No. 15 Utah State Aggies Host Texas-San Antonio Monday Evening

No. 15 Utah State Aggies Host Texas-San Antonio Monday Evening

LOGAN, Utah-Monday, No. 15 Utah State men’s basketball (4-0) hosts Texas-San Antonio (0-4) at the Spectrum in Logan.

The Aggies continue to impress under head coach Craig Smith who is now 32-7 (.821) at the helm in Logan in his second season.

While star sophomore center Neemias Queta will not be available again this evening, Utah State has still impressed.

Utah State scores 87 points per game, tying them for 20th nationally with Boise State.

Star senior guard Sam Merrill (16.5 points per game, 5 rebounds per game, a team-best 19 assists) is leading the way for Utah State.

Sophomore forward Justin Bean (14.3 points, 11 rebounds per game) is leading the Aggies while sophomore guard Brock Miller (13.8 points) and junior forward Alphonso Anderson (13.3 points, 5.5 rebounds per game) are all scoring in double figures for Utah State.

Aggies opponents only score 54.5 points per game, tying Utah State for 14th nationally with Butler. The stingy Aggies also only allow opponents to shoot 35 percent from the field, ranking them 24th in the country.

Polish national, junior center Kuba Karwowski has 7 blocks on the season for Utah State and Portuguese national, senior guard Diogo Brito has a team-best 8 steals.

The Roadrunners are coached by Steve Henson, who is 51-53 (.490) at the helm at UTSA.

The Roadrunners rank 270th nationally in scoring offense (67 points per game), tying them with Marshall.

Junior guard Jhivvan Jackson ranks ninth nationally with 25.8 points per game, and averages as a team-best 6.8 rebounds per contest.

Junior guard Keaton Wallace (13.8 points, 5 rebounds per game) has also been solid for the Roadrunners. Wallace also has a team-best nine steals.

The UTSA defense has been porous, giving up 80.8 points per game. This ranks the Roadrunners 320th nationally.

The Aggies lead the all-time series against the Roadrunners 2-0.