Utah State Men’s Basketball 2021 NCAA Tournament Capsule

 

Utah State Aggies

Mountain West (20-8, 15-4)

 

 

Big Wins: 1/14 San Diego State (57-45), 1/16 San Diego State (64-59), 1/19 Colorado State (83-64)
Bad Losses: 11/26 vs South Dakota State (59-83), 1/25 at UNLV (56-59), 2/17 at Boise State (70-79)
Coach:  Craig Smith
 
Probable Starters:
Marco Anthony, Junior, Guard, 10.0 ppg, 3.1 apg, 5.0 rpg
Brock Miller, Junior, Guard, 8.9 ppg
Rollie Worster, Freshman, Guard, 9.2 ppg, 3.6 apg
Justin Bean, Junior, Forward, 11.3 ppg, 7.7 rpg
Neemias Queta, Junior, Center, 15.1 ppg, 10.0 rpg, 2.5 apg, 3.2 bpg
 
Key Role Players:
Alphonso Anderson, Senior, Forward, 6.8 ppg, 2.7 rpg
Steven Ashworth, Freshman, Guard, 6.3 ppg, 2.7 apg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 74.4 (100th in nation, 5th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 62.9 (22, 2)
Field-Goal Percentage: 45.2 (109, 4)
Field-Goal Defense: 39.6 (16, 2)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 6.6 (242, 10)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 34.2 (145, 6)
Free-Throw Percentage: 71.7 (146, 5)
Rebound Margin: 10.6 (2, 1)
Assists Per Game: 16.5 (23, 1)
Turnovers Per Game: 13.7 (204, 7)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2019 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Washington
2012 CIT First Round win over Cal State Bakersfield
2012 CIT Second Round win over Idaho
2012 CIT Quarterfinal win over Loyola Marymount
2012 CIT Semifinal win over Oakland
2012 CIT Final loss to Mercer
2011 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Kansas State
2010 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Texas A&M
2009 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Marquette
2008 NIT First Round loss to Illinois State
2007 NIT First Round loss to Michigan
 
*all team stats through 3/7