• On March 30, 2024, Jerrod Calhoun was named the 18th head coach in Utah State men's basketball history. Calhoun joins the Aggies after spending the past seven seasons at Youngstown State, where he logged a 118-106 overall record including five-straight winning seasons and three postseason appearances. Calhoun also served as the head coach at Fairmont State for five seasons, where he led the Falcons to a 124-38 record.
• Utah State is off to a 2-0 start this season after earning a 101-46 win over Alcorn State and a 103-74 win over Charlotte.
• This is just the second time in program history the team has started a year with back-to-back 100-point games, joining the 2018-19 team as the only other to do so.
• Jerrod Calhoun is the eighth coach in program history to win his first two games at Utah State, and the first to do so since Craig Smith in 2018-19.
• Senior forward
Aubin Gateretse is off to a perfect start to the season, shooting 100 percent from the field through two games on 13-of-13 shooting.
• Utah State is coming off of a Mountain West championship season in 2023-24 as the Aggies went 28-7 with a 14-4 mark in league play to capture the regular season title outright. This was the second MW championship for Utah State and the 18th overall conference championship in program history.
• In the 2024 NCAA Tournament, Utah State defeated TCU 88-72 in the first round to snap a 10-game losing streak in the NCAA Tournament and advance to the second round for the first time since defeating Ohio State 77-68 in overtime of the 2001 NCAA Tournament.
• This year's Utah State squad includes three returning starters and four returning letterwinners from last season, who will be joined by nine newcomers (seven transfers and two incoming freshmen). Returning starters include graduate guard
Ian Martinez, junior forward
Isaac Johnson and sophomore guard
Mason Falslev.
• Graduate guard
Ian Martinez earned all-Mountain West honorable mention recognition last season after averaging 13.3 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game. He ranked second on the team in scoring.
• Wednesday's game will be the second all-time meeting between Utah State and Westminster, the previous matchup being a 106-68 win in Logan in 2022.
