2016–17 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team

2016–17 Utah State Aggies men's basketball
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record14–17 (7–11 MW)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Chris Jones
  • Tarvish Felton
  • Louis Wilson
Home arenaSmith Spectrum
Seasons
2016–17 Mountain West Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Nevada † 14 – 4   .778 28 – 7   .800
Colorado State 13 – 5   .722 24 – 12   .667
Boise State 12 – 6   .667 20 – 12   .625
Fresno State 11 – 7   .611 20 – 13   .606
New Mexico 10 – 8   .556 17 – 14   .548
San Diego State 9 – 9   .500 19 – 14   .576
Wyoming 8 – 10   .444 23 – 15   .605
San Jose State 7 – 11   .389 14 – 16   .467
Utah State 7 – 11   .389 14 – 17   .452
Air Force 4 – 14   .222 12 – 21   .364
UNLV 4 – 14   .222 11 – 21   .344
† Conference tournament winner

The 2016–17 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team represented Utah State University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Tim Duryea's second season at Utah State. The Aggies played their home games at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum in Logan, Utah as members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 14–17, 7–11 in Mountain West play to finish in tie for eighth place. They defeated San Jose State in the first round of the Mountain West tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Nevada.

Previous season

The Aggies finished the 2015–16 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.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Trace Cureton 0 G/F 6'4" 185 Senior Indianapolis, IN Graduated
Darius Perkins 2 G 6'1" 200 Senior Fort Myers, FL Graduated
Lew Evans 12 F 6'6" 235 RS Junior Salt Lake City, UT Graduated transferred to Tennessee
David Collette 13 F 6'8" 220 Junior Murray, UT Transferred to Utah
Henry Bolton 20 G 6'3" 190 Sophomore Portsmouth, RI Transferred to USC Aiken
Jake Miles 21 G 6'2" 180 Freshman Morgan, UT Walk-on; didn't return
John Middleton 24 G 6'4" 215 Freshman Atlantic City, NJ Walk-on; transferred to Valparaiso
Grayson Moore 32 G 6'7" 200 RS Senior North Logan, UT Graduated
Chris Smith 34 G 6'4" 210 Senior Sacramento, CA Graduated
Elston Jones 50 F 6'9" 240 Sophomore Goodyear, AZ Transferred to UC Irvine

Incoming Transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Ngor Barnaba 13 F 6'9" 225 Junior Dražkovce, Slovakia Junior college transferred from Missouri–West Plains.
Norbert Janicek 15 C 6'11" 230 Sophomore Dražkovce, Slovakia Junior college transferred from Snow College.

Recruiting

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Koby McEwen
#21 PG 		Toronto, ON Wasatch Academy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sep 7, 2015 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 80
Daron Henson
#61 PF 		Los Angeles, CA Cathedral High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Oct 16, 2015 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 73
Klay Stall
#66 PF 		Chandler, AZ Basha High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Aug 7, 2015 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 70
Diogo Brito
SG 		Grundy, VA Mountain Mission School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) May 14, 2016 
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:

  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 5, 2016.

Roster

[1]

2016–17 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Shane Rector 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr South Kent School
Miami Dade College 		Bronx, NY
G 1 Koby McEwen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Wasatch Academy Toronto, ON
F 2 Klay Stall 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Basha HS Chandler, AZ
G 3 Sam Merrill 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Bountiful HS Bountiful, UT
G 5 Julion Pearre 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr McKinney North HS McKinney, TX
F 10 Quinn Taylor 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS So Langham Creek Houston, TX
F 11 Alexis Dargenton 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So Laramie County CC Fort-de-France, Martinique
F 13 Ngor Barnaba 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr John Marshall HS
Missouri–West Plains 		Rochester, MN
G/F 14 Jalen Moore 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Sky View Smithfield, UT
F 15 Norbert Janicek 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Canarias Basketball Academy
Snow College 		Dražkovce, Slovakia
G/F 23 Daron Henson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Cathedral HS Los Angeles, CA
G 24 Diogo Brito 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Mountain Mission HS Portugal
G 25 Connor Garner 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Declo HS Raft River, ID
G 30 Abel Porter (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Davis HS Farmington, UT
F 32 Trevin Dorius (W) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Wasatch HS Heber City, UT
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/04/2016*
7:00 pm 		Southern Virginia W 83–55 
Smith Spectrum (5,710)
Logan, UT
11/16/2016*
7:00 pm 		Bristol (CA) W 96–53 
Smith Spectrum (8,264)
Logan, UT
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
8:00 pm 		at UC Irvine W 72–56  1–0
 Bren Events Center (1,883)
Irvine, CA
11/14/2016*
7:00 pm 		NJIT
Cancún Challenge 		W 93–84  2–0
 Smith Spectrum (8,584)
Logan, UT
11/19/2016*
7:00 pm 		Idaho State
Cancún Challenge 		W 85–51  3–0
 Smith Spectrum (8,923)
Logan, UT
11/22/2016*
6:30 pm, CBSSN 		vs. No. 17 Purdue
Cancún Challenge semifinals 		L 64–85  3–1
 Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (1,610)
Cancún, Mexico
11/23/2016*
4:00 pm, CBSSN 		vs. Texas Tech
Cancún Challenge 3rd place game 		L 51–75  3–2
 Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (1,610)
Cancún, Mexico
11/30/2016*
7:00 pm, BYUtv 		vs. BYU
Old Oquirrh Bucket 		L 63–77  3–3
 Vivint Smart Home Arena (12,187)
Salt Lake City, UT
12/03/2016*
7:00 pm 		Indiana State
MW–MVC Challenge 		L 61–62  3–4
 Smith Spectrum (7,064)
Logan, UT
12/06/2016*
7:00 pm 		Great Falls W 84–51  4–4
 Smith Spectrum (5,932)
Logan, UT
12/10/2016*
7:00 pm 		at Utah Valley
Old Oquirrh Bucket 		W 80–79 OT 5–4
 UCCU Center (6,792)
Orem, UT
12/19/2016*
7:00 pm 		New Orleans W 76–66  6–4
 Smith Spectrum (5,825)
Logan, UT
12/21/2016*
7:00 pm 		Weber State
Old Oquirrh Bucket 		L 71–77  6–5
 Smith Spectrum (6,270)
Logan, UT
Mountain West regular season
12/28/2016
7:00 pm, RTUT 		Boise State L 80–83  6–6
(0–1) 		Smith Spectrum (7,227)
Logan, UT
12/31/2016
12:00 pm, RTUT 		at Air Force L 73–78  6–7
(0–2) 		Clune Arena (1,143)
Colorado Springs, CO
01/04/2017
9:00 pm, ESPNU 		New Mexico W 79–75  7–7
(1–2) 		Smith Spectrum (3,897)
Logan, UT
01/07/2017
4:00 pm, CBSSN 		UNLV W 79–63  8–7
(2–2) 		Smith Spectrum (6,080)
Logan, UT
01/11/2017
7:00 pm, RTUT 		at Wyoming L 87–95  8–8
(2–3) 		Arena-Auditorium (4,547)
Laramie, WY
01/14/2017
8:00 pm, ESPN3 		at San Diego State L 55–74  8–9
(2–4) 		Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
01/21/2017
7:00 pm, MWN 		Colorado State L 56–64  8–10
(2–5) 		Smith Spectrum (8,854)
Logan, UT
01/25/2017
9:00 pm, ESPNU 		at New Mexico L 61–74  8–11
(2–6) 		The Pit (10,698)
Albuquerque, NM
01/28/2017
7:00 pm 		Fresno State W 78–65  9–11
(3–6) 		Smith Spectrum (6,835)
Logan, UT
02/01/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Nevada W 74–57  10–11
(4–6) 		Smith Spectrum (6,122)
Logan, UT
02/04/2017
6:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Boise State L 70–72  10–12
(4–7) 		Taco Bell Arena (7,560)
Boise, ID
02/07/2017
7:00 pm 		at Colorado State L 52–69  10–13
(4–8) 		Moby Arena (2,763)
Fort Collins, CO
02/11/2017
7:00 pm 		Wyoming W 81–74  11–13
(5–8) 		Smith Spectrum (7,027)
Logan, UT
02/15/2017
8:00 pm, CBSSN 		San Diego State L 62–66  11–14
(5–9) 		Smith Spectrum (6,427)
Logan, UT
02/18/2017
6:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Nevada L 66–77  11–15
(5–10) 		Lawlor Events Center (10,336)
Reno, NV
02/22/2017
8:00 pm 		at San Jose State W 81–75  12–15
(6–10) 		Event Center Arena (2,316)
San Jose, CA
02/25/2017
7:00 pm, RTUT 		Air Force W 89–58  13–15
(7–10) 		Smith Spectrum (8,015)
Logan, UT
03/01/2017
9:00 pm, ESPNU 		at UNLV L 59–66  13–16
(7–11) 		Thomas & Mack Center (9,931)
Paradise, NV
Mountain West tournament
03/08/2017
12:00 pm, MWN 		(8) vs. (9) San Jose State
First round 		W 90–64  14–16
 Thomas & Mack Center (4,979)
Paradise, NV
03/09/2017
1:00 pm, CBSSN 		(8) vs. (1) Nevada
Quarterfinals 		L 69–83  14–17
 Thomas & Mack Center (5,866)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Source[2].

References

  1. ^ "Utah State 2016–17 roster". UtahStateAggies.com. Archived from the original on March 19, 2015.
  2. ^ "Utah State 2016–17 schedule". UtahStateAggies.com. Archived from the original on March 19, 2015.