2020–21 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team

2020–21 Utah State Aggies men's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record20–9 (15–4 MW)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Austin Hansen
  • Eric Peterson
  • David Ragland
Home arenaSmith Spectrum
Seasons
2020–21 Mountain West Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 16 San Diego State† 14 – 3   .824 23 – 5   .821
Utah State 15 – 4   .789 20 – 9   .690
Colorado State 14 – 4   .778 20 – 8   .714
Boise State 14 – 6   .700 19 – 9   .679
Nevada 10 – 7   .588 16 – 10   .615
Fresno State 9 – 11   .450 12 – 12   .500
UNLV 8 – 10   .444 12 – 15   .444
Wyoming 7 – 9   .438 14 – 11   .560
San Jose State 3 – 13   .188 5 – 16   .238
Air Force 3 – 17   .150 5 – 20   .200
New Mexico 2 – 15   .118 6 – 16   .273
† Conference 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.

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
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 2 Sean Bairstow 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Churchie Brisbane, QLD
G 3 Steven Ashworth 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Lone Peak HS Alpine, UT
F 10 Alphonso Anderson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Garfield HS
North Idaho College 		Tacoma, WA
F 11 Max Shulga 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Fr Basketball School of Excellence Kyiv, Ukraine
C 12 Szymon Zapala 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr SMS PZkosz Wladyslawowo Zaborze, Poland
F 13 Liam McChesney 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr Charles Hays Prince Rupert, BC
G 21 Karson Stastny 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Fr Celina HS Celina, TX
G 22 Brock Miller 6 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 24 Rollie Worster 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Hellgate HS Missoula, MT
G 30 Zahar Vedischev 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Fr PBC Lokomotiv Kuban Moscow, Russia
C 32 Trevin Dorius 7 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 35 Matthew Wickizer 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Kearns HS North Salt Lake, UT
G 44 Marco Anthony 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Jr Holmes HS
Virginia 		San Antonio, TX
C 52 Kuba Karwowski 7 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# 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 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 issues Smith 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 State L 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 		Nevada W 87–66  16–7
(13–4) 		 26 – Queta   13 – Queta/Bean   6 – Queta  Smith Spectrum 
Logan, UT
Mar 4, 2021
7:30 pm, FS1 		Wyoming W 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 State W 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.

Source[3]

References

  1. ^ McDonald, Ryan (March 27, 2021). "Utah State's Craig Smith hired as Utah Utes men's basketball coach". Deseret News. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
  2. ^ "Utah State hires Maryland-Baltimore County's Ryan Odom as new men's basketball coach". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
  3. ^ "Utah State 2020–21 schedule". UtahStateAggies.com. Retrieved November 22, 2020.