# 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.

## 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

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Viko Noma'aea | 1 | G | 6'1" | 170 | Sophomore | Las Vegas, NV | Left the team |
| Konner Frey | 11 | G | 6'5" | 210 | Sophomore | Bountiful, UT | Walk-on; didn't return |
| John Bennett | 22 | G | 6'2" | 180 | Freshman | Palo Alton, CA | Walk-on; didn't return |
| JoJo McGlaston | 24 | G | 6'3" | 180 | Sophomore | Dublin, CA | Transferred to Diablo Valley College |
| Sean Harris | 30 | F | 6'7" | 200 | Senior | Rocklin, CA | Graduated |
| Bilal Begic | 55 | C | 7'1" | 225 | Junior | Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina | Transferred |

### Incoming Transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Shane Rector | 4 | G | 6'1" | 180 | Junior | Bronx, NY | Junior college transfer from Miami Dade College. |
| Alexis Dargenton | 43 | F | 6'7" | 190 | Sophomore | Fort-de-France, Martinique | Junior 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 April 26, 2015. ||||||
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.

## Schedule

| 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.. |||||