2021–22 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team

2021–22 Utah State Aggies men's basketball
NIT, first round
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record18–16 (8–10 MW)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Nate Dixon
  • Matt Henry
  • Bryce Crawford
Home arenaSmith Spectrum
2021–22 Mountain West Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 23 Boise State † 15 – 3   .833 27 – 8   .771
No. 24 Colorado State 14 – 4   .778 25 – 6   .806
San Diego State 13 – 4   .765 23 – 9   .719
Wyoming 13 – 5   .722 25 – 9   .735
UNLV 10 – 8   .556 18 – 14   .563
Fresno State 8 – 9   .471 23 – 13   .639
8 – 10   .444 18 – 16   .529
Nevada 6 – 12   .333 13 – 18   .419
New Mexico 5 – 12   .294 13 – 19   .406
Air Force 4 – 13   .235 11 – 18   .379
San Jose State 1 – 17   .056 8 – 23   .258
† Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2021–22 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team represented Utah State University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Aggies, led by first-year head coach Ryan Odom, played their home games at the Smith Spectrum in Logan, Utah as members of the Mountain West Conference.

Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Aggies finished the 2020–21 season 20–9, 15–4 in Mountain West play, to finish in second place. In the Mountain West tournament, they defeated UNLV[1] and Colorado State[2] before losing to San Diego State in the championship game.[3] They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 11 seed in the South region, where they lost to Texas Tech in the first round.[4]

Following the season, head coach Craig Smith left the school to accept the head-coaching position at Utah.[5] Shortly thereafter, the school named UMBC head coach Ryan Odom the team's new head coach.[6]

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Alphonso Anderson 10 F 6' 6" 220 Senior Tacoma, WA Graduate transferred to Pacific
Liam McChesney 13 F 6' 10" 185 RS Freshman Prince Rupert, BC Transferred to Illinois State
Karson Stastny 21 G 6' 4" 175 Freshman Celina, TX Walk-on; transferred
Neemias Queta 23 C 7' 0" 245 Junior Barreiro, Portugal Declared for the 2021 NBA draft; selected 39th overall by the Sacramento Kings
Rollie Worster 24 G 6' 3" 200 Freshman Missoula, MT Transferred to Utah
Zahar Vedischev 30 G 6' 6" 180 Freshman Moscow, Russia Transferred
Marco Anthony 44 G 6' 5" 225 RS Junior San Antonio, TX Graduate transferred to Utah
Kuba Karwowski 52 C 7' 2" 220 Senior Warsaw, Poland Graduate transferred to Sam Houston State

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous college
Travis Wagstaff 1 F 6' 7" 215 RS Sophomore Holladay, UT Junior college transferred from Snow College
Brandon Horvath 4 F 6' 10" 210 Graduate student West River, MD Transferred from UMBC. Will be eligible to play immediately since Horvath graduated from UMBC.
RJ Eytle-Rock 5 G 6' 4" 225 Senior London, England Transferred from UMBC
Rylan Jones 15 G 6' 0" 178 Junior Salt Lake City, UT Transferred from Utah

2021 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Muzamil Ameer Hamoda
SG 		Riffa, Bahrain Bridgton Academy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) N/A Mar 21, 2021 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    (0)
Overall recruit ranking:   Scout: –    Rivals: –    247Sports: #65
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved August 20, 2021.

Roster

2021–22 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Landon Brenchley (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Ridgeline HS Providence, UT
F 1 Travis Wagstaff 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS So Olympus HS
Snow College 		Salt Lake City, UT
G 2 Sean Bairstow 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Churchie Brisbane, Australia
G 3 Steven Ashworth 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Lone Peak HS Alpine, UT
F 4 Brandon Horvath 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) GS Southern
UMBC 		West River, MD
G 5 RJ Eytle-Rock 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Barking Abbey School
UMBC 		London, England
F 10 Cade Potter 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Orange Lutheran HS Orange, CA
F 11 Max Shulga 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 197 lb (89 kg) So Basketball School of Excellence Kyiv, Ukraine
C 12 Szymon Zapala 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So SMS PZkosz Wladyslawowo Zaborze, Poland
G 13 Conner Gillis (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 150 lb (68 kg) So Gaston Christian HS Charlotte, NC
G 14 Connor Odom (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Archbishop Spalding HS Annapolis, MD
G 15 Rylan Jones 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Jr Olympus HS
Utah 		Salt Lake City, UT
F 21 Norbert Thelissen  6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 218 lb (99 kg) So Heroes Den Bosch 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
G 22 Brock Miller 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr Brighton HS Sandy, UT
F 24 Zee Hamoda 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Bridgton Academy Riffa, Bahrain
C 32 Trevin Dorius 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Jr Wasatch HS Heber City, UT
F 34 Justin Bean 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Sr Southmoore HS Moore, OK
F 35 Matthew Wickizer 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Kearns HS North Salt Lake, UT
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 12, 2025

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 27, 2021*
7:00 p.m. 		Montana Western W 81–51 
 21 – Bean   10 – Bean   5 – tied  Smith Spectrum (6,390)
Logan, UT
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021*
7:30 p.m. 		UC Davis L 69–72  0–1
  19 – Horvath   13 – Bean   6 – Jones  Smith Spectrum (6,554)
Logan, UT
November 12, 2021*
4:00 p.m., CBSSN 		vs. Richmond
Veterans Classic 		W 85–74  1–1
  30 – Bean   14 – Bean   5 – Jones  Alumni Hall (3,800)
Annapolis, MD
November 18, 2021*
12:30 pm, ESPNU 		vs. Penn
Myrtle Beach Invitational quarterfinals 		W 87–79 2OT 2–1
  33 – Bean   16 – Bean   5 – tied  HTC Center (1,156)
Conway, SC
November 19, 2021*
10:00 a.m., ESPN2 		vs. New Mexico State
Myrtle Beach Invitational semifinals 		W 85–58  3–1
  19 – Jones   7 – Bean   4 – tied  HTC Center (1,131)
Conway, SC
November 21, 2021*
1:00 p.m., ESPN2 		vs. Oklahoma
Myrtle Beach Invitational championship 		W 73–70  4–1
  24 – Bean   19 – Bean   5 – Jones  HTC Center (1,101)
Conway, SC
November 27, 2021*
7:00 p.m. 		UT Arlington W 80–61  5–1
  24 – Bean   10 – Bean   7 – Jones  Smith Spectrum (8,088)
Logan, UT
November 29, 2021*
7:00 p.m. 		Carroll (MT) W 93–63  6–1
  20 – Horvath   11 – Bean   7 – Jones  Smith Spectrum (7,524)
Logan, UT
December 2, 2021*
7:00 p.m., CBSSN 		Saint Mary's L 58–60  6–2
  19 – Bean   10 – Bean   3 – Bean  Smith Spectrum (8,888)
Logan, UT
December 8, 2021*
7:00 p.m. 		at No. 24 BYU
Old Oquirrh Bucket 		L 71–82  6–3
  20 – Bean   7 – tied   6 – Jones  Marriott Center (15,669)
Provo, UT
December 11, 2021*
7:00 p.m. 		New Orleans W 82–50  7–3
  14 – Bean   9 – Dorius   11 – Jones  Smith Spectrum (8,727)
Logan, UT
December 15, 2021*
7:00 p.m., KJZZ 		at Weber State
Old Oquirrh Bucket 		W 95–80  8–3
  27 – Ashworth   14 – Horvath   6 – Jones  Dee Events Center (6,355)
Ogden, UT
December 18, 2021*
7:00 p.m., BTN 		vs. Iowa
Sanford Pentagon Showcase 		L 75–94  8–4
  18 – Horvath   6 – Horvath   5 – Jones  Sanford Pentagon (3,250)
Sioux Falls, SD
December 21, 2021*
7:00 p.m. 		Portland State W 81–62  9–4
  29 – Bean   12 – Bean   8 – Jones  Smith Spectrum (6,945)
Logan, UT
Mountain West regular season
December 28, 2021
1:00 p.m. 		at Air Force L 47–49  9–5
(0–1) 		 18 – Bean   10 – tied   4 – Ashworth  Clune Arena (1,123)
Colorado Springs, CO
January 8, 2022
6:00 p.m., CBSSN 		at New Mexico W 90–87 OT 10–5
(1–1) 		 21 – Bean   11 – Bean   8 – Jones  The Pit (8,338)
Albuquerque, NM
January 12, 2022
6:00 p.m., CBSSN 		at Colorado State L 72–77  10–6
(1–2) 		 20 – Bairstow   7 – Horvath   4 – Horvath  Moby Arena (4,578)
Fort Collins, CO
January 15, 2022
7:00 p.m. 		Wyoming L 69–71  10–7
(1–3) 		 19 – tied   13 – Bean   3 – Bean  Smith Spectrum (8,109)
Logan, UT
January 18, 2022
9:00 p.m., CBSSN 		at Fresno State L 54–61  10–8
(1–4) 		 12 – Bairstow   6 – tied   5 – Bairstow  Save Mart Center (5,013)
Fresno, CA
January 20, 2022
7:00 p.m., Mountain West Network 		Boise State
Rescheduled from January 4 		L 59–62  10–9
(1–5) 		 14 – tied   12 – Bean   4 – Ashworth  Smith Spectrum (7,548)
Logan, UT
January 26, 2022
8:30 p.m., FS1 		San Diego State W 75–57  11–9
(2–5) 		 17 – Ashworth   13 – Bean   5 – Ashworth  Smith Spectrum (7,312)
Logan, UT
January 29, 2022
8:00 p.m., CBSSN 		at Nevada W 78–49  12–9
(3–5) 		 12 – Bean   7 – Horvath   7 – Ashworth  Lawlor Events Center (7,497)
Reno, NV
February 1, 2022
7:00 p.m., Stadium 		Air Force W 73–46  13–9
(4–5) 		 17 – Horvath   9 – Horvath   7 – Horvath  Smith Spectrum (7,545)
Logan, UT
February 3, 2022
7:00 p.m., MW Network 		San Jose State
Rescheduled from January 1 		W 78–62  14–9
(5–5) 		 19 – Horvath   11 – Horvath   5 – Horvath  Smith Spectrum (8,466)
Logan, UT
February 5, 2022
4:00 p.m., CBSSN 		UNLV W 90–75  15–9
(6–5) 		 32 – Bean   10 – Bean   7 – Ashworth  Smith Spectrum (9,029)
Logan, UT
February 8, 2022
7:00 p.m., Stadium 		at Wyoming L 76–78 OT 15–10
(6–6) 		 20 – Horvath   11 – Bean   6 – Horvath  Arena-Auditorium (5,558)
Laramie, WY
February 11, 2022
7:00 p.m., FS1 		Nevada L 72–85  15–11
(6–7) 		 29 – Horvath   9 – Bean   6 – Jones  Smith Spectrum (7,866)
Logan, UT
February 15, 2022
8:00 p.m., CBSSN 		at San Diego State L 56–75  15–12
(6–8) 		 18 – Bean   8 – Bean   5 – Jones  Viejas Arena (10,516)
San Diego, CA
February 19, 2022
4:00 p.m., CBSSN 		at Boise State L 57–68  15–13
(6–9) 		 16 – Eytle-Rock   7 – tied   3 – tied  ExtraMile Arena (10,252)
Boise, ID
February 22, 2022
8:00 p.m., FS1 		New Mexico W 81–56  16–13
(7–9) 		 21 – Bean   10 – Bean   6 – Ashworth  Smith Spectrum (7,102)
Logan, UT
February 26, 2022
8:30 p.m., FS1 		Colorado State L 55–66  16–14
(7–10) 		 14 – Eytle-Rock   11 – Bean   5 – Ashworth  Smith Spectrum (9,219)
Logan, UT
March 4, 2022
9:00 p.m., FS1 		at San Jose State W 75–52  17–14
(8–10) 		 18 – Bean   11 – Bean   5 – Jones  Provident Credit Union Event Center (2,005)
San Jose, CA
Mountain West tournament
March 9, 2022
2:30 p.m., Stadium 		(7) vs. (10) Air Force
First round 		W 83–56  18–14
  18 – Horvath   12 – Horvath   6 – Ashworth  Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, NV
March 10, 2022
7:00 p.m., CBSSN 		(7) vs. (2) No. 23 Colorado State
Quarterfinals 		L 51–53  18–15
  17 – Horvath   13 – Bean   5 – Jones  Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, NV
NIT
March 15, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN 		(4) Oregon
First round – Texas A&M Bracket 		L 72–83  18–16
  20 – Ashworth   16 – Bean   5 – Ashworth  Smith Spectrum (7,023)
Logan, UT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain.

Source:[7]

References

  1. ^ Denniston, Wade (March 11, 2021). "Utah State Beats UNLV 74-53 in Quarterfinals of the MW Men's Basketball Championship". Utah State University Athletics. Retrieved January 12, 2025.
  2. ^ Denniston, Wade (March 12, 2021). "Utah State Beats Colorado State 62-50 in Semifinals of MW Men's Basketball Championship". Utah State University Athletics. Retrieved January 12, 2025.
  3. ^ Denniston, Wade (March 13, 2021). "Utah State Loses to San Diego State 68-57 in MW Tournament Championship Game". Utah State University Athletics. Retrieved January 12, 2025.
  4. ^ "Utah State Loses 65-53 to Texas Tech in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament". Utah State University Athletics. March 19, 2021. Retrieved January 12, 2025.
  5. ^ McDonald, Ryan (March 27, 2021). "Utah State's Craig Smith hired as Utah Utes men's basketball coach". Deseret News. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
  6. ^ Vejar, Alex (April 5, 2021). "Utah State hires Maryland-Baltimore County's Ryan Odom as new men's basketball coach". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
  7. ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". UtahStateAggies.com. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
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