LOGAN, Utah – After helping Utah State men's basketball open the 2026-27 season with a 2-0 week, senior guard Mason Falslev was named the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week, the league announced on Monday. 

Falslev, a native of Benson, Utah, helped the Aggies to a pair of dominant wins as they defeated Idaho State 94-58 on Monday and Omaha 90-56 on Saturday. Against Idaho State, Falslev went for nine points, nine rebounds, three assists and a pair of steals. He followed that performance with a double-double against Omaha as he tallied team-highs of 22 points, 10 rebounds, seven assists and four steals. 

Across the two games, Falslev averaged 15.5 points, 9.5 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 3.0 steals per game, while shooting 54.2 percent (13-of-24) from the field, 25.0 percent (1-of-4) from 3-point range and 66.7 percent (4-of-6) at the free throw line. 

Additionally, Gonzaga forward Davis Fogle was named the Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week and Washington State guard Jaylen Harrell was named the Pac-12 Freshman of the Week.

UP NEXT
Utah State will continue its 2026-27 nonconference campaign next week as it hosts Utah Tech on Tuesday, Nov. 10, at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m., and the game will be broadcast for free on the Pac-12's YouTube page. 

TICKETS
Season tickets for the 2026-27 Utah State men's basketball season are sold out. Fans interested in attending games can purchase a nonconference pass, which includes all home nonconference games, or single-game tickets, which are on sale now and available for purchase here.

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