March 28, 2008

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2007-08 UTAH STATE BASKETBALL (24-11, 12-4 WAC)

END OF SEASON NOTES
• Utah State concluded its 103rd season of basketball this year and now has an overall record of 1,370-989 (.581). USU has not had a losing season since 1992-93 when that team finished with a 10-17 record.

• Utah State played 35 games this season, tying the 2006-07 team for the most games played in a single-season in school history.

• Utah State won 24 games this year which is tied for the fifth-most wins in a single-season in school history. During the last nine years, USU has had nine of the 11 winningest seasons in school history.

• Utah State recorded its ninth straight 20-win season, extending its school record. In fact, USU is one of just three teams in the nation to win at least 23 games in each of the last nine years along with Gonzaga and Kansas.

• Utah State made its ninth straight postseason appearance, which is a school record. During the last nine years, Utah State has played in the NCAA Tournament five times (2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006), and the National Invitation Tournament four times (2002, 2004, 2007, 2008). USU's previous school record for consecutive postseason appearances was three from 1962-64.

• Utah State made its ninth National Invitation Tournament appearance in school history this year, and its fourth in the last seven years. All-time, Utah State is 2-9 (.182) in the NIT.

• Utah State made its 26th postseason appearance this year, having qualified for the NCAA Tournament 17 times and the NIT on nine occasions. Utah State's overall postseason record is 8-28 (.222).

• During the last nine years, Utah State has averaged 24.7 wins and ranks fifth in the nation with a 75.3 (222-73) winning percentage, behind Duke (.831), Kansas (.804), Gonzaga (.797) and Florida (.764)

• Utah State finished the season leading the nation in overall shooting at 51.4 percent and in free throw shooting at 79.2 percent, and was ninth in the nation with 17.7 assists per game. USU also led the WAC and ranked ninth in the nation in three-point shooting at 40.1 percent and allowed 68.1 points per game to rank first in the WAC as well.

• Senior guard Jaycee Carroll finished the 2007-08 season shooting 49.8 percent from three-point range which ranks first in the nation. Carroll also ranked second nationally in free throw shooting at 91.9 percent and 13th in the nation in scoring with 22.4 points per game, all of which lead the WAC. Carroll also ranked 10th in the WAC in overall shooting at 52.6 percent.

• Senior guard Kris Clark finished the 2007-08 season averaging 6.40 assists per game, which led the WAC and ranked ninth nationally. Clark also ranked second in the WAC and 27th in the nation with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 2.38-to-1.00.

• Utah State finished the 2007-08 season ranking first in the Western Athletic Conference in scoring defense (68.1), field goal percentage (.514), free throw percentage (.792), and three-point field goal percentage (.401), was second in assists (17.71), third in scoring margin (+5.7), third in field goal percentage defense (.438), third in rebound margin (+3.9), and fourth in scoring offense (73.9)

• Utah State had several statistical categories that ranked among the top-10 in school history for a single-season including setting a new school record in free throw shooting at 79.2 percent. The old record was 78.0 percent set just last year. Other categories that USU entered the top-10 in for a single-season include finishing first in assists (620), first in assists per game (17.7), second in three-point field goals made (207), tied for second in three-point shooting (.401), third in total points (2,585), tied for fourth in field goal percentage (.514), fourth in three-point field goal attempts (516), sixth in field goals made (923) and tied for seventh in turnovers (493).

LOOKING AT UTAH STATE
Utah State finished the 2007-08 season with a 24-11 record after losing at Illinois State, 61-57, in the first round of the MasterCard NIT. USU finished league play tied for first-place with a 12-4 record and was the top-seed in the WAC Tournament. Utah State was led by senior All-American guard Jaycee Carroll who averaged 22.4 points and 6.0 rebounds per game and shot 52.6 percent from the field, 49.8 percent from three-point range and 91.9 percent from the free throw line, while junior forward Gary Wilkinson averaged 13.3 points and 7.0 rebounds and shot 58.4 percent from the field and 81.5 percent from the free throw line, and freshman forward Tai Wesley averaged 9.9 points and 4.5 rebounds and shot 63.5 percent from the field and 72.2 percent from the free throw line. As a team, Utah State averaged 73.9 points and shot 51.4 percent from the field, 40.1 percent from three-point range and 79.2 percent from the free throw line, while its opponents averaged 68.1 points and shot 43.8 percent from the field, 36.5 percent from three-point range and 69.8 percent from the free throw line.

UTAH STATE RECORDS NINTH STRAIGHT 20 WIN SEASON
Utah State has now won at least 20 games for the ninth straight year, extending its current school record. Overall, it is the 23rd time in school history that USU has won at least 20 games. The previous school record for consecutive 20-win seasons was three from 1962-64.

UTAH STATE WINS EIGHTH REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONSHIP
Utah State won a share of it first-ever Western Athletic Conference regular season championship, in just its third year in the league this season with its 12-4 WAC record. USU tied Boise State, Nevada and New Mexico State for the league crown. Overall, it is the eighth time that Utah State has won or shared a regular season championship as it claimed seven league titles (1980, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004) as a member of the Big West Conference from 1979-2005.

COMPUTER RANKINGS
Utah State finished the 2007-08 season with an RPI of 71 and a strength of schedule of 168, while the WAC was ranked 20th in the nation out of 32 conferences.

UTAH STATE LEADING THE NATION IN BOTH FIELD GOAL AND FREE THROW SHOOTING
Utah State finished the 2007-08 season as the top shooting team in the nation as it ranked first in both field goal and free throw shooting. On the season, USU shot 51.4 percent from the field and 79.2 percent from the free throw line. The last time a Division I team finished the season leading the nation in two of the three statistical shooting categories was 1999 when Northern Arizona was first in both field goal shooting (.523) and three-point shooting (.445). The last time a team led the nation in field goal and free throw shooting was 1986 when Michigan State shot 56.1 percent from the field and 79.9 percent from the free throw line. Overall, there have been only four teams in the history of the NCAA (Auburn, 1960; Ohio State, 1970; Michigan State, 1986; and Utah State, 2008) to lead the nation in both field goal and free throw shooting and only one team to lead the nation in both field goal and three-point shooting (Northern Arizona, 1999). No team has ever led the nation in all three categories.

CARROLL BECOMES 58TH PLAYER IN NCAA HISTORY TO SCORE 2,500 POINTS
With his 20 points against Boise State in the semifinals of the Western Athletic Conference Tournament, senior All-American guard Jaycee Carroll became just the 58th player in the history of the NCAA to score 2,500 points at the Division I level. Carroll finished his career with 2,522 career points which ranks 52nd all-time in the history of the NCAA.

UTAH STATE VERSUS THE TOURNAMENT FIELDS
Utah State went 4-2 against NCAA Tournament teams as it was 2-1 against Boise State, 1-0 against Austin Peay and Oral Roberts, and 0-1 against Vanderbilt. Utah State was also 1-0 against teams in the National Invitation Tournament as it defeated UC Santa Barbara, 72-59, at home, and 1-2 against teams participating in the College Basketball Invitational as it was 1-1 against Nevada and 0-1 against Utah.

AGGIES LOSE TO WAC CHAMPIONS AGAIN
For the third straight year, Utah State lost to the WAC Tournament champion with its 88-78 loss to Boise State in the semifinals. The Broncos went on to defeat host New Mexico State, 107-102, in triple overtime in the championship game. In 2007, USU lost to host New Mexico State, 72-70, in the championship game, and in 2006 the Aggies lost to host Nevada, 70-63, in overtime.

AGGIES NEED TO KEEP THEIR OPPONENT UNDER 70 POINTS
Utah State's magic number, defensively was 70 during the season as it went 20-1 on the year when allowing fewer than 70 points, but 4-10 when its opponent scores 70 or more points in a game. USU's only loss when allowing fewer than 70 points was against Illinois State (61-57) in the MasterCard NIT.

FOUR AGGIES RANK AMONG TOP 10 SHOOTERS IN THE WAC
Utah State had four of the top 10 field goal shooters in the WAC in Tai Wesley who was third (.635), Gary Wilkinson who was fourth (.584), Stephen DuCharme who was fifth (.579), and Jaycee Carroll who was 10th (.526).

RECAPPING THE ILLINOIS STATE GAME
Jaycee Carroll led a quarter of Utah State players in double-figures with a game-high 15 points, but it wasn't enough as Illinois State recorded a 61-57 opening round NIT win March 19 at Redbird Arena. Utah State finishes the season with a 24-11 record, while Illinois State improves to 25-9. Carroll also had six rebounds and five assists for Utah State, while Gary Wilkinson added 12 points and 12 rebounds for his seventh double-double of the season. USU also got 22 points from its bench as Stephen DuCharme and Pooh Williams each added 10 points. Osiris Eldridge paced Illinois State with 14 points, six assists and five rebounds, while Dinma Odiakosa had 11 points and six rebounds. Utah State battled back from an 11-point second-half deficit and had the ball down two at 59-57 with under a minute to play, but Carroll missed a three-pointer from the right corner that would have given USU its first lead since the 19:04 mark of the first half. Eldridge then hit two free throws with 14 seconds to play to seal the win for ISU. Kris Clark scored the first four points of the game for Utah State as the Aggies led 2-0 and 4-3 before Illinois State scored six straight points. USU got within one at 9-8 on a layup by Wilkinson and later tied the game at 14 on a jumper by DuCharme, before the home team hit back-to-back-to-back three-pointers to take a 23-14 led with 9:54 to play in the first-half. Utah State chipped away at the lead and got within three at 26-23 only to see ISU end the half on an 8-2 run to take a 34-25 advantage into the locker room. In the first-half, Illinois State made 7-of-12 (583) three-pointers as compared to just 1-of-5 (.200) for Utah State. USU also committed 12 first-half turnovers. Utah State scored the first five points of the second-half to get within four, but Illinois State responded with a 7-0 run to quickly push the margin back to 11. USU fought back and got within one at 49-48 on an old-fashioned three-point play from Wilkinson, but then committed back-to-back turnovers on its next two possessions as the Redbirds extended its lead back to five. With Illinois State leading 59-52 with 3:51 to play, Utah State made one final push as Carroll scored five straight points on a three-pointer from the top of the key and a runner in the lane to get the visitors with two with just over a minute to play. Utah State finished the game by shooting just 44.9 percent from the field (22-49) and were just 4-13 (.308) from behind the arc. Illinois State shot 40.4 percent overall (23-57), but made 9-of-23 (.391) three-pointers. USU did out-rebounded ISU, 36-27, but the Aggies also committed seven more turnovers (18-11) in the game.

UTAH STATE LEADS THE WAC IN FREE THROW SHOOTING FOR THIRD STRAIGHT YEAR
Utah State has now led the Western Athletic Conference in free throw shooting in each of its three years in the league after shooting 79.2 percent from the charity stripe this season. Last year, USU shot 78.0 percent from the line and during the 2005-06 season it shot 72.2 percent. Utah State is the first team to lead the WAC in free throw shooting in three straight years since Air Force did it from 1990-92.

UTAH STATE LEADS THE WAC IN FIELD GOAL SHOOTING
For the second time in its three years in the WAC, Utah State has led the league in shooting after making 51.4 percent of its field goals this year. USU is the first WAC team to shoot over 50 percent since Colorado State shot 50.6 percent during the 1995-96 season and that 51.4 percentage is the highest since New Mexico shot 52.8 percent during the 1990-91 season.

UTAH STATE FROM THE FIELD
Utah State finished the 2007-08 season by shooting at least 50.0 percent or better from the field in 17 of its last 25 games. USU began the year by shooting 50.0 percent or better in just two of its first 10 games. During its first 10 games of the season, Utah State was shooting 46.3 percent from the field and 37.2 percent from three-point range. During its last 25 games, USU is shooting 53.2 percent from the field, 41.2 percent from behind the arc and 80.2 percent from the free throw line.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
Utah State plays mainly an eight-man rotation and during its last seven games, five of those players shot at least 50 percent from the field. During the last seven games of the season, senior forward Stephen DuCharme shot 64.6 percent (31-48), junior forward Gary Wilkinson shot 63.3 percent (38-60), freshman guard Tyler Newbold shot 60.6 percent (20-33), freshman forward Tai Wesley shot 60.0 percent (27-45), freshman guard Pooh Williams shot 56.5 percent (13-23), and senior guard Jaycee Carroll shot 53.2 percent (58-109).

UTAH STATE BLOCKED MORE SHOTS AT THE END OF THE YEAR
Utah State averaged 4.1 blocks during its last eight games after registering just nine blocks in its previous nine games. USU also tied its season-high with seven blocks against San Jose State in the quarterfinals of the WAC Tournament. On the year, Utah State was 9-1 when recording more blocks than its opponents.

UTAH STATE'S BENCH FINISHES STRONG
Utah State's bench played much better during the end of the season as it scored 10-plus points in each of the last seven games and in eight of its last nine overall. During its last seven games, USU's bench averaged 17.7 points and 6.6 rebounds.

AGGIES ON THE ROAD
Utah State is 65-59 (.524) on the road under head coach Stew Morrill. This year, Utah State was 4-9 on the road, which included a 4-4 record in WAC road games.

CARROLL NAMED WAC PLAYER OF THE YEAR - WILKINSON EARNS SECOND-TEAM HONORS
A day after leading Utah State to a share of its first-ever Western Athletic Conference regular season championship, Jaycee Carroll was named the conference's player of the year it was announced by the league office on March 9, while teammate Gary Wilkinson was named to the second-team. It is the second time in the last three years that USU has had two players earn all-WAC honors. Carroll, a 6-2 senior guard from Evanston, Wyo., becomes the fourth player in school history to earn player of the year honors joining Dean Hunger (1980), Greg Grant (1986) and Eric Franson (1995) who were each recognized as the Big West Conference's top player. Carroll, who was tabbed by both the coaches and media as the league's preseason player of the year, earned first-team all-WAC honors for the second straight season. He also was named second-team all-WAC as a sophomore and was a second-team all-Big West honoree as a freshman in 2005, along with earning freshman of the year honors. Utah State has now had 15 first-team all-conference selections over the last nine years and it is the ninth straight year that USU has had at least one first-team all-league selection. Overall, Utah State has had 27 first-team all-conference selections in the last 30 years as it was a member of the Big West Conference/Pacific Coast Athletic Association for 27 seasons from 1979-2005 before joining the WAC prior to the 2005-06 campaign.

CARROLL NAMED DISTRICT 14 SECOND-TEAM
The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) announced March 4 its Division I All-District teams and Utah State's Jaycee Carroll was named to the District 14 second-team for the second year in a row. The NABC recognized 150 student-athletes from 15 districts, who are now eligible for selection to the NABC Division I All-American team which will be announced at the end of the season. Carroll was one of five players from the Western Athletic Conference recognized by the NABC along with Marcelus Kemp of Nevada (District 13 First-Team), Reggie Larry of Boise State (District 13 First-Team), Kevin Bell of Fresno State (District 13 Second-Team) and Justin Hawkins of New Mexico State (District 15 Second-Team). Carroll was also one of four players from the state of Utah to be honored joining Trent Plaisted and Lee Cummard of BYU (District 13 First-Team), and Luke Nevill of Utah (District 13 Second-Team).

CARROLL NAMED TO USBWA DISTRICT VIII TEAM
Jaycee Carroll was named an All-District VIII selection by the United States Basketball Writer's Association (USBWA) it was announced on March 11. It is the second year in a row that Carroll has been named to the team. District VIII includes schools from the states of Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming. In all 10 players were named to the team which include J.R. Giddens (New Mexico) who was named the Player of the Year in the district. Other players honored include Wink Adams (UNLV), Lee Cummard (BYU), Brandon Ewing (Wyoming), Justin Hawkins (New Mexico State), Marcelus Kemp (Nevada), Reggie Larry (Bosie State), Trent Plaisted (BYU) and Carlos Taylor (Montana State). The Coach of the Year in District VIII was UNLV head coach Lon Kruger.

CARROLL NAMED TO 2008 WAC ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
Despite losing in the semifinals of the 2008 Western Athletic Conference Tournament, Utah State's Jaycee Carroll was named to the all-tournament team for the second straight year as the Aggies lost to eventual tournament champion Boise State, 88-78, Friday night. Overall, it is the third time in his career Carroll has received all-tournament honors as he was also named to the all-tournament team last year and was named the most valuable player of the Big West Tournament in 2005. Boise State's Reggie Larry was named the most valuable player of the 2008 WAC Tournament, while teammates Matt Nelson and Matt Bauscher were named to the all-tournament team along with New Mexico State's Justin Hawkins. In two games during the WAC Tournament, Carroll averaged 22.0 points and 4.0 rebounds and shot 54.8 percent from the field (17-31) and 55.6 percent from three-point range (10-18). Carroll had 24 points in an 85-65 quarterfinal win against San Jose State, before scoring 20 points against Boise State.

CARROLL NAMED COLLEGEHOOPS.NET SECOND-TEAM ALL-AMERICAN
Jaycee Carroll was one of 31 players from across the country to be named a high-major All-American by CollegeHoops.net, and one of only four players from the Western Athletic Conference honored as Boise State's Reggie Larry was named to the first-team, while Justin Hawkins of New Mexico State and Marcelus Kemp of Nevada were both named to the honorable mention team, and Carroll was named to the second-team. Players named to the CollegeHoops.net high-major All-America first-team include Drew Lavender (Xavier), Robert Varden (UAB), Gary Forbes (Massachusetts), Reggie Larry (Boise State), and Trent Plaisted (BYU), while the second-team included Eric Maynor (VCU), Adam Emmenecker (Drake), Will Thomas (George Mason), Will Daniels (Rhode Island), and Jaycee Carroll (Utah State).

CARROLL 2005 BIG WEST TOURNAMENT MOST VALUABLE PLAYER
Senior guard Jaycee Carroll became the first freshman in the history of the Big West Conference to be named the tournament's Most Valuable Player in 2005 as he scored 12 points to go along with seven rebounds and four assists in USU's 84-77 semifinal win against Cal State Fullerton, and had a game-high 22 points to go along with seven rebounds in the Aggies' 65-52 win against then 16th-ranked Pacific in the championship game. For the tournament, Carroll averaged 17.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists, while shooting 45.2 percent from the field, 44.4 percent from three-point range and 66.7 percent from the free throw line.

STATISTICALLY, CARROLL IS THE BEST SHOOTER IN THE NATION
Senior guard Jaycee Carroll is without a doubt one of the best shooters in the nation as he finished the year making 52.6 percent of his field goals, 49.8 percent of his three-pointers and 91.9 percent of his free throws. Overall, Carroll was the only player in the nation to shoot over 50 percent from the field, over 49 percent from three-point range, and over 90 percent from the free throw line.

CARROLL RANKS AMONG TOP ALL-AROUND SHOOTERS IN NCAA HISTORY
Senior guard Jaycee Carroll just missed becoming just the second player in NCAA history to shot over 50 percent from both the field and three-point range and better than 90 percent from the free throw line for an entire season as he shot 52.6 percent from the field, 49.8 percent from three-point range and 91.9 percent from the free throw line. The only player in NCAA history to accomplish this feat is Arizona's Salim Stoudamire who shot 50.4 percent from the field (210-417), 50.4 percent from three-point range (120-238), and 91.0 percent from the free throw line (122-134) during the 2004-05 season.

CARROLL SCORED AT LEAST 20 POINTS IN 12 OF HIS LAST 14 GAMES
Senior All-American guard Jaycee Carroll finished his career in style, scoring at least 20 points in 12 of his last 14 games. During his last 14 games, Carroll averaged 24.4 points and 6.1 rebounds, while shooting 51.8 percent from the field, 48.0 percent from three-point range and 90.6 percent from the free throw line.

CARROLL ONE OF THE MOST EFFICIENT PLAYERS IN THE COUNTRY
Jaycee Carroll was one of the most efficient players in the country during the 2007-08 season as he averaged 22.4 points per game on just 14.51 shots, which averages out to 1.55 points per attempt. Of the 20 players nationally who average at least 21.0 points, only Tyler Hansbrough of North Carolina is more efficient than Carroll. On the year, Hansbrough is averaging 22.8 points on just 13.61 shots per game.

CARROLL BREAKS SINGLE-SEASON THREE-POINTERS MADE RECORD
Senior guard Jaycee Carroll made 114 three-pointers this season, breaking the previous Utah State record of 98 made three's set by Reid Newey during the 1988-89 season. Carroll also ranks first for a single-season in three-point shooting at 49.8 percent and is second in free throw shooting at 91.9 percent. He was also first in minutes played with 1,304, first in three-point attempts with 229, second with his 785 points, third in field goals made with 267, and ninth in scoring with 22.4 points per game. Those 114 treys are also the third-most in a single-season in the history of the WAC and his 49.8 percent shooting from three-point range ranks seventh all-time in the WAC for a single season.

CARROLL FINISHES THE YEAR WITH 785 POINTS
Senior guard Jaycee Carroll scored 785 points this year which is the second-most in a single-season in school history behind Wayne Estes who scored 821 points during the 1963-64 campaign. Those 785 points are also the fourth-most in a single-season in the history of the WAC and the most since Lee Nailon (TCU) scored 791 points during the 1997-98 season.

CLARK SETS SINGLE-SEASON ASSISTS RECORD AND RANKS SIXTH IN THE HISTORY OF THE WAC
Senior guard Kris Clark finished the 2007-08 season with 224 assists setting a new single-season record at Utah State. The previous record was 185 set by Jay Goodman (1992-93) and Oscar Williams (1976-77). His 224 assists are also tied for the sixth-most in a single-season in WAC history.

CLARK FIFTH ALL-TIME AT UTAH STATE IN ASSISTS
Senior point guard Kris Clark finished his career with 370 assists to rank fifth all-time in school history. Clark also had a career average of 5.29 assists per game, which ranks second all-time in school history.

WILKINSON FINISHES SEASON BY RECORDING HIS SEVENTH DOUBLE-DOUBLE
Junior forward Gary Wilkinson finished his junior season in style as he recorded his team-leading seventh double-double of the season with 12 points and 12 rebounds against Illinois State. He also finished the year by scoring in double-figures in 18 of his last 19 games, including each of his last nine. Overall, Wilkinson scored in double-figures 28 during the year.

WILLIAMS HITS DOUBLE-FIGURES IN FINAL GAME OF THE SEASON
Freshman guard Pooh Williams ended his freshman season by scoring a season-high 10 points at Illinois State as he was 4-of-5 from the field and 2-of-2 from three-point range. During his last four games, Williams averaged 5.5 points and shot 60.0 percent from the field.

WESLEY RECORDS SEASON-HIGH SIX BLOCKS AGAINST SAN JOSE STATE
Freshman forward Tai Wesley recorded a season-high six blocks against San Jose State in the quarterfinals of the 2008 WAC Tournament. Those six blocks are tied for the third-most in a single-game in school history and the most since Shawn Daniels had a school record seven blocks against Pacific during the 2000-01 season. On the year, Wesley had 33 blocks to led the team and rank eighth in the WAC with 0.94 blocks per game.

CARROLL BECOMES UTAH STATE'S ALL-TIME LEADING SCORER
Senior All-American guard Jaycee Carroll became Utah State's all-time leading scorer on Jan. 19, 2008 at home against Idaho as he made a three-pointer from the left wing with 13:35 to play in the first-half to eclipse Greg Grant's (1983-86) record of 2,127 points. Carroll ends his career with 2,522 career points and is one of just three players in school history to score 2,000 points along with Grant and Wayne Estes (1963-65) who scored 2,001 career points.

CARROLL SECOND ALL-TIME IN SCORING IN THE STATE OF UTAH
With his 2,522 career points, senior guard Jaycee Carroll ranks second all-time in the state of Utah in scoring. In fact, Carroll is one of just 10 collegiate players in the "Beehive State" to ever score 2,000 points. Utah's Keith Van Horn holds the state's scoring record with 2,542 points, followed by Carroll's 2,522 points. Other 2,000 point scorers from the state include BYU's Danny Ainge (2,467), Utah's Billy McGill (2,321), BYU's Michael Smith (2,319), BYU's Devin Durrant (2,285), USU's Greg Grant (2,127), Weber State's Bruce Collins (2,019), USU's Wayne Estes (2,001) and Utah's Josh Grant (2,000).

CARROLL LEAVES UTAH STATE WITH 10 SCHOOL RECORDS
Senior guard Jaycee Carroll has left his name at the top of Utah State's records book as he is the school's all-time leader in points scored (2,522), three-pointers made (369), three-pointers attempted (793), three-point percentage (.465), field goals made (880), field goals attempted (1,721), 10-point games (121), games started (132), games played (134) and total minutes played (4,596). Overall, Carroll set 10 career school records which is the most in USU history.

MORE CARROLL RANKINGS AT UTAH STATE
Along with all of his school records, Carroll also ranks third all-time at Utah State in free throw percentage (.862) and is third in minutes per game (34.3). He also ranks seventh in steals (123), seventh in free throws made (393), eighth in points per game (18.8), 11th in rebounding (680) and 15th in assists (270).

CARROLL RANKS FOURTH IN NCAA HISTORY IN THREE-POINT SHOOTING
Senior guard Jaycee Carroll shot 46.5 percent from three-point range during his career, which ranks fourth all-time in the history of the NCAA at the Division I level. Tony Bennett of Green Bay holds the NCAA record for three-point shooting at 49.7 percent (290-584), followed by Stephen Sir of Northern Arizona at 46.9 percent (323-689), David Olson of Eastern Illinois at 46.6 percent (263-562), and Carroll at 46.5 percent (369-793).

CARROLL 12TH ALL-TIME IN NCAA HISTORY IN THREE-POINTERS MADE
Senior guard Jaycee Carroll made 369 three-pointers in his career to rank 12th all-time in NCAA Division I history for most made three-pointers in a career. Duke's J.J. Redick holds the NCAA record with 457 made three-pointers.

CARROLL NINTH ALL-TIME IN THE WAC IN SCORING & FIRST IN THREE-POINTERS MADE
Senior guard Jaycee Carroll scored 2,052 points since Utah State joined the WAC prior to his sophomore season which ranks ninth in the history of the league. If you could count his 470 points from his freshman season he would rank second in scoring (2,522), behind Keith Van Horn's 2,542 points. Carroll also made 290 three-pointers in his three years in the WAC, which is a conference record breaking the old mark of 285 set by Raymond Dudley of Air Force and Clayton Shields of New Mexico. Carroll also ranks second all-time in the WAC in three-point shooting at 46.3 percent (290-627), third in free-throw shooting at 88.1 percent (348-395), and 10th in three-point attempts with 627.

CARROLL THIRD IN THE NATION AMONG ACTIVE PLAYERS IN SCORING
Senior All-American guard Jaycee Carroll finished the year third in the nation in scoring among active players at the Division I level with 2,522 points, behind Bo McCalebb of New Orleans who has 2,679 career points and Reggie Williams of VMI who has 2,586 career points. Carroll also ranked first in the nation among active players in career three-point shooting at 46.5 percent.

CARROLL FINISHES WITH 58 CAREER 20-POINT GAMES AND 10 CAREER 30-POINT GAMES
Jaycee Carroll scored 20 or more points in a game 58 times during his Utah State career, including 24 times as a senior. He also had 10 career 30-point games and one career 40-point game as he scored 44 points against New Mexico State on Feb. 5, 2007. Overall, Utah State was 19-5 this season and 47-11 all-time when Carroll scores 20-plus points in a game.

CARROLL ENDS CAREER BY SCORING IN DOUBLE-FIGURES IN FINAL 39 GAMES
Senior guard Jaycee Carroll scored in double-figures in all 35 games this year and in 39 straight games dating back to last season. Overall, Carroll scored in double-figures in 68 of his last 69 games and in 121 games during his Utah State career. His 39 game streak of double-figure scoring ranks sixth all-time in school history. As a junior he scored in double-figures in 31 straight games, which ranks eighth all-time in school history.

DID YOU KNOW?
Senior All-American guard Jaycee Carroll made at least one three-point basket in each of his last 56 games and in 123 of his 134 career games at Utah State.

CARROLL NAMED WAC PLAYER OF THE WEEK THREE TIMES, DUCHARME ONCE
Senior guard Jaycee Carroll has been named the WAC Player of the Week three times this season and senior forward Stephen DuCharme has won it once. Carroll's first honor came on Dec. 24 as he averaged 32.5 points and 5.5 rebounds en route to being named the Most Valuable Player of the Gossner Classic as USU defeated Utah Valley (87-65) and Northern Arizona (78-62). During the tournament he shot an unbelievable 74.2 percent from the field and 69.2 percent from three-point range. He was also a perfect 10-of-10 from the free throw line. His second honor came on Jan. 21 after averaging 25.0 points and 5.5 rebounds in a pair of wins against Boise State (82-78) and Idaho (79-64). Carroll's third honor came on Feb. 11 as he averaged 24.0 points and 10.0 rebounds and shot 50.0 percent from the field (16-32), 53.3 percent from three-point range (8-15) and 88.9 percent from the free throw line (8-9) in a pair of wins at Fresno State (77-72) and against San Jose State (78-73). DuCharme was named the WAC Player of the Week on Nov. 26 as he helped Utah State record a 2-1 record and a third-place at the 2007 South Padre Island Invitational with wins against Austin Peay (71-68) and Iowa (75-62) and a loss to Vanderbilt (77-56). DuCharme was named to the all-tournament team as he averaged 20.0 points and 4.5 rebounds, while shooting 64.3 percent from the field (18-28).

HISTORIC WEEK IN UTAH STATE BASKETBALL
The weekend of Jan. 17-19 was without a doubt one of the most historic times in Aggie Basketball history as Stew Morrill became the school's all-time winningest coach in Utah State's 82-78 win against Boise State, and senior guard Jaycee Carroll became the school's all-time scoring leader in USU's 79-64 win against Idaho. Morrill passed E. Lowell Romney's (1920-41) 225 career wins, while Carroll passed Greg Grant's (1983-86) 2,127 career points.

CARROLL NAMED FINALIST FOR LOWE'S SENIOR CLASS AWARD
Jaycee Carroll is one of 10 finalists for the men's 2007-08 Lowe's Senior CLASS Award it was recently announced. The award is presented annually to an NCAA Division I male and female senior basketball player who excel both on and off the court. An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School, the award was launched during the 2001-02 season in response to the trend of college basketball players leaving college early to turn professional. Ten finalists in both the men's and women's division were selected from a list of 30 candidates based on personal qualities that define a complete student-athlete. The four primary areas of criteria include: classroom, community, character and competition. The other men's finalists are: Shan Foster of Vanderbilt, A.J. Graves of Butler, Roy Hibbert of Georgetown, Chris Lofton of Tennessee, Drew Neitzel of Michigan State, DeMarcus Nelson of Duke, Brian Roberts of Dayton, Sean Singletary of Virginia and Peyton Stovall of Ball State. The 10 finalists will be placed on the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award ballot for a nationwide vote beginning February 6 and concluding March 21. Fan balloting, available on the award's official web site www.seniorclassaward.com will be combined with votes from coaches, media and sponsors to determine the recipient of the award. Winners will be announced during the NCAA Men's and Women's Final Four, scheduled on April 5-7 in San Antonio, Texas, for men and April 6-8 in Tampa, Fla., for women. The Lowe's All-Senior All-America Team will also be recognized.

UTAH STATE DROPS FOURTH STRAIGHT CLOSE GAME
Prior to playing at Nevada on Feb. 11, Utah State was 6-0 on the season and had won 23 of its last 30 games decided by six or fewer points. However, since then Utah State has lost four straight games decided by six points or less with a pair of five-point setbacks at Nevada (85-80) and at Hawai'i (71-66), followed by a three-point loss at San Jose State (70-67) and a four-point loss at Illinois State (61-57). USU, has however, won four straight games decided by a single point.

UTAH STATE FINISHES 2008 WITH SEVEN STRAIGHT SELLOUTS
During its last seven home games, Utah State has played in front of a sold-out Dee Glen Smith Spectrum crowd of 10,270, marking the first time in the 37-year history of the building that USU has had seven straight sellouts. On the season, USU is averaging 9.012 fans which ranks second in the WAC and is the highest average in school history.

UTAH STATE IN THE DEE GLEN SMITH SPECTRUM
Utah State finished its 2007-08 regular season with a 17-0 home record, which is a school record for most wins in a single-season, marking just the fourth time in the 37 year history of the building that an Aggie team has gone undefeated at home. Utah State is now 142-12 (.922) in the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum under Coach Morrill, which includes a 76-8 (.905) record against conference opponents and a 21-3 (.875) record against WAC teams. Overall, USU is 436-105 (.806) in 37 years in the building. The other three times USU has gone undefeated at home was in 1973-74 (14-0), 1997-98 (15-0), and 2000-01 (15-0). Overall, USU's 17 game winning streak at home is the eighth-longest in the nation.

UTAH STATE AMONG THE BEST IN THE COUNTRY
Over the last nine years, Utah State has been one of the best basketball programs in the country, recording a 222-73 (.753) record. Those 222 wins are the seventh-most in the country, while the 75.3 percent winning percentage is fifth-best behind Duke (.831), Kansas (.804), Gonzaga (.797) and Florida (.764). USU has also been among the top teams in the country in field goal and free throw shooting as it leads the nation in both categories this year and finished second in the country in free throw shooting (78.0) during the 2006-07 seasons.

UTAH STATE HAS DOMINATED CONFERENCE PLAY SINCE 2000
Utah State has had tremendous success in league play over the last nine years recording a 116-36 (.763) record, which includes an 84-20 record in the Big West Conference as it won three regular season championships and four tournament titles and a 32-16 record in the WAC. Here is a look at how the current members of the Western Athletic Conference has done in league play dating back to the 1999-2000 season. Note: Utah State and Idaho's league record includes six years in the Big West Conference (2000-2005); Boise State's record includes two years in the Big West (2000-2001); Nevada's record includes one year in the Big West (2000); Louisiana Tech's record includes two years in the Sun Belt Conference (2000-01); and New Mexico State's record includes one year in the Big West (2000) and five years in the Sun Belt (2001-05).

UTAH STATE TRENDS DURING THE LAST NINE YEARS

• USU is 91-6 when holding its opponents below 60 points.

• USU is 184-21 when leading at the half.

• USU is 196-20 when shooting better from the field than its opponent.

• USU is 161-34 when out-rebounding its opponent.

• USU is 151-17 when shooting better from three-point range than its opponent.

• USU is 115-18 when blocking more shots than its opponent.

• USU is 96-19 when scoring 70-plus points in a game.

DID YOU KNOW?
Utah State had seven freshmen on its 2007-08 roster, which is the most-ever on a USU team dating back to the 1957-58 season.

VERSUS THE WAC
Utah State is 178-100 (.640) 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.

Stew Morrill VERSUS THE WAC
Stew Morrill is 93-73 (.560) all-time in WAC games, which includes a 31-16 (.660) record at Utah State and a 62-57 (.521) record at Colorado State. Morrill is 93-65 (.589) all-time against current members of the WAC, which includes a 64-27 (.703) record at USU.

MORRILL RECORDS 20 WINS YET AGAIN
Utah State's Stew Morrill has now won at least 20 games 13 times as a collegiate head coach. In his 22 years as a head coach, he has had 21 winning seasons and won at least 17 games 19 times. Entering the 2007-08 campaign, Morrill was one of just 13 active coaches to notch 12 20-win seasons, while his streak of eight straight 20-win seasons entering the year was tied for the ninth-longest active streak in the nation.

UTAH STATE RECORDS DOUBLE-DIGIT CONFERENCE WINS AGAIN
Utah State recorded double-digit conference wins for the eighth time in the last nine years as it went 12-4 in the WAC this season. Those 12 WAC wins are the most in its three years in the WAC.

RECAPPING THE 2008 WAC TOURNAMENT
Semifinal Game Versus Boise State
Fourth-seeded Boise State knocked off top-seeded Utah State, 88-78, Friday in the semifinals of the Western Athletic Conference Tournament at New Mexico State's Pan American Center. The loss snaps USU's six-game win streak as the Aggies are now 24-10 while Boise State improves to 24-8. It was just the second loss in the last nine semifinal appearances for the Aggies, halting USU's conference championship game streak at three in a row after Utah State had played in the previous two WAC title tilts since its been a conference member. Senior All-American guard Jaycee Carroll led USU with 20 points, hitting 6-of-12 three-pointers. Carroll becomes just the 58th player in NCAA history to eclipse the 2,500 point plateau as Carroll now has 2,507 points. It was Carroll's 12th 20-point game in his last 13th outing while USU is now 19-5 this season and 47-11 all-time when Carroll nets at least 20 points. Junior forward Stephen DuCharme tallied 17 points while freshman guard Tyler Newbold posted 16 points, hitting 4-of-6 behind the three-point arc. Junior forward Gary Wilkinson tossed in 12 points and tied DuCharme with seven boards each for game-high rebounds. After not being out-rebounded in the previous five games, USU had fewer rebounds for the second night in a row after BSU had a 32-28 advantage Friday. Senior guard Kris Clark dished out a game-high seven assists, padding his single-season school record assists mark, as he now has 219 helpers. The Broncos were led by 23 points apiece from Matt Bauscher and Reggie Larry as Bausher hit 5-of-6 behind the arc. Aaron Garner hit 3-of-4 treys to finish with 14 points, matching Tyler Tiedeman's 14 points, who hit 7-of-8 free throws in the final 3:33 to thwart the Aggies' rally. Both teams made 28 field goals including 11 three-pointers each, but the difference was at the free throw line as the Aggies were 11-of-12 (91.7 percent) at the charity stripe, while the Broncos were 21-of-26 (80.8 percent). BSU hit 11-of-21 (52.4 percent) from three-point range, a better percentage behind the arc than inside it, making 50.9 percent (28-of-55) field goal shooting. USU was 28-of-57 (49.1 percent) from the field, including 11-of-25 (44.0 percent) from three-pointers, tying a season-high for the Aggies. A baseline jumper by DuCharme gave USU an early 11-7 lead, but Boise State battled back before a Carroll triple from the top of the arc sparked a 7-0 Aggie spurt. Freshman guard Pooh Williams capped the run with a layup to put USU ahead 31-24 at the 5:55 mark. However, BSU closed out the half with an 18-6 streak to take a 42-37 halftime lead, as the Broncos improved to 17-2 when leading at the half while the Aggies fall to 1-7 when trailing at the break. The Broncos bucked their lead to 53-41 on a Bauscher layup and the lead swelled to 69-52 with 9:53 remaining on a Larry trey. USU trimmed the deficit to 83-76 with 1:07 left on a trey from Clark but couldn't get any closer as BSU hit its free throws down the stretch to secure the win.

Quarterfinal Game Versus San Jose State
Four players in double figures plus an 8-0 run and a 9-0 spurt equaled victory for Utah State, as the top-seeded Aggies opened the quarterfinals of the Western Athletic Conference Tournament with a convincing 85-65 win over eighth-seeded San Jose State Thursday at the Pan American Center on the campus of New Mexico State. With the victory, USU improved to 18-4 in conference tournaments over the last nine years, including 5-2 in WAC Tournament play. Senior All-American guard Jaycee Carroll tallied a game-high 24 points, as he drained 4-of-6 three-pointers, including two in the first half on his way to 14 points before intermission. Carroll's 24 points gives him 2,487 career points, passing Danny Ainge to become the second-leading scorer in the history of the state of Utah. Keith Van Horn holds the top spot with 2,542 points and Van Horn also possesses the WAC all-time career points record. Freshman guard Tyler Newbold was 5-of-6 from three-point land, finishing the game with 19 points, one shy of his career high set on Jan. 26 in the same arena against New Mexico State. Junior forward Gary Wilkinson and freshman forward Tai Wesley had 15 points and nine rebounds each, as USU was out-rebounded for the first time in six games, 33-28. The Aggie defense tied a season-high for the third time this season with seven blocks, as Wesley tripled his career-high with six swats. The six blocks are tied for the second-most in the USU single-game records, and the most since Shawn Daniels' school-record seven rejections in 2001. USU's defense also improved to 20-0 on the year when holding the opposition to under 70 points. With the winning margin of 20, the Aggies have now won their last six games by 13 or more points. Offensively, Utah State shot 55.9 percent (33-of-59) from the field, tying a season-high with 62.5 percent (10-of-16) from three-point range. The Aggies also were 9-of-14 (64.3 percent) at the free throw line. San Jose State hit 27-of-55 (49.1 percent) of its shots, including 2-of-7 (28.6 percent) behind the arc and the Spartans hit 9-of-15 (60.0 percent) of their free throws. DaShawn Wright and C.J. Webster led SJSU with 16 points each with Webster snaring nine rebounds, tying USU's Wesley and Wilkinson for game-leading rebounding honors. The Aggies came out blazing, as Newbold and Carroll played H.O.R.S.E., each hitting three-pointers from the same spots on each of the left and right wings to open a 19-8 lead, prompting a SJSU timeout. Freshman guard Pooh Williams got into the three-point shooting contest, hitting a trey from the right wing, about the same spot as Carroll and Newbold's three's. Later, a steal and layup from junior guard Desmond Stephens put USU ahead 28-13. After San Jose State trimmed the margin to 31-23, Utah State went on an 8-0 streak, capped by an up-and-under from Wesley and a baseline jump hook from Wilkinson, and the Aggies took a 39-27 lead into halftime. A Newbold trey from the right wing followed by a three in the right corner by Carroll and USU had a 49-31 lead. SJSU scratched the deficit to 58-49 but another three-pointer from Newbold at the top of the arc and a Carroll steal and layup put the game out of reach at 21 at 70-49 and the Aggies cruised to their 14th conference tournament quarterfinal win.

HEAD COACH Stew Morrill
In 22 seasons as a collegiate head coach and 10 years at Utah State, Stew 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 10th year at USU, Morrill has taken the Aggie Basketball program to unprecedented heights leading it to an incredible 237-86 (.734) record, including a 124-44 (.738) conference mark in the Big West and WAC. While at Utah State, he has guided the Aggies to nine straight 23-win seasons and nine straight postseason appearances (NCAA-5, NIT-4), both of which are school records. Morrill has also led Utah State to the fifth-best winning percentage in the nation during the last nine years at 75.3 percent with an overall record of 222-73. Against conference opponents, Utah State has a 142-50 record with four regular season league championships and four tournament titles during that time, including appearances in its league's tournament championship game seven times in the last nine years. Under Morrill, Utah State has notched eight of the top 10 seasons in school history during the last nine 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 notched the fifth-most wins in school history during the 2008 season with 24 victories. During the 2007-08 season, Morrill guided Utah State to a share of its first-ever Western Athletic Conference regular season championship. The 2007-08 Aggie basketball team also set a school record by shooting 79.2 percent from the free throw line, which led the nation. USU also led the nation in field goal shooting at 51.4 percent and became just the fourth team in NCAA Division I history to lead the nation in both field goal and free throw shooting in the same year. For the ninth straight year, USU had at least one player earn first-team all-league accolades as Jaycee Carroll was named the WAC Player of the Year in 2008. Overall, Morrill has coached 10 first-team all-league players at Utah State who have won the award a total of 15 times. Morrill has also taken full advantage of the home court at USU, the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum. In Morrill's 10 years, USU is an amazing 142-12 (.922) at home, which includes a 76-8 (.905) record in league play. As for Morrill, he has won 20 or more games on 13 different occasions during his career, and he has won at least 17 games 19 times. Overall, Morrill ranks 23rd in the nation among active coaches and 96th all-time with his 455 career wins, while his career winning percentage of 67.0 percent ranks 28th among active coaches and 100th all-time. He is also one of 27 active coaches with 400 career wins at the Division I level and one of just 13 active coaches to notch at least 13 20-win seasons. His current streak of nine 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) twice in his eight years at USU, along with winning the Big Sky award while the head coach at Montana in 1991.

• Head coach Stew Morrill (237-86) is the winningest coach in school history as he recorded his 226th win on Jan. 17, 2008 in an 82-78 home win against Boise State, passing E. Lowell Romney (1920-41) who won 225 games in 22 seasons at USU. Morrill is also second all-time in games coached (323) at USU and is the longest tenured coach at Utah State (entering 10th season) since the Ladell Andersen era (1962-71).

• In 10 seasons with the Aggies, Morrill has a 237-86 (.734) overall record, a 124-44 (.738) conference record and an 18-6 (.750) record in conference postseason play. Overall, Morrill owns a 455-224 (.670) record in 22 years as a collegiate head coach.

• Among active coaches at the Division I level, Morrill ranks 23rd in the nation with his 455 career wins and 28th in winning percentage at 67.0 percent.

• Morrill is one of just 27 active coaches with 400 career wins at the Division I level and one of just 13 active coaches to notch 13 20-win seasons, while his current streak of nine straight 20-win seasons is tied for the ninth-longest active streak in the nation.

• Morrill has been named conference coach of the year three times during his career, winning the award in 1991 while at Montana, and in 2000 and 2002 while at Utah State.

• Morrill has coached 10 first-team all-league players who have won the award a total of 15 times. 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 and Jaycee Carroll (twice).

• Utah State is 142-12 (.922) in the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum under Morrill.

• Morrill has led Utah State to nine straight 20-win seasons and nine straight postseason appearances, both of which are school records.

• Morrill led Utah State to its first NCAA Tournament win in 31 years when USU defeated fifth-seeded Ohio State 77-68 in overtime during the 2001 NCAA Tournament.

• Morrill has been involved in postseason action 12 times in his career, including the NCAA Tournament at Utah State in 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005 and 2006 and the National Invitation Tournament in 2002, 2004, 2007 and 2008.

UTAH STATE PLAYER NOTES
#5 Pooh Williams - Scored a season-high 10 points at Illinois State in the postseason NIT... Averaged 2.4 points and 0.8 rebounds per game, while shooting 38.8 percent from the field, 36.0 percent from three-point range and 62.5 percent from the free throw line.

#10 Kris Clark - Started 67 games at Utah State... Scored a career-high 16 points at Fresno State... Tied his career-high with 10 assists at Nevada... Averaged 5.6 points, 6.4 assists and 1.8 rebounds per game, while shooting 38.5 percent from the field, 25.9 percent from three-point range and 78.7 percent from the free throw line... Recorded at least four assists in 33 of USU's 35 games this year... Ranked first in the WAC in assists and second in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.38).

#11 DeUndrae Spraggins - Scored a season-high 14 points against Iowa and had a season-high five assists against Vanderbilt... Averaged 2.7 points and 1.0 rebounds per game, while shooting 35.6 percent from the field, 26.5 percent from three-point range and 72.4 percent from the free throw line.

#15 Desmond Stephens - Had a season-high four assists against Louisiana Tech... Tied his season-high with nine points against New Mexico State... Also had a season-high five boards against NMSU... Averaged 2.6 points and 1.7 assists, while shooting 30.1 percent from the field, 26.8 percent from three-point range and 72.7 percent from the free throw line.

#20 Jaycee Carroll - Tied his season-high with 33 points against Fresno State... Averaged 22.4 points and 6.0 rebounds, while shooting 52.6 percent from the field, 49.8 percent from three-point range and 91.9 percent from the free throw line... Played a team-high 37.3 minutes per game... Scored in double-figures in all 35 games this year, including 24 20-point games... Tied his career-high with eight assists against Austin Peay... Ranked first in the WAC in scoring and free throw shooting and second in three-point shooting.

#24 Tyler Newbold - Scored a career-high 20 points at New Mexico State to go along with a career-high seven rebounds... Averaged 5.4 points and 2.5 rebounds per game, while shooting 54.7 percent from the field, 51.5 percent from three-point range and 83.9 percent from the free throw line... Averaged 7.1 points and 3.0 rebounds as a starter... Ranked first in the WAC in three-point shooting.

#34 Modou Niang - Had season-highs in points (4), rebounds (3), blocked shots (3) and minutes played (17) against Cal Poly... Averaged 0.6 points, 1.2 rebounds and 0.6 blocks per game.

#40 Stephen DuCharme - Tied his career-high with 22 points at Cal Poly and had a season-high 11 rebounds at UC Irvine... Recorded his fifth career double-double against Santa Clara as he had 12 points and 10 rebounds... Scored in double-figures 15 times this season and 33 times in his career... In his career, he had six 20-point games, six double-figure rebounding games and five double-doubles... This season he averaged 9.4 points and 5.0 rebounds per game and shot 57.9 percent from the field and 74.4 percent from the free throw line... Ranked fifth in the WAC in field goal shooting.

#42 Tai Wesley - Had a season-high six blocks against San Jose State... Scored a career-high 27 points against Hawai'i... Recorded his second double-double of the season with 13 points and 10 rebounds at Nevada... Had a season-high six assists against Utah Valley... Averaged 9.9 points and 4.5 rebounds per game and shot 63.5 percent from the field and 72.2 percent from the free throw line... Ranked third in the WAC in field goal shooting and eighth in blocked shots (0.94)... Averaged 11.6 points and 5.4 rebounds as a starter.

#44 Matt Formisano - Recorded season-highs with eight points and four rebounds in 25 minutes at New Mexico State... Averaged 1.3 points and 1.2 rebounds and shot 36.0 percent from the field and 58.8 percent from the free throw line.

#55 Gary Wilkinson - Recorded his seventh double-double of the season with 12 points and 12 rebounds at Illinois State in the postseason NIT... Scored a season-high 23 points against Nevada and had a season-high 13 rebounds against Idaho... Recorded his first career double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds at Utah... Averaged 13.3 points and 7.0 rebounds, while shooting 58.4 percent from the field and 81.5 percent from the free throw line... Ranked fourth in the WAC in overall shooting, fifth in free throw shooting, eighth in rebounding and 13th in scoring.