GAME NOTES – Utah State Men’s Basketball Gears Up for Cayman Islands Classic – Utah State University Athletics


Opening Tips
• Utah State ranks in the top 50 in the nation in several categories, including assists per game (20.00, 22nd), defensive rebounds per game (32.33, 28th), defensive 3-point field goal percentage (.237, 33rd), rebounding margin (+13.00, 37th), assist-to-turnover ratio (1.71, 42nd) and rebounds per game (44.00, 49th).
 
• Graduate senior guard Darius Brown II ranks seventh in the nation in assists per game (7.67) and 39th in 3-pointers made per game (3.33).
 
• Junior wing Great Osobor ranks 19th in the nation in blocks per game (2.67) and 26th in in points per game (22.33).
 
• Redshirt freshman guard Mason Falslev ranks 39th in the nation in assist-to-turnover ratio (5.50).
 
• Utah State is 2-0 this season when scoring at least 80 points.
 
• Utah State has won the rebounding battle in all three of its games this season, including recording more offensive boards in each of the three. 
 
Danny Sprinkle was named the head men’s basketball coach at Utah State on April 7, 2023. 
 
• Utah State is one of just three teams in the nation returning zero points to its 2023-24 roster, joining New Mexico State and Northwestern. The Aggies also have the second-fewest returning rebounds (0.004 percent) and are tied for the second-fewest returning assists (0.003 percent), both behind NMSU.
 
• Utah State returns just three players from its 2022-23 roster, including two redshirts in sophomore center Isaac Johnson and freshman guard Mason Falslev. Sophomore guard Landon Brenchley is the only current USU player who has recorded any stats in an Aggie uniform prior to the 2023-24 campaign.
 
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