2020–21 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team represents Utah State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Aggies, led by third-year head coach Craig Smith, play their home games at the Smith Spectrum in Logan, Utah as members of the Mountain West Conference.

2020–21 Utah State Aggies men's basketball
ConferenceMountain West Conference
2020–21 record13–5 (10–2 MW)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Austin Hansen
  • Eric Peterson
  • David Ragland
Home arenaSmith Spectrum
2020–21 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Utah State112 .846  145  .737
Boise State102 .833  142  .875
Colorado State103 .769  134  .765
San Diego State73 .700  134  .765
Nevada85 .615  137  .650
Fresno State57 .417  77  .500
UNLV35 .375  69  .400
Wyoming47 .364  108  .556
San Jose State39 .250  511  .313
Air Force210 .167  412  .250
New Mexico111 .083  511  .313
2021 MW Tournament winner
As of February 5, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Aggies finished the season 26–8, 12–6 in Mountain West play to finish in a three-way tie for second place. They defeated New Mexico, Wyoming and San Diego State to become champions of the Mountain West Tournament, their second consecutive Mountain West Tournament championship. They earned the Mountain West's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. However, on March 12 it was announced that the NCAA Tournament would be cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Roster

2020–21 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 2 Sean Bairstow 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoChurchie Brisbane, QLD
G 3 Steven Ashworth 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)170 lb (77 kg) FrLone Peak HS Alpine, UT
F 10 Alphonso Anderson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg) SrGarfield HS
North Idaho College
Tacoma, WA
F 11 Max Shulga 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)197 lb (89 kg) FrBasketball School of Excellence Kyiv, Ukraine
C 12 Szymon Zapala 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)240 lb (109 kg) FrSMS PZkosz Wladyslawowo Zaborze, Poland
F 13 Liam McChesney 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)185 lb (84 kg) RS FrCharles Hays Prince Rupert, BC
G 21 Karson Stastny 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)175 lb (79 kg) RS FrCelina HS Celina, TX
G 22 Brock Miller 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS JrBrighton HS Sandy, UT
C 23 Neemias Queta 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)245 lb (111 kg) JrBenfica Barreiro, Portugal
G 24 Rollie Worster 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS FrHellgate HS Missoula, MT
G 30 Zahar Vedischev 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS FrPBC Lokomotiv Kuban Moscow, Russia
C 32 Trevin Dorius 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)240 lb (109 kg) RS SoWasatch HS Heber City, UT
F 34 Justin Bean 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS JrSouthmoore HS Moore, OK
F 35 Matthew Wickizer 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrKearns HS North Salt Lake, UT
G 44 Marco Anthony 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)225 lb (102 kg) RS JrHolmes HS
Virginia
San Antonio, TX
C 52 Kuba Karwowski 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrNorth Platte CC Warsaw, Poland
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
Nov 25, 2020*
7:30 pm, ESPN2
vs. VCU
Crossover Classic querterfinals
L 69–85  0–1
 17  Queta  10  Queta  3  Bean  Sanford Pentagon 
Sioux Falls, SD
Nov 26, 2020*
5:30 pm, ESPN2
vs. South Dakota State
Crossover Classic consolation 2nd round
L 59–83  0–2
 12  Queta  8  Queta  3  Tied  Sanford Pentagon 
Sioux Falls, SD
Nov 27, 2020*
2:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. Northern Iowa
Crossover Classic 7th place game
W 82–71  1–2
 22  Anthony  10  Tied  4  Bean  Sanford Pentagon 
Sioux Falls, SD
Dec 5, 2020*
7:00 pm, MWN
BYU L 64–67  1–3
 18  Queta  13  Bean  5  Worster  Smith Spectrum (1,628)
Logan, UT
Dec 8, 2020*
7:00 pm
College of Idaho W 90–64  2–3
 21  Bean  8  Queta  7  Ashworth  Smith Spectrum (1,324)
Logan, UT
Dec 12, 2020*
2:00 pm, KJZZ
at Weber State Canceled due to COVID-19 issues Dee Events Center 
Ogden, UT
Dec 15, 2020*
7:00 pm
Dixie State Canceled due to COVID-19 issues Smith Spectrum 
Logan, UT
Dec 18, 2020*
7:00 pm
Northern Colorado W 63–50  3–3
 19  Anthony  11  Bean  4  Worster  Smith Spectrum (1,376)
Logan, UT
Dec 21, 2020
7:00 pm
San Jose State W 107–62  4–3
(1–0)
 16  Bean  11  Bean  7  Worster  Smith Spectrum (1,354)
Logan, UT
Dec 23, 2020
7:00 pm
San Jose State W 85–52  5–3
(2–0)
 15  Worster  12  Bean  4  Tied  Smith Spectrum (1,151)
Logan, UT
Dec 31, 2020
1:00 pm, CBSSN
at Air Force W 83–48  6–3
(3–0)
 15  Bean  5  Tied  6  Anthony  Clune Arena 
Colorado Springs, CO
Jan 2, 2021
4:00 pm, Stadium
at Air Force W 72–53  7–3
(4–0)
 15  Tied  11  Queta  6  Queta  Clune Arena 
Colorado Springs, CO
Jan 6, 2021
8:00 pm, CBSSN
vs. New Mexico W 77–45  8–3
(5–0)
 18  Queta  6  3 tied  4  Bean  Rip Griffin Center 
Lubbock, TX
Jan 8, 2021
9:00 pm, FS1
vs. New Mexico W 82–46  9–3
(6–0)
 13  Bean  13  Tied  5  Ashworth  Rip Griffin Center 
Lubbock, TX
Jan 14, 2021
7:00 pm, CBSSN
San Diego State W 57–45  10–3
(7–0)
 16  Miller  16  Queta  3  Tied  Smith Spectrum (1,585)
Logan, UT
Jan 16, 2021
10:30 am, CBS
San Diego State W 64–59  11–3
(8–0)
 17  Ashworth  10  Queta  4  Queta  Smith Spectrum (1,638)
Logan, UT
Jan 19, 2021
7:00 pm, CBSSN
Colorado State W 83–64  12–3
(9–0)
 20  Miller  12  Queta  9  Worster  Smith Spectrum (1,553)
Logan, UT
Jan 21, 2021
9:00 pm, FS1
Colorado State L 76–84  12–4
(9–1)
 14  Miller  6  Tied  5  Tied  Smith Spectrum (1,592)
Logan, UT
Jan 25, 2021
7:00 pm, CBSSN
at UNLV L 56–59  12–5
(9–2)
 18  Anthony  11  Queta  3  Tied  Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, NV
Jan 27, 2021
9:00 pm, FS1
at UNLV W 83–74  13–5
(10–2)
 19  Worster  9  Tied  9  Worster  Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, NV
Feb 4, 2021
7:00 pm, Stadium
at Fresno State     Save Mart Center 
Fresno, CA
Feb 6, 2021
8:00 pm, FS1
at Fresno State     Save Mart Center 
Fresno, CA
Feb 10, 2021
6:00 pm, Stadium
Wyoming     Smith Spectrum 
Logan, UT
Feb 12, 2021
8:00 pm, FS1
Wyoming     Smith Spectrum 
Logan, UT
Feb 17, 2021
 CBSSN
at Boise State     ExtraMile Arena 
Boise, ID
Feb 19, 2021
8:00 pm, FS1
at Boise State     ExtraMile Arena 
Boise, ID
Feb 26, 2021
 FS1
Nevada     Smith Spectrum 
Logan, UT
Feb 28, 2021
 FS1
Nevada     Smith Spectrum 
Logan, UT
Mountain West Tournament
Mar 10–13, 2021
vs.      Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain.

Source[1]

References

  1. "Utah State 2020–21 schedule". UtahStateAggies.com. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
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