2016–17 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team represented Utah State University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Tim Duryea's second season at Utah State. The Aggies played their home games at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum in Logan, Utah as members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 14–17, 7–11 in Mountain West play to finish in tie for eighth place. They defeated San Jose State in the first round of the Mountain West tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Nevada.

2016–17 Utah State Aggies men's basketball
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record14–17 (7–11 MW)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Chris Jones
  • Tarvish Felton
  • Louis Wilson
Home arenaSmith Spectrum
2016–17 Mountain West Conference
men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Nevada144 .778287  .800
Colorado State135 .7222412  .667
Boise State126 .6672012  .625
Fresno State117 .6112013  .606
New Mexico108 .5561714  .548
San Diego State99 .5001914  .576
Wyoming810 .4442315  .605
San Jose State711 .3891416  .467
Utah State711 .3891417  .452
Air Force414 .2221221  .364
UNLV414 .2221121  .344
Conference tournament winner

Previous season

The Aggies finished the 2015–16 season 16–15, 7–11 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They defeated Wyoming to advance to the quarterfinals of the Mountain West tournament where they lost to San Diego State.

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Trace Cureton0G/F6'4"185SeniorIndianapolis, INGraduated
Darius Perkins2G6'1"200SeniorFort Myers, FLGraduated
Lew Evans12F6'6"235RS JuniorSalt Lake City, UTGraduated transferred to Tennessee
David Collette13F6'8"220JuniorMurray, UTTransferred to Utah
Henry Bolton20G6'3"190SophomorePortsmouth, RITransferred to USC Aiken
Jake Miles21G6'2"180FreshmanMorgan, UTWalk-on; didn't return
John Middleton24G6'4"215FreshmanAtlantic City, NJWalk-on; transferred to Valparaiso
Grayson Moore32G6'7"200RS SeniorNorth Logan, UTGraduated
Chris Smith34G6'4"210SeniorSacramento, CAGraduated
Elston Jones50F6'9"240SophomoreGoodyear, AZTransferred to UC Irvine

Incoming Transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Ngor Barnaba13F6'9"225JuniorDražkovce, SlovakiaJunior college transferred from Missouri–West Plains.
Norbert Janicek15C6'11"230SophomoreDražkovce, SlovakiaJunior college transferred from Snow College.

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Koby McEwen
#21 PG
Toronto, ON Wasatch Academy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sep 7, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 80
Daron Henson
#61 PF
Los Angeles, CA Cathedral High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Oct 16, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 73
Klay Stall
#66 PF
Chandler, AZ Basha High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Aug 7, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 70
Diogo Brito
SG
Grundy, VA Mountain Mission School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) May 14, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
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:

  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 5, 2016.

Roster

[1]

2016–17 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Shane Rector 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) SrSouth Kent School
Miami Dade College
Bronx, NY
G 1 Koby McEwen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrWasatch Academy Toronto, ON
F 2 Klay Stall 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)225 lb (102 kg) FrBasha HS Chandler, AZ
G 3 Sam Merrill 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrBountiful HS Bountiful, UT
G 5 Julion Pearre 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) JrMcKinney North HS McKinney, TX
F 10 Quinn Taylor 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) RS SoLangham Creek Houston, TX
F 11 Alexis Dargenton 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS SoLaramie County CC Fort-de-France, Martinique
F 13 Ngor Barnaba 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)235 lb (107 kg) JrJohn Marshall HS
Missouri–West Plains
Rochester, MN
G/F 14 Jalen Moore 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg) SrSky View Smithfield, UT
F 15 Norbert Janicek 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)235 lb (107 kg) SoCanarias Basketball Academy
Snow College
Dražkovce, Slovakia
G/F 23 Daron Henson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrCathedral HS Los Angeles, CA
G 24 Diogo Brito 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoMountain Mission HS Portugal
G 25 Connor Garner 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) SrDeclo HS Raft River, ID
G 30 Abel Porter (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrDavis HS Farmington, UT
F 32 Trevin Dorius (W) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrWasatch HS Heber City, UT
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/04/2016*
7:00 pm
Southern Virginia W 83–55 
Smith Spectrum (5,710)
Logan, UT
11/16/2016*
7:00 pm
Bristol (CA) W 96–53 
Smith Spectrum (8,264)
Logan, UT
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
8:00 pm
at UC Irvine W 72–56  1–0
Bren Events Center (1,883)
Irvine, CA
11/14/2016*
7:00 pm
NJIT
Cancún Challenge
W 93–84  2–0
Smith Spectrum (8,584)
Logan, UT
11/19/2016*
7:00 pm
Idaho State
Cancún Challenge
W 85–51  3–0
Smith Spectrum (8,923)
Logan, UT
11/22/2016*
6:30 pm, CBSSN
vs. No. 17 Purdue
Cancún Challenge semifinals
L 64–85  3–1
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (1,610)
Cancún, Mexico
11/23/2016*
4:00 pm, CBSSN
vs. Texas Tech
Cancún Challenge 3rd place game
L 51–75  3–2
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (1,610)
Cancún, Mexico
11/30/2016*
7:00 pm, BYUtv
vs. BYU
Old Oquirrh Bucket
L 63–77  3–3
Vivint Smart Home Arena (12,187)
Salt Lake City, UT
12/03/2016*
7:00 pm
Indiana State
MW–MVC Challenge
L 61–62  3–4
Smith Spectrum (7,064)
Logan, UT
12/06/2016*
7:00 pm
Great Falls W 84–51  4–4
Smith Spectrum (5,932)
Logan, UT
12/10/2016*
7:00 pm
at Utah Valley
Old Oquirrh Bucket
W 80–79 OT 5–4
UCCU Center (6,792)
Orem, UT
12/19/2016*
7:00 pm
New Orleans W 76–66  6–4
Smith Spectrum (5,825)
Logan, UT
12/21/2016*
7:00 pm
Weber State
Old Oquirrh Bucket
L 71–77  6–5
Smith Spectrum (6,270)
Logan, UT
Mountain West regular season
12/28/2016
7:00 pm, RTUT
Boise State L 80–83  6–6
(0–1)
Smith Spectrum (7,227)
Logan, UT
12/31/2016
12:00 pm, RTUT
at Air Force L 73–78  6–7
(0–2)
Clune Arena (1,143)
Colorado Springs, CO
01/04/2017
9:00 pm, ESPNU
New Mexico W 79–75  7–7
(1–2)
Smith Spectrum (3,897)
Logan, UT
01/07/2017
4:00 pm, CBSSN
UNLV W 79–63  8–7
(2–2)
Smith Spectrum (6,080)
Logan, UT
01/11/2017
7:00 pm, RTUT
at Wyoming L 87–95  8–8
(2–3)
Arena-Auditorium (4,547)
Laramie, WY
01/14/2017
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at San Diego State L 55–74  8–9
(2–4)
Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
01/21/2017
7:00 pm, MWN
Colorado State L 56–64  8–10
(2–5)
Smith Spectrum (8,854)
Logan, UT
01/25/2017
9:00 pm, ESPNU
at New Mexico L 61–74  8–11
(2–6)
The Pit (10,698)
Albuquerque, NM
01/28/2017
7:00 pm
Fresno State W 78–65  9–11
(3–6)
Smith Spectrum (6,835)
Logan, UT
02/01/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Nevada W 74–57  10–11
(4–6)
Smith Spectrum (6,122)
Logan, UT
02/04/2017
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Boise State L 70–72  10–12
(4–7)
Taco Bell Arena (7,560)
Boise, ID
02/07/2017
7:00 pm
at Colorado State L 52–69  10–13
(4–8)
Moby Arena (2,763)
Fort Collins, CO
02/11/2017
7:00 pm
Wyoming W 81–74  11–13
(5–8)
Smith Spectrum (7,027)
Logan, UT
02/15/2017
8:00 pm, CBSSN
San Diego State L 62–66  11–14
(5–9)
Smith Spectrum (6,427)
Logan, UT
02/18/2017
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Nevada L 66–77  11–15
(5–10)
Lawlor Events Center (10,336)
Reno, NV
02/22/2017
8:00 pm
at San Jose State W 81–75  12–15
(6–10)
Event Center Arena (2,316)
San Jose, CA
02/25/2017
7:00 pm, RTUT
Air Force W 89–58  13–15
(7–10)
Smith Spectrum (8,015)
Logan, UT
03/01/2017
9:00 pm, ESPNU
at UNLV L 59–66  13–16
(7–11)
Thomas & Mack Center (9,931)
Paradise, NV
Mountain West tournament
03/08/2017
12:00 pm, MWN
(8) vs. (9) San Jose State
First round
W 90–64  14–16
Thomas & Mack Center (4,979)
Paradise, NV
03/09/2017
1:00 pm, CBSSN
(8) vs. (1) Nevada
Quarterfinals
L 69–83  14–17
Thomas & Mack Center (5,866)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Source[2].

References

  1. "Utah State 2016–17 roster". UtahStateAggies.com. Archived from the original on March 19, 2015.
  2. "Utah State 2016–17 schedule". UtahStateAggies.com. Archived from the original on March 19, 2015.
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