2021–22 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team
The 2021–22 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team represents Utah State University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Aggies, led by first-year head coach Ryan Odom, play their home games at the Smith Spectrum in Logan, Utah as members of the Mountain West Conference.
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Myrtle Beach Invitational Champions | |
| Conference | Mountain West Conference |
| 2021–22 record | 6–3 (0–0 MW) |
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| Home arena | Smith Spectrum |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 23 Colorado St. | 0 | – | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 0 | – | 0 | – | 9 | – | 1 | .900 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 8 | – | 2 | .800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Air Force | 0 | – | 0 | – | 7 | – | 2 | .778 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 7 | – | 3 | .700 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 3 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boise State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 4 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 4 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 5 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNLV | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 5 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 4 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2022 MW Tournament winner As of December 10, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous season
In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Aggies finished the 2020–21 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, head coach Craig 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]
Offseason
Departures
| 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 to Pacific |
| Liam McChesney | 13 | F | 6'10" | 185 | RS Freshman | Prince Rupert, BC | Transferred to Illinois 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 the 2021 NBA draft; selected 39th overall by the Sacramento Kings |
| Rollie Worster | 24 | G | 6'3" | 200 | Freshman | Missoula, MT | Transferred to Utah |
| 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 to Utah |
| Kuba Karwowski | 52 | C | 7'2" | 220 | Senior | Warsaw, Poland | Graduate transferred to Sam Houston State |
Incoming transfers
| 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 from Snow College |
| Brandon Horvath | 4 | F | 6'10" | 210 | Graduate Student | West River, MD | Transferred from UMBC. Will be eligible to play immediately since Horvath graduated from UMBC. |
| RJ Eytle-Rock | 5 | G | 6'4" | 225 | Senior | London, England | Transferred from UMBC. |
| Rylan Jones | 15 | G | 6'0" | 178 | Junior | Salt Lake City, UT | Transferred from Utah. |
2021 Recruiting class
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Muzamil Ameer Hamoda SG |
Bahrain | Bridgton Academy | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | N/A | Mar 21, 2021 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 0 | ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: – Rivals: – 247Sports: #65 | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| Exibition | |||||||||||
| October 27, 2021* 7:00 p.m. |
Montana Western | W 81–51 | 21 – Bean | 10 – Bean | 5 – Tie | 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 | Smith Spectrum Logan, UT | |||||||||
| December 15, 2021* 7:00 p.m., KJZZ |
at Weber State Old Oquirrh Bucket |
Dee Events Center Ogden, UT | |||||||||
| December 18, 2021* 7:00 p.m., BTN |
vs. Iowa Sanford Pentagon Showcase |
Sanford Pentagon Sioux Falls, SD | |||||||||
| December 21, 2021* 7:00 p.m. |
Portland State | Smith Spectrum Logan, UT | |||||||||
| Mountain West regular season | |||||||||||
| December 28, 2021 TBA |
at Air Force | Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO | |||||||||
| January 1, 2022 7:00 p.m. |
San Jose State | Smith Spectrum Logan, UT | |||||||||
| January 4, 2022 8:00 p.m., CBSSN |
Boise State | Smith Spectrum Logan, UT | |||||||||
| January 8, 2022 6:00 p.m., CBSSN |
at New Mexico | The Pit Albuquerque, NM | |||||||||
| January 12, 2022 6:00 p.m., CBSSN |
at Colorado State | Moby Arena Fort Collins, CO | |||||||||
| January 15, 2022 7:00 p.m. |
Wyoming | Smith Spectrum Logan, UT | |||||||||
| January 18, 2022 9:00 p.m., CBSSN |
at Fresno State | Save Mart Center Fresno, CA | |||||||||
| January 25, 2022 9:00 p.m., FS1 |
San Diego State | Smith Spectrum Logan, UT | |||||||||
| January 29, 2022 8:00 p.m., CBSSN |
at Nevada | Lawlor Events Center Reno, NV | |||||||||
| February 1, 2022 7:00 p.m. |
Air Force | Smith Spectrum Logan, UT | |||||||||
| February 5, 2022 TBA |
UNLV | Smith Spectrum Logan, UT | |||||||||
| February 8, 2022 TBA |
at Wyoming | Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY | |||||||||
| February 11, 2022 7:00 p.m., FS1 |
Nevada | Smith Spectrum Logan, UT | |||||||||
| February 15, 2022 8:00 p.m., CBSSN |
at San Diego State | Viejas Arena San Diego, CA | |||||||||
| February 19, 2022 4:00 p.m. |
at Boise State | ExtraMile Arena Boise, ID | |||||||||
| February 22, 2022 8:00 p.m., FS1 |
New Mexico | Smith Spectrum Logan, UT | |||||||||
| February 26, 2022 8:30 p.m., FS1 |
Colorado State | Smith Spectrum Logan, UT | |||||||||
| March 5, 2022 9:00 p.m., FS1 |
at San Jose State | Provident Credit Union Event Center San Jose, CA | |||||||||
| Mountain West Tournament | |||||||||||
| March 9–12, 2022 |
vs. TBA | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV | |||||||||
Source[3]
References
- McDonald, Ryan (2021-03-27). "Utah State's Craig Smith hired as Utah Utes men's basketball coach". Deseret News. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
- "Utah State hires Maryland-Baltimore County's Ryan Odom as new men's basketball coach". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
- "Utah State 2021–22 schedule". UtahStateAggies.com. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
