2015–16 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team

2015–16 Utah State Aggies men's basketball
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record16–15 (7–11 Mountain West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Chris Jones
  • Tarvish Felton
  • Louis Wilson
Home arenaSmith Spectrum
Seasons
2015–16 Mountain West Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
San Diego State 16 – 2   .889 28 – 10   .737
Fresno State † 13 – 5   .722 25 – 10   .714
Boise State 11 – 7   .611 20 – 12   .625
Nevada 10 – 8   .556 24 – 14   .632
New Mexico 10 – 8   .556 17 – 15   .531
Colorado State 8 – 10   .444 18 – 16   .529
UNLV 8 – 10   .444 18 – 15   .545
Utah State 7 – 11   .389 16 – 15   .516
Wyoming 7 – 11   .389 14 – 18   .438
Air Force 5 – 13   .278 14 – 18   .438
San Jose State 4 – 14   .222 9 – 22   .290
† Conference tournament winner

The 2015–16 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team represented Utah State University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Tim Duryea's first season at Utah State. The Aggies played their home games at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum and were members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 16–15, 7–11 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They defeated Wyoming to advance to the quarterfinals of the Mountain West tournament where they lost to San Diego State.

Previous season

The Aggies finished the season 18–13, 11–7 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West tournament to Wyoming.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Viko Noma'aea 1 G 6'1" 170 Sophomore Las Vegas, NV Left the team
Konner Frey 11 G 6'5" 210 Sophomore Bountiful, UT Walk-on; didn't return
John Bennett 22 G 6'2" 180 Freshman Palo Alton, CA Walk-on; didn't return
JoJo McGlaston 24 G 6'3" 180 Sophomore Dublin, CA Transferred to Diablo Valley College
Sean Harris 30 F 6'7" 200 Senior Rocklin, CA Graduated
Bilal Begic 55 C 7'1" 225 Junior Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina Transferred

Incoming Transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Shane Rector 4 G 6'1" 180 Junior Bronx, NY Junior college transfer from Miami Dade College.
Alexis Dargenton 43 F 6'7" 190 Sophomore Fort-de-France, Martinique Junior college transfer from Laramie County Community College.

Recruiting

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Brock Miller
SG 		Goodyear, AZ Brighton 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sep 6, 2014 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 70
Dusan Majstorovic
SF 		Lee, ME Lee Academy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sep 21, 2014 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   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:

  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 26, 2015.

Note: Brock Miller a 2015 high school graduate from Goodyear, AZ, went on a 2-year LDS Mission and will be arriving back on campus at Utah State in the fall of 2017.

Roster

[1]

2015–16 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Trace Cureton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Sinclair CC Indianapolis, IN
G 2 Darius Perkins 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Chaminade-Madonna College Prep
Miami Dade College 		Fort Myers, FL
G 4 Shane Rector 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr South Kent School
Miami Dade College 		Bronx, NY
G 5 Julion Pearre 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So McKinney North HS McKinney, TX
F 12 Lew Evans 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Jr New Hampton Prep
Tulsa 		Salt Lake City, UT
F 13 David Collette 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS So Murray Murray, UT
G/F 14 Jalen Moore 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Sky View Smithfield, UT
G 20 Henry Bolton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So St. Andrew's Portsmith, RI
G 21 Jake Miles (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Morgan Morgan, UT
F 22 Quinn Taylor 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Fr Langham Creek Houston, TX
G 24 John Middleton (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Holy Spirit Atlantic City, NJ
G 32 Grayson Moore 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr Sky View
Northwest Nazarene 		North Logan, UT
G 34 Chris Smith 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Center High
Yuba College 		Sacramento, CA
F 43 Alexis Dargenton 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Laramie County CC Fort-de-France, Martinique
F 50 Elston Jones 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Millennium Goodyear, AZ
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule

[2]

Date
time, TV 		Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
10/31/2015*
7:00 pm 		Oklahoma Panhandle State W 87–48 
Smith Spectrum (8,749)
Logan, UT
11/06/2015*
7:00 pm 		Cal State Monterey Bay L 60–77 
Smith Spectrum (8,869)
Logan, UT
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
7:00 pm, KJZZ 		at Weber State
Old Oquirrh Bucket 		W 73–70  1–0
 Dee Events Center (8,964)
Ogden, UT
11/17/2015*
7:00 pm 		Adams State W 83–68  2–0
 Smith Spectrum (8,423)
Logan, UT
11/20/2015*
7:00 pm 		Union (TN) W 73–49  3–0
 Smith Spectrum (8,628)
Logan, UT
11/24/2015*
7:00 pm 		Utah Valley
Old Oquirrh Bucket 		W 81–55  4–0
 Smith Spectrum (8,632)
Logan, UT
11/29/2015*
10:30 am, ESPNU 		at No. 6 Duke L 52–85  4–1
 Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
12/01/2015*
6:00 pm 		at Missouri State
MWC–MVC Challenge 		W 69–68  5–1
 JQH Arena (3,694)
Springfield, MO
12/09/2015*
7:00 pm, BYUtv 		at BYU
Old Oquirrh Bucket 		L 68–80  5–2
 Marriott Center (14,048)
Provo, UT
12/12/2015*
7:00 pm, RTUT 		UC Irvine L 63–73  5–3
 Smith Spectrum (8,857)
Logan, UT
12/21/2015*
8:00 pm 		Texas–Rio Grande Valley
World Vision Classic 		W 94–69  6–3
 Smith Spectrum (8,156)
Logan, UT
12/22/2015*
8:00 pm 		Idaho State
World Vision Classic 		W 69–58  7–3
 Smith Spectrum (7,746)
Logan, UT
12/23/2015*
8:00 pm 		North Dakota State
World Vision Classic 		W 76–62  8–3
 Smith Spectrum (8,321)
Logan, UT
Mountain West regular season
12/30/2015
8:00 pm 		at San Jose State W 80–71  9–3
(1–0) 		Event Center Arena (1,417)
San Jose, CA
01/02/2016
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		San Diego State L 67–70  9–4
(1–1) 		Smith Spectrum (8,626)
Logan, UT
01/05/2016
8:00 pm, CBSSN 		Boise State L 61–76  9–5
(1–2) 		Smith Spectrum (8,330)
Logan, UT
01/09/2016
4:00 pm, ESPN3 		at New Mexico L 59–77  9–6
(1–3) 		The Pit (13,476)
Albuquerque, NM
01/12/2016
7:00 pm, RTUT 		Air Force W 79–60  10–6
(2–3) 		Smith Spectrum (9,243)
Logan, UT
01/16/2016
8:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Colorado State W 96–92  11–6
(3–3) 		Moby Arena (3,752)
Fort Collins, CO
01/19/2016
9:00 pm, ESPN3 		UNLV L 68–80  11–7
(3–4) 		Smith Spectrum (9,394)
Logan, UT
01/23/2016
3:30 pm, CBSSN 		at San Diego State L 55–70  11–8
(3–5) 		Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
01/30/2016
7:00 pm, RTUT 		Nevada L 84–89  11–9
(3–6) 		Smith Spectrum (9,659)
Logan, UT
02/02/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Boise State L 67–70  11–10
(3–7) 		Taco Bell Arena (5,544)
Boise, ID
02/06/2016
4:00 pm, RTUT 		at Wyoming L 65–84  11–11
(3–8) 		Arena-Auditorium (6,141)
Laramie, WY
02/09/2016
8:00 pm, CBSSN 		New Mexico W 80–72  12–11
(4–8) 		Smith Spectrum (9,290)
Logan, UT
02/17/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Colorado State W 72–59  13–11
(5–8) 		Smith Spectrum (9,377)
Logan, UT
02/20/2016
5:00 pm, RTUT 		at Fresno State L 68–75  13–12
(5–9) 		Save Mart Center (7,068)
Fresno, CA
02/24/2016
8:00 pm, RTUT 		at Nevada L 68–73  13–13
(5–10) 		Lawlor Events Center (6,527)
Reno, NV
02/27/2016
7:00 pm 		San Jose State W 88–70  14–13
(6–10) 		Smith Spectrum (9,437)
Logan, UT
03/02/2016
7:00 pm, RTUT 		at Air Force W 78–65  15–13
(7–10) 		Clune Arena (1,556)
Colorado Springs, CO
03/05/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Fresno State L 85–86  15–14
(7–11) 		Smith Spectrum (9,870)
Logan, UT
Mountain West tournament
03/09/2016
12:00 pm, MWN 		vs. Wyoming
First round 		W 88–70  16–14
 Thomas & Mack Center (5,970)
Paradise, NV
03/10/2016
1:00 pm, CBSSN 		vs. San Diego State
Quarterfinals 		L 65–71  16–15
 Thomas & Mack Center (8,279)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain..

References

  1. ^ "Utah State 2015–16 roster". UtahStateAggies.com. Archived from the original on March 19, 2015.
  2. ^ "Utah State 2015–16 schedule". UtahStateAggies.com. Archived from the original on March 19, 2015.