# 2014–15 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team represented Utah State University in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Stew Morrill's 17th and final season at Utah State. The Aggies played their home games at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum and were a member of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 18–13, 11–7 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West tournament to Wyoming.
On January 9, Stew Morrill announced his intention to retire at the end of the season. He finished his 17-year career at Utah State with a record of 402–156.

## Previous season

The 2013–14 Utah State finished the season with an overall record of 18–14, 7–11 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West Conference tournament to San Diego State.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Marcel Davis | 0 | G | 6'2" | 180 | Sophomore | American Fork, UT | Transferred to Utah Valley |
| James Young | 3 | G | 6'3" | 180 | Freshman | Salt Lake City, UT | Left the team for personal reasons |
| Jarred Shaw | 5 | F/C | 6'10" | 235 | Senior | Dallas, TX | Graduated |
| Danny Berger | 12 | G/F | 6'6" | 205 | RS Junior | Medford, OR | Transferred to BYU–Hawaii |
| Preston Medlin | 13 | G | 6'4" | 185 | RS Senior | Carrollton, TX | Graduated |
| TeNale Roland | 20 | G | 6'1" | 170 | Senior | Louisville, KY | Graduated |
| Spencer Butterfield | 21 | G/F | 6'3" | 205 | Senior | Loomis, CA | Graduated |
| Kyle Davis | 23 | F | 6'7" | 225 | Sophomore | Draper, UT | Transferred to BYU |
| Jordan Stone | 25 | C | 6'10" | 270 | Junior | Smithfield, UT | Transferred to BYU–Hawaii |
| Terrell Croasdell | 31 | F | 6'7" | 210 | Freshman | Albuquerque, NM | LDS Mission (returning in 2016) |
| Carson Shanks | 41 | C | 7'0" | 235 | Freshman | Prior Lake, MN | Transferred to North Dakota |

### Incoming Transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Darius Perkins | 3 | G | 6'2" | 180 | Junior | Fort Myers, FL | Miami Dade College |
| Chris Smith | 34 | G | 6'4" | 200 | Junior | Antelope, CA | Yuba College |

## Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Elston Jones C | Goodyear, AZ | Millennium | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | Mar 17, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 67 ||||||
| Sam Merrill SG | Bountiful, UT | Bountiful | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 60 ||||||
| Henry Bolton SG | Portsmouth, RI | St. Andrew's School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | N/A | Oct 7, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A ||||||
| Julion Pearre SG | McKinney, TX | McKinney North | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | N/A | Sep 20, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A ||||||
| 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 2014". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 15, 2013. "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved May 15, 2013. "ESPN – Utah State Aggies Basketball Recruiting 2014". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 15, 2013. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved May 15, 2013. "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 15, 2013. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 10/31/2014* 7:05 pm | Texas A&M International | W 77–70 | | Smith Spectrum (6,133) Logan, UT |
| 11/07/2014* 7:05 pm | Arkansas–Fort Smith | W 64–57 | | Smith Spectrum (7,987) Logan, UT |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/14/2014* 7:05 pm | Weber State Old Oquirrh Bucket | W 72–61 | 1–0 | Smith Spectrum (9,982) Logan, UT |
| 11/16/2014* 3:00 pm | at Illinois State | W 60–55 | 2–0 | Redbird Arena (4,921) Normal, IL |
| 11/19/2014* 7:05 pm, RTRM | Santa Clara | W 60–54 | 3–0 | Smith Spectrum (9,334) Logan, UT |
| 11/22/2014* 1:00 pm | at Mississippi State | L 63–71 | 3–1 | Humphrey Coliseum (7,240) Starkville, MS |
| 11/26/2014* 8:00 pm | at UC Davis | L 70–77 $^{OT}$ | 3–2 | The Pavilion (1,877) Davis, CA |
| 12/02/2014* 7:00 pm, CBSSN | BYU Old Oquirrh Bucket | L 81–91 | 3–3 | Smith Spectrum (10,270) Logan, UT |
| 12/07/2014* 3:00 pm, P12N | at USC | L 84–89 | 3–4 | Galen Center (3,189) Los Angeles, CA |
| 12/13/2014* 7:00 pm | at Utah Valley Old Oquirrh Bucket | W 50–47 | 4–4 | UCCU Center (6,121) Orem, UT |
| 12/18/2014* 8:05 pm, KMYU | Cal State Bakersfield World Vision Classic | W 57–56 | 5–4 | Smith Spectrum (7,049) Logan, UT |
| 12/19/2014* 8:05 pm, KMYU | Idaho State World Vision Classic | W 69–56 | 6–4 | Smith Spectrum (7,188) Logan, UT |
| 12/20/2014* 8:05 pm, KMYU | South Dakota State World Vision Classic | L 65–69 $^{OT}$ | 6–5 | Smith Spectrum (7,216) Logan, UT |
| 12/27/2014* 7:05 pm | Wayland Baptist | W 75–63 | 7–5 | Smith Spectrum (8,627) Logan, UT |
| 12/31/2014 7:00 pm | San Jose State | W 61–33 | 8–5 (1–0) | Smith Spectrum (8,491) Logan, UT |
| 01/03/2015 12:00 pm, RTRM | at Boise State | W 62–61 | 9–5 (2–0) | Taco Bell Arena (5,415) Boise, ID |
| 01/07/2015 9:00 pm, RTRM | at Fresno State | L 52–61 | 9–6 (2–1) | Save Mart Center (5,591) Fresno, CA |
| 01/10/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | New Mexico | L 60–66 | 9–7 (2–2) | Smith Spectrum (9,898) Logan, UT |
| 01/17/2015 4:00 pm, RTRM | Air Force | W 71–59 | 10–7 (3–2) | Smith Spectrum (9,885) Logan, UT |
| 01/20/2015 8:00 pm | at Nevada | W 70–54 | 11–7 (4–2) | Lawlor Events Center (5,318) Reno, NV |
| 01/24/2015 6:00 pm, CBSSN | at UNLV | L 77–79 $^{OT}$ | 11–8 (4–3) | Thomas & Mack Center (11,975) Paradise, NV |
| 01/27/2015 7:00 pm, RTRM | Wyoming | W 56–44 | 12–8 (5–3) | Smith Spectrum (9,744) Logan, UT |
| 01/31/2015 6:00 pm, CBSSN | at San Diego State | L 42–62 | 12–9 (5–4) | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA |
| 02/04/2015 7:30 pm, CBSSN | Boise State | L 63–68 | 12–10 (5–5) | Smith Spectrum (9,378) Logan, UT |
| 02/07/2015 4:00 pm, RTRM | at New Mexico | W 63–60 | 13–10 (6–5) | The Pit (15,111) Albuquerque, NM |
| 02/11/2015 7:00 pm, RTRM | Nevada | W 75–62 | 14–10 (7–5) | Smith Spectrum (9,472) Logan, UT |
| 02/18/2015 8:00 pm, RTRM | at San Jose State | W 76–54 | 15–10 (8–5) | Event Center Arena (1,311) San Jose, CA |
| 02/21/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Fresno State | W 85–79 | 16–10 (9–5) | Smith Spectrum (10,218) Logan, UT |
| 02/24/2015 7:30 pm, CBSSN | UNLV | W 83–65 | 17–10 (10–5) | Smith Spectrum (9,503) Logan, UT |
| 02/28/2015 12:00 pm, RTRM | at Air Force | W 74–60 | 18–10 (11–5) | Clune Arena (3,072) Colorado Springs, CO |
| 03/04/2015 7:00 pm | at Wyoming | L 53–76 | 18–11 (11–6) | Arena-Auditorium (6,327) Laramie, WY |
| 03/07/2015 7:00 pm, RTRM | Colorado State | L 70–75 | 18–12 (11–7) | Smith Spectrum (10,270) Logan, UT |
| Mountain West tournament |||||
| 03/12/2015 3:30 pm, CBSSN | vs. Wyoming Quarterfinals | L 65–67 | 18–13 | Thomas & Mack Center (7,308) Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain. |||||