2015–16 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team represented Utah State University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Tim Duryea's first season at Utah State. The Aggies played their home games at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum and were members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 16–15, 7–11 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They defeated Wyoming to advance to the quarterfinals of the Mountain West Tournament where they lost to San Diego State.

2015–16 Utah State Aggies men's basketball
ConferenceMountain West Conference
2015–16 record16–15 (7–11 Mountain West)
Head coachTim Duryea (1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • Chris Jones
  • Tarvish Felton
  • Louis Wilson
Home arenaSmith Spectrum
2015–16 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
San Diego State162 .889  2810  .737
Fresno State135 .722  2510  .714
Boise State117 .611  2012  .625
Nevada108 .556  2414  .632
New Mexico108 .556  1715  .531
Colorado State810 .444  1816  .529
UNLV810 .444  1815  .545
Utah State711 .389  1615  .516
Wyoming711 .389  1418  .438
Air Force513 .278  1418  .438
San Jose State414 .222  922  .290
2016 MWC Tournament winner

Previous season

The Aggies finished the season 18–13, 11–7 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West Tournament to Wyoming.

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Viko Noma'aea1G6'1"170SophomoreLas Vegas, NVLeft the team
Konner Frey11G6'5"210SophomoreBountiful, UTWalk-on; didn't return
John Bennett22G6'2"180FreshmanPalo Alton, CAWalk-on; didn't return
JoJo McGlaston24G6'3"180SophomoreDublin, CATransferred to Diablo Valley College
Sean Harris30F6'7"200SeniorRocklin, CAGraduated
Bilal Begic55C7'1"225JuniorSarajevo, Bosnia-HerzegovinaTransferred

Incoming Transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Shane Rector4G6'1"180JuniorBronx, NYJunior college transfer from Miami Dade College.
Alexis Dargenton43F6'7"190SophomoreFort-de-France, MartiniqueJunior college transfer from Laramie County Community College.

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Brock Miller
SG
Goodyear, AZ Brighton 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sep 6, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 70
Dusan Majstorovic
SF
Lee, ME Lee Academy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sep 21, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout:   Rivals:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, 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:

  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2015-04-26.

    Note: Brock Miller a 2015 high school graduate from Goodyear, AZ, went on a 2-year LDS Mission and will be arriving back on campus at Utah State in the fall of 2017.

    Roster

    [1]

    2015–16 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G/F 0 Trace Cureton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) SrSinclair CC
    Bingham
    Indianapolis, IN
    G 2 Darius Perkins 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)200 lb (91 kg) SrChaminade-Madonna College Prep
    Miami Dade College
    Fort Myers, FL
    G 4 Shane Rector 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) JrSouth Kent School
    Miami Dade College
    Bronx, NY
    G 5 Julion Pearre 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoMcKinney North HS McKinney, TX
    F 12 Lew Evans 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)235 lb (107 kg) RS JrNew Hampton Prep
    Tulsa
    Salt Lake City, UT
    F 13 David Collette 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) RS SoMurray Murray, UT
    G/F 14 Jalen Moore 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) JrSky View Smithfield, UT
    G 20 Henry Bolton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoSt. Andrew's Portsmith, RI
    G 21 Jake Miles (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrMorgan Morgan, UT
    F 22 Quinn Taylor 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS FrLangham Creek Houston, TX
    G 24 John Middleton (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrHoly Spirit Atlantic City, NJ
    G 32 Grayson Moore 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS SrSky View
    Northwest Nazarene
    North Logan, UT
    G 34 Chris Smith 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)210 lb (95 kg) SrCenter High
    Yuba College
    Sacramento, CA
    F 43 Alexis Dargenton 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoLaramie County CC Fort-de-France, Martinique
    F 50 Elston Jones 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)240 lb (109 kg) SoMillennium Goodyear, AZ
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Schedule

    [2]

    Date
    time, TV
    Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    10/31/2015*
    7:00 PM
    Oklahoma Panhandle State W 87–48 
    Smith Spectrum (8,749)
    Logan, UT
    11/06/2015*
    7:00 PM
    Cal State Monterey Bay L 60–77 
    Smith Spectrum (8,869)
    Logan, UT
    Non-conference regular season
    11/13/2015*
    7:00 PM, KJZZ
    at Weber State
    Old Oquirrh Bucket
    W 73–70  1–0
    Dee Events Center (8,964)
    Ogden, UT
    11/17/2015*
    7:00 PM
    Adams State W 83–68  2–0
    Smith Spectrum (8,423)
    Logan, UT
    11/20/2015*
    7:00 PM
    Union (TN) W 73–49  3–0
    Smith Spectrum (8,628)
    Logan, UT
    11/24/2015*
    7:00 PM
    Utah Valley
    Old Oquirrh Bucket
    W 81–55  4–0
    Smith Spectrum (8,632)
    Logan, UT
    11/29/2015*
    10:30 AM, ESPNU
    at No. 6 Duke L 52–85  4–1
    Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
    Durham, NC
    12/01/2015*
    6:00 PM
    at Missouri State
    MWC–MVC Challenge
    W 69–68  5–1
    JQH Arena (3,694)
    Springfield, MO
    12/09/2015*
    7:00 PM, BYUtv
    at BYU
    Old Oquirrh Bucket
    L 68–80  5–2
    Marriott Center (14,048)
    Provo, UT
    12/12/2015*
    7:00 PM, RTUT
    UC Irvine L 63–73  5–3
    Smith Spectrum (8,857)
    Logan, UT
    12/21/2015*
    8:00 PM
    Texas–Rio Grande Valley
    World Vision Classic
    W 94–69  6–3
    Smith Spectrum (8,156)
    Logan, UT
    12/22/2015*
    8:00 PM
    Idaho State
    World Vision Classic
    W 69–58  7–3
    Smith Spectrum (7,746)
    Logan, UT
    12/23/2015*
    8:00 PM
    North Dakota State
    World Vision Classic
    W 76–62  8–3
    Smith Spectrum (8,321)
    Logan, UT
    Mountain West regular season
    12/30/2015
    8:00 PM
    at San Jose State W 80–71  9–3
    (1–0)
    Event Center Arena (1,417)
    San Jose, CA
    01/02/2016
    8:00 PM, ESPNU
    San Diego State L 67–70  9–4
    (1–1)
    Smith Spectrum (8,626)
    Logan, UT
    01/05/2016
    8:00 PM, CBSSN
    Boise State L 61–76  9–5
    (1–2)
    Smith Spectrum (8,330)
    Logan, UT
    01/09/2016
    4:00 PM, ESPN3
    at New Mexico L 59–77  9–6
    (1–3)
    The Pit (13,476)
    Albuquerque, NM
    01/12/2016
    7:00 PM, RTUT
    Air Force W 79–60  10–6
    (2–3)
    Smith Spectrum (9,243)
    Logan, UT
    01/16/2016
    8:00 PM, ESPN3
    at Colorado State W 96–92  11–6
    (3–3)
    Moby Arena (3,752)
    Fort Collins, CO
    01/19/2016
    9:00 PM, ESPN3
    UNLV L 68–80  11–7
    (3–4)
    Smith Spectrum (9,394)
    Logan, UT
    01/23/2016
    3:30 PM, CBSSN
    at San Diego State L 55–70  11–8
    (3–5)
    Viejas Arena (12,414)
    San Diego, CA
    01/30/2016
    7:00 PM, RTUT
    Nevada L 84–89  11–9
    (3–6)
    Smith Spectrum (9,659)
    Logan, UT
    02/02/2016
    7:00 PM, ESPN3
    at Boise State L 67–70  11–10
    (3–7)
    Taco Bell Arena (5,544)
    Boise, ID
    02/06/2016
    4:00 PM, RTUT
    at Wyoming L 65–84  11–11
    (3–8)
    Arena-Auditorium (6,141)
    Laramie, WY
    02/09/2016
    8:00 PM, CBSSN
    New Mexico W 80–72  12–11
    (4–8)
    Smith Spectrum (9,290)
    Logan, UT
    02/17/2016
    7:00 PM, ESPN3
    Colorado State W 72–59  13–11
    (5–8)
    Smith Spectrum (9,377)
    Logan, UT
    02/20/2016
    5:00 PM, RTUT
    at Fresno State L 68–75  13–12
    (5–9)
    Save Mart Center (7,068)
    Fresno, CA
    02/24/2016
    8:00 PM, RTUT
    at Nevada L 68–73  13–13
    (5–10)
    Lawlor Events Center (6,527)
    Reno, NV
    02/27/2016
    7:00 PM
    San Jose State W 88–70  14–13
    (6–10)
    Smith Spectrum (9,437)
    Logan, UT
    03/02/2016
    7:00 PM, RTUT
    at Air Force W 78–65  15–13
    (7–10)
    Clune Arena (1,556)
    Colorado Springs, CO
    03/05/2016
    7:00 PM, ESPN3
    Fresno State L 85–86  15–14
    (7–11)
    Smith Spectrum (9,870)
    Logan, UT
    Mountain West Tournament
    03/09/2016
    12:00 PM, MWN
    vs. Wyoming
    First round
    W 88–70  16–14
    Thomas & Mack Center (5,970)
    Paradise, NV
    03/10/2016
    1:00 PM, CBSSN
    vs. San Diego State
    Quarterfinals
    L 65–71  16–15
    Thomas & Mack Center (8,279)
    Paradise, NV
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Mountain..

    References

    1. "Utah State 2015–16 roster". UtahStateAggies.com. Archived from the original on 2015-03-19.
    2. "Utah State 2015–16 schedule". UtahStateAggies.com. Archived from the original on 2015-03-19.
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