2019-2020 Utah State Aggies

2019-2020 Utah State Aggies Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
10 Alphonso Anderson Jr PF 6-6 220 Oct 10, 1997 Tacoma (WA) United States Garfield High School
2 Sean Bairstow Fr F 6-8 205 Nov 30, 2000 Brisbane Australia Anglican Church Grammar School
23 Justin Bean So F 6-7 210 Nov 17, 1996 Moore (OK) United States Southmoore High School
1 Carson Bischoff RS-Jr G 6-4 210 Apr 10, 1997 Ogden (UT) United States Weber High School
24 Diogo Brito Sr SG 6-6 205 Apr 24, 1997 Povoa de Varzim Portugal Mountain Mission High School
32 Trevin Dorius Fr F 7-1 240 - Heber City (UT) United States Wasatch High School
4 Roche Grootfaam Jr F 6-8 265 - Paramaribo Republic of Suriname Covenant Christian Academy
52 Kuba Karwowski Jr C 7-2 220 Aug 30, 1996 Warsaw Poland N/A
13 Liam McChesney RS-Fr F 6-9 210 Sep 26, 2001 Prince Rupert Canada Charles Hays Secondary School
5 Sam Merrill Sr G 6-4 205 May 15, 1996 Bountiful (UT) United States Bountiful High School
22 Brock Miller So SG 6-5 200 Mar 5, 1997 Salt Lake City (UT) United States Brighton High School
15 Abel Porter Jr G 6-3 200 - Farmington (UT) United States Davis High School
- Cade Potter RS-Fr PF 6-8 230 - Orange (CA) United States Orange Lutheran High School
23 Neemias Queta So C 7-0 248 Jul 13, 1999 Barreiro Portugal N/A
0 Klay Stall Jr PF 6-10 245 - Chandler (AZ) United States Basha High School

Utah State Transfers Sitting Out 2019-2020

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality Transferred From
44 Marco Anthony Jr G 6-5 223 Jun 15, 1999 San Antonio (TX) United States Virginia

Recent Utah State Aggies History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 28-7 (14-4) 1st (MWC) 3rd Rnd NCAA 2nd Rnd
2022-2023 26-9 (13-5) 2nd (MWC) Runner Up NCAA 1st Rnd
2021-2022 18-16 (8-10) 7th (MWC) 2nd Rnd NIT 1st Rnd
2020-2021 20-9 (15-4) 1st (MWC) Runner Up NCAA 1st Rnd
2019-2020 25-8 (12-6) 2nd (MWC) Champion N/A
2018-2019 28-7 (15-3) 1st (MWC) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2017-2018 17-17 (8-10) 7th (MWC) 3rd Rnd N/A
2016-2017 15-17 (7-11) 8th (MWC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2015-2016 16-15 (7-11) 8th (MWC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2014-2015 18-13 (11-7) 4th (MWC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2013-2014 18-14 (7-11) 8th (MWC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2012-2013 21-10 (11-8) 5th (WAC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2011-2012 21-16 (8-6) 4th (WAC) 1st Rnd CIT Runner Up
2010-2011 30-4 (15-1) 1st (WAC) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2009-2010 27-8 (14-2) 1st (WAC) Runner Up NCAA 1st Rnd
2008-2009 30-5 (14-2) 1st (WAC) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2007-2008 24-11 (12-4) 1st (WAC) 3rd Rnd NIT 1st Rnd
2006-2007 23-12 (9-7) 4th (WAC) Runner Up NIT 1st Rnd
2005-2006 23-9 (11-5) 2nd (WAC) Runner Up NCAA 1st Rnd
2004-2005 24-8 (13-5) 2nd (Big West) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2003-2004 25-4 (17-1) 1st (Big West) 3rd Rnd NIT 2nd Rnd
2002-2003 24-9 (12-6) 3rd (Big West) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd

2019-2020 Utah State Aggies Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Sam Merrill NABC All-District (17) First Team
Neemias Queta NABC All-District (17) Second Team
Sam Merrill Academic All-American Second Team
Sam Merrill Mountain West All-Conference First Team (Coaches)
Neemias Queta Mountain West All-Conference Second Team (Coaches)
Justin Bean Mountain West All-Conference Third Team (Coaches)
Sam Merrill Mountain West All-Conference First Team (Media)
Justin Bean Mountain West All-Conference Second Team (Media)
Neemias Queta Mountain West All-Conference Second Team (Media)
Sam Merrill Mountain West Tournament MVP
Sam Merrill Mountain West All-Tournament Team
Neemias Queta Mountain West All-Tournament Team
Justin Bean Mountain West All-Defensive Team (Coaches)
Neemias Queta Mountain West All-Defensive Team (Coaches)
Neemias Queta Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year (Media)
Sam Merrill Mountain West Player of the Week (Dec 23, 2019)
Sam Merrill Mountain West Player of the Week (Feb 17, 2020)

2019-2020 Utah State Aggies Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters A. Porter S. Merrill D. Brito J. Bean N. Queta
Rotation   B. Miller   A. Anderson  
Rotation       S. Bairstow  
Rotation       R. Grootfaam  
Lim PT   M. Anthony   K. Stall K. Karwowski
Lim PT         T. Dorius

2019-2020 Utah State Aggies Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Sam Merrill 32 35.0 19.7 4.1 3.9 0.9 0.1 1.6
Neemias Queta 22 26.7 13.0 7.8 1.9 0.4 1.7 3.1
Justin Bean 34 29.7 11.9 10.5 2.1 1.5 0.7 1.5
Diogo Brito 34 28.1 8.5 4.5 2.8 1.4 0.3 1.7
Brock Miller 34 26.2 8.4 2.3 1.0 0.5 0.0 1.1
Alphonso Anderson 34 18.0 8.1 3.7 1.0 0.6 0.2 1.3
Abel Porter 34 25.7 5.6 2.4 3.2 0.6 0.1 1.6
Roche Grootfaam 10 6.2 3.6 1.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.3
Sean Bairstow 32 11.7 2.8 1.5 1.0 0.2 0.0 1.1
Trevin Dorius 25 8.6 2.7 2.6 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.5
Kuba Karwowski 15 10.7 2.7 3.2 0.7 0.5 1.0 0.4
Klay Stall 3 5.3 1.7 2.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

2019-2020 Utah State Aggies Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Craig Smith Head Coach 2018-2019 Head Coach (South Dakota, 2014 to 2018)
Austin Hansen Assistant Coach 2018-2019 Assistant Coach (South Dakota, 2014 to 2018)
David Ragland Assistant Coach 2018-2019 Assistant Coach (Valparaiso, 2016 to 2018)
Eric Peterson Assistant Coach 2018-2019 Assistant Coach (South Dakota, 2014 to 2018)
Justin Johnson Special Assistant to the Head Coach 2019-2020 N/A
John Hartwell Athletic Director 2015-2016 Athletic Director (Troy, 2013 to 2015)
Steve Grabowski Director of Basketball Operations 2019-2020 Assistant Coach (North Dakota, 2012 to 2019)
Brandon Ubel Graduate Manager 2019-2020 N/A
Curran Walsh Director of Player Development 2019-2020 Graduate Assistant (Loyola Marymount, 2018 to 2019)
Brandon Wells Athletic Trainer 2017-2018 Assistant Athletic Trainer (Milwaukee, 2012 to 2017)