2019–20 Utah State Aggies men's basketball
Jamaica Classic champions
MWC tournament champions
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record26–8 (12–6 MW)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Austin Hansen
  • Eric Peterson
  • David Ragland
Home arenaSmith Spectrum
2019–20 Mountain West Conference
men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 6 San Diego State171 .944302  .938
Utah State126 .667268  .765
Nevada126 .6671912  .613
UNLV126 .6671715  .531
Boise State117 .6112012  .625
Colorado State117 .6112012  .625
New Mexico711 .3891914  .576
Fresno State711 .3891119  .367
Air Force513 .2781220  .375
San Jose State315 .167724  .226
Wyoming216 .111924  .273
Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2019–20 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team represented Utah State University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Aggies, led by second-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 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. They earned the Mountain West's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. However, on March 12 it was announced that the NCAA Tournament would be cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Previous season

The Aggies shared the regular-season Mountain West title with Nevada, and defeated New Mexico, Fresno State, and San Diego State to win the Mountain West tournament to earn the Mountain West's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament for their first appearance since 2011. They lost in the first round of the NCAA Tournament to Washington.

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Tauriawn Knight1G6'1"170FreshmanEdmond, OKTransferred
Dwayne Brown Jr.2G/F6'6"220SeniorConyers, GAGraduated
John Knight III3G6'2"195SophomoreJackson, MSTransferred to SUU
Crew Ainge4F5'11"180RS SophomoreWellesley, MATransferred to Babson
Quinn Taylor10F6'8"240RS SeniorHouston, TXGraduated
Ke'Sean Davis13F6'7"225JuniorCompton, CALeft team
Ben Fakira21F6'10"240FreshmanSydney, AustraliaLeft team

Incoming college transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious college
Carson Bischoff1G6'4"210JuniorOgden, UtahJunior college transfer from Treasury Valley CC
Alphonso Anderson10F6'6"220JuniorTacoma, WashingtonJunior college transfer from North Idaho College
Marco Anthony44F6'5"225JuniorSan Antonio, TexasTransfer from Virginia
Kuba Karwowski52C7'2"220JuniorWarsaw, PolandJunior college transfer from North Platte CC

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Liam McChesney
PF
Prince Rupert, BC Charles Hays 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Nov 12, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: NR
Sean Bairstow
SF
Brisbane, QLD Churchie 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Feb 27, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: NR
Cade Potter
PF
Orange, CA Orange Lutheran 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sep 1, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: #65
  • 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:

  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 15, 2019.

Preseason

Mountain West media poll

The Mountain West Conference media poll was released on October 15, 2019. The Aggies were unanimously selected by MW media members as the preseason favorites.[1]

Media poll
Predicted finish Team
1Utah State
2San Diego State
3New Mexico
4Nevada
5Boise State
6Fresno State
7UNLV
8Air Force
9Colorado State
10Wyoming
11San Jose State

Preseason All-MWC teams

Sam Merrill and Neemias Queta were selected to the All-MWC Preseason Team. Merrill was additionally selected as the Mountain West Preseason Player of the Year.[2]

Roster

2019–20 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 0 Klay Stall 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)245 lb (111 kg) RS JrBasha HS Chandler, AZ
G 1 Carson Bischoff (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrWeber HS Ogden, UT
G 2 Sean Bairstow 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrChurchie Brisbane, QLD
F 4 Roche Grootfaam 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)265 lb (120 kg) SrCovenant Christian Academy
College of Southern Idaho
Paramaribo, Suriname
G 5 Sam Merrill 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) SrBountiful HS Bountiful, UT
F 10 Alphonso Anderson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrGarfield HS
North Idaho College
Tacoma, WA
F 13 Liam McChesney 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrCharles Hays Prince Rupert, BC
G 15 Abel Porter 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS JrDavis HS Farmington, UT
G 22 Brock Miller 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS SoBrighton HS Sandy, UT
C 23 Neemias Queta 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)245 lb (111 kg) SoBenfica Barreiro, Portugal
G 24 Diogo Brito 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) RS SrMountain Mission School Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal
C 32 Trevin Dorius 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)240 lb (109 kg) RS FrWasatch HS Heber City, UT
F 34 Justin Bean 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS SoSouthmoore HS Moore, OK
G 44 Marco Anthony (I) Current redshirt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)225 lb (102 kg) JrHolmes HS
Virginia
San Antonio, TX
C 52 Kuba Karwowski 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrNorth 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
Exhibition
Oct 30, 2019*
7:00 pm
No. 17 College of Idaho W 103–66 
 19  Brito  11  Anderson  7  Bairstow  Smith Spectrum (6,017)
Logan, UT
Regular season
Nov 5, 2019*
8:00 pm, ATTSNRM
No. 17 Montana State W 81–73  1–0
 28  Merrill  10  Bean  4  Porter  Smith Spectrum (7,331)
Logan, UT
Nov 8, 2019*
7:00 pm, Stadium
No. 17 Weber State W 89–34  2–0
 18  Bean  9  Bean  10  Porter  Smith Spectrum (8,840)
Logan, UT
Nov 12, 2019*
7:00 pm, Stadium
No. 17 Denver W 97–56  3–0
 27  Miller  15  Bean  5  Tied  Smith Spectrum (6,504)
Logan, UT
Nov 15, 2019*
7:00 pm, Stadium
No. 17 North Carolina A&T
Jamaica Classic
W 81–54  4–0
 21  Anderson  10  Bean  5  Merrill  Smith Spectrum (8,864)
Logan, UT
Nov 18, 2019*
7:00 pm, Stadium
No. 15 UTSA W 82–50  5–0
 21  Merrill  11  Tied  5  Bean  Smith Spectrum (8,667)
Logan, UT
Nov 22, 2019*
2:30 pm, CBSSN
No. 15 vs. LSU
Jamaica Classic
W 80–78  6–0
 24  Tied  12  Bean  8  Merrill  Montego Bay Convention Centre (1,452)
Montego Bay, Jamaica
Nov 24, 2019*
4:30 pm, CBSSN
No. 15 vs. North Texas
Jamaica Classic
W 68–59  7–0
 19  Anderson  13  Bean  3  Merrill  Montego Bay Convention Centre 
Montego Bay, Jamaica
Nov 29, 2019*
9:30 pm, ESPNU
No. 15 at Saint Mary's L 73–81  7–1
 24  Bean  9  Bean  7  Porter  McKeon Pavilion (3,500)
Moraga, CA
Dec 4, 2019
9:15 pm, ESPN2
No. 25 at San Jose State W 71–59  8–1
(1–0)
 18  Bean  14  Bean  3  Tied  Provident Credit Union Event Center (2,294)
San Jose, CA
Dec 7, 2019
4:00 pm, ATTSNRM
No. 25 Fresno State W 77–70 OT 9–1
(2–0)
 24  Merrill  13  Bean  5  Brito  Smith Spectrum (9,815)
Logan, UT
Dec 10, 2019*
7:00 pm
Saint Katherine W 94–49  10–1
 22  Miller  14  Bean  5  Bairstow  Smith Spectrum (6,006)
Logan, UT
Dec 14, 2019*
5:00 pm, BYU TV
vs. BYU
Old Oquirrh Bucket/Beehive Classic
L 64–68  10–2
 14  Anderson  10  Bean  4  Porter  Vivint Smart Home Arena (10,291)
Salt Lake City, UT
Dec 18, 2019*
5:45 pm, ESPN3
vs. South Florida
Battleground 2K19
W 76–74 OT 11–2
 21  Merrill  9  Bean  7  Porter  Toyota Center (18,055)
Houston, TX
Dec 21, 2019*
12:30 pm, FS1
vs. Florida
Orange Bowl Classic
W 65–62  12–2
 21  Merrill  9  2 tied  5  2 tied  BB&T Center (8,927)
Sunrise, FL
Dec 28, 2019*
2:00 pm
Eastern Oregon W 129–61  13–2
 25  Miller  12  Bean  11  Brito  Smith Spectrum (8,338)
Logan, UT
Jan 1, 2020
9:00 pm, CBSSN
at UNLV L 53–70  13–3
(2–1)
 17  Bean  11  Bean  3  Porter  Thomas & Mack Center (7,571)
Las Vegas, NV
Jan 4, 2020
8:00 pm, CBSSN
No. 13 San Diego State L 69–77  13–4
(2–2)
 26  Merrill  14  Queta  5  Porter  Smith Spectrum (10,017)
Logan, UT
Jan 7, 2020
9:00 pm, ESPN2
at Air Force L 60–79  13–5
(2–3)
 16  Miller  5  Bean  3  Porter  Clune Arena (4,563)
Colorado Springs, CO
Jan 11, 2020
6:00 pm, CBSSN
Nevada W 80–70  14–5
(3–3)
 19  Queta  8  Merrill  8  Merrill  Smith Spectrum (8,725)
Logan, UT
Jan 18, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPNU
at Boise State L 83–88 OT 14–6
(3–4)
 30  Merrill  10  Bean  4  Porter  ExtraMile Arena (6,047)
Boise, ID
Jan 21, 2020
9:00 pm, ESPNU
Air Force W 72–47  15–6
(4–4)
 16  Bean  13  Bean  5  Bean  Smith Spectrum (8,442)
Logan, UT
Jan 25, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPNU
Colorado State W 77–61  16–6
(5–4)
 28  Merrill  9  Bean  5  3 tied  Smith Spectrum (9,791)
Logan, UT
Jan 28, 2020
9:00 pm, ESPNU
at Wyoming W 68–45  17–6
(6–4)
 14  Merrill  12  Queta  4  Brito  Arena-Auditorium (3,115)
Laramie, WY
Feb 1, 2020
8:00 pm, CBSSN
at No. 4 San Diego State L 68–80  17–7
(6–5)
 16  Merrill  6  Queta  12  Merrill  Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
Feb 5, 2020
8:00 pm, CBSSN
UNLV W 69–54  18–7
(7–5)
 21  Queta  11  Bean  5  Queta  Smith Spectrum (8,987)
Logan, UT
Feb 8, 2020
8:00 pm, CBSSN
Boise State W 70–61  19–7
(8–5)
 21  Queta  16  Bean  4  Tied  Smith Spectrum (10,033)
Logan, UT
Feb 11, 2020
7:30 pm, CBSSN
at Colorado State W 75–72  20–7
(9–5)
 32  Merrill  11  Queta  5  Merrill  Moby Arena (4,038)
Fort Collins, CO
Feb 15, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPNU
at Fresno State W 71–59  21–7
(10–5)
 24  Merrill  11  Bean  4  Merrill  Save Mart Center (5,671)
Fresno, CA
Feb 19, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Wyoming W 78–58  22–7
(11–5)
 26  Merrill  15  Queta  5  Brito  Smith Spectrum (9,452)
Logan, UT
Feb 25, 2020
9:00 pm, ESPN2
San Jose State W 94–56  23–7
(12–5)
 23  Queta  13  Bean  7  Merrill  Smith Spectrum (8,925)
Logan, UT
Feb 29, 2020
8:00 pm, CBSSN
at New Mexico L 64–66  23–8
(12–6)
 18  Queta  14  Queta  7  Brito  Dreamstyle Arena (11,215)
Albuquerque, NM
Mountain West tournament
Mar 5, 2020
7:00 pm, CBSSN
(2) vs. (7) New Mexico
Quarterfinals
W 75–70  24–8
 29  Merrill  15  Bean  2  Tied  Thomas & Mack Center (7,723)
Paradise, NV
Mar 6, 2020
8:30 pm, CBSSN
(2) vs. (11) Wyoming
Semifinals
W 89–82  25–8
 27  Merrill  10  Bean  7  Merrill  Thomas & Mack Center (9,630)
Paradise, NV
Mar 7, 2020
2:30 pm, CBS
(2) vs. (1) No. 5 San Diego State
Championship
W 59–56  26–8
 27  Merrill  12  Bean  4  Bean  Thomas & Mack Center (10,292)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
AP1717151525RVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV
Coaches19191615RVRVRVRVRVRVRV

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

References

  1. "Utah State picked to win 2020 MWC Men's Basketball Championship". The MW. October 15, 2019. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
  2. "Mountain West Announces 2019-20 Preseason Men's All Conference Team". The MW. October 15, 2019. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
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