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Game #12Utah State at Cal PolyMott Gym (3,032) * San Luis Obispo, Calif.Jan. 3, 2002 * 8:00 p.m. (MST)
Utah State Aggies (10-1, 2-0)
Probable Starters Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown PPG RPG APGF # 2 Desmond Penigar 6-7 240 Jr. Upland, Calif. 17.6 5.9 0.9F #44 Chad Evans 6-7 215 So. Ogden, Utah 7.5 5.8 2.4C # 4 Jeremy Vague 6-9 245 Sr. San Marcos, CA 8.1 6.0 0.9*G # 1 Ronnie Ross 6-0 185 Jr. Jeanerette, La. 7.2 2.2 3.5G #31 Tony Brown 6-3 195 Sr. Hyrum, Utah 16.1 2.7 4.8
Reserves Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown PPG RPG APGG # 3 Thomas Vincent 5-10 175 So. Kansas City, Mo. 4.7 1.1 0.9G #13 Mike Stowell 6-3 200 Fr. San Juan CA 1.3 1.3 0.4G #15 Kevin Williams 6-3 190 Fr. Houston, Texas 2.2 0.8 0.8G #21 Calvin Brown 5-10 155 Fr. E. Palo Alto, CA. 2.3 0.3 1.7F #24 Brennan Ray 6-5 215 Sr. Chandler, Ariz. 4.1 4.8 0.8F #34 Jason Napier 6-5 185 So. Indianapolis, Ind.1.0 0.5 0.0C #42 Mike Ahmad 6-9 235 Jr. Glendora, Calif. 5.3 3.5 0.5**blocks per game
Up Next: Utah State will return to league play this weekend as the Aggies travel to Cal Poly on Thur., Jan. 3 and UC Santa Barbara on Sat., Jan. 5. Both games will begin at 8 p.m. (MST). USU is playing its first league road game of the year at Cal Poly for the second straight season.
Scouting Cal Poly: Cal Poly is 7-3 on the season following its 82-74 win over Cal State Stanislaus Sunday night. The Mustangs are 4-0 at home on the season and have won five of its last six games. In league play, Cal Poly is 1-1 thus far with a 61-60 road win at Cal State Fullerton and a 81-77 road loss at UC Riverside. The Mustangs return one starter and four lettewinners from last year's team that went 9-19 on the season and finished in eighth-place in the Big West with a 3-13 league mark. Sophomore forward Varnie Dennis leads the team with 17.0 points per game while senior forward Brandon Beeson is averaging 13.6 points per game. Head coach Kevin Bromley is in his first full season at Cal Poly and he has an overall record of 11-15.
Series History: Utah State is 7-0 all-time against Cal Poly including a 3-0 record on the road. The last time these two teams met was on Mar. 3, 2001 with USU posting a 82-55 win at home. The last time the two teams played at Cal Poly was on Jan. 4, 2001 with USU posting a 82-69 win.
Next Week: Utah State will return home to face UC Irvine and Long Beach State at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum. The Utah State-UC Irvine game will be broadcast nationally on ESPN2 on Thur., Jan. 10 at 9:07 p.m., while its game with Long Beach State will be on Sat., Jan. 12 at 7:05 p.m.
Statistical Comparison: The following is a statistical comparison between Utah State, Cal Poly and UC Santa Barbara.
Category USU Cal Poly UCSBGames 11 10 11Points 74.8 73.3 66.1Points Allowed 60.3 67.7 58.1FG Pct. 51.3 44.1 44.9FG Pct. Def. 38.1 46.6 35.43FG Pct. 38.3 31.8 38.83FG Pct. Def. 30.5 30.4 29.6FT Pct. 73.6 68.0 75.9Rebounds 37.7 37.3 36.6Reb. Margin +10.1 +5.8 +4.2Assists 15.7 13.6 15.3Turnovers 15.4 14.7 15.0TOs Forced 13.7 16.5 12.9Blocks 3.1 2.5 3.5Steals 5.3 7.1 5.5
Winning Record Versus Every Team In The Big West: Utah State is the only team in the Big West Conference that has a winning record versus every team in league. The following is a list of USU's record versus each team in the Big West Conference. USU's Record Versus Current BWC Members:
Cal Poly USU leads 7-0Cal State Fullerton USU leads 31-15Cal State Northridge USU leads 5-0Idaho USU leads 13-10Long Beach State USU leads 24-21Pacific USU leads 40-17UC Irvine USU leads 24-23UC Riverside USU leads 2-0UC Santa Barbara USU leads 30-21Total USU leads 176-107 (.622)
Aggies In The Big West: Utah State has dominated the Big West Conference over the past two-plus years recording an amazing 38-3 (.927) record which includes a perfect 6-0 mark in the Big West Tournament. USU has won its last seven games versus Big West competition dating back to the 2001 season. The last team to defeat the Aggies in league play was Boise State on Feb. 24, 2001 by a final score of 78-77 in overtime.
Brown Named Big West Conference Player Of The Week: Senior guard Tony Brown was named the Big West Conference player of the week after leading the Aggies to a pair of home wins over Centenary and Idaho State as USU won its eighth straight Gossner Foods championship. Brown, a senior guard from Mountain Crest High School in Hyrum, Utah averaged 22 points and 5.5 assists over the weekend as he shot 75 percent from the floor and 67 percent from three-point range. Against Centenary, Brown had a season-high 25 points to go along with four rebounds, four assists and four steals. He then added 19 points and seven assists in the championship game of the tournament against Idaho State. It is the third time that Brown has been named player of the week as he won the award once his sophomore season after leading USU to a pair of road wins at New Mexico State and North Texas and once as a junior when USU was the runner-up at the 2001 Top of the World Classic in Fairbanks, Alaska.
Brown On Verge Of School Record: Senior guard Tony Brown is on the verge of becoming the school's all-time three-point shooter. Brown has 235 career three-pointers and needs just three more to break the school record of 237 set by Reid Newey from 1984, '87-89.
On The Road: Utah State is 13-3 (.813) on the road in the Big West over the past two seasons as USU was 8-0 during the 1999-2000 season and 5-3 on the road in league play last season. Overall, Utah State is 18-8 (.692) on the road over the past two-plus years.
Aggies Off To Another Fast Start: Utah State is off to another fast start with its 10-1 record, which is the best start for an Aggie team since the 1982-83 team also began the year with a 10-1 record. The 1938-39 and 1934-35 teams opened their seasons with 11-1 records, while the best start ever is by the 1917-18 team that went a perfect 9-0 on the year.
Aggies Leading The Nation In Field-Goal Percentage Offense: As of Dec. 17, 2001, Utah State is leading the nation in field-goal percentage offense at 52.9 percent. The Aggies are also 10th in the country in rebounding margin (+10.3), 19th in free-throw percentage (75.5), 20th in scoring defense (60.1), and 29th in field-goal percentage defense (37.9).
Morrill Going For 300th Win: Utah State head coach Stew Morrill will be looking to win his 300th game as a collegiate head coach this Thursday at Cal Poly. Morrill currently has an overall record of 299-164 (.646) and is 81-26 (.757) in his three-plus years at Utah State. He won his 100th game in his sixth year of coaching during the 1991-92 season at Colorado State (his first at CSU) by defeating Metro State 72-63. He then won his 200th game during the 1997-98 season (his 12th year as a coach) by defeating Northern Colorado 108-47. When Morrill records his 300th win, he will become the 51st active coach to win 300 games. Entering the 2001-02 season, Morrill was the 43rd winningest active coach in the NCAA with a .639 winning percentage.
Brown Adds To Double-Figure Scoring Games: Senior guard Tony Brown has now scored in double-figures 10 times this season and 61 times in his career. USU is 46-15 in Brown's career when he scores at least 10 points in a game and 38-6 since his sophomore season. USU is even better when Brown scores 20 points in a game. Overall, USU is 11-1 when Brown scores 20 or more points in a game.
Long Range Bomber: Senior Tony Brown is on pace to become Utah State's all-time three-point shooter. Brown is currently second all-time at USU in three's made and third in three's attempted. The following is a breakdown of where Brown stands as of date on the USU career charts.
3-Pt. FG's Made 3-Pt. FG's Attempted1. Reid Newey 237 1. Jay Goodman 5802. Tony Brown 235 2. Reid Newey 5723. Jay Goodman 209 3. Tony Brown 5714. Justin Jones183 4. Justin Jones 4085. Troy Rolle 112 5. Troy Rolle 304
Brown Scores 1,000 Points: Senior guard Tony Brown became the 28th player in Utah State history to score 1,000 points in a career on Feb. 17, 2001 at Long Beach State, and the first since Eric Franson accomplished the feat in 1995. Brown has 1,278 points in his career which ranks 15th all-time at USU. Brown also surpassed the 200 assist mark as a junior and is now seventh all-time at USU with 300 assists. He is also among the top-10 all-time in steals with 116. Brown is only the fifth player ever at Utah State to score 1,000 points and record 300 assists and 100 steals in a career.
Points Assists Steals1. Greg Grant 2127 1. Oscar Williams 562 1. Greg Grant 2269. Dean Hunger 1472 2. Kevin Nixon 428 2. Jay Goodman 20510. Kevin Nixon 1453 3. K. Youngblood 389 3. Kevin Nixon 19011. Jeff Anderson 1406 4. Jay Goodman 364 4. K. Youngblood 16412. Dan Conway 1395 5. Greg Grant 308 5. Reid Newey 12813. Mike Santos 1287 5. Lance Washington308 6. Lance Washington11814. Shaler Halimon 1284 7. Tony Brown 300 7. Tony Brown 11615. Tony Brown 1278 8. Reid Newey 298 8. Jeff Anderson 105
Brown Enters Top-10 All-Time In League History In Three-Point FGs: Senior guard Tony Brown is now among the top-10 all-time three-point shooters in the history of the Big West Conference. Brown has made 27 three-point field-goals on the season giving him 235 for his career which ranks seventh all-time in league history. His 571 three-point attempts are 10th-best all-time in league play. Brown is shooting 41.2 percent from three-point range in his career which is 0.03 percentage points away from entering the league's top-10.
Aggies Among The Best In The Country Over The Last Two-Plus Years: Utah State is among some select company over the past three seasons with one of the best records in the country. USU is 66-13 over the past three seasons for a winning percentage of .835. Over that time period only four teams have won 65 or more games, and USU's 66 wins rank as the second most in the country. The following is a list of which teams have won at least 65 games over the past three seasons.
Team Wins1. Duke 712. UTAH STATE 66 Michigan State 66 Cincinnati 66
Aggies Continue Streak of 10-Plus Point Wins Against League Opponents: With its 17-point win against Cal State Northridge and 10-point win over Pacific, Utah State has now won 18 games in a row against the Big West Conference by 10 or more points. The last time USU won a league game by less than 10 points was in the championship game of the 2000 Big West Tournament against New Mexico State (71-66).
In The Month Of January: Utah State has been virtually unbeatable in the month of January over the past two seasons as the Aggies have posted a 15-2 record. Utah State is 13-1 in league play over the past two seasons and has an amazing 7-1 record on the road in league in the month of January over that period.
Over At The Half: Utah State has made a habit of winning games on a regular basis when leading at the half over recent years. USU has recorded a 71-3 mark when leading at half-time over its last 74 games. USU is 7-1 thus far this season when leading at half-time.
Vague Records First Career Double-Double: Senior center Jeremy Vague recorded his first career double-double against Centenary in the opening round of the 2001 Gossner Foods Classic as he had a career-high 18 points to go along with 10 rebounds. It is the second time this season Vague has notched double-digit rebounds as he had a career-high 11 against Cal State Northridge earlier this year.
Penigar Among League Leaders In Several Categories: Junior forward Desmond Penigar is among the league leaders in several offensive categories this season. Penigar is currently third in scoring (17.6), fourth in field-goal percentage (54.0), eighth in free-throw percentage (81.7), and 12th in rebounds per game (5.9).
Brown Leading The League In Assists: Senior guard Tony Brown is leading the league in assists with 4.82 per game. His is also sixth in the league in scoring (16.1), second in field-goal percentage (57.0), second in three-point field-goal percentage (47.4), seventh in free-throw percentage (82.4), second in three-point field-goals made per game (2.45), fourth in steals (1.91), and first in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.30-to-1.00).
Ross Records Career-High Assists: Junior guard Ronnie Ross notched his first double-digit assist game of his career versus Idaho State in the championship game of the 2001 Gossner Foods Classic with 10 assists. It is the second time this season an Aggie has notched 10 assists in a game as Tony Brown had 10 versus BYU earlier in the year.
Guard Play Keys Aggies: Utah State has been extremely successful over the years when its guards play well as the Aggies are 52-3 over the past three years when its backcourt outscores its opponents backcourt. Thus far this season, USU is 9-0 when its backcourt outscores its opponents backcourt. Last year, USU was 22-1 and the year before that USU was 21-2 when its backcourt outscores its opponents.
Brown Named MVP Of 2001 Gossner Foods Classic: Senior guard Tony Brown was named the MVP of the 2001 Gossner Foods Classic as he averaged 22 points and 5.5 assists per game. Teammates Desmond Penigar and Jeremy Vague were also named to the all-tournament team along with Idhao State's Jeremy Brown, Centenary's Andrew Wisniewski, and Birmingham Southern's Rashard Willie.
Brown Among Select Company: Senior guard Tony Brown is among some select company as he has been selected to the College Hoops Insider.com Mid-Major Preseason All-America Team which consists of 50 of the best college players in the country from Mid-Major university's. There were 21 players selected to the All-America team and 29 players selected to the honorable mention All-America team, which Brown was one of. Other notable players on the list are Jerry Green and Adam Parada from UC Irvine and Jermaine Boyette from Weber State.
Note: The Mid-Major University's are made up of teams from the following conferences: America East, Atlantic Sun, Big Sky, Big South, Big West, Colonial, Horizon, Independents, Ivy, Metro Atlantic, Mid-American, Mid-Continent, Mid-Eastern, Missouri Valley, Northeast, Ohio Valley, Patriot, Southern, Southland, Southwestern, Sun Belt, and West Coast.
Nelson To Miss Season: Sophomore forward Spencer Nelson will miss the entire 2001-02 season with a knee injury suffered during practice on Oct. 31. An MRI on the sprained knee revealed a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), a partial tear to the medial collateral ligament (MCL) and a bone bruise. Nelson played in all 28 games for USU his freshman season in 1999 averaging 4.5 points and 3.3 rebounds per game. He then served an LDS Church Mission in Oklahoma the past two years.
Preseason Predictions: Despite losing four starters and five seniors from last year's NCAA Tournament team, Utah State is still getting a lot of respect in its conference. According to Athlon Magazine, Utah State is picked to win the Big West Conference for the third straight season, while it has named Tony Brown a first-team all-league player. Athlon also picked Stew Morrill as the best coach in the Big West Conference and the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum as the toughest place to play in the league. Basketball News picked USU to finish third in the Big West Conference, with Tony Brown as a first-team all-league player and newcomer Desmond Penigar as a second-team all-league player. Penigar was also picked as the Newcomer of the Year according to Basketball News. The Sporting News also has USU finishing third in the Big West Conference with Tony Brown named a first-team all-league player and the most versatile player in the league. Desmond Penigar is picked as the Newcomer of the Year in this publication as well. Lindy's also has USU finishing third in the Big West Conference with Tony Brown named to the league's first-team and newcomer Mike Ahmad to the second-team. Lindy's tabbed Tony Brown as the best shooter in the Big West Conference and Mike Ahmad as Newcomer of the Year. Street & Smith's has USU finishing fourth in the Big West Conference and Tony Brown as a first-team all-league player.
Aggies Ink Two: Utah State has announced the signing of one high school player in Steve Cobbley and one junior college player in Mark Brown. Cobbley, a 6-10, 215-pound center from Highland High School in Pocatello, Idaho averaged 15 points and 8.8 rebounds per game as a junior leading his team to a 16-13 record. He shot 70 percent from the free-throw line and 55 percent from the field last year. Cobbley, who is rated as the best "Big Man" in the west by Networx Basketball Scouting Services picked Utah State over BYU, Washington State, Gonzaga and Idaho State. Brown averaged 15 points, 5.2 assists and 3.3 steals per game as a freshman at Saddleback College leading his team to a 33-3 record and a Final Four appearance in the state tournament. He was named the Most Valuable Player of the Orange Empire League as a freshman and earned first-team all-state honors as his team won 28 straight games at one point in the season. Brown also earned first-team all-state honors his junior and senior seasons at Santa Rita High School in Tucson, Ariz., as he led his team to back-to-back state tournament appearances and a state championship his junior season. Brown, who is rated as the third-best point guard in the west by Networx Basketball Scouting Services picked Utah State over San Diego State and Pittsburgh.
Recapping The Gossner Foods Classic: Tony Brown scored 19 points and Desmond Penigar added 17 points and eight rebounds to lead Utah State to a 74-56 victory over Idaho State Saturday night in the championship game of the Gossner Foods Classic. The Aggies (10-1) improved to 16-0 all-time in the tournament they've hosted since 1994, and have won 31 straight games at home. The Bengals (6-6) lost despite 18 points, nine rebounds and four assists from Jeremy Brown. Ray Munyagi added 13 points and six rebounds for Idaho State. Tony Brown, who scored 25 points against Centenary on Friday, was named MVP of the tournament after going 7-10 from the floor, 4-7 from three-point range and adding seven assists in Saturday's win. The Aggies trailed 10-2 at the start of the game and didn't score their first field goal until Penigar hit a three-pointer over six minutes into the contest. Utah State took a 21-20 lead on three-pointer by Brown with 6:17 to go in the first half, and pulled away to a 31-24 advantage at halftime despite going nearly six minutes without a field goal. Guided by Brown's hot hand, the Aggies went on a 16-6 run over the first 7:30 of the second half to take a 47-30 lead and the Bengals never got any closer than nine points the remainder of the contest. After shooting a season-low 35 percent in the first half, the Aggies rebounded to shoot 59 percent over the final 20 minutes. Joining Jeremy Brown on the All-Classic Team were Penigar, Utah State's Jeremy Vague, Centenary's Andrew Wisniewski and Birmingham-Southern's Rashard Willies. Utah State's Ronnie Ross set a new tournament record by notching 10 assists while converting just one turnover. Against Centenary, Brown scored a season-high 25 points and Vague added 18 points and 10 rebounds to lead Utah State to a 74-59 victory. Andrew Wisniewski led the Gents with 15 points and three three-pointers, while DeMario Hooper finished with 14 points. The Aggies won handily despite getting just seven points from leading scorer Penigar. Averaging 18.9 points per game coming into the contest, Penigar went 3-11 from the field and didn't score his first field goal until 6:32 in the second half. Vague connected on 6-11 field-goal attempts and went 6-6 from the line on his way to a career-best 18 points, while Brown knocked down 4-5 three-point attempts and added four rebounds, four steals and four assists without committing a turnover. Utah State led 28-16 with 3:03 left in the first half, but the Gents closed the gap to 32-28 with a 12-4 spurt highlighted by Wisniewski's three-pointer just before halftime. Back-to-back three-pointers by Brown early in the second half helped USU rebuild its lead to double digits, and Penigar finally broke out later in the half, scoring six straight points in just over a minute to give the Aggies a 67-49 advantage with 5:27 remaining in the game. Centenary won the consolation championship with a 56-38 win over Birmingham Southern. ISU defeated BSC 59-55 in the opening night to advance to the championship game.
Penigar Named Big West Conference Player Of The Week Again: Junior forward Desmond Penigar was selected as the Big West Conference Player of the Week for the second straight week after leading Utah State to a pair of home wins over Idaho State (64-59) and BYU (90-81 OT). Penigar scored a season-high 34 points to go along with a season-high nine rebounds in 37 minutes against BYU. He also scored 20 point against Idaho State earlier in the week. Penigar was 11-20 from the field and a perfect 10-10 from the free-throw line against the Cougars. He was also named player of the week in the league after scoring a then season-high 22 points against Utah, shooting 67 percent from the floor (6-9) and 100 percent from the free-throw line (10-10). Penigar becomes the fifth Aggie to earn player of the week honors twice in the same season and the first since Donnie Johnson won it twice in 1999. Greg Grant won the award twice in 1984 and 1986 and Kendall Youngblood won it twice in 1991 and 1992. Eric Franson is the only Aggie to win the award three times in the same year as he accomplished that feat during the 1995 season. Franson is also the last Aggie to win the award in back-to-back weeks as he accomplished that during the 1995 season as well.
Scouting UC Santa Barbara: UC Santa Barbara is 8-3 on the season 2-0 in the Big West Conference. The Gauchos split its two games last weekend defeating Detroit 86-59 and losing at Santa Clara 61-59. UCSB's two league wins this year were at UC Riverside (68-56) and at Cal State Fullerton (64-62). Its other two losses on the year were at USC (73-62) and at Loyola Marymount (77-70). The Gauchos are 4-0 at home on the season and have won their last six home games dating back to last year. The last team to defeat UCSB at home was Utah State on Feb. 15, 2001 by a final score of 71-48. UCSB is led by junior forward Mark Hull who is averaging 17.6 points per game. Sophomore forward Branduinn Fullove also averages in double-figures for the Gauchos with 13.6 points per game. The Gauchos return all five starters and nine letterwinners from last year's team that went 13-15 on the season and finished in fourth place in the Big West Conference with a 9-7 league mark. Head coach Bob Williams is in his fourth year at UCSB and has compiled a 50-45 record. Overall it is his 14th year as a collegiate head coach with a 239-145 record.
Series History With The Gauchos: Utah State is 30-21 all-time against UC Santa Barbara including a 11-12 record on the road. The Aggies have won the last three meetings between the two schools including an 83-50 win in Logan and a 71-48 win at Santa Barbara last year. USU has won three games in a row on the road against UCSB and seven of the last nine games in the series.
Against UC Santa Barbara: The following is a look at what current USU players have done against UC Santa Barbara during their careers.
Player GP-GS FG FG% 3FG 3FG% FT FT% Reb-Avg.Asst. Blks. Pts-Avg.Tony Brown 5-3 21-52 .404 17-39 .436 8-10 .800 10-2.0 10 0 67-13.4Toraino Johnson 2-0 4-6 .667 2-2 1.000 3-4 .750 1-0.5 2 0 13-6.5Jeremy Vague 2-0 3-3 1.000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 3-1.5 0 1 6-3.0Brennan Ray 3-0 3-5 .600 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 4-1.3 0 0 8-2.7Chad Evans 2-0 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 1-0.5 0 0 4-2.0Thomas Vincent 2-0 1-4 .250 1-4 .250 0-0 .000 1-0.5 5 0 3-1.5
Last Meeting With Cal Poly: The last time Utah State and Cal Poly met was on Mar. 3, 2001 in Logan, Utah as the Aggies posted a convincing 82-55 win. USU raced out to a commanding 41-19 lead at halftime as Utah State shot 51.9 percent in the first-half and held the Mustangs to just 23.1 percent shooting. Tony Brown had 11 first-half points for USU in the game and finished with a team-high 14 as five Aggies scored in double-figures. Current Aggies who played in the game other than Brown include Thomas Vincent who had two points, Jeremy Vague and Brennan Ray who had four points each, and Toraino Johnson, Jason Napier and Chad Evans who each had two points.
Last Meeting With UC Santa Barbara: The last time Utah State and UC Santa Barbara met was on Mar. 1, 2001 in Logan, Utah as the Aggies recorded a 83-50 win. USU had just a 31-27 halftime lead but exploded for 52 points in the second half to notch the 35-point win. Dimitri Jorssen had a team-high 17 points in the game, while Tony Brown added 11. USU shot 59.6 percent from the field in the contest and held UCSB to just 31.9 percent shooting. USU also had 19 assists in the game. Current Aggies who played in that game include Thomas Vincent who had three points, Jeremy Vague and Chad Evans who had four points each, Toraino Johnson who had eight points, and Jason Napier who did not score.
Against Cal Poly: The following is a look at what current USU players have done against Cal Poly during their careers.
Player GP-GS FG FG% 3FG 3FG% FT FT% Reb-Avg.Asst. Blks. Pts-Avg.Tony Brown 4-3 21-43 .488 15-31 .484 5-6 .833 9-2.3 7 0 62-15.5Brennan Ray 3-0 7-8 .875 0-0 .000 3-6 .500 9-3.0 0 0 17-5.7Jeremy Vague 2-0 2-6 .333 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 5-2.5 0 2 4-2.0Toraino Johnson 2-0 1-2 .500 0-1 .000 0-2 .000 1-0.5 0 0 2-1.0Thomas Vincent 2-0 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 2-1.0 3 0 2-1.0Chad Evans 2-0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 1-0.5 0 0 1-0.5
Morrill Versus This Weeks Opponents: Utah State head coach Stew Morrill is 4-0 all-time against Cal Poly and 3-2 against UC Santa Barbara with all of those games happening while he has been the head coach of Utah State.
Head Coach Stew Morrill: Stew Morrill (Gonzaga, 1974) is entering his fourth season at the helm of the Utah State men's basketball program after posting back-to-back 28-6 records and leading the Aggies to its first NCAA Tournament win in 31 years as USU defeated Ohio State 77-68 in the first round. In his three plus years at USU, he has an incredible 81-26 record, which is the best record by any coach at Utah State during that time span. Over the past three years, Morrill has coached three first-team all-league players in Shawn Daniels (twice), Troy Rolle, and Bernard Rock and has had an 80 percent graduation rate. He has been involved in postseason action five times in his career, including the NCAA Tournament at Utah State the past two seasons. He has twice been named Coach of the Year, winning the award in 1991 at Montana, and in 2000 at Utah State after guiding the Aggies to a perfect 19-0 league mark in winning the Big West Conference. He is only the third coach in the history of the Big West Conference to go undefeated in the league, joining Lou Henson and Jerry Tarkanian. Prior to coming to Utah State, Morrill had been the head coach at Colorado State University for seven seasons, recording a 121-86 record (1992-98). Prior to his stint at CSU, Morrill spent five seasons as the head coach at the University of Montana (1987-91), where he went 97-52. During his 15 years as a head coach, Morrill's teams have won at least 20 games six times and have won at least 17 games in 12 of his 15 seasons as a head coach. He was the second winningest coach at Colorado State behind only Boyd Grant.
Morrill Year-by-Year Coaching RecordYear School Overall Pct. Conf. Place1987 Montana 18-11 .621 8-6 3rd1988 Montana 18-11 .621 7-9 t6th1989 Montana 20-11 .645 11-5 3rd1990 Montana 18-11 .621 10-6 3rd1991 Montana 23-8 .742 13-3 1st1992 Colorado State 14-17 .451 8-8 6th1993 Colorado State 17-12 .586 9-9 5th1994 Colorado State 15-13 .536 8-10 5th1995 Colorado State 17-14 .548 7-11 t7th1996 Colorado State 18-12 .600 11-7 4th1997 Colorado State 20-9 .689 10-6 4th1998 Colorado State 20-9 .689 8-6 4th1999 Utah State 15-13 .536 8-8 4th2000 Utah State 28-6 .824 16-0 1st2001 Utah State 28-6 .824 13-3 2nd2002 Utah State 10-1 .909 2-0 -----Totals 16th Year 299-164 .646 149-97 .606
Years School Overall Pct. Conf. Pct.87-91 Montana 97-52 .651 49-29 .62892-98 Colorado State 121-86 .585 61-57 .51799- Utah State 81-26 .757 39-11 .780Totals 16th Year 299-164 .646 149-97 .606
