OPENING TIPS
• Utah State ranks 31st in the NET as of Dec. 19.
 
• Utah State has won 10-straight games, which is tied for the fifth-longest active streak in the nation.
 
• Utah State ranks in the top 50 in the nation in several categories, including field goal percentage (.499, 19th), assists per game (17.92, 20th), scoring margin (+15.67, 26th), rebounding margin (+8.25, 34th), assist-to-turnover ratio (1.50, 34th) and defensive 3-point field goal percentage (.423, 37th).
 
• Graduate senior guard Darius Brown II leads the nation in assist-to-turnover ratio (5.35) and ranks second in assists per game (7.58). 
 
• Junior wing Great Osobor ranks 38th in the nation in defensive rebounds per game (6.58) and 42nd in total rebounds per game (9.08).
 
• USU's 11-1 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. 
 
• 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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