• Utah State returns to Dee Glen Smith Spectrum this week for a pair of games, beginning on Wednesday when the Aggies host in-state foe Weber State on Wednesday, Nov. 12.
• The Aggies earned an early resume win on Nov. 7, defeating VCU 80-77 in a neutral site contest in Frisco, Texas. Against the preseason Atlantic 10 Conference favorites, Utah State led for over 35 minutes and stretched its lead to as many as 18 points before holding off a late surge by the Rams.
• In both games this season, senior guard MJ Collins Jr. has scored 20-plus points, while senior forward Garry Clark has posted double-doubles. In the most recent outing against VCU, Collins Jr. went for a team-best 22 points, while Clark recorded an 11-point, 14-rebound double-double.
• The Aggies are coming off of a strong campaign in head coach Jerrod Calhoun's first season in Logan, going 26-8 overall with a 15-5 record in Mountain West play to earn a trip to the 2025 NCAA Tournament. USU finished the year third in the league standings.
• Utah State returns five letterwinners from last year's squad, including All-Mountain West Second-Team guard Mason Falslev. During his sophomore campaign in 2024-25, Falslev averaged 15.0 points to go along with team-bests of 6.3 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 2.3 steals per contest.
• USU welcomes in 10 newcomers to this year's squad, with five transfers and five true freshmen. Transfer additions include fifth year forward Garry Clark (Texas A&M-CC), senior guards MJ Collins Jr. (Vanderbilt) and Kolby King (Butler), senior forward Zach Keller (Utah) and junior forward Luke Kearney (Air Force). Freshmen include guards Elijah Perryman (San Francisco, California) and Brayden Boe (Beaverton, Oregon), wings Kingston Tosi (Anchorage, Alaska) and Adlan Elamin (Arlington, Virginia) and forward David Iweze (Roanoke, Texas).
• The Aggies were picked to finish second by the league's media in the MW preseason poll, behind only San Diego State. This is USU's highest-projected finish since being picked first in 2019-20. Additionally, Falslev was named to the preseason all-conference team.
• USU is 45-29 all-time against Weber State, with wins in seven of the past 10, and 17 of the past 22 matchups. All-time in Logan, Utah State is 26-10 against the Wildcats.
