Smith Spectrum

Dee Glen Smith Spectrum
	Game during 2006–07 season
	Dee Glen Smith Spectrum Location in Utah Dee Glen Smith Spectrum Location in the United States
Former names	USU Assembly Center; (1970–1971)
Location	900 East 900 North; Logan, Utah
Coordinates	41.748°N 111.812°W
Owner	Utah State University
Operator	Utah State University
Capacity	10,270
Surface	Hardwood
Construction
Broke ground	1968
Opened	December 1, 1970; 50 years ago
Construction cost	$3 million
Architect	Folsom and Hunt
Tenants
	Utah State Aggies (NCAA); (Men's & Women's Basketball,; Women's Volleyball, Gymnastics)

The Dee Glen Smith Spectrum is a 10,270-seat multi-purpose arena in the western United States, located on the campus of Utah State University in Logan, Utah. It is best known for being the home of the Utah State Aggies men's basketball team and the women's basketball team. It also hosts gymnastics, volleyball, and other sporting events. The elevation at street level is approximately 4,770 feet (1,450 m) above sea level.

Interior of the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum in 2013

Interior of the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum.

In addition to sporting events, the Smith Spectrum is utilized for concerts, commencement ceremonies, and other special events central to the Cache Valley community. Originally known as the Assembly Center, the arena's first basketball game was 50 years ago on December 1, 1970, a 95–89 victory over Ohio State.[1] It became known as the Spectrum within the next year, and was named for Dee Glen Smith, founder of Smith's Food and Drug,[2] whose contribution funded a 1988 renovation that added new offices for the athletics department and ticket office.

USU Men's Basketball

Since the Spectrum's inaugural 1970-1971 season, through the 2018-2019 season, the Aggies are a combined 588–140 (.808) at home.

In December 2005, the Utah State Aggies played their 500th game in the Spectrum. In those games, USU amassed a dominating record of 398 wins and 102 losses versus its competition.

Large crowds are another characteristic of the arena, as the Aggies have averaged better than 7,000 fans per game in 38 of their 42 seasons in the Smith Spectrum, and have averaged better than 8,500 fans per game every year since the 2007–08 season.[3] A large part of the home court advantage comes from the USU student section, known as The Hurd.

On March 1, 1990, two former Utah State students set off a water bomb that soaked UNLV coach Jerry Tarkanian and other UNLV coaches and players with a blue-green dye. UNLV was awarded two technical free throws and made both of them. UNLV won the game by two points, 84–82.[4][5]

Stew Morrill Era

From 1998 to 2015, head coach Stew Morrill amassed a home record of 248–32 (.885) over 17 seasons. In that same time period, the Aggies were 119–20 (.856) against league opponents and 125–12 (.912) in non-conference games at home. At the end of the 2008–09 season, Utah State held the second-longest home winning streak in the NCAA, having won 34 straight home games.[6] The Aggies finished the 2007–08 season[7] as well as the 2008–09 season[8] with undefeated marks at home.

Records at the Spectrum

Overall: 603–141 (.810)[9]

Stew Morrill era (1998–2015): 248–32 (.885)

Craig Smith era (2018–): 29–2 (.935)

Undefeated seasons (6): 73-74 (14–0), 97-98 (15–0), 00-01 (15–0), 07-08 (17–0), 08-09 (17–0), 10-11 (17–0)

Longest win streak: 37 (November 2007–December 2009)

References

Miller, Hack (December 2, 1970). "USU, Weber win openers". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. D1.
http://www.utahstateaggies.com/school-bio/ust-spectrum.html
USUStats.com :: Season Results
Sorensen, Mike (March 2, 1990). "Aggies give Rebels a scare in rematch". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. D1.
"Summonses are issued against two in water bombing of UNLV's bench". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. March 14, 1990. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
http://www.utahstateaggies.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/041409aaa.html
USUStats.com :: Season Results : 2007-08
USUStats.com :: Season Results : 2008-09
"USUStats.com - Season Results". usustats.com. Retrieved 2020-03-09.

External links

Utah State University Athletics – Dee Glen Smith Spectrum

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[usuwebr-1] Miller, Hack (December 2, 1970). "USU, Weber win openers". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. D1.

[2] ttp://www.utahstateaggies.com/school-bio/ust-spectrum.html

[3] USUStats.com :: Season Results

[aggvreb-4] Sorensen, Mike (March 2, 1990). "Aggies give Rebels a scare in rematch". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. D1.

[latmsm14-5] "Summonses are issued against two in water bombing of UNLV's bench". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. March 14, 1990. Retrieved November 6, 2017.

[6] ttp://www.utahstateaggies.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/041409aaa.html

[7] USUStats.com :: Season Results : 2007-08

[8] USUStats.com :: Season Results : 2008-09

[9] "USUStats.com - Season Results". usustats.com. Retrieved 2020-03-09.

Utah State University
Located in: Logan, Utah
Logan Campus	Old Main Merrill-Cazier Library Smith Spectrum Romney Stadium Performance Hall Jon M. Huntsman School of Business Chase Fine Arts Center Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art USU Museum of Anthropology George Nelson Fieldhouse
Centers	Space Dynamics Laboratory Utah Botanical Center Swaner EcoCenter Utah Water Research Laboratory Prehistoric Museum Honors Program
People	Presidents Alumni Faculty
Athletics	Basketball Men Women Football Battle of the Brothers Old Oquirrh Bucket Mountain West Conference
Regional campuses	USU-Brigham City USU-College of Eastern Utah USU-Tooele USU-Uintah Basin
Outreach	USTAR WebAIM National Center for Engineering and Technology Education KUSU-FM

Utah State Aggies men's basketball
Venues	George Nelson Fieldhouse (1940–1970) Smith Spectrum (1970–present)
Rivalries	In-state Utah schools
Culture & lore	History
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20

Smith Spectrum

USU Men's Basketball

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