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• Utah State ranks 26th in the NET and 43rd by KenPom as of Jan. 7.
• Head coach
Danny Sprinkle was named the recipient of the Jim Phelan Award Mid-Season honors on Jan. 4.
• Utah State has won 13-straight games, which is tied for the second-longest active streak in the nation. The win streak is tied for the sixth-longest streak in program history.
• Utah State ranks in the top 50 in the nation in several categories, including field goal percentage (.501, 13th), defensive 3-point field goal percentage (.274, 15th), scoring margin (+15.73, 22nd), assists per game (17.13, 28th), rebounding margin (+7.27, 36th), assist-to-turnover ratio (1.49, 40th) and points per game (81.47, 47th).
• Graduate senior guard
Darius Brown II ranks fourth in the nation in both assist-to-turnover ratio (5.00) and assists per game (7.33).
• Junior wing
Great Osobor ranks 31st in the nation in rebounds per game (9.47), 36th in defensive rebounds per game (6.53) and 50th in field goal percentage (.576).
• Redshirt freshman guard
Mason Falslev ranks 33rd in the nation in field goal percentage (.595).
• USU's 14-1 start under
Sprinkle is the best start to a season under a first-year Aggie head coach in program history.
• Utah State is an undefeated 12-0 this season when scoring at least 70 points.
• Utah State is 7-0 at home this season as the Aggies have won 10-straight games in the Spectrum dating back to the 2022-23 campaign.
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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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