OPENING TIPS
• Utah State has faced Air Force in its Mountain West road opener more than any other program in league competition, having taken on the Falcons in MW road openers in 2013-14, 2016-17, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23 and 2023-24.
 
• Overall, USU is 5-5 in Mountain West road openers and has won three of its last four. USU is 6-4 all-time in MW openers. 
 
• Utah State ranks 38th in the NET as of Dec. 30.
 
• Utah State has won 11-straight games, which is tied for the fourth-longest active streak in the nation. The win streak is tied for the 10th-longest in program history.
 
• Utah State ranks in the top 50 in the nation in several categories, including defensive 3-point field goal percentage (.276, 16th), field goal percentage (.497, 20th), assists per game (17.77, 21st), scoring margin (+15.62, 26th), assist-to-turnover ratio (1.53, 34th) and rebounding margin (+7.38, 36th). 
 
• Graduate senior guard Darius Brown II ranks second in the nation in both assist-to-turnover ratio (5.82) and assists per game (7.62). 
 
• Junior wing Great Osobor ranks 37th in the nation in defensive rebounds per game (6.54) and 40th in total rebounds per game (9.15).
 
• USU's 12-1 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 10-0 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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