OPENING TIPS
• Utah State posted its 33rd 20-win season in program history. Utah State's 33 seasons with 20-plus wins are the second-most by any program in the Mountain West behind UNLV (37) and ahead of New Mexico (29), Wyoming (24), Fresno State (21), San Diego State (20), Boise State (17), Nevada (17), Colorado State (13), Air Force (3) and San José State (3).
• Utah State is 8-6 (.571) in Mountain West road games during the last two seasons, which trails only San Diego State (9-6) for the best road record in the MW over the last two years.
• Head coach
Danny Sprinkle was named the recipient of the Jim Phelan Award Mid-Season honors on Jan. 4.
• Utah State junior wing
Great Osobor has been named to the 2023-24 Lute Olson Award Mid-Season Watch List and is one of the top 10 candidates for the 2024 Karl Malone Award.
• Utah State ranks in the top 50 in the nation in several categories, including defensive 3-point field goal percentage (.283, 5th), field goal percentage (.495, 10th), assists per game (17.25, 19th), scoring margin (+11.96, 24th), assist-to-turnover ratio (1.51, 30th), scoring offense (80.96, 34th) and rebounding margin (+5.75, 36th).
• Graduate senior guard
Darius Brown II ranks seventh in the nation in assist-to-turnover ratio (3.61) and assists per game (6.63).
• Redshirt freshman guard
Mason Falslev leads the team and ranks 28th in the nation in field goal percentage (.588), which is the second-most by a guard and a freshman in the nation.
• Junior wing
Great Osobor ranks in the top 50 in the nation in field goal percentage (.583, 31st), rebounds per game (9.25, 37th) and defensive rebounds per game (6.46, 43rd).
• Utah State is 18-1 this season when scoring at least 70 points.
• 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 State. 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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