2023–24 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team

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2023–24 Utah State Aggies men's basketball
Cayman Islands Classic Champions
Mountain West regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
APNo. 22
Record28–7 (14–4 MW)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Andy Hill
  • Chris Haslam
  • Eric Brown
Home arenaSmith Spectrum
Seasons
2023–24 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 22 Utah State 14 – 4   .778 28 – 7   .800
Nevada 13 – 5   .722 26 – 8   .765
Boise State 13 – 5   .722 22 – 11   .667
UNLV 12 – 6   .667 21 – 13   .618
No. 17 San Diego State 11 – 7   .611 26 – 11   .703
New Mexico † 10 – 8   .556 26 – 10   .722
Colorado State 10 – 8   .556 25 – 11   .694
Wyoming 8 – 10   .444 15 – 17   .469
Fresno State 4 – 14   .222 12 – 21   .364
San Jose State 2 – 16   .111 9 – 23   .281
Air Force 2 – 16   .111 9 – 22   .290
† 2024 Mountain West tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023–24 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team represented Utah State University in the Mountain West Conference during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by first-year head coach Danny Sprinkle, the Aggies played their home games on campus at the Smith Spectrum in Logan, Utah. They finished the season 28–7, 14–4 in MWC play to win the regular season conference championship. They defeated Fresno State in the quarterfinals of the MWC tournament before losing to San Diego State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 9 seed in the Midwest region. They defeated TCU in the first round before losing to No. 1-seeded Purdue.

On March 25, 2024, head coach Danny Sprinkle left the school to become the head coach at Washington.[1]

Previous season[edit]

The Aggies finished the 2022–23 season 26–9, 13–5 in MWC play to finish in second place. They defeated New Mexico and Boise State in the MWC tournament to advance to the championship game. There they lost to San Diego State. The Aggies received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 10 seed in the South region. There they lost to Missouri.

On March 29, 2023, head coach Ryan Odom left the school to become the head coach at VCU.[2] On April 7, the school named Montana State head coach Danny Sprinkle the team's new head coach.[3]

Offseason[edit]

Departures[edit]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Sean Bairstow 2 G 6'8" 190 Senior Brisbane, Australia Graduate transferred to VCU
Steven Ashworth 3 G 6'1" 170 Junior Alpine, UT Transferred to Creighton
RJ Eytle-Rock 5 G 6'4" 225 RS Senior London, England Graduated
Cade Potter 10 F 6'8" 230 RS Freshman Orange, CA Transferred to High Point
Max Shulga 11 G 6'4" 197 Junior Kyiv, Ukraine Transferred to VCU
Szymon Zapala 12 C 6'11" 240 Junior Zaborze, Poland Transferred to Longwood
Conner Gillis 13 G 6'2" 150 Junior Charlotte, NC Walk-on; TBD
Connor Odom 14 G 5'11" 165 Junior Annapolis, MD Walk-on; transferred to Maryland
Rylan Jones 15 G 6'0" 178 Senior Salt Lake City, UT Graduate transferred to Samford
Taylor Funk 23 F 6'9" 220 GS Senior Lancaster, PA Graduated
Zee Hamoda 24 F 6'7" 170 Sophomore Riffa, Bahrain Transferred to Sacramento State
Dan Akin 30 F 6'9" 225 GS Senior London, England Graduated
Trevin Dorius 32 C 7'0" 240 RS Senior Herber City, UT Graduate transferred to Utah Valley

Incoming transfers[edit]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous college
Great Osobor 1 F 6'8" 245 Junior Bradford, England Montana State
Ian Martinez 4 G 6'3" 185 Senior Heredia, Costa Rica Maryland
Darius Brown II 10 G 6'2" 195 RS Senior Pasadena, CA Montana State
Josh Uduje 14 G 6'5" 190 Junior London, England Coastal Carolina
Jackson Grant 21 F 6'10" 205 Junior Olympia, WA Washington
Javon Jackson 22 G 6'3" 190 Sophomore Houston, TX Walk-on; Southern Nazarene
Max Agbonkpolo 23 G/F 6'9" 196 Senior Laguna Niguel, CA Wyoming
Kalifa Sakho 34 C 6'11" Junior Rouen, France South Plains College
Nigel Burris 35 F 6'7" 222 Sophomore San Francisco, CA Idaho

Recruiting classes[edit]

2023 recruiting class[edit]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Garrison Phelps
SG 		Phoenix, AZ Link Academy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Oct 15, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 0
Dallin Grant
SF 		Cedar City, UT Cedar City High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sep 23, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: 0
Karson Templin
PF 		Fairview, TX Lovejoy High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Oct 28, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: 0
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: –   Rivals: –  247Sports: #65
  • 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:

  • "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2023-09-14.

2024 recruiting class[edit]

US college sports recruiting information for 2023 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Kase Wynott
SF 		Winchester, ID Lapwai High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) N/A Jul 1, 2023 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 0
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: –   Rivals: –  247Sports: #65
  • 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:

Roster[edit]

2023–24 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) 209 lb (95 kg) RS So Ridgeline HS Providence, UT
G/F 1 Great Osobor 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr Myerscough College
Montana State 		Bradford, England
G 2 Garrison Phelps 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Fr St. Mary's Catholic Phoenix, AZ
G 3 Jaxon Smith (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Fr Woods Cross HS Bountiful, UT
G 4 Ian Martinez 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Junípero Serra Catholic HS
Maryland 		Heredia, Costa Rica
G 10 Darius Brown II 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Sr Pasadena HS
Montana State 		Pasadena, CA
G/F 11 Dallin Grant 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Fr Cedar HS Cedar City, UT
G 12 Mason Falslev 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 203 lb (92 kg) RS Fr Sky View HS Benson, UT
G 14 Josh Uduje 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Jr Arizona Compass Preparatory
Coastal Carolina 		London, England
C 20 Isaac Johnson 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 227 lb (103 kg) RS So American Fork HS
Oregon 		American Fork, UT
F 21 Jackson Grant 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 226 lb (103 kg) Jr Olympia HS
Washington 		Olympia, WA
G 22 Javon Jackson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So C.E. King HS
Southern Nazarene 		Houston, TX
G/F 23 Max Agbonkpolo 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 194 lb (88 kg) Sr Santa Margarita HS
Wyoming 		Laguna Niguel, CA
F 24 Karson Templin 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Fr Lovejoy HS Fairview, TX
F 34 Kalifa Sakho 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr South Plains College Rouen, France
F 35 Nigel Burris 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 224 lb (102 kg) So Archbishop Mitty HS
Idaho 		San Francisco, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results[edit]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 3, 2023*
7:00 p.m., KMYU 		Montana State Billings W 73–64  −
  23 – Falslev   8 – Sakho   7 – Brown II  Smith Spectrum (4,825)
Logan, UT
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:30 p.m., KMYU 		South Dakota Mines W 101–48  1–0
  19 – Uduje   9 – Osobor   7 – Brown II  Smith Spectrum (10,270)
Logan, UT
November 11, 2023*
6:00 p.m., KMYU 		at Bradley L 66–72 OT 1–1
  22 – Osobor   8 – Brown II   8 – Brown II  Carver Arena (5,845)
Peoria, IL
November 14, 2023*
7:00 p.m., KMYU 		Southern Utah W 93–84  2–1
  31 – Osobor   10 – Osobor   8 – Brown II  Smith Spectrum (7,112)
Logan, UT
November 19, 2023*
3:00 p.m., FloSports 		vs. Marshall
Cayman Islands Classic quarterfinals 		W 83–60  3–1
  18 – Osobor   16 – Osobor   8 – Brown II  John Gray Gymnasium 
George Town, Cayman Islands
November 20, 2023*
5:30 p.m., FloSports 		vs. Akron
Cayman Islands Classic semifinals 		W 65–62  4–1
  24 – Osobor   11 – Osobor   6 – Brown II  John Gray Gymnasium (1,200)
George Town, Cayman Islands
November 21, 2023*
5:30 p.m., FloSports 		vs. Stephen F. Austin
Cayman Islands Classic championship 		W 79–49  5–1
  19 – Falslev   9 – Falslev   10 – Brown II  John Gray Gymnasium (1,531)
George Town, Cayman Islands
November 28, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Saint Louis W 81–76  6–1
  24 – Osobor   13 – Osobor   7 – Brown II  Chaifetz Arena (4,721)
St. Louis, MO
December 2, 2023*
7:00 p.m., KMYU 		UC Irvine W 79–69  7–1
  19 – Falslev   7 – Agbonkpolo   9 – Brown II  Smith Spectrum (7,880)
Logan, UT
December 6, 2023*
7:00 p.m., KMYU 		San Diego W 108–81  8–1
  17 – Falslev   4 – Tied   6 – Brown II  Smith Spectrum (7,078)
Logan, UT
December 9, 2023*
7:00 p.m., KMYU 		Northwest Nazarene W 84–53  9–1
  17 – Osobor   10 – Osobor   11 – Brown II  Smith Spectrum (4,950)
Logan, UT
December 13, 2023*
8:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Santa Clara W 84–82  10–1
  28 – Martinez   10 – Osobor   7 – Brown II  Leavey Center (1,107)
Santa Clara, CA
December 16, 2023*
2:00 p.m., KMYU 		vs. San Francisco W 54–53  11–1
  20 – Martinez   8 – Tied   4 – Brown II  Delta Center (4,352)
Salt Lake City, UT
December 22, 2023*
7:00 p.m., KMYU 		East Tennessee State W 80–65  12–1
  19 – Brown II   10 – Tied   8 – Brown II  Smith Spectrum (6,804)
Logan, UT
Mountain West regular season
January 2, 2024
2:00 p.m., KMYU 		at Air Force W 88–60  13–1
(1–0) 		 32 – Osobor   9 – Osobor   8 – Brown II  Clune Arena (945)
Colorado Springs, CO
January 6, 2024
7:00 p.m., KMYU 		No. 13 Colorado State W 77–72  14–1
(2–0) 		 20 – Osobor   14 – Osobor   3 – Tied  Smith Spectrum (10,270)
Logan, UT
January 9, 2024
7:00 p.m., KMYU 		No. 20 Wyoming W 83–59  15–1
(3–0) 		 20 – Osobor   8 – Osobor   11 – Brown II  Smith Spectrum (8,214)
Logan, UT
January 13, 2024
1:00 p.m., CBSSN 		No. 20 at UNLV W 87–86  16–1
(4–0) 		 24 – Tied   14 – Osobor   5 – Martinez  Thomas & Mack Center (5,992)
Paradise, NV
January 16, 2024
8:30 p.m., FS1 		No. 16 at New Mexico L 86–99  16–2
(4–1) 		 22 – Martinez   9 – Falslev   5 – Brown II  The Pit (13,106)
Albuquerque, NM
January 20, 2024
7:00 p.m., KMYU 		No. 16 Fresno State W 83–62  17–2
(5–1) 		 20 – Osobor   12 – Osobor   6 – Martinez  Smith Spectrum (8,851)
Logan, UT
January 27, 2024
2:00 p.m., MW Network 		No. 18 at Boise State W 90–84 OT 18–2
(6–1) 		 19 – Brown II   11 – Johnson   7 – Osobor  ExtraMile Arena (12,058)
Boise, ID
January 30, 2024
7:00 p.m., KMYU 		No. 17 San Jose State W 82–61  19–2
(7–1) 		 31 – Osobor   10 – Brown II   5 – Brown II  Smith Spectrum (8,599)
Logan, UT
February 3, 2024
1:30 p.m., FOX 		No. 17 at San Diego State L 67–81  19–3
(7–2) 		 17 – Osobor   8 – Brown II   5 – Tied  Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
February 6, 2024
7:00 p.m., KMYU 		No. 22 Nevada L 63–77  19–4
(7–3) 		 16 – Martinez   5 – Tied   4 – Tied  Smith Spectrum (8,860)
Logan, UT
February 10, 2024
8:00 p.m., FS1 		No. 22 Boise State W 80–61  20–4
(8–3) 		 25 – Falslev   10 – Osobor   5 – Brown II  Smith Spectrum (10,270)
Logan, UT
February 14, 2024
8:00 p.m., FS1 		at Wyoming W 84–76  21–4
(9–3) 		 24 – Brown II   8 – Brown II   5 – Brown II  Arena-Auditorium (3,401)
Laramie, WY
February 17, 2024
5:30 p.m., CBSSN 		at Colorado State L 55–75  21–5
(9–4) 		 15 – Osobor   13 – Osobor   5 – Brown II  Moby Arena (8,083)
Fort Collins, CO
February 20, 2024
7:00 p.m., CBSSN 		No. 19 San Diego State W 68–63  22–5
(10–4) 		 25 – Brown II   7 – Osobor   7 – Osobor  Smith Spectrum (9,233)
Logan, UT
February 27, 2024
8:00 p.m., MW Network 		No. 22 at Fresno State W 77–73 OT 23–5
(11–4) 		 21 – Osobor   11 – Tied   6 – Brown II  Save Mart Center (3,785)
Fresno, CA
March 2, 2024
9:00 p.m., FS1 		No. 22 Air Force W 72–60  24–5
(12–4) 		 21 – Martinez   6 – Tied   5 – Falslev  Smith Spectrum (9,194)
Logan, UT
March 5, 2024
8:30 p.m., CBSSN 		No. 22 at San Jose State W 90–70  25–5
(13–4) 		 21 – Brown II   8 – Osobor   9 – Brown II  Provident Credit Union Event Center (2,851)
San Jose, CA
March 9, 2024
6:30 p.m., CBSSN 		No. 22 New Mexico W 87–85  26–5
(14–4) 		 22 – Martinez   12 – Osobor   9 – Brown II  Smith Spectrum (10,270)
Logan, UT
Mountain West tournament
March 14, 2024
1:00 p.m., CBSSN 		(1) No. 18 vs. (9) Fresno State
Quarterfinals 		W 87–75 OT 27–5
  29 – Osobor   17 – Osobor   11 – Brown II  Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, NV
March 15, 2024
7:30 p.m., CBSSN 		(1) No. 18 vs. (5) San Diego State
Semifinals 		L 70–86  27–6
  19 – Osobor   5 – Tied   5 – Brown II  Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, NV
NCAA tournament
March 22, 2024
7:55 p.m., TBS 		(8 MW) No. 20 vs. (9 MW) TCU
First Round 		W 88–72  28–6
  21 – Martinez   7 – Osobor   10 – Brown  Gainbridge Fieldhouse (16,668)
Indianapolis, IN
March 24, 2024
12:40 p.m., CBS 		(8 MW) No. 20 vs. (1 MW) No. 3 Purdue
Second Round 		L 67–106  28–7
  14 – Osobor   6 – Osobor   4 – Brown II  Gainbridge Fieldhouse (16,770)
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.
All times are in Mountain.

Source[4]

Rankings[edit]

See also: 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP—————————2016181722RVRV2222182022
Coaches—————————2317201721RVRV2322181920

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Washington hires Danny Sprinkle: Utah State coach leaving for Huskies after leading Aggies to NCAA Tournament". CBSSports.com. 2024-03-25. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
  2. ^ "VCU hires Utah State coach Ryan Odom after Mike Rhoades' departure to Penn State". CBSSports.com. 2023-03-30. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
  3. ^ "Utah State hires Danny Sprinkle as next head basketball coach". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
  4. ^ "Utah State 2023–24 schedule". UtahStateAggies.com. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
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