2018–19 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team

2018–19 Mountain West Conference
men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 20 Nevada	15	–	3	.833	29	–	5	.853
No. 25 Utah State †	15	–	3	.833	28	–	7	.800
Fresno State	13	–	5	.722	23	–	9	.719
San Diego State	11	–	7	.611	21	–	13	.618
UNLV	11	–	7	.611	17	–	14	.548
Air Force	8	–	10	.444	14	–	18	.438
New Mexico	7	–	11	.389	14	–	18	.438
Boise State	7	–	11	.389	13	–	20	.394
Colorado State	7	–	11	.389	12	–	20	.375
Wyoming	4	–	14	.222	8	–	24	.250
San Jose State	1	–	17	.056	4	–	27	.129

† Mountain West Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2018–19 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team represents Utah State University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Aggies, led by first-year head coach Craig Smith, play their home games at the Smith Spectrum in Logan, Utah as members of the Mountain West Conference.

Previous season

The Aggies finished the 2017–18 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]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
DeAngelo Isby	0	G	6'5"	200	Junior	Chicago, IL	Declare for 2018 NBA draft
Koby McEwen	1	G	6'4"	200	Sophomore	Toronto, ON	Transferred to Marquette
Julion Pearre	5	G	6'3"	205	Senior	McKinney, TX	Graduated
Alex Dargenton	11	F	6'8"	205	RS Senior	Ford-de-France, Martinque	Gradauted
Taylor Larson	13	G	6'4"	210	Sophomore	Highland, UT	Left the team
Norbert Janicek	15	F	6'11"	250	Junior	Dražkovce, Slovakia	Left the team due to personal reasons
Daron Henson	23	F	6'7"	205	RS Freshman	Pasadena, CA	Transferred to Salt Lake CC

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous college
John Knight III	3	G	6'2"	195	Sophomore	Jackson, MS	Junior college transferred from Southwest Mississippi CC
Ke'Sean Davis	13	F	6'7"	210	Sophomore	Los Angeles, CA	Junior college transferred from Seward County CC
Roche Grootfaam	15	F	6'8"	230	Sophomore	Paramaribo, Suriname	Junior college transferred from College of Southern Idaho

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Steven Ashworth PG	Highland, UT	Lone Peak High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)
Steven Ashworth PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Tauriawn Knight PG	Edmond, OK	Edmond Santa Fe High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)
Tauriawn Knight PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Ben Fakira C	Sydney, Australia	Barker College	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	250 lb (110 kg)
Ben Fakira C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: – Rivals: –
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2018-07-30.

Roster

2018–19 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Klay Stall	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	RS Fr	Basha HS	Chandler, AZ
G	1	Tauriawn Knight	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Edmond Santa Fe HS	Edmond, OK
G/F	2	Dwayne Brown, Jr.	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Rockdale County HS Northern Oklahoma CC	Conyers, GA
G	3	John Knight III	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Callaway HS SW Mississippi CC	Jackson, MS
G	4	Crew Ainge (W)	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS So	Kimball Union Academy	Wellesley, MA
G	5	Sam Merrell (W)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Jr	Bountiful HS	Bountiful, UT
F	10	Quinn Taylor	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	RS Sr	Langham Creek	Houston, TX
F	12	Justin Bean	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Fr	Southmoore HS	Moore, OK
F	13	Ke'Sean Davis	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Taft Charter HS Seward County CC	Compton, CA
F	14	Roche Grootfaam	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Covenant Christian Academy College of Southern Idaho	Paramaribo, Suriname
G	15	Abel Porter	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS So	Davis HS	Farmington, UT
F	21	Ben Fakira	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Fr	Barker College	Sydney, Australia
G	22	Brock Miller	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Fr	Brighton HS	Sandy, UT
G	24	Diogo Brito	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Jr	Mountain Mission School	Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal

Head coach

Craig Smith (North Dakota)

Assistant coach(es)

Austin Hansen (South Dakota State)
Eric Peterson (UW–La Crosse)
David Ragland (Southern Indiana)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 1, 2018* 7:00 pm	Evergreen State College	Smith Spectrum Logan, UT
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018* 7:00 pm	at Montana State	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse Bozeman, MT
Nov 9, 2018* 7:00 pm	Hartford MGM Resorts Main Event campus-site game	Smith Spectrum Logan, UT
Nov 13, 2018* 7:00 pm	Mississippi Valley State	Smith Spectrum Logan, UT
Nov 16, 2018* 7:00 pm	Utah Valley MGM Resorts Main Event campus-site game	Smith Spectrum Logan, UT
Nov 19, 2018* 9:00 pm, ESPNU	vs. Saint Mary's MGM Resorts Main Event Heavyweight semifinals	T-Mobile Arena Paradise, NV
Nov 21, 2018*	vs. Arizona State or Mississippi State MGM Resorts Main Event Heavyweight	T-Mobile Arena Paradise, NV
Nov 28, 2018* 7:00 pm	Northern Iowa MW–MVC Challenge	Smith Spectrum Logan, UT
Dec 1, 2018* 8:00 pm	at UC Irvine	Bren Events Center Irvine, CA
Dec 5, 2018* 7:00 pm, BYUtv	at BYU Old Oquirrh Bucket	Marriott Center Provo, UT
Dec 8, 2018* 2:30 pm, ATTSNRM	vs. Weber State Old Oquirrh Bucket/Beehive Classic	Vivint Smart Home Arena Salt Lack City, UT
Dec 15, 2018* 7:00 pm	Alabama State	Smith Spectrum Logan, UT
Dec 20, 2018* 6:00 pm	at Houston	Fertitta Center Houston, TX
Dec 28, 2018* 7:00 pm	Eastern Oregon	Smith Spectrum Logan, UT
Mountain West regular season
Jan 2, 2019 9:00 pm, ESPNU	at Nevada	Lawlor Events Center Reno, NV
Jan 5, 2019 7:00 pm	Air Force	Smith Spectrum Logan, UT
Jan 9, 2019 7:00 pm	Fresno State	Smith Spectrum Logan, UT
Jan 12, 2019 4:00 pm, ATTSNRM	at Wyoming	Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY
Jan 16, 2019 8:00 pm	at San Jose State	Event Center Arena San Jose, CA
Jan 19, 2019 7:00 pm	Colorado State	Smith Spectrum Logan, UT
Jan 26, 2019 2:00 pm, CBSSN	at New Mexico	Dreamstyle Arena Albuquerque, NM
Jan 30, 2019 7:00 pm	San Jose State	Smith Spectrum Logan, UT
Feb 2, 2019 2:30 pm, ATTSNRM	UNLV	Smith Spectrum Logan, UT
Feb 6, 2019 8:30 pm, ATTSNRM	at Fresno State	Save Mart Center Fresno, CA
Feb 9, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN3	at San Diego State	Viejas Arena San Diego, CA
Feb 13, 2019 7:00 pm	Wyoming	Smith Spectrum Logan, UT
Feb 16, 2019 2:00 pm	at Air Force	Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO
Feb 20, 2019 9:00 pm, ESPNU	New Mexico	Smith Spectrum Logan, UT
Feb 23, 2019 TBA, Stadium	at Boise State	Taco Bell Arena Boise, ID
Feb 26, 2019 7:30 pm, CBSSN	San Diego State	Smith Spectrum Logan, UT
Mar 2, 2019 6:30 pm, CBSSN	Nevada	Smith Spectrum Logan, UT
Mar 5, 2019 7:00 pm, ATTSNRM	at Colorado State	Moby Arena Fort Collins, CO
Mountain West Tournament
Mar 13–16, 2019	vs.	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Source^[4].

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.
^ "Utah State 2018–19 schedule". UtahStateAggies.com.

[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.

[utahstateschedule-4] "Utah State 2018–19 schedule". UtahStateAggies.com.

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