# 2013–14 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team represented Utah State University in the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Stew Morrill's 16th season at Utah State. The Aggies played their home games at the Smith Spectrum and this was their first year as a member of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 18–14, 7–11 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Mountain West Conference tournament where they lost to San Diego State.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Quinn Taylor | 2 | G/F | 6'6" | 170 | Freshman | Houston, TX | LDS mission (returning in 2015) |
| Marvin Jean | 15 | G | 6'4" | 190 | Junior | Harriman, NY | Transfer |
| Riley Bradshaw | 24 | G | 6'2" | 180 | Freshman | Corvallis, OR | Transferred to Montana |
| Quincy Bair | 32 | G/F | 6'5" | 180 | Freshman | American Fork, UT | Quit the team |
| Kyisean Reed | 34 | G | 6'6" | 215 | Senior | Palmdale, CA | Graduated |

## Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| JoJo McGlaston SG | Dublin, CA | Dublin | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Feb 21, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 78 ||||||
| Jalen Moore PF | Smithfield, UT | Sky View | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Jul 6, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 68 ||||||
| Carson Shanks C | Prior Lake, MN | Prior Lake | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) | 240 lb (110 kg) | Nov 16, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 55 ||||||
| 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: "Utah State Commit List for 2013". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 15, 2013. "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved May 15, 2013. "ESPN – Utah State Aggies Basketball Recruiting 2013". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 15, 2013. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved May 15, 2013. "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 15, 2013. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| Oct 25* 7:05 pm | Central Methodist | W 108–88 | – | Smith Spectrum (6,901) Logan, UT |
| Nov 1* 7:05 pm | Adams State | W 86–55 | – | Smith Spectrum (6,561) Logan, UT |
| Regular season |||||
| Nov 8* 7:05 pm, CBSSN | USC | W 78–65 | 1–0 | Smith Spectrum (9,935) Logan, UT |
| Nov 12* 7:05 pm, RTUT | Southern Utah Old Oquirrh Bucket | W 90–57 | 2–0 | Smith Spectrum (9,540) Logan, UT |
| Nov 16* 8:00 pm | at UC Santa Barbara | W 71–64 | 3–0 | The Thunderdome (2,817) Santa Barbara, CA |
| Nov 23* 7:05 pm | Mississippi State | W 87–68 | 4–0 | Smith Spectrum (10,043) Logan, UT |
| Nov 26* 7:30 pm | at Weber State Old Oquirrh Bucket | W 77–71 | 5–0 | Dee Events Center (9,169) Ogden, UT |
| Nov 30* 7:00 pm, BYUtv | vs. BYU Old Oquirrh Bucket | L 74–85 | 5–1 | EnergySolutions Arena (18,235) Salt Lake City, UT |
| Dec 7* 7:05 pm | Pacific | L 68–78 | 5–2 | Smith Spectrum (9,558) Logan, UT |
| Dec 14* 7:05 pm | Utah Valley Old Oquirrh Bucket | W 71–60 | 6–2 | Smith Spectrum (9,571) Logan, UT |
| Dec 19* 8:05 pm | Western Illinois World Vision Classic | W 68–52 | 7–2 | Smith Spectrum (9,447) Logan, UT |
| Dec 20* 8:05 pm | UC Santa Barbara World Vision Classic | W 77–71 $^{OT}$ | 8–2 | Smith Spectrum (9,809) Logan, UT |
| Dec 21* 8:05 pm | Troy World Vision Classic | W 71–50 | 9–2 | Smith Spectrum (9,704) Logan, UT |
| Dec 28* 7:05 pm | San Diego Christian | W 84–53 | 10–2 | Smith Spectrum (9,851) Logan, UT |
| Jan 1 6:00 pm, RTUT | at Air Force | L 72–73 | 10–3 (0–1) | Clune Arena (2,223) Colorado Springs, CO |
| Jan 4 7:05 pm | San Jose State | W 86–67 | 11–3 (1–1) | Smith Spectrum (10,015) Logan, UT |
| Jan 11 6:00 pm | at Nevada | L 54–62 | 11–4 (1–2) | Lawlor Events Center (6,142) Reno, NV |
| Jan 15 7:05 pm | Colorado State | W 57–50 | 12–4 (2–2) | Smith Spectrum (9,766) Logan, UT |
| Jan 18 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Boise State | L 74–78 | 12–5 (2–3) | Taco Bell Arena (7,969) Boise, ID |
| Jan 22 9:00 pm, CBSSN | at UNLV | L 42–62 | 12–6 (2–4) | Thomas and Mack Center (12,919) Paradise, NV |
| Jan 25 9:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 7 San Diego State | L 69–74 $^{OT}$ | 12–7 (2–5) | Smith Spectrum (10,127) Logan, UT |
| Jan 28 9:00 pm, ESPNU | New Mexico | L 65–78 | 12–8 (2–6) | Smith Spectrum (9,751) Logan, UT |
| Feb 1 4:00 pm, RTUT | at Wyoming | L 57–74 | 12–9 (2–7) | Arena-Auditorium (5,981) Laramie, WY |
| Feb 5 7:00 pm, RTUT | Nevada | W 83–75 | 13–9 (3–7) | Smith Spectrum (9,950) Logan, UT |
| Feb 8 4:05 pm, CBSSN | Boise State | W 76–70 | 14–9 (4–7) | Smith Spectrum (10,011) Logan, UT |
| Feb 11 7:15 pm, CBSSN | at Colorado State | W 71–62 | 15–9 (5–7) | Moby Arena (3,909) Fort Collins, CO |
| Feb 15 2:05 pm, CBSSN | UNLV | L 62–73 | 15–10 (5–8) | Smith Spectrum (10,002) Logan, UT |
| Feb 18 9:00 pm, ESPNU | at San Diego State | L 45–60 | 15–11 (5–9) | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA |
| Feb 22 7:05 pm | Fresno State | L 76–79 | 15–12 (5–10) | Smith Spectrum (9,939) Logan, UT |
| Feb 25 7:00 pm, CBSSN | at New Mexico | L 58–67 | 15–13 (5–11) | The Pit (15,352) Albuquerque, NM |
| Mar 1 6:00 pm, RTUT | at San Jose State | W 75–58 | 16–13 (6–11) | Event Center Arena (1,343) San Jose, CA |
| Mar 5 8:00 pm, RTUT | Wyoming | W 65–54 | 17–13 (7–11) | Smith Spectrum (9,909) Logan, UT |
| Mountain West tournament |||||
| Mar 12 3:00 pm | vs. Colorado State First round | W 73–69 | 18–13 | Thomas & Mack Center (5,824) Paradise, NV |
| Mar 13 1:00 pm, CBSSN | vs. No. 8 San Diego State Quarterfinals | L 39–73 | 18–14 | Thomas & Mack Center (9,854) Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time. |||||