LOGAN, Utah – Utah State men's basketball officially opened its 2023-24 season as USU held its first practice inside the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum on Monday. The Aggies, under the direction of first-year head coach Danny Sprinkle, are made up of three returners and 13 newcomers and took part in conditioning and various drills during the initial practice.
 
"It was good," Sprinkle said. "The guys are competing and they're finally in a little bit of shape. It's nice to go longer than an hour and 10 minutes and actually feel like you're getting stuff. You can slow stuff down a little bit. You don't feel like you have to rush through that hour and 10 minutes. It was good and the guys responded well."
 
USU appeared in the 2023 NCAA Tournament, posting a 26-9 record last season while tying for second in the Mountain West with a 13-5 mark.
 
The Aggies return three players from the 2022-23 squad in sophomore guard Landon Brenchley, redshirt sophomore center Isaac Johnson and redshirt freshman guard Mason Falslev.
 
Utah State welcomes 13 newcomers to the 2023-24 roster, including graduate senior guard Darius Brown II, a Montana State transfer, graduate wing Max Agbonkpolo, a Wyoming transfer, senior guard Ian Martinez, a Maryland transfer, junior wing Great Osobor, a Montana State transfer, junior guard Josh Uduje, a Coastal Carolina transfer, junior forward Jackson Grant, a Washington transfer, junior forward Kalifa Sakho, a South Plains College transfer, sophomore guard Javon Jackson, a Southern Nazarene transfer, sophomore forward Nigel Burris, an Idaho transfer, and freshmen guard Garrison Phelps, guard Jaxon Smith, wing Dallin Grant and forward Karson Templin.
 
"It felt good," Falslev said. "We've been going hard since June, so it wasn't a huge switch up or anything. We were just out here a little bit longer. It was a good, solid day. We got better."
 
Aggie fans will get an early glimpse of the 2023-24 squad as USU hosts MSU Billings for an exhibition on Friday, Nov. 3. Utah State officially opens the campaign hosting South Dakota Mines on Monday, Nov. 6.
 
Season tickets for the 2023-24 men's basketball season are already on sale and can be purchased by visiting www.utahstateaggies.com or by calling the Utah State ticket office at 1-888-USTATE-1.
 
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