Utah State Men’s Basketball 2026 NCAA Tournament Capsule
March 8, 2026 · CSM Staff
Utah State Aggies
Mountain West (28-6, 15-5)
Big Wins: 2/4 at New Mexico (86-66), 3/14 vs San Diego State (73-62)
Bad Losses: 1/17 at Grand Canyon (74-84), 1/20 UNLV (76-86)
Coach: Jerrod Calhoun
Probable Starters:
Adlan Elamin, Freshman, Forward, 6.5 ppg, 3.0 rpg
Zach Keller, Senior, Forward, 3.5 ppg, 2.1 rpg
Mason Falslev, Junior, Guard, 16.1 ppg, 3.1 apg, 5.8 rpg, 2.0 spg
Drake Allen, Senior, Guard, 7.7 ppg, 4.7 apg, 3.0 rpg, 2.0 spg
MJ Collins Jr., Senior, Guard, 17.6 ppg, 1.6 apg, 2.4 rpg
Key Role Players:
Karson Templin, Junior, Forward, 9.1 ppg, 4.2 rpg
Garry Clark, Senior, Forward, 6.8 ppg, 4.3 rpg
Elijah Perryman, Freshman, Guard, 4.6 ppg, 3.1 apg, 1.6 rpg
Kolby King, Senior, Guard, 7.6 ppg, 1.5 apg, 3.4 rpg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 83.0 (39th in nation, 1st in conference)
Scoring Defense: 71.1 (102, 3)
Field-Goal Percentage: 50.1 (14, 1)
Field-Goal Defense: 42.5 (81, 4)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 8.9 (101, 3)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 36.3 (52, 3)
Free-Throw Percentage: 70.9 (234, 10)
Rebound Margin: 2.0 (139, 6)
Assists Per Game: 17.7 (17, 1)
Turnovers Per Game: 10.6 (95, 3)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
| 2025 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to UCLA |
| 2024 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over TCU |
| 2024 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Purdue |
| 2023 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Missouri |
| 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 |
*all team stats through 3/8
