# 2016–17 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team represented Utah State University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Tim Duryea's second season at Utah State. The Aggies played their home games at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum in Logan, Utah as members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the 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.

## Previous season

The Aggies finished the 2015–16 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.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Trace Cureton | 0 | G/F | 6'4" | 185 | Senior | Indianapolis, IN | Graduated |
| Darius Perkins | 2 | G | 6'1" | 200 | Senior | Fort Myers, FL | Graduated |
| Lew Evans | 12 | F | 6'6" | 235 | RS Junior | Salt Lake City, UT | Graduated transferred to Tennessee |
| David Collette | 13 | F | 6'8" | 220 | Junior | Murray, UT | Transferred to Utah |
| Henry Bolton | 20 | G | 6'3" | 190 | Sophomore | Portsmouth, RI | Transferred to USC Aiken |
| Jake Miles | 21 | G | 6'2" | 180 | Freshman | Morgan, UT | Walk-on; didn't return |
| John Middleton | 24 | G | 6'4" | 215 | Freshman | Atlantic City, NJ | Walk-on; transferred to Valparaiso |
| Grayson Moore | 32 | G | 6'7" | 200 | RS Senior | North Logan, UT | Graduated |
| Chris Smith | 34 | G | 6'4" | 210 | Senior | Sacramento, CA | Graduated |
| Elston Jones | 50 | F | 6'9" | 240 | Sophomore | Goodyear, AZ | Transferred to UC Irvine |

### Incoming Transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Ngor Barnaba | 13 | F | 6'9" | 225 | Junior | Dražkovce, Slovakia | Junior college transferred from Missouri–West Plains. |
| Norbert Janicek | 15 | C | 6'11" | 230 | Sophomore | Dražkovce, Slovakia | Junior college transferred from Snow College. |

## Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Koby McEwen #21 PG | Toronto, ON | Wasatch Academy | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Sep 7, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 80 ||||||
| Daron Henson #61 PF | Los Angeles, CA | Cathedral High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Oct 16, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 73 ||||||
| Klay Stall #66 PF | Chandler, AZ | Basha High School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Aug 7, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 70 ||||||
| Diogo Brito SG | Grundy, VA | Mountain Mission School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | May 14, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 5, 2016. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/04/2016* 7:00 pm | | Southern Virginia | W 83–55 | | Smith Spectrum (5,710) Logan, UT |
| 11/16/2016* 7:00 pm | | Bristol (CA) | W 96–53 | | Smith Spectrum (8,264) Logan, UT |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 8:00 pm | | at UC Irvine | W 72–56 | 1–0 | Bren Events Center (1,883) Irvine, CA |
| 11/14/2016* 7:00 pm | | NJIT Cancún Challenge | W 93–84 | 2–0 | Smith Spectrum (8,584) Logan, UT |
| 11/19/2016* 7:00 pm | | Idaho State Cancún Challenge | W 85–51 | 3–0 | Smith Spectrum (8,923) Logan, UT |
| 11/22/2016* 6:30 pm, CBSSN | | vs. No. 17 Purdue Cancún Challenge semifinals | L 64–85 | 3–1 | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (1,610) Cancún, Mexico |
| 11/23/2016* 4:00 pm, CBSSN | | vs. Texas Tech Cancún Challenge 3rd place game | L 51–75 | 3–2 | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (1,610) Cancún, Mexico |
| 11/30/2016* 7:00 pm, BYUtv | | vs. BYU Old Oquirrh Bucket | L 63–77 | 3–3 | Vivint Smart Home Arena (12,187) Salt Lake City, UT |
| 12/03/2016* 7:00 pm | | Indiana State MW–MVC Challenge | L 61–62 | 3–4 | Smith Spectrum (7,064) Logan, UT |
| 12/06/2016* 7:00 pm | | Great Falls | W 84–51 | 4–4 | Smith Spectrum (5,932) Logan, UT |
| 12/10/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Utah Valley Old Oquirrh Bucket | W 80–79 $^{OT}$ | 5–4 | UCCU Center (6,792) Orem, UT |
| 12/19/2016* 7:00 pm | | New Orleans | W 76–66 | 6–4 | Smith Spectrum (5,825) Logan, UT |
| 12/21/2016* 7:00 pm | | Weber State Old Oquirrh Bucket | L 71–77 | 6–5 | Smith Spectrum (6,270) Logan, UT |
| Mountain West regular season ||||||
| 12/28/2016 7:00 pm, RTUT | | Boise State | L 80–83 | 6–6 (0–1) | Smith Spectrum (7,227) Logan, UT |
| 12/31/2016 12:00 pm, RTUT | | at Air Force | L 73–78 | 6–7 (0–2) | Clune Arena (1,143) Colorado Springs, CO |
| 01/04/2017 9:00 pm, ESPNU | | New Mexico | W 79–75 | 7–7 (1–2) | Smith Spectrum (3,897) Logan, UT |
| 01/07/2017 4:00 pm, CBSSN | | UNLV | W 79–63 | 8–7 (2–2) | Smith Spectrum (6,080) Logan, UT |
| 01/11/2017 7:00 pm, RTUT | | at Wyoming | L 87–95 | 8–8 (2–3) | Arena-Auditorium (4,547) Laramie, WY |
| 01/14/2017 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at San Diego State | L 55–74 | 8–9 (2–4) | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA |
| 01/21/2017 7:00 pm, MWN | | Colorado State | L 56–64 | 8–10 (2–5) | Smith Spectrum (8,854) Logan, UT |
| 01/25/2017 9:00 pm, ESPNU | | at New Mexico | L 61–74 | 8–11 (2–6) | The Pit (10,698) Albuquerque, NM |
| 01/28/2017 7:00 pm | | Fresno State | W 78–65 | 9–11 (3–6) | Smith Spectrum (6,835) Logan, UT |
| 02/01/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Nevada | W 74–57 | 10–11 (4–6) | Smith Spectrum (6,122) Logan, UT |
| 02/04/2017 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Boise State | L 70–72 | 10–12 (4–7) | Taco Bell Arena (7,560) Boise, ID |
| 02/07/2017 7:00 pm | | at Colorado State | L 52–69 | 10–13 (4–8) | Moby Arena (2,763) Fort Collins, CO |
| 02/11/2017 7:00 pm | | Wyoming | W 81–74 | 11–13 (5–8) | Smith Spectrum (7,027) Logan, UT |
| 02/15/2017 8:00 pm, CBSSN | | San Diego State | L 62–66 | 11–14 (5–9) | Smith Spectrum (6,427) Logan, UT |
| 02/18/2017 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Nevada | L 66–77 | 11–15 (5–10) | Lawlor Events Center (10,336) Reno, NV |
| 02/22/2017 8:00 pm | | at San Jose State | W 81–75 | 12–15 (6–10) | Event Center Arena (2,316) San Jose, CA |
| 02/25/2017 7:00 pm, RTUT | | Air Force | W 89–58 | 13–15 (7–10) | Smith Spectrum (8,015) Logan, UT |
| 03/01/2017 9:00 pm, ESPNU | | at UNLV | L 59–66 | 13–16 (7–11) | Thomas & Mack Center (9,931) Paradise, NV |
| Mountain West tournament ||||||
| 03/08/2017 12:00 pm, MWN | (8) | vs. (9) San Jose State First round | W 90–64 | 14–16 | Thomas & Mack Center (4,979) Paradise, NV |
| 03/09/2017 1:00 pm, CBSSN | (8) | vs. (1) Nevada Quarterfinals | L 69–83 | 14–17 | Thomas & Mack Center (5,866) Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Source. ||||||