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2022–23 Utah State Aggies men's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record26–9 (13–5 MW)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Nate Dixon
  • Matt Henry
  • Bryce Crawford
Home arenaSmith Spectrum
Seasons
2022–23 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 18 San Diego State † 15 – 3   .833 32 – 7   .821
Boise State 13 – 5   .722 24 – 10   .706
Utah State 13 – 5   .722 26 – 9   .743
Nevada 12 – 6   .667 22 – 11   .667
San Jose State 10 – 8   .556 21 – 14   .600
New Mexico 8 – 10   .444 22 – 12   .647
UNLV 7 – 11   .389 19 – 13   .594
Colorado State 6 – 12   .333 15 – 18   .455
Fresno State 6 – 12   .333 11 – 20   .355
Air Force 5 – 13   .278 14 – 18   .438
Wyoming 4 – 14   .222 9 – 22   .290
† Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2022–23 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team represented Utah State University in the Mountain West Conference (MWC) during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by second-year head coach Ryan Odom, the Aggies played their home games on campus at the Smith Spectrum in Logan, Utah. They finished the season 26–9, 13–5 in MWC play, to finish in second place.[1] They defeated New Mexico[2] and Boise State[3] in the MWC tournament to advance to the championship game, where they lost to San Diego State.[4] The Aggies received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 10 seed in the South region. There they lost to Missouri.[5]

On March 29, 2023, head coach Ryan Odom left the school to become the head coach at VCU.[6] On April 7, the school named Montana State head coach Danny Sprinkle the team's new head coach.[7]

Previous season

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The Aggies finished the 2021–22 season at 18–16 (8–10 in Mountain West, seventh place).[8] In the conference tournament, they defeated Air Force in the first round,[9] then lost to Colorado State in the quarterfinals.[10] Utah State received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament, but lost to Oregon in the first round.[11][12]

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Travis Wagstaff 1 F 6' 7" 215 RS Sophomore Salt Lake City, UT Left the team for personal reasons
Brandon Horvath 4 F 6' 10" 210 GS Senior West River, MD Graduated
Norbert Thelissen 21 F 6' 7" 218 Sophomore 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands Transferred
Brock Miller 22 G 6' 5" 200 RS Senior Sandy, UT Graduated
Justin Bean 34 F 6' 7" 210 RS Senior Moore, OK Graduated/undrafted in 2022 NBA draft; signed with the Los Angeles Clippers
Matthew Wickizer 35 F 6' 9" 210 Sophomore North Salt Lake, UT Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous college
Isaac Johnson 20 C 7' 0" 225 Sophomore American Fork, UT Oregon
Taylor Funk 23 F 6' 8" 215 GS Senior Lancaster, PA Saint Joseph's
Dan Akin 30 F 6' 9" 225 GS Senior London, England California Baptist

Recruiting classes

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2022 recruiting class

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There were no incoming recruits for the class of 2022.

2023 recruiting class

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College recruiting information (2023)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Garrison Phelps
SG 		Phoenix, AZ Link Academy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Oct 15, 2022 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 0
Dallin Grant
SF 		Cedar City, UT Cedar City High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sep 23, 2020 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: 0
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: –   Rivals: –  247Sports: #65
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 22, 2022.

Roster

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2022–23 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Landon Brenchley (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Fr Ridgeline HS Providence, UT
G 2 Sean Bairstow 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Churchie Brisbane, Australia
G 3 Steven Ashworth 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Lone Peak HS Alpine, UT
G 5 RJ Eytle-Rock 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Sr Barking Abbey School
UMBC 		London, England
F 10 Cade Potter 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Fr Orange Lutheran HS Orange, CA
F 11 Max Shulga 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Jr Basketball School of Excellence Kyiv, Ukraine
C 12 Szymon Zapala 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr SMS PZkosz Wladyslawowo Zaborze, Poland
G 13 Conner Gillis (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Jr Gaston Christian HS Charlotte, NC
G 14 Connor Odom (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Archbishop Spalding HS Annapolis, MD
G 15 Rylan Jones 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Sr Olympus HS
Utah 		Salt Lake City, UT
C 20 Isaac Johnson 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So American Fork HS
Oregon 		American Fork, UT
G 21 Mason Falslev (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Sky View HS Benson, UT
F 23 Taylor Funk 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) GS Manheim Central HS
Saint Joseph's 		Lancaster, PA
F 24 Zee Hamoda 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Bridgton Academy Riffa, Bahrain
F 30 Dan Akin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) GS Barking Abbey School
California Baptist 		London, England
C 32 Trevin Dorius 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Sr Wasatch HS Heber City, UT
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 18, 2024

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022*
7:00 p.m., MW Network 		Utah Valley W 75–58  1–0
  19 – Bairstow   14 – Funk   8 – Jones  Smith Spectrum (7,430)
Logan, UT
November 11, 2022*
7:00 p.m., MW Network 		Bradley W 84–62  2–0
  28 – Ashworth   11 – Akin   6 – Ashworth  Smith Spectrum (6,875)
Logan, UT
November 14, 2022*
7:00 p.m., MW Network 		Santa Clara W 96–74  3–0
  22 – Funk   11 – Funk   8 – Jones  Smith Spectrum (6,549)
Logan, UT
November 17, 2022*
8:00 p.m., WCC Network 		at San Diego W 91–89 OT 4–0
  21 – Akin   15 – Akin   9 – Ashworth  Jenny Craig Pavilion (954)
San Diego, CA
November 22, 2022*
7:00 p.m., MW Network 		Oral Roberts W 95–85  5–0
  30 – Ashworth   10 – Shulga   7 – tied  Smith Spectrum (5,980)
Logan, UT
December 1, 2022*
7:00 p.m., MW Network 		Utah Tech W 86–81  6–0
  27 – Ashworth   8 – Funk   10 – Shulga  Smith Spectrum (6,777)
Logan, UT
December 4, 2022*
6:30 p.m. 		vs. San Francisco W 82–64  7–0
  19 – Akin   7 – tied   4 – Shulga  Chase Center 
San Francisco, CA
December 10, 2022*
10:30 p.m. 		vs. Loyola Marymount
Jack Jones Hoopfest 		W 79–67  8–0
  18 – Shulga   10 – Funk   6 – Bairstow  Michelob Ultra Arena 
Paradise, NV
December 15, 2022*
7:00 p.m., MW Network 		Westminster (UT) W 106–68  9–0
  28 – Hamoda   5 – Bairstow   8 – Shulga  Smith Spectrum (6,047)
Logan, UT
December 19, 2022*
7:00 p.m., MW Network 		Weber State L 72–75  9–1
  16 – Ashworth   10 – Akin   5 – tied  Smith Spectrum (7,000)
Logan, UT
December 22, 2022*
3:30 p.m., ESPNU 		vs. Seattle
Diamond Head Classic quarterfinals 		W 84–56  10–1
  17 – Ashworth   10 – Shulga   4 – tied  Stan Sheriff Center (4,333)
Honolulu, HI
December 23, 2022*
5:00 p.m., ESPN2 		vs. SMU
Diamond Head Classic semifinals 		L 74–77  10–2
  18 – Shulga   9 – Dorius   4 – Shulga  Stan Sheriff Center (4,070)
Honolulu, HI
December 25, 2022*
4:30 p.m., ESPN2 		vs. Washington State
Diamond Head Classic 3rd-place game 		W 82–73  11–2
  12 – tied   5 – Bairstow   5 – Ashworth  Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
Mountain West regular season
December 31, 2022
12:00 p.m., CBSSN 		Fresno State W 67–54  12–2
(1–0) 		 13 – Ashworth   13 – Akin   3 – Bairstow  Smith Spectrum (6,933)
Logan, UT
January 3, 2023
7:00 p.m., CBSSN 		at Air Force W 77–65  13–2
(2–0) 		 16 – Funk   8 – Ashworth   4 – Bairstow  Clune Arena (1,461)
Colorado Springs, CO
January 7, 2023
4:30 p.m., FS1 		at Boise State L 59–82  13–3
(2–1) 		 14 – Funk   6 – Shulga   4 – Ashworth  ExtraMile Arena (12,007)
Boise, ID
January 10, 2023
8:30 p.m., FS1 		Wyoming W 83–63  14–3
(3–1) 		 22 – Funk   15 – Akin   7 – Ashworth  Smith Spectrum (7,890)
Logan, UT
January 13, 2023
9:00 p.m., FS1 		at Nevada L 70–85  14–4
(3–2) 		 15 – Ashworth   9 – Funk   6 – Shulga  Lawlor Events Center (7,315)
Reno, NV
January 17, 2023
7:00 p.m., MW Network 		UNLV W 75–71  15–4
(4–2) 		 20 – Funk   9 – Akin   9 – Ashworth  Smith Spectrum (7,611)
Logan, UT
January 21, 2023
4:00 p.m., MW Network 		San José State W 75–74  16–4
(5–2) 		 19 – Ashworth   7 – Akin   6 – tied  Smith Spectrum (8,895)
Logan, UT
January 25, 2023
9:00 p.m., CBSSN 		at San Diego State L 75–85  16–5
(5–3) 		 22 – Funk   10 – Akin   7 – Ashworth  Viejas Arena (12,239)
San Diego, CA
January 28, 2023
5:00 p.m., MW Network 		at Fresno State W 70–53  17–5
(6–3) 		 23 – Akin   8 – tied   6 – Ashworth  Save Mart Center (6,817)
Fresno, CA
February 1, 2023
8:30 p.m., FS1 		New Mexico W 84–73  18–5
(7–3) 		 20 – Bairstow   7 – Funk   5 – Akin  Smith Spectrum (8,851)
Logan, UT
February 4, 2023
6:00 p.m., CBSSN 		at Colorado State W 88–79  19–5
(8–3) 		 26 – Ashworth   6 – tied   9 – Bairstow  Moby Arena (6,018)
Fort Collins, CO
February 8, 2023
8:00 p.m., CBSSN 		No. 25 San Diego State L 61–63  19–6
(8–4) 		 18 – Ashworth   9 – Funk   6 – Ashworth  Smith Spectrum (8,765)
Logan, UT
February 11, 2023
8:00 p.m., CBSSN 		at San José State L 64–69  19–7
(8–5) 		 14 – Ashworth   7 – Bairstow   5 – tied  Provident Credit Union Event Center (2,389)
San Jose, CA
February 14, 2023
7:00 p.m., MW Network 		Air Force W 80–65  20–7
(9–5) 		 29 – Shulga   7 – tied   3 – tied  Smith Spectrum (6,935)
Logan, UT
February 18, 2023
6:00 p.m., CBSSN 		Nevada W 75–66  21–7
(10–5) 		 20 – Ashworth   10 – tied   6 – Ashworth  Smith Spectrum (9,157)
Logan, UT
February 21, 2023
7:00 p.m., CBSSN 		at Wyoming W 65–55  22–7
(11–5) 		 19 – Ashworth   7 – Ashworth   3 – tied  Arena-Auditorium (3,894)
Laramie, WY
March 1, 2023
9:00 p.m., CBSSN 		at UNLV W 91–66  23–7
(12–5) 		 27 – Ashworth   10 – Bairstow   7 – Ashworth  Thomas & Mack Center (5,747)
Paradise, NV
March 4, 2023
7:00 p.m., MW Network 		Boise State W 86–73  24–7
(13–5) 		 24 – Funk   8 – Funk   8 – Ashworth  Smith Spectrum (9,963)
Logan, UT
Mountain West tournament
March 9, 2023
8:30 p.m., CBSSN 		(3) vs. (6) New Mexico
Quarterfinals 		W 91–76  25–7
  32 – Funk   8 – Akin   5 – tied  Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, NV
March 10, 2023
9:00 p.m., CBSSN 		(3) vs. (2) Boise State
Semifinals 		W 72–62  26–7
  19 – Shulga   10 – Funk   5 – Shulga  Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, NV
March 11, 2023
3:00 p.m., CBS/Paramount+ 		(3) vs. (1) No. 20 San Diego State
Championship 		L 57–62  26–8
  13 – Ashworth   8 – Akin   3 – tied  Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, NV
NCAA tournament
March 16, 2023
11:40 a.m., TNT 		(10 S) vs. (7 S) No. 23 Missouri
First round 		L 65–76  26–9
  16 – Funk   7 – Funk   4 – Ashworth  Golden 1 Center 
Sacramento, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=South.
All times are in Mountain.

Sources:[13][14]

References

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  1. ^ "2022-23 Utah State Aggies Men's Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  2. ^ Denniston, Wade (March 9, 2023). "No. 3 Seed Utah State Knocks Off No. 6 Seed New Mexico 91-76 in MW Quarterfinals". Utah State University Athletics. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  3. ^ Denniston, Wade (March 10, 2023). "No. 3 Seed Utah State Beats No. 2 Boise State 72-62 in MW Semifinals". Utah State University Athletics. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  4. ^ Hansen, Daniel (March 11, 2023). "No. 3 Seed Utah State's Run Falls Short in 62-57 Loss to San Diego State in MW Title Game". Utah State University Athletics. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  5. ^ Hansen, Daniel (March 16, 2023). "No. 10 Seed Utah State Loses to No. 7 Seed Missouri in First Round of NCAA Tournament, 76-65". Utah State University Athletics. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  6. ^ Norlander, Matt (March 30, 2023). "VCU hires Utah State coach Ryan Odom after Mike Rhoades' departure to Penn State". CBSSports.com. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
  7. ^ Reynolds, Kevin (April 7, 2023). "Utah State hires Danny Sprinkle as next head basketball coach". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
  8. ^ "2021-22 Utah State Aggies Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  9. ^ Springer, Ashley (March 9, 2022). "Utah State Men's Basketball Remains Perfect in First Round Games with 83-56 Victory over Air Force". Utah State University Athletics. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  10. ^ "Utah State Loses 53-51 to Colorado State in MW Tournament Quarterfinals". Utah State University Athletics. March 10, 2022. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  11. ^ Springer, Ashley (March 15, 2022). "USU Men's Basketball Punctuates Season with 83-72 Loss Against Oregon". Utah State University Athletics. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  12. ^ "Oregon vs. Utah State – Men's College Basketball Game Recap – March 15, 2022". ESPN. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  13. ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". UtahStateAggies.com. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  14. ^ "Utah State Aggies Schedule 2022-23". ESPN. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
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