LOGAN, Utah – Utah State head men's basketball coach Ben Jacobson announced the signing of transfer guard Solomon Callaghan on Wednesday. Callaghan will join the Aggies in 2026-27 as a junior, after playing for two seasons plus a redshirt year at Wright State.

Callaghan is a 6-foot-2, 195-pound guard from Wadsworth, Ohio. He helped the Raiders capture both the Horizon League regular season and tournament titles in 2025-26, earning the team's first NCAA Tournament berth since 2022. Callaghan started 31 games and appeared in 33 for the Raiders, ranking fourth on the squad in scoring at 10.2 points per game. He also averaged 1.9 rebounds and 1.1 assists, while shooting an efficient 39.5 percent (70-of-177) from 3-point range and 92.6 percent (63-of-68) at the free throw line. He scored in double-figures 18 times, including a season-high 27 points at Oakland on Jan. 11. 

As a redshirt freshman in 2024-25, Callaghan saw his role increase throughout the year as he appeared in 32 games and made 11 starts, including the final nine games of the year. He averaged 6.7 points, 1.4 rebounds and 1.2 assists per outing, while shooting 37.2 percent (35-of-94) from behind the 3-point arc and 80.5 percent (33-of-41) at the charity stripe. 

Callaghan prepped at Wadsworth (Ohio) High School, where he was a three-time all-state honoree. As a senior, he averaged 21.7 points, 5.3 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.5 steals per game while shooting 49.8 percent overall, 40.4 percent from 3-point range and 88.4 percent at the free throw line to earn Division I All-Ohio Second Team honors and be named The Gazette MVP. During his junior season, he averaged 18.2 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.9 assists per outing. He is the school's all-time leading scorer, tallying 1,460 points in his prep career. 

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