VETERAN BIOS. TRACE CURETON Senior Guard L Indianapolis, Ind. (Cathedral HS/Sinclair CC)

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2 20 NCAA TOURNAMENTS 9 NIT APPEARANCES 16 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS 8 TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIPS 1 GOAL - WIN CLOSER LOOK AT CURETON Special Talents/Hobbies Piano Cheesesteaks Sixth Man Quote Change your stars High School/Family Nickname Swindle Favorite Player Growing Up Gilbert Arenas, Russell Westbrook, Devin Harris Favorite Place on Campus The Spectrum Funniest Person on the Team Trace Cureton My Advice to Kids Turn adversity into opportunity and stay coachable CURETON CAREER HIGHS 6 (at San Diego St., 1/31/15) 2 ((2) at San Diego St., 1/31/15) 5 (at San Diego St., 1/31/15) 2 (at San Diego St., 1/31/15) 4 (at San Diego St., 1/31/15) 2 ((2) UNLV 2/24/15) 2 ((4) UNLV 2/24/15) 2 (New Mexico, 1/10/15) 1 (twice) 2 (San José St., 12/31/14) N/A 13 ((2) New Mexico, 1/10/15) TRACE CURETON Senior Guard L Indianapolis, Ind. (Cathedral HS/Sinclair CC) SEASON (JR): Appeared in 11 games during the year... Averaged 6.6 minutes per game, shooting 27.8 percent (5-of-18) from the floor, 40.0 percent (2-of-5) from behind the 3-point line and 62.5 percent (5-of-8) from the free throw line... Averaged 1.5 points and 0.6 rebounds per game... Totaled three steals and two assists... Recorded season highs of six points (at SDSU), two rebounds (UNM), one assist (twice), two steals (SJSU) and 13 minutes (twice)... Made his Aggie debut against Weber State, recording one assist in six minutes of action. JUNIOR COLLEGE: A two-year player at Sinclair Community College in Dayton, Ohio... Earned the Ohio Community College Athletic Conference (OCCAC) Most Improved Player Award as a sophomore and was a second-team all-occac selection, helping the Tartan Pride post a 21-9 record, including being nationally ranked 11 weeks in a row, peaking at No Averaged 16.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 0.8 steals, in playing 26.7 minutes per game as a sophomore, while shooting 51.1 percent (190-of-372) from the field, 48.6 percent (36-of-74) from 3-point range and 75.0 percent (78- of-104) at the free throw line... Posted 8.3 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game in playing 20.4 minutes per game as a freshman... Netted 41.9 percent (103-of-246) from the field, including 31.9 percent (15-of-47) behind the 3-point arc, along with 54.9 percent (28-of-51) at the charity stripe. HIGH SCHOOL: Did not participate in basketball... Was a fouryear letterwinner in track & field and one-year letterwinner in tennis at Cathedral High School (Indianapolis, Ind.), earning all-city honors in track & field. PERSONAL: Full name is Trace Matthew Cureton... One of four sons of Jerome and Marie Cureton... Was born in Germany... Older brother, Justin, played baseball at Indiana and helped the Hoosiers to the College World Series in 2013, now playing minor league baseball for the single-a Tiffin Saints... Younger brother, Luke, will be a sophomore on the Indiana baseball team... Other younger brother, Ian, is a senior defensive back for the Ball State football team... Cousin to NBA All-Star Devin Harris... Double major in political science and business CURETON S GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Date Opponent MIN FG 3FG FT O-D-T PF A TO B S TP N14 Weber State N16 at Illinois State N19 Santa Clara DNP N22 at Mississippi State N26 at UC Davis DNP D2 BYU DNP D7 at USC DNP D13 at Utah Valley DNP D18 CSU Bakersfield$ DNP D19 Idaho State$ DNP D20 South Dakota State$ D27 Wayland Baptist DNP D31 San José State* J3 at Boise State* DNP J7 at Fresno State* DNP J10 New Mexico* J17 Air Force* J20 at Nevada* DNP J24 at UNLV* DNP J27 Wyoming* DNP J31 at San Diego State* F3 Boise State* DNP F7 at New Mexico* DNP F10 Nevada* DNP F18 at San José State* F21 Fresno State DNP F24 UNLV* F28 at Air Force* DNP M4 at Wyoming* M7 Colorado State* DNP M12 vs Wyoming# DNP UTAH STATE MEN S BASKETBALL UTAHSTATEAGGIES.COM

3 SEASON (JR): Appeared and started at point guard in each of USU s 31 games during the year... Finished fourth in the Mountain West in assists, averaging 3.3 per game and totaling a team-best 101 during the year... Shot 42.5 percent (62-of-146) from behind the 3-point line, finishing fourth in the MW... Also finished in the top five of the league, ranking fifth with an assist-to-turnover ratio of Averaged 29.4 minutes per game, shooting 40.3 percent (98-of-243) from the floor and 64.3 percent (36-of-56) from the free throw line... Finished fourth on the team with 9.5 points per game and added 2.4 rebounds per outing... Also totaled 18 steals and one block during the year... Scored in double figures 13 times, including a season-high 21 against BYU (12/2/14)... Recorded a double-double with 11 points and 10 assists against Air Force (1/17/15), the first points/assists double-double since Brockeith Pane recorded 20 points/10 assists against Oakland during the season... Tallied five or more assists five times and five or more rebounds two times during the year... Recorded season highs of six rebounds (at SDSU), 10 assists (AFA), three steals (WSU), one block (at ISU) and 39 minutes (at UNLV)... Made Aggie debut against Weber State, recording seven points, a team-high nine assists, one rebound and three steals in 24 minutes of play. JUNIOR COLLEGE: Was a two-year starter at Miami Dade College in Miami, Fla... Helped the Sharks to a overall record and 7-5 mark in the Southern Conference as a sophomore, including returning to the Florida College System Activities Association (FCSAA) state tournament for the first time since Earned FCSAA/NJCAA Region VIII all-state accolades, as well as collecting first-team all-southern Conference honors... Also named to the FCSAA/NJCAA Region VIII all-tournament team... Was named National Junior College Athletic Association Region 8/FCSAA Men s Basketball Player of the Week on Nov. 26, Played in all 31 games for the Sharks during sophomore season, making 22 starts... Averaged 18.8 points, 3.6 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.4 steals per game... Made 42.2 percent (180-of-427) of field goals, including 45.7 percent (106-of-232) from 3-point range... Made 84.9 percent (118-of-139) at the free throw line... Helped Miami Dade rank sixth in the NJCAA in 3-pointers made per game (9.7) and 23rd in assists per game (17.5)... As a freshman, averaged 18.9 points, 3.3 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.9 steals per game... Netted 49.4 percent (79-of-160) from the field, as well as 48.4 percent (44-of-91) from behind the arc and 77.2 percent (44-of-57) at the free throw line. HIGH SCHOOL: Was a prep standout at Chaminade-Madonna Prep School in Hollywood, Fla., averaging 21.6 points, 6.0 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 2.1 steals per game during his career... Earned first-team Class 3A all-state honors, along with being named the all-district player of the year and the team MVP as a senior, along with being nominated for the McDonalds All-American Team... Shot 63.5 percent (73-of-115) from the field, in addition to 58.1 percent (25-of-43) from behind DARIUS PERKINS Senior Guard L Fort Myers, Fla. (Chaminade-Madonna HS/Miami Dade College the 3-point arc as a senior, finishing his career shooting 61.1 percent (237-of-388) from the field and 61.7 percent (82-of- 133) from 3-point range... Also earned all-state and all-county honors as a junior and sophomore. PERSONAL: Full name is Darius Devonte Perkins... One of five children of Margaret Smith and Antonio Perkins... Has four sisters... Has one daughter named Kemani... Majoring in business administration. PERKINS GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Date Opponent MIN FG 3FG FT O-D-T PF A TO B S TP N14 Weber State ^ N16 at Illinois State ^ N19 Santa Clara ^ N22 at Mississippi State ^ N26 at UC Davis ^ D2 BYU ^ D7 at USC ^ D13 at Utah Valley ^ D18 CSU Bakersfield$ ^ D19 Idaho State$ ^ D20 South Dakota State$ ^ D27 Wayland Baptist ^ D31 San José State* ^ J3 at Boise State* ^ J7 at Fresno State* ^ J10 New Mexico* ^ J17 Air Force* ^ J20 at Nevada* ^ J24 at UNLV* ^ J27 Wyoming* ^ J31 at San Diego State* ^ F3 Boise State* ^ F7 at New Mexico* ^ F10 Nevada* ^ F18 at San José State* ^ F21 Fresno State* ^ F24 UNLV* ^ F28 at Air Force* ^ M4 at Wyoming* ^ M7 Colorado State* ^ M12 vs Wyoming# ^ ^ - Starter CLOSER LOOK AT PERKINS Special Talents/Hobbies Fishing and playing Madden Favorite Book To Kill a Mockingbird Shrimp He Got Game Pre-Game Pump Up Song What you Know - T.I. Craziest Ambition Be a DJ at Stew Morrill s next birthday party Favorite Thing about USU The girls and ice cream Funniest Person on the Team Darius Perkins Thing I wish I was better at Cooking My Advice to Kids Stay young as long as you can PERKINS CAREER HIGHS 21 (BYU, 12/2/14) 8 (BYU, 12/2/14) 14 (at Mississippi State, 11/22/14) 5 ((2) UNLV, 2/24/15) 11 (at Mississippi State, 11/22/14) 5 ((2) at UNLV, 1/24/15) 7 (at UNLV, 1/24/15) 6 (at San Diego State, 1/31/15) 10 (Air Force, 1/17/15) 3 (Weber State, 11/14/14) 1 (at Illinois State, 11/16/14) 39 (at UNLV, 1/24/15) QUICK FACTS OUTLOOK AGGIE BIOS COACHES OPPONENTS SEASON REVIEW RECORDS UNIVERSITY UTAH STATE MEN S BASKETBALL UTAHSTATEAGGIES.COM 27

4 20 NCAA TOURNAMENTS 9 NIT APPEARANCES 16 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS 8 TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIPS 1 GOAL - WIN CLOSER LOOK AT SMITH Pizza Sixth Man Gator Boys Favorite Player Growing Up Kobe Bryant Favorite Place on Campus Taggart Student Center Toughest Opposing Arena San Diego State Game I am most looking forward to this year All of them SMITH CAREER HIGHS 25 (BYU, 12/2/14) 7 ((6) Colorado State, 3/7/15) 17 (Colorado State, 3/7/15) 6 (Air Force, 1/17/15) 9 (Colorado State, 3/7/15) 8 (BYU, 12/2/14) 9 (BYU, 12/2/14) 8 (Santa Clara, 11/19/14) 5 ((6) UNLV, 2/24/15) 2 ((4) Colorado State, 3/7/15) 1 ((6) Nevada, 2/10/15) 42 (at UC Davis, 11/26/14) CHRIS SMITH Senior Guard L Sacramento, Calif. (Center HS/Yuba College) HONORS: Honorable Mention all-mountain West ( ) SEASON (JR): Appeared and started in each of Utah State s 31 games during the year... Named honorable mention all-mountain West... Finished second in the MW behind the 3-point line, shooting 47.4 percent (63-of-133) from long range... The mark is also fifth in a single season in Utah State history... Hit 3-point shots that capped a comeback and gave Utah State the lead at Illinois State (11/16/14) and against Santa Clara (11/19/14)... Scored in double figures 20 times during the year, including four 20-plus point games and finishing third on the team, averaging 12.6 points per game... Recorded double digits in nine of the final 10 games of the year... Averaged 32.1 minutes per game, shooting 47.9 percent (128-of-267) from the floor and a team-best 76.6 percent (72-of-94) from the free throw line... Pulled down five or more rebounds 12 times during the year, averaging 3.8 per contest... Recorded five or more assists in a game five times during the year, totaling Also logged 21 steals and six blocks... Tallied season highs of 25 points (BYU), eight rebounds (SCU), five assists (six times), two steals (four times), one block (six times) and 42 minutes (at UCD)... Made Aggie debut against Weber State, picking up seven points, one rebound and one steal in 15 minutes of action. JUNIOR COLLEGE: Played two years at Yuba College in Marysville, Calif., the same junior college as former Aggies Sean Harris ( ) and Spencer Butterfield ( )... A two-time all-bay Valley Conference honoree... Helped the 49ers to a 21-6 overall mark and a 15-1 Bay Valley Conference record as a sophomore, finishing the season ranked No. 3 in the state and No. 2 in Northern California... Earned Yuba s Team MVP award as a sophomore after being named co-mvp as a freshman... Averaged 21.7 points, 5.6 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.1 steals per game during his sophomore season... Shot 55.2 percent (190-of-344) from the field, including 42.4 percent (64-of-151) from 3-point range, along with 78.3 percent (141-of-180) at the free throw line... Netted double figures in 26 of 27 games played, including 19 games with 20 or more points, highlighted by a season-best 30 points... Drained three or more 3-pointers in 13 games, including a single-game best of six treys... Helped the 49ers to a runner-up finish at the San Francisco City College Tournament... As a freshman, earned all-bay Area honors after averaging 15.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game, while shooting 53.0 percent from the field, including 42.0 percent from 3-point range, as well as 80.0 percent at the free throw line. HIGH SCHOOL: As a prep standout at Center High School in Antelope, Calif., averaged 21.1 points, 5.4 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 1.4 steals and 1.3 blocks per game, helping the Cougars to a 23-9 overall mark and 7-3 league record... Shot 49.6 percent (204-of-411) from the field, including 38.9 percent (49-of- 126) from 3-point range during his senior season. PERSONAL: Full name is Christopher McPhaul Smith... Youngest of three boys of Pete and Darlene Smith... His father, Pete, 34 played at Sacramento State from Majoring in communication studies. SMITH S GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Date Opponent MIN FG 3FG FT O-D-T PF A TO B S TP N14 Weber State ^ N16 at Illinois State ^ N19 Santa Clara ^ N22 at Mississippi State ^ N26 at UC Davis ^ D2 BYU ^ D7 at USC ^ D13 at Utah Valley ^ D18 CSU Bakersfield ^ D19 Idaho State ^ D20 South Dakota State ^ D27 Wayland Baptist ^ D31 San José State* ^ J3 at Boise State* ^ J7 at Fresno State* ^ J10 New Mexico* ^ J17 Air Force* ^ J20 at Nevada* ^ J24 at UNLV* ^ J27 Wyoming* ^ J31 at San Diego State* ^ F3 Boise State* ^ F7 at New Mexico* ^ F10 Nevada* ^ F18 at San José State* ^ F21 Fresno State* ^ F24 UNLV* ^ F28 at Air Force* ^ M4 at Wyoming* ^ M7 Colorado State* ^ M12 vs Wyoming# ^ ^ - Starter UTAH STATE MEN S BASKETBALL UTAHSTATEAGGIES.COM

5 SEASON (SO): Appeared in 14 games during the year... Averaged 5.1 minutes per game while shooting 18.8 percent (3-of-16) from the floor, including 10.0 percent (1- of-10) from behind the 3-point line, while shooting 75.0 percent (3-of-4) from the free throw line... Turned in 0.7 points and 0.5 rebounds per game... Totaled five steals and three assists... Recorded season highs of five points (at Illinois State, 11/16/14), two rebounds (twice), one assist (three times), one steal (four times) and 15 minutes (Weber State, 11/14/14) SEASON (FR): Saw action in 14 games... Averaged 1.4 points, 0.3 rebounds and 0.2 assists while playing 5.4 minutes per game... Shot 36.8 percent (7-of-19) from the field, including 35.7 percent (5-of-14) behind the 3-point arc, as well as making the only free throw attempt... Made his Aggie debut in the Southern Utah game (11/12/13), snaring one rebound in seven minutes of playing time... Netted a pair of 3-pointers at San Diego State (2/18/14) for new career-high of six points, doubling his previous career high... The SDSU game was also his first multi 3-pointer game, as he hit at least one trey in four games on the season... Tallied previous season-high of three points in three different games, netting a 3-pointer in both the San Diego Christian (12/28/13) and New Mexico (1/28/14) games, before hitting his first two-point basket and his first free throw as an Aggie at Wyoming (2/1/14)... Played a season-high 10 minutes in UNLV game (1/22/14) in his hometown of Las Vegas, swiping his first steal as an Aggie... Matched his season-high with 10 minutes in Fresno State game (2/22/14)... Netted first points as an Aggie with a 3-pointer in the San Diego Christian game (12/28/13)... Tallied first assist of his Aggie career in the Mississippi State game (11/23/13), adding another helper against Utah Valley (12/14/13). HIGH SCHOOL: Was a two-year starter at Sierra Vista Mountain High School in Las Vegas, Nev., and was a two-time firstteam all-nevada State Class 4A honoree, as well as earning first-team all-region honors, being named co-mvp of the region... Also earned all-sunset-southwest League honors and was a two-time team MVP for Sierra Vista... As a senior, he averaged 17.7 points, 5.3 assists and 5.9 rebounds per game, helping the Mountain Lions to the state semifinals... Netted 20-plus points in 13 games his senior season, including two over 30, highlighted by a season-high 35 points... Also recorded 17 games with five or more assists, including two with double-figure helpers, paced by a season-high Posted two games with double-digit rebounds, highlighted by a season-high 11 boards... During his junior season, averaged 27 points, seven assists and eight rebounds per game. PERSONAL: Full name is Viko Kekoa Noma aea... Born in San Francisco, Calif... Oldest of six children of Vico and Robin Noma aea, with four brothers and one sister... Name is pronounced Vee-ko No-muh-eye-uh. VIKO NOMA AEA Junior Guard L Las Vegas, Nev. (Sierra Vista Mountain HS) NOMA AEA S GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Date Opponent MIN FG 3FG FT O-D-T PF A TO B S T-P N14 Weber State N16 at Illinois State N19 Santa Clara N22 at Mississippi State N26 at UC Davis DNP D2 BYU D7 at USC DNP D13 at Utah Valley DNP D18 CSU Bakersfield D19 Idaho State D20 South Dakota State D27 Wayland Baptist DNP D31 San José State* J3 at Boise State* DNP J7 at Fresno State* DNP J10 New Mexico* DNP J17 Air Force* DNP J20 at Nevada* DNP J24 at UNLV* DNP J27 Wyoming* DNP J31 at San Diego State* F3 Boise State* DNP F7 at New Mexico* DNP F10 Nevada* F18 at San José State* F21 Fresno State* DNP F24 UNLV* F28 at Air Force* DNP M4 at Wyoming* M7 Colorado State* DNP M12 vs Wyoming# DNP NOMA AEA S GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Date Opponent MIN FG 3FG FT O-D-T PF A TO B S T-P N8 USC DNP N12 SOUTHERN UTAH N16 at UC Santa Barbara DNP N23 MISSISSIPPI ST N26 at Weber St. DNP N30 vs BYU DNP D7 PACIFIC DNP D14 UTAH VALLEY D19 WESTERN ILLINOIS$ D20 UC SANTA BARBARA$ DNP D21 TROY$ D28 SAN DIEGO CHRISTIAN J1 at Air Force DNP J4 SAN JOSE ST. DNP J11 at Nevada DNP J15 COLORADO ST. DNP J18 at Boise State DNP J22 at UNLV J25 SAN DIEGO ST. DNP J28 NEW MEXICO F1 at Wyoming F5 NEVADA DNP F8 BOISE STATE DNP F11 at Colorado St. DNP F15 UNLV DNP F18 at San Diego St F22 FRESNO STATE F25 at New Mexico M1 at San José State M5 WYOMING DNP M12 vs Colorado St.# DNP M13 vs San Diego St.# $ - Basketball Travelers Classic sponsored by Gossner Foods CLOSER LOOK AT NOMA AEA Special Talents/Hobbies Dancing, music, bowling, golf, volleyball and guitar Fresh Prince of Bel Air Favorite Actor Denzel Washington/Will Smith Favorite Musical Group Temptations Favorite Thing about USU The support of the town Favorite Aggie Tradition True Aggie Night Craziest Ambition Skyboarding Favorite player growing up Kobe Bryant Thing I wish I was better at Going to sleep on time My Advice to Kids Stay cool, stay in school NOMA AEA CAREER HIGHS 6 (at San Diego State, 2/18/14) 2 (at San Diego State, 2/18/14) 4 (at Illinois State, 11/16/14) 2 (at San Diego State, 2/18/14) 3 ((2) at Illinois State, 11/16/14) 2 (at Illinois State, 11/16/14) 2 ((2) at Illinois State, 11/16/14) 2 ((2) Nevada, 2/10/15) 1 ((6) at Wyoming, 3/4/15) 1 ((5) at Wyoming, 3/4/15) N/A 15 (Weber State, 11/14/14) Total QUICK FACTS OUTLOOK AGGIE BIOS COACHES OPPONENTS SEASON REVIEW RECORDS UNIVERSITY UTAH STATE MEN S BASKETBALL UTAHSTATEAGGIES.COM 29

6 20 NCAA TOURNAMENTS 9 NIT APPEARANCES 16 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS 8 TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIPS 1 GOAL - WIN CLOSER LOOK AT MOORE Gumbo Breaking Bad & Family Guy Essential thing you pack on a road trip Hair pick Funniest person on the team The comedy team of Jalen Moore & David Collette If you could play another sport, what would it be MMA Fighting Why I wear #14 It is the same number that my dad wore when playing at USU My advice to kids Anything is possible Thing I wish I was better at Hula hoop MOORE CAREER HIGHS 22 ((2) at Nevada, 1/20/15) 9 (at Nevada, 1/20/15) 15 (at Nevada, 1/20/15) 4 ((2) at Nevada, 1/20/15) 8 (Colorado State, 3/7/15) 10 ((2) at UNLV, 1/24/15) 14 (at UNLV, 1/24/15) 14 (at UNLV, 1/24/15) 4 ((3) at Air Force, 2/28/15) 3 (Idaho State, 12/19/14) 3 ((3) at New Mexico, 2/7/15) 41 (South Dakota State, 12/20/14) JALEN MOORE Junior Wing L North Logan, Utah (Sky View HS) HONORS: Second-team all-mountain West ( )... World Vision Classic all-tournament Team ( ) SEASON (SO): Appeared in each of Utah State s 31 games, starting in Named second-team all-mountain West... Named to the 2014 USU-hosted World Vision Classic all-tournament team... Led the team in both scoring and rebounding during the year, averaging 15.2 points (6th in the MW) and 6.7 rebounds (7th in the MW) per contest... One of only four players in the MW to rank among the top-10 of the league in both scoring and rebounding... Scored in double digits in all but two of Utah State s games during the year, including a streak of 18 straight from Nov. 19 to Jan Finished the year with a double-digit scoring streak of 11 games... Scored 20 or more points five times, including season highs of 22 against New Mexico (1/10/15) and at Nevada (1/20/15)... Pulled down 10 or more rebounds four times during the year, including a season-high 14 at UNLV (1/24/15)... Recorded a team-high four double-doubles... Averaged a team-best 34.4 minutes per game to rank No. 4 in the MW... Shot 49.2 percent (157-of-319) from the floor, 39.1 percent (45-of-115) from behind the 3-point line and 74.5 percent (111-of-149) from the free throw line... Finished second on the team with 27 blocks... Also added 53 assists and 19 steals... Recorded season highs of 22 points (twice), 14 rebounds (at UNLV), four assists (three times), three steals (Idaho St.), three blocks (three times) and 41 minutes (SDSU) SEASON (FR): Appeared in all 32 games, making five starts... One of four Aggies to play in all 32 games... Tallied 5.6 points, 2.7 rebounds, 0.8 assists and 0.3 blocks, while playing 17.5 minutes per game... Shot 52.8 percent (66-of-125) from the field, including 38.9 percent (14-of-36) behind the 3-point arc, along with 71.1 percent (32-of-45) at the free throw line... Made Aggie debut in USC game (11/8), netting two points and pulling down one rebound... Made first career start against Pacific (12/7/13) and the second of his career at UNLV (1/22/14), also starting against San Diego State (1/25/14) and New Mexico (1/28/14)... Played vital role in USU s wild comeback against Colorado State in MW Championships, hitting a 3-pointer, forcing a turnover, grabbing an offensive rebound and making two free throws, all in the final minute of action... Posted a season-high 16 points against San Diego State (1/25/14), topping his previous season-best of 14 points in the Air Force game (1/1/14)... Scored in double-figures in back-to-back games and three of four, netting 11 points in the win over Troy (12/21/13) and 10 points against San José State (1/4/14)... Scored six or more points in 14 of 32 games, including double figures in four total games... Posted at least five points and five rebounds in seven games with 9 points/8 rebounds vs. Mississippi State (11/23/13); 8 points/6 rebounds vs. Pacific (12/7/13); 9 points/6 rebounds vs. San Diego Christian (12/28/13); 10 points/5 rebounds vs. San José State (1/4/14); 16 points/7 rebounds vs. San Diego State (1/25/14); 5 points/5 rebounds at Wyoming (2/1/14) and 5 points/5 rebounds at San Diego State (2/18/14)... Scored in 14 first eight games played before having that streak snapped by being held scoreless against Western Illinois (12/19/13)... Also registered first block of his USU career in the Mississippi State game (11/23/13), adding another against UC Santa Barbara (12/20/13)... Swatted a season-high two blocks at UNLV (1/22/14)... Dished out a season-high three assists twice and both against UC Santa Barbara, first at UC Santa Barbara (11/16/13) and again at home vs. UCSB (12/31/13), adding two helpers versus Pacific (12/7/13), San Diego Christian (12/28/13) and at Wyoming (2/1/14). HIGH SCHOOL: Averaged 21.8 points, 7.2 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.2 steals per game as a prep senior at Sky View High School in Smithfield, Utah, helping the Bobcats win the 4A state title... Named 4A MVP, as well as being named the Logan Herald Journal Valley Player of the Year... In the 4A semifinals vs. Bountiful, drained a shot from near mid-court at the buzzer in OT for a win, making ESPN s SportsCenter and tabbed as the No. 2 Play of the Day, as Sky View snapped Bountiful s 20-game winning streak... During his senior season, netted 20 or more points in 19 of Sky View s 26 games and was held to fewer than 10 points only once... Played in the 4A Boys All-Star Game... Helped lead Sky View to the region title as both a sophomore and junior... Averaged 15 points and five rebounds per game as a junior... Was a three-year lettermen... Also competed on the Sky View track & field team, where he was the runner-up in the high jump at the 4A state championships as a sophomore, helping Sky View to the team state championship... Played for the Pump N Run AAU team, leading them to the Las Vegas Live Tournament title in the summer of PERSONAL: Full name is Jalen Dwaine Moore... Born in Logan, Utah... One of two boys of Jimmy and Debra Moore... Older brother, Grayson, joined the Aggies in the summer of 2014 after transferring from Northwest Nazarene University... Father, Jimmy Moore, played basketball at USU from , and still ranks 24th all-time in school history with 1,164 career points and No. 15 all-time in rebounds with 652, and is in the USU Athletics Hall of Fame... Jimmy Moore is currently the assistant athletics director for special projects for Utah State Athletics... Majoring in business Total UTAH STATE MEN S BASKETBALL UTAHSTATEAGGIES.COM

7 MOORE S GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Date Opponent MIN FG 3FG FT O-D-T PF A TO B S TP N14 Weber State ^ N16 at Illinois State ^ N19 Santa Clara ^ N22 at Mississippi State ^ N26 at UC Davis ^ D2 BYU ^ D7 at USC ^ D13 at Utah Valley ^ D18 CSU Bakersfield ^ D19 Idaho State ^ D20 South Dakota State ^ D27 Wayland Baptist ^ D31 San José State* ^ J3 at Boise State* ^ J7 at Fresno State* ^ J10 New Mexico* ^ J17 Air Force* ^ J20 at Nevada* ^ J24 at UNLV* ^ J27 Wyoming* ^ J31 at San Diego State* ^ F3 Boise State* ^ F7 at New Mexico* ^ F10 Nevada* ^ F18 at San José State* ^ F21 Fresno State* ^ F24 UNLV* ^ F28 at Air Force* ^ M4 at Wyoming* ^ M7 Colorado State* M12 vs Wyoming# ^ ^ - Starter MOORE S GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Date Opponent MIN FG 3FG FT O-D-T PF A TO B S TP N8 USC N12 Southern Utah N16 at UC Santa Barbara N23 Mississippi State N26 at Weber State N30 vs BYU D7 Pacific ^ D14 Utah Valley D19 Western Illinois D20 UC Santa Barbara D21 Troy D28 San Diego Christian J1 at Air Force* J4 San José State* J11 at Nevada* J15 Colorado State* J18 at Boise State* J22 at UNLV* ^ J25 San Diego State* ^ J28 New Mexico* ^ F1 at Wyoming* ^ F5 Nevada* F8 Boise State* F11 at Colorado State* F15 UNLV* F18 at San Diego State* F22 Fresno State* F25 at New Mexico* M1 at San José State* M5 Wyoming* M12 vs Colorado State# M13 vs San Diego State# $ - Basketball Travelers Classic sponsored by Gossner Foods ^ - Starter QUICK FACTS OUTLOOK AGGIE BIOS COACHES OPPONENTS SEASON REVIEW RECORDS UNIVERSITY UTAH STATE MEN S BASKETBALL UTAHSTATEAGGIES.COM 31

8 20 NCAA TOURNAMENTS 9 NIT APPEARANCES 16 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS 8 TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIPS 1 GOAL - WIN CLOSER LOOK AT BOLTON III Lasagna Best Book Ever Read The Great Gatsby I Am Legend Favorite Player Growing Up LeBron James Person I Admire Most My mother Game I am most looking forward to this year Duke Why I wear #20 People would call me H-2-O BOLTON III CAREER HIGHS 5 ((2) at Utah Valley, 12/13/14) 2 ((2) at Utah Valley, 12/13/14) 5 (at UC Davis, 11/26/14) 1 (San José State, 12/31/14) 1 ((5) Fresno State, 2/21/15) 1 ((5) at San José State, 2/18/15) 3 (at San José State, 2/18/15) 4 (at San José State, 2/18/15) 3 ((3) Boise State, 2/3/15) 2 ((2) Wyoming, 1/27/15) 1 ((3) at San José State, 2/18/15) 23 (at San José State, 2/18/15) HENRY BOLTON III Sophomore Guard L Avon Park, Fla. (St. Andrew s School (R.I.)) SEASON (FR): Appeared in 29 games during the season... Averaged 9.2 minutes per game, shooting 36.0 percent (9-of-25) from the field, 20.0 percent (1-of-5) from behind the 3-point line and 55.6 percent (5-of-9) from the free throw line... Averaged 0.8 points and 0.8 rebounds per contest... Finished the year with 22 assists, eight steals and three blocks... Recorded season highs of five points (twice), four rebounds (at SJSU), three assists (three times), two steals (twice), one block (three times) and 23 minutes (at SJSU)... Made his Aggie debut in the Santa Clara game, appearing in three minutes of action. HIGH SCHOOL: Was a three-year starter at St. Andrew s School in Barrington, R.I... Earned second-team all-aa New England Prep School Athletic Council (NEPSAC) accolades as a senior... Averaged 13.0 points and 8.0 assists per game... Helped the Saints to a 27-5 record during his senior season and a NEPSAC Class AA Final Four... As a junior, averaged 15.0 points, 6.2 assists, 4.0 rebounds and 3.6 steals per game, earning all-aa NEPSAC accolades, as well as all-new England Region honors... Helped guide St. Andrews to the NEPSAC championship game, losing on a buzzer-beating shot from midcourt, ending the season with a 24-9 record... Attended Kinnick (R.I.) High School for two years, where he was a two-time all-state and two-time all-new England Region honoree... Helped the freshman team win the state title in Played on varsity as a sophomore, helping Kinnick HS to the New England Final Four... Was also a two-year letterwinner in football at Kinnick HS, rushing for 920 yards and 25 touchdowns as a sophomore, earning all-league honors in helping the Red Devils to an 11-1 season and state runner-up finish. PERSONAL: Full name is Henry Lee Bolton, III... Son of Zeporah Dasher, who is in the U.S. Navy and has been stationed in Virginia, Tennessee, Japan and Washington... Majoring in undelcared business. 20 BOLTON III S GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Date Opponent MIN FG 3FG FT O-D-T PF A TO B S TP N14 Weber State DNP N16 at Illinois State DNP N19 Santa Clara N22 at Mississippi State N26 at UC Davis D2 BYU D7 at USC D13 at Utah Valley D18 CSU Bakersfield$ D19 Idaho State$ D20 South Dakota State$ D27 Wayland Baptist D31 San José State* J3 at Boise State* J7 at Fresno State * J10 New Mexico* J17 Air Force* J20 at Nevada* J24 at UNLV* J27 Wyoming* J31 at San Diego State* F3 Boise State* F7 at New Mexico* F10 Nevada* F18 at San José State* F21 Fresno State* F24 UNLV* F28 at Air Force* M4 at Wyoming* M7 Colordao State* M12 vs Wyoming# UTAH STATE MEN S BASKETBALL UTAHSTATEAGGIES.COM

9 13 HONORS: Third-team all-mountain West ( )... World Vision Classic all-tournament Team ( )... Academic all-mountain West ( ) SEASON (R-FR): Appeared and started in each of Utah State s 31 games during the year... Named third-team all-mountain West... Named to the 2014 USU-hosted World Vision Classic all-tournament team... Led the conference, ranked No. 14 nationally and tied for No. 15 in a single season in USU history with a.591 shooting percentage, hitting 163-of- 276 during the year... Shot 33.3 percent (2-of-6) from behind the 3-point line, hitting the gamewinner at Boise State (1/3/15) as time expired... Averaged 25.5 minutes per game and shot 59.5 percent (69-of-116) from the free throw line... Finished second on the team in both scoring and rebounding, turning in 12.8 points (9th in the MW) and 5.0 rebounds (16th in the MW) per game... Recorded the fourth-most blocks in a single season in school history and the most blocks in a single season by a freshman in school history with 56, averaging 1.8 rejections (5th in the MW) per outing to rank second all-time in a single season... Named Mountain West Player of the Week (11/17/14) after scoring a USU freshman-debut-record 22 points against Weber State (11/14/14)... Scored a freshman single-game record 32 points at USC (12/7/14), the most points in a game by an Aggie since Preston Medlin scored 32 against Idaho during the season... Scored in double figures 22 times during the year, including three 20-plus performances and a double-digit scoring streak of six to finish the season... Totaled 397 points during the year, the most by a freshman since USU All-American Jaycee Carroll scored 470 as a freshman during the season... Recorded two double-doubles during the year with 32 points and 14 rebounds at USC and 10 points and 12 rebounds at New Mexico (2/7/15)... His 14 rebounds were the most by an Aggie since Kyle Davis logged 14 against Wyoming during the season and the most by an Aggie freshman since Nathan Wickizer tallied 14 against BYU-Hawaii during the season... Led the team with 25 steals and added 37 assists during the year... Recorded season highs of 32 points (at USC), 14 rebounds (at USC), four assists (twice), five steals (WSU), five blocks (at UVU) and 33 minutes (SDSU)... Made his Aggie debut against Weber State, adding six rebounds, five steals and two blocks, to go along with his 22 points in 27 minutes of action (FR): Redshirted his first season at Utah State. HIGH SCHOOL: Earned first-team all-state honors from both the Deseret News and Salt Lake Tribune as a prep senior at Murray (Utah) High School as he averaged 22.4 points, 8.8 rebounds and 3.7 blocks per game, while shooting 60.5 percent from the field (201-of-332), 64.2 percent from the free throw line (106-of- 165) and 33.3 percent from 3-point range (7-of-21)... Was also named the 5A-Region 2 Most Valuable Player as a senior as DAVID COLLETTE Sophomore Forward L Murray, Utah (Murray HS) voted on by the coaches... As a senior, he helped lead Murray HS to a 20-4 record and a co-region 2 championship... Scored in double figures in all 23 games he played in as a prep senior, including point games and four 30-point games, to go along with 10 double-doubles... Scored a career-high 33 points twice during his senior year against Cyprus HS during the regular season and Brighton HS in the state tournament... His career-high rebound game was 15 against Spanish Fork HS, while he posted a career-high six blocked shots against Granger HS... Earned third-team all-state honors as a junior at Murray HS as he led his team with nearly 18.0 points and 6.5 rebounds per game. PERSONAL: Full name is David Joseph Collette... One of seven children of Jeff and Diane Collette... Married wife McElle (Emery) in September of Served a two-year LDS Church Mission in Charlotte, N.C. from Majoring in business. COLLETTE S GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Date Opponent MIN FG 3FG FT O-D-T PF A TO B S T-P N14 Weber State ^ N16 at Illinois State ^ N19 Santa Clara ^ N22 at Mississippi State ^ N26 at UC Davis ^ D2 BYU ^ D7 at USC ^ D13 at Utah Valley ^ D18 CSU Bakersfield$ ^ D19 Idaho State$ ^ D20 South Dakota State$ ^ D27 Wayland Baptist ^ D31 San José State* ^ J3 at Boise State* ^ J7 at Fresno State* ^ J10 New Mexico* ^ J17 Air Force* ^ J20 at Nevada* ^ J24 at UNLV* ^ J27 Wyoming* ^ J31 at San Diego State* ^ F3 Boise State* ^ F7 at New Mexico* ^ F10 Nevada* ^ F18 at San José State* ^ F21 Fresno State* ^ F24 UNLV* ^ F28 at Air Force* ^ M4 at Wyoming* ^ M7 Colorado State* ^ M12 vs Wyoming# ^ ^ - Starter CLOSER LOOK AT COLLETTE Mexican The Office Favorite Actor Adam Sandler High School/Family Nickname D-Col Favorite Thing about USU The students and atmosphere Favorite Place on Campus Dee Glen Smith Spectrum Favorite player growing up LeBron James Why I wear #13 It was the first number I ever had Game I am most looking forward to this year Duke, it s a once in a lifetime opportunity COLLETTE CAREER HIGHS 32 (at USC, 12/7/14) 12 ((2) at UNLV, 1/24/15) 16 ((2) at UNLV, 1/24/15) 1 ((2) at Boise State, 1/3/15) 2 (at UC Davis, 11/26/14) 8 ((2) Nevada, 2/10/15) 11 (at USC, 12/7/14) 14 (at USC, 12/7/14) 4 ((2) at New Mexico, 2/7/15) 5 (Weber State, 11/14/14) 5 (at Utah Valley, 12/13/14) 33 (South Dakota State, 12/20/14) Redshirt QUICK FACTS OUTLOOK AGGIE BIOS COACHES OPPONENTS SEASON REVIEW RECORDS UNIVERSITY UTAH STATE MEN S BASKETBALL UTAHSTATEAGGIES.COM 33

10 20 NCAA TOURNAMENTS 9 NIT APPEARANCES 16 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS 8 TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIPS 1 GOAL - WIN CLOSER LOOK AT JONES Spaghetti Step Brothers Favorite Thing about USU The people and beautiful campus Funniest Person on the Team Darius Perkins High School/Family Nickname Big Handsome Favorite Player Growing Up Shaq Place I Would Most Like to Visit France Favorite Restaurant of All-Time Roscoe s Chicken and Waffles JONES CAREER HIGHS 7 (Fresno State, 2/21/15) 3 (Fresno State, 2/21/15) 4 ((2) UNLV, 2/24/15) N/A N/A 2 (at Mississippi State, 11/22/14) 2 ((6) Fresno State, 2/21/15) 9 (at UC Davis, 11/26/14) 2 ((3) UNLV, 2/24/15) 3 (at Nevada, 1/20/15) 3 (Nevada, 1/20/15) 27 (at UC Davis, 11/26/14) ELSTON JONES Sophomore Forward L Goodyear, Ariz. (Millennium HS) SEASON (FR): Appeared in 28 games during the year... Averaged 9.6 minutes per game, while shooting 44.1 percent (15-of-34) from the floor and 46.7 percent (7-of- 15) from the free throw line... Averaged 1.3 points and 2.0 rebounds per game... Tallied 17 assists, 12 blocks and six steals... Recorded season highs of seven points (Fresno State, 2/21/15), nine rebounds (at UC Davis, 11/26/14), two assists (three times), three steals (at Nevada, 1/20/15), three blocks (Nevada, 2/10/15) and 27 minutes (at UC Davis, 11/26/14)... Made his Aggie debut against Weber State (11/14/14), picking up two rebounds in eight minutes of action. HIGH SCHOOL: Was a four-year letterwinner at Millennium High School in Goodyear, Ariz... Only played in seven games during his senior season due to a knee injury... Earned honorable mention all-state, all-region and all-district honors as a junior... Was a Top 10 Arizona award winner... Averaged approximately 14.0 points, 14.0 rebounds and 4.0 blocks per game during his career at Millennium HS, posting 17 double-doubles and three triple-doubles during his junior season in helping the Tigers reach the Elite 8 of the Arizona 5A Division I State Tournament... As a freshman, was a first-team all-freshman Division I award winner... Was named to the firstteam of the Dan Majerle Desert Classic, as well as a first-team honoree at the Hobbs Holiday Tournament... Was invited to the All-Academic All-Star Game and the Pangos All-American Camp. PERSONAL: Full name is Elston Fitzgerald Jones... Youngest of two children of Sharon and Elston Jones, Sr... Has one sister... Majoring in communication studies. JONES GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Date Opponent MIN FG 3FG FT O-D-T PF A TO B S TP N14 Weber State N16 at Illinois State N19 Santa Clara N22 at Mississippi State N26 at UC Davis D2 BYU D7 at USC D13 at Utah Valley D18 CSU Bakersfield$ D19 Idaho State$ D20 South Dakota State$ D27 Wayland Baptist D31 San José State* J3 at Boise State* DNP J7 at Fresno State* DNP J10 New Mexico* J17 Air Force* DNP J20 at Nevada* J24 at UNLV* J27 Wyoming* J31 at San Diego State* F3 Boise State* F7 at New Mexico* F10 Nevada* F18 at San José State* F21 Fresno State* F24 UNLV* F28 at Air Force* M4 at Wyoming* M7 Colorado State* M12 vs Wyoming# UTAH STATE MEN S BASKETBALL UTAHSTATEAGGIES.COM

11 SEASON (FR): Appeared in 31 games, starting the final 27 contests of the season... Averaged 23.5 minutes per game, shooting 35.0 percent (63-of-180) from the floor, 34.3 percent (36-of-105) from behind the 3-point line and 74.4 percent (29-of-39) from the free throw line... Scored in double digits eight times during the year, finishing fifth on the team with 6.2 points per game... Logged a season-high 21 points at Air Force (2/28/15)... Averaged 2.1 rebounds per game, pulling down a season-high five two times... Also tallied 51 assists, 21 steals and two blocks... Recorded season highs of five assists (WYO), two steals (four times), two blocks (twice) and 35 minutes (SDSU)... Made his Aggie debut against Weber State (11/14/14), picking up 10 points, four rebounds, one assist and one steal in 28 minutes of action. HIGH SCHOOL: Was a four-year letterwinner at McKinney North High School in McKinney, Texas... Was named the District 13-4A Co-MVP and earned all-region honors after guiding the Bulldogs to a 25-6 overall record, including a 13-0 district record in his senior season... Averaged 17.0 points, 6.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game as a senior... During his junior season, he averaged 15.1 points, 2.4 assists, 3.4 rebounds and 1.6 steals per game, helping the Bulldogs to a overall record and the regional semifinals... Earned firstteam all-district honors as a sophomore after earning second-team all-district accolades as a freshman... During his sophomore season, was named to the all-tournament team of the Sherman Holiday Tournament... Named to McKinney North HS National Honor Society... Earned academic all-state and all-district accolades. PERSONAL: Full name is Julion Andrew Pearre... Oldest of three boys of Hulon and Perdethia Pearre... Majoring in management information systems. PEARRE S GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Date Opponent MIN FG 3FG FT O-D-T PF A TO B S T-P N14 Weber State N16 at Illinois State N19 Santa Clara N22 at Mississippi State N26 at UC Davis D2 BYU D7 at USC D13 at Utah Valley ^ D18 CSU Bakersfield ^ D19 Idaho State ^ D20 South Dakota State ^ D27 Wayland Baptist ^ D31 San José State* ^ J3 at Boise State* ^ J7 at Fresno State* ^ J10 New Mexico* ^ J17 Air Force* ^ J20 at Nevada* ^ J24 at UNLV* ^ J27 Wyoming* ^ J31 at San Diego State* ^ F3 Boise State* ^ F7 at New Mexico* ^ F10 Nevada* ^ F18 at San José State* ^ F21 Fresno State* ^ F24 UNLV* ^ F28 at Air Force* ^ M4 at Wyoming* ^ M7 Colorado State* ^ M12 vs Wyoming# ^ ^ - Starter JULION PEARRE Sophomore Guard L McKinney, Texas (McKinney North HS) CLOSER LOOK AT PEARRE Game of Thrones Pre-Game Ritual/Superstition I have to pray before games Favorite Place on Campus Taggart Student Center Funniest Person on the Team Darius Perkins High School/Family Nickname Ju or JuJu Most Used App on Your Phone Twitter or Snapchat Thing I Wish I was Better At Singing PEARRE CAREER HIGHS 21 (at Air Force, 2/28/15) 7 (Fresno State, 2/21/15) 10 ((2) vs Wyoming, 3/12/15) 5 (at Air Force, 2/28/15) 9 ((2) at Air Force, 2/28/15) 4 ((3) at Air Force, 2/28/15) 9 (New Mexico, 1/10/15) 5 ((2) UNLV, 2/24/15) 5 (Wyoming, 3/12/15) 2 ((4) Fresno State, 2/21/15) 1 ((2) at Utah Valley, 12/13/14) 35 (South Dakota State, 12/20/14) QUICK FACTS OUTLOOK AGGIE BIOS COACHES OPPONENTS SEASON REVIEW RECORDS UNIVERSITY UTAH STATE MEN S BASKETBALL UTAHSTATEAGGIES.COM 35

12 RETURNING REDSHIRT BIOS 20 NCAA TOURNAMENTS 9 NIT APPEARANCES 16 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS 8 TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIPS 1 GOAL - WIN CLOSER LOOK AT MOORE Best Book Ever Read Rich Dad Poor Dad Gumbo Semi-Pro Breaking Bad Favorite Aggie Tradition Aggie Ice Cream - too good! High School/Family Nickname Gray Person I Admire the Most My Dad Favorite Restaurant in Logan Angie s CLOSER LOOK AT EVANS Steak & potatoes, corn, salad Walking Dead Pre-Game Ritual/Superstition Talking to my parents Favorite Thing About USU College town, great support Favorite Aggie Tradition Scotsman High School/Family Nickname Sweet Lew Place I Would Most Like to Visit Australia Favorite Restaurant in Logan Angie s GRAYSON MOORE Redshirt Senior Forward RS North Logan, Utah (Sky View HS/Northwest Nazarene) SEASON (RS): Redshirted his first year at Utah State after transferring from Northwest Nazarene University. PREVIOUS SCHOOL: Played in 21 games during the season at Northwest Nazarene, earning honorable mention all-conference honors... Averaged 10.8 points, 7.0 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 1.0 blocks and 1.0 steals in 30.8 minutes per game... Shot 39.3 percent (75-of-191) from the field, including 35.8 percent (43-of-120) from 3-point range, along with 76.7 percent (33-of-43) at the free throw line... Led the Crusaders in scoring in three games, including a career-high 25 points... Led NNU in rebounding in 10 games, highlighted by a career-best 14 boards... Off the court, earned academic all-conference honors... In , played in 19 games, making 11 starts, and averaging 7.3 points, 4.9 rebounds, 1.1 blocks and 0.7 steals per game. JUNIOR COLLEGE: Played his freshman season at Sheridan College (Wyo.), where he averaged roughly 3.0 points, 2.0 rebounds and 1.0 blocks per game in seeing action in 15 games. HIGH SCHOOL: Averaged approximately 15.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game during his senior season at Sky View High School in Smithfield, Utah... Earned all-region accolades, as well as second-team all-state honors, after 32 helping the Bobcats to a 15-7 overall record and the 2011 Region 5 title... In addition to teammates with his brother, Jalen, was also teammates with current USU football player Jordan Nielsen... Off the court, was a member of the Sky View HS National Honor Society. LEW EVANS Redshirt Junior Forward RS Salt Lake City, Utah (New Hampton Prep (N.H.)/Tulsa) SEASON (RS): Redshirted his first year at Utah State after transferring from the University of Tulsa. PREVIOUS SCHOOL: Played in 34 games, with 22 starts, in at Tulsa... Helped the Golden Hurricane to a record, including a 13-3 Conference USA mark, as well as winning the C-USA title and advancing to the NCAA Tournament, where they lost to UCLA in the second round... Averaged 5.3 points, 4.1 rebounds and 0.7 steals, while playing 20.6 minutes per game... Shot 34.4 percent (63-of-183) from the field, including 25.9 percent (29-of-112) from 3-point range, along with 58.1 percent (25-of-43) at the free throw line... Led Tulsa in rebounding in three games, highlighted by a season-high 11 boards in two different games, along with netting double-figure points in two games, including a season-high 14 vs Tulane... Netted three 3-pointers in a game on three separate occasions, as well as posting single-game season-highs of three assists, two blocks and two steals. JUNIOR COLLEGE: Played freshman season at Casper (Wyo.) College, where he played in 30 games, averaging nearly 10 points, seven rebounds, two assists and one steal per game... Shot 43.0 percent from the field and made 85.0 percent of his free throws in helping the Thunderbirds to the Region IX regular-season championship. PERSONAL: Full name is Grayson Thomas Moore... One of two boys of Jimmy and Debra Moore... Brother, Jalen, is teammate on the USU roster... Father, Jimmy, played basketball at USU from , and still ranks 24th all-time in school history with 1,164 career points and No. 15 all-time in rebounds with 652, and is in the USU Athletics Hall of Fame... Jimmy Moore is currently the assistant athletics director for special projects for Utah State Athletics... Majoring in exercise science. 12 PREP SCHOOL/HIGH SCHOOL: Played one season at New Hampton Prep in New Hampton, N.H., where he averaged approximately 10.0 points and 6.0 rebounds for the Huskies... Was a four-year letterwinner at Highland High School in Salt Lake City, Utah, where he earned first-team Utah Class 4A all-state accolades after leading the Rams to the 2011 Utah Class 4A state championship, after posting 15.0 points and 9.0 rebounds per game... As a junior, earned second-team all-state honors after averaging 10.0 points and 6.0 rebounds, and helping Highland HS to a third-place finish in the state playoffs... Was an honorable mention all-state and thirdteam all-region honoree as a sophomore, after averaging 7.0 points and 5.0 rebounds... Was also a three-year letterwinner and a two-year starter on the baseball team. PERSONAL: Oldest of four children of Matt and Dayna Evans... Has two sisters and one brother... Majoring in business with a minor in management (Tulsa) UTAH STATE MEN S BASKETBALL UTAHSTATEAGGIES.COM

13 NEWCOMER BIOS SHANE RECTOR Junior Guard TR Bronx, N.Y. (South Kent School (Conn.)/Miami Dade College) MIAMI-DADE (SO): Earned Florida Community College Activities Association first-team all-state and all-region honors after helping the Sharks to an overall mark of and an 8-4 league record... Averaged 17.4 points, 5.5 assists, 4.1 rebounds, 2.3 steals and 0.6 blocks per game while shooting 41.9 percent from the floor, including 34.2 percent from deep, and 76.1 percent from the free throw line... Scored in double figures 27 time during the year, including nine 20-point games and two 30-point outings... Recorded five or more assists in 19 games and pulled down five or more boards in 11 games. MISSOURI (FR): Appeared in 23 games for the Tigers, averaging 4.6 minutes per contest... Scored a season-high three points against Texas A&M in the SEC Tournament, adding two rebounds and two steals... Matched his season high with three points against Hawai i, shooting 3-for-4 from the free throw line... Played a season-high 15 minutes against Northwestern. HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at South Kent (Conn.) High School, where he averaged 17.4 points and 7.1 assists as a senior... Began his prep career at St. Raymond s High School in the Bronx, N.Y... Led SRHS to its first Catholic High School Athletic Association (CHSAA) Class AA city championship since 2004 as a junior... Earned all-conference honors and a member of QUINN TAYLOR Redshirt Freshman Forward RS Houston, Texas (Langham Creek HS) (FR): Redshirted his first season at Utah State. HIGH SCHOOL: Earned first-team all-district 17-5A honors, as well as all-houston area honors as a prep senior at Langham Creek HS in Houston,Texas, after averaging 11.5 points, 5.6 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 1.1 steals and 0.6 blocks per game as a senior, while shooting 55.9 percent from the field ( ), 45.4 percent from 3-point range (20-44) and 55.1 percent at the free throw line (54-98)... Was also selected to play in both the Texas High School Coaches Association All-Star game and the Houston Area Basketball Coaches Association All- Star game... Helped the Lobos secure a district title for the first time since and set a school record with 27 wins on the season, as well as helping them to their fifth-consecutive postseason... Scored in double digits in 22 games, highlighted by a season-high 23 points against Jersey Village... Pulled down double-digit rebounds in five games, with three of them for double-doubles, tallying 11 points and 15 rebounds in season-opening win over College Park HS, then adding 11 points and 13 rebounds in a win over Berkner HS and 14 points and 13 rebounds in a win over Cypress Lakes HS... Earned all-district and all-houston area honors as a junior after posting 8.0 points and 7.0 rebounds per game, in addition to 0.9 blocks, 2.9 assists and 0.6 steals per game... Off the court, was a two-time academic all-district and all-state selection. 4 the CHSAA all-tournament team, averaging 13.7 points and 6.2 assists during his junior year. PERSONAL: Full name is Shane Legend Rector... One of three children of Deshon and Tabitha Rector... Majoring in journalism and communications. 22 PERSONAL: One of five children of Timothy and Janet Taylor... Majoring in civil engineering... Served a two-year LDS Church Mission in Sao Paulo, Brazil, from CLOSER LOOK AT RECTOR Hobbies/Special Talents I can dance Lasagna Quote King Kong ain t got nothin on me! Game of Thrones Thing I Wish I was Better At Singing Favorite Non-Basketball Athlete James Rodriguez (Real Madrid) Person I Admire the Most My Father Game I Am Most Looking Forward To Duke CLOSER LOOK AT TAYLOR Steak Hot Rod Favorite Band The Killers Pre-Game Ritual/Superstitions Eat PB&J with chocolate milk Funniest Person on the Team Lew Evans Favorite Basketball Player Growing Up Mike Bibby Place I Most Want to Visit The Moon Favorite Restaurant of All-Time Chili s QUICK FACTS OUTLOOK AGGIE BIOS COACHES OPPONENTS SEASON REVIEW RECORDS UNIVERSITY UTAH STATE MEN S BASKETBALL UTAHSTATEAGGIES.COM 37

14 NEWCOMER BIOS 20 NCAA TOURNAMENTS 9 NIT APPEARANCES 16 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS 8 TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIPS 1 GOAL - WIN CLOSER LOOK AT DARGENTON Thing I Wish I Was Better At Math Jamaican If I Could Play Another Sport Soccer, I ve got skills CLOSER LOOK AT MIDDLETON Seafood Taken 3 Advice to Kids Always believe in yourself and dreams CLOSER LOOK AT MILES Steak Person You Admire the Most My Parents Reason I wear #21 It is the number my family wears ALEXIS DARGENTON Sophomore Forward TR Fort-de-France, Martinique (Middlebrooks Academy (Calif.)/Laramie County CC) JUNIOR COLLEGE: Played freshman year at Laramie County Community College in Cheyenne, Wyo., starting all 32 games... Averaged 12.4 points and a team-best 7.7 rebounds per game... Also led the team with 10 double-doubles, logging season highs of 23 points and 14 rebounds... Scored in double digits 22 times and added double-digit rebounding numbers in 11 games... Was an active defender with at least one steal in all but four games and at least one block in 21 contests... Helped lead the Golden Eagles to an overall mark of and an appearance in the Region IX quarterfinals. HIGH SCHOOL: Played with the club Golden Lion in Martinique where he led the team to four championships at the junior level... Attended prep school at Middlebrooks Academy in Los Angeles, Calif. JOHN MIDDLETON Freshman Guard HS Atlantic City, N.J. (Holy Spirits HS) HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year varsity letterwinner and three-year starter at Holy Spirits High School in Atlantic City, N.J... Averaged 17.8 points and 7.4 assists per game during his senior season where he led the team to an overall mark of 19-7, including a 10-2 mark in league play... Scored in double figures in all but three games during his senior campaign, turning in a season high of 32 and scoring 20 or more points in four games. PERSONAL: Parents are Robert and Christa Middleton... Undecided on a major course of study. JAKE MILES Freshman Guard HS Morgan, Utah (Morgan HS) HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year varsity letterwinner at Morgan (Utah) High School... Helped the Trojans to a Utah 3A state title during his senior year and a second-place finish at state as a sophomore... Part of a team that won three consecutive region championships... Averaged 24.7 points, 3.3 steals, 3.0 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game en route to being named the Deseret News and Salt Lake Tribune 3A MVP as a senior... Scored in double figures in each game during the year, including 15 games with more than 20 and six games over Recorded a season-high 39 points against Tooele HS, shooting 76 percent from the field (13-of-17)... Named first-team all-state as a junior. 43 PERSONAL: One of four children of Bruno and Francine Dargenton... Undecided on a major course of study PERSONAL: One of six children of Kirk and Loraine Miles... Served a two-year LDS Church Mission in Colorado Springs, Colo., from Undecided on a major course of study UTAH STATE MEN S BASKETBALL UTAHSTATEAGGIES.COM