Utah State Men’s Basketball 2023 NCAA Tournament Capsule
March 5, 2023 · CSM Staff
Utah State Aggies
Mountain West (26-8, 13-5)
Big Wins: 2/18 Nevada (75-66), 3/10 vs Boise State (72-62)
Bad Losses: 12/19 Weber State (72-75), 12/23 vs SMU (74-77)
Coach: Ryan Odom
Probable Starters:
Taylor Funk, Senior, Forward, 13.3 ppg, 5.5 rpg
Trevin Dorius, Senior, Center, 5.9 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 1.0 bpg
Max Shulga, Junior, Guard, 12.1 ppg, 4.1 apg, 4.4 rpg
Steven Ashworth, Junior, Guard, 16.3 ppg, 4.5 apg
Sean Bairstow, Senior, Guard, 10.4 ppg, 2.6 apg, 5.1 rpg
Key Role Players:
Zee Hamoda, Sophomore, Forward, 4.3 ppg, 2.4 rpg
Dan Akin, Senior, Forward, 12.0 ppg, 6.9 rpg
RJ Eytle-Rock, Senior, Guard, 3.1 ppg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 79.1 (28th in nation, 2nd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 70.0 (173, 8)
Field-Goal Percentage: 48.6 (16, 3)
Field-Goal Defense: 42.5 (100, 5)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 9.5 (18, 1)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 40.1 (4, 1)
Free-Throw Percentage: 77.0 (20, 2)
Rebound Margin: 4.1 (51, 3)
Assists Per Game: 16.9 (10, 1)
Turnovers Per Game: 12.0 (137, 8)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
| 2022 | NIT | First Round loss to Oregon |
| 2021 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Texas Tech |
| 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 3/5
