• Utah State is playing in its 26th NCAA Tournament all-time, including for the fourth straight year and the sixth time in the past eight years (USU also qualified for the 2020 NCAA Tournament prior to it being canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic). Since the turn of the century, USU has played in 14 NCAA Tournaments.
• As the 9-seed in the West Region, Utah State will face 1-seed Arizona in San Diego, California, at Viejas Arena. The winner of that game will move on to face the winner of 4-seed Arkansas and 12-seed High Point in the Sweet Sixteen next week in San Jose, California.
• USU defeated 8-seed Villanova 86-76 in the opening round of the tournament on Friday.
• This is the first time that the Aggies have reached four-consecutive NCAA Tournaments.
• The Aggies won both the outright Mountain West regular season title and the MW Tournament title this season. This is the team's third MW regular season title and third MW postseason title. Overall, it's the team's 19th regular season league championship and 11th tournament championship.
• USU was well represented in the MW postseason awards. Jerrod Calhoun was named the league's coach of the year, Mason Falslev earned player of the year recognition, along with a spot on the first team and all-defensive team, and Karson Templin was named the sixth man of the year. Additionally, MJ Collins Jr. was named to the all-MW second team while Drake Allen earned honorable mention recognition.
• The Aggies have secured their fourth-straight 25-win season. Overall, this is the 14th 25-win season for the team, and first time reaching that mark in four-straight years.
• MJ Collins Jr. and Mason Falslev have been two of the top scorers in the Mountain West, each ranking in the top seven in both scoring and shooting percentage. USU is the only team in the MW with two players averaging at least 15 points per game.
• Drake Allen ranks second in the MW in both assists (4.7) and assist/turnover ratio (2.39).
• This will be the fifth all-time meeting between Utah State and Arizona. The Aggies lead the series 3-1, though the Wildcats took the most recent meeting, a 66-53 game in the first round of the 2005 NCAA Tournament.
