® 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 12 - RV/RV UTAH STATE VS BYU (BEEHIVE CLASSIC) ALL: 10-1 | H: 7-0 | A: 1-1 | N: 2-0 | MW: 2-0 DEC. 14 | SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH | AGGIE SPORTS NETWORK | BYUTV Rank: AP Top 25/USA Today Coaches’ Poll LAST GAME’S STARTERS SERIES AT A GLANCE (MORE ON PP. 8-9) OCTOBER DIOGO BRITO UTAH STATE TRAILS 92-143 30 -/- -/- COLLEGE OF IDAHO# W, 103-66 6-6 • 205 • GUARD • SENIOR H: 60-54; A: 32-86; N: 0-3 24 POVOA DE VARZIM, PORTUGAL | MOUNTAIN MISSION HS (VA.) ® 11.3 ppg | 4.9 rpg | 2.4 apg | 2.2 spg 81.2 << POINTS 77.5 NOVEMBER (7-1) FG% .430 (43-of-100) | 3PT% .348 (16-of-46) | FT% .880 (22-of-25) 60.3 << POINTS ALLOWED 67.3 5 17/19 -/- MONTANA STATE W, 81-73 ABEL PORTER 8 17/19 -/- WEBER STATE W, 89-34 6-3 • 200 • GUARD • JUNIOR +20.9 << SCORING MARGIN +10.2 12 17/19 -/- DENVER W, 97-56 15 FARMINGTON, UTAH | DAVIS HS << 6.4 ppg |2.8 rpg | 3.8 apg | 0.7 spg .452 FIELD GOAL % .486 15 17/19 -/- NORTH CAROLINA A&T^ W, 81-54 FG% .440 (22-of-50) | 3PT% .333 (6-of-18) | FT% .769 (20-of-26) .378 << DEFENSIVE FG% .438 18 15/16 -/- UTSA W, 82-50 << BROCK MILLER .346 3-POINT FG% .408 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 .296 DEF. 3-PT FG% .292 10.5 ppg | 2.9 rpg | 1.2 apg | 0.7 spg FREE THROW % 29 15/15 RV/RV at Saint Mary’s L, 73-81 FG% .381 (35-of-91) | 3PT% .316 (19-of-60) | FT% 1.000 (4-of-4) .769 << .723 JUSTIN BEAN 12.8 << OFF. REBOUNDS 6.4 DECEMBER (3-0) 6-7 • 210 • FORWARD • SOPHOMORE 44.4 << REBOUNDS 33.9 4 25/RV -/- at San José State* W, 71-59 34 MOORE, OKLA. | SOUTHMOORE HS << 14.7 ppg | 12.0 rpg | 2.6 apg | 1.5 spg | 1.4 bpg 16.5 ASSISTS 16.6 7 25/RV -/- FRESNO STATE* W, 77-70 OT FG% .513 (61-of-119) | 3PT% .200 (1-of-5) | FT% .813 (39-of-48) 10 RV/RV -/- SAINT KATHERINE W, 94-49 11.4 << TURNOVERS 12.6 14 RV/RV -/- vs BYU (Salt Lake City, Utah) 6 p.m. ALPHONSO ANDERSON 7.5 << STEALS 5.1 6-6 • 220 • FORWARD • JUNIOR 18 -/- -/- vs South Florida (Houston, Texas) 5:45 p.m. 10 TACOMA, WASH. | NORTH IDAHO COLL. 3.3 << BLOCKS 1.5 21 -/- -/- vs Florida (Sunrise, Fla.) 12:30 p.m. 12.1 ppg | 5.5 rpg | 1.2 apg | 1.0 spg FG% .500 (44-of-88) | 3PT% .321 (9-of-28) | FT% .837 (36-of-43) 14.6 << FOULS 16.9 28 -/- -/- EASTERN OREGON 2 p.m. OPENING TIPS JANUARY (0-0) • Utah State’s 10-1 start to the season is its best since the 2012- • Merrill needs four more assists to tie Tony Brown (396) for No. 1 -/- -/- at UNLV* 9 p.m. 13 team began the year with a 14-1 record. 3 on the all-time assists list, two steals away from tying Wesley 4 -/- -/- SAN DIEGO STATE* 8 p.m. for No. 9 on the all-time steals list and two field goals away • Utah State trails BYU 92-143 in what is the longest series in USU 7 -/- -/- at Air Force* 9 p.m. from breaking into the top-10 in career field goals. men’s basketball history. The Aggies have lost seven straight 11 -/- -/- NEVADA* 6 p.m. to the Cougars and are 0-3 all-time in neutral-site contests. • Merrill did not appear in Utah State’s last contest against 18 -/- -/- at Boise State* 8 p.m. Saint Katherine, snapping a streak of 102 consecutive games 21 -/- -/- AIR FORCE* 9 p.m. • Utah State is 4-6 all-time at Vivint Smart Home Arena with played and 97 consecutive starts. 25 -/- -/- COLORADO STATE* 8 p.m. victories over Southern Utah (76-63) during the 1994-95 sea- 28 -/- -/- at Wyoming* 9 p.m. son, Wyoming (73-72) during the 1996-97 season, San Diego • Sophomore forward Justin Bean, a former walk-on, leads State (64-61) during the 1997-98 season and Weber State (76- the Mountain West in rebounding with 12.0 boards per con- FEBRUARY (0-0) 67) in last year’s Beehive Classic. test and is one of two players in the conference averaging a double-double (Carlton Bragg, UNM), turning in 14.7 points 1 -/- -/- at San Diego State* 8 p.m. • Utah State is 1-1 all-time in the Beehive Classic, losing to per game. 5 -/- -/- UNLV* 8 p.m. Utah, 77-67, during the 2017-18 season, before beating Weber 8 -/- -/- BOISE STATE* 8 p.m. State, 76-67, during the 2018-19 season. • Bean is second in the nation in offensive rebounds per game 11 -/- -/- at Colorado State* 7:30 p.m. (4.64), fourth in the nation in total rebounds per game (12.0) 15 -/- -/- at Fresno State* 8 p.m. • As of Dec. 10, Utah State is among the top-10 in the nation and 20th in the nation in defensive rebounds per game (7.36). in nine different statistics. The Aggies lead the nation in total 19 -/- -/- WYOMING* 7 p.m. Bean’s rebounds (488), rank second in rebound margin (+12.7) and • 12.0 rebounds per game is the most by an Aggie 25 -/- -/- SAN JOSÉ STATE* 9 p.m. since Marvin Roberts pulled down a school-record 13.9 re- 29 -/- -/- at New Mexico* 8 p.m. free throws made (200), third in free throws attempted (260) and scoring margin (+20.9), fourth in defensive rebounds per bounds per contest during the 1969-70 season. game (31.55) and total rebounds per game (44.36), fifth in MARCH (0-0) • Over the last four games, Bean has recorded more offensive total assists (181), sixth in won-lost percentage (.909) and 10th rebounds by himself than all four of the entire teams com- 5 -/- -/- MW Tournament Quarterfinals TBA in assist-turnover ratio (1.45). USU is also among the top-25 in bined (24-23). 6 -/- -/- MW Tournament Semifinals TBA the country in free throw percentage, shooting 76.9 percent 7 -/- -/- MW Tournament Championship TBA Bean from the line to rank No. 25 in the land. • has recorded a double-double in each of the last six games and is tied for first in the nation with eight double-dou- * - Denotes Mountain West game • Utah State is the only team in the Mountain West with five bles on the year. players scoring in double figures. Furthermore, the Aggies are # - Exhibition • Bean’s streak of consecutive double-doubles is the longest also the only team in the Mountain West with two players ^ - Jersey Mike’s Jamaica Classic (Montego Bay, Jamaica) since Greg Grant recorded 10 straight during the 1984-85 sea- coming off the bench that average double figures. HOME GAMES IN CAPS son. All times Mountain Sam Merrill • Utah State senior guard , currently with 1,745 ca- • Bean is the first Aggie to average a double-double in a reer points, is inching closer to moving up in the career scor- season since Mike Santos averaged 18.2 points and 11.3 re- Utah State Athletic Media Relations ing mark in USU history. Merrill is four points behind Tai Wesley bounds per game during the 1976-77 season. 7400 Old Main Hill • Logan, Utah 84322-7400 (2008-11) for No. 8, and 29 points behind Kendall Youngblood Kyle Cottam, Assistant AD for Media Relations (1989-92) for No. 7 on the all-time scoring list. • USU head coach Craig Smith is 3-2 all-time against teams (435) 817-7702 • [email protected] from the Beehive State, including a 3-1 record at USU. UTAH STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL NUMERICAL ROSTER PRONUNCIATIONS No. Name Ht. Wt. Pos. Yr. Hometown / Previous School #1 Carson Bishchoff ..................................... Bish off 0 Klay Stall 6-10 245 C Jr. Chandler, Ariz. / Basha HS #2 Sean Bairstow .................................... BARE stoe 1 Carson Bischoff 6-4 210 G Jr. Ogden, Utah / Weber HS / Treasure Valley Community College #4 Roche Grootfaam ............ Ro shay Groot fahm 2 Sean Bairstow 6-8 190 G Fr. Brisbane, Australia / Churchie ..................................think Guardians of the Galaxy 4 Roche Grootfaam 6-7 265 F Sr. Paramaribo, Suriname / Covenant Christian Acad. / Coll. of S. Idaho #23 Neemias Queta ............ Nuh mee ush Kay tah 5 Sam Merrill 6-5 205 G Sr. Bountiful, Utah / Bountiful HS #24 Diogo Brito ..................... dee OH go Bree toe 10 Alphonso Anderson 6-6 220 F Jr. Tacoma, Wash. / Garfield HS / North Idaho College #52 Kuba Karwowski ............. Kooba Kar vov skee 13 Liam McChesney 6-10 185 F Fr. Prince Rupert, Canada / Charles Hays Secondary School 15 Abel Porter 6-3 200 G Sr. Farmington, Utah / Davis HS 22 Brock Miller 6-5 200 G So. Sandy, Utah / Brighton HS HELP WITH HOMETOWNS 23 Neemias Queta 7-0 245 C So. Barreiro, Portugal / Benfica SL B Barreiro .............................. Buh ray roo (flip the r’s) 24 Diogo Brito 6-6 205 G Sr. Povoa de Varzim, Portugal / Mountain Mission School (Va.) Povoa de Varzim ...................