LOGAN, Utah — Utah State men's basketball was ranked No. 20 in the AP Poll and No. 23 in the Coaches Poll on Jan. 8.
Utah State is 14-1, including a 2-0 Mountain West mark, under first-year USU head coach
Danny Sprinkle. It is the second time in program history Utah State has been ranked under a first-year Aggie head coach.
Overall, it is the 10th time in school history that Utah State has been nationally ranked and first since the 2019-20 team climbed as high as No. 15. USU's highest-ever ranking was in 1960 when it was No. 7 in the nation.
The Aggies, who are coming off a 77-72 victory over then-No. 13/14 Colorado State, have 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).
The Aggies continue their homestand with Wyoming on Tuesday, Jan. 9, inside the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum.
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.
Utah State men's basketball news and information is available on Facebook (facebook.com/usumensbasketball), on Twitter (@usubasketball) and on Instagram (@usubasketball). Fans can also get USU men's basketball highlights on YouTube (youtube.com/utahstateathletics). Aggie fans can follow the Utah State athletic program on Twitter (@usuathletics), on Facebook (facebook.com/usuathletics) or on Instagram (@usuathletics).
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