2024–25 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team

2024–25 Utah State Aggies men's basketball
2024–25 Utah State Aggies men's basketball
NIT Season Tip-Off champions
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	11–1 (1–0 MW)
Head coach	Jerrod Calhoun (1st season);
Associate head coach	Eric Haut
Assistant coaches	Eric Brown; Mantoris Robinson; Eric Daniels; Ben Asher;
Home arena	Smith Spectrum
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Utah State	1	–	0	1.000	10	–	1	.909
No. 23 San Diego State	1	–	0	1.000	8	–	2	.800
Boise State	1	–	0	1.000	9	–	3	.750
New Mexico	1	–	0	1.000	9	–	3	.750
Colorado State	1	–	0	1.000	7	–	5	.583
UNLV	0	–	0	–	6	–	5	.545
Nevada	0	–	1	.000	8	–	4	.667
San Jose State	0	–	1	.000	7	–	6	.538
Wyoming	0	–	1	.000	6	–	5	.545
Fresno State	0	–	1	.000	4	–	8	.333
Air Force	0	–	1	.000	3	–	9	.250

† 2025 Mountain West tournament winner As of December 21, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024–25 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team represents Utah State University in the Mountain West Conference during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by first-year head coach Jerrod Calhoun, the Aggies play their home games on campus at the Smith Spectrum in Logan, Utah.

Previous season

The Aggies finished the 2023–24 season 28–7, 14–4 in MWC play to win the regular season conference championship. They defeated Fresno State in the quarterfinals of the MWC tournament before losing to San Diego State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 9 seed in the Midwest region. They defeated TCU in the first round before losing to No. 1-seeded Purdue.

On March 25, 2024, head coach Danny Sprinkle left the school to become the head coach at Washington.^[1]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Landon Brenchley	0	G	6'4"	209	Sophomore	Providence, RI	Walk-on; transferred
Great Osobor	1	G/F	6'8"	250	Junior	Bradford, England	Transferred to Washington^[2]
Garrison Phelps	2	G	6'6"	192	Freshman	Phoenix, AZ	Transferred
Darius Brown II	10	G	6'2"	195	Senior	Pasadena, CA	Graduated
Dallin Grant	11	G/F	6'8"	218	Freshman	Cedar City, UT	Transferred to Utah Tech
Josh Uduje	14	G	6'5"	189	Junior	London, England	Transferred to San Jose State^[3]
Jackson Grant	21	F	6'10"	226	Junior	Olympia, WA	Transferred
Javon Jackson	22	G	6'3"	190	Sophomore	Houston, TX	Transferred to UIC
Max Agbonkpolo	23	G/F	6'9"	194	Senior	Laguna Niguel, CA	Graduate transferred to Montana State^[4]
Kalifa Sakho	34	F	6'11"	220	Junior	Rouen, France	Transferred to Sam Houston State
Nigel Burris	35	F	6'7"	224	Sophomore	San Francisco, CA	Transferred to Weber State^[5]

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous college
Braden Housley	0	G	6'4"	180	Sophomore	Lehi, UT	Southern Utah
Pavle Stošić	1	F	6'9"	196	Sophomore	Niš, Serbia	Gonzaga
Tucker Bowman	3	G	5'9"	160	Sophomore	Centerton, AR	Central Arkansas
Dexter Akanno	7	G/F	6'5	210	GS Senior	Valencia, CA	Oregon State
Drake Allen	8	G	6'4"	190	GS Senior	Eagle Mountain, UT	Utah Valley
Deyton Albury	13	G	6'2"	190	Senior	Nassau, Bahamas	Queens (NC)
Aubin Gateretse	21	C	6'11"	210	Senior	Charleroi, Belgium	Stetson

Recruiting classes

2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Isaac Davis #43 PF	Idaho Falls, ID	Hillcrest High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	May 9, 2024
Isaac Davis #43 PF	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79
Jordy Barnes PG	Holladay, UT	Olympus High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	N/A	Sep 25, 2023
Jordy Barnes PG	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: 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: "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2024-07-30.

Roster

2024–25 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Braden Housley	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS So	Skyridge HS Southern Utah	Lehi, UT
F	1	Pavle Stošić	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	CBP Huesca Gonzaga	Niš, Serbia
G/F	2	Tucker Bowman	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Bentonville West HS Central Arkansas	Benton, AR
G	3	Jaxon Smith (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	So	Woods Cross HS	Bountiful, UT
G	4	Ian Martinez	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	GS	Junípero Serra Catholic HS Maryland	Heredia, Costa Rica
G	5	Jordy Barnes	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Fr	Olympus HS	Holladay, UT
G	7	Dexter Akanno	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	GS	Blair Academy Oregon State	Valencia, CA
G	8	Drake Allen	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	GS	Westlake HS Utah Valley	Eagle Mountain, UT
G	12	Mason Falslev	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	RS So	Sky View HS	Benson, UT
G	13	Deyton Albury	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Sunrise Christian Academy Queens (NC)	Nassau, Bahamas
C	20	Isaac Johnson	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	227 lb (103 kg)	RS Jr	American Fork HS Oregon	American Fork, UT
C	21	Aubin Gateretse	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Calusa Prep Stetson	Charleroi, Belgium
F	22	Karson Templin	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	217 lb (98 kg)	So	Lovejoy HS	Fairview, TX
F	23	Isaac Davis	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Fr	Hillscrest HS	Idaho Falls, ID

Head coach

Jerrod Calhoun (Cincinnati)

Assistant coach(es)

Eric Haut (Kent State)
Eric Brown (Cal State Fullerton)
Mantoris Robinson (Winthrop)
Eric Daniels (Johnson & Wales)
Ben Asher (West Virginia)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 18, 2024* 7:00 p.m., MW Network	Weber State	W 85−66	–	17 – Martinez	7 – Johnson	6 – Allen	Smith Spectrum (4,157) Logan, UT
Regular season
November 6, 2024* 7:00 p.m., MSN	Alcorn State	W 101−46	1−0	24 – Gateretse	7 – Johnson	6 – Falslev	Smith Spectrum (8,131) Logan, UT
November 9, 2024* 2:00 p.m., MW Network	Charlotte	W 103–74	2–0	23 – Martinez	9 – Gateretse	4 – Tied	Smith Spectrum (7,859) Logan, UT
November 13, 2024* 7:00 p.m., KMYU	Westminster	W 117–53	3–0	24 – Martinez	7 – Gateretse	6 – Albury	Smith Spectrum (8,063) Logan, UT
November 18, 2024* 7:00 p.m., KMYU	Montana	W 95–83	4–0	32 – Martinez	9 – Templin	4 – Allen	Smith Spectrum (8,054) Logan, UT
November 22, 2024* 6:00 p.m., BTN	vs. Iowa Hall of Fame Classic	W 77–69	5–0	25 – Falslev	12 – Falslev	6 – Martinez	T-Mobile Center Kansas City, MO
November 28, 2024* 3:30 p.m., ESPN2	vs. St. Bonaventure NIT Season Tip-Off semifinals	W 72–67	6–0	15 – Falslev	12 – Falslev	6 – Allen	State Farm Field House Bay Lake, FL
November 29, 2024* 4:30 p.m., ESPN2	vs. North Texas NIT Season Tip-Off championship game	W 61–57	7–0	28 – Falslev	11 – Akanno	2 – Tied	State Farm Field House (1,154) Bay Lake, FL
December 4, 2024 7:00 p.m., MW Network	Wyoming	W 70–67	8–0 (1–0)	23 – Martinez	6 – Tied	5 – Allen	Smith Spectrum (8,420) Logan, UT
December 7, 2024* 7:00 p.m., MW Network	Utah Tech	W 92–62	9–0	16 – Akanno	9 – Falslev	7 – Allen	Smith Spectrum (8,270) Logan, UT
December 14, 2024* 2:00 p.m., MW Network	South Florida	W 88–67	10–0	27 – Falslev	9 – Falslev	9 – Falslev	Smith Spectrum (7,644) Logan, UT
December 17, 2024* 7:00 p.m., MW Network	UC San Diego	L 73–75	10–1	18 – Templin	9 – Falslev	5 – Falslev	Smith Spectrum (7,354) Logan, UT
December 22, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Saint Mary's	W 75–68	11–1	18 – Falslev	7 – Akanno	5 – Martinez	University Credit Union Pavilion (3,500) Moraga, CA
December 28, 2024 4:00 p.m., FOX	at San Diego State						Viejas Arena San Diego, CA
December 31, 2024 8:00 p.m., TBA	at Nevada						Lawlor Events Center Reno, NV
January 4, 2025 7:00 p.m., TBA	Fresno State						Smith Spectrum Logan, UT
January 7, 2025 TBA, TBA	at San Jose State						Provident Credit Union Event Center San Jose, CA
January 11, 2025 7:00 p.m., CBSSN	Boise State						Smith Spectrum Logan, UT
January 15, 2025 9:00 p.m., CBSSN	at UNLV						Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, NV
January 22, 2025 7:00 p.m., FS1	Nevada						Smith Spectrum Logan, UT
January 25, 2025 2:00 p.m., TBA	at Air Force						Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO
January 29, 2025 8:00 p.m., FS1	UNLV						Smith Spectrum Logan, UT
February 1, 2025 7:30 p.m., FS1	New Mexico						Smith Spectrum Logan, UT
February 4, 2025 6:30 p.m., TBA	at Wyoming						Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY
February 7, 2025 8:00 p.m., TBA	at Fresno State						Save Mart Center Fresno, CA
February 11, 2025 9:00 p.m., FS1	Colorado State						Smith Spectrum Logan, UT
February 16, 2025 2:00 p.m., CBSSN	at New Mexico						The Pit Albuquerque, NM
February 19, 2025 7:00 p.m., TBA	San Jose State						Smith Spectrum Logan, UT
February 22, 2025 6:00 p.m., CBSSN	San Diego State						Smith Spectrum Logan, UT
February 26, 2025 8:30 p.m., FS1	at Boise State						ExtraMile Arena Boise, ID
March 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., FS1	at Colorado State						Moby Arena Fort Collins, CO
March 8, 2025 2:00 p.m., TBA	Air Force						Smith Spectrum Logan, UT
Mountain West tournament
March 12–15, 2025 TBA	vs.						Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain.

Source^[6]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	—	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV
Coaches	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	RV

References

^ "Washington hires Danny Sprinkle: Utah State coach leaving for Huskies after leading Aggies to NCAA Tournament". CBSSports.com. 2024-03-25. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
^ Conway, Tyler (May 13, 2024). "Great Osobor to Earn $2M in NIL After CBB Transfer to Washington from Utah State". Bleacher Report. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
^ "Joshua Uduje transfers to Spartans". Eurobasket.com. May 25, 2024. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
^ Cotton, Parker (May 6, 2024). "Montana State men's basketball: Max Agbonkpolo commits, Jaden Geron finds new school". Bozeman Daily Chronicle. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
^ Hein, Brett (May 2, 2024). "Weber State basketball: Former Big Sky top freshman Burris brings 'details of winning' to WSU". Standard-Examiner. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
^ "Utah State 2024–25 schedule". UtahStateAggies.com. Retrieved July 30, 2024.

[1] "Washington hires Danny Sprinkle: Utah State coach leaving for Huskies after leading Aggies to NCAA Tournament". CBSSports.com. 2024-03-25. Retrieved 2024-03-27.

[2] Conway, Tyler (May 13, 2024). "Great Osobor to Earn $2M in NIL After CBB Transfer to Washington from Utah State". Bleacher Report. Retrieved September 20, 2024.

[3] "Joshua Uduje transfers to Spartans". Eurobasket.com. May 25, 2024. Retrieved September 20, 2024.

[4] Cotton, Parker (May 6, 2024). "Montana State men's basketball: Max Agbonkpolo commits, Jaden Geron finds new school". Bozeman Daily Chronicle. Retrieved September 20, 2024.

[5] Hein, Brett (May 2, 2024). "Weber State basketball: Former Big Sky top freshman Burris brings 'details of winning' to WSU". Standard-Examiner. Retrieved September 20, 2024.

[utahstateschedule-6] "Utah State 2024–25 schedule". UtahStateAggies.com. Retrieved July 30, 2024.

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