Among those student-athletes graduating are 24 football players, 17 track athletes, five women's basketball players, four each from both soccer and softball, three each from both men's basketball, and men's and women's tennis, two golfers, one gymnast and one volleyball player.
Utah State continued its storied basketball history during the 2011-12 season by securing its 13th-straight 20-win season and participating in its 13th-straight postseason
Utah State Men's Basketball - WAC Tournament Quarterfinals
HONORS:
First-Team All-WAC (2011); WAC All-Tournament Team Most Valuable Player (2011); WAC All-Newcomer Team (2011), Preseason WAC Newcomer of the Year (2010-11).
THIS SEASON:
A very talented point guard with excellent strength... Continued to improve throughout his junior season... Perimeter game should improve as a senior and will be expected to be provide veteran leadership to a large group of newcomers.
2011 SEASON (JR.):
Earned first-team all-WAC honors and was named to the league's all-newcomer team after averaging 11.8 points, 3.4 assists and 3.1 rebounds per game, while shooting 43.6 percent from the field (123-282), 21.1 percent from three-point range (16-76) and 80.2 percent at the free throw line (138-172)... Started 33 games in his first season at Utah State and played in all 34... Ranked first on the team in assists (116) and steals (31), and was third in minutes played (28.3)... Finished the year ranking fourth in the WAC in free throw shooting, fifth in assists and sixth in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.32)... In WAC only games, he averaged 12.5 points and 4.4 assists, and shot 49.6 percent from the field (68-137), 13.2 percent from three-point range (5-38) and 75.6 percent at the free throw line (59-78)... Scored a season-high 23 points in his first-ever Aggie game against Weber State (11/13) as he was 6-of-11 from the field and 11-for-13 at the free throw line... Those 23 points are the most for a player in his Aggie debut since Jay Goodman scored 33 points during the 1990 season... Recorded a season-high nine rebounds at Denver (12/1) and a season-high nine assists against Louisiana Tech (1/20)... Scored in double-figures 22 times during the season, including six times in his last seven games... Also had three 20-point games as he scored 21 points at home against San Jose State (12/31) and had 22 points at 23rd-ranked Saint Mary's (2/19) in the annual ESPNU BracketBusters... Also had a season-high four steals against the Gaels as he was 5-of-7 from the field, 1-of-2 from three-point range and 11-for-14 at the free throw line... Was named the Most Valuable Player of the WAC Tournament as he had 16 points and three rebounds against San Jose State in the semifinals and 19 points, four assists and three rebounds in the championship game against Boise State... For the tournament, he averaged 17.5 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.5 assists, while shooting 42.9 percent from the field (9-21) and was a perfect 17-for-17 at the free throw line... Scored 17 points against Kansas State in the second round of the NCAA Tournament as he was 4-of-9 from the field, 1-of-3 from three-point range and 8-for-9 at the free throw line... Finished the year by making at least eight free throws in five of his last seven games... Led the team in scoring 10 times and in assists 16 times.
JUNIOR COLLEGE:
Earned first-team all-conference and first-team all-district honors as a sophomore at Midland Junior College in Texas as he helped lead the Chaparrals to a 30-3 record and a No. 1 national ranking for all but two weeks of the season... As a sophomore, he averaged 12.0 points, 2.9 assists, 2.6 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game, while shooting 47.0 percent from the field (111-236), 37.3 percent from three-point range (31-83) and 83.5 percent at the free throw line (96-115)... Scored in double-figures 18 times and had two 20-point games, including a season-high 22 points against Frank Phillips College.
PREVIOUS SCHOOL:
Spent his freshman season (2007-08) at the University of Houston as he averaged 6.3 points and 2.0 rebounds, while shooting 39.9 percent from the field, 34.8 percent from three-point range and 72.9 percent from the free throw line... Scored in double-figures in seven-straight games to start the season for the Cougars, including a season-high 26 points against Grambling State... Following his performance against GSU, he was named the Conference USA Player of the Week as he averaged 23.0 points, 6.5 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.5 steals during a two-game stretch.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Prepped at Carter High School in Dallas where he was the second-leading scorer in school history... During his senior season, he averaged 24.6 points and 7.4 assists while earning first-team all-state honors from the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches... Attended the same high school as current Aggie Jarred Shaw and played together for one season.
PERSONAL:
Full name is Brockeith Pane... Born September 26, 1988 in Dallas, Texas... One of two sons of Sandra Combs... Majoring in interdisciplinary studies... Has a son, Trenton.
