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GAME 35
#12 Utah State (27-7) vs. #5 Texas A&M (23-9)
Friday, Mar. 19, 2010 • 2:45 p.m. (MT) • Spokane, Wash.
Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena (12,210) • Aggie Radio Network • CBS

GAME DAY HEADLINES
• Utah State is in its 105th season of basketball and has an overall record of 1,428-1,001 (.588). USU hasn't had a losing season since the 1992-93 campaign, a span of 17 years, when that team finished with a 10-17 record.

• Utah State is receiving votes in both polls this week and is currently ranked 32nd in the latest ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll with five votes and 35th in the Associated Press poll with three votes.

• Utah State is making its 19th NCAA Tournament appearance in school history (1939, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1970, 1971, 1975, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1988, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010), which is the most by any member of the Western Athletic Conference. Under head coach Stew Morrill, USU is appearing in its seventh NCAA Tournament in the last 11 years, including its second straight. Those seven NCAA appearances by Morrill are the most by any coach in USU history.

• Utah State has earned an at-large NCAA Tournament bid for the second time in its five years in the WAC joining the 2006 team that also lost in the WAC Tournament championship game. USU also received an at-large berth in 1983 when it finished third in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (20-9, 10-6), and lost to San Jose State in the quarterfinals of the PCAA Tournament.

• Utah State is playing in its 11th straight postseason, which is a school record, and tied for the 13th longest active streak in the nation. During the last 11 years, USU has appeared in the NCAA Tournament seven times (2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010) and the NIT four times (2002, 2004, 2007, 2008).

• Utah State is 6-20 (.231) all-time in the NCAA Tournament, which includes a 4-14 (.222) record in the first round. USU has lost six straight games in the NCAA Tournament and its last win was in the first round of the 2001 tournament when it defeated fifth-seeded Ohio State, 77-68, in overtime. In its last NCAA Tournament appearance in 2009, USU lost to sixth-seeded Marquette, 58-57, in the first round.

• Utah State is making its 28th postseason appearance all-time, having qualified for the NCAA Tournament 19 times and the NIT on nine occasions. USU's overall postseason record is 8-29 (.216).

• Utah State has won 23 or more games in each of the last 11 seasons and is one of just three teams in the nation to accomplish that feat along with Gonzaga and Kansas. USU's 27 wins this year are the fourth-most in school history. During the last 11 years, Utah State has averaged 25.4 wins per season.

NEXT UP
Utah State (27-7, 14-2) is the No. 12 seed in the South Region in Spokane, Wash., and will play fifth-seeded Texas A&M (23-9, 11-5) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday, March 19 at approximately 2:45 p.m. (MT) at the Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena. The game will be televised nationally on CBS with Tim Brando (play-by-play) and Mike Gminski (color) calling the action.

NCAA TOURNAMENT PRACTICE AND PRESS CONFERENCE TIMES ON THURSDAY
Utah State's press conference with student-athletes and head coach Stew Morrill at the NCAA Tournament in Spokane, Wash., will be on Thursday, March 18 from 12:05 to 12:45 p.m. (PT), and its practice will be from 12:45 to 1:25 p.m. Texas A&M's press conference will be from 1:30 to 2:15 p.m., and its practice will be from 2:15 to 2:55 p.m.

UTAH STATE TRAVEL PLANS
Utah State will leave Logan Wednesday afternoon and arrive at the Spokane International Airport via a charter at approximately 5:30 p.m. (PT). USU will be staying at the Red Lion River Inn. USU Media Relations Director Doug Hoffman (Cell: 435.881.8011) and Assistant Director Zach Fisher (Cell: 435.213.0318) will travel with the team.

LOOKING AT UTAH STATE
Utah State is 27-7 on the season after defeating Boise State (84-60) and Louisiana Tech (85-55) in the Western Athletic Conference Tournament before losing to New Mexico State (69-63) in the championship game. Utah State won the WAC regular season title for the third straight year with a 14-2 record. USU is led by junior forward Tai Wesley who is averaging 13.6 points, 6.6 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.3 blocks per game, while shooting 57.1 percent from the field and 70.6 percent at the free throw line. Senior guard Jared Quayle is averaging 12.5 points, 6.3 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game, while shooting 41.9 percent from the field, 43.9 percent from three-point range and 90.1 percent at the free throw line, and junior forward Nate Bendall is averaging 10.4 points and 5.4 rebounds, while shooting 57.3 percent from the field and 82.4 percent from the free throw line. As a team, Utah State is averaging 73.7 points and is shooting 49.1 percent from the field, 41.9 percent from three-point range and 76.3 percent from the free throw line. Defensively, USU is allowing 59.6 points per game and its opponents are shooting 40.3 percent from the field, 31.8 percent from three-point range and 70.7 percent from the free throw line.

LOOKING AT UTAH STATE DURING ITS LAST FIVE GAMES
Utah State is 4-1 during its last five games and is averaging 77.8 points, while shooting 52.5 percent from the field, 39.8 percent from three-point range and 73.4 percent at the free throw line. Its opponents are averaging 57.2 points and shooting 37.6 percent from the field, 23.3 percent from three-point range and 71.1 percent at the free throw line. USU is also out-rebounding its opponents by 9.4 boards (38.4-29.0) during its last five games and winning by a margin of 20.6 points per game.

UTAH STATE RANKS FIRST IN THE NATION IN ASSIST-TO-TURNOVER RATIO
As of March 15, Utah State leads the nation in assist-to-turnover ratio at 1.65 and ranks second nationally in three-point shooting at 41.9 percent. Overall, USU ranks among the top 10 nationally in eight statistical categories and among the top 25 in 11 statistical categories. USU also ranks fifth in assists per game (16.9), sixth in turnovers per game (10.3), seventh in free throw shooting (.763), seventh in scoring margin (+14.1), seventh in field goal shooting (.491), 10th in scoring defense (59.6), 16th in rebounding margin (+6.4), 19th in winning percentage (.794) and 25th in fewest fouls per game (16.0). Individually, junior forward Tai Wesley ranks 15th in field goal shooting (.571) and senior guard Jared Quayle ranks 19th in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.55). Overall, USU is the only team in the nation to rank among the top 10 nationally in all three shooting categories.

RANKING UTAH STATE IN THE WAC
As of March 15, Utah State ranks first in the WAC in scoring defense (59.6), scoring margin (+14.1), field goal percentage (.491), field goal percentage defense (.403), free throw shooting (.763), three-point field goal percentage (.419), three-point field goal percentage defense (.318), rebound margin (+6.4) and assists (16.94). USU is also fourth in blocks (3.53). Individually, senior guard Jared Quayle ranks first in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.55), third in free throw shooting (.901), fourth in three-point shooting (.439), fifth in assists (4.21), 10th in steals (1.12), 11th in rebounding (6.3) and 15th in scoring (12.5). Junior forward Tai Wesley ranks fourth in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.93), fifth in field goal shooting (.571), sixth in blocked shots (1.29), 10th in rebounding (6.6), 11th in assists (3.35), 13th in scoring (13.6) and 15th in free throw shooting (.706). Junior forward Nate Bendall ranks fourth in field goal shooting (.573), eighth in free throw shooting (.824) and 11th in blocked shots (0.91). Junior guard Brian Green ranks first in three-point shooting (.500), junior guard Tyler Newbold ranks seventh in three-point shooting (.422) and sophomore forward Brady Jardine ranks 15th in blocked shots (0.71).

COMPUTER RANKINGS
As of March 14, Utah State has an RPI of 30 and a strength of schedule of 100 according to RealTiimeRPI, while the WAC is ranked 10th as a conference. USU also has a sagarin rating of 40 according to USAToday.com.

RECAPPING THE NEW MEXICO STATE GAME
Jahmar Young scored 19 points, including 12 in the second half, to lead New Mexico State to a 69-63 win against Utah State in the championship game of the Western Athletic Conference Tournament Saturday night in Reno, Nev. Utah State, who had won 17-straight games, falls to 27-7 on the season with the loss, while New Mexico State improves to 22-11 with the win. Utah State was playing in its fourth WAC Tournament championship game in its five years in the league, but is now just 1-3 in those title contests. Senior guard Jared Quayle led Utah State with a game-high 25 points, while junior forward Tai Wesley recorded his third double-double of the season with 13 points and a career-high 12 rebounds despite breaking his nose in the first minute of the game. Fellow junior forward Nate Bendall added 16 points and five rebounds. Utah State led 51-46 with 8:06 to play in the game following a layup from Wesley before New Mexico State went on a 9-2 run to take a 55-53 lead. Following a pair of free throws from Wesley, NMSU's Troy Gillenwater hit a three-pointer from the top of the key to start an 8-2 run and USU could get no closer than four points the rest of the game as New Mexico State scored on 12 of its final 13 possessions. Utah State finished the game by shooting 45.5 percent from the field (25-55) and 69.2 percent at the free throw line (9-13), but made just 25.0 percent of its three-pointers (4-16). New Mexico State shot 49.2 percent overall, including 72.7 percent at the free throw line (8-11), and was 3-of-11 (.273) from behind the arc. Utah State jumped out to an early 8-4 lead and led for the majority of the first half until a pair of free throws from Jonathan Gibson gave New Mexico State its first lead of the game at 19-18 with 6:23 to play. NMSU increased its margin to four at 25-21 following a layup from Gillenwater before Quayle scored five straight points to give USU a one-point lead at 26-25. Young then hit a three-pointer in transition with 1:35 to play and NMSU took a 28-26 lead into the locker room. Utah State shot just 37.5 percent in the first half (9-24) and was just 2-of-9 (.222) from three-point range, but did make 75.0 percent of its free throws (6-8). Quayle led USU with 14 points during the first 20 minutes, while Bendall had eight. New Mexico State shot just 36.7 percent in the first half (11-30) and just 16.7 percent from behind the arc (1-6), but was 5-of-6 (.833) at the free throw line. NMSU also forced USU into six first-half turnovers.

NOTE-ABLES FROM THE NEW MEXICO STATE GAME
Utah State is now 7-6 all-time in conference tournament championship games, including a 1-3 record in the WAC... USU trailed at the half (28-26) for the first time in 17 games and is now 2-5 on the season when trailing at the half... USU had shot over 50 percent in four straight games before shooting 45.5 percent against NMSU... USU's four made three-pointers is its fewest in its last 18 games when it made three at Louisiana Tech.

WINNING STREAKS COME TO AN END IN RENO
Utah State's 17-game winning streak came to an end in Reno, Nev., in the championship game of the Western Athletic Conference Tournament as it lost to New Mexico State, 69-63. That 17-game winning streak was tied with the 2003-04 team for the third-longest in school history behind the 1999-2000 and 2008-09 teams who both won 19 straight games. That 17-game winning streak was also the second-longest active streak in the nation behind Butler who has won 20 straight games, and tied for the third-longest winning streak in the nation this year.

UTAH STATE'S MAGIC NUMBER IS FIVE
Utah State's magic number this year seems to be five, as in five made three-pointers. During its last 28 games, USU is 23-0 when making at least five three-pointers in a game, but 0-5 during that time period when it makes less than five treys in a game.

UTAH STATE RANKS SIXTH IN THE NATION IN TURNOVERS PER GAME
After averaging 16.3 turnovers during its first three games, Utah State is averaging just 9.7 turnovers during its last 31 games and just 10.3 turnovers per game on the season which ranks sixth in the nation. Overall, USU has committed single-digit turnovers in 14 games this year, including seven of its last nine.

UTAH STATE CONTINUES TO DOMINATE THE GLASS
Utah State has done a great job rebounding this year and has out-rebounded 30 of its 34 opponents. On the season, USU has a rebound margin of plus 6.4 boards per game (35.5-29.1) which ranks first in the WAC and 16th in the nation.

UTAH STATE GUARDING THE ARC DURING ITS LAST FIVE GAMES
Utah State has done a great job of guarding the three-point line during its last five games as Fresno State was 2-of-20 (.100) from behind the arc, New Mexico State was 4-of-16 (.250), Boise State was 6-of-19 (.316), Louisiana Tech was 5-of-20 (.250) and NMSU was 3-of-11 (.273). During its last five games, USU opponents are shooting just 23.3 percent from three-point range (20-86).

UTAH STATE GETTING BALANCED SCORING DURING LAST 18 GAMES
Since losing back-to-back games at New Mexico State and Louisiana Tech in early January, Utah State has posted a 17-1 record and one of the many reasons for that record has been its balanced scoring. During its last 18 games, USU has seven players averaging at least seven points a game in junior forward Tai Wesley (13.9), senior guard Jared Quayle (13.2), junior guard Pooh Williams (10.0), junior forward Nate Bendall (9.9), junior guard Brian Green (9.3), sophomore forward Brady Jardine (8.2) and junior guard Tyler Newbold (7.4).

SCOUTING TEXAS A&M
Texas A&M is 23-9 on the season and finished in a tie for second-place in the Big 12 Conference with a 11-5 league mark. The Aggies, who are 5-5 on the road and 8-8 away from home, defeated Nebraska (70-64) and lost to No. 1 Kansas (79-66) in the Big 12 Tournament and are currently ranked 23rd in the nation. TAMU is led by senior guard Donald Sloan who is averaging 18.2 points, 3.7 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game, while senior forward Bryan Davis is averaging 9.5 points and 7.9 rebounds per game. As a team, Texas A&M averages 71.8 points and is shooting 44.2 percent from the field, 33.3 percent from three-point range and 66.1 percent at the free throw line. Defensively, the Aggies allow 64.9 points and its opponents are shooting 41.1 percent from the field, 33.6 percent from three-point range and 70.6 percent at the free throw line. Texas A&M returns two starters and 13 letterwinners from last year's team that went 24-10 on the season and finished tied for fourth-place in the Big 12 Conference with a 9-7 record. The Aggies defeated Brigham Young, 79-66, in the first round of the NCAA Tournament before losing to Connecticut, 92-66, in the second round. Mark Turgeon is 72-30 in his third year at Texas A&M and 225-149 in 12 years as a collegiate head coach.

UTAH STATE VERSUS TEXAS A&M SERIES HISTORY
Utah State is 1-1 all-time against Texas A&M as it defeated the Aggies at home, 94-71, on Dec. 10, 1963 and lost to TAMU, 78-73, on Dec. 14, 1983 at the Indiana Classic in Indianapolis, Ind.

UTAH STATE VERSUS THE STATE OF TEXAS
Utah State is 28-13 (.683) all-time against teams from the state of Texas which includes a 1-0 record against Baylor, a 2-0 record versus Houston Baptist, a 1-1 record versus Houston, a 1-0 recorad against Lamar, a 1-0 record against Midwestern State, an 8-1 record versus North Texas, a 2-0 record against TCU, a 1-1 record versus Texas A&M, a 2-0 record against Texas, a 1-4 record against UTEP, a 1-0 record against Texas Southern, a 2-1 record versus Texas Tech, and a 5-5 record against West Texas State.

UTAH STATE VERSUS RANKED OPPONENTS
Utah State is 11-55 (.167) all-time against ranked opponents, which includes a 5-12 (.294) record under Morrill. The last time USU played a ranked opponent was in the first round of the 2009 NCAA Tournament when it lost to No. 24 Marquette, 58-57, in the first round.

UTAH STATE VERSUS THE BIG 12 CONFERENCE
Utah State is 16-35 (.313) versus current members of the Big 12 Conference as it is 1-0 versus Baylor, 5-18 versus Colorado, 2-2 versus Iowa State, 2-5 versus Kansas, 0-4 versus Kansas State, 1-1 versus Missouri, 0-2 versus Nebraska, 0-1 versus Oklahoma, 2-0 versus Texas, 2-1 versus Texas Tech and 1-1 versus Texas A&M. The last time USU played a team from the Big 12 Conference was on March 20, 2003 when it lost to second-seeded Kansas, 64-61, in the first round of the West Region in Oklahoma City, Okla. The last time USU beat a team from the Big 12 was on Dec. 12, 1987 when it won at Texas, 80-75, in the Longhorn Invitational. USU is also 1-2 versus current members of the Big 12 in the NCAA Tournament as it lost to Oklahoma, 50-39, and defeated Texas, 51-49, in 1939 and lost to Kansas in 2003.

COACH MORRILL VERSUS THE BIG 12 CONFERENCE
Utah State head coach Stew Morrill is 5-11 (.313) all-time against current members of the Big 12 Conference, which includes USU's 64-61 loss to Kansas in the 2003 NCAA Tournament. All-time, Morrill is 3-5 against Colorado, 0-1 versus Kansas, 0-2 versus Nebraska, 1-2 versus Texas Tech and 1-1 versus Texas A&M. Both of Morrill's games against Texas A&M were during his time at Colorado State as CSU lost to the Aggies at home, 59-58, on Nov. 26, 1996 and defeated TAMU in College Station, 86-82, in overtime on Dec. 10, 1997.

COACH MORRILL IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT
Utah State head coach Stew Morrill is 1-7 all-time in the NCAA Tournament as he was 0-1 while the head coach at Montana and is 1-6 during his 12 years at USU.

VERSUS THE NCAA TOURNAMENT FIELD
Utah State is 2-3 versus teams in the 2010 NCAA Tournament as it defeated Brigham Young (71-61) and New Mexico State (81-63), and lost to Saint Mary's (68-63) and New Mexico State twice (55-52, 69-63).

THE WAC IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT
The Western Athletic Conference has had a team advance to the second round of the NCAA Tournament 10 times in the last 13 years. The WAC has also had at least two teams participate in the NCAA Tournament 20 times in the last 24 years. Overall, WAC teams are a combined 35-68 (.340) in the NCAA Tournament. The last time the WAC had two teams in the NCAA Tournament was in 2008 with Nevada and New Mexico State.

THE WAC VERSUS THE BIG 12 CONFERENCE
Current members of the Western Athletic Conference are a combined 98-167 (.370) against current members of the Big 12 Conference. WAC teams are also a combined 6-3 (.667) against teams from the Big 12 Conference in the NCAA Tournament and the last time a WAC member defeated a team from the Big 12 in the NCAA Tournament was in 2005 when ninth-seeded Nevada upset eighth-seeded Texas, 61-57.

UTAH STATE FOLLOWING A LOSS
Utah State is 4-2 this year and 56-18 (.757) over the last 11 years following a loss, and has dropped back-to-back games just 15 times during the last 11 years.

UTAH STATE WINS THIRD-STRAIGHT REGULAR SEASON WAC TITLE
Utah State won its third-straight Western Athletic Conference regular season championship this year, and its second outright WAC title since joining the league five years ago. Overall, it is the 15th time in school history that USU has won at least a share of a regular season conference championship (1918, 1926, 1930, 1935, 1936, 1980, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010).

12TH SEEDS IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT
Since the NCAA Tournament went to a 64-team format in 1985, 12th seeds in the tournament have an overall record of 52-100 (.342), which includes a 34-66 (.340) record in the first round. Since 1985, at least one 12th-seed has defeated a fifth-seed in the NCAA Tournament every year except 1988, 2000 and 2007. Last season, the No. 12 seed went 3-1 vs. the No. 5 seed, finishing 4-4 overall in the tournament, the second year in a row that the 12th-seed had a 4-4 record.

UTAH STATE AS A 12TH SEED IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT
Utah State is a 12th-seed in the NCAA Tournament for the fifth time since seedings began in 1980 and is 1-4 all-time as the 12th-seed. In fact, the last time USU won a game in the NCAA Tournament was in 2001 when it was a 12th-seed and defeated fifth-seeded Ohio State, 77-68, in overtime in the East Region in Greensboro, N.C.

UTAH STATE HAS PLENTY OF NCAA TOURNAMENT EXPERIENCE
Utah State returns four starters (Tyler Newbold, Jared Quayle, Tai Wesley, Pooh Williams) and three other letterwinners (Matt Formisano, Brady Jardine, Jaxon Myaer) from last year's NCAA Tournament team that was an 11th-seed and lost to Marquette, 58-57, in the first round of the West Region in Boise, Idaho. Heading into its game with Texas A&M in the 2010 NCAA Tournament, Utah State returns 73.7 percent of its points (42/57), 84.6 percent of its rebounds (22/26) and 73.0 percent of its minutes played (146/200) from last year's NCAA Tournament game. Senior guard Jared Quayle scored 18 points to go along with eight rebounds and four assists, junior forward Tai Wesley scored 15 points to go along with four rebounds, junior guards Tyler Newbold and Pooh Williams each scored three points, and sophomore guard Jaxon Myaer also scored three points.

UTAH STATE CONNECTIONS WITH THE CITY OF SPOKANE
Utah State head coach Stew Morrill lived in Spokane for two years while he attended Gonzaga University from 1973-74, where he received his degree in sociology, and was a two-time all-Big Sky Conference selection. Utah State Director of Athletics Scott Barnes was born in Spokane and lived there for six years. Barnes also spent six years as the Athletics Directors at Eastern Washington University in Cheney from 1999 to 2005. Barnes' parents, Sherman and Helen, still reside in Spokane.

UTAH STATE CONNECTIONS WITH TEXAS A&M
Texas A&M head coach Mark Turgeon attended basketball camps at the University of Kansas as a youth along with Utah State associate coach Tim Duryea. Mike Rohn, who is the Director of Basketball Operations at Texas A&M, used to be the head coach at Dodge City (Kan.) Community College and coached against Duryea when Duryea was the head coach at Hutchinson (Kan.) Community College from 2000-01. Barry Davis, who is the Director of Student-Athlete Development at Texas A&M, was an assistant coach at North Texas during the 1987-88 season when UNT made its first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance with Duryea as the team co-captain.

UTAH STATE CONNECTIONS WITH MICHIGAN STATE
John Lewandowski, Associate Athletics Director for Communications at Michigan State University, spent three years (1994-96) as an Assistant Athletics Director for Media Relations at Utah State University. Former Michigan State men's basketball coach Jud Heathcote spent five years as the head coach at Montana from 1971-76, followed by Jim Brandenburg (1977-78), Mike Montgomery (1979-86) and Stew Morrill (1987-91).

UTAH STATE CONNECTIONS WITH NEW MEXICO STATE
Utah State and New Mexico State are both members of the Western Athletic Conference, and both joined the league prior to the 2005-06 season. The two schools were also members of the Big West Conference as USU spent 27 years in the league (1979-2005) and New Mexico State spent 17 years (1984-2000). Utah State and New Mexico State have played one another 60 times which ranks as the 10th-oldest rivalry in USU history. All-time, USU is 33-27 against NMSU. NMSU defeated USU twice this year, including a 69-63 win in the championship game of the WAC Tournament.

UTAH STATE CONNECTIONS WITH THE STATE OF WASHINGTON
Utah State junior guard Pooh Williams was born in Washington and attended Federal Way High School (Federal Way) where he earned first-team all-state honors as senior in 2006. Pooh was born in Tacoma, where his dad Earnest is a preacher for the City Family Worship Center.

UTAH STATE IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON
Although Utah State travels in and out of Spokane every year to play the University of Idaho, Utah State hasn't played a game in the state of Washington since Nov. 28, 1986 when it won at Washington, 81-72.

UTAH STATE HAS 13TH-LONGEST ACTIVE POSTSEASON STREAK
Utah State has advanced to postseason play in each of the last 11 season as it has played in seven NCAA Tournaments and four NIT's. That streak of 11 straight postseasons is tied with Notre Dame for the 13th-longest active streak in the nation. Michigan State owns the longest active postseason streak in the nation at 22 with 18 NCAA and four NIT appearances. Kansas is second with 21 straight NCAA trips, while Kentucky is third at 19 with 18 NCAA bids and one NIT appearance. Maryland (14-NCAA, 3-NIT) and Syracuse (13-NCAA, 4-NIT) are tied for fourth with 17 straight postseason appearances. Duke ranks sixth with 15 straight NCAA trips, while Oklahoma State is seventh with 14 straight (10-NCAA, 4-NIT), and Creighton (7-NCAA, 5-NIT, 1-CIT) and Gonzaga (12-NCAA, 1-NIT) are tied for eighth with 13 straight postseason trips. Florida (10-NCAA, 2-NIT), Texas (12 NCAA) and Wisconsin (12-NCAA) are all tied for 10th with 12 straight postseason bids, followed by USU and Notre Dame (6-NCAA, 5-NIT).

UTAH STATE IN MARCH
Utah State is 41-20 (.672) in the month of March under Morrill, which includes a 23-8 (.742) record on neutral courts. Utah State is also 0-1 in known games played on Mar. 19 and 77-15 (.837) in games played on Friday under Morrill.

UTAH STATE ON NEUTRAL COURTS
Utah State is 2-1 this year and 34-17 (.667) on neutral courts under Morrill. During the last three years, Utah State is 19-8 (.704) on the road and 23-11 (.676) away from home.

AGGIES HAVE FOUR STARTERS FROM THE STATE OF UTAH
Four of Utah State's five starters (Nate Bendall, Tyler Newbol, Jared Quayle, Tai Wesley) are from the state of Utah and six of its top eight players are from the Beehive state.

DID YOU KNOW?
Utah State has won 21 of its last 24 games since starting the year with a 6-4 record.

FOUR RETURNING STARTERS IN THE LINEUP
Junior guard Tyler Newbold has started 94 straight games at Utah State, which is the longest streak on the team. Junior forward Tai Wesley has started 74 straight games and 93 of the last 94 overall. Senior guard Jared Quayle has started 67 straight games and junior forward Pooh Williams has started 65 games during his career.

UTAH STATE HAS THREE OF THE TOP 17 THREE-POINT SHOOTERS IN THE WAC
Utah State, statistically, has three of the top seven three-point shooters in the WAC as junior guard Brian Green ranks first (.500), senior guard Jared Quayle ranks fourth (.439) and junior guard Tyler Newbold ranks seventh (.422).

GREEN LEADS THE WAC IN THREE-POINT SHOOTING
Junior reserve guard Brian Green torched the nets in conference play as he shot 63.3 percent from three-point range (31-49) to rank first in the WAC. On the season, Green is shooting 50.0 percent from behind the arc (52-104) to rank first in the conference.

WILLIAMS PLAYING WELL DURING WINNING STREAK
Junior guard Pooh Williams has played solid basketball for Utah State as of late as he has scored at least seven points in 15 of USU's last 18 games and has scored in double-figures 10 times. During his last five games, Williams is averaging 7.2 points and is shooting 36.1 percent from the field (13-36), 17.6 percent from three-point range (3-17) and is 7-of-12 (.583) at the free throw line. Overall, Williams has scored at least seven points in 21 games this year and has scored in double-figures 14 times.

WESLEY HAS SCORED IN DOUBLE-FIGURES 28 TIMES THIS YEAR
Junior forward Tai Wesley has scored in double-figures 28 times this year to lead the team, including 15 times in his last 18 games. Overall, Wesley has scored in double-figures 72 times in his career and has eight career 20-point games, including three this season. During his last five games, Wesley is averaging 16.8 points, 8.0 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 1.4 blocked shots, while shooting 63.8 percent from the field (37-58) and 58.8 percent at the free throw line (10-17).

WESLEY RECORDS TWO DOUBLE-DOUBLES AT WAC TOURNAMENT
Junior forward Tai Wesley recorded a pair of double-doubles at the WAC Tournament as he scored 18 points to go along with 10 rebounds against Boise State, and then had 13 points and a career-high 12 rebounds against New Mexico State. Overall, Wesley now has three double-doubles this year and nine in his career.

QUAYLE SCORES 25 POINTS AGAINST NEW MEXICO STATE
Senior guard Jared Quayle scored 25 points against New Mexico State in his last game which was his fourth 20-point game this year and ninth of his career. He has also scored in double-figures in four straight games and in 15 of his last 18 games. Overall, Quayle has scored in double-figures 23 times this year and 48 times in his career. Quayle also recorded his third double-double of the season and sixth of his career with 13 points and a career-high 13 rebounds against Boise State. During his last five games, he is averaging 15.2 points, 7.0 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 1.0 steals, while shooting 50.0 percent from the field (26-52), 40.7 percent from three-point range (11-27) and is a perfect 13-of-13 at the free throw line.

QUAYLE SECOND-BEST REBOUNDING POINT GUARD IN THE NATION
Senior Jared Quayle is averaging 6.3 rebounds to rank as the second-best rebounding point guard in the nation behind Jesse Sanders of Liberty who averages 6.7 boards per game. Last year, Quayle averaged 6.0 boards to rank as the fourth-best rebounding point guard in the nation.

GREEN HAS BEEN INSTANT OFFENSE FOR UTAH STATE OFF THE BENCH
Junior guard Brian Green has been instant offense for Utah State when he enters the game and is averaging 9.7 points during his last 16 games, while shooting 54.0 percent from the field (54-100) and 58.3 percent from three-point range (35-60). Overall, Green has scored in double-figures eight times this year and has scored at least eight points in 12 of his last 16 games.

JARDINE CONTINUES TO PLAY WELL OFF THE BENCH
Sophomore forward Brady Jardine continues to play well for Utah State off the bench as he has scored in double-figures eight times this year and has scored at least eight points in 12 of his last 17 games. During his last five games, Jardine is averaging 7.2 points and 5.6 rebounds, while shooting 59.3 percent from the field (16-27).

BENDALL MISSES TWO GAMES DUE TO HEART SURGERY
Junior forward Nate Bendall missed two games (Weber State - 12/23; Western Oregon - 12/29) due to heart surgery on December 23 as he had a minor procedure called a heart ablation to treat an atrial flutter. Since returning from his surgery 20 games ago, Bendall has scored in double-figures nine times. During his last five games, he has scored in double-figures twice and is averaging 9.2 points and 4.2 rebounds, while shooting 54.3 percent from the field (19-35) and is a perfect 8-of-8 at the free throw line.

DID YOU KNOW?
Senior guard Jared Quayle leads the team with 182 defensive rebounds and junior forward Tai Wesley ranks second with 129 defensive boards.

UTAH STATE TO PLAY 35TH GAME OF THE SEASON FRIDAY
Utah State will play its 35th game of the season Friday, which is tied for the most games played in school history. Senior Jared Quayle, and juniors Tyler Newbold and Tai Wesley will tie the school record for most games started in a single season, while Quayle, Newbold, Wesley and sophomore forward Brady Jardine will all tie the school record for most games played in a single season.

NEWBOLD AND WESLEY RANK AMONG TOP 10 ALL-TIME AT UTAH STATE IN GAMES STARTED
Juniors Tyler Newbold and Tai Wesley both rank among the top 10 all-time at Utah State in games started as Newbold has started 94 games to rank tied for seventh all-time, while Wesley has started 93 games and ranks tied for ninth all-time. Both players have also played in 104 games at USU which ranks tied for 16th all-time in school history.

WESLEY RANKS 22ND ALL-TIME AT UTAH STATE IN SCORING
Junior forward Tai Wesley scored his 1,000th career point at Nevada on Jan. 13, 2010 to become the 34th player in school history to reach the milestone. Wesley now has 1,233 career points to rank 22nd all-time in scoring at USU and is now three points shy of tying Max Perry (1959-61) for 21st-place with 1,236 career points. Wesley is also five points shy of tying Jim Boatwright (1972-74)for 20th-place with 1,238 career points. In 104 career games, Wesley is averaging 11.86 points.

WESLEY THE MOST COMPLETE PLAYER IN UTAH STATE HISTORY
In his third season at Utah State, junior forward Tai Wesley has 1,233 career points, 596 career rebounds, 280 career assists and 106 career blocks and is the only player in school history to have at least 1,000 points, 500 rebounds, 200 assists and 100 blocks in a career. The only Aggie player other than Wesley who can come close to his numbers is Nate Harris (2003-06) who had 1,475 points, 722 rebounds, 220 assists and 90 blocks in his career.

WESLEY RANKS 18TH ALL-TIME AT UTAH STATE IN REBOUNDING
With his 12 rebounds against New Mexico State, junior forward Tai Wesley now has 596 career rebounds to rank 18th all-time at Utah State. Wesley is now 50 rebounds shy of tying Preston Bailess (1976-79) for 17th-place with 646 career rebounds.

WESLEY RANKS FOURTH ALL-TIME AT UTAH STATE AND IN THE WAC IN FIELD GOAL SHOOTING
Junior forward Tai Wesley is shooting 59.6 percent from the field (461-774) during his USU career, which ranks fourth all-time behind Nate Harris (2003-06) who shot 64.1 percent, Greg Houskeeper (1988-89) who shot 62.2 percent, and Spencer Nelson (1999, 2003-05) who shot 61.7 percent. That percentage also ranks fourth all-time in the history of the Western Athletic Conference.

WESLEY RANKS FOURTH ALL-TIME IN BLOCKED SHOTS
In 104 career games, junior forward Tai Wesley ranks fourth all-time at Utah State with 106 career blocks. Wesley is now nine blocks shy of tying Shawn Daniels (2000-01) for third all-time with 117 blocks. This season, Wesley has 44 blocks which ranks seventh all-time at USU for a single season. His average of 1.02 blocks per game ranks fourth all-time in school history.

NEWBOLD RANKS FOURTH ALL-TIME AT UTAH STATE IN THREE-POINT SHOOTING
Junior guard Tyler Newbold is shooting 42.8 percent (151-353) from three-point range during his career, which ranks fourth all-time at Utah State. Jaycee Carroll (2005-08) is the school's all-time leader in three-point shooting at 46.5 percent.

NEWBOLD RANKS SIXTH ALL-TIME AT UTAH STATE IN THREE-POINTERS MADE
Junior guard Tyler Newbold has made 151 three-pointers in his Utah State career, which ranks sixth all-time. He also ranks sixth all-time in three-point attempts with 353. Newbold is now 32 made three-pointers shy of tying Justin Jones (1996-98) for fifth-place all-time with 183 made three-pointers and 55 three-point attempts shy of tying Jones for fifth-place all-time with 408 three-point attempts.

QUAYLE RANKS SIXTH ALL-TIME AT UTAH STATE IN THREE-POINT SHOOTING
Senior guard Jared Quayle is shooting 41.4 percent from three-point range (127-307) during his USU career to rank sixth all-time in school history. He also ranks seventh all-time at Utah State in three-pointers made with 127 and is in seventh-place all-time with 307 three-point attempts. Quayle is now 24 made three-pointers shy of tying Tyler Newbold for sixth-place in career made three-pointers with 151 and 46 three-point attempts shy of tying Newbold for sixth-place in that category.

QUAYLE RANKS EIGHTH ALL-TIME AT UTAH STATE IN FREE THROW SHOOTING
Senior guard Jared Quayle is shooting 90.1 percent from the free throw line (82-91) this year, which would rank third all-time at Utah State for a single-season. Overall, Quayle ranks eighth all-time at USU in free throw shooting at 82.2 percent (176-214).

QUAYLE, NEWBOLD AND WESLEY RANK AMONG TOP 20 ALL-TIME AT UTAH STATE IN ASSISTS
Utah State has three players on its current roster who rank among the top 20 all-time at Utah State in assists as junior forward Tai Wesley has 280 career assists to rank 15th, senior guard Jared Quayle has 276 career assists to rank 16th all-time, while junior guard Tyler Newbold has 269 career assists to rank 18th all-time. Quayle's 143 assists this year rank 14th all-time at USU for a single-season.

DID YOU KNOW?
Utah State is 20-3 this season and 41-7 overall when senior guard Jared Quayle scores in double-figures, but just 7-4 this year and 16-5 overall when he doesn't. Furthermore, USU is 11-1 this year when Quayle has at least five assists in a game.

AGGIES GETTING SOLID PRODUCTION FROM ITS BENCH
Utah State is 20-3 on the year when its bench out-scores its opponent's bench and 7-4 when its bench is out-scored. Overall, USU's bench is averaging 20.6 points (702) and 9.1 rebounds (309) and had season-highs of 39 points against Southern Utah and 18 rebounds versus Idaho State.

UTAH STATE'S BENCH PLAYING WELL DURING LAST 18 GAMES
Utah State's bench has been playing very well during its last 18 games as USU's reserves are averaging 21.1 points and 12.2 rebounds, while shooting 53.7 percent from the field (145-270) and 54.4 percent from three-point range (46-65).

UTAH STATE PLAYING SOLID DEFENSE WITHOUT FOULING
One of Utah State's trademarks under head coach Stew Morrill is to play solid defense without fouling and that is exactly what this year's team is doing. During its first three games of the year, USU was averaging 20.7 fouls per game, but during its last 31 games it is averaging just 15.5 fouls and had a season-low seven fouls against Nevada at home. On the season, USU is 15-1 when it commits fewer fouls than its opponents.

AGGIES UNDEFEATED WHEN SHOOTING 50 PERCENT FROM THE FIELD THIS YEAR
Utah State has shot at least 50.0 percent from the field in nine of its last 14 games, and in 16 games on the season, and is undefeated (16-0) this year when shooting 50 percent.

UTAH STATE UNDEFEATED THIS YEAR WHEN SCORING AT LEAST 70 POINTS
Utah State is 20-0 this year and is 176-20 (.898) during the last 11 years when scoring at least 70 points in game. Overall, USU has won 24 straight games when scoring at least 70 points.

AGGIES ALMOST UNBEATABLE WHEN HOLDING ITS OPPONENTS UNDER 60 POINTS
Utah State is 14-1 this year when holding its opponents under 60 points with its one loss coming at New Mexico State, 55-52. In fact, USU has won 87 of its last 89 games and is 152-12 (.927) under Morrill when allowing fewer than 60 points.

AGGIES AT THE HALF
Utah State is 25-2 this year and 233-23 (.910) over the last 11 years when leading at the half. Conversely, USU is 2-5 this year and 39-59 (.398) during the last 11 years when trailing at the half.

UTAH STATE IN CLOSE GAMES
Utah State was 0-4 on the season in games decided by five or fewer points before winning at Boise State, 72-67, on Feb. 11, 2010. Prior to its one point loss to Marquette (58-57) in the first round of the 2009 NCAA Tournament, Utah State had won 10 of its previous 12 games decided by two or fewer points including five straight wins in games decided by just one point.

UTAH STATE HAS BEST TWO-YEAR STRETCH IN THE WAC THIS DECADE
Utah State has had an unbelievable run in WAC play during the last two years as it has gone 14-2 in league play in each of the last two seasons. That combined two-year record of 28-4 (.875) is the best by a WAC school since the 1998 and 1999 seasons when Utah went a combined 26-2 with a 14-0 record in 1998 and 12-2 mark in 1999.

AGGIES SET SCHOOL RECORD FOR WINS DURING A TWO-YEAR PERIOD
Utah State has a 57-12 (.826) record during the last two years, which is the most wins during a two-year span in school history. During the 2000 and 2001 seasons, USU posted back-to-back 28-6 records and consecutive trips to the NCAA Tournament.

UTAH STATE IN THE DEE GLEN SMITH SPECTRUM
Utah State has won 14 straight home games and 66 of its last 68 home games overall with its only losses during that stretch coming against Saint Mary's, 68-63, on Dec. 5, 2009 and against Fresno State, 71-66, on March 3, 2007. Saint Mary's snapped USU's school-record 37-game home winning streak earlier this year, which was the second-longest in the nation at the time. USU has also won 24 straight WAC games at home and 33 of its last 34 overall. Utah State is 176-13 (.931) in the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum under head coach Stew Morrill, which includes a 92-8 (.920) record against conference opponents and a 37-3 (.925) mark against WAC teams. Overall, USU is 469-106 (.816) in this its 40th year in the building.

AGGIES HAVE LED THE NATION IN SHOOTING IN EACH OF THE LAST TWO YEARS
Utah State shot 49.6 percent from the field during the 2008-09 season to lead the nation for the second straight year (USU shot 51.4 percent in 2008 to lead the nation). USU also led the nation in field goal shooting during the 2004-05 season as it shot 52.5 percent. Utah State is the first team to lead the nation in shooting in consecutive seasons since UCLA did it in 1996 and 1997, and just the eighth team in the history of the NCAA to accomplish the feat. USU's current run of being the top shooting team in the nation in three of the last five years is the best-ever streak in the history of NCAA Division I basketball.

DID YOU KNOW?
Utah State had six players earn academic all-WAC honors during the 2008-09 season (Matt Formisano, Brady Jardine, Tyler Newbold, Jared Quayle, Gary Wilkinson, Stavon Williams), while the other eight teams in the league combined for 10 academic all-WAC honorees.

USU AMONG THE BEST IN THE COUNTRY
Over the last 11 years, Utah State has been one of the best basketball programs in the country, recording a 279-85 (.766) record. Those 279 wins are the sixth-most in the country, while the 76.6 percent winning percentage is fourth-best behind Duke (.831), Kansas (.816), and Gonzaga (.801). USU has also been among the top teams in the country in field goal and free throw shooting as it led the nation in both categories during the 2008 season, and led the nation in field goal shooting in 2009 at 49.6 percent.

UTAH STATE IN THE WAC
Since joining the Western Athletic Conference prior to the 2005-06 season, Utah State has been one of the most consistent programs in the league and has the second-best record in WAC games during the last five years with a 59-20 (.747) mark. During its first four years in the league, Utah State has won two regular season championships (2008, 2009), one tournament championship (2009), and has played in the tournament championship game three times (2006, 2007, 2009).

UTAH STATE VERSUS THE WAC
Utah State is 212-105 (.669) all-time against current members of the WAC and the Aggies have a winning record against every team in the league. In 2006, USU finished in a tie for second-place with an 11-5 league record and advanced to the conference's championship game. In 2007, USU finished in fourth-place with a 9-7 mark and advanced to the WAC Tournament championship game for the second straight year. In 2008, Utah State won a share of its first-ever WAC regular season championship as it went 12-4 during the year. In 2009, Utah State won its first-ever outright WAC regular season title with a 14-2 league record and its first-ever WAC Tournament championship, and in 2010 Utah State won its second straight regular season WAC title with a 14-2 record.

Stew Morrill VERSUS THE WAC
Stew Morrill is 121-77 (.611) all-time in WAC games, which includes a 60-20 (.750) record at Utah State and a 61-57 (.517) record at Colorado State. Morrill is 124-70 (.639) all-time against current members of the WAC, which includes a 95-32 (.748) record at USU.

DID YOU KNOW?
Utah State's 27 wins this year are the fourth-most in school history and tied for the 12th-most in the nation.

UTAH STATE'S PROBABLE STARTERS
F #35 Nate Bendall (6-9, 245, Jr., Salt Lake City, Utah) - Named to the WAC's all-newcomer team in 2010... Has started 32 games this year for Utah State... Ranks second on the team with 29 blocks and third on the team in scoring (10.4) and rebounding (5.4)... His 51 offensive rebounds are the second-most on the team, and he ranks fifth on the team in minutes played (25.8)... Also ranks second on the team with 91 free throw attempts... Has scored in double-figures 17 times this year and has posted three double-doubles... His three double-figure rebounding games this year are tied for first on the team... Has made 15 straight free throws with his last miss coming against Boise State on Feb. 11... Has scored at least seven points in nine of his last 10 games.

F #42 Tai Wesley (6-7, 240, Jr., Provo, Utah) - Earned first-team all-WAC honors in 2010 and named to the WAC's all-tournament team... Leads the team with 28 double-figure scoring games this year and 72 in his career... Also has three 20-point games this season and eight in his career, to go along with nine career double-doubles... Has started 74 straight games and 93 of his last 94 overall... Has led the team in scoring 14 times this year, has been the team's top rebounder 12 times and has led the team in assists nine times... Ranks first on the team in field goals made (184), free throws made (96) and attempted (136), offensive rebounds (97), total rebounds (226), blocks (44) and points scored (464)... Is also second on the team in assists (114), field goal attempts (322), and second on the team in steals (19)... Has recorded at least four assists in nine of his last 10 games... Leads the team with 16 charges taken and is second on the team with 10 dunks.

G/F #5 Pooh Williams (6-3, 200, Jr., Federal Way, Wash.) - Became the first Utah State player in its five years in the WAC named to the league's all-defensive team in 2010... Missed the first two games of the season with an injury to his left foot... Has recorded at least five assists four times this year and has been the team's leading assist man in six games this season... Has scored in double-figures 14 times this year and 22 times in his career... Ranks fourth on the team in minutes played (27.1) and assists (73), and is tied for third on the team in steals (18)... Has started 65 games in his career.

G #21 Jared Quayle (6-1, 180, Sr., Perry, Utah) - Earned first-team all-WAC honors in 2010 and was named the Most Valuable Player of the Western Athletic Conference by NetScouts Basketball... Was also named to the WAC's all-tournament team... Has recorded five or more assists in 13 games this year and has led the team in assists 18 times... Has also been the team's top rebounder in 16 games this year and has led the team in scoring nine times... Has played 30 or more minutes in 21 games this year to lead the team... Ranks first on the team in minutes played (31.7), field goals attempted (327), three-pointers made (68) and attempted (155), assists (143), steals (38) and defensive rebounds (182)... Ranks second on the team in free throws made (82) and field goals made (137)... Has made 13 straight free throws... Has started 67 straight games... Ranks 13th all-time at USU for a single season in minutes played (1,077).

G #24 Tyler Newbold (6-4, 210, Jr., Payson, Utah) - Is one of three players to start all 34 games for Utah State this year along with Jared Quayle and Tai Wesley... Ranks second on the team in minutes played (30.0), three-pointers made (57) and attempted (135), and assists (101)... His 30 turnovers are the fewest among USU's starters... Has 34 assists and just four turnovers in his last nine games... Has started 94 straight games to lead the team.

OFF THE BENCH
G #12 Brian Green (6-1, 195, Jr., Kaysville, Utah) - Named to the WAC's all-newcomer team in 2010... Started the first three games of the year and has played in 33 games overall... Ranks third on the team in three-pointers made (52) and attempted (104)... Is fifth on the team with 17 steals... Has made at least one three-pointer in each of his last 13 games.

F #22 Brady Jardine (6-7, 220, So., Idaho Falls, Idaho) - Has recorded at least five rebounds in seven of his last eight games and in 14 of his last 16 games overall... Ranks first on the team with 14 dunks and second on the team with nine charges taken... His 52 offensive rebounds are the second-most on the team... Ranks tied for third on the team with 18 steals and is third on the team with 24 blocked shots... Is one of just four players on the team to play in all 34 games this year along with senior guard Jared Quayle, junior guard Tyler Newbold and junior forward Tai Wesley.

G #25 Jaxon Myaer (5-9, 165, So., Salt Lake City, Utah) - Has played in 33 games this year... Has played 10-plus minutes twice in his last 14 games and averaged just 6.9 minutes in league games... Scored 12 points in the WAC Tournament after scoring just four points in his previous 12 games... Has just three assists in his last 14 games.

F #44 Matt Formisano (6-8, 240, Jr., Centennial, Colo.) - Had played in four straight games before not playing in the team's last game against New Mexico State... Averaged 5.2 minutes in league games.

QUAYLE AND WESLEY NAMED TO WAC ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
Senior guard Jared Quayle and junior forward Tai Wesley were both named to the WAC's all-tournament team for the second straight year as USU lost to New Mexico State, 69-63, in the championship game. Quayle began the tournament by recording his third double-double of the season and sixth of his career with 13 points and a career-high 13 rebounds against Boise State. He then had 16 points, five rebounds and four assists against Louisiana Tech, followed by 25 points against NMSU. For the tournament, Quayle averaged 18.0 points, 6.7 rebounds and 3.7 assists, while shooting 54.5 percent from the field (18-33), 50.0 percent from three-point range (8-16) and was a perfect 10-of-10 at the free throw line. Wesley began the tournament by recording his second double-double of the season as he had 18 points and 10 boards against Boise State. He then had eight points, six assists and five rebounds against Louisiana Tech, followed by his third double-double of the season and ninth of his career with 13 points and a career-high 12 rebounds. For the tournament, Wesley averaged 13.0 points, 9.0 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game, while shooting 51.4 percent from the field (18-35) and 50.0 percent at the free throw line (3-6).

QUAYLE AND WESLEY NAMED FIRST-TEAM ALL-WAC
For the first time in its five years in the Western Athletic Conference, Utah State had two players earn first-team all-league honors in Jared Quayle and Tai Wesley. In all, Utah State had five players named to various all-conference teams as Nate Bendall and Brian Green were both named to the all-newcomer team, while Pooh Williams was tabbed to the WAC's all-defensive team. Nevada's Luke Babbitt was named the WAC's Player of the Year, while Fresno State's Greg Smith was named the league's Freshman of the Year. Other first-team all-league players this year include Jahmar Young (New Mexico State) and Adrian Oliver (San Jose State). USU had claimed Player of the Year honors from the WAC in each of the past two seasons as Jaycee Carroll won the award in 2008 and Gary Wilkinson in 2009. Quayle earned second-team all-WAC honors in his first year at Utah State along with being named to the league's all-newcomer team. He was also named to the WAC's all-tournament team, was named a second-team all-district player by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC), and was named a high major honorable mention All-American by CollegeHoops.net. Utah State has now had 18 first-team all-conference selections over the last 11 seasons, and it is the 11th straight year that USU has had at least one first-team all-league selection. Overall, Utah State has had six first-team all-WAC players in its five years in the league and 30 first-team all-conference selections in the last 32 years.

Stew Morrill NAMED WAC COACH OF THE YEAR
For the second straight year, Utah State head coach Stew Morrill has been named the Don Haskins WAC Coach of the Year after leading Utah State to its third-straight regular season conference championship and back-to-back 14-2 league marks. Morrill has now been named Coach of the Year in his respective conference five times during his illustrious career as he was named the Big Sky Conference Coach of the Year in 1991 while at Montana, and the Big West Conference Coach of the Year in 2000 and 2002 while at Utah State, along with earning WAC Coach of the Year honors in each of the last two seasons. Morrill's award this year marks the seventh time in school history that an Aggie coach has been honored as Rod Tueller was named the Big West Conference Coach of the Year in 1980, while Larry Eustachy won the honor in 1995 and 1998.

BENDALL AND GREEN NAMED TO WAC'S ALL-NEWCOMER TEAM
Along with having two first-team all-WAC players, Utah State also had two players named to the league's all-newcomer team in Brian Green and Nate Bendall. Bendall, a 6-9, 245-pound junior forward from Salt Lake City, Utah (Skyline HS/Salt Lake CC) started 29 games for Utah State this season. Green, a 6-1, 195-pound guard from Kaysville, Utah (Davis HS/Salt Lake CC) played in 30 games and started three during his first year at USU.

DID YOU KNOW?
Stew Morrill has coached 13 first-team all-league players who have won the award a total of 18 times in his 12 years at Utah State. Those players are Shawn Daniels (twice), Troy Rolle, Bernard Rock, Tony Brown, Desmond Penigar (twice), Mark Brown, Cardell Butler, Nate Harris (three times), Spencer Nelson, Jaycee Carroll (twice),Gary Wilkinson, Jared Quayle and Tai Wesley.

WILLIAMS NAMED TO WAC'S ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAM
For the first time in its five years in the league, Utah State had a player named to the WAC's all-defensive team in Pooh Williams, a 6-3, 200-pound junior guard/forward from Federal Way, Wash. (Federal Way HS).

QUAYLE NAMED WAC'S MVP BY NETSCOUTS BASKETBALL
After helping Utah State win its third-straight Western Athletic Conference regular season championship Jared Quayle was named the league's Most Valuable Player by NetScouts Basketball, while Tai Wesley was named to the first team, it was recently announced. Other players named first-team all-WAC by NetScouts Basketball include Nevada's Luke Babbitt, San Jose State's Adrian Oliver, New Mexico State's Jahmar Young and Louisiana Tech's Magnum Rolle.

AGGIES HONORED BY SPORTING NEWS
Utah State's Stew Morrill was named the Western Athletic Conference's Coach of the Year by Sporting News and Pooh Williams was named the league's Defensive Player of the Year, while Jared Quayle and Tai Wesley were both named to the league's first team it was announced Friday. Nevada's Luke Babbitt was named the WAC's Player of the Year by Sporting News, while Fresno State's Greg Smith was named the Freshman of the Year.

MORRILL NAMED NABC DISTRICT 6 CO-COACH OF THE YEAR
Utah State's Stew Morrill was named the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) District 6 co-Coach of the Year along with Northern Colorado's Tad Boyle. During Morrill's tenure, Utah State has won at least a share of six regular season league titles to go along with five tournament championships. Morrill, who is in his 12th year at Utah State and 24th season as a collegiate head coach, has a 294-98 (.750) record with the Aggies and a 512-236 (.684) overall mark. Among active Division I coaches, Morrill ranks 19th in the nation in wins and 24th in winning percentage. He is also one of just 19 active coaches with 500 career victories and one of just 12 active coaches to post 20 or more wins at least 15 times.

MORRILL NAMED A FINALIST FOR SKIP PROSSER AWARD
Stew Morrill is a finalist for the Skip Prosser Man of the Year Award for the second straight season. The Skip Prosser Award was established in 2008 to honor recipients who not only achieve success on the basketball court but who display moral integrity off of it as well. Prosser posted a career record of 291-146 in 14 seasons as a head coach. During his time at Wake Forest, his teams averaged 21 wins per season while playing in arguably the nation's most difficult league, the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Citadel's Ed Conroy was the winner of the 2009 award and Notre Dame's Mike Brey won the inaugural award in 2008. Other finalists for the Skip Prosser Award include Murry Bartow (East Tennessee State), Bill Carmody (Northwestern), Jamie Dixon (Pittsburgh), Fran Dunphy (Temple), Greg Kampe (Oakland), Billy Kennedy (Murray State), Chris Mack (Xavier), Bob Marlin (Sam Houston State), Eric Reveno (Portland), Dave Rose (BYU), Kevin Stallings (Vanderbilt), Brad Stevens (Butler), Mike Young (Wofford) and Ted Woodward (Maine).

QUAYLE NAMED TO USBWA ALL-DISTRICT TEAM
Senior guard Jared Quayle was one of 10 players named to the United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) All-District VIII team in 2010. Joining Quayle on the USBWA All-District VIII team was Luke Babbitt (Nevada), Jackson Emery (BYU), Jimmer Fredette (BYU), Cory Higgins (Colorado), Darington Hobson (New Mexico), Damian Lilliard (Weber State), Roman Martinez (New Mexico), Tre'Von Williams (UNLV) and Jahmar Young (New Mexico State). District VIII is made up of teams from the states of Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming. There are nine regions from coast to coast and a player and coach of the year were selected from each.

QUAYLE AND WESLEY NAMED TO NABC ALL-DISTRICT TEAM
The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) announced the NABC Division I All-District teams for 2010, recognizing the nation's best men's collegiate basketball student-athletes, and Utah State's Jared Quayle and Tai Wesley were both named to the second-team in District 6. The 240 student-athletes honored, from 24 districts, are eligible for the State Farm Division I All-America teams.

HOW THE AGGIES GOT TO THE NCAA TOURNAMENT
Utah State earned an at-large berth to the NCAA Tournament after losing to New Mexico State, 69-63, in the championship game of the Western Athletic Conference Tournament. Utah State defeated Boise State (84-60) in the quarterfinals and Louisiana Tech (85-55) in the semifinals of the WAC Tournament before losing to NMSU. USU won the regular season by three games with a 14-2 league mark. It was Utah State's third-straight regular season WAC Championship.

AGGIES AND THE NCAA TOURNAMENT
Utah State is making its second-straight NCAA Tournament appearance, its seventh in the last 11 years under head coach Stew Morrill and the school's eighth in its last 13 years. USU has gone to the NCAA Tournament (1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010) or the NIT (2002, 2004,2007, 2008) 12 times in the last 13 years. Overall, it is USU's 19 NCAA Tournament appearance in school history (1939, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1970, 1971, 1975, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1988, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2009 and 2010). Utah State has played in the NCAA Tournament 10 previous times since seedings started in 1980 and the Aggies were listed as the 11th seed in the West in 1980, 10th in the Midwest in 1983, 10th in the Midwest in 1988, 12th in the West in 1998, 12th in the South in 2000, 12th in the East in 2002, 15th in the West in 2003, 14th in the Chicago region in 2005, 12th in the Washington, D.C. region in 2006, 11th in the West in 2009, and 12th in the South in 2010.

UTAH STATE WAS ONE OF THE ORIGINAL EIGHT
Utah State was one of eight schools that participated in the first NCAA Tournament in 1939. The other teams were Oregon, Texas, Oklahoma, Villanova, Brown, Wake Forest and Ohio State. Of those eight teams, Utah State, Texas, Ohio State, Villanova and Wake Forest are in this year's field.

LOOKING BACK AT LAST YEAR'S NCAA TOURNAMENT GAME VS. MARQUETTE
Eleventh-seeded Utah State's upset bid of sixth-seeded Marquette came up short with a 58-57 loss in the first round of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Taco Bell Arena, hosted by Boise State, on March 20, 2009. The Aggies, ranked No. 25 in this week's ESPN/USA Today Coaches poll, end their season at 30-5 while the Golden Eagles, who were 24th-ranked in the same poll, improve to 24-10. USU had won its previous 13 games in a row this season and 57 straight overall when holding its opponents under 60 points prior to Friday's loss. The loss was also the Aggies' first of the season when the scoring difference was four points or less in six games. Junior guard Jared Quayle started and sophomore guard Tyler Newbold capped a 14-2 run with three-pointers to not only give USU its first lead of the day but a 49-43 advantage with 4:41 to play. Marquette rallied back with seven unanswered points, including five free throws, and took a 50-49 lead with 2:17 left. Senior forward Gary Wilkinson, the WAC regular-season and tournament MVP, hit a pair of free throws with 2:05 on the clock for a 51-50 USU lead, but Marquette scored the game's next six points and led 56-51 with 34 ticks left. Sophomore guard Pooh Williams banked in a three-pointer from the left wing to pull the Aggies within 56-54 with 23 seconds left, but Marquette's Jerel McNeal hit one of two free throws to put the Golden Eagles up 57-54. Wilkinson missed a three-pointer with 18 ticks to go and Marquette's Lazar Hayward corralled the rebound and was fouled. Hayward hit one his two free throws with six seconds remaining. Freshman guard Jaxon Myaer hit a trey from the top of the arc at the buzzer for the game's final points and dealing USU its fifth NCAA Tournament loss in a row. Quayle ended with a team-leading 18 points, tying a season-high with four three-pointers. Wilkinson and sophomore forward Tai Wesley netted 15 points apiece while Williams, Newbold and Myaer tallied three points each, all on three-pointers. Hayward led Marquette with a game-high 26 points while Jerel McNeal tossed in 14 points and Wesley Matthews added 11. Quayle also snared a game-leading eight rebounds, matching Marquette's Hayward and Matthews for game-leading honors, as the Golden Eagles had a 32-26 rebounding edge. Marquette was 19-of-23 (.826) at the free throw line while Utah State was just 6-of-8 (.750) at the free pitch stripe. USU hit 41.5 percent (22-of-53) from the field, netting 14-of-27 (.519) of its shots in the second half, rallying from a 26-18 first half deficit. Marquette made 17-of-47 (.362) from the field. The Aggies made 30.4 percent (7-of-23) of their three-pointers while the Golden Eagles were 5-of-19 (.263) behind the arc. After a Wesley layup tied the game at 4-4, Marquette pulled away and led by as much as 14 at 23-9 at 5:33 after Utah State had a nine under its name on the scoreboard for over five minutes, before Wilkinson hit a long jumper at the 5:20 mark. Utah State pulled within 26-18 with 1:28 left in the half and had a chance to cut the gap closer, but Wilkinson had a dunk attempt blocked by Matthews and missed a three-pointer in the waning seconds of the first stanza. USU chipped away at the deficit, sparked by a pair of layups and dunk by Wesley sandwiched around a Quayle three-pointer and Wilkinson free throw, pulling the Aggies within 29-28 in the first four minutes of the second half. The Golden Eagles regained control after they called a timeout, later opening up a 41-35 lead, setting up the game's final dramatics.

RECAPPING THE 2010 WAC TOURNAMENT
Quarterfinal Game Versus Boise State
Utah State used a pair of double-doubles from senior guard Jared Quayle and junior forward Tai Wesley to run past Boise State, 84-60, in the quarterfinals of the Western Athletic Conference Tournament Thursday at the Lawlor Events Center in Reno, Nev. Utah State, who extended its winning streak to 16-straight games, improves to 26-6 on the season and 12-3 all-time in the WAC Tournament with the win. Boise State, who entered the game winners of three of its last four games, ends its season with a 15-17 record. Quayle recorded a career-high 13 rebounds in the game to go along with 13 points and four assists, while Wesley finished the game with 18 points, a season-high tying 10 rebounds, four assists, three blocked shots and two steals. Junior guards Pooh Williams and Brian Green both scored a career-high 18 points, as Williams had 13 after halftime while Green scored 12. Junior guard Tyler Newbold had seven points and seven boards for the home team. Daequon Montreal had 16 points to lead Boise State, while Robert Arnold had 14 points, eight rebounds, five assists and three blocked shots. Leading by just two at 37-35 early in the second half, Utah State used a 9-0 run to take a 46-35 lead with 16:28 to play. Boise State then went on a 9-2 run to get back within four with 13:24 remaining, but USU answered with a 10-0 run to lead by 14 and the Broncos never got within single digits again. USU's margin swelled to 20 with just over a minute to go following a layup from sophomore forward Brady Jardine and Newbold finished the scoring with a pair of free throws to give the top-seed its largest lead of the game with the final score of 84-60. Utah State ended the game on a 13-3 run during the final 5:14. Utah State finished the game by shooting 52.5 percent from the field (32-61), 44.4 percent from three-point range (8-18) and 75.0 percent at the free throw line (12-16). Boise State shot just 37.7 percent (23-61), including 31.6 percent from behind the arc (6-19) and was just 8-of-13 (.615) at the free throw line. Utah State dominated the glass and recorded a season-high in rebounds with its 47-27 advantage. USU did, however, commit double-digit turnovers for the first time in seven games as it finished with 15 miscues. Utah State scored the first six points of the game on baskets by junior forward Nate Bendall, Quayle and Williams forcing a quick timeout by the Broncos. BSU responded by scoring 10 of the next 12 points and later led 12-11 with 14:08 to go in the half before the Aggies scored seven unanswered points to regain control of the game. USU later used a 10-2 run to take a 28-16 lead with 6:12 to play following a three-pointer from sophomore guard Jaxon Myaer. USU led by eight at 35-27 with five seconds remaining in the half after a pair of free throws by Quayle, but BSU's Paul Noonan hit a three-pointer at the buzzer to get the Broncos within 35-30 at the break. Quayle had nine first-half points, while Wesley scored eight, as USU shot 46.7 percent (14-30) during the first 20 minutes, including 5-of-10 (.500) from behind the arc. BSU shot 37.1 percent (13-35) in the first stanza and was just 1-of-8 (.125) from three-point range, but forced eight Aggie turnovers to keep the game close.

Semifinal Game Versus Louisiana Tech
Senior guard Jared Quayle scored 16 points to lead Utah State to an easy 85-55 win against Louisiana Tech in the semifinals of the Western Athletic Conference Tournament Friday, March 12. Brady Jardine added 13 points and five rebounds off the bench for Utah State as the sophomore forward was 5-of-5 from the field and 3-of-4 at the free throw line. Junior guard Pooh Williams was the third Aggie in double-figures as he finished the game with 10 points. USU also had three players score nine points each in junior forward Nate Bendall, junior guard Brian Green and sophomore guard Jaxon Myaer, who tied his season high. Quayle, who added five rebounds, four assists and no turnovers in the game, was 5-of-8 from the field and 4-of-6 from three-point range. Junior forward Tai Wesley scored eight points to go along with a season-high tying six assists and five rebounds, while junior guard Tyler Newbold had seven points, four rebounds and four assists with no turnovers. Olu Ashaolu, Kyle Gibson and David Jackson all scored 10 points each for Louisiana Tech. LTU's second-leading scorer Magnum Rolle, played just three minutes before spraining his ankle. Louisiana Tech scored the first points of the game on a pair of free throws by Jamel Guyton for its only lead as Utah State turned a 7-6 advantage into a 15-6 lead with 12:25 to play in the half. USU took its first double-digit lead at 22-11 following a jumper from Jardine and the top-seed later used a 12-2 run to make the score 36-17 with 4:58 to go in the half following a Quayle trey. A pair of Quayle free throws gave USU its first 20-point lead at 38-18 and the Aggies took a 46-24 advantage into the locker room. Utah State shot 65.5 percent from the field (19-29) in the first-half, including 50.0 percent from three-point range (5-10) and 75.0 percent at the free throw line (3-4) as Jardine and Quayle both had 10 points at the break. Louisiana Tech shot just 29.6 percent in the first-half (8-27) and just 14.3 percent from behind the arc (1-7), but did make 7-of-8 (.875) free throws. Louisiana Tech's DeAndre Brown hit a three-pointer to start the second half and cut USU's lead to 19, but that would be as close as the Bulldogs would get as the Aggies led by as many as 32 points on two separate occasions before coasting to the 30-point win. Utah State finished the game by shooting a blistering 58.8 percent from the field (30-51), 52.6 percent from three-point range (10-19) and 75.0 percent at the free throw line (15-20). LTU shot just 34.5 percent overall (20-58), including just 25.0 percent from three-point range (5-20). Louisiana Tech was 10-of-14 (.714) at the free throw line. Utah State also dominated the glass and had a 39-26 advantage on the boards, to go along with 22 assists and just 10 turnovers. LTU finished the game with just seven assists.

WAC TOURNAMENT NOTE-ABLES
Utah State has played in the championship game of the WAC Tournament four times in its five years in the league and nine times in its last 11 years overall when including its time in the Big West Conference. Utah State is now 10-4 (.714) all-time in the WAC Tournament and 23-7 (.767) in conference tournaments under head coach Stew Morrill.

UTAH STATE SETS SCHOOL RECORD FOR THREE-POINTERS MADE
Utah State is closing in on setting several single-season records this year and has already set a new school record for three-pointers made with 237 (the old record was 232 set during the 2005-06 season). USU is currently shooting 41.9 percent from three-point range which ranks second all-time in school history behind the 1997-98 team that shot 42.9 percent. USU is also shooting 76.3 percent from the free throw line to rank third behind the school record of 79.2 percent set during the 2007-08 season. USU has 120 blocks which ranks fifth (the school record is 139 set during the 1989-90 season), and is second in three-point attempts with 565 (the school record is 579 set during the 2005-06 season). USU also has 576 assists this year to rank second (the school record is 620 set during the 2007-08 season).

THE MORRILL COACHING TREE
Utah State head coach Stew Morrill currently has five former assistants who are head coaches at the Division I level, which ranks tied for the fourth-most by any current Division I coach in college basketball. Morrill's former assistants who are current head coaches include Terry Dunn (Dartmouth), Jeff Jackson (Furman), Randy Rahe (Weber State), Blaine Taylor (Old Dominion) and Don Verlin (Idaho). Arizona State's Herb Sendek has the most assistants who are currently Division I head coaches with eight, followed by Louisville's Rick Pitino with seven and Connecticut's Jim Calhoun with six. Other coaches with five assistants as current Division I head coaches include Ben Braun of Rice, Tom Izzo of Michigan State and Jay Wright of Villanova.

UTAH STATE ALUMNI
• Merlin Olsen, Football, 1961 Outland Trophy Winner, NFL Hall of Fame.
• Wayne Estes, Basketball, First player ever to be named AP All-America before the end of the regular season as he was electrocuted and killed less than two hours after scoring a Nelson Fieldhouse record 48 points against Denver on Feb. 8, 1965.
• Jay Don Blake, Golf, 1980 NCAA Individual Champion, former member of the PGA Tour.
• Cornell Green, Basketball, Two-time All-American and school's career rebound leader, who went on to an NFL career with the Dallas Cowboys where he was named to the Pro Bowl seven times.

UTAH STATE TRENDS DURING THE 2009-10 SEASON
• Utah State is 15-1 when committing fewer fouls than its opponent.
• Utah State is 16-2 when it commits fewer turnovers than its opponent.
• Utah State is 15-2 when it blocks more shots than its opponent.
• Utah State is 12-1 when it has more steals than its opponent.
• Utah State is 23-4 when it has more assists than its opponent.
• Utah State is 24-3 when it has more defensive rebounds than its opponent.
• Utah State is 24-2 when it shots better from the field than its opponent.
• Utah State is 22-2 when it shots better from 3-point range than its opponent.
• Utah State is 19-2 when its backcourt outscores its opponents backcourt.
• Utah State is 23-2 when its frontline outscores its opponents frontline.

UTAH STATE PLAYER NOTES
#5 Pooh Williams - Scored in double-figures for the 14th time this year and 22nd time overall with a career-high 18 points against Boise State and 10 points against Louisiana Tech in the WAC Tournament... Tied his career-high with six assists against Idaho at home... Made a career-high four three-pointers against SUU... Averaging 8.8 points and 2.3 assists, while shooting 45.1 percent from the field, 36.0 percent from three-point range and 56.5 percent at the free throw line... Has started 65 games during his USU career.

#12 Brian Green - Scored a season-high 18 points against Boise State in the WAC Tournament... Tied his season-high with four rebounds against the Broncos... Had season-highs with four assists and three steals against Southern Utah... Averaging 7.6 points and shooting 47.6 percent from the field, 50.0 percent from three-point range and 84.0 percent at the free throw line... Has scored in double-figures eight times this year... Ranks first in the WAC in three-point shooting.

#13 Preston Medlin - Scored a career-high 17 points against Southern Utah as he was 5-of-8 from the field and 5-of-6 from three-point range... Averaging 3.9 points and shooting 40.9 percent, including 37.5 percent from three-point range.

#15 Modou Niang - Had career-highs with 13 points and seven rebounds against Weber State... Made his first career start against Western Oregon and played a career-high 26 minutes... Tied his career-high with three blocks against Idaho... Averaging 2.8 points and 1.7 rebounds, while shooting 61.8 percent from the field and 58.3 percent at the free throw line.

#21 Jared Quayle - Recorded his sixth career double-double against Boise State in the WAC Tournament as he had 13 points and a career-high 13 rebounds... Has seven career double-figure rebounding games... Tied his career-high with eight assists against Fresno State... Has scored in double-figures 23 times this year and 48 times in his career... Has nine career 20-point games... Averaging 12.5 points, 6.3 rebounds and 4.2 assists, while shooting 41.9 percent from the field, 43.9 percent from three-point range and 90.1 percent from the free throw line... Currently ranks first in the WAC in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.55), is third in free throw shooting, fourth in three-point shooting, fifth in assists, 10th in steals (1.12), 11th in rebounding and 15th in scoring... Has started 66 straight games for USU.

#22 Brady Jardine - Scored a career-high 17 points against San Jose State... Tied his season-high with eight rebounds against New Mexico State in the WAC Tournament and tied his season-high with two blocks against New Mexico State at home... Has scored in double-figures eight times in his career... Averaging 6.2 points and 4.6 rebounds, while shooting 58.2 percent from the field and 74.1 percent at the free throw line... Ranks 15th in the WAC in blocked shots (0.71).

#23 Tyrone White - Has played in 16 games this year and is averaging 4.6 minutes per contest... Tied his season-high with two points against Louisiana Tech in the WAC Tournament.

#24 Tyler Newbold - Recorded his first career double-double against Western Oregon with 11 points and a career-high 11 rebounds... Tied his career-high with 11 boards at Nevada... Averaging 8.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists, while shooting 44.3 percent from the field, 42.2 percent from three-point range and 88.1 percent at the free throw line... Tied his season-high with 15 points against Hawai'i... Has scored in double-figures 13 times this year and 33 times in his career, including two 20-point games... Has started 94 straight games for USU which is the longest active streak on the team... Ranks seventh in the WAC in three-point shooting.

#25 Jaxon Myaer - Tied his season-high with nine points against Louisiana Tech in the WAC Tournament... Averaging 1.9 points and is shooting 41.7 percent from the field, 42.9 percent from three-point range and 72.2 percent at the free throw line... Has scored in double-figures twice in his career.

#35 Nate Bendall - Had a career-high 20 points to go along with a career-high tying 10 rebounds against San Jose State for his third career double-double... Had a career-high five blocks against Morehead State... Posted his first double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds at Utah... Had 14 points and 10 rebounds against BYU... Has scored in double-figures 17 times this year... Averaging 10.4 points and 5.4 rebounds, while shooting 57.3 percent from the field and 82.4 percent at the free throw line... Ranks fourth in the WAC in field goal shooting, eighth in free throw shooting and 11th in blocked shots (1.00).

#42 Tai Wesley - Scored a season-high 24 points against New Mexico State.... Recorded his third double-double of the season against New Mexico State in the WAC Tournament as he had 12 points and a career-high 12 rebounds... Averaging 13.6 points and 6.6 rebounds, while shooting 57.1 percent from the field and 70.6 percent from the free throw line... Has scored in double-figures 28 times this year and 72 times in his career... Has scored 20-plus points eight times in his career and has nine double-doubles... Has started 74 straight games and 93 of its last 94 overall... Ranks fourth in the WAC in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.93), fifth in field goal shooting, sixth in blocked shots (1.28), 10th in rebounding, 11th in assists (3.35), 13th in scoring and 15th in free throw shooting.

#44 Matt Formisano - Made his first career start against Weber State... Scored a season-high seven points against Morehead State... Had a season-high four rebounds against BYU and Saint Mary's... Averaging 2.4 points and 1.6 rebounds, while shooting 44.1 percent from the field and 80.0 percent at the free throw line.

HEAD COACH Stew Morrill
In his 24th season as a collegiate head coach and 12th year at Utah State, Stew Morrill has taken the Aggie Basketball program to unprecedented heights leading it to an incredible 294-98 (.750) record, including a 152-48 (.760) conference mark in the Big West and WAC. Morrill became the winningest coach in school history on Jan. 17, 2008 in the Aggies' 82-78 win against Boise State, passing E. Lowell Romney (1920-41) who won 225 games in 22 seasons. In his 12 years at USU, Morrill has guided the Aggies to 11 straight 23-win seasons and 11 straight postseason appearances (NCAA-7, NIT-4), both of which are school records. Morrill has also led Utah State to the fourth-best winning percentage in the nation during the last 11 years at 76.6 percent with an overall record of 279-85. Against conference opponents, Utah State has a 175-55 record with six regular season league championships and five tournament titles during that time, including appearances in its league's tournament championship game nine times in the last 11 years. Under Morrill, Utah State has notched 10 of the top 12 seasons in school history during the last 10 years as the Aggies set a school record with 28 wins during the 2000 season, tied that record with 28 wins during the 2001 season, and set a new school record with 30 wins in 2009. During the 2009-10 season, Morrill guided Utah State to its third straight Western Athletic Conference regular season championship and the 2008-09 team won its first WAC Tournament title. The 2008-09 Aggie basketball team also led the nation in field goal shooting at 49.6 percent, marking the second straight year and the third time in the last five years that USU has led the nation in that category. For the 11th straight year, USU had at least one player earn first-team all-league accolades as Jared Quayle and Tai Wesley were both named first-team all-WAC in 2010. Overall, Morrill has coached 13 first-team all-league players at Utah State who have won the award a total of 18 times. Morrill has also taken full advantage of the home court at USU, the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum. In Morrill's 12 years, USU is an amazing 176-13 (.931) at home, which includes a 92-8 (.920) record in league play. As for Morrill, he has won 20 or more games on 15 different occasions during his career, and he has won at least 17 games 20 times. Overall, Morrill ranks 19th in the nation among active coaches and 71st all-time with his 512 career wins, while his career winning percentage of 68.4 percent ranks 28th among active coaches and 100th all-time. He is also one of just 13 active coaches to notch at least 15 20-win seasons. His current streak of 11 straight 20-win seasons ranks ninth among active coaches and is tied for the 13th-longest streak ever at the Division I level. Morrill has also been named Coach of the Year (2000 BWC, 2002 BWC, 2009 WAC, 2010 WAC) four times in his 12 years at USU, along with winning the Big Sky award while the head coach at Montana in 1991. His overall coaching record is 512-236 (.684).