2017–18 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team

2017–18 Utah State Aggies men's basketball
Conference Mountain West Conference
2017–18 record 17–17 (8–10 MW)
Head coach Tim Duryea (3rd season)
Assistant coach Tarvish Felton
Assistant coach Louis Wilson
Assistant coach Spencer Nelson
Home arena Smith Spectrum
2017–18 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 24 Nevada15–3 .833  29–8  .784
Boise State13–5 .722  23–9  .719
New Mexico12–6 .667  19–15  .559
Fresno State11–7 .611  21–11  .656
San Diego State †11–7 .611  22–11  .667
Wyoming10–8 .556  20–13  .606
UNLV8–10 .444  20–13  .606
Utah State8–10 .444  17–17  .500
Air Force6–12 .333  12–19  .387
Colorado State4–14 .222  11–21  .344
San Jose State1–17 .056  4–26  .133
† 2018 MW Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017–18 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team represented Utah State University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Aggies, led by third-year head coach Tim Duryea, played their home games at the Smith Spectrum in Logan, Utah as members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 17-17 overall and 8-10 in conference play, finishing tied for 7th. In the Mountain West Conference Tournament, they defeated Colorado State in the first round and Boise State in the quarterfinals before losing to New Mexico in the semi-finals.

On March 11, 2018, head coach Tim Duryea was fired after three seasons.[1] He finished at Utah State with a three-year record of 47–49. On March 25, reports indicated that the school had hired South Dakota head coach Craig Smith as head coach, which was confirmed the next day.[2][3]

Previous season

The Aggies finished the 2016–17 season 14–17, 7–11 in Mountain West play to finish in tie for eighth place. They defeated San Jose State in the first round[4] of the Mountain West Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Nevada.[5][6]

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Shane Rector0G6'2"180SeniorBronx, NYGraduated
Ngor Barnaba13F6'8"235JuniorRochester, MNGraduate transferred to Northwest Nazarene
Jalen Moore14G/F6'9"220SeniorSmithfield, UTGraduated
Connor Garner25G6'3"200SeniorRaft River, IDGraduated
Trevin Dorius32F6'10"215FreshmanHeber City, UTWalk-on; didn't return

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Deangelo Isby0F6'5"195JuniorChicago, ILJunior college transferred from Wabash Valley College
Dwayne Brown Jr.25F6'7"220JuniorConyers, GAJunior college transferred from Northern Oklahoma College

Recruiting

Utah State did not have any incoming players in the 2017 recruiting class.

Preseason

In a vote by conference media at the Mountain West media day, the Aggies were picked to finish in eighth place in the Mountain West.[7] Sophomore guard Koby McEwen was named to the preseason All-Mountain West team.[8]

Roster

2017–18 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 DeAngelo Isby 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrHillcrest HS
Wabash Valley JC		 Chicago, IL
G 1 Koby McEwen 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoWasatch Academy Toronto, ON
F 2 Klay Stall 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)240 lb (109 kg) RS FrBasha HS Chandler, AZ
G 3 Sam Merrell (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS SoBountiful HS Bountiful, UT
G 4 Crew Ainge (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS FrKimball Union Academy Wellesley, MA
G 5 Julion Pearre 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)205 lb (93 kg) SrMcKinney North HS McKinney, TX
F 10 Quinn Taylor 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)240 lb (109 kg) RS JrLangham Creek Houston, TX
F 11 Alex Dargenton 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)205 lb (93 kg) RS SrLaramie County CC Fort-de-France, Martinique
F 12 Justin Bean 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) RS FrSouthmoore HS Moore, OK
G 13 Taylor Larson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)210 lb (95 kg) SoAmerican Fork HS Highland, UT
F 15 Norbert Janicek 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)250 lb (113 kg) JrCanarias Basketball Academy
Snow College		 Dražkovce, Slovakia
G 22 Brock Miller 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrBrighton HS Sandy, UT
F 23 Daron Henson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) RS FrCathedral HS Pasadena, CA
G 24 Diogo Brito 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) RS SoMountain Mission School Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal
F 25 Dwayne Brown, Jr. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrRockdale County HS
Northern Oklahoma CC		 Conyers, GA
G 30 Abel Porter 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS FrDavis HS Farmington, UT
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Source[9]

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/03/2017*
7:00 pm		 Providence (MT) W 98–54 
Smith Spectrum (6,201)
Logan, UT
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017*
7:00 pm		 at Weber State
Old Oquirrh Bucket		 L 59–65  0–1
 Dee Events Center (8,592)
Ogden, UT
11/13/2017*
7:00 pm		 Montana State W 81–73  1–1
 Smith Spectrum (7,154)
Logan, UT
11/15/2017*
7:00 pm		 Mississippi Valley State W 83–47  2–1
 Smith Spectrum (7,244)
Logan, UT
11/18/2017*
8:00 pm, ATTSNRM		 at No. 17 Gonzaga
Phil Knight Invitational		 L 66–79  2–2
 McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
11/20/2017*
8:00 pm		 at Portland State
Phil Knight Invitational		 L 79–83  2–3
 Veterans Memorial Coliseum (804)
Portland, OR
11/24/2017*
1:00 pm		 vs. Northeastern
Phil Knight Invitational sub-regional		 W 71–67  3–3
 Nashville Municipal Auditorium (400)
Nashville, TN
11/26/2017*
11:00 am		 vs. New Hampshire
Phil Knight Invitational sub-regional		 W 77–63  4–3
 Nashville Municipal Auditorium (400)
Nashville, TN
11/28/2017*
6:00 pm		 at Valparaiso
MW–MVC Challenge		 L 65–72  4–4
 Athletics–Recreation Center (2,949)
Valparaiso, IN
12/02/2017*
7:00 pm, ATTSNRM		 BYU
Old Oquirrh Bucket		 L 66–75  4–5
 Smith Spectrum (10,206)
Logan, UT
12/06/2017*
7:00 pm		 UC Irvine W 66–75  5–5
 Smith Spectrum (5,443)
Logan, UT
12/09/2017*
5:30 pm, P12N		 vs. Utah
Old Oquirrh Bucket/Beehive Classic		 L 67–77  5–6
 Vivint Smart Home Arena (7,729)
Salt Lack City, UT
12/16/2017*
7:00 pm		 Life Pacific W 96–62  6–6
 Smith Spectrum (6,342)
Logan, UT
12/20/2017*
7:00 pm		 Youngstown State W 91–74  7–6
 Smith Spectrum (6,054)
Logan, UT
Mountain West regular season
12/27/2017
7:00 pm		 San Jose State W 86–72  8–6
(1–0)		 Smith Spectrum (6,759)
Logan, UT
12/30/2017
8:00 pm, ESPN3		 at San Diego State L 59–79  8–7
(1–1)		 Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
01/03/2018
7:00 pm		 Fresno State W 81–79 OT 9–7
(2–1)		 Smith Spectrum (8,276)
Logan, UT
01/06/2018
8:00 pm, ATTSNRM		 at UNLV W 85–78  10–7
(3–1)		 Thomas & Mack Center (12,386)
Paradise, NV
01/10/2018
7:00 pm		 Colorado State L 75–84  10–8
(3–2)		 Smith Spectrum (6,144)
Logan, UT
01/13/2018
6:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Nevada L 57–83  10–9
(3–3)		 Lawlor Events Center (9,976)
Reno, NV
01/17/2018
7:00 pm, Stadium		 at Boise State L 67–71  10–10
(3–4)		 Taco Bell Arena (7,002)
Boise, ID
01/20/2018
7:00 pm		 Wyoming L 77–85  10–11
(3–5)		 Smith Spectrum (7,148)
Logan, UT
01/24/2018
7:00 pm		 Air Force W 71–49  11–11
(4–5)		 Smith Spectrum (6,974)
Logan, UT
01/27/2018
5:00 pm		 at Fresno State W 65–62  12–11
(5–5)		 Save Mart Center (7,317)
Fresno, CA
01/31/2018
7:00 pm		 New Mexico W 89–80  13–11
(6–5)		 Smith Spectrum (6,345)
Logan, UT
02/07/2018
7:00 pm		 at Wyoming L 65–83  13–12
(6–6)		 Arena-Auditorium (4,672)
Laramie, WY
02/10/2018
7:00 pm, ATTSNRM		 Boise State W 71–65  14–12
(7–6)		 Smith Spectrum (8,421)
Logan, UT
02/14/2018
7:00 pm		 at New Mexico L 63–78  14–13
(7–7)		 The Pit (9,737)
Albuquerque, NM
02/17/2018
4:00 pm, CBSSN		 No. 24 Nevada L 87–93  14–14
(7–8)		 Smith Spectrum (5,796)
Logan, UT
02/24/2018
2:00 pm		 at Air Force L 65–75  14–15
(7–9)		 Clune Arena (3,267)
Colorado Springs, CO
02/28/2018
8:00 pm		 at San Jose State L 62–64  14–16
(7–10)		 Event Center Arena (1,761)
San Jose, CA
03/03/2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 UNLV W 79–67  15–16
(8–10)		 Smith Spectrum (5,853)
Logan, UT
Mountain West Tournament
03/07/2018
2:30 pm, Stadium		 (7) vs. (10) Colorado State
First round		 W 76–65  16–16
 Thomas & Mack Center (4,994)
Paradise, NV
03/08/2018
7:00 pm, CBSSN		 (7) vs. (2) Boise State
Quarterfinals		 W 78–75  17–16
 Thomas & Mack Center (7,138)
Paradise, NV
03/09/2018
8:30 pm, CBSSN		 (7) vs. (3) New Mexico
Semifinals		 L 68–83  17–17
 Thomas & Mack Center (8,224)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain

Source[10].

References

  1. ↑ Greene, Dana (March 11, 2018). "Utah State fires head basketball coach Tim Duryea". Good4Utah. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Source: Utah State set to hire South Dakota's Craig Smith as new basketball coach". Retrieved 2018-03-26.
  3. ↑ Garry, Mick (March 26, 2018). "South Dakota's Craig Smith named men's basketball coach at Utah State". Sioux Falls Argus Leader. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  4. ↑ "San Jose State vs. Utah State - Game Recap - March 8, 2017 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
  5. ↑ "Utah State vs. Nevada - Game Recap - March 9, 2017 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
  6. ↑ Bales, Kenzie. "Nevada defeats Utah State in quarterfinals of Mountain West Tournament". KRNV. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
  7. ↑ "Nevada Predicted to Win 2017-18 Mountain West Men's Basketball Regular-Season Title". Retrieved 2017-10-26.
  8. ↑ "Mountain West Announces 2017-18 Men's Basketball Preseason All-Conference Team". Retrieved 2017-10-26.
  9. ↑ "Utah State 2017–18 roster". UtahStateAggies.com. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Utah State 2017–18 schedule". UtahStateAggies.com. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
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