OPENING TIPS
• Utah State ranks 31st in the NET as of Dec. 13.
• Utah State ranks in the top 50 in the nation in several categories, including field goal percentage (.515, 10th), assists per game (18.82, 14th), scoring margin (+17.00, 21st), assist-to-turnover ratio (1.59, 22nd), rebounding margin (+8.64, 33rd), points per game (83.81, 33rd), defensive 3-point field goal percentage (.291, 47th) and blocks per game (4.82, 48th).
• USU leads the nation with eight games shooting 50 percent or better from the field this season.
• Graduate senior guard
Darius Brown II leads the nation in assist-to-turnover ratio (6.69) and assists per game (7.91).
• Junior wing
Great Osobor ranks 31st in the nation in defensive rebounds per game (6.64), 40th in rebounds per game (9.18), 45th in blocks per game (1.91) and 50th in field goal percentage (.589).
• Redshirt freshman guard
Mason Falslev is 28th nationally, including second among freshmen and fourth among guards, in field goal percentage (.636).
• USU's 10-1 start under head coach
Danny Sprinkle is the best start to a season under a first-year Aggie head coach in program history.
• Utah State is an undefeated 9-0 this season when scoring at least 70 points.
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Sprinkle was named the head men's basketball coach at Utah State on April 7, 2023.
• Utah State is one of just three teams in the nation returning zero points to its 2023-24 roster, joining New Mexico State and Northwestern. The Aggies also have the second-fewest returning rebounds (0.004 percent) and are tied for the second-fewest returning assists (0.003 percent), both behind NMSU.
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