2014–15 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team

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2014–15 Utah State Aggies men's basketball
Utah State Aggies logo.svg
ConferenceMountain West Conference
2014–15 record18–13 (11–7 Mountain West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaSmith Spectrum
Seasons
2014–15 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Boise State 14 – 4   .778 25 – 9   .735
San Diego State 14 – 4   .778 27 – 9   .750
Colorado State 13 – 5   .722 27 – 7   .794
Wyoming † 11 – 7   .611 25 – 10   .714
Utah State 11 – 7   .611 18 – 13   .581
Fresno State 10 – 8   .556 15 – 17   .469
UNLV 8 – 10   .444 18 – 15   .545
New Mexico 7 – 11   .389 15 – 16   .484
Air Force 6 – 12   .333 14 – 17   .452
Nevada 5 – 13   .278 9 – 22   .290
San Jose State* 0 – 18   .000 2 – 28   .067
*Ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties
† 2015 MWC Tournament winner

The 2014–15 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team represented Utah State University in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Stew Morrill's 17th and final season at Utah State.[1] The Aggies played their home games at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum and were a member of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 18–13, 11–7 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West Tournament to Wyoming.

On January 9, Stew Morrill announced his intention to retire at the end of the season.[2] He finished his 17-year career at Utah State with a record of 402–156.

Previous season[]

The 2013–14 Utah State finished the season with an overall record of 18–14, 7–11 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West Conference Tournament to San Diego State.

Departures[]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Marcel Davis 0 G 6'2" 180 Sophomore American Fork, UT Transferred to Utah Valley
James Young 3 G 6'3" 180 Freshman Salt Lake City, UT Left the team due to personal reasons
Jarred Shaw 5 F/C 6'10" 235 Senior Dallas, TX Graduated
Danny Berger 12 G/F 6'6" 205 RS Junior Medford, OR Transferred to BYU–Hawaii
Preston Medlin 13 G 6'4" 185 RS Senior Carrollton, TX Graduated
TeNale Roland 20 G 6'1" 170 Senior Louisville, KY Graduated
Spencer Butterfield 21 G/F 6'3" 205 Senior Loomis, CA Graduated
Kyle Davis 23 F 6'7" 225 Sophomore Draper, UT Transferred to BYU
Jordan Stone 25 C 6'10" 270 Junior Smithfield, UT Transferred to BYU–Hawaii
Terrell Croasdell 31 F 6'7" 210 Freshman Albuquerque, NM LDS Mission (returning in 2016)
Carson Shanks 41 C 7'0" 235 Freshman Prior Lake, MN Transferred to North Dakota

Incoming Transfers[]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Darius Perkins 3 G 6'2" 180 Junior Fort Myers, FL Miami Dade College
Chris Smith 34 G 6'4" 200 Junior Antelope, CA Yuba College

Recruiting[]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Elston Jones
C 		Goodyear, AZ Millennium 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Mar 17, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 67
Sam Merrill
SG 		Bountiful, UT Bountiful 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) N/A 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 60
Henry Bolton
SG 		Portsmouth, RI St. Andrew's School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A Oct 7, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: N/A
Julion Pearre
SG 		McKinney, TX McKinney North 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) N/A Sep 20, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: N/A
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:

  • "Utah State Commit List for 2014". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2013-05-15.
  • "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved 2013-05-15.
  • "ESPN – Utah State Aggies Basketball Recruiting 2014". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2013-05-15.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2013-05-15.
  • "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2013-05-15.

Roster[]

[3]

2014–15 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Trace Cureton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Sinclair CC Indianapolis, IN
G 1 Viko Noma'aea 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Sierra Vista Las Vegas, NV
G 2 Darius Perkins 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Chaminade-Madonna College Prep
Miami Dade College 		Fort Myers, FL
G 3 Sam Orchard 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Fr Highland Salt Lake City, UT
G 5 Julion Pearre 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr McKinney North HS McKinney, TX
G 11 Konner Frey 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Viewmont
Northwest College 		Bountiful, UT
F 12 Lew Evans (I) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr New Hampton Prep
Tulsa 		Salt Lake City, UT
F 13 David Collette 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Fr Murray Murray, UT
F 14 Jalen Moore 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Sky View Smithfield, UT
G 20 Henry Bolton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr St. Andrew's Portsmith, UT
G 22 John Bennett 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Pinewood School Palo Alto, CA
G 24 JoJo McGlaston 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Dublin Dublin, CA
F 30 Sean Harris 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Rocklin
Yuba CC 		Rocklin, CA
G 32 Grayson Moore 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Sky View
Northwest Nazarene 		North Logan, UT
G 34 Chris Smith 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Center High
Yuba College 		Sacramento, CA
F 50 Elston Jones 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Millennium Goodyear, AZ
C 55 Bilal Begic 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Treca Gimnazija Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule[]

[4]

Date
time, TV 		Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
10/31/2014*
7:05 pm 		Texas A&M International W 77–70 
Smith Spectrum (6,133)
Logan, UT
11/07/2014*
7:05 pm 		Arkansas–Fort Smith W 64–57 
Smith Spectrum (7,987)
Logan, UT
Regular Season
11/14/2014*
7:05 pm 		Weber State
Old Oquirrh Bucket 		W 72–61  1–0
 Smith Spectrum (9,982)
Logan, UT
11/16/2014*
3:00 pm 		at Illinois State W 60–55  2–0
 Redbird Arena (4,921)
Normal, IL
11/19/2014*
7:05 pm, RTRM 		Santa Clara W 60–54  3–0
 Smith Spectrum (9,334)
Logan, UT
11/22/2014*
1:00 pm 		at Mississippi State L 63–71  3–1
 Humphrey Coliseum (7,240)
Starkville, MS
11/26/2014*
8:00 pm 		at UC Davis L 70–77 OT 3–2
 The Pavilion (1,877)
Davis, CA
12/02/2014*
7:00 pm, CBSSN 		BYU
Old Oquirrh Bucket 		L 81–91  3–3
 Smith Spectrum (10,270)
Logan, UT
12/07/2014*
3:00 pm, P12N 		at USC L 84–89  3–4
 Galen Center (3,189)
Los Angeles, CA
12/13/2014*
7:00 pm 		at Utah Valley
Old Oquirrh Bucket 		W 50–47  4–4
 UCCU Center (6,121)
Orem, UT
12/18/2014*
8:05 pm, KMYU 		Cal State Bakersfield
World Vision Classic 		W 57–56  5–4
 Smith Spectrum (7,049)
Logan, UT
12/19/2014*
8:05 pm, KMYU 		Idaho State
World Vision Classic 		W 69–56  6–4
 Smith Spectrum (7,188)
Logan, UT
12/20/2014*
8:05 pm, KMYU 		South Dakota State
World Vision Classic 		L 65–69 OT 6–5
 Smith Spectrum (7,216)
Logan, UT
12/27/2014*
7:05 pm 		Wayland Baptist W 75–63  7–5
 Smith Spectrum (8,627)
Logan, UT
12/31/2014
7:00 pm 		San Jose State W 61–33  8–5 (1–0)
 Smith Spectrum (8,491)
Logan, UT
01/03/2015
12:00 pm, RTRM 		at Boise State W 62–61  9–5 (2–0)
 Taco Bell Arena (5,415)
Boise, ID
01/07/2015
9:00 pm, RTRM 		at Fresno State L 52–61  9–6 (2–1)
 Save Mart Center (5,591)
Fresno, CA
01/10/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		New Mexico L 60–66  9–7 (2–2)
 Smith Spectrum (9,898)
Logan, UT
01/17/2015
4:00 pm, RTRM 		Air Force W 71–59  10–7 (3–2)
 Smith Spectrum (9,885)
Logan, UT
01/20/2015
8:00 pm 		at Nevada W 70–54  11–7 (4–2)
 Lawlor Events Center (5,318)
Reno, NV
01/24/2015
6:00 pm, CBSSN 		at UNLV L 77–79 OT 11–8 (4–3)
 Thomas & Mack Center (11,975)
Paradise, NV
01/27/2015
7:00 pm, RTRM 		Wyoming W 56–44  12–8 (5–3)
 Smith Spectrum (9,744)
Logan, UT
01/31/2015
6:00 pm, CBSSN 		at San Diego State L 42–62  12–9 (5–4)
 Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
02/04/2015
7:30 pm, CBSSN 		Boise State L 63–68  12–10 (5–5)
 Smith Spectrum (9,378)
Logan, UT
02/07/2015
4:00 pm, RTRM 		at New Mexico W 63–60  13–10 (6–5)
 The Pit (15,111)
Albuquerque, NM
02/11/2015
7:00 pm, RTRM 		Nevada W 75–62  14–10 (7–5)
 Smith Spectrum (9,472)
Logan, UT
02/18/2015
8:00 pm, RTRM 		at San Jose State W 76–54  15–10 (8–5)
 Event Center Arena (1,311)
San Jose, CA
02/21/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Fresno State W 85–79  16–10 (9–5)
 Smith Spectrum (10,218)
Logan, UT
02/24/2015
7:30 pm, CBSSN 		UNLV W 83–65  17–10 (10–5)
 Smith Spectrum (9,503)
Logan, UT
02/28/2015
12:00 pm, RTRM 		at Air Force W 74–60  18–10 (11–5)
 Clune Arena (3,072)
Colorado Springs, CO
03/04/2015
7:00 pm 		at Wyoming L 53–76  18–11 (11–6)
 Arena-Auditorium (6,327)
Laramie, WY
03/07/2015
7:00 pm, RTRM 		Colorado State L 70–75  18–12 (11–7)
 Smith Spectrum (10,270)
Logan, UT
Mountain West Tournament
03/12/2015
3:30 pm, CBSSN 		vs. Wyoming
Quarterfinals 		L 65–67  18–13
 Thomas & Mack Center (7,308)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Stew Morrill announces retirement". Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2015-01-09.
  2. ^ "Utah State head coach Stew Morrill to retire at season's end". 9 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Utah State 2014-15 roster". UtahStateAggies.com. Archived from the original on 2015-03-19.
  4. ^ "Utah State 2014-15 schedule". UtahStateAggies.com. Archived from the original on 19 March 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
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