. 4 -/- -/- at Fresno State* TBA • Utah State has won 26 straight home openers and is 54-9 in home openers dating back to the 1957-58 6 -/- -/- at Fresno State* TBA season. 11 -/- -/- WYOMING* TBA 13 -/- -/- WYOMING* TBA • Entering the 2020-21 season, Utah State ranks sixth in the nation with 54 victories over the last two years. 18 -/- -/- at Boise State* TBA The Aggies trail Gonzaga (64), Liberty (59), Virginia (58), Duke (57), Kentucky (55), New Mexico State (55) and 20 -/- -/- at Boise State* TBA Florida (55). 25 -/- -/- NEVADA* TBA 27 -/- -/- NEVADA* TBA • Utah State has already sold out the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum for the game, although capacity has been re- duced to 1,628 fans (16% of the actual capacity of 10,270) due to the COVID-19 pandemic. USU head coach MARCH (0-0) Craig Smith will not be on the bench after testing positive for COVID-19 earlier in the week. 10 -/- -/- MW TOURNAMENT FIRST ROUND TBA • Freshman guard Rollie Worster totaled 36 points over his first three games this season, marking the most 11 -/- -/- MW TOURNAMENT QF TBA points scored by a true freshmen over their first three games since Koby McEwen scored 45 points during the 12 -/- -/- MW TOURNAMENT SF TBA 2016-17 season. 13 -/- -/- MW TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP TBA • Redshirt junior guard Marco Anthony is the only Aggie to surpass 20 points this season, logging a career-high * - Denotes Mountain West game 22 points in Utah State’s 82-71 victory over Northern Iowa on Nov. 27. ^ - Bad Boy Mowers Crossover Classic (Sioux Falls, S.D.) • Junior center Neemias Queta is one of just 20 players nationally to appear on the initial watch list for the Ka- HOME GAMES IN CAPS reem Abdul-Jabbar award, giving annually to the top center in collegiate basketball. Queta is also one of just All times Mountain 50 in the nation on the Wooden Award Preseason 50 list. Queta was also named preseason all-Mountain West. • Queta led the Aggies in scoring, rebounding, assists and blocks in the game against South Dakota State, finishing the game with 12 points, eight rebounds, three assists and three blocks. • Junior forward Justin Bean averaged 11.9 points and 10.5 rebounds per game a season ago, making him the first Aggie to averaged a double-double in a season since Mike Santos averaged 18.2 points and 11.3 rebounds per game during the 1976-77 season. • Queta and Bean each logged a double-double of 15 points and 10 rebounds in the Aggies’ last game Utah State Athletic Media Relations against Northern Iowa. Overall, Queta leads the team with two double-doubles this season. 7400 Old Main Hill • Logan, Utah 84322-7400 Kyle Cottam, Assistant AD for Media Relations • Queta and Bean were named second and third-team all-Mountain West, respectively, in 2019-20, and were (435) 817-7702 • [email protected] both named to the Mountain West all-defensive team. UTAH STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL DOUBLE CHARITY bounds in each of the first three games this season. 2020-21 MW STANDINGS Utah State is averaging 23 free throw attempts per (Marco Anthony - twice, Max Shulga - once) MW Overall game this season, while the opposition is only averag- Nevada 0-0 .000 3-0 1.000 W3 ing 12 per game. • Utah State led the Mountain West in rebounds San Diego State 0-0 .000 2-0 1.000 W2 allowed last year, holding opponents to 31.6 per Fresno State 0-0 .000 1-0 1.000 W1 game and ranked second in total rebounds per Air Force 0-0 .000 1-1 .500 L1 CLEAN AS A WHISTLE game (39.1). Boise State 0-0 .000 1-1 .500 W1 Utah State is averaging just 13.3 fouls per game, while Wyoming 0-0 .000 1-1 .500 L1 the opposition is committing an average of 21.3 fouls Utah State 0-0 .000 1-2 .333 W1 per game. • Utah State also led the nation last season in de- Colorado State 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 --- fensive rebounds per game, pulling down 30.0 per New Mexico 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 --- BACK-TO-BACK CHAMPS contest. San José State 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 --- Utah State has won back-to-back Mountain West UNLV 0-0 .000 0-3 .000 L3 Tournament championships, making it just one of four • The Aggies ranked second in the nation with a 9.4 teams in conference history to win back-to-back tour- rebounding margin, narrowly trailing Houston, who This Week in the MW nament titles (New Mexico, San Diego State, UNLV). led the nation with a 9.5 rebounding margin. Saturday, December 5 The back-to-back tournament titles were the first for Lamar at Air Force BYU at Utah State Utah State since capturing back-to-back Big West BACK-TO-BACK 20’S UNLV at Kansas State Tournament titles in 2000 and 2001. Utah State logged back-to-back 20-win seasons for the first time since the 2011-12 and 2012-13 cam- Sunday, December 6 FREE SCORING paigns. Overall, it is the 30th time in school history Nevada at San Francisco Over the last two seasons, Utah State has scored that USU has won at least 20 games in a season. Wyoming at Oregon State more points than any other two-year span in school Pepperdine at San Diego State history, scoring a school-record 2,753 points during SMITH FIRST TO 50 Pacific at San José State the 2018-19 season and 2,600 points during the Head coach Craig Smith secured his 50th head 2019-20 season, the third-most in school history. coaching victory at Utah State faster than any oth- er head coach in school history during the Aggies’ REBOUNDS APLENTY 78-58 victory over Wyoming on Feb. 19. Over the last two seasons, Utah State has also pulled down more than 1,300 rebounds each year, mark- USU coaches with 50 victories in school history ing the first time in school history that the Aggies 1. Craig Smith (2019 - ) 50 wins in 64 games have scored more than 2,500 points and logged 2. LaDell Andersen (1962-71) 50 wins in 66 games more than 1,300 rebounds in back-to-back seasons.