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ALPHONSO ANDERSON Senior • G • 6-6 • 220 Tacoma, Wash. 10 Garfield HS/North Idaho College

HONORS: Academic all-Mountain West (2020)... Jamaica Classic all-Tournament team (201920).

2019-20 SEASON (JR): Appeared in every game during the year, starting in four... Named to the Jamaica Classic all-tournament team after averaging 21.5 points and 5.0 rebounds per game against LSU and North Texas... Scored in double figures 12 times, including a season-high 24 points against LSU (11/22)... Only player coming off of the bench to score 20 or more points in a game... Totaled 276 points on the year, averaging 8.1 points per game... Shot 49.0 percent (99-of-202) from the floor, 32.8 percent (21-of-64) from behind the 3-point line and 75.0 percent (57of-76) at the free throw line... Pulled down five or more rebounds in 10 games, including a season-high 11 boards against UTSA (11/18)... Totaled 127 rebounds on the year, averaging 3.7 per contest... Also averaged 1.0 assists, 0.6 steals and 0.2 blocks per game... Earned academic all-Mountain West honors.

BEFORE UTAH STATE: Played one year at North Idaho College, leading the Cardinals to a 31-2 mark and a Northwest Athletic Conference Championship... Finished third on the team with 15.6 points per game, scoring in double figures 22 times, including 12 games with 20 or more points and three games with 30 or more... Shot 48.7 percent (184-of-378) from the floor, 35.7 percent (30-of-84) from behind the 3-point line and 71.9 percent (87-of-121) at the free throw line... Scored a season-high 33 points at Wenatchee Valley, adding a season-high 24 rebounds... Logged a total of eight double-doubles during the year... Led NIC with 9.0 rebounds per game, pulling down double-digit boards in eight games... Was especially active on the offensive glass, tallying multiple offensive rebounds in 21 games... Also averaged 1.1 assists, 1.1 steals and 0.9 blocks per game... Named first-team all-NWAC... NIC led all teams in the NWAC in scoring, averaging 114 points per game.

HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Garfield High School in Seattle, Wash., leading the team to a state championship as a junior... Logged 17 points and 14 rebounds in the championship game... Averaged 16.6 points, 10.3 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.1 steals per game as a junior, shooting 52 percent from the floor and 37 percent from behind the 3-point line... Led GHS to a third-place finish at state as a senior, averaging 13 points and 6.7 rebounds per game.

PERSONAL: Son of Christina Tate and Rodney Anderson... Majoring in communication with a minor in business management.

KUBA KARWOWSKI Senior • C • 7-2 • 220 Warsaw, Poland 52 North Platte Community College

2019-20 SEASON (JR): Appeared in 15 games, including seven starts... Averaged 10.7 minute sper game... Totaled 40 points on the year, averaging 2.7 points per game... Scored a season-high 16 points against Eastern Oregon (12/28)... Shot 60.7 percent (17-of-28) from the floor and 35.3 percent (6-of-17) at the free throw line... Pulled down 48 total rebounds during the year, averaging 3.2 per contest... Recorded a season-high 10 rebounds against UTSA (11/28)... Finished third on the team with 15 blocks, recording season highs of our blocks in two games... Also totaled 11 assists and seven steals... Named a Joe E. & Elma Whitesides Scholar Athlete.

BEFORE UTAH STATE: Played two years at North Platte Community College, appearing in 55 games for the Knights and starting in 42... Led NPCC to a 24-5 record as a sophomore, averaging a near double-double of 9.7 points and 8.9 rebounds per game... Scored in double figures in 15 games, including a career-high 21 points against Eastern Wyoming... Recorded seven double-doubles during the year, pulling down double-digit rebounds in 12 games... Led the Knights with 66 blocks... Finished third in the NJCAA in shooting percentage, converting 70.6 percent (108-of-153) from the floor... Named first-team all-Region IX as a sophomore... Logged six double-doubles as a freshman, recording both a season-high 20 points and 13 rebounds against Northwest Kansas Tech... Led the Knights with 53 blocks, recording multiple rejections in 14 games.

PERSONAL: One of two children of Leszek Karwowski and Magdalena Karwowska... Majoring in sociology and criminal justice.

MARCO ANTHONY Redshirt Junior • G • 6-5 • 225 San Antonio, Texas 44 Holmes HS/Virginia

2019-20 SEASON (JR): Did not participate as a redshirt after transferring from Virginia, per NCAA rules... Named a Joe E. & Elma Whitesides Scholar Athlete.

BEFORE UTAH STATE: Played two years at Virginia, appearing in 35 games for the Cavaliers... Recorded career highs of 10 points, four rebounds, four assists and two steals... Helped Virginia capture the 2019 NCAA National Championship.

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner at Holmes High School in San Antonio, Texas... Averaged double figures in scoring all four years... Averaged 25.5 points, 10.2 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game as a senior... Named first-team all-conference after averaging 20.0 points, 7.4 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game as a junior... Named first-team all-conference after averaging 19.3 points, 7.2 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game as a sophomore... Averaged 10.2 points per game as a freshman.

PERSONAL: One of three children of Charles and Monica Gantt... Majoring in political science.

JUSTIN BEAN Junior • F • 6-7 • 210 Moore, Okla. 34 Southmoore HS

RECORDS: Single-season double-doubles (16, t-7th)... single-season rebounds (356, 5th).

HONORS: Academic all-Mountain West (2019, 2020)... Mountain West Scholar-Athlete (2019, 2020)... Jamaica Classic MVP (2019-20)... Whitesides Scholar-Athlete (2019, 2020).

2019-20 SEASON (SO): Named third-team all-Mountain West and to the MW all-defensive team... Named MVP of the Jamaica Classic after averaging a double-double of 14.0 points and 13.0 rebounds per game against LSU and North Texas... Ranked 17th in the nation with 16 double-doubles during the year, the most by an Aggie since the 1976-77 season... Averaged 11.9 points and 10.5 rebounds per game to become the first Aggie to average a double-double since Mike Santos in 1976-77... Scored in double figures in 21 times, including a season-high 24 points at St. Mary’s (11/29)... Shot 51.8 percent (155-of-299) from the floor, 27.6 percent (8-of-29) from behind the 3-point line and 80.6 percent (87-of-108) at the free throw line... Pulled down five or more rebounds in all but two games and double-digit rebounds in 24 games... Logged a season-high 16 rebounds against Boise State (2/8)... Totaled 356 rebounds during the year, marking the fifth-highest single-season total in school history... Led the Aggies with 51 steals on the year, averaging 1.5 per game to rank second in the Mountain West... Led the conference with 1.9 steals per game during MW play... Also averaged 2.1 assists and 0.7 blocks per game... One of only two Aggies to appear and start in every game during the season... Named a Joe E. & Elma Whitesides Scholar Athlete... Named a Mountain West Scholar Athlete and earned academic all-Mountain West.

2018-19 SEASON (RS-FR): Appeared in 29 games during the year, averaging 12.1 minutes per contest... Scored in double figures four times, including a career-high 14 points against New Mexico in quarterfinals of the Mountain West Tournament (3/14)... Also logged his first career double-double against the Lobos after pulling down a career-high 15 rebounds... Recorded five or more rebounds 10 times during the season, totaling 109 rebounds on the year and averaging 3.8 per game (10thmost by a freshman in USU history)... Totaled 118 points during the year, averaging 4.1 points per game... Shot 51.2 percent (44-of-86) from the floor, 16.7 percent (1-of-6) from behind the 3-point line and 76.3 percent (29-of-38) at the free throw line... Was 5-of-6 from the free throw line with less than a minute on the clock... Totaled 22 assists on the year, including a career-high three helpers against Fresno State (3/15) and UNLV (2/2)... Recorded 19 steals, including a career-high three against New Mexico (2/20) and at San José State (1/16)... Logged eight blocks during the year, including a career-high two against New Mexico (2/20) and Air Force (1/5)... Named a Joe E. & Elma Whitesides Scholar Athlete.. Named a Mountain West Scholar Athlete and earned academic all-Mountain West.

2017-18 SEASON (FR): Spent his first season at Utah State as a redshirt.

HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Southmoore High School in Moore, Okla… Earned first-team all-conference honors as a junior when he was the third-leading scorer in the state of Oklahoma… Led Southmoore HS in both scoring and rebounding as a junior, averaging close to 22 points and 11 rebounds per game… Named to several all-tournament teams, including the Bartlesville all-tournament team and John Nobles all-tournament team… Averaged 16 points and nine rebounds per game as a senior, following ACL reconstruction six months before the season opener... Named all-conference and to the Oklahoma Basketball Coaches Association first team during his final year. PERSONAL: One of five children of Gordon and Shauna Bean… Father, Gordon, played collegiate basketball at Idaho State, helping the Bengals to an NCAA Tournament appearance in 1987… Graduated among the top 10 percent of his class… Earned the Masonic Award for academics… Served a two-year LDS Church Mission in Reno, Nev. (2015-17)... Majoring in exercise science.

BROCK MILLER Junior • G • 6-5 • 200 Sandy, Utah 22 Brighton HS

RECORDS: Single-game 3-point attempts (19, 1st)... Single-game 3-point field goals (7, t-6th).

HONORS: Academic all-Mountain West (2019, 2020)... Mountain West Scholar-Athlete (2018, 2019, 2020)... Whitesides Scholar-Athlete (2018, 2019, 2020).

2019-20 SEASON (SO): Appeared in 34 games and started in 29, while averaging 26.2 minutes per game... Scored in double figures in 11 games during the year, including a season-high 27 points against Denver (11/12)... Totaled 285 points, averaging 8.4 per game... Shot 35.2 percent (100-of-284) from the floor, 30.5 percent (61-of-200) from behind the 3-point line and 82.8 percent (24-of-29) at the free throw line... Attempted a school-record 19 3-pointers against Saint Katherine (12/10)... Made seven 3-point baskets against Denver to tie for sixth all-time in a single game in school history... Pulled down five or more rebounds in four games, including a season-high six in two games... Totaled 79 rebounds on the year, averaging 2.3 boards per contest... Recorded multiple assists in nine games, finishing with 34 on the year and averaging 1.0 per game... Also recorded 16 steals and one block during the year... Named a Joe E. & Elma Whitesides Scholar Athlete... Named a Mountain West Scholar-Athlete and earned academic all-Mountain West.

2018-19 SEASON (RS-FR): Appeared and started in all 35 games during the season, averaging 26.1 minutes per game... The 35 games started ranks first by a freshman in USU history, while the 35 games played ranks second by a freshman in USU history... Appeared in 914 minutes, the fifth-most by a freshman in USU history... Totaled 284 points on the year, averaging 8.1 points per game... The 284 points are the ninth-most by a freshman in USU history... Scored in double figures in 13 games, including a season-high 26 points against Mississippi Valley State (11/13)... Shot 37.3 percent (107of-287) from the floor, 36.4 percent (79-of-217) from behind the 3-point line and 89.3 percent (24-of-27) at the free throw line... The 95 made field goals are the 10th-most by a freshman in USU history... Set the USU freshman record with 198 3-point attempts, making 70, the second-most by a freshman in USU history... The 35.4 percent 3-point field goal percentage is sixth by a freshman in USU history... Totaled 62 rebounds on the year, averaging 1.8 per game... Recorded a career-high five rebounds against Washington (3/22) and against San Diego State (2/26)... Totaled 43 assists, including a career-high four at San José State (1/16)... Also logged 11 steals and three blocks during the year... Named a Joe E. & Elma Whitesides Scholar Athlete... Named a Mountain West Scholar-Athlete and earned academic all-Mountain West.

2017-18 SEASON (FR): Appeared in each of the first five games before missing the rest of the year because of a foot injury... Played in a season-high 29 minutes at Portland State, scoring a season-high 15 points... Averaged 6.8 points per game... Shot 46.2 percent (12-of-26) from the floor, 47.4 percent (9-of-19) from behind the 3-point line and 100.0 percent (1-of-1) at the free throw line... Pulled down a season-high four rebounds at Weber State (11/10) as part of seven total rebounds during the year... Recorded one assist against Montana State (11/13) and one steal against Mississippi Valley State (11/15)... Named a Mountain West Scholar-Athlete.

HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Brighton High School in Sandy, Utah, where he led the Bengals to a runner-up finish in the Utah 5A State finals as a senior… Averaged 22.3 points, 3.9 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 0.9 steals per game as a senior, earning first-team all-state honors by the Deseret News… Averaged 18 points and six rebounds per game as a junior, despite missing half the year with injuries, as the Bengals advanced to the state semifinals… Scored 20 or more points in a game seven times during his junior year… Started for USA basketball and was one of the top scorers during the Albert Schweitzer games in the summer of 2014, serving as a team captain… Helped Brighton HS to a Region 1 championship during his sophomore year.

PERSONAL: Youngest of five children of Bret and Cathy Miller… Married in May, 2019, to his wife Bailey... Older brothers Corbin (Harvard) and Brandon (Dixie State) also played collegiate basketball… Father, Brett, played college basketball at BYU-Hawaii… Served a two-year LDS Church mission in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 2015-17… Has an autoimmune disease known as alopecia, which prevents the growth of hair on his body... Majoring in business administration.

NEEMIAS QUETA Junior • C • 7-0 • 245 Barreiro, Portugal 23 Benfica SL B

RECORDS: Single-season blocks (84, 1st)... single-game blocks (6, 3rd).

HONORS: Second-team all-Mountain West (2019, 2020)... Mountain West all-tournament team (2019, 2020)... NABC second-team all-district 17 (2019, 2020)... Mountain West Freshman of the Year (2019)... Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year (2019)... USBWA all-district VIII (2019).

2019-20 SEASON (SO): Named second-team all-Mountain West and a member of the MW all-defensive team... Named to the Mountain West all-Tournament team... Named second-team all-district 17 by the NABC... Appeared in 22 games during the year, starting in 20... Averaged 26.8 minutes per game... Scored in double figures in 14 games, including a season-high 23 points against San José State (2/25)... Totaled 286 points during the year, averaging 13.0 per game to finish second on the team... Shot 62.4 percent (108-of-173) from the floor, 100.0 percent (1-of-1) from behind the 3-point line and 67.0 percent (69-of-103) at the free throw line... Pulled down five or more rebounds in 18 games and double-digit rebounds in six contests... Recorded a season-high 15 rebounds against Wyoming (2/19) and totaled 171 rebounds on the year, averaging 7.8 boards per contest... Logged a double-double in four games... Recorded multiple assists in 13 games, including a season-high five in two contests... Totaled 41 assists on the year and averaged 1.9 per contest... Led the Aggies with 38 blocks, averaging 1.7 per game... Led the Mountain West in league play with 1.7 blocks in conference games... Blocked a season-high five shots in two games... Also recorded nine steals during the year.

2018-19 SEASON (FR): Mountain West Freshman of the Year... Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year... Named second-team all-Mountain West and a member of the Mountain West all-Tournament team... Also named second-team all-district 17 by the NABC and all-district VIII by the USBWA... Appeared and started in all 35 games during the year, marking the most starts and the second-most appearances by a freshman in USU history... Set the single-season school record in blocks with 84... Averaged a school-record and Mountain West-leading 2.4 blocks per game... Recorded multiple blocks in 22 games during the year... Tallied a season-high six blocks in two games, including against Fresno State (1/9) and against New Mexico (3/14) in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West Tournament... The six blocks against the Lobos marked a MW Tournament record for a freshman and the third-most in a MW Tournament game in league history... The six blocks also marked a MW freshman record and the third-most by an Aggie in school history... Recorded a block in 29 straight games to open the year, marking the longest streak in Utah State history... Pulled down a team-high and USU freshman-record 312 rebounds, marking the most by an Aggie since the 1976-77 season... Recorded five or more rebounds in a game in all but two games during the year and 10 or more rebounds in 13 games, including a season-high 19 boards at UC Irvine (12/1)... Led the team with 10 double-doubles during the year... Totaled 414 points, the fourth-most by a freshman in USU history, averaging 11.8 points per game, the fifth-most by a freshman in USU history... Scored in double figures in 24 games during the year, including a pair of games with 20 or more points... Scored a season-high 24 points against Saint Mary’s (11/19)... Shot 61.4 percent (167-of-272) from the floor, the eighth-best percentage in a single season and the second-best percentage by a freshman in USU history... Shot 40.0 percent (2-of-5) from behind the 3-point line and 56.5 percent (78-of138) at the free throw line... Totaled 57 assists on the year, tied for the ninth-most by a freshman in USU history, including a season-high six at Fresno State (2/5)... Recorded 23 steals, including a season-high three at BYU (12/5)... Also appears in the freshman records in rebounds per game (8.9, 2nd), free throws attempted (138, 2nd), minutes (949, 3rd), field goals made (167, 3rd), field goals attempted (272, 5th), free throws made (78, 5th) and minutes per game (27.1, 6th).

BEFORE UTAH STATE: Member of the U20 Portuguese National team at the European Championships, averaging 14.3 points per game to finish second on the team… Led Portugal with 10.3 rebounds per game… Led the entire tournament field with 2.9 blocks per game… Recorded a pair of double-doubles during the tournament, including a near triple-double against the Netherlands, scoring 20 points, pulling down 14 rebounds and blocking nine shots… Led all players on the floor in the tournament finale for Portugal with 27 points and 13 rebounds… Finished third on the team with 10.2 points per game during the U18 Championships… Led Portugal with 8.6 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game… Played club basketball with Benfica SL B during the 2017-18 season.

PERSONAL: Son of Mica and Dyaneuba Queta... Majoring in communication.

SEAN BAIRSTOW Sophomore • G • 6-8 • 190 Brisbane, Australia 2 Churchie

2019-20 SEASON (FR): Appeared in 32 games during the year... Totaled 89 points, averaging 2.8 points per game... Scored a season-high 14 points against Eastern Oregon (12/28), while playing in a season-high-tying 31 minutes... Shot 44.6 percent (33-of-74) from the floor, 33.3 percent (8-of-24) from behind the 3-point line and 71.4 percent (15-of-21) at the free throw line... Pulled down a season-high six rebounds in two games, averaging 1.5 boards per contest... Also averaged 1.0 assists and 0.2 steals per game... Won the Slam Dunk competition at the annual Aggie Madness event to begin the year.

BEFORE UTAH STATE: Prepped at Churchie High School in Brisbane, Australia, where he averaged 22 points and 10 rebounds per game... Member of the U19 Australian National Team and a two-year member of the U20 Queensland team.

PERSONAL: Son of Ian and Penny Bairstow... Older sister, Stephanie, played at Utah State during the 2012-13 and 2013-14 seasons... Older brother, Cam, was an all-conference performer at New Mexico from 2011-14, and was drafted by a Chicago Bulls in 2014... Majoring in exercise science.

TREVIN DORIUS Sophomore • C • 7-0 • 240 Heber City, Utah 32 Wasatch HS

HONORS: Academic all-Mountain West (2020)... Mountain West Scholar-Athlete (2020)... Whitesides Scholar-Athlete (2019, 2020).

2019-20 SEASON (RS-FR): Appeared in 25 games, including three starts... Averaged 8.6 minutes per game... Scored in double figures in two games, including a season-high 12 points against Eastern Oregon (12/28)... Totaled 68 points on the year to average 2.7 points per game... Shot 51.9 percent (28-of-54) from the floor and 38.7 percent (12-of-31) at the free throw line... Recorded a season-high 11 rebounds against Saint Katherine (12/10) and recorded his first career double-double during the game with 10 points... Totaled 64 rebounds on the year and averaged 2.6 per game... Also totaled nine blocks, five assists and four steals during the year... Named a Joe E. & Elma Whitesides Scholar Athlete... Named a Mountain West Scholar Athlete and earned academic all-Mountain West. 2016-17 SEASON (FR): Spent his first season at USU as a redshirt... Joe E. & Elma Whitesides Scholar Athlete recipient. HIGH SCHOOL: Two-year letterwinner in basketball at Wasatch High School in Heber, Utah... Named all-region as a senior when he averaged close to 10 points and eight rebounds per game... Played AAU with UBC for two years. PERSONAL: One of five children of Jeff and Jen Dorius... Father played basketball at Snow College... Mother was a swimmer at BYU... Served a two-year LDS Church Mission in Scottsdale, Ariz. (2017-2019)... Majoring in business management.

LIAM McCHESNEY Redshirt Freshman • F • 6-10 • 185 Prince Rupert, Canada 13 Charles Hays Secondary

2019-20 SEASON (FR): Spent his first season at Utah State as a redshirt.

HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Charles Hays Secondary School, leading the team to the 2019 Provincial Championship... Averaged 35 points and eight assists as a senior, earning MVP honors of the provincial championships... Averaged 30 points, 14 rebounds and five assists per game as a junior... Member of the U17 Canadian National Team as a junior and a member of the pool for the U17 Canadian National Team as a sophomore.

PERSONAL: Son of Rick and Jacquie McChesney... Majoring in business.

STEVEN ASHWORTH Freshman • G • 6-1 • 170 Alpine, Utah 3 Lone Peak HS

HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year starter at Lone Peak High School (Alpine, Utah)... Led the Knights to the Utah 6A state title after averaging 16.4 points, 7.4 assists, 4.1 rebounds and 3.1 steals per game as a senior... Scored a team-best 29 points in the opening round of the GEICO High School Nationals, recording all of his points in the second half... Named to the GEICO National all-tournament team and the Utah Valley Boys Basketball Player of the Year, Utah 6A MVP and first-team all-state during his final year at Lone Peak HS... Finished second in the state in assists per game... Led Lone Peak HS to a runner-up finish at state as a junior after averaging 13.9 points, 6.9 assists, 5.5 rebounds and 2.5 steals per game.

PERSONAL: One of five sons of Danny and Denise Ashworth... Served a two-year mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Indianapolis, Indiana... Earned academic all-state honors as a senior... Named Knight of the Year after graduating from Lone Peak HS with a 4.0

GPA... Earned his Eagle Scout award.

MAX SHULGA Freshman • G • 6-4 • 197 Kiev, Ukraine 11 Basketball School of Excellence (Torrelodones, Spain)

BEFORE UTAH STATE: Anticipated to play with the Ukrainian U20 and U18 teams during the summer of 2020 before the European Championships were canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic... Appeared on the Ukrainian national team in the U18 FIBA European Championships, during the summer of 2019, scoring in double figures in all but two games during the tournament... Scored a tournament-best 22 points against Bosnia and Herzegovina... Scored 20 points against North Macedonia, scoring 21 points and adding 16 rebounds for his first of two double-doubles... Logged 18 points and 10 rebounds in a game against Georgia and finished the tournament averaging 13.3 points, 7.3 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 2.0 steals per game... Proved to be the top shooter in the tournament, connecting on 61.9 percent from the floor, including 65.2 percent from inside the 3-point line and 52.9 percent from beyond the arc... Attended high school at the Basketball School of Excellence in Torrelodones, Spain, where he led the league in scoring, averaging 16 points per game, and also led the league in free throw attempts, averaging 3.8 per contest.

PERSONAL: Oldest of two children of Boris Shulga and Olga Sosnovska... Majoring in agribusiness... Speaks four languages, including Ukrainian, Russian, Spanish and English.

KARSON STASTNY Freshman • G • 6-4 • 175 Celina, Texas 21 Celina HS

HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Celina High School (Celina, Texas), scoring more than 2,000 points and tallying more than 500 assists over the course of his career... Averaged more than 20 points per game and added five rebounds and five assists per contest as a senior... Shot 64.2 percent from the floor, including 45 percent from behind the 3-point line, and 82.7 percent at the free throw line... Four-time district MVP...Three-time Texas Area Basketball Coaches (TABC) all-region selection... TABC all-state selection as a senior... Two-time firstteam all-area selection... Earned all-Texomaland first-team honors and all-Texomaland newcomer awards... Also excelled on the track, where he won a district championship in the 200-meters and high jump, while also competing in the triple jump. PERSONAL: Youngest of three children of Karla and Bobby Stastny... Oldest sister, Presley, played collegiate basketball at Lipscomb... Older sister, Kennedee, played collegiate basketball at Boston University... Father, Bobby, was his high school coach at Celina HS... Member of the National Honor Society, National BETA Club, National Math Society and the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America... Graduated in the top 10 percent of his class.

ZAHAR VEDISCHEV Freshman • G • 6-6 • 180 Moscow, Russia 30 PBC Lokomotiv Kuban-2

BEFORE UTAH STATE: Played for the Russian national team at the U19 World Basketball Championships... Finished the tournament as the 10th-best scorer, averaging 16.5 points per game and scoring 22 or more points in each of his final three games... Scored a team-high 24 points and shot 53.3 percent (8-of-15) from the floor and 55.6 percent (5-of-9) from behind the 3-point line in the quarterfinals against the U.S.A... Scored 22 points and added nine assists against Serbia in the next round, shooting 50.0 percent (8-of-16) from the floor and a scorching 66.7 percent (6-of-9) from behind the 3-point line... Played two seasons for PBC Lokomotiv Kuban-2 in Krasnodar, Russia, averaging 28.5 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game.

PERSONAL: Oldest of three children of Andrei and Ksenia Vedischev... Majoring in business... Speaks French, Russian and English.

MATTHEW WICKIZER Freshman • F • 6-9 • 210 North Salt Lake City, Utah 35 Kearns HS

HIGH SCHOOL: Played his senior year at Kearns High School (Utah), leading the Cougars to an overall mark of 20-4 and a Region 2 title during the 2017-18 season...Helped the team to wins in 13 of their final 15, scoring in double figures in each of the final four games... Scored in double figures in eight contests during the season, including a season-high 20 points on Feb. 13, 2018, against Hillcrest... Pulled down five or more rebounds in 14 games and logged 10 or more rebounds in two games as he finished with double-double performances of 15 points and 11 rebounds against Cyprus (Jan. 3, 2018) and 18 points and 10 rebounds against Granger (Feb. 15, 2018)... Earned second-team all-Region 2 honors by the Deseret News.

PERSONAL: One of four children of Nathan and Heather Wickizer... Served a two-year mission for the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Milan, Italy... Named academic all-state and graduated with high honors at Kearns HS... Father, Nathan, played at basketball at USU from 199295, leading the Aggies in blocks for three seasons and still ranks second in

career blocks with 148... Majoring in business administration.

ROLLIE WORSTER Freshman • G • 6-3 • 200 Missoula, Mont. 24 Hellgate HS

HIGH SCHOOL: Two-time Montana Gatorade Player of the Year... Led Hellgate High School (Missoula, Mont.) to a share of the Montana state AA title as a senior, averaging 20.7 points, 7.1 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 2.3 steals per game... Scored the most points in Hellgate history and finished second in school history in assists and third in career rebounds... Four-time all-state and all-conference selection... Led Hellgate to a state runner-up finish as a junior, leading the state in scoring and averaging 22.2 points, 5.9 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 1.3 steals per game... Also excelled on the football field, earning firstteam all-state honors as a safety and honorable mention all-state honors at quarterback... Threw for 3,400 yards and rushed for more than 2,000 yards in his career.

PERSONAL: Youngest of three children of Scott Worster... Earned academic all-state honors as a senior... Majoring in kinesiology.

SZYMON ZAPALA Freshman • C • 6-11 • 240 Zaborze, Poland 12 SMS PZkosz Wladyslawowo

BEFORE UTAH STATE: Played for the Polish national team at the 2019 U18 FIBA European Championships, averaging 7.5 points, 5.1 rebounds and 1.0 blocks per game as his team finished second... Scored in double figures in two games during the championships, logging a tournament-high 16 points against Estonia on 7-of-10 shooting from the floor.. Added 10 points in the semifinals against the Czech Republic, finishing the tournament shooting 61.0 percent (25of-41) from the floor... Nationally, played for Trefl Sopot in the U20 Polish Cup, helping his side to the championships and earning MVP honors... At the high school level, averaged 17.9 points, 13.5 rebounds, 2.4 blocks and 2.1 assists per game for SMS PZkosz Wladyslawowo... Averaged 4.2 offensive rebounds per game, while shooting 58.6 percent from the floor and 47.1 percent from behind the 3-point line.

PERSONAL: Son of Ryszard and Jolanta Zapala... Undecided on a major course of study.

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SEAN BAIRSTOW 6-8 • 190 • G • SO BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA

3STEVEN ASHWORTH 6-1 • 170 • G • FR

ALPINE, UTAH

10 ALPHONSO ANDERSON 6-6 • 220 • F • SR

TACOMA, WASH. 11

MAX SHULGA 6-4 • 197 • G • FR.

KIEV, UKRAINE 12

SZYMON ZAPALA 6-11 • 240 • C • FR.

ZABRZE, POLAND 13

LIAM MCCHESNEY 6-10 • 185 • F • R-FR PRINCE RUPERT, CANADA

21 KARSON STASTNY 6-4 • 175 • G • FR.

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BROCK MILLER 6-5 •200 • G • JR

SANDY, UTAH 23

NEEMIAS QUETA 7-0 • 245 • C • JR BARREIRO, PORTUGAL

24 ROLLIE WORSTER 6-3 • 200 • G • FR MISSOULA, MONT.

30 ZAHAR VEDISCHEV 6-6 • 180 • G • FR MOSCOW, RUSSIA 32

TREVIN DORIUS 7-0 • 240 • C • SO HEBER CITY, UTAH 34

JUSTIN BEAN 6-7 • 210 • F • JR MOORE, OKLA. 35

MATTHEW WICKIZER 6-9 • 210 • F • FR NORTH SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH

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MARCO ANTHONY 6-5 • 225 • G • R-JR SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS

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KUBA KARWOWSKI 7-2 • 220 • C • JR WARSAW, POLAND

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CRAIG SMITH HEAD COACH THIRD YEAR

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AUSTIN HANSEN ASSISTANT COACH THIRD YEAR

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ERIC PETERSON ASSISTANT COACH THIRD YEAR

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DAVID RAGLAND ASSISTANT COACH THIRD YEAR

ABOUT COACH SMITH

Personal:

• Hometown - Stephen, Minn. • Wife - Darcy • Children - Landon, Brady, Carson, Lauren

Educational Background

• College - North Dakota, 1996 (Secondary Education) Northern State, 1998 (Master’s Degree - Teaching & Learning)

Coaching Experience

• Asst. Coach - Mayville State (1997) • Grad. Asst. - Northern State (1998) • Asst. Coach - Minot State (1999-2001) • Asst. Coach - North Dakota State (2002-04) • Head Coach - Mayville State (2005-07) • Asst. Coach - Colorado State (2008-12) • Asst. Coach - Nebraska (2013-14) • Head Coach - South Dakota (2015-18) • Head Coach - Utah State (2019-pres.)

Smith’s Coaching Record

2004-05 Mayville State 17-14

NAIA D-II First Round

2005-06 Mayville State 28-6

NAIA D-II Quarterfinals

2006-07 Mayville State 27-9

NAIA D-II Runner-Up

2014-15 South Dakota 17-16 2015-16 South Dakota 14-18 2016-17 South Dakota 22-12

NIT First Round

2017-18 South Dakota 26-9

CBI First Round

2018-19 Utah State 28-7

NCAA First Round

2019-20 Utah State 26-8

NCAA Tournament

Nine Seasons 205-99

CRAIG SMITH Head Coach • 205-99 (Nine Seasons) • Third Season • North Dakota (1996)

Since being named the 19th head men’s basketball coach in Utah State history on March 26, 2018, Craig Smith has led the Aggies to a wealth of success over his first two years. The run has included back-to-back Mountain West Tournament Championships, a share of the 2019 Mountain West regular season title and back-to-back NCAA Tournament berths. Under Smith, Utah State has compiled an overall mark of 54-15, including a 27-9 mark in the Mountain West.

The Aggies have been especially strong at home under Smith, logging a record of 29-2 inside the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum, making Utah State one of just 13 teams in the nation with two or fewer losses at home over the last two years. USU has also recorded more points than any other two-year span in school history as his 2018-19 squad scored a school-record 2,753 points, with the 2019-20 team scoring 2,600 points, third-most in school history. the Coyotes to a 79-55 (.590) record, including a 38-26 (.594) mark in the Summit League. In his last two seasons at USD, he led the program to back-to-back postseason appearances (NIT, CBI) and a conference championship (2017), as the Coyotes produced a 48-21 (.696) record, including a 23-7 (.767) mark in league play.

During the 2017-18 season at South Dakota, Smith led the Coyotes to a 26-9 record, which is the second-most wins in school history, and its best record in their 10 years at the Division I level. USD also finished second in its conference during the 2017-18 campaign with an 11-3 mark and advanced to the championship game of the Summit League Tournament, followed by an appearance in the College Basketball Invitational, which was its second-straight postseason appearance. In all, USD did not lose back-to-back games once during the 2017-18 regular season.

In all, Smith has 24 years of collegiate coaching experience, including nine years as a head coach, and has been to postseason play 12 times during his career, while winning four regular season and four postseason conference championships. As a head coach, Smith has been named conference Coach of the Year four times (2006, 2007, 2017, 2019) in addition to receiving the NAIA II National Coach of the Year Award in 2007, the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) District 12 Coach of the Year Award in 2017, and NABC District 17 Coach of the Year and USBWA District VIII Coach of the Year in 2019.

In his first year at the helm at Utah State, Smith led the Aggies to a 28-7 record, the most wins by a first-year head coach and the third-most wins overall in school history. USU advanced the NCAA Tournament, earning a No. 8 seed, the highest in program history, and logged school records of 2,753 points and 147 blocks.

Smith was equally as successful in his second year, guiding Utah State to an overall mark of 26-8, a second-straight Mountain West Tournament championship and an NCAA Tournament berth. The Aggies were one of just 12 teams in the nation to secure a tournament spot before the event was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Individually, players have thrived under Smith as Sam Merrill was the 2019 MW Player of the Year, the first player in MW history to earn back-to-back MW Tournament MVP honors, a two-time first-team all-MW selection and a 2019 AP honorable mention All-American. Neemias Queta was the 2019 MW Freshman of the Year, 2019 MW Defensive Player of the Year, two-time all-MW selection and two-time MW all-defensive team honoree. Justin Bean was most recently named thirdteam all-MW in 2020, along with earning MW all-defensive team honors.

The Aggies have also excelled in the classroom under Smith, earning an NCAA Division I-best seven NABC Honors Court accolades in 2020, while eight student-athletes have earned a total of 13 academic all-MW awards and six more have earned a total of nine MW scholar-athlete accolades. Statistically, South Dakota led the Summit League and ranked 12th in the nation in scoring margin (+12.2 points per game) during the 2017-18 season, while also ranking first in the conference and 32nd nationally in field goal percentage defense (.409), and first in the conference and 36th in the nation in field goal percentage offense (.476). USD also ranked third in the Summit League and 35th in the nation in scoring offense (80.9 points per game) during the 2017-18 campaign, second in the conference and 30th in the nation in turnovers (11.1 per game), and second in the league and 20th nationally in turnover margin (+3.2 per game). The Coyotes also led the league and ranked 65th nationally in 3-point field goal percentage defense (.329) last season and were first in the conference in scoring defense (68.7 points per game), while also ranking second in the conference in both free throws made (555) and attempted (740).

Following the 2016-17 season, Smith was named the Summit League and NABC District 12 Coach of the Year as he led South Dakota to a 22-12 record, including a 12-4 mark in league play, to win its second-ever Division I conference championship. The Coyotes concluded the season by playing in the National Invitation Tournament.

During his four years as the head coach at South Dakota, Smith coached nine players who earned a total of 11 Summit League honors, including Matt Mooney, who was a two-time first-team all-league honoree and a two-time NABC All-District 12 team member.

Prior to being the head coach at South Dakota, Smith spent two seasons as an assistant at Nebraska (2013-14) and five seasons as an assistant at Colorado State (2008-12), helping the Cornhuskers to the 2014 NCAA Tournament and the Rams to the 2012 NCAA Tournament. While at CSU, Smith also helped the Rams advance to the 2010 CBI Tournament and the 2011 NIT.

Smith’s other head coaching stint was at Mayville State University in North Dakota, where he compiled a 72-29 record in three seasons and three-straight NAIA II National Tournament appearances from 2005-07. The Comets were 1-25 the season before Smith’s arrival and competed in the NAIA National Championship game in their third season under Smith.