# 2017–18 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team represented Utah State University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Aggies, led by third-year head coach Tim Duryea, played their home games at the Smith Spectrum in Logan, Utah as members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 17–17 overall and 8–10 in conference play, finishing tied for 7th. In the Mountain West Conference tournament, they defeated Colorado State in the first round and Boise State in the quarterfinals before losing to New Mexico in the semi-finals.
On March 11, 2018, head coach Tim Duryea was fired after three seasons. He finished at Utah State with a three-year record of 47–49. On March 25, reports indicated that the school had hired South Dakota head coach Craig Smith as head coach, which was confirmed the next day.

## Previous season

The Aggies finished the 2016–17 season 14–17, 7–11 in Mountain West play to finish in tie for eighth place. They defeated San Jose State in the first round of the Mountain West tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Nevada.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Shane Rector | 0 | G | 6'2" | 180 | Senior | Bronx, NY | Graduated |
| Ngor Barnaba | 13 | F | 6'8" | 235 | Junior | Rochester, MN | Graduate transferred to Northwest Nazarene |
| Jalen Moore | 14 | G/F | 6'9" | 220 | Senior | Smithfield, UT | Graduated |
| Connor Garner | 25 | G | 6'3" | 200 | Senior | Raft River, ID | Graduated |
| Trevin Dorius | 32 | F | 6'10" | 215 | Freshman | Heber City, UT | Walk-on; didn't return |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Deangelo Isby | 0 | F | 6'5" | 195 | Junior | Chicago, IL | Junior college transferred from Wabash Valley College |
| Dwayne Brown Jr. | 25 | F | 6'7" | 220 | Junior | Conyers, GA | Junior college transferred from Northern Oklahoma College |

### Recruiting

Utah State did not have any incoming players in the 2017 recruiting class.

## Preseason

In a vote by conference media at the Mountain West media day, the Aggies were picked to finish in eighth place in the Mountain West. Sophomore guard Koby McEwen was named to the preseason All-Mountain West team.

## Roster

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## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/03/2017* 7:00 pm | | Providence (MT) | W 98–54 | | Smith Spectrum (6,201) Logan, UT |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/10/2017* 7:00 pm | | at Weber State Old Oquirrh Bucket | L 59–65 | 0–1 | Dee Events Center (8,592) Ogden, UT |
| 11/13/2017* 7:00 pm | | Montana State | W 81–73 | 1–1 | Smith Spectrum (7,154) Logan, UT |
| 11/15/2017* 7:00 pm | | Mississippi Valley State | W 83–47 | 2–1 | Smith Spectrum (7,244) Logan, UT |
| 11/18/2017* 8:00 pm, ATTSNRM | | at No. 17 Gonzaga Phil Knight Invitational | L 66–79 | 2–2 | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| 11/20/2017* 8:00 pm | | at Portland State Phil Knight Invitational | L 79–83 | 2–3 | Veterans Memorial Coliseum (804) Portland, OR |
| 11/24/2017* 1:00 pm | | vs. Northeastern Phil Knight Invitational sub-regional | W 71–67 | 3–3 | Nashville Municipal Auditorium (400) Nashville, TN |
| 11/26/2017* 11:00 am | | vs. New Hampshire Phil Knight Invitational sub-regional | W 77–63 | 4–3 | Nashville Municipal Auditorium (400) Nashville, TN |
| 11/28/2017* 6:00 pm | | at Valparaiso MW–MVC Challenge | L 65–72 | 4–4 | Athletics–Recreation Center (2,949) Valparaiso, IN |
| 12/02/2017* 7:00 pm, ATTSNRM | | BYU Old Oquirrh Bucket | L 66–75 | 4–5 | Smith Spectrum (10,206) Logan, UT |
| 12/06/2017* 7:00 pm | | UC Irvine | L 66–75 | 5–5 | Smith Spectrum (5,443) Logan, UT |
| 12/09/2017* 5:30 pm, P12N | | vs. Utah Old Oquirrh Bucket/Beehive Classic | L 67–77 | 5–6 | Vivint Smart Home Arena (7,729) Salt Lack City, UT |
| 12/16/2017* 7:00 pm | | Life Pacific | W 96–62 | 6–6 | Smith Spectrum (6,342) Logan, UT |
| 12/20/2017* 7:00 pm | | Youngstown State | W 91–74 | 7–6 | Smith Spectrum (6,054) Logan, UT |
| Mountain West regular season ||||||
| 12/27/2017 7:00 pm | | San Jose State | W 86–72 | 8–6 (1–0) | Smith Spectrum (6,759) Logan, UT |
| 12/30/2017 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at San Diego State | L 59–79 | 8–7 (1–1) | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA |
| 01/03/2018 7:00 pm | | Fresno State | W 81–79 $^{OT}$ | 9–7 (2–1) | Smith Spectrum (8,276) Logan, UT |
| 01/06/2018 8:00 pm, ATTSNRM | | at UNLV | W 85–78 | 10–7 (3–1) | Thomas & Mack Center (12,386) Paradise, NV |
| 01/10/2018 7:00 pm | | Colorado State | L 75–84 | 10–8 (3–2) | Smith Spectrum (6,144) Logan, UT |
| 01/13/2018 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Nevada | L 57–83 | 10–9 (3–3) | Lawlor Events Center (9,976) Reno, NV |
| 01/17/2018 7:00 pm, Stadium | | at Boise State | L 67–71 | 10–10 (3–4) | Taco Bell Arena (7,002) Boise, ID |
| 01/20/2018 7:00 pm | | Wyoming | L 77–85 | 10–11 (3–5) | Smith Spectrum (7,148) Logan, UT |
| 01/24/2018 7:00 pm | | Air Force | W 71–49 | 11–11 (4–5) | Smith Spectrum (6,974) Logan, UT |
| 01/27/2018 5:00 pm | | at Fresno State | W 65–62 | 12–11 (5–5) | Save Mart Center (7,317) Fresno, CA |
| 01/31/2018 7:00 pm | | New Mexico | W 89–80 | 13–11 (6–5) | Smith Spectrum (6,345) Logan, UT |
| 02/07/2018 7:00 pm | | at Wyoming | L 65–83 | 13–12 (6–6) | Arena-Auditorium (4,672) Laramie, WY |
| 02/10/2018 7:00 pm, ATTSNRM | | Boise State | W 71–65 | 14–12 (7–6) | Smith Spectrum (8,421) Logan, UT |
| 02/14/2018 7:00 pm | | at New Mexico | L 63–78 | 14–13 (7–7) | The Pit (9,737) Albuquerque, NM |
| 02/17/2018 4:00 pm, CBSSN | | No. 24 Nevada | L 87–93 | 14–14 (7–8) | Smith Spectrum (5,796) Logan, UT |
| 02/24/2018 2:00 pm | | at Air Force | L 65–75 | 14–15 (7–9) | Clune Arena (3,267) Colorado Springs, CO |
| 02/28/2018 8:00 pm | | at San Jose State | L 62–64 | 14–16 (7–10) | Event Center Arena (1,761) San Jose, CA |
| 03/03/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | UNLV | W 79–67 | 15–16 (8–10) | Smith Spectrum (5,853) Logan, UT |
| Mountain West tournament ||||||
| 03/07/2018 2:30 pm, Stadium | (7) | vs. (10) Colorado State First round | W 76–65 | 16–16 | Thomas & Mack Center (4,994) Paradise, NV |
| 03/08/2018 7:00 pm, CBSSN | (7) | vs. (2) Boise State Quarterfinals | W 78–75 | 17–16 | Thomas & Mack Center (7,138) Paradise, NV |
| 03/09/2018 8:30 pm, CBSSN | (7) | vs. (3) New Mexico Semifinals | L 68–83 | 17–17 | Thomas & Mack Center (8,224) Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Source. ||||||