| 2021–22Utah State Aggies men's basketball | |
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Myrtle Beach Invitational champions | |
NIT, first round | |
| Conference | Mountain West Conference |
| Record | 18–16 (8–10 MW) |
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| Home arena | Smith Spectrum |
Seasons | |
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| No. 23Boise State † | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 27 | – | 8 | .771 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 24Colorado State | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 25 | – | 6 | .806 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 13 | – | 4 | .765 | 23 | – | 9 | .719 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 25 | – | 9 | .735 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNLV | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 8 | – | 9 | .471 | 23 | – | 13 | .639 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 18 | – | 16 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 13 | – | 18 | .419 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 5 | – | 12 | .294 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Air Force | 4 | – | 13 | .235 | 11 | – | 18 | .379 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | 1 | – | 17 | .056 | 8 | – | 23 | .258 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The2021–22 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team representedUtah State University in the2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Aggies, led by first-year head coachRyan Odom, played their home games at theSmith Spectrum inLogan, Utah as members of theMountain West Conference.
In a season limited due to the ongoingCOVID-19 pandemic, theAggies finished the2020–21 season 20–9, 15–4 inMountain West play, to finish in second place. In theMountain West tournament, they defeatedUNLV[1] andColorado State[2] before losing toSan Diego State in the championship game.[3] They received an at-large bid to theNCAA tournament as the No. 11 seed in the South region, where they lost toTexas Tech in the first round.[4]
Following the season, head coachCraig Smith left the school to accept the head-coaching position atUtah.[5] Shortly thereafter, the school namedUMBC head coach Ryan Odom the team's new head coach.[6]
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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| Alphonso Anderson | 10 | F | 6' 6" | 220 | Senior | Tacoma, WA | Graduate transferred toPacific |
| Liam McChesney | 13 | F | 6' 10" | 185 | RS Freshman | Prince Rupert, BC | Transferred toIllinois State |
| Karson Stastny | 21 | G | 6' 4" | 175 | Freshman | Celina, TX | Walk-on; transferred |
| Neemias Queta | 23 | C | 7' 0" | 245 | Junior | Barreiro, Portugal | Declared for the2021 NBA draft; selected 39th overall by theSacramento Kings |
| Rollie Worster | 24 | G | 6' 3" | 200 | Freshman | Missoula, MT | Transferred toUtah |
| Zahar Vedischev | 30 | G | 6' 6" | 180 | Freshman | Moscow, Russia | Transferred |
| Marco Anthony | 44 | G | 6' 5" | 225 | RS Junior | San Antonio, TX | Graduate transferred toUtah |
| Kuba Karwowski | 52 | C | 7' 2" | 220 | Senior | Warsaw, Poland | Graduate transferred toSam Houston State |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous college |
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| Travis Wagstaff | 1 | F | 6' 7" | 215 | RS Sophomore | Holladay, UT | Junior college transferred fromSnow College |
| Brandon Horvath | 4 | F | 6' 10" | 210 | Graduate student | West River, MD | Transferred fromUMBC. Will be eligible to play immediately since Horvath graduated from UMBC. |
| RJ Eytle-Rock | 5 | G | 6' 4" | 225 | Senior | London, England | Transferred fromUMBC |
| Rylan Jones | 15 | G | 6' 0" | 178 | Junior | Salt Lake City, UT | Transferred fromUtah |
| Name | Hometown | School | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Muzamil Ameer Hamoda SG | Riffa, Bahrain | Bridgton Academy | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | N/A | Mar 21, 2021 | |
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| Overall recruit ranking: Scout: – Rivals: – 247Sports: #65 | ||||||
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| Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| October 27, 2021* 7:00 p.m. | Montana Western | W 81–51 | 21 – Bean | 10 – Bean | 5 – tied | Smith Spectrum (6,390) Logan, UT | |||||
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| November 9, 2021* 7:30 p.m. | UC Davis | L 69–72 | 0–1 | 19 – Horvath | 13 – Bean | 6 – Jones | Smith Spectrum (6,554) Logan, UT | ||||
| November 12, 2021* 4:00 p.m., CBSSN | vs. Richmond Veterans Classic | W 85–74 | 1–1 | 30 – Bean | 14 – Bean | 5 – Jones | Alumni Hall (3,800) Annapolis, MD | ||||
| November 18, 2021* 12:30 pm, ESPNU | vs. Penn Myrtle Beach Invitational quarterfinals | W 87–79 2OT | 2–1 | 33 – Bean | 16 – Bean | 5 – tied | HTC Center (1,156) Conway, SC | ||||
| November 19, 2021* 10:00 a.m., ESPN2 | vs. New Mexico State Myrtle Beach Invitational semifinals | W 85–58 | 3–1 | 19 – Jones | 7 – Bean | 4 – tied | HTC Center (1,131) Conway, SC | ||||
| November 21, 2021* 1:00 p.m., ESPN2 | vs. Oklahoma Myrtle Beach Invitational championship | W 73–70 | 4–1 | 24 – Bean | 19 – Bean | 5 – Jones | HTC Center (1,101) Conway, SC | ||||
| November 27, 2021* 7:00 p.m. | UT Arlington | W 80–61 | 5–1 | 24 – Bean | 10 – Bean | 7 – Jones | Smith Spectrum (8,088) Logan, UT | ||||
| November 29, 2021* 7:00 p.m. | Carroll (MT) | W 93–63 | 6–1 | 20 – Horvath | 11 – Bean | 7 – Jones | Smith Spectrum (7,524) Logan, UT | ||||
| December 2, 2021* 7:00 p.m., CBSSN | Saint Mary's | L 58–60 | 6–2 | 19 – Bean | 10 – Bean | 3 – Bean | Smith Spectrum (8,888) Logan, UT | ||||
| December 8, 2021* 7:00 p.m. | at No. 24 BYU Old Oquirrh Bucket | L 71–82 | 6–3 | 20 – Bean | 7 – tied | 6 – Jones | Marriott Center (15,669) Provo, UT | ||||
| December 11, 2021* 7:00 p.m. | New Orleans | W 82–50 | 7–3 | 14 – Bean | 9 – Dorius | 11 – Jones | Smith Spectrum (8,727) Logan, UT | ||||
| December 15, 2021* 7:00 p.m., KJZZ | at Weber State Old Oquirrh Bucket | W 95–80 | 8–3 | 27 – Ashworth | 14 – Horvath | 6 – Jones | Dee Events Center (6,355) Ogden, UT | ||||
| December 18, 2021* 7:00 p.m., BTN | vs. Iowa Sanford Pentagon Showcase | L 75–94 | 8–4 | 18 – Horvath | 6 – Horvath | 5 – Jones | Sanford Pentagon (3,250) Sioux Falls, SD | ||||
| December 21, 2021* 7:00 p.m. | Portland State | W 81–62 | 9–4 | 29 – Bean | 12 – Bean | 8 – Jones | Smith Spectrum (6,945) Logan, UT | ||||
| Mountain West regular season | |||||||||||
| December 28, 2021 1:00 p.m. | at Air Force | L 47–49 | 9–5 (0–1) | 18 – Bean | 10 – tied | 4 – Ashworth | Clune Arena (1,123) Colorado Springs, CO | ||||
| January 8, 2022 6:00 p.m., CBSSN | at New Mexico | W 90–87 OT | 10–5 (1–1) | 21 – Bean | 11 – Bean | 8 – Jones | The Pit (8,338) Albuquerque, NM | ||||
| January 12, 2022 6:00 p.m., CBSSN | at Colorado State | L 72–77 | 10–6 (1–2) | 20 – Bairstow | 7 – Horvath | 4 – Horvath | Moby Arena (4,578) Fort Collins, CO | ||||
| January 15, 2022 7:00 p.m. | Wyoming | L 69–71 | 10–7 (1–3) | 19 – tied | 13 – Bean | 3 – Bean | Smith Spectrum (8,109) Logan, UT | ||||
| January 18, 2022 9:00 p.m., CBSSN | at Fresno State | L 54–61 | 10–8 (1–4) | 12 – Bairstow | 6 – tied | 5 – Bairstow | Save Mart Center (5,013) Fresno, CA | ||||
| January 20, 2022 7:00 p.m., Mountain West Network | Boise State Rescheduled from January 4 | L 59–62 | 10–9 (1–5) | 14 – tied | 12 – Bean | 4 – Ashworth | Smith Spectrum (7,548) Logan, UT | ||||
| January 26, 2022 8:30 p.m., FS1 | San Diego State | W 75–57 | 11–9 (2–5) | 17 – Ashworth | 13 – Bean | 5 – Ashworth | Smith Spectrum (7,312) Logan, UT | ||||
| January 29, 2022 8:00 p.m., CBSSN | at Nevada | W 78–49 | 12–9 (3–5) | 12 – Bean | 7 – Horvath | 7 – Ashworth | Lawlor Events Center (7,497) Reno, NV | ||||
| February 1, 2022 7:00 p.m., Stadium | Air Force | W 73–46 | 13–9 (4–5) | 17 – Horvath | 9 – Horvath | 7 – Horvath | Smith Spectrum (7,545) Logan, UT | ||||
| February 3, 2022 7:00 p.m., MW Network | San Jose State Rescheduled from January 1 | W 78–62 | 14–9 (5–5) | 19 – Horvath | 11 – Horvath | 5 – Horvath | Smith Spectrum (8,466) Logan, UT | ||||
| February 5, 2022 4:00 p.m., CBSSN | UNLV | W 90–75 | 15–9 (6–5) | 32 – Bean | 10 – Bean | 7 – Ashworth | Smith Spectrum (9,029) Logan, UT | ||||
| February 8, 2022 7:00 p.m., Stadium | at Wyoming | L 76–78 OT | 15–10 (6–6) | 20 – Horvath | 11 – Bean | 6 – Horvath | Arena-Auditorium (5,558) Laramie, WY | ||||
| February 11, 2022 7:00 p.m., FS1 | Nevada | L 72–85 | 15–11 (6–7) | 29 – Horvath | 9 – Bean | 6 – Jones | Smith Spectrum (7,866) Logan, UT | ||||
| February 15, 2022 8:00 p.m., CBSSN | at San Diego State | L 56–75 | 15–12 (6–8) | 18 – Bean | 8 – Bean | 5 – Jones | Viejas Arena (10,516) San Diego, CA | ||||
| February 19, 2022 4:00 p.m., CBSSN | at Boise State | L 57–68 | 15–13 (6–9) | 16 – Eytle-Rock | 7 – tied | 3 – tied | ExtraMile Arena (10,252) Boise, ID | ||||
| February 22, 2022 8:00 p.m., FS1 | New Mexico | W 81–56 | 16–13 (7–9) | 21 – Bean | 10 – Bean | 6 – Ashworth | Smith Spectrum (7,102) Logan, UT | ||||
| February 26, 2022 8:30 p.m., FS1 | Colorado State | L 55–66 | 16–14 (7–10) | 14 – Eytle-Rock | 11 – Bean | 5 – Ashworth | Smith Spectrum (9,219) Logan, UT | ||||
| March 4, 2022 9:00 p.m., FS1 | at San Jose State | W 75–52 | 17–14 (8–10) | 18 – Bean | 11 – Bean | 5 – Jones | Provident Credit Union Event Center (2,005) San Jose, CA | ||||
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| March 9, 2022 2:30 p.m., Stadium | (7) | vs. (10) Air Force First round | W 83–56 | 18–14 | 18 – Horvath | 12 – Horvath | 6 – Ashworth | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV | |||
| March 10, 2022 7:00 p.m., CBSSN | (7) | vs. (2) No. 23 Colorado State Quarterfinals | L 51–53 | 18–15 | 17 – Horvath | 13 – Bean | 5 – Jones | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV | |||
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| March 15, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN | (4) | Oregon First round – Texas A&M Bracket | L 72–83 | 18–16 | 20 – Ashworth | 16 – Bean | 5 – Ashworth | Smith Spectrum (7,023) Logan, UT | |||
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