Utah State Men's Basketball 2026 NCAA Tournament Capsule

 
Utah State Aggies
 
Mountain West (28-6, 15-5)
 
 
Big Wins: 2/4 at New Mexico (86-66), 3/14 vs San Diego State (73-62)
Bad Losses: 1/17 at Grand Canyon (74-84), 1/20 UNLV (76-86)
Coach: Jerrod Calhoun
 
Probable Starters:
Adlan Elamin, Freshman, Forward, 6.5 ppg, 3.0 rpg
Zach Keller, Senior, Forward, 3.5 ppg, 2.1 rpg
Mason Falslev, Junior, Guard, 16.1 ppg, 3.1 apg, 5.8 rpg, 2.0 spg
Drake Allen, Senior, Guard, 7.7 ppg, 4.7 apg, 3.0 rpg, 2.0 spg
MJ Collins Jr., Senior, Guard, 17.6 ppg, 1.6 apg, 2.4 rpg
 
Key Role Players:
Karson Templin, Junior, Forward, 9.1 ppg, 4.2 rpg
Garry Clark, Senior, Forward, 6.8 ppg, 4.3 rpg
Elijah Perryman, Freshman, Guard, 4.6 ppg, 3.1 apg, 1.6 rpg
Kolby King, Senior, Guard, 7.6 ppg, 1.5 apg, 3.4 rpg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 83.0 (39th in nation, 1st in conference)
Scoring Defense: 71.1 (102, 3)
Field-Goal Percentage: 50.1 (14, 1)
Field-Goal Defense: 42.5 (81, 4)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 8.9 (101, 3)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 36.3 (52, 3)
Free-Throw Percentage: 70.9 (234, 10)
Rebound Margin: 2.0 (139, 6)
Assists Per Game: 17.7 (17, 1)
Turnovers Per Game: 10.6 (95, 3)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2025NCAARound of 64 loss to UCLA
2024NCAARound of 64 win over TCU
2024NCAARound of 32 loss to Purdue
2023NCAARound of 64 loss to Missouri
2022NITFirst Round loss to Oregon
2021NCAARound of 64 loss to Texas Tech
2019NCAARound of 64 loss to Washington
2012CITFirst Round win over Cal State Bakersfield
2012CITSecond Round win over Idaho
2012CITQuarterfinal win over Loyola Marymount
2012CITSemifinal win over Oakland
2012CITFinal loss to Mercer
2011NCAARound of 64 loss to Kansas State
2010NCAARound of 64 loss to Texas A&M
2009NCAARound of 64 loss to Marquette
2008NITFirst Round loss to Illinois State
 
*all team stats through 3/8