# 2020–21 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team represented Utah State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Aggies, led by third-year head coach Craig Smith, played their home games at the Smith Spectrum in Logan, Utah as members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the 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, 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.

## Previous season

The Aggies finished the 2019–20 season 26–8, 12–6 in Mountain West play to finish in a three-way tie for second place. They defeated New Mexico, Wyoming and San Diego State to become champions of the Mountain West tournament, their second consecutive Mountain West tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. However, on March 12, 2021, the NCAA Tournament was canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||||||
| Nov 25, 2020* 7:30 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. VCU Crossover Classic querterfinals | L 69–85 | 0–1 | 17 – Queta | 10 – Queta | 3 – Bean | Sanford Pentagon Sioux Falls, SD |
| Nov 26, 2020* 5:30 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. South Dakota State Crossover Classic consolation 2nd round | L 59–83 | 0–2 | 12 – Queta | 8 – Queta | 3 – Tied | Sanford Pentagon Sioux Falls, SD |
| Nov 27, 2020* 2:00 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Northern Iowa Crossover Classic 7th place game | W 82–71 | 1–2 | 22 – Anthony | 10 – Tied | 4 – Bean | Sanford Pentagon Sioux Falls, SD |
| Dec 5, 2020* 7:00 pm, MWN | | BYU | L 64–67 | 1–3 | 18 – Queta | 13 – Bean | 5 – Worster | Smith Spectrum (1,628) Logan, UT |
| Dec 8, 2020* 7:00 pm | | College of Idaho | W 90–64 | 2–3 | 21 – Bean | 8 – Queta | 7 – Ashworth | Smith Spectrum (1,324) Logan, UT |
| Dec 12, 2020* 2:00 pm, KJZZ | | at Weber State | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Dee Events Center Ogden, UT |
| Dec 15, 2020* 7:00 pm | | Dixie State | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Smith Spectrum Logan, UT |
| Dec 18, 2020* 7:00 pm | | Northern Colorado | W 63–50 | 3–3 | 19 – Anthony | 11 – Bean | 4 – Worster | Smith Spectrum (1,376) Logan, UT |
| Dec 21, 2020 7:00 pm | | San Jose State | W 107–62 | 4–3 (1–0) | 16 – Bean | 11 – Bean | 7 – Worster | Smith Spectrum (1,354) Logan, UT |
| Dec 23, 2020 7:00 pm | | San Jose State | W 85–52 | 5–3 (2–0) | 15 – Worster | 12 – Bean | 4 – Tied | Smith Spectrum (1,151) Logan, UT |
| Dec 31, 2020 1:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Air Force | W 83–48 | 6–3 (3–0) | 15 – Bean | 5 – Tied | 6 – Anthony | Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO |
| Jan 2, 2021 4:00 pm, Stadium | | at Air Force | W 72–53 | 7–3 (4–0) | 15 – Tied | 11 – Queta | 6 – Queta | Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO |
| Jan 6, 2021 8:00 pm, CBSSN | | vs. New Mexico | W 77–45 | 8–3 (5–0) | 18 – Queta | 6 – 3 tied | 4 – Bean | Rip Griffin Center Lubbock, TX |
| Jan 8, 2021 9:00 pm, FS1 | | vs. New Mexico | W 82–46 | 9–3 (6–0) | 13 – Bean | 13 – Tied | 5 – Ashworth | Rip Griffin Center Lubbock, TX |
| Jan 14, 2021 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | San Diego State | W 57–45 | 10–3 (7–0) | 16 – Miller | 16 – Queta | 3 – Tied | Smith Spectrum (1,585) Logan, UT |
| Jan 16, 2021 10:30 am, CBS | | San Diego State | W 64–59 | 11–3 (8–0) | 17 – Ashworth | 10 – Queta | 4 – Queta | Smith Spectrum (1,638) Logan, UT |
| Jan 19, 2021 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | Colorado State | W 83–64 | 12–3 (9–0) | 20 – Miller | 12 – Queta | 9 – Worster | Smith Spectrum (1,553) Logan, UT |
| Jan 21, 2021 9:00 pm, FS1 | | Colorado State | L 76–84 | 12–4 (9–1) | 14 – Miller | 6 – Tied | 5 – Tied | Smith Spectrum (1,592) Logan, UT |
| Jan 25, 2021 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | at UNLV | L 56–59 | 12–5 (9–2) | 18 – Anthony | 11 – Queta | 3 – Tied | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV |
| Jan 27, 2021 9:00 pm, FS1 | | at UNLV | W 83–74 | 13–5 (10–2) | 19 – Worster | 9 – Tied | 9 – Worster | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV |
| Feb 4, 2021 7:00 pm, Stadium | | at Fresno State | W 69–53 | 14–5 (11–2) | 14 – Queta | 5 – 3 tied | 4 – Tied | Save Mart Center Fresno, CA |
| Feb 10, 2021 6:00 pm, Stadium | | Wyoming | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Smith Spectrum Logan, UT |
| Feb 17, 2021 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Boise State | L 70–79 | 14–6 (11–3) | 32 – Queta | 10 – Queta | 6 – Ashworth | ExtraMile Arena (679) Boise, ID |
| Feb 19, 2021 8:00 pm, FS1 | | at Boise State | L 77–81 | 14–7 (11–4) | 30 – Queta | 11 – Queta | 5 – Ashworth | ExtraMile Arena (872) Boise, ID |
| Feb 26, 2021 7:00 pm, FS1 | | Nevada | W 75–72 | 15–7 (12–4) | 19 – Bean | 17 – Queta | 8 – Anthony | Smith Spectrum Logan, UT |
| Feb 28, 2021 5:00 pm, FS1 | | Nevada | W 87–66 | 16–7 (13–4) | 26 – Queta | 13 – Queta/Bean | 6 – Queta | Smith Spectrum Logan, UT |
| Mar 4, 2021 7:30 pm, FS1 | | Wyoming | W 72–59 | 17–7 (14–4) | 21 – Bean | 13 – Queta | 6 – Worster | Smith Spectrum Logan, UT |
| Mar 6, 2021 9:00 pm, FS1 | | at Fresno State | W 57–51 | 18–7 (15–4) | 13 – Tied | 12 – Bean | 4 – Anthony | Save Mart Center Fresno, CA |
| Mountain West tournament |||||||||
| Mar 11, 2021 6:00 pm, CBSSN | (2) | vs. (7) UNLV Quarterfinals | W 74–53 | 19–7 | 18 – Queta | 13 – Tied | 8 – Worster | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV |
| Mar 12, 2021 8:59 pm, CBSSN | (2) | vs. (3) Colorado State Semifinals | W 62–50 | 20–7 | 18 – Queta | 14 – Queta | 5 – Anthony | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV |
| Mar 13, 2021 3:30 pm, CBS | (2) | vs. (1) No. 19 San Diego State Championship | L 57–68 | 20–8 | 18 – Queta | 8 – Anthony | 4 – Worster | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV |
| NCAA tournament |||||||||
| March 19, 2021 11:45 am, TNT | (11 S) | vs. (6 S) No. 21 Texas Tech First Round | L 53–65 | 20–9 | 13 – Bean | 13 – Queta | 5 – Queta | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain. |||||||||
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