http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/teams/utah_state_aggies/1395 Recent articles about Utah State Aggies en-us Ben Clifford scored 21 points, one of four men in double figures, and Utah State rolled to a 71-51 victory over UTSA on Saturday night. Utah State (21-9, 11-7 Western Athletic) got 14 points each from Spencer Butterfield and TeNale Roland. Both men hit three 3-pointers. Jared Shaw scored 11 points. Utah State also had a big 42-26 rebounding advantage, with Marvin Jean getting 10 and Shaw getting nine. Utah State had a 22-6 scoring edge off the bench. UTSA (8-21, 3-14) struggled with its shooting, hitting just 19 of 58 for 32.8 percent. Michael Hale III led UTSA with 21 points, including four 3-pointers. Jeromie Hill had 10 points and Kannon Burrage had nine rebounds. Sat, 09 Mar 2013 23:55:34 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/utah_st_71_texas_san_antonio_51/13099654 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/utah_st_71_texas_san_antonio_51/13099654 Utah St. 71, Texas-San Antonio 51 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/utah_st_71_texas_san_antonio_51/13099654 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png On Tuesday BYU will host the Utah State Aggies in a game that was originally supposed to be played back in December, but that was postponed following a health scare for USU player Danny Berger. Following Monday's practice, Coach Rose spoke to the media about the Aggies, the positive steps his team took last week against Portland, and the short turnaround before playing at St. Mary's on Thursday. Mon, 18 Feb 2013 16:32:00 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/cougar_conversations_coach_rose/12942298 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/cougar_conversations_coach_rose/12942298 Cougar Conversations: Coach Rose http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/cougar_conversations_coach_rose/12942298 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Utah State Press Release LOGAN, Utah – Utah State’s Kyisean Reed is a finalist for the “State Farm Dark Horse Dunker” competition, Intersport announced Monday. “State Farm Dark Horse Dunker” nominees are under-the-radar players who have what it takes to compete against the D-I field in Atlanta. The winner will participate in the Denny’s Slam Dunk Competition at the State Farm College Slam Dunk & 3-Point Championships in Atlanta at 5 p.m. (MT), on April 4 on ESPN. Sixteen dunkers have been selected to compete in the “State Farm Dark Horse Dunker” Facebook bracket, which is a five-week knockout competition. Fans will determine the winner by voting during each round at the official Facebook page (facebook.com/CollegeSlam). Each of the 16 finalists are slotted against another Dark Horse Dunker candidate in our bracket. Fans can access the bracket, watch video of each dunker, and vote for their favorite starting Monday at noon. They will be able to vote one time per day, so it’s important Tue, 12 Feb 2013 00:17:05 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/utah_states_kyisean_reed_named_a_finalist_for_state_farm_dark_horse_dunker_competition/12896227 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/utah_states_kyisean_reed_named_a_finalist_for_state_farm_dark_horse_dunker_competition/12896227 Utah State’s Kyisean Reed Named A Finalist For State Farm Dark Horse Dunker Competition http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/utah_states_kyisean_reed_named_a_finalist_for_state_farm_dark_horse_dunker_competition/12896227 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Spencer Butterfield had 22 points and 10 rebounds, both game highs, for his fifth straight double-double and Utah State routed San Jose State 63-36 Friday night. Butterfield was 9 for 11 from the field for the Aggies (17-5, 8-4 WAC), who have beaten the Spartans 12 straight times since 2008. Jarred Shaw and Marcel Davis scored 12 points apiece for Utah State, which has won three in a row, all on the road. D.J. Brown led San Jose State with 16 points. Chris Cunningham had 10 points and nine rebounds but San Jose State still had its season low in points. The Spartans (9-14, 3-9) have lost eight in a row since beating independent New Orleans on Jan. 8. That was the last game James Kinney, SJSU's leading scorer, played in before being suspended for violating team policies. Kinney was averaging 20 points per game. Sat, 09 Feb 2013 01:15:23 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/utah_st_63_san_jose_st_36/12876385 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/utah_st_63_san_jose_st_36/12876385 Utah St. 63, San Jose St. 36 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/utah_st_63_san_jose_st_36/12876385 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Jared Shaw scored 16 points and Utah State held Seattle to 31 percent shooting in a 68-46 victory Saturday night. Spencer Butterfield added 13 points and 11 rebounds for the Aggies (16-5, 7-4 Western Athletic), who outrebounded Seattle 44-25 and completed a sweep of the season series between the two teams. TeNale Roland had 12 points and Marcel Davis 11. Chad Rasmussen led the Redhawks (7-14, 2-9) with 10 points. Seattle made just 18 of 58 shots overall and 2 of 20 from beyond the arc. Shaw hit a layup with 7:10 left in the first half to cap a 10-2 run that put the Aggies ahead 22-13. Utah State extended the lead to 30-19 at halftime and kept it in double digits throughout the second half. The Aggies are playing without leading scorer Preston Medlin (out 6-8 weeks with a fractured wrist) and starter Kyisean Reed (out with a season-ending torn ACL). Sun, 03 Feb 2013 02:01:38 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/utah_st_68_seattle_46/12824404 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/utah_st_68_seattle_46/12824404 Utah St. 68, Seattle 46 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/utah_st_68_seattle_46/12824404 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Utah State forward Danny Berger ran a mile the other day then did some stairs afterward. Not unusual for an athlete, except that he did it just six weeks after he nearly died after collapsing on the basketball court. Now, unless Berger takes his shirt off to reveal where a defibrillator has been implanted in his chest, it's hard to differentiate him from most other 22-year-old college athletes. ''I feel good,'' Berger said after watching his Utah State teammates practice late Tuesday during a 13-game winning streak. ''The doctor said everything looks great. I look normal.'' While previously hopeful he would play again this season, he is resigned that won't happen. But he looks forward to an extra year of eligibility. This was to be his junior season; now he'll have two seasons left. ''I just try to think about the long run,'' said Berger, who was revived after going into cardiac arrest on Dec. 4. ''I have another year. I'll be more ma Wed, 16 Jan 2013 20:19:54 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/utah_states_berger_getting_stronger/12678385 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/utah_states_berger_getting_stronger/12678385 Utah State's Berger getting stronger http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/utah_states_berger_getting_stronger/12678385 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Marcel Davis scored 17 points and Jarred Shaw scored 12 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to pace Utah State to a 69-63 victory over Utah Valley on Saturday night. The lead changed hands 10 times, most of those in the first half, before Utah State (6-1) took control. Utah State shot 54.7 percent from the floor, had a 35-20 rebounding advantage and its bench outscored Utah Valley (5-7) 17-0. Utah Valley had four men score in double figures. They were Alfonzo Hubbard and Holton Hunsaker with 17, Nick Thompson with 13 and Jason Johnson with 10. Utah State's biggest lead -- 12 -- came with 7:24 left in the game. Sun, 16 Dec 2012 00:17:58 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/utah_st_69_utah_valley_st_63/12446704 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/utah_st_69_utah_valley_st_63/12446704 Utah St. 69, Utah Valley St. 63 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/utah_st_69_utah_valley_st_63/12446704 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png A tired but grateful Danny Berger called it a ''miracle'' that he was back to watch his Utah State teammates play days after collapsing on the court and being revived by an assistant trainer. Berger was released from a Salt Lake City area hospital Saturday and back in Logan, flanked by the trainer credited with saving his life and a father who thought the worst upon receiving word of Tuesday's life-threatening incident while driving in the middle of the Nevada desert. ''I immediately thought Hank Gathers because I'm from there,'' Berger's father, Brian, said about the Loyola Marymount star who collapsed and died at age 23 in 1990 during a West Coast Conference Tournament game because of a heart-muscle disorder. ''I didn't know what to think.'' He quipped that Nevada state troopers let him get away with driving 110 mph as he made his way through the desert toward Utah, where he was headed for the Aggies' game Wednesday night against Brigha Sat, 08 Dec 2012 22:40:23 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/utah_state_player_grateful_tired/12395299 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/utah_state_player_grateful_tired/12395299 Utah State player grateful, tired http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/utah_state_player_grateful_tired/12395299 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png A tired but grateful Danny Berger says it is a ''miracle'' he will be back watching his Utah State teammates play only days after collapsing on the court and being revived by an assistant trainer. Berger was released from a Salt Lake City area hospital Saturday and back in Logan, flanked by the trainer credited with saving his life and a father who thought the worst upon receiving word of Tuesday's life-threatening incident while driving in the middle of the Nevada desert. Berger won't play in Saturday's game against Western Oregon, but holds out hope of returning to the court. He says the earliest could be six weeks. The 22-year-old Berger met with the media, his left arm in a sling to protect the miniature defibrillator in his chest. Sat, 08 Dec 2012 19:34:30 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/utah_state_player_who_collapsed_grateful_tired/12394483 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/utah_state_player_who_collapsed_grateful_tired/12394483 Utah State player who collapsed grateful, tired http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/utah_state_player_who_collapsed_grateful_tired/12394483 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Hospital officials say a Utah State basketball player who collapsed at practice has been moved out of the intensive care unit and upgraded to fair condition. Intermountain Medical Center spokesman Jason Carlton says Danny Berger remains at the Salt Lake City-area hospital. The 22-year-old Berger collapsed on the court during a practice Tuesday in Logan. Longtime Utah State assistant athletic trainer Mike Williams is credited with saving Berger's life after Berger went into cardiac arrest. Williams helped Berger regain a heartbeat with the use of a defibrillator. Utah State's game Wednesday night against Brigham Young was postponed. Saturday night's contest against Western Oregon is expected to be played as scheduled in Logan. Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:39:00 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/utah_state_player_in_fair_condition/12381346 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/utah_state_player_in_fair_condition/12381346 Utah State player in fair condition http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/utah_state_player_in_fair_condition/12381346 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Hospital officials say a Utah State basketball player who collapsed at practice and had to be revived continues to make progress but was still listed in critical condition Thursday. Intermountain Medical Center spokesman Jason Carlton says Danny Berger will remain listed as critical as long as he is in the intensive care unit at the Salt Lake City-area hospital. The 22-year-old Berger collapsed on the court during a practice Tuesday in Logan. Longtime Utah State assistant athletic trainer Mike Williams is credited with saving Berger's life after Berger went into cardiac arrest. Williams helped Berger regain a heartbeat with the use of a defibrillator. Utah State's game Wednesday night against Brigham Young was postponed. Saturday night's contest against Western Oregon is expected to be played as scheduled in Logan. Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:39:00 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/berger_improving_after_collapse/12380107 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/berger_improving_after_collapse/12380107 Berger improving after collapse http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/berger_improving_after_collapse/12380107 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png A Utah State basketball player who collapsed at practice and stopped breathing remains in critical condition. Intermountain Medical Center spokesman Jess Gomez says Danny Berger is in critical condition Wednesday morning at the hospital in Murray. Utah State officials said the game scheduled for Wednesday night in Provo between Utah State and Brigham Young has been postponed because of Berger's condition. Emergency responders had to use a defibrillator to get Berger breathing again during practice Tuesday in Logan. It is unknown what caused Berger to collapse. Tests and evaluations are ongoing. The junior from Medford, Ore., is a starting forward for the Aggies. He averages 7.6 points per game and 3.6 rebounds. Wed, 05 Dec 2012 13:42:08 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/utah_st_player_in_critical_condition/12369079 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/utah_st_player_in_critical_condition/12369079 Utah St. player in critical condition http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/utah_st_player_in_critical_condition/12369079 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png A Utah State basketball player who collapsed at practice and stopped breathing remains in critical condition. Intermountain Medical Center spokesman Jess Gomez says Danny Berger is in critical condition Wednesday morning at the hospital in Murray. Utah State officials said the game scheduled for Wednesday night in Provo between Utah State and Brigham Young has been postponed because of Berger's condition. Emergency responders had to use a defibrillator to get Berger breathing again during practice Tuesday in Logan. It is unknown what caused Berger to collapse. Tests and evaluations are ongoing. The junior from Medford, Ore., is a starting forward for the Aggies. He averages 7.6 points per game and 3.6 rebounds. Wed, 05 Dec 2012 12:28:52 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/utah_st_basketball_player_in_critical_condition/12368425 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/utah_st_basketball_player_in_critical_condition/12368425 Utah St basketball player in critical condition http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/articles/utah_st_basketball_player_in_critical_condition/12368425 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png 1. Utah State. Preston Medlin. Preston Medlin. Preston Medlin. Who had the highest offensive rating in the WAC last year? I'll give you a hint - it was Preston Medlin. After a quiet freshman year, Medlin redshirted for a season and by all appearances that was a great decision. He still needs to get stronger and understand his roll on defense, but he made 43% of his threes, 58% of his twos, and 80% from the line. JUCO transfer TeNale Roland should be able to step in at the point, and the Aggies have a couple solid 4s in Kyisean Reed and Ben Clifford, and two bigs in Jarred Shaw (6-10, Oklahoma State) and Matt Lopez (6-11, La Salle - won't be eligible until after the fall semester). 2. Denver. WAC newcomer Denver (from the Sun Belt) lost one of their stars when Brian Stafford graduated, but they return stat-stuffing junior Chris Udofia. Udofia led the team in scoring (tied with Stafford), rebounding, assists and blocks. He gets to the line. He shot 62% on twos. He was the Su... Sun, 07 Oct 2012 11:45:55 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/season_predictions_wac_basketball/11901412 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/season_predictions_wac_basketball/11901412 Season Predictions: WAC Basketball http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/season_predictions_wac_basketball/11901412 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Morgan Grim hit the go-ahead layup with seven seconds remaining as Utah State beat Hawaii 61-60 on Saturday night. Brockeith Pane scored 20 points and Preston Medlin added 19 for the Aggies (17-14, 8-6 Western Athletic), who clinched the No. 4 seed in the conference tournament in Las Vegas and will play fifth-seeded Louisiana Tech on Thursday. On his game-deciding basket, Grim dribbled into the lane, eluded a Hawaii defender and banked in a short shot. The Rainbow Warriors (15-15, 6-8) turned the ball over on their final possession. Josten Thomas had 19 points to lead Hawaii, which has lost five straight and will be the No. 6 seed, facing third-seeded Idaho in the first round. Utah State tied it at 59-59 on Medlin's baseline jumper with 59 seconds remaining. Thomas hit a free throw with 37 seconds left to put Hawaii up one. Sun, 04 Mar 2012 03:03:52 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/utah_st_61_hawaii_60/10227031 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/utah_st_61_hawaii_60/10227031 Utah St. 61, Hawaii 60 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/utah_st_61_hawaii_60/10227031 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png This defensive play from Saturday's Utah State-New Mexico State game is nothing short of incredible. Hernst Laroche, a senior guard for NMSU, was guarding Utah State's Preston Medlin when he tripped over USU forward Kyisean Reed who was setting a pick at half court. After hitting the deck, Laroche, all in one motion, pulled off an army roll and sprung back up to his feet to block Medlin's jump shot.Laroche then gained control of the ball and took it down the floor for a contested layup. Some call it wherewithal. Others might call it a hustle play. Video game makers call it defensive awareness. I'll let you decide what to call it. But anyway you slice it, it'll be one of the best defensive plays you'll see on the hardwood this season. New Mexico State won the game 80-69. See, incredible. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:06:00 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/video_new_mexico_states_hernst_laroche_defensive_play_of_the_year/9909748 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/video_new_mexico_states_hernst_laroche_defensive_play_of_the_year/9909748 Video: NMSU player's amazing defensive play http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/video_new_mexico_states_hernst_laroche_defensive_play_of_the_year/9909748 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/5/d/5de9a25b434239f93e18f27b6aee7f9f74de9af1/mini/YB-NMExico.jpg Preston Medlin scored 22 points to lead Utah State past Seattle 78-53 on Saturday night. Danny Berger scored 11 points and grabbed seven rebounds for the Aggies (5-5), and Kyisean Reed added 13 points. The visiting Redhawks (2-7) were led by Prince Obasi and Sterling Carter, who each scored eight points. Carter also led Seattle with seven rebounds. Seattle outrebounded USU 43-35, but shot only 27 percent from the field the second half and only 13 percent from the 3-point line for the game. The Aggies' 12-5 run to open the second half broke open the game. They broke a periodic full-court press employed by the Redhawks for several easy buckets, including a dunk by Berger. Utah State had six steals and 18 points off turnovers in the game. Utah State scored 28 points from the free-throw line, while the Redhawks were 12 of 18 from the line. Sat, 17 Dec 2011 23:37:53 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/utah_st_78_seattle_53/8799772 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/utah_st_78_seattle_53/8799772 Utah St. 78, Seattle 53 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/utah_st_78_seattle_53/8799772 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png