2011–12 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team

2011–12 Utah State Aggies men's basketball
CIT, Runner Up
Conference Western Athletic Conference
2011–12 record 21–16 (8–6 WAC)
Head coach Stew Morrill
Assistant coach Tim Duryea
Assistant coach Chris Jones
Assistant coach Tarvish Felton
Home arena Smith Spectrum
2011–12 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Nevada 13 – 1   .929     28 – 7   .800
New Mexico State† 10 – 4   .714     26 – 10   .722
Idaho 9 – 5   .643     19 – 14   .576
Utah State 8 – 6   .571     21 – 16   .568
Louisiana Tech 6 – 8   .429     18 – 16   .529
Hawaii 6 – 8   .429     16 – 16   .500
Fresno State 3 – 11   .214     13 – 20   .394
San Jose State 1 – 13   .071     9 – 22   .290
† 2012 WAC Tournament winner
As of March 28, 2012/FINAL 2011–12 STANDINGS; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011–12 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team represented Utah State University in the 2011–12 college basketball season. This was head coach Stew Morrill's fourteenth season at Utah State. The Aggies played their home games at the Smith Spectrum and are members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 21–16, 8–6 in WAC play to finish in fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WAC Basketball Tournament to Louisiana Tech. They were invited to the 2012 CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Cal State Bakersfield, Idaho, Loyola Marymount and Oakland to advance to the championship game where they fell to Mercer.

Roster

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2011–12 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year High School/Junior College Home town
G 0 Payne, BrockeithBrockeith Payne style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Dallas Carter
Midland College		 Dallas, TX
F 1 Clifford, BenBen Clifford style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 215 lb (98 kg) RS Fr Bingham South Jordan, UT
G 3 Orchard, SamSam Orchard style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Highland Salt Lake City, UT
G 5 Thornton, SteveSteve Thornton style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Golden Valley
Stoneridge Prep		 Valencia, CA
G/F 11 Thoseby, AdamAdam Thoseby style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 190 lb (86 kg) Fr under 18 Reading Rockets
Maine Central Institute		 Henley-on-Thames, England
G/F 12 Berger, DannyDanny Berger style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 175 lb (79 kg) So North Medford
Chemeketa Community College		 Medford, OR
G 13 Medlin, PrestonPreston Medlin style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 175 lb (79 kg) RS So Hebron Carrollton, TX
G 14 Farris, E.J.E.J. Farris style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Newark Memorial
College of the Sequoias		 Newark, CA
F 15 Brunell, MitchMitch Brunell style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 205 lb (93 kg) So Eagle
College of Southern Idaho		 Eagle, ID
F 21 Grim, MorganMorgan Grim style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Riverton
Utah		 Riverton, UT
F 22 Jardine, BradyBrady Jardine  style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Twin Falls Twin Falls, ID
G 24 Bumpus, AntonioAntonio Bumpus style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Eastmoor Academy
Harcum College		 Columbus, OH
C 25 Stone, JordanJordan Stone style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 270 lb (122 kg) Fr Sky View Smithfield, UT
F 30 Collette, DavidDavid Collette style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Murray Murray, UT
G 34 Reed, KyiseanKyisean Reed style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Highland
Antelope Valley College		 Palmdale, CA
F 40 Premasunac, IgorIgor Premasunac style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 240 lb (109 kg) Jr School of Economics
Lon Morris College		 Zagreb, Croatia
F/C 44 Shaw, JarredJarred Shaw style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Dallas Carter
Oklahoma State		 Dallas, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule

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Date Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
10/28/11* UC San Diego W 74–42  NA Smith Spectrum (9,519[3])
11/05/11* Adams State W 73–63  NA Smith Spectrum (7,331[4])
Regular Season
11/11/11* BYU W 69–62  1–0 Smith Spectrum (10,270 [5])
11/15/11* at Weber State L 63–73  1–1 Dee Events Center (9,359 [6])
11/19/11* Southern Utah W 65–62  2–1 Smith Spectrum (10,068 [7])
11/22/11* at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi L 55–58 OT 2–2 American Bank Center (1,382 [8])
11/26/11* at Idaho State W 75–62  3–2 Holt Arena (2,545 [9])
11/30/11* Denver L 54–67  3–3 Smith Spectrum (10,056 [10])
12/03/11* at Pacific L 57–65  3–4 Alex G. Spanos Center (2,316 [11])
12/06/11* Utah Valley W 63–54  4–4 Smith Spectrum (10,141 [12])
12/10/11* at Wichita State L 76–83  4–5 Charles Koch Arena (10,386 [13])
12/17/11* Seattle W 78–53  5–5 Smith Spectrum (9,337 [14])
12/20/11* UT-Arlington
(Athletes in Action Basketball Classic)		 W 73–69  6–5 Smith Spectrum (9,666 [15])
12/21/11* Saint Peter's
(Athletes in Action Basketball Classic)		 W 72–47  7–5 Smith Spectrum (9,959 [16])
12/22/11* Kent State
(Athletes in Action Basketball Classic)		 W 81–62  8–5 Smith Spectrum (10,059 [17])
12/31/11* at #15 Mississippi State L 64–66  8–6 Humphrey Coliseum (7,385 [18])
01/05/12 Fresno State W 72–53  9–6 (1–0) Smith Spectrum (9,010 [19])
01/07/12 Nevada L 71–78  9–7 (1–1) Smith Spectrum (10,270 [20])
01/12/12 at New Mexico State L 60–80  9–8 (1–2) Pan American Center (5,214 [21])
01/14/12 at Louisiana Tech W 69–65  10–8 (2–2) Thomas Assembly Center (4,099 [22])
01/19/12* at Seattle L 66–73  10–9 KeyArena (2,510 [23])
01/21/12 at Idaho L 54–57  10–10 (2–3) Cowan Spectrum (2,359 [24])
01/26/12 Hawaiʻi W 77–72  11–10 (3–3) Smith Spectrum (9,870)
01/28/12 San Jose State W 82–65  12–10 (4–3) Smith Spectrum (10,270)
02/02/12 at Nevada L 52–53  12–11 (4–4) Lawlor Events Center (9,988)
02/04/12 at Fresno State L 54–60  12–12 (4–5) Save Mart Center (7,590)
02/09/12 Louisiana Tech W 77–63  13–12 (5–5) Smith Spectrum (9,643)
02/11/12 New Mexico State L 69–80  13–13 (5–6) Smith Spectrum (10,067)
02/14/12* Montana Tech W 70–58  14–13 Smith Spectrum (9,657)
02/18/12* UC Santa Barbara
(ESPNU BracketBusters)		 L 64–72  14–14 Smith Spectrum (10,048)
02/24/12 Idaho W 67–50  15–14 (6–6) Smith Spectrum (10,178)
03/01/12 at San Jose State W 71–61  16–14 (7–6) The Event Center Arena (1,563)
03/03/12 at Hawaiʻi W 61–60  17–14 (8–6) Stan Sheriff Center (8,192)
WAC Tournament
03/08/12 vs. Louisiana Tech
(Quarterfinals)		 L 70–72  17–15 Orleans Arena (1,823)
2012 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament
03/14/12* Cal State Bakersfield
(First Round)		 W 75–69  18–15 Smith Spectrum (2,141)
03/17/12* Idaho
(Second Round)		 W 76–56  19–15 Smith Spectrum (2,430)
03/21/12* Loyola Marymount
(Quarterfinals)		 W 77–69  20–15 Smith Spectrum (3,546)
03/25/12* Oakland
(Semifinals)		 W 105–81  21–15 Smith Spectrum (2,092)
03/28/12* Mercer
(Championship Game)		 L 67–70  21–16 Smith Spectrum (6,154)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

References

  1. ↑ "Utah State 2011-12 roster". UtahStateAggies.com. Retrieved 28 Oct 2011.
  2. ↑ "Utah State 2011-12 schedule". UtahStateAggies.com. Retrieved 28 Oct 2011.
  3. ↑ "UC San Diego vs Utah State (Oct 28, 2011)". CBS Interactive. Retrieved 28 Oct 2011.
  4. ↑ "Adams State vs Utah State (Nov 5, 2011)". CBS Interactive. Retrieved 5 Nov 2011.
  5. ↑ "BYU vs Utah State (Nov 11, 2011)". CBS Interactive. Retrieved 11 Nov 2011.
  6. ↑ "Weber State vs Utah State (Nov 15, 2011)". Utahstateagges.com. Retrieved 16 Nov 2011.
  7. ↑ "Southern Utah vs Utah State (Nov 19, 2011)". CBS Interactive. Retrieved 19 Nov 2011.
  8. ↑ "Texas A&M-Corpus Christi vs Utah State (Nov 22, 2011)". Utahstateaggies.com. Retrieved 23 Nov 2011.
  9. ↑ "Idaho State vs Utah State (Nov 26, 2011)". Utahstateaggies.com. Retrieved 27 Nov 2011.
  10. ↑ "Denver vs Utah State (Nov 30, 2011)". CBS Interactive. Retrieved 30 Nov 2011.
  11. ↑ "Pacific vs Utah State (Dec 3, 2011)". Utahstateaggies.com. Retrieved 4 Dec 2011.
  12. ↑ "Utah Valley vs Utah State (Dec 6, 2011)". ESPN.com. Retrieved 6 Dec 2011.
  13. ↑ "Wichita State vs Utah State (Dec 10, 2011)". ESPN.com. Retrieved 10 Dec 2011.
  14. ↑ "Seattle vs Utah State (Dec 17, 2011)". CBS Interactive. Retrieved 17 Dec 2011.
  15. ↑ "UT-Arlington vs Utah State (Dec 20, 2011)". CBS Interactive. Retrieved 20 Dec 2011.
  16. ↑ "St. Peter's vs Utah State (Dec 21, 2011)". ESPN.com. Retrieved 21 Dec 2011.
  17. ↑ "Kent State vs Utah State (Dec 22, 2011)". ESPN.com. Retrieved 22 Dec 2011.
  18. ↑ "Mississippi State vs Utah State (Dec 31, 2011)". ESPN.com. Retrieved 31 Jan 2011.
  19. ↑ "Fresno State vs Utah State (Jan 5, 2012)". ESPN.com. Retrieved 5 Jan 2012.
  20. ↑ "Nevada vs Utah State (Jan 7, 2012)". ESPN.com. Retrieved 7 Jan 2012.
  21. ↑ "New Mexico State vs Utah State (Jan 12, 2012)". ESPN.com. Retrieved 12 Jan 2012.
  22. ↑ "Louisiana Tech vs Utah State (Jan 14, 2012)". ESPN.com. Retrieved 14 Jan 2012.
  23. ↑ "Seattle vs Utah State (Jan 19, 2012)". ESPN.com. Retrieved 19 Jan 2012.
  24. ↑ "Idaho vs Utah State (Jan 21, 2012)". ESPN.com. Retrieved 21 Jan 2012.