2021–22 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team

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2021–22 Utah State Aggies men's basketball
Utah State Aggies logo.svg
ConferenceMountain West Conference
2021–22 record18–15 (8–10 MW)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Nate Dixon
  • Matt Henry
  • Bryce Crawford
Home arenaSmith Spectrum
Seasons
← 2020–21
 →
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Boise State † 15 – 3   .833 27 – 7   .794
No. 23 Colorado State 14 – 4   .778 25 – 5   .833
San Diego State 13 – 4   .765 23 – 8   .742
Wyoming 13 – 5   .722 25 – 8   .758
UNLV 10 – 8   .556 18 – 14   .563
Fresno State 8 – 9   .471 19 – 13   .594
Utah State 8 – 10   .444 18 – 15   .545
Nevada 6 – 12   .333 13 – 18   .419
New Mexico 5 – 12   .294 13 – 19   .406
Air Force 4 – 13   .235 11 – 18   .379
San Jose State 1 – 17   .056 8 – 23   .258
† 2022 MW Tournament winner
As of March 12, 2022; Rankings from AP Poll

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.

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
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
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[]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
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
  • 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:

  • "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2021-08-20.

Roster[]

2021–22 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) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Ridgeline HS Providence, UT
F 1 Travis Wagstaff 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS So Olympus HS
Snow College 		Salt Lake City, UT
G 2 Sean Bairstow 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Churchie Brisbane, QLD
G 3 Steven Ashworth 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Lone Peak HS Alpine, UT
F 4 Brandon Horvath 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) GS Southern
UMBC 		West River, MD
G 5 RJ Eytle-Rock 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Barking Abbey School
UMBC 		London, England
F 10 Cade Potter 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Orange Lutheran HS Orange, CA
F 11 Max Shulga 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 197 lb (89 kg) So Basketball School of Excellence Kyiv, Ukraine
C 12 Szymon Zapala 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So SMS PZkosz Wladyslawowo Zaborze, Poland
G 13 Conner Gillis (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 150 lb (68 kg) So Gaston Christian HS Charlotte, NC
G 14 Connor Odom (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Archbishop Spalding HS Annapolis, MD
G 15 Rylan Jones 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Jr Olympus HS
Utah 		Salt Lake City, UT
F 21 Norbert Thelissen Current redshirt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 218 lb (99 kg) So Heroes Den Bosch ’s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
G 22 Brock Miller 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr Brighton HS Sandy, UT
F 24 Zee Hamoda 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Bridgton Academy Riffa, Bahrain
C 32 Trevin Dorius 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Jr Wasatch HS Heber City, UT
F 34 Justin Bean 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Sr Southmoore HS Moore, OK
F 35 Matthew Wickizer 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Kearns HS North Salt Lake, UT
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
October 27, 2021*
7:00 p.m. 		Montana Western W 81–51 
 21 –  Bean   10 –  Bean   5 –  Tie  Smith Spectrum (6,390)
Logan, UT
Non-conference regular season
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 W 82–50  7–3
  14 – Bean   9 – Dorius   11 – Jones  Smith Spectrum (8,727)
Logan, UT
December 15, 2021*
7:00 p.m., KJZZ 		at Weber State
Old Oquirrh Bucket 		W 95–80  8–3
  27 – Ashworth   14 – Horvath   6 – Jones  Dee Events Center (6,355)
Ogden, UT
December 18, 2021*
7:00 p.m., BTN 		vs. Iowa
Sanford Pentagon Showcase 		L 75–94  8–4
  18 – Horvath   6 – Horvath   5 – Jones  Sanford Pentagon (3,250)
Sioux Falls, SD
December 21, 2021*
7:00 p.m. 		Portland State W 81–62  9–4
  29 – Bean   12 – Bean   8 – Jones  Smith Spectrum (6,945)
Logan, UT
Mountain West regular season
December 28, 2021
1:00 p.m. 		at Air Force L 47–49  9–5
(0–1) 		 18 – Bean   10 – Tied   4 – Ashworth  Clune Arena (1,123)
Colorado Springs, CO
January 8, 2022
6:00 p.m., CBSSN 		at New Mexico W 90–87 OT 10–5
(1–1) 		 21 – Bean   11 – Bean   8 – Jones  The Pit (8,338)
Albuquerque, NM
January 12, 2022
6:00 p.m., CBSSN 		at Colorado State L 72–77  10–6
(1–2) 		 20 – Bairstow   7 – Horvath   4 – Horvath  Moby Arena (4,578)
Fort Collins, CO
January 15, 2022
7:00 p.m. 		Wyoming L 69–71  10–7
(1–3) 		 19 – Tied   13 – Bean   3 – Bean  Smith Spectrum (8,109)
Logan, UT
January 18, 2022
9:00 p.m., CBSSN 		at Fresno State L 54–61  10–8
(1–4) 		 12 – Bairstow   6 – Tied   5 – Bairstow  Save Mart Center (5,013)
Fresno, CA
January 20, 2022
7:00 p.m., Mountain West Network 		Boise State
Rescheduled from January 4 		L 59–62  10–9
(1–5) 		 14 – Tied   12 – Bean   4 – Ashworth  Smith Spectrum (7,548)
Logan, UT
January 26, 2022
8:30 p.m., FS1 		San Diego State W 75–57  11–9
(2–5) 		 17 – Ashworth   13 – Bean   5 – Ashworth  Smith Spectrum (7,312)
Logan, UT
January 29, 2022
8:00 p.m., CBSSN 		at Nevada W 78–49  12–9
(3–5) 		 12 – Bean   7 – Horvath   7 – Ashworth  Lawlor Events Center (7,497)
Reno, NV
February 1, 2022
7:00 p.m., Stadium 		Air Force W 73–46  13–9
(4–5) 		 17 – Horvath   9 – Horvath   7 – Horvath  Smith Spectrum (7,545)
Logan, UT
February 3, 2022
7:00 p.m., MW Network 		San José State
Rescheduled from January 1 		W 78–62  14–9
(5–5) 		 19 – Horvath   11 – Horvath   5 – Horvath  Smith Spectrum (8,466)
Logan, UT
February 5, 2022
4:00 p.m., CBSSN 		UNLV W 90–75  15–9
(6–5) 		 32 – Bean   10 – Bean   7 – Ashworth  Smith Spectrum (9,029)
Logan, UT
February 8, 2022
7:00 p.m., Stadium 		at Wyoming L 76–78 OT 15–10
(6–6) 		 20 – Horvath   11 – Bean   6 – Horvath  Arena-Auditorium (5,558)
Laramie, WY
February 11, 2022
7:00 p.m., FS1 		Nevada L 72–85  15–11
(6–7) 		 29 – Horvath   9 – Bean   6 – Jones  Smith Spectrum (7,866)
Logan, UT
February 15, 2022
8:00 p.m., CBSSN 		at San Diego State L 56–75  15–12
(6–8) 		 18 – Bean   8 – Bean   5 – Jones  Viejas Arena (10,516)
San Diego, CA
February 19, 2022
4:00 p.m., CBSSN 		at Boise State L 57–68  15–13
(6–9) 		 16 – Eytle-Rock   7 – Tied   3 – Tied  ExtraMile Arena (10,252)
Boise, ID
February 22, 2022
8:00 p.m., FS1 		New Mexico W 81–56  16–13
(7–9) 		 21 – Bean   10 – Bean   6 – Ashworth  Smith Spectrum (7,102)
Logan, UT
February 26, 2022
8:30 p.m., FS1 		Colorado State L 55–66  16–14
(7–10) 		 14 – Eytle-Rock   11 – Bean   5 – Ashworth  Smith Spectrum (9,219)
Logan, UT
March 4, 2022
9:00 p.m., FS1 		at San José State W 75–52  17–14
(8–10) 		 18 – Bean   11 – Bean   5 – Jones  Provident Credit Union Event Center (2,005)
San Jose, CA
Mountain West Tournament
March 9, 2022
2:30 p.m., Stadium 		(7) vs. (10) Air Force
First Round 		W 83–56  18–14
  18 – Horvath   12 – Horvath   6 – Ashworth  Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, NV
March 10, 2022
7:00 p.m., CBSSN 		(7) vs. (2) No. 23 Colorado State
Quarterfinals 		L 51–53  18–15
  17 – Horvath   13 – Bean   5 – Jones  Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain.

Source[3]

References[]

  1. ^ McDonald, Ryan (2021-03-27). "Utah State's Craig Smith hired as Utah Utes men's basketball coach". Deseret News. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
  2. ^ "Utah State hires Maryland-Baltimore County's Ryan Odom as new men's basketball coach". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
  3. ^ "Utah State 2021–22 schedule". UtahStateAggies.com. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
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