2023–24 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team

2023–24 Utah State Aggies men's basketball
2023–24 Utah State Aggies men's basketball
Cayman Islands Classic Champions
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 17
AP	No. 16
Record	16–2 (4–1 MW)
Head coach	Danny Sprinkle (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Andy Hill; Chris Haslam; Eric Brown;
Home arena	Smith Spectrum

2023–24 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 16 Utah State	4	–	1	.800	16	–	2	.889
San Diego State	4	–	1	.800	15	–	3	.833
Boise State	3	–	1	.750	12	–	5	.706
Nevada	2	–	2	.500	15	–	3	.833
New Mexico	3	–	2	.600	15	–	3	.833
Colorado State	2	–	2	.500	14	–	3	.824
UNLV	2	–	2	.500	9	–	7	.563
Wyoming	2	–	2	.500	9	–	8	.529
Fresno State	1	–	3	.250	8	–	9	.471
San Jose State	1	–	4	.200	8	–	10	.444
Air Force	0	–	4	.000	7	–	9	.438

† 2024 Mountain West tournament winner As of January 17, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023–24 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team represents Utah State University in the Mountain West Conference during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by first-year head coach Danny Sprinkle, the Aggies play their home games on campus at the Smith Spectrum in Logan, Utah.

Previous season

The Aggies finished the 2022–23 season at 24–7 (13–5 in Mountain West, second). In the conference tournament, they defeated New Mexico and Boise State, then lost to San Diego State in the final. The Aggies received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament and were seeded tenth in the South region; they were defeated by seventh seed Missouri in the first round at Sacramento and finished at 26–9.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Sean Bairstow	2	G	6'8"	190	Senior	Brisbane, Australia	Graduate transferred to VCU
Steven Ashworth	3	G	6'1"	170	Junior	Alpine, UT	Transferred to Creighton
RJ Eytle-Rock	5	G	6'4"	225	RS Senior	London, England	Graduated
Cade Potter	10	F	6'8"	230	RS Freshman	Orange, CA	Transferred to High Point
Max Shulga	11	G	6'4"	197	Junior	Kyiv, Ukraine	Transferred to VCU
Szymon Zapala	12	C	6'11"	240	Junior	Zaborze, Poland	Transferred to Longwood
Conner Gillis	13	G	6'2"	150	Junior	Charlotte, NC	Walk-on; TBD
Connor Odom	14	G	5'11"	165	Junior	Annapolis, MD	Walk-on; transferred to Maryland
Rylan Jones	15	G	6'0"	178	Senior	Salt Lake City, UT	Graduate transferred to Samford
Taylor Funk	23	F	6'9"	220	GS Senior	Lancaster, PA	Graduated
Zee Hamoda	24	F	6'7"	170	Sophomore	Riffa, Bahrain	Transferred to Sacramento State
Dan Akin	30	F	6'9"	225	GS Senior	London, England	Graduated
Trevin Dorius	32	C	7'0"	240	RS Senior	Herber City, UT	Graduate transferred to Utah Valley

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous college
Great Osobor	1	F	6'8"	245	Junior	Bradford, England	Montana State
Ian Martinez	4	G	6'3"	185	Senior	Heredia, Costa Rica	Maryland
Darius Brown II	10	G	6'2"	195	RS Senior	Pasadena, CA	Montana State
Josh Uduje	14	G	6'5"	190	Junior	London, England	Coastal Carolina
Jackson Grant	21	F	6'10"	205	Junior	Olympia, WA	Washington
Javon Jackson	22	G	6'3"	190	Sophomore	Houston, TX	Walk-on; Southern Nazarene
Max Agbonkpolo	23	G/F	6'9"	196	Senior	Laguna Niguel, CA	Wyoming
Kalifa Sakho	34	C	6'11"		Junior	Rouen, France	South Plains College
Nigel Burris	35	F	6'7"	222	Sophomore	San Francisco, CA	Idaho

Recruiting classes

2023 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Garrison Phelps SG	Phoenix, AZ	Link Academy	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Oct 15, 2022
Garrison Phelps SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 0
Dallin Grant SF	Cedar City, UT	Cedar City High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sep 23, 2020
Dallin Grant SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 0
Karson Templin PF	Cedar City, UT	Cedar City High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Oct 28, 2022
Karson Templin PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN grade: 0
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: "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2023-09-14.

2024 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2023 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Kase Wynott SF	Winchester, ID	Lapwai High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	N/A	Jul 1, 2023
Kase Wynott SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 0
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: "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2023-09-14.

Roster

2023–24 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Landon Brenchley (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	RS So	Ridgeline HS	Providence, UT
G/F	1	Great Osobor	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Jr	Myerscough College Montana State	Bradford, England
G	2	Garrison Phelps	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	Fr	St. Mary's Catholic	Phoenix, AZ
G	3	Jaxon Smith (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	Fr	Woods Cross HS	Bountiful, UT
G	4	Ian Martinez	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Junípero Serra Catholic HS Maryland	Heredia, Costa Rica
G	10	Darius Brown II	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS Sr	Pasadena HS Montana State	Pasadena, CA
G/F	11	Dallin Grant	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	Fr	Cedar HS	Cedar City, UT
G	12	Mason Falslev	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	RS Fr	Sky View HS	Benson, UT
G	14	Josh Uduje	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	189 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Arizona Compass Preparatory Coastal Carolina	London, England
C	20	Isaac Johnson	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	227 lb (103 kg)	RS So	American Fork HS Oregon	American Fork, UT
F	21	Jackson Grant	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	226 lb (103 kg)	Jr	Olympia HS Washington	Olympia, WA
G	22	Javon Jackson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	C.E. King HS Southern Nazarene	Houston, TX
G/F	23	Max Agbonkpolo	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Santa Margarita HS Wyoming	Laguna Niguel, CA
F	24	Karson Templin	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	217 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Lovejoy HS	Fairview, TX
F	34	Kalifa Sakho	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	South Plains College	Rouen, France
F	35	Nigel Burris	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	224 lb (102 kg)	So	Archbishop Mitty HS Idaho	San Francisco, California

Head coach

Danny Sprinkle (Montana State)

Assistant coach(es)

Andy Hill (Eastern Washington)
Chris Haslam (Wyoming)
Eric Brown (Cal State Fullerton)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 3, 2023* 7:00 p.m., KMYU		Montana State Billings	W 73–64		23 – Falslev	8 – Sakho	7 – Brown II	Smith Spectrum (4,825) Logan, UT
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:30 p.m., KMYU		South Dakota Mines	W 101–48	1–0	19 – Uduje	9 – Osobor	7 – Brown II	Smith Spectrum (10,270) Logan, UT
November 11, 2023* 6:00 p.m., KMYU		at Bradley	L 66–72 ^OT	1–1	22 – Osobor	8 – Brown II	8 – Brown II	Carver Arena (5,845) Peoria, IL
November 14, 2023* 7:00 p.m., KMYU		Southern Utah	W 93–84	2–1	31 – Osobor	10 – Osobor	8 – Brown II	Smith Spectrum (7,112) Logan, UT
November 19, 2023* 3:00 p.m., FloSports		vs. Marshall Cayman Islands Classic quarterfinals	W 83–60	3–1	18 – Osobor	16 – Osobor	8 – Brown II	John Gray Gymnasium George Town, Cayman Islands
November 20, 2023* 5:30 p.m., FloSports		vs. Akron Cayman Islands Classic semifinals	W 65–62	4–1	24 – Osobor	11 – Osobor	6 – Brown II	John Gray Gymnasium (1,200) George Town, Cayman Islands
November 21, 2023* 5:30 p.m., FloSports		vs. Stephen F. Austin Cayman Islands Classic championship	W 79–49	5–1	19 – Falslev	9 – Falslev	10 – Brown II	John Gray Gymnasium (1,531) George Town, Cayman Islands
November 28, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Saint Louis	W 81–76	6–1	24 – Osobor	13 – Osobor	7 – Brown II	Chaifetz Arena (4,721) St. Louis, MO
December 2, 2023* 7:00 p.m., KMYU		UC Irvine	W 79–69	7–1	19 – Falslev	7 – Agbonkpolo	9 – Brown II	Smith Spectrum (7,880) Logan, UT
December 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., KMYU		San Diego	W 108–81	8–1	17 – Falslev	4 – Tied	6 – Brown II	Smith Spectrum (7,078) Logan, UT
December 9, 2023* 7:00 p.m., KMYU		Northwest Nazarene	W 84–53	9–1	17 – Osobor	10 – Osobor	11 – Brown II	Smith Spectrum (4,950) Logan, UT
December 13, 2023* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Santa Clara	W 84–82	10–1	28 – Martinez	10 – Osobor	7 – Brown II	Leavey Center (1,107) Santa Clara, CA
December 16, 2023* 2:00 p.m., KMYU		vs. San Francisco	W 54–53	11–1	20 – Martinez	8 – Tied	4 – Brown II	Delta Center (4,352) Salt Lake City, UT
December 22, 2023* 7:00 p.m., KMYU		East Tennessee State	W 80–65	12–1	19 – Brown II	10 – Tied	8 – Brown II	Smith Spectrum (6,804) Logan, UT
Mountain West regular season
January 2, 2024 2:00 p.m., KMYU		at Air Force	W 88–60	13–1 (1–0)	32 – Osobor	9 – Osobor	8 – Brown II	Clune Arena (945) Colorado Springs, CO
January 6, 2024 7:00 p.m., KMYU		No. 13 Colorado State	W 77–72	14–1 (2–0)	20 – Osobor	14 – Osobor	3 – Tied	Smith Spectrum (10,270) Logan, UT
January 9, 2024 7:00 p.m., KMYU	No. 20	Wyoming	W 83–59	15–1 (3–0)	20 – Osobor	8 – Osobor	11 – Brown II	Smith Spectrum (8,214) Logan, UT
January 13, 2024 1:00 p.m., CBSSN	No. 20	at UNLV	W 87–86	16–1 (4–0)	24 – Tied	14 – Osobor	5 – Martinez	Thomas & Mack Center (5,992) Paradise, NV
January 16, 2024 8:30 p.m., FS1	No. 16	at New Mexico	L 86–99	16–2 (4–1)	22 – Martinez	9 – Falslev	5 – Brown II	The Pit (13,106) Albuquerque, NM
January 20, 2024 7:00 p.m., KMYU	No. 16	Fresno State						Smith Spectrum Logan, UT
January 27, 2024 2:00 p.m., MW Network		at Boise State						ExtraMile Arena Boise, ID
January 30, 2024 7:00 p.m., KMYU		San Jose State						Smith Spectrum Logan, UT
February 3, 2024 1:30 p.m., FOX		at San Diego State						Viejas Arena San Diego, CA
February 6, 2024 7:00 p.m., KMYU		Nevada						Smith Spectrum Logan, UT
February 10, 2024 8:00 p.m., FS1		Boise State						Smith Spectrum Logan, UT
February 14, 2024 8:00 p.m., FS1		at Wyoming						Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY
February 17, 2024 5:30 p.m., CBSSN		at Colorado State						Moby Arena Fort Collins, CO
February 20, 2024 7:00 p.m., CBSSN		San Diego State						Smith Spectrum Logan, UT
February 27, 2024 8:00 p.m., MW Network		at Fresno State						Save Mart Center Fresno, CA
March 2, 2024 9:00 p.m., FS1		Air Force						Smith Spectrum Logan, UT
March 5, 2024 8:30 p.m., CBSSN		at San Jose State						Provident Credit Union Event Center San Jose, CA
March 9, 2024 6:30 p.m., CBSSN		New Mexico						Smith Spectrum Logan, UT
Mountain West tournament
March 12–16, 2024 TBA		vs. TBA						Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain.

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References

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