Men's Basketball

Utah State University

7400 Old Main Hill - Logan, UT - 84322
Team Office: Tel: (435) 797-2060 Fax: (435) 797-1800
Team website: www.usu.edu/athletics/

Founded in 1888, Utah State offers over 90 Bachelor degree programs, nearly 70 Master's, and 60 PhDs through seven colleges: Agriculture, Business, Education, Engineering, Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, Natural Resources, and Science. US News 2008 report on America's Best Colleges ranked Utah State in the third tier among national institutions.

The campus is located in Logan (pop. 42k) about 60 miles north of Salt Lake City.

School website
www.usu.edu

College Profile

Type:

Public, Co-educational

Religious Affiliation:

None

Enrollment:

22,000

Getting In:

Moderately difficult. ACT: 25/75: 21-26

Tuition + Room & Board:

In-state: ~$9,000
Out-of-State: ~$16,000

Most Popular Majors

Education - Accounting - Economics

Misc. Information

Head coach Stew Morrill completed his 10th season at Utah State in 2007-08. Arriving in 1998-99, Morrill followed Larry Eustachy who had produced five consecutive winning seasons and a .650 winning percentage. Morrill has equalled that and more. Over the last eight seasons, Morrill has posted a .743 winning percentage, won three conference championships, and made seven post season appearances. In 2000 and 2001 he produced identical 28-6 records. For his career, Morrill ranks 24th among active coaches in winning percentage. A former player and assistant coach at Gonzaga, Morrill served as an assistant to Mike Montgomery at Montana before being handed the reins in 1987. In 2007-08, the Aggies finished with a 24-11 record and lost in the first round of the NIT tourney to Illinois State.

Team Name	Aggies
Colors	Navy Blue and White
Division	NCAA Division I
All-Time Record	1371-989 (.580)

Recent Record (Last 8 Years)

	Last Yr	Last Yr - 1	Last Yr - 2	Previous 5 Years
Overall	24-11	23-12	23-9	124-35 (.779)
Conference	12-4	9-7	11-5	68-20 (.772)
Conf. Finish	1	4	2	2, 1, 3, 1, 2
Post Appear.	NIT	NIT	1st Rnd	NCAA 4x
Final 25 Rank	NR	NR	NR	1x

Coaches

Head Coach	Stew Morrill
	Birthday: 1952-07-25
Started at Utah St	1998-99
Contract Expires	tbp
Record as Head Coach	455-224 (.670)
Record at Utah St	237-86 (.733)
Coaching Awards	Big West COTY 2x, Big Sky COTY

Asst. Coaches	Don Verlin, Tim Duryea, James Ware

Recruiting Coordinator

Don Verlin (435) 797-0584, don.verlin@usu.edu

Conference and Schedule

Utah State moved from the Big West Conference to the Western Athletic Conference (www.wacsports.com) in 2005-06. The WAC is a highly competitive athletic conference serving the needs of western universities who fit between national powerhouses and small college programs. Among D1 conferences it is considered average strength. It is comprised of nine teams from seven states. Utah State plays 16 game schedule beginning in January. Utah State will play each team twice, home and away. The farthest conference away game is Hawii, some 3,000 miles from campus. The season concludes with the WAC tournameent (explain seeding)

Conference Opponents

Boise State, Fresno State, Hawaii, Idaho, Louisiana Tech, Nevada, New Mexico State, and San Jose State.

Facilities

The Spectrum
Capacity 10,200, Average attendance: 7,000