2017–18 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 24 Nevada | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 29 | – | 8 | .784 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boise State | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 23 | – | 9 | .719 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 19 | – | 15 | .559 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fresno State | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego State † | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 22 | – | 11 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wyoming | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNLV | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah State | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 17 | – | 17 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Air Force | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 12 | – | 19 | .387 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado State | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Jose State | 1 | – | 17 | .056 | 4 | – | 26 | .133 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† Conference 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
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Shane Rector | 0 | G | 6'2" | 180 | Senior | Bronx, NY | Graduated |
Ngor Barnaba | 13 | F | 6'8" | 235 | Junior | Rochester, MN | Graduate transferred to Northwest Nazarene |
Jalen Moore | 14 | G/F | 6'9" | 220 | Senior | Smithfield, UT | Graduated |
Connor Garner | 25 | G | 6'3" | 200 | Senior | Raft River, ID | Graduated |
Trevin Dorius | 32 | F | 6'10" | 215 | Freshman | Heber City, UT | Walk-on; didn't return |
Incoming transfers
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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Deangelo Isby | 0 | F | 6'5" | 195 | Junior | Chicago, IL | Junior college transferred from Wabash Valley College |
Dwayne Brown Jr. | 25 | F | 6'7" | 220 | Junior | Conyers, GA | Junior 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
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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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 | L 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 | ||||||
References
- ^ Greene, Dana (March 11, 2018). "Utah State fires head basketball coach Tim Duryea". Good4Utah. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
- ^ "Source: Utah State set to hire South Dakota's Craig Smith as new basketball coach". Retrieved 2018-03-26.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "San Jose State vs. Utah State - Game Recap - March 8, 2017 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
- ^ "Utah State vs. Nevada - Game Recap - March 9, 2017 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
- ^ Bales, Kenzie. "Nevada defeats Utah State in quarterfinals of Mountain West Tournament". KRNV. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
- ^ "Nevada Predicted to Win 2017-18 Mountain West Men's Basketball Regular-Season Title". Retrieved 2017-10-26.
- ^ "Mountain West Announces 2017-18 Men's Basketball Preseason All-Conference Team". Retrieved 2017-10-26.
- ^ "Utah State 2017–18 roster". UtahStateAggies.com. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
- ^ "Utah State 2017–18 schedule". UtahStateAggies.com. Retrieved October 11, 2017.