2020–21 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team

2020–21 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
	† 2021 MW Tournament winner ; As of February 5, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Utah State Aggies men's basketball
2020–21 Utah State Aggies men's basketball
Conference	Mountain West Conference
2020–21 record	13–5 (10–2 MW)
Head coach	Craig Smith (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Austin Hansen; Eric Peterson; David Ragland;
Home arena	Smith Spectrum

The 2020–21 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team represents Utah State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Aggies, led by third-year head coach Craig Smith, play their home games at the Smith Spectrum in Logan, Utah as members of the Mountain West Conference.

Previous season

The Aggies finished the season 26–8, 12–6 in Mountain West play to finish in a three-way tie for second place. They defeated New Mexico, Wyoming and San Diego State to become champions of the Mountain West Tournament, their second consecutive Mountain West Tournament championship. They earned the Mountain West's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. However, on March 12 it was announced that the NCAA Tournament would be cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Roster

2020–21 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	2	Sean Bairstow	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Churchie	Brisbane, QLD
G	3	Steven Ashworth	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Lone Peak HS	Alpine, UT
F	10	Alphonso Anderson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Garfield HS North Idaho College	Tacoma, WA
F	11	Max Shulga	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	Fr	Basketball School of Excellence	Kyiv, Ukraine
C	12	Szymon Zapala	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Fr	SMS PZkosz Wladyslawowo	Zaborze, Poland
F	13	Liam McChesney	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Fr	Charles Hays	Prince Rupert, BC
G	21	Karson Stastny	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS Fr	Celina HS	Celina, TX
G	22	Brock Miller	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Jr	Brighton HS	Sandy, UT
C	23	Neemias Queta	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Jr	Benfica	Barreiro, Portugal
G	24	Rollie Worster	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Fr	Hellgate HS	Missoula, MT
G	30	Zahar Vedischev	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS Fr	PBC Lokomotiv Kuban	Moscow, Russia
C	32	Trevin Dorius	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	RS So	Wasatch HS	Heber City, UT
F	34	Justin Bean	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Jr	Southmoore HS	Moore, OK
F	35	Matthew Wickizer	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Kearns HS	North Salt Lake, UT
G	44	Marco Anthony	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS Jr	Holmes HS Virginia	San Antonio, TX
C	52	Kuba Karwowski	7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	North Platte CC	Warsaw, Poland

Head coach

Craig Smith (North Dakota)

Assistant coach(es)

Austin Hansen (South Dakota State)
Eric Peterson (UW–La Crosse)
David Ragland (Southern Indiana)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
Nov 25, 2020* 7:30 pm, ESPN2	vs. VCU Crossover Classic querterfinals	L 69–85	0–1	17 – Queta	10 – Queta	3 – Bean	Sanford Pentagon Sioux Falls, SD
Nov 26, 2020* 5:30 pm, ESPN2	vs. South Dakota State Crossover Classic consolation 2nd round	L 59–83	0–2	12 – Queta	8 – Queta	3 – Tied	Sanford Pentagon Sioux Falls, SD
Nov 27, 2020* 2:00 pm, ESPNU	vs. Northern Iowa Crossover Classic 7th place game	W 82–71	1–2	22 – Anthony	10 – Tied	4 – Bean	Sanford Pentagon Sioux Falls, SD
Dec 5, 2020* 7:00 pm, MWN	BYU	L 64–67	1–3	18 – Queta	13 – Bean	5 – Worster	Smith Spectrum (1,628) Logan, UT
Dec 8, 2020* 7:00 pm	College of Idaho	W 90–64	2–3	21 – Bean	8 – Queta	7 – Ashworth	Smith Spectrum (1,324) Logan, UT
Dec 12, 2020* 2:00 pm, KJZZ	at Weber State	Canceled due to COVID-19 issues					Dee Events Center Ogden, UT
Dec 15, 2020* 7:00 pm	Dixie State	Canceled due to COVID-19 issues					Smith Spectrum Logan, UT
Dec 18, 2020* 7:00 pm	Northern Colorado	W 63–50	3–3	19 – Anthony	11 – Bean	4 – Worster	Smith Spectrum (1,376) Logan, UT
Dec 21, 2020 7:00 pm	San Jose State	W 107–62	4–3 (1–0)	16 – Bean	11 – Bean	7 – Worster	Smith Spectrum (1,354) Logan, UT
Dec 23, 2020 7:00 pm	San Jose State	W 85–52	5–3 (2–0)	15 – Worster	12 – Bean	4 – Tied	Smith Spectrum (1,151) Logan, UT
Dec 31, 2020 1:00 pm, CBSSN	at Air Force	W 83–48	6–3 (3–0)	15 – Bean	5 – Tied	6 – Anthony	Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO
Jan 2, 2021 4:00 pm, Stadium	at Air Force	W 72–53	7–3 (4–0)	15 – Tied	11 – Queta	6 – Queta	Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO
Jan 6, 2021 8:00 pm, CBSSN	vs. New Mexico	W 77–45	8–3 (5–0)	18 – Queta	6 – 3 tied	4 – Bean	Rip Griffin Center Lubbock, TX
Jan 8, 2021 9:00 pm, FS1	vs. New Mexico	W 82–46	9–3 (6–0)	13 – Bean	13 – Tied	5 – Ashworth	Rip Griffin Center Lubbock, TX
Jan 14, 2021 7:00 pm, CBSSN	San Diego State	W 57–45	10–3 (7–0)	16 – Miller	16 – Queta	3 – Tied	Smith Spectrum (1,585) Logan, UT
Jan 16, 2021 10:30 am, CBS	San Diego State	W 64–59	11–3 (8–0)	17 – Ashworth	10 – Queta	4 – Queta	Smith Spectrum (1,638) Logan, UT
Jan 19, 2021 7:00 pm, CBSSN	Colorado State	W 83–64	12–3 (9–0)	20 – Miller	12 – Queta	9 – Worster	Smith Spectrum (1,553) Logan, UT
Jan 21, 2021 9:00 pm, FS1	Colorado State	L 76–84	12–4 (9–1)	14 – Miller	6 – Tied	5 – Tied	Smith Spectrum (1,592) Logan, UT
Jan 25, 2021 7:00 pm, CBSSN	at UNLV	L 56–59	12–5 (9–2)	18 – Anthony	11 – Queta	3 – Tied	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
Jan 27, 2021 9:00 pm, FS1	at UNLV	W 83–74	13–5 (10–2)	19 – Worster	9 – Tied	9 – Worster	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
Feb 4, 2021 7:00 pm, Stadium	at Fresno State						Save Mart Center Fresno, CA
Feb 6, 2021 8:00 pm, FS1	at Fresno State						Save Mart Center Fresno, CA
Feb 10, 2021 6:00 pm, Stadium	Wyoming						Smith Spectrum Logan, UT
Feb 12, 2021 8:00 pm, FS1	Wyoming						Smith Spectrum Logan, UT
Feb 17, 2021 CBSSN	at Boise State						ExtraMile Arena Boise, ID
Feb 19, 2021 8:00 pm, FS1	at Boise State						ExtraMile Arena Boise, ID
Feb 26, 2021 FS1	Nevada						Smith Spectrum Logan, UT
Feb 28, 2021 FS1	Nevada						Smith Spectrum Logan, UT
Mountain West Tournament
Mar 10–13, 2021	vs.						Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain.

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References

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