2020–21 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team

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2020–21 Utah State Aggies men's basketball
Utah State Aggies logo.svg
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference Mountain West Conference
Record20–9 (15–4 MW)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Austin Hansen
  • Eric Peterson
  • David Ragland
Home arena Smith Spectrum
Seasons
  2019–20
2021–22  
2020–21 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 16 San Diego State 143 .824235  .821
Utah State 154 .789209  .690
Colorado State 144 .778208  .714
Boise State 146 .700199  .679
Nevada 107 .5881610  .615
Fresno State 911 .4501212  .500
UNLV 810 .4441215  .444
Wyoming 79 .4381411  .560
San Jose State 313 .188516  .238
Air Force 317 .150520  .200
New Mexico 215 .118616  .273
2021 MW Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2020–21 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team represented Utah State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Aggies, led by third-year head coach Craig Smith, played their home games at the Smith Spectrum in Logan, Utah as members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 20–9, 15–4 in Mountain West play to finish in second place. In the Mountain West tournament, they defeated UNLV and Colorado State before losing to San Diego State in the championship game. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 11 seed in the South region, where they lost to Texas Tech in the first round.

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Following the season, Smith left the school to accept the head-coaching position at Utah. [1] Shortly thereafter, the school named UMBC head coach Ryan Odom the team's new head coach. [2]

Previous season

The Aggies finished the 2019–20 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. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. However, on March 12, 2021, the NCAA Tournament was canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Roster

2020–21 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 2Sean Bairstow6 ft 8 in(2.03 m)190 lb(86 kg)So Churchie Brisbane, QLD
G 3Steven Ashworth6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)170 lb(77 kg)Fr Lone Peak HS Alpine, UT
F 10Alphonso Anderson6 ft 6 in(1.98 m)220 lb(100 kg)Sr Garfield HS
North Idaho College
Tacoma, WA
F 11Max Shulga6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)197 lb(89 kg)FrBasketball School of Excellence Kyiv, Ukraine
C 12Szymon Zapala6 ft 11 in(2.11 m)240 lb(109 kg)FrSMS PZkosz WladyslawowoZaborze, Poland
F 13Liam McChesney6 ft 10 in(2.08 m)185 lb(84 kg)RS Fr Charles Hays Prince Rupert, BC
G 21Karson Stastny6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)175 lb(79 kg)RS Fr Celina HS Celina, TX
G 22Brock Miller6 ft 5 in(1.96 m)200 lb(91 kg)RS Jr Brighton HS Sandy, UT
C 23 Neemias Queta 7 ft 0 in(2.13 m)245 lb(111 kg)Jr Benfica Barreiro, Portugal
G 24Rollie Worster6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)200 lb(91 kg)RS Fr Hellgate HS Missoula, MT
G 30Zahar Vedischev6 ft 6 in(1.98 m)180 lb(82 kg)RS Fr PBC Lokomotiv Kuban Moscow, Russia
C 32Trevin Dorius7 ft 0 in(2.13 m)240 lb(109 kg)RS So Wasatch HS Heber City, UT
F 34 Justin Bean 6 ft 7 in(2.01 m)210 lb(95 kg)RS Jr Southmoore HS Moore, OK
F 35Matthew Wickizer6 ft 9 in(2.06 m)210 lb(95 kg)Fr Kearns HS North Salt Lake, UT
G 44Marco Anthony6 ft 5 in(1.96 m)225 lb(102 kg)RS Jr Holmes HS
Virginia
San Antonio, TX
C 52Kuba Karwowski7 ft 2 in(2.18 m)220 lb(100 kg)Jr North 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#ResultRecordHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsSite (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 issuesSmith 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 StateW 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 ForceW 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 MexicoW 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 StateW 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 StateL 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 UNLVW 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 W 69–53 14–5
(11–2)
 14  Queta  5  3 tied  4  Tied  Save Mart Center  
Fresno, CA
Feb 10, 2021
6:00 pm, Stadium
Wyoming Postponed due to COVID-19 issuesSmith Spectrum 
Logan, UT
Feb 17, 2021
7:00 pm, CBSSN
at  Boise State L 70–79 14–6
(11–3)
 32  Queta  10  Queta  6  Ashworth  ExtraMile Arena  (679)
Boise, ID
Feb 19, 2021
8:00 pm, FS1
at Boise StateL 77–81 14–7
(11–4)
 30  Queta  11  Queta  5  Ashworth ExtraMile Arena (872)
Boise, ID
Feb 26, 2021
7:00 pm, FS1
Nevada W 75–72 15–7
(12–4)
 19  Bean  17  Queta  8  Anthony Smith Spectrum 
Logan, UT
Feb 28, 2021
5:00 pm, FS1
NevadaW 87–66 16–7
(13–4)
 26  Queta  13  Queta/Bean  6  Queta Smith Spectrum 
Logan, UT
Mar 4, 2021
7:30 pm, FS1
WyomingW 72–59 17–7
(14–4)
 21  Bean  13  Queta  6  Worster Smith Spectrum 
Logan, UT
Mar 6, 2021
9:00 pm, FS1
at Fresno StateW 57–51 18–7
(15–4)
 13  Tied  12  Bean  4  Anthony Save Mart Center 
Fresno, CA
Mountain West tournament
Mar 11, 2021
6:00 pm, CBSSN
(2) vs. (7) UNLV
Quarterfinals
W 74–53 19–7
 18  Queta  13  Tied  8  Worster Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, NV
Mar 12, 2021
8:59 pm, CBSSN
(2) vs. (3) Colorado State
Semifinals
W 62–50 20–7
 18  Queta  14  Queta  5  Anthony Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, NV
Mar 13, 2021
3:30 pm, CBS
(2) vs. (1) No. 19 San Diego State
Championship
L 57–68 20–8
 18  Queta  8  Anthony  4  Worster Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, NV
NCAA tournament
March 19, 2021
11:45 am,  TNT
(11 S) vs. (6 S) No. 21  Texas Tech
First Round
L 53–65 20–9
 13  Bean  13  Queta  5  Queta  Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall  
Bloomington, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain.

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