# 2021–22 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team represented Utah State University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Aggies, led by first-year head coach Ryan Odom, played their home games at the Smith Spectrum in Logan, Utah as members of the Mountain West Conference.

## Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Aggies finished the 2020–21 season 20–9, 15–4 in Mountain West play, to finish in second place. In the Mountain West tournament, they defeated UNLV and Colorado State before losing to San Diego State in the championship game. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 11 seed in the South region, where they lost to Texas Tech in the first round.
Following the season, head coach Craig Smith left the school to accept the head-coaching position at Utah. Shortly thereafter, the school named UMBC head coach Ryan Odom the team's new head coach.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Alphonso Anderson | 10 | F | 6' 6" | 220 | Senior | Tacoma, WA | Graduate transferred to Pacific |
| Liam McChesney | 13 | F | 6' 10" | 185 | RS Freshman | Prince Rupert, BC | Transferred to Illinois State |
| Karson Stastny | 21 | G | 6' 4" | 175 | Freshman | Celina, TX | Walk-on; transferred |
| Neemias Queta | 23 | C | 7' 0" | 245 | Junior | Barreiro, Portugal | Declared for the 2021 NBA draft; selected 39th overall by the Sacramento Kings |
| Rollie Worster | 24 | G | 6' 3" | 200 | Freshman | Missoula, MT | Transferred to Utah |
| Zahar Vedischev | 30 | G | 6' 6" | 180 | Freshman | Moscow, Russia | Transferred |
| Marco Anthony | 44 | G | 6' 5" | 225 | RS Junior | San Antonio, TX | Graduate transferred to Utah |
| Kuba Karwowski | 52 | C | 7' 2" | 220 | Senior | Warsaw, Poland | Graduate transferred to Sam Houston State |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous college |
| Travis Wagstaff | 1 | F | 6' 7" | 215 | RS Sophomore | Holladay, UT | Junior college transferred from Snow College |
| Brandon Horvath | 4 | F | 6' 10" | 210 | Graduate student | West River, MD | Transferred from UMBC. Will be eligible to play immediately since Horvath graduated from UMBC. |
| RJ Eytle-Rock | 5 | G | 6' 4" | 225 | Senior | London, England | Transferred from UMBC |
| Rylan Jones | 15 | G | 6' 0" | 178 | Junior | Salt Lake City, UT | Transferred from Utah |

### 2021 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Muzamil Ameer Hamoda SG | Riffa, Bahrain | Bridgton Academy | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | N/A | Mar 21, 2021 |
| Star ratings: 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: "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 20, 2021. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 27, 2021* 7:00 p.m. | | Montana Western | W 81–51 | | 21 – Bean | 10 – Bean | 5 – tied | Smith Spectrum (6,390) Logan, UT |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 9, 2021* 7:30 p.m. | | UC Davis | L 69–72 | 0–1 | 19 – Horvath | 13 – Bean | 6 – Jones | Smith Spectrum (6,554) Logan, UT |
| November 12, 2021* 4:00 p.m., CBSSN | | vs. Richmond Veterans Classic | W 85–74 | 1–1 | 30 – Bean | 14 – Bean | 5 – Jones | Alumni Hall (3,800) Annapolis, MD |
| November 18, 2021* 12:30 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Penn Myrtle Beach Invitational quarterfinals | W 87–79 $^{2OT}$ | 2–1 | 33 – Bean | 16 – Bean | 5 – tied | HTC Center (1,156) Conway, SC |
| November 19, 2021* 10:00 a.m., ESPN2 | | vs. New Mexico State Myrtle Beach Invitational semifinals | W 85–58 | 3–1 | 19 – Jones | 7 – Bean | 4 – tied | HTC Center (1,131) Conway, SC |
| November 21, 2021* 1:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | vs. Oklahoma Myrtle Beach Invitational championship | W 73–70 | 4–1 | 24 – Bean | 19 – Bean | 5 – Jones | HTC Center (1,101) Conway, SC |
| November 27, 2021* 7:00 p.m. | | UT Arlington | W 80–61 | 5–1 | 24 – Bean | 10 – Bean | 7 – Jones | Smith Spectrum (8,088) Logan, UT |
| November 29, 2021* 7:00 p.m. | | Carroll (MT) | W 93–63 | 6–1 | 20 – Horvath | 11 – Bean | 7 – Jones | Smith Spectrum (7,524) Logan, UT |
| December 2, 2021* 7:00 p.m., CBSSN | | Saint Mary's | L 58–60 | 6–2 | 19 – Bean | 10 – Bean | 3 – Bean | Smith Spectrum (8,888) Logan, UT |
| December 8, 2021* 7:00 p.m. | | at No. 24 BYU Old Oquirrh Bucket | L 71–82 | 6–3 | 20 – Bean | 7 – tied | 6 – Jones | Marriott Center (15,669) Provo, UT |
| December 11, 2021* 7:00 p.m. | | New Orleans | W 82–50 | 7–3 | 14 – Bean | 9 – Dorius | 11 – Jones | Smith Spectrum (8,727) Logan, UT |
| December 15, 2021* 7:00 p.m., KJZZ | | at Weber State Old Oquirrh Bucket | W 95–80 | 8–3 | 27 – Ashworth | 14 – Horvath | 6 – Jones | Dee Events Center (6,355) Ogden, UT |
| December 18, 2021* 7:00 p.m., BTN | | vs. Iowa Sanford Pentagon Showcase | L 75–94 | 8–4 | 18 – Horvath | 6 – Horvath | 5 – Jones | Sanford Pentagon (3,250) Sioux Falls, SD |
| December 21, 2021* 7:00 p.m. | | Portland State | W 81–62 | 9–4 | 29 – Bean | 12 – Bean | 8 – Jones | Smith Spectrum (6,945) Logan, UT |
| Mountain West regular season |||||||||
| December 28, 2021 1:00 p.m. | | at Air Force | L 47–49 | 9–5 (0–1) | 18 – Bean | 10 – tied | 4 – Ashworth | Clune Arena (1,123) Colorado Springs, CO |
| January 8, 2022 6:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at New Mexico | W 90–87 $^{OT}$ | 10–5 (1–1) | 21 – Bean | 11 – Bean | 8 – Jones | The Pit (8,338) Albuquerque, NM |
| January 12, 2022 6:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at Colorado State | L 72–77 | 10–6 (1–2) | 20 – Bairstow | 7 – Horvath | 4 – Horvath | Moby Arena (4,578) Fort Collins, CO |
| January 15, 2022 7:00 p.m. | | Wyoming | L 69–71 | 10–7 (1–3) | 19 – tied | 13 – Bean | 3 – Bean | Smith Spectrum (8,109) Logan, UT |
| January 18, 2022 9:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at Fresno State | L 54–61 | 10–8 (1–4) | 12 – Bairstow | 6 – tied | 5 – Bairstow | Save Mart Center (5,013) Fresno, CA |
| January 20, 2022 7:00 p.m., Mountain West Network | | Boise State Rescheduled from January 4 | L 59–62 | 10–9 (1–5) | 14 – tied | 12 – Bean | 4 – Ashworth | Smith Spectrum (7,548) Logan, UT |
| January 26, 2022 8:30 p.m., FS1 | | San Diego State | W 75–57 | 11–9 (2–5) | 17 – Ashworth | 13 – Bean | 5 – Ashworth | Smith Spectrum (7,312) Logan, UT |
| January 29, 2022 8:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at Nevada | W 78–49 | 12–9 (3–5) | 12 – Bean | 7 – Horvath | 7 – Ashworth | Lawlor Events Center (7,497) Reno, NV |
| February 1, 2022 7:00 p.m., Stadium | | Air Force | W 73–46 | 13–9 (4–5) | 17 – Horvath | 9 – Horvath | 7 – Horvath | Smith Spectrum (7,545) Logan, UT |
| February 3, 2022 7:00 p.m., MW Network | | San Jose State Rescheduled from January 1 | W 78–62 | 14–9 (5–5) | 19 – Horvath | 11 – Horvath | 5 – Horvath | Smith Spectrum (8,466) Logan, UT |
| February 5, 2022 4:00 p.m., CBSSN | | UNLV | W 90–75 | 15–9 (6–5) | 32 – Bean | 10 – Bean | 7 – Ashworth | Smith Spectrum (9,029) Logan, UT |
| February 8, 2022 7:00 p.m., Stadium | | at Wyoming | L 76–78 $^{OT}$ | 15–10 (6–6) | 20 – Horvath | 11 – Bean | 6 – Horvath | Arena-Auditorium (5,558) Laramie, WY |
| February 11, 2022 7:00 p.m., FS1 | | Nevada | L 72–85 | 15–11 (6–7) | 29 – Horvath | 9 – Bean | 6 – Jones | Smith Spectrum (7,866) Logan, UT |
| February 15, 2022 8:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at San Diego State | L 56–75 | 15–12 (6–8) | 18 – Bean | 8 – Bean | 5 – Jones | Viejas Arena (10,516) San Diego, CA |
| February 19, 2022 4:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at Boise State | L 57–68 | 15–13 (6–9) | 16 – Eytle-Rock | 7 – tied | 3 – tied | ExtraMile Arena (10,252) Boise, ID |
| February 22, 2022 8:00 p.m., FS1 | | New Mexico | W 81–56 | 16–13 (7–9) | 21 – Bean | 10 – Bean | 6 – Ashworth | Smith Spectrum (7,102) Logan, UT |
| February 26, 2022 8:30 p.m., FS1 | | Colorado State | L 55–66 | 16–14 (7–10) | 14 – Eytle-Rock | 11 – Bean | 5 – Ashworth | Smith Spectrum (9,219) Logan, UT |
| March 4, 2022 9:00 p.m., FS1 | | at San Jose State | W 75–52 | 17–14 (8–10) | 18 – Bean | 11 – Bean | 5 – Jones | Provident Credit Union Event Center (2,005) San Jose, CA |
| Mountain West tournament |||||||||
| March 9, 2022 2:30 p.m., Stadium | (7) | vs. (10) Air Force First round | W 83–56 | 18–14 | 18 – Horvath | 12 – Horvath | 6 – Ashworth | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV |
| March 10, 2022 7:00 p.m., CBSSN | (7) | vs. (2) No. 23 Colorado State Quarterfinals | L 51–53 | 18–15 | 17 – Horvath | 13 – Bean | 5 – Jones | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV |
| NIT |||||||||
| March 15, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN | (4) | Oregon First round – Texas A&M Bracket | L 72–83 | 18–16 | 20 – Ashworth | 16 – Bean | 5 – Ashworth | Smith Spectrum (7,023) Logan, UT |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain. |||||||||
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