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The 2022–23 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team represented Utah State University in the Mountain West Conference during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by second-year head coach Ryan Odom, the Aggies played their home games on campus at the Smith Spectrum in Logan, Utah. They finished the 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.
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Conference | Mountain West Conference |
Record | 26–9 (13–5 MW) |
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Home arena | Smith Spectrum |
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No. 18 San Diego State † | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 32 | – | 7 | .821 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boise State | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 24 | – | 10 | .706 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah State | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 26 | – | 9 | .743 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nevada | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 22 | – | 11 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Jose State | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 21 | – | 14 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 22 | – | 12 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNLV | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado State | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 15 | – | 18 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fresno State | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Air Force | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wyoming | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 9 | – | 22 | .290 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP poll |
On March 29, 2023, head coach Ryan Odom left the school to become the head coach at VCU.[1] On April 7, the school named Montana State head coach Danny Sprinkle the team's new head coach.[2]
The Aggies finished the 2021–22 season at 18–16 (8–10 in Mountain West, seventh).[3] In the conference tournament, they defeated Air Force in the first round, then lost to Colorado State in the quarterfinals. Utah State received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament, but lost to Oregon in the first round.[4]
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Travis Wagstaff | 1 | F | 6'7" | 215 | RS Sophomore | Salt Lake City, UT | Left the team for personal reasons |
Brandon Horvath | 4 | F | 6'10" | 210 | GS Senior | West River, MD | Graduated |
Norbert Thelissen | 21 | F | 6'7" | 218 | Sophomore | ’s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands | Transferred |
Brock Miller | 22 | G | 6'5" | 200 | RS Senior | Sandy, UT | Graduated |
Justin Bean | 34 | F | 6'7' | 210 | RS Senior | Moore, OK | Graduated/undrafted in 2022 NBA draft; signed with the Los Angeles Clippers |
Matthew Wickizer | 35 | F | 6'9" | 210 | Sophomore | North Salt Lake, UT | Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons |
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous college |
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Isaac Johnson | 20 | C | 7'0" | 225 | Sophomore | American Fork, UT | Oregon |
Taylor Funk | 23 | F | 6'8" | 215 | GS Senior | Lancaster, PA | Saint Joseph's |
Dan Akin | 30 | F | 6'9" | 225 | GS Senior | London, England | California Baptist |
There were no incoming recruits for the class of 2022.
US college sports recruiting information for 2023 recruits | ||||||
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Garrison Phelps SG |
Phoenix, AZ | Link Academy | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Oct 15, 2022 | |
Recruiting star ratings: 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: Rivals:![]() ![]() | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: – Rivals: – 247Sports: #65 | ||||||
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Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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November 7, 2022* 7:00 p.m., MW Network |
Utah Valley | W 75–58 | 1–0 |
19 – Bairstow | 14 – Funk | 8 – Jones | Smith Spectrum (7,430) Logan, UT | ||||
November 11, 2022* 7:00 p.m., MW Network |
Bradley | W 84–62 | 2–0 |
28 – Ashworth | 11 – Akin | 6 – Ashworth | Smith Spectrum (6,875) Logan, UT | ||||
November 14, 2022* 7:00 p.m., MW Network |
Santa Clara | W 96–74 | 3–0 |
22 – Funk | 11 – Funk | 8 – Jones | Smith Spectrum (6,549) Logan, UT | ||||
November 17, 2022* 8:00 p.m., WCC Network |
at San Diego | W 91–89 OT | 4–0 |
21 – Akin | 15 – Akin | 9 – Ashworth | Jenny Craig Pavilion (954) San Diego, CA | ||||
November 22, 2022* 7:00 p.m., MW Network |
Oral Roberts | W 95–85 | 5–0 |
30 – Ashworth | 10 – Shulga | 7 – Tied | Smith Spectrum (5,980) Logan, UT | ||||
December 1, 2022* 7:00 p.m., MW Network |
Utah Tech | W 86–81 | 6–0 |
27 – Ashworth | 8 – Funk | 10 – Shulga | Smith Spectrum (6,777) Logan, UT | ||||
December 4, 2022* 6:30 p.m. |
vs. San Francisco | W 82–64 | 7–0 |
19 – Akin | 7 – Tied | 4 – Shulga | Chase Center San Francisco, CA | ||||
December 10, 2022* 10:30 p.m. |
vs. Loyola Marymount Jack Jones Hoopfest |
W 79–67 | 8–0 |
18 – Shulga | 10 – Funk | 6 – Bairstow | Michelob Ultra Arena Paradise, NV | ||||
December 15, 2022* 7:00 p.m., MW Network |
Westminster (UT) | W 106–68 | 9–0 |
28 – Hamoda | 5 – Bairstow | 8 – Shulga | Smith Spectrum (6,047) Logan, UT | ||||
December 19, 2022* 7:00 p.m., MW Network |
Weber State | L 72–75 | 9–1 |
16 – Ashworth | 10 – Akin | 5 – Tied | Smith Spectrum (7,000) Logan, UT | ||||
December 22, 2022* 3:30 p.m., ESPNU |
vs. Seattle Diamond Head Classic Quarterfinals |
W 84–56 | 10–1 |
17 – Ashworth | 10 – Shulga | 4 – Tied | Stan Sheriff Center (4,333) Honolulu, HI | ||||
December 23, 2022* 5:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
vs. SMU Diamond Head Classic Semifinals |
L 74–77 | 10–2 |
18 – Shulga | 9 – Dorius | 4 – Shulga | Stan Sheriff Center (4,070) Honolulu, HI | ||||
December 25, 2022* 4:30 p.m., ESPN2 |
vs. Washington State Diamond Head Classic – 3rd Place |
W 82–73 | 11–2 |
12 – Tied | 5 – Bairstow | 5 – Ashworth | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI | ||||
Mountain West regular season | |||||||||||
December 31, 2022 12:00 p.m., CBSSN |
Fresno State | W 67–54 | 12–2 (1–0) |
13 – Ashworth | 13 – Akin | 3 – Bairstow | Smith Spectrum (6,933) Logan, UT | ||||
January 3, 2023 7:00 p.m., CBSSN |
at Air Force | W 77–65 | 13–2 (2–0) |
16 – Funk | 8 – Ashworth | 4 – Bairstow | Clune Arena (1,461) Colorado Springs, CO | ||||
January 7, 2023 4:30 p.m., FS1 |
at Boise State | L 59–82 | 13–3 (2–1) |
14 – Funk | 6 – Shulga | 4 – Ashworth | ExtraMile Arena (12,007) Boise, ID | ||||
January 10, 2023 8:30 p.m., FS1 |
Wyoming | W 83–63 | 14–3 (3–1) |
22 – Funk | 15 – Akin | 7 – Ashworth | Smith Spectrum (7,890) Logan, UT | ||||
January 13, 2023 9:00 p.m., FS1 |
at Nevada | L 70–85 | 14–4 (3–2) |
15 – Ashworth | 9 – Funk | 6 – Shulga | Lawlor Events Center (7,315) Reno, NV | ||||
January 17, 2023 7:00 p.m., MW Network |
UNLV | W 75–71 | 15–4 (4–2) |
20 – Funk | 9 – Akin | 9 – Ashworth | Smith Spectrum (7,611) Logan, UT | ||||
January 21, 2023 4:00 p.m., MW Network |
San José State | W 75–74 | 16–4 (5–2) |
19 – Ashworth | 7 – Akin | 6 – Tied | Smith Spectrum (8,895) Logan, UT | ||||
January 25, 2023 9:00 p.m., CBSSN |
at San Diego State | L 75–85 | 16–5 (5–3) |
22 – Funk | 10 – Akin | 7 – Ashworth | Viejas Arena (12,239) San Diego, CA | ||||
January 28, 2023 5:00 p.m., MW Network |
at Fresno State | W 70–53 | 17–5 (6–3) |
23 – Akin | 8 – Tied | 6 – Ashworth | Save Mart Center (6,817) Fresno, CA | ||||
February 1, 2023 8:30 p.m., FS1 |
New Mexico | W 84–73 | 18–5 (7–3) |
20 – Bairstow | 7 – Funk | 5 – Akin | Smith Spectrum (8,851) Logan, UT | ||||
February 4, 2023 6:00 p.m., CBSSN |
at Colorado State | W 88–79 | 19–5 (8–3) |
26 – Ashworth | 6 – Tied | 9 – Bairstow | Moby Arena (6,018) Fort Collins, CO | ||||
February 8, 2023 8:00 p.m., CBSSN |
No. 25 San Diego State | L 61–63 | 19–6 (8–4) |
18 – Ashworth | 9 – Funk | 6 – Ashworth | Smith Spectrum (8,765) Logan, UT | ||||
February 11, 2023 8:00 p.m., CBSSN |
at San José State | L 64–69 | 19–7 (8–5) |
14 – Ashworth | 7 – Bairstow | 5 – Tied | Provident Credit Union Event Center (2,389) San Jose, CA | ||||
February 14, 2023 7:00 p.m., MW Network |
Air Force | W 80–65 | 20–7 (9–5) |
29 – Shulga | 7 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Smith Spectrum (6,935) Logan, UT | ||||
February 18, 2023 6:00 p.m., CBSSN |
Nevada | W 75–66 | 21–7 (10–5) |
20 – Ashworth | 10 – Tied | 6 – Ashworth | Smith Spectrum (9,157) Logan, UT | ||||
February 21, 2023 7:00 p.m., CBSSN |
at Wyoming | W 65–55 | 22–7 (11–5) |
19 – Ashworth | 7 – Ashworth | 3 – Tied | Arena-Auditorium (3,894) Laramie, WY | ||||
March 1, 2023 9:00 p.m., CBSSN |
at UNLV | W 91–66 | 23–7 (12–5) |
27 – Ashworth | 10 – Bairstow | 7 – Ashworth | Thomas & Mack Center (5,747) Paradise, NV | ||||
March 4, 2023 7:00 p.m., MW Network |
Boise State | W 86–73 | 24–7 (13–5) |
24 – Funk | 8 – Funk | 8 – Ashworth | Smith Spectrum (9,963) Logan, UT | ||||
Mountain West tournament | |||||||||||
March 9, 2023 8:30 p.m., CBSSN |
(3) | vs. (6) New Mexico Quarterfinals |
W 91–76 | 25–7 |
32 – Funk | 8 – Akin | 5 – Tied | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV | |||
March 10, 2023 9:00 p.m., CBSSN |
(3) | vs. (2) Boise State Semifinals |
W 72–62 | 26–7 |
19 – Shulga | 10 – Funk | 5 – Shulga | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV | |||
March 11, 2023 3:00 p.m., CBS/Paramount+ |
(3) | vs. (1) No. 20 San Diego State Championship |
L 57–62 | 26–8 |
13 – Ashworth | 8 – Akin | 3 – Tied | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV | |||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
March 16, 2023 11:40 a.m., TNT |
(10 S) | vs. (7 S) No. 23 Missouri First Round |
L 65–76 | 26–9 |
16 – Funk | 7 – Funk | 4 – Ashworth | Golden 1 Center Sacramento, CA | |||
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