Game #5 Utah State at Idaho State Holt Arena (12,000) Pocatello, Idaho Nov. 29, :05 pm(mst)

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1 AGGIE BASKETBALL Athletic Media Relations 7400 Old Main Hill Logan, Utah Fax (435) Mike Strauss, Media Relations Director (435) Doug Hoffman, Assistant Director (Basketball Contact) (435) Schedule 3-1, 0-0 November 4 GLOBAL SPORTS (Ex.) W CA. WEST ALL-STARS (Ex.) W at Top of the World Classic, Fairbanks, Alaska 17 vs. Santa Clara W vs. South Florida W vs. Austin Peay State L ot 25 CO.-COLO. SPRINGS W at Idaho State 7:05 pm December 6 UTAH (SportsWest) 7:07 pm 9 MONTANA TECH 7:05 pm 16 at BYU (SportsWest) 7:07 pm 20 at UC Riverside 8 pm 23 WEBER STATE 7:05 pm Gossner Foods Classic 29 ALBANY 8:05 pm 30 AIR FORCE/CORNELL TBA January 4 *at Cal Poly 8 pm 6 *at Idaho 8 pm 11 *LONG BEACH ST. (ESPN) 10:07 pm 13 *PACIFIC 7:05 pm 16 UC RIVERSIDE 7:05 pm 20 *BOISE STATE 7:05 pm 25 *at Pacific 8 pm 27 *IDAHO 7:05 pm 31 *at UC Irvine 8 pm February 2 *at Cal State Fullerton 8 pm 8 *UC IRVINE 7:05 pm 10 *CAL STATE FULLERTON 7:05 pm 15 *at UC Santa Barbara 8 pm 17 *at Long Beach St. (Fox Sports)6 pm 24 *at Boise State 7 pm March 1 *UC SANTA BARBARA 7:05 pm 3 *CAL POLY (ESPN) 5:07 pm Big West Tournament, Anaheim, Calif TBA NCAA Tournament TBA All times are mountain. Home games in CAPS. Game #5 Utah State at Idaho State Holt Arena (12,000) Pocatello, Idaho Nov. 29, :05 pm(mst) November 26, 2000 Utah State Aggies (3-1) Averages Probable Starters Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown PPG RPG APG F # 5 Shawn Daniels Sr. Bakersfield, Calif * F #22 Curtis Bobb Sr. Aurora, Colo C #14 Dimitri Jorssen Sr. Theux, Belgium * G #10 Bernard Rock Sr. New York, N.Y G #31 Tony Brown Jr. Hyrum, Utah vs. Idaho State Bengals (0-2) Averages Probable Starters Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown PPG RPG APG F #30 Tim Erickson Sr. Salt Lake City, Utah F #34 Rashad Kirkland Jr. Atlantic City, N.J * C #43 Doug Silva Sr. Tracy, Calif * G #11 Jordie McTavish Sr. Salmon Arm, B.C G #21 D Marr Suggs Jr. St. Paul, Minn *blocks per game This Week: Utah State will travel to Pocatello, Idaho to face Idaho State on Wednesday, Nov. 29, at 7:05 pm in Holt Arena. The Aggies lead the all-time series and have won the last three meetings. ISU is 0-2 on the young season with losses at Utah (71-65) and at Southern Utah (82-64). A Look At Idaho State: Idaho State is 0-2 on the season after two road losses at then No. 12 Utah (71-65) and at Southern Utah by a final. The Bengals return three starters and 10 letterwinners from last year s team that finished 8-19 overall and 3-13 in the Big Sky Conference, tying for eighth place. Head coach Doug Oliver is beginning his third year in Pocatello and has an overall record of ISU has two players scoring in double-figures after two games in seniors Jordie McTavish (12.0 ppg) and Tim Erickson (10.5 ppg). Versus Idaho State: Utah State and Idaho State will be meeting for the 39th time this Wednesday, and USU holds a all-time advantage. The last time the two schools met was on Dec. 29, 1994 in the championship game of the Gossner Foods Classic, with the Aggies recording the win. Utah State has won the last three meetings between the two, with the last Idaho State win coming on Dec. 30, 1981 in Logan by a final score of The last time the two teams played in Pocatello was on Dec. 30, 1980, with ISU notching a win. The Bengals went 1-1 last year in the Gossner Foods Classic, but did not play USU.

2 Utah State Quick Facts Location... Logan, Utah Founded Enrollment... 21,490 President... George H. Emert Athletics Dir... Rance Pugmire Faculty Rep.... Ken White Nickname... Aggies Colors... Navy Blue & White Affiliation...Division I Conference... Big West Arena...Dee Glen Smith Spectrum Capacity... 10,270 Basketball Staff Head Coach... Stew Morrill... Gonzaga, 1974 Career Record (14) Record at USU (Third) Assistant Coaches... Randy Rahe,... Don Verlin and Mark Arce Trainer... Mike Williams Secretary... Ronda Christoffersen Office Phone... (435) Media Relations Asst. SID (MBB)... Doug Hoffman Office... (435) Home... (435) Fax... (435) Cell... (435) dhoffman@cc.usu.edu SID... Mike Strauss Office... (435) Press Row... (435) Web... Mailing Address...Athletic Media Relations... Utah State University Old Main Hill... Logan, UT Versus The Big Sky Conference: Utah State is (.640) alltime versus the Big Sky Conference. USU is versus Idaho State; versus Montana; versus Montana State; versus Weber State; 3-1 versus Portland State; 2-1 versus both Northern Arizona and Sacramento State; 4-0 versus Cal State Northridge; and 2-2 versus Eastern Washington. Last season, USU was just 1-2 versus the Big Sky Confernece, losing on the road at Northern Arizona and at Weber State, while winning at home versus NAU. Coach Morrill Versus The Big Sky: Utah State head coach Stew Morrill is (.731) versus the Big Sky Conference, most of which came as head coach while at the University of Montana. Morrill is 12-1 all-time versus Idaho State; 8-5 versus Montana State; 3-1 versus Portland State; 7-6 versus Weber State; 11-2 versus Northern Arizona; 7-3 versus Eastern Washington; and 1-0 versus Cal State Northridge. Versus The State of Idaho: Utah State is a combined (.649) versus the three Division I schools from the state of Idaho. All-time, USU holds a 14-4 advantage over Boise State; a advantage over Idaho State; and a advantage over Idaho. The Aggies have won the last six meetings versus teams from Idaho, and the last team from the state of Idaho to defeat Utah State was the University of Idaho on Jan. 23, 1999, in Moscow by a final. Road Warriors: Despite letting an 18-game regular season winning streak get stopped by Austin Peay State in the championship game of the Top of the World Classic, Utah State still has its nine-game road winning streak in tack. The last time USU lost a road game was on Dec. 21, 1999 at Weber State by a final score of The Aggies then went undefeated in league play on the road and won at Nevada in the semifinals of the Big West tournament. That nine-game road winning streak is a school record. Home Cooking: Utah State has had great success at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum over the past 30 years with a (.771) mark. Over the past three seasons, USU is 44-3 (.936) at home, and the Aggies have won its last nine games at home and 22 of its last 23 in the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum. Road Openers: Since the season, Utah State is a combined in its first road game of the season. The Aggies have won two of its last three road games to open the season, winning at Minnesota and San Diego State in 1997 and 1998, but USU did lose at Northern Arizona last year in its first road game Big West Standings Conference Overall W L Pct. Home Away W L Pct. Home Away Neutral UC Irvine Cal Poly Utah State Pacific Long Beach State Boise State Idaho Cal State Fullerton UC Santa Barbara Utah State Basketball Notes November 26, 2000

3 Utah State Numerical Roster No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Exp. Hometown (High School/Last School) 3 Thomas Vincent G Fr. HS Overland Park, Kan. (Olathe East HS) 4 Jeremy Vague C/F Jr. JC San Marcos, Calif. (San Marcos HS/Canada JC) 5 Shawn Daniels F Sr. 1L Bakersfield, Calif. (Highland HS/Bakersfield JC) 10 Bernard Rock G Sr. 1L New York, N.Y. (Orme HS/New Mexico Military) 11 Dan Stewart F/C Jr. 2L Salt Lake City, Utah (East HS/Utah State) 13 Mike Stowell G Fr. HS San Juan Capistrano, Calif. (Capistrano Valley HS) 14 Dimitri Jorssen C Sr. 2L Theux, Belgium (Lassen JC) 21 Calvin Brown G Fr. HS East Palo Alto, Calif. (Eastside Prep) 22 Curtis Bobb G/F Sr. 1L Aurora, Colo. (Hinkley HS/Southern Idaho JC) 24 Brennan Ray F Jr. 1L Chandler, Ariz. (Chandler HS/Mesa CC) 25 Dion Bailey G Sr. 1L West Covina, Calif. (West Covina HS/Santa Rosa JC) 31 Tony Brown G Jr. 2L Hyrum, Utah (Mountain Crest HS) 32 Toraino Johnson F So. JC El Paso, Texas (Andress HS/Garden City JC) 44 Chad Evans F R-Fr. HS Ogden, Utah (Weber HS) 52 Lemar Gayle F Jr. JC Long Beach, Calif. (Jordan HS/Cerritos JC) Head Coach: Stew Morrill (Gonzaga, 1974) Assistants: Randy Rahe (Buena Vista, 1982), Don Verlin (Cal State Stanislaus, 1989), Mark Arce (Oklahoma State, 1983) Manager: Eric Skinner Trainer: Mike Williams (Utah State, 1996) Aggies Return Four Starters And Eight Letterwinners: After coming off its best basketball season ever, Utah State is looking to have another memorable year during the season as head coach Stew Morrill welcomes back four starters and eight letterwinners from a team that set a school record with 28 wins, including a perfect 19-0 Big West Conference mark en route to the league championship and the school s 13th appearance in the NCAA Tournament. USU returns 81 percent of its rebounding from a year ago and 76 percent of its scoring. Among the starters returning are senior first-team all-league player Shawn Daniels who led the team with 12.0 points and 7.9 rebounds per game. Daniels also tied the single-season school record with 58 blocks as was co-mvp of the conference tournament with fellow teammate Troy Rolle (who is the only starter not returning for Utah State this season). Senior Bernard Rock and junior Tony Brown, who were both honorable mention all-big West last season also return after averaging 10.0 and 11.6 points per game respectively. Rock notched the seventh most assists (148) ever last year for USU in a single-season, while Brown is fourth all-time at USU in three-pointers made (128) and attempted (319). Brown also had the third-best single-season assist-to-turnover ratio ever at USU at 1.91 assists to every turnover last year. The fourth starter returning for USU is senior center Dimitri Jorssen who averaged 8.7 points and 5.2 rebounds per game in The depth continues for Utah State with four proven veterans who came off the bench a year ago in seniors Dion Bailey and Curtis Bobb, and juniors Brennan Ray and Dan Stewart. Bailey and Bobb both averaged four points per game last year, while Ray led all reserves with 14.3 minutes per game and Stewart was close behind at 11.3 mintues per outing. Utah State Welcomes Seven Newcomers: Despite returning eight quality players from a year ago, USU added seven new faces to the roster for the season, which includes three junior college transfers and four freshman. Several of these newcomers will have significant roles to fill for Utah State this year. Among the newcomers are sophomore Toraino Johnson who averaged 15.0 points and eight rebounds a game last year as a freshman at Garden City Junior College in Kansas. Junior Jeremy Vague will also see plenty of action after averaging 12.0 points and 10.0 rebounds a game at Canada Junior College in California. The freshman crop includes two point guards in Thomas Vincent and Calvin Brown, and two shooting guards in Nate Bullen and Mike Stowell. Vincent scored 18.0 points a game at Olathe East High School in Overland Park, Kan., while Brown averaged 17.0 points a contest at Eastside Prep in East Palo Alto, Calif. Stowell is also a solid scorer who notched 17.0 points and eight rebounds a game two years ago at Capistrano Valley High School in San Juan Capistrano, Calif. The Aggies will also have the services of redshirt freshman Chad Evans who averaged 18.0 points and 10.0 rebounds a game for Weber High School in Ogden, Utah, three seasons ago. The Aggies are also anxious to welcome junior Lemar Gayle to the squad next semester after being named the Junior College Player of the Year in California where he averaged 22.7 points and grabbed 12.5 rebounds per game for Cerritos Junior College. Gayle is currently finishing up some required course work at Utah State this semester. 3 Utah State Basketball Notes November 26, 2000

4 Head Coach Stew Morrill: Stew Morrill (Gonzaga, 1974) is entering his third season at the helm of the Utah State men s basketball program after posting an incredible record at USU in his first two years, which is the best record by any coach at Utah State in their first two seasons. During the past two years, Morrill has coached two first-team all-league players in Shawn Daniels and Troy Rolle and has had an 80 percent graduation rate. He has been involved in postseason action four times in his career, including the NCAA Tournment last season. He has twice been named Coach of the Year, winning the award in 1991 at Montana, and this past season at Utah State after guiding the Aggies to a perfect 19-0 league mark in winning the Big West Conference. He is only the third coach in the history of the Big West Conference to go undefeated in the league, joining Lou Henson and Jerry Tarkanian. Prior to coming to Utah State, Morrill had been the head coach at Colorado State University for seven seasons, recording a record ( ). Prior to his stint at CSU, Morrill spent five seasons as the head coach at the University of Montana ( ), where he went During his 14 years as a head coach, Morrill s teams have won at least 20 games five times and have won at least 17 games in 11 of his 14 seasons as a head coach. He was the second winningest coach at Colorado State behind only Boyd Grant, and his 15 wins at Utah State in were the most by a first-year head coach since Morrill Year-by-Year Coaching Record Year School Overall Pct. Conf. Place 1987 Montana rd 1988 Montana t6th 1989 Montana rd 1990 Montana rd 1991 Montana st 1992 Colorado State th 1993 Colorado State th 1994 Colorado State th 1995 Colorado State t7th 1996 Colorado State th 1997 Colorado State th 1998 Colorado State th 1999 Utah State th 2000 Utah State st 2001 Utah State Totals 14th Year Media Information: Requests for interviews should be made through Assistant Director of Athletic Media Relations Doug Hoffman at (435) Coach Morrill and the team are generally available for interviews throughout the week. Contact Hoffman to set up an interview. The best time to talk with Coach Morrill is between 9-11 a.m. and after practice for players. Practice Schedule: The Aggies practice is closed to the public. However, special arrangements can be made by contacting Hoffman. On Your Dial: All Utah State games can be heard live on KVNU AM-610 and KVFX FM-94.5 in Logan, Utah and KWLW AM-700 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Al Lewis serves as the play-by-play announcer, while Rod Tueller (former Aggie head coach and Athletics Director) will provide color analysis at home. On Your Puter: Every Aggie game can be heard live on the internet through Utah State s web page at Luncheon Schedule: Utah State will also host a media luncheon each week beginning Dec. 5 at the Juniper Inn at 11:45 a.m. All luncheons will be held on Monday s except for the week of Jan. 15, when that luncheon will be held on Tuesday. Fax-On-Demand: Media may obtain information 24 hours a day via the Fax-on-Demand system. To access the system dial from the handset of your fax machine. The code for the Big West Conference is 292. Big West Conference 1020 Weekly Release 1021 Game Notes 1022 Statistics/Standings Utah State 2220 All Information Other Services: Media may also obtain information on Utah State Athletics in several ways, including the internet ( and fax. Information will be updated and sent out by mid-mornings on Monday. Years School Overall Pct. Conf. Pct Montana Colorado State Utah State Totals 14th Year Utah State Basketball Notes November 26, 2000

5 Preseason Big West Polls: The Big West Conference held its annual basketball media day on Nov. 8, and Utah State was the overwhelming favorite to repeat as Big West Champions in the season. The Aggies were the unanimous choice among the coaches, and received all but four of the first-place votes from the media to once again win the conference championship. Coaches Poll 1. UTAH STATE (8) Long Beach State (1) Boise State UC Irvine UC Santa Barbara Cal Poly Pacific Cal State Fullerton Idaho 11 Media Poll 1. UTAH STATE (18) Long Beach State (4) UC Santa Barbara UC Irvine Pacific Boise State Cal Poly Idaho Cal State Fullerton 40 Aggies Favored To Win The Big West Again: After rolling through the Big West Conference season last year with a 19-0 mark, Utah State is once again picked to win the league by numerous preseason publications. The Sporting News has Utah State picked to finish first in the league and has the Aggies ranked 34th in the country in its preseason poll. Other preseason publications that have Utah State picked to win the Big West Conference include Preview Sports, Street & Smith Magazine, Lindey s, Athlon, and ESPN The Magazine. Several Players Tabbed As All-League Performers This Year: Along with Utah State being the overwhelming favorite to win the Big West Conference in 2001, USU also has several players being tabbed allleague in different preseason publications. The Sporting News has Shawn Daniels and Bernard Rock as first-team allleague players and Dimitri Jorssen on the second-team. Daniels is also picked to be the Player of the Year by The Sporting News, as well as being the best rebounder in the leauge. It also has Tony Brown tabbed as the best shooter in the league, and Rock named the best playmaker. Preview Sports has Daniels and Rock on its all-league first-team in the Big West, with Daniels picked as the Player of the Year and top rebounder. Street & Smith has Daniels on its firstteam list along with being named the Player of the Year, while Lindey s has Daniels first-team and Rock second-team. Lindey s picked Brown as the league s best shooter, Daniels the best rebounder, and Rock the best playmaker in the league. Athlon has Daniels as a first-team all-league player, and ESPN The Magazine has Daniels named to its first team and is selected as the Player of the Year, while Rock and Tony Brown are named to the second team. It also has the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum listed as the toughest arena in the Big West Conference to play in, and lists USU s front court as the best in the conference. Brown Named Player of the Week In The Big West Conference: Junior guard Tony Brown (Hyrum, Utah) was named the Big West Conference Player of the Week on Nov. 20, after leading Utah State to a runner-up finish at the Top of the World Classic in Fairbanks, Alaska. The Aggies finished second to Austin Peay State, losing in the championship game in overtime. Brown scored 22 points on seven-of-15 shooting in a tournament-opening win against Santa Clara and then followed that with a 21-point effort in a win against South Florida. In that game, Brown drilled six-of-nine three-pointers. Against the Governors of Austin Peay State, Brown scored eight points and added six assists, which was just two shy of his career-high. Brown s back-to-back 20-point games marked the first time he has accomplished that feat in his career. He now has six 20-plus point games in the last two years, and USU is 6-0 in those games. The award marked the second time Brown was named the league s player of the week as he was named on Feb. 28, 2000 after scoring a career-high 27 points at New Mexico State and followed that with a three-point, seven assist, seven rebound performance at North Texas. Daniels Scores Career High: Senior forward Shawn Daniels (Bakersfield, Calif.) scored a career-high 28 points versus Colorado-Colorado Springs on Saturday night on 14-of-19 shooting from the field. Daniels previous careerhigh was 17 points which he accomplished six different times during the season. The last time he notched 17 points was against Conneticut in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Those 28 points for Daniels was the most points scored by an Aggie since Marcus Saxon had 31 in the second round of the Big West Tournament on Mar. 7, 1998 against Cal State Fullerton. Daniels has now scored in double-figures 28 times in his career, including the last two games in a row this season. 5 Utah State Basketball Notes November 26, 2000

6 Last Time Out: Here is a look at Utah State s last game against Colorado- Colorado Springs at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum Nov. 25, 2000 Dee Glen Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah CO. SPRINGS FG 3FG FT REB PF TP MIN A BLK S Jerome Brown, F Joe Hutchins, F Kevin Fletcher, C Q. Simpson G W. Rhymes, G Will Starks Jack Bain Tommie Johnson Totals FG%: 1st half , 2nd half , Game FG%: 1st half , 2nd half , Game FT%: 1st half , 2nd half , Game Team Reb.: 1; Deadball Reb.: 5; Turnovers: 22; Technicals: None UTAH STATE FG 3FG FT REB PF TP MIN A BLK S Shawn Daniels, F Curtis Bobb, F Dimitri Jorssen, C Bernard Rock, G Tony Brown, G Thomas Vincent Jeremy Vague Brennan Ray Dion Bailey Toraino Johnson Chad Evans Totals FG%: 1st half , 2nd half , Game FG%: 1st half , 2nd half , Game FT%: 1st half , 2nd half , Game Team Reb.: 3; Deadball Reb.: 4; Turnovers: 20; Technicals: None SCORE BY HALVES 1 2 OT F CU-Colorado Springs Utah State OFFICIALS Brent Smith, Donald Griffin, Chris Singer ATTENDANCE 5,544 The Last Time An Aggie... Scored 30 or more points... Marcus Saxon (31), 3/7/98 Got 15 or more rebounds... Shawn Daniels (17), 1/22/00 Had 10 or more assists... Bernard Rock (13), 2/3/00 Had a Double-Double... Shawn Daniels (15, 13), 2/17/00 Had a 20-point, 20-rebound game... Donnie Johnson (20, 20), 12/20/97 The Last Time The Aggies... Scored 100 or more points... vs. North Texas (102), 2/26/98 Allowed 100 or more points... vs. New Mexico State (104), 2/13/95 Had 50 or more rebounds... at North Texas (52), 2/26/00 Had 25 or more assists... vs. North Texas (29), 1/28/99 Had 10 or more steals... at Nevada (10), 2/17/00 Five or more score in double figures... vs. New Mexico State (5), 3/11/00 Beat an opponent by 20 or more... vs. Pacific (64-41), 3/9/00 Beat a ranked opponent... vs. Utah (#9) 62-54, 11/18/98 Beat a Top-10 ranked opponent... vs. Utah (#9) 62-54, 11/18/98 Recapping The Colorado-Colorado Springs Game: Behind senior forward Shawn Daniels' careerhigh 28 points, the Utah State basketball team slipped past Division II Colorado-Colorado Springs, 68-61, Saturday night at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum. The win snapped a one-game losing streak for the Aggies, who improved to 3-1 on the year. The Mountain Lions fell to 0-3. Daniels, a 6-foot-6 native of Bakersfield, Calif., took control of the game early as he connected on his first four shots from the field to pace the Aggies to a 12-2 lead just four minutes into the game. Daniels stayed hot throughout the first half as he hit on all eight of his shots from the field. USU took a lead over the Mountain Lions into the break. The Aggies started the second half slowly as it took them nearly four minutes to get on the board. But behind 10 points from Daniels, Utah State opened up a lead with 9:21 left. The Aggies eventually pushed it out to 17 points, 63-46, on a layup by senior forward Curtis Bobb (Aurora, Colo.) with 3:05 to go. Colorado Springs made it interesting by connecting on several long range three-pointers to come within single digits of USU with under 30 seconds to go. Guard Wayne Rhymes led the Mountain Lions with five three-pointers and 21 points. Senior center Dimitri Jorssen (Theux, Belgium) was the only other Aggie to join Daniels in double figures as he added 13 points on six-of-seven shooting from the floor. As a team, USU shot 56 percent from the field, but just 20 percent from behind the three-point line. The Mountain Lions shot 46 percent overall and 38.1 percent from three-point range. 6 Utah State Basketball Notes November 26, 2000

7 USA Today/ESPN Top 25 as of Nov. 19, 2000 Rank School Record Pts. 1. Duke (16) Arizona (15) Michigan State Kansas Stanford Maryland North Carolina Illinois Tennessee Seton Hall Florida Connecticut Cincinnati Utah Notre Dame Wake Forest UCLA Arkansas Oklahoma Wisconsin Kentucky DePaul Southern California St. John s Temple UTAH STATE AP Top 25 Preseason Rank School Record Pts. 1. Arizona (35) Duke (21) Michigan State (5) Kansas (1) Stanford Maryland (1) North Carolina Illinois Tennessee Seton Hall Florida Utah Connecticut UCLA Arkansas Notre Dame Cincinnati Wake Forest Wisconsin Kentucky Oklahoma DePaul Southern California St. John s Virginia UTAH STATE Daniels Among Select Company: Senior forward Shawn Daniels is among some select company as he has been selected to the CHI Mid-Major Preseason All- America Team which consists of 25 of the best college players in the country from Mid-Major university s. The 25 players selected where: Chris Bjorklund (Cal Poly); Brett Blizzard (UNC-Wilmington); Devin Brown (Texas-San Antonio); Casey Calvary (Gonzaga); Ian Chadwick (Wofford); Shawn Daniels (UTAH STATE); Chris Davis (North Texas); Patrick Doctor (American); Scott Emerson (Mercer); George Evans (George Mason); Brian Heinle (Cal State Northridge); Gerrod Henderson (Louisiana Tech); Trevor Huffman (Kent State); Michael Jackson (Missouri-Kansas City); Joe Linderman (Drexel); Jody Lumpkin (College of Charleston); Rashad Phillips (Detroit); Ryan Sears (Creighton); Tamar Slay (Marshall); Craig Snow (Evansville); Isaac Spencer (Murray State); Greg Stempin (Toledo); Desmond Stewart (Niagara); Lonnie Thomas (Louisiana-Lafayette); and John Tice (Central Connecticut State). Note: The Mid-Major University s are made up of teams from the following conferences: America East, Big Sky, Big South, Big West, Colonial, Independents, Ivy, Metro Atlantic, Mid-American, Mid-Continent, Mid-Eastern, Midwestern Collegiate, Missouri Valley, Northeast, Ohio Valley, Patriot, Southern, Southland, Southwestern, Sun Belt, Trans American, and West Coast Conference. CHI Mid-Major Top 25 Preseason Poll 1. Creighton 2. Louisiana-Lafayette 3. Marshall 4. College of Charleston 5. Pepperdine 6. San Diego 7. Kent 8. Southern Illinois 9. UTAH STATE 10. Butler 11. Cal State Northridge 12. Detroit 13. Evansville 14. Gonzaga 15. Richmond 16. Ball State 17. Toledo 18. Iona 19. Central Connecticut State 20. South Alabama 21. Bowling Green 22. Drexel 23. McNeese State 24. Georgia State 25. Oakland 7 Utah State Basketball Notes November 26, 2000

8 Aggie Backcourt Named To The All-Tournament Team: Utah State s backcourt of junior Tony Brown and senior Bernard Rock had an outstanding tournament at the Top of the World Classic in Fairbanks, Alaska, as both players were named to the All-Tournament team in leading the Aggies to a runner-up finish. Brown had two 20- point games in the tournament, while Rock was the only Aggie to score in double-figures in all three games. The two players averaged 30 points, 7.3 rebounds, and 6.0 assists per game in the tournament. Long Range Bomber: Junior Tony Brown is on pace to become Utah State s all-time three-point shooter before his career is over. Brown is currently fourth all-time at USU in three-pointers made and attempted. The following is a breakdown of where Brown stands as of date on the USU career charts. 3-Pt. FG s Made 3-Pt. FG s Attemtped 1. Reid Newey Jay Goodman Jay Goodman Reid Newey Justin Jones Justin Jones Tony Brown Tony Brown Troy Rolle Troy Rolle 304 Giving It Away: One uncharacteristic sign to Utah State s basketball team early on during the season is the amount of turnovers that USU has had thus far this year. Through three games, the Aggies are averaging 19.0 turnovers per game, while its opponents are averaging just Last year, USU averaged just 13.3 turnovers per contest, while its opponents gave the ball up 15.3 times per game on average. Over 50 Percent Again: For the third straight game, Utah State shot better than 50 percent from the floor. After opening the season with a 46.5 shooting percentage against Santa Clara, USU has gone on to shoot 61 percent against South Florida, 50.9 percent versus Austin Peay State, and 56 percent against Colorado-Colorado Springs. The last time USU shot over 50 percent in three straight games was during the season against New Mexico State (.500), North Texas (.508), and Idaho (.551). On the season, Utah State is shooting a blistering 54.7 percent from the field. Deadly From Three: One word that would describe Utah State s shooting from three-point range early on this season would be deadly. The Aggies are shooting an amazing 51 percent from behind the arc thus far this year on 23- of-45 shooting. Against South Florida, USU was 10-of-13 (.769) from three-point range, and against Austin Peay State, the Aggies made seven-of-12 three s for a.583 percentage. Those 10 three s made against South Florida were the eighth most ever in school history, while the.769 percentage was the fourth-best ever at USU in a single game. Aggies 18-Game Regular Season Winning Streak Comes To An End: Utah State had its 18- game regular season winning streak come to an end in the championship game of the Top of the World Classic in Fairbanks, Alaska, with a overtime loss to Austin Peay State. Prior to that loss, USU s last regular season defeat came at the hands of BYU on Jan. 8, USU has won 22 of its last 23 regular season games. Giving One Away: Utah State had made a habit of winning games on a regular basis when leading at half-time over recent years. In fact, USU had won its last 39 games when leading at the half before letting a 10-point half-time advantage slip away against Austin Peay State in the championship game of the Top of the World Classic. USU has however compiled a 45-2 mark when leading at halftime over its last 47 games. Aggies Sign Five: Head coach Stew Morrill inked five players during the early signing period in Mike Ahmad, Nate Harris, Spencer Nelson, Desmond Penigar, and Ronnie Ross. Ahmad, a 6-9, 225-pound forward is a sophomore at Irvine Valley (Calif.) Junior College. As a freshman, Ahmad averaged 13.5 points and eight rebounds per game en route to earning all-conference honorable mention honors. Harris, a 6-6, 205-pound forward, is a senior at Sky View High School in Smithfield, Utah, where he was a first-team allstate selection as a junior. He was also named the Region Four Most Valuable Player, and was named one of the top 12 players in the state of Utah last season by Frank Layden. Harris averaged 18 points and 12 rebounds as a junior, leading his team to a 28-0 region record over the past two seasons and three straight region championships. Nelson, a 6-7, 207- pound forward from Pocatello High School in Pocatello, Idaho averaged 4.5 points and 3.3 rebounds per game as a freshman for USU in 1999, where he appeared in all 28 games for the Aggies and averaged 12 minutes per game off the bench. Nelson has spent the last two years on an LDS Mission in Oklahoma. Penigar, a 6-7, 240-pound forward, is a sophomore at Ventura Junior College in California. As a freshman, Penigar was the second leading scorer (23 points per game) and rebounder (12) among California junior college players. The Sporting News magazine listed him as one of the top 10 junior college power forwards in the country. He was also a first-team all-conference and all-state selection. Ross, a 6-1, 185-pound guard from John Wood (Ill.) Junior College, was a first-team all-conference selection his freshman year after averaging 21 points, four rebounds and four assists per game. He was tabbed as the conference freshman of the year and was a first-team all-region selection. The Sporting News listed him as one of the top 10 shooting guards in the nation and he was named a preseason All-American heading into his sophomore season. 8 Utah State Basketball Notes November 26, 2000

9 Freshman Thomas Vincent... Scored a season-high 3six points in 10 minutes versus South Florida in the semifinals of the Top of the World Classic... Played 15 minutes versus Austin Peay in the championship game... Has missed only two fieldgoal attempts on the season with four makes, and is one-of-one from three-point range... Had a season-high two assists versus CU-Colorado Springs... Is averaging 11.0 minutes and 3.5 points per game. Junior Jeremy Vague... Scored a season-high seven points versus South Florida 4on three-of-five shooting in 10 minutes of action... Also had one block and one rebound in the game... Also blocked a shot versus Santa Clara... Had two rebounds against Austin Peay State and Colorado-Colorado Springs... Is shooting 44 percent from the field and averaging 4.0 points and 1.5 rebounds in 10.0 minutes per outing. Senior Shawn Daniels... Scored a career-high 28 points versus Colorado-Colorado 5Springs... Tied his careerhigh with 37 minutes versus Austin Peay State in the championship game of the Top of the World Classic... Has now scored in double-figures in 28 games in his career which is the second most by any active Aggie... Shooting 63.4 percent from the floor and is averaging 13.8 points and 4.8 rebounds a game in 32.8 minutes of action... Has started 38 straight games for USU. Senior Bernard Rock... Is the only Aggie to score in double-digits in three of the four games this season with 17, 11, and Has scored in double-figures 19 times in his career which is the third most on the team behind Daniels and 10 Brown... Averaging 11.2 points and 3.0 assists per game in 30.5 minutes of action... Has started 38 straight games for USU... Was named to the all-tournament team at the Top of the World Classic. Points... 6 vs. South Florida (11/18/00) Rebounds... 2 vs. Santa Clara (11/17/00) Assists... 2 vs. CU-Colo. Springs (11/25/00) Steals... 1 vs. Santa Clara (11/17/00) Minutes vs. Austin Peay State (11/19/00) Points... 6 vs. South Florida (11/18/00) Rebounds... 2 vs. Santa Clara (11/17/00) Assists... 2 vs. CU-Colo. Springs (11/25/00) Steals... 1 vs. Santa Clara (11/17/00) Minutes vs. Austin Peay State (11/19/00) Points... 7 vs. South Florida (11/18/00) Rebounds.. 2(2) vs. CU-Colo. Springs (11/25/00) Assists... 1(2) vs. Austin Peay State (11/19/00) Blocks... 1(2) vs. South Florida (11/18/00) Minutes vs. Santa Clara (11/17/00) Points... 7 vs. South Florida (11/18/00) Rebounds.. 2(2) vs. CU-Colo. Springs (11/25/00) Assists... 1(2) vs. Austin Peay State (11/19/00) Blocks... 1(2) vs. South Florida (11/18/00) Minutes vs. Santa Clara (11/17/00) Points vs. CU-Colo. Springs (11/25/00) Rebounds... 7 vs. CU-Colo. Springs (11/25/00) Assists... 1(2) vs. CU-Colo. Springs (11/25/00) Blocks... 1 vs. Santa Clara (11/17/00) Minutes vs. Austin Peay State (11/19/00) Points vs. CU-Colo. Springs (11/25/00) Rebounds...17 at Cal Poly (1/22/00) Assists... 4(2) vs. Pacific (3/9/00) Blocks... 5 at Cal Poly (1/22/00) Minutes... 37(5) vs. Austin Peay (11/19/00) Points vs. Santa Clara (11/17/00) Rebounds... 6 vs. Santa Clara (11/17/00) Assists... 5 vs. South Florida (11/18/00) Steals... 2 vs. South Florida (11/18/00) Minutes vs. Santa Clara (11/17/00) Points Boise State (3/4/00) Rebounds... 8 at North Texas (2/26/00) Assists North Texas (2/3/00) Steals... 5 at Long Beach State (2/12/00) Minutes... 36(2) at Nevada (3/10/00) 9 Utah State Basketball Notes November 26, 2000

10 Senior Dimitri Jorssen... Tied his career-high with 16 points versus Austin Peay State in the championship game of the Top of the World Classic on seven-of-10 shooting... Has scored in 14 double figures 13 times in his career... Is averaging 10.0 points and 4.2 rebounds per game in 22.2 minutes of action... Has started 32 consecutive games for the Aggies... Is shooting 69.6 percent from the floor to lead the team (16-of-23)... Also had a career-high three assists versus CU-Colorado Springs. Senior Curtis Bobb... Scored a career-high 15 points against Austin Peay State in the championship game of the Top of the World Classic... Made fiveof-six three-pointers in the game, which is 22 also a career-high... Had a career-high six rebounds versus Colorado-Colorado Springs and played a career-high 29 minutes in the game... Has started four games for USU in his career... Averaging 8.5 points and 3.2 rebounds per game... Shooting 61.5 percent from three-point range. Junior Brennan Ray... Had a career-high three assists versus South Florida 24 in the semifinals of the Top of the World Classic... Scored four points versus both Austin Peay and Santa Clara... Averaging 16.5 minutes per game off the bench with 2.5 points and 2.0 rebounds. Senior Dion Bailey... Had perhaps his best all-around game of his career 25 versus Santa Clara in the opening game of the Top of the World Classic against Santa Clara with six points, five rebounds, five assits, and four steals in 26 minutes of action... Those four steals and 26 minutes of action where new careerhighs, while his five assists tied a career-high... Averaging 3.2 points and 2.8 rebounds in 17.8 minutes per game. Points vs. Austin Peay State (11/19/00) Rebounds.. 6(2) vs. CU-Colo. Springs (11/25/00) Assists... 3 vs. CU-Colo. Springs (11/25/00) Blocks... 3 vs. CU-Colo. Springs (11/25/00) Minutes vs. CU-Colo. Springs (11/25/00) Points... 16(2) vs. Austin Peay State (11/19/00) Rebounds. 11(2) at Long Beach State (2/12/00) Assists... 3 vs. CU-Colo. Springs (11/25/00) Blocks... 5(2) vs. New Mexico State (3/11/00) Minutes vs. New Mexico State (3/11/00) Points vs. Austin Peay State (11/19/00) Rebounds... 6 vs. CU-Colo. Springs (11/25/00) Assists... 1 vs. South Florida (11/18/00) Steals... 1 vs. Austin Peay State (11/19/00) Minutes vs. CU-Colo. Springs (11/25/00) Points vs. Austin Peay State (11/19/00) Rebounds... 6 vs. CU-Colo. Springs (11/25/00) Assists... 3(2) at Nevada (2/17/00) Steals... 4 UC Irvine (1/15/00) Minutes vs. CU-Colo. Springs (11/25/00) Points... 4(2) vs. Austin Peay State (11/19/00) Rebounds... 3 vs. South Florida (11/18/00) Assists... 3 vs. South Florida (11/18/00) Blocks... Minutes vs. Austin Peay State (11/19/00) Points... 8 vs. New Mexico State (3/11/00) Rebounds... 6 at Nevada (2/17/00) Assists... 3 vs.south Florida (11/18/00) Blocks... 2 New Mexico State (2/5/00) Minutes at Boise State (1/27/00) Points... 6 vs. Santa Clara (11/17/00) Rebounds... 5 vs. Santa Clara (11/17/00) Assists... 5 vs. Santa Clara (11/17/00) Steals... 4 vs. Santa Clara (11/17/00) Minutes vs. Santa Clara (11/17/00) Points...12(2) at Weber State (12/21/99) Rebounds...6(3) UC Irvine (1/15/00) Assists... 5(2) vs. Santa Clara (11/17/00) Steals... 4 vs. Santa Clara (11/17/00) Minutes vs. Santa Clara (11/17/00) 10 Utah State Basketball Notes November 26, 2000

11 Junior Tony Brown... Opened the season with back-to-back 20 point games at the Top of the World Classic, giving him six 20-point games in his career, which is the most on the team Played a career-high 38 minutes versus Austin Peay State... Named the Big West Conference Player of the Week after leading USU to a runner-up finish in the TOWC... Leads the team with 14 points and 2.8 rebounds per game and is playing a team-high 34.8 minutes per game... Has scored in double-figures 35 times in his career. Sophomore Toraino Johnson... Had a solid game versus South Florida with six points 32 and two rebounds at the Top of the World Classic... Played a career-high 14 minutes versus Austin Peay State... Averaging 1.5 points and 1.2 rebounds per game in 9.0 minutes of action. R-Freshman Chad Evans... Scored three points and had two rebounds in his first action in four years... Played 12 minutes versus Global Sports... Against the California West All-Stars, Evans played six 44 minutes and one point and four rebounds to go along with an assist and a steal... Saw his first action of the regular season versus Colorado-Colorado Springs, playing three minutes. Points vs. Santa Clara (11/17/00) Rebounds... 5 vs. Santa Clara (11/17/00) Assists... 6 vs. Austin Peay State (11/19/00) Steals... 3 vs. CU-Colo. Springs (11/25/00) Minutes vs. Austin Peay State (11/19/00) Points at New Mexico State (2/24/00) Rebounds... 7 at North Texas (2/26/00) Assists... 8 Fresno State (1/4/00) Steals... 5 Cal Poly (1/14/99) Minutes vs. Austin Peay State (11/19/00) Points... 6 vs. South Florida (11/18/00) Rebounds... 2 vs. South Florida (11/18/00) Assists... 3 vs. Austin Peay State (11/19/00) Steals... Minutes vs. Austin Peay State (11/19/00) Points... 6 vs. South Florida (11/18/00) Rebounds... 2 vs. South Florida (11/18/00) Assists... 3 vs. Austin Peay State (11/19/00) Steals... Minutes vs. Austin Peay State (11/19/00) Points... Rebounds... Assists... Steals... Minutes... 3 vs. CU-Colo. Springs (11/25/00) Points... Rebounds... Assists... Steals... Minutes... 3 vs. CU-Colo. Springs (11/25/00) 11 Utah State Basketball Notes November 26, 2000

12 Utah State University Basketball Trends Overall Record , 0-0 When the Aggies......they are Play day games Play night games Lead at halftime Trail at halftime Are tied at halftime Shoot better from the field than opponent Shoot worse from the field than opponent Shoot the same from the field as opponent Shoot better from three-point range than opponent Shoot worse from three-point range than opponent Shoot the same from three-point range as opponent Shoot better from line than opponent Shoot worse from the line than opponent Shoot the same from the line as opponent Outrebound opponent Are outrebounded by opponent Are even in rebounds with opponent Have more offensive rebounds than opponent Have fewer offensive rebounds than opponent Have the same number of offensive rebounds Have more defensive rebounds than opponents Have fewer defensive rebounds than opponents Have the same number of defensive rebounds Commit fewer fouls than opponent Commit more fouls than opponent Commit same number of fouls Have more assists than opponent Have fewer assists than opponent Have same number of assists Commit fewer turnovers than opponent Commit more turnovers than opponent Commit the same number of turnovers Block more shots than opponent Block fewer shots than opponent Block the same number of shots Have more steals than opponent Have fewer steals than opponent Have same number of steals Starting frontline outscore the opponent s Starting frontline is outscored by the opponent s Starting frontlines scores same amount Starting backcourt outscore the opponent s Starting backcourt is outscored by the opponent s Starting backcourts scores same amount Bench outscore the opponent s Bench is outscored by the opponent s Bench scores same amount Utah State s Points Scored/Allowed Summary Record When Scoring Record When Allowing Utah State s Record When the Margin is... 1 (pt.) Utah State s Record by Month Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. March Utah State s Record by Day of the Week Sun. Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat Starters/Non-Starters Production Summary Starters Bench Total/% Team Total/% Team Minutes 565/68% 260/32% Points 230/80% 59/20% Rebounds 75/60% 50/40% Miscellaneous Statistics Double Double Figure 20-Pt. Figure Double Games Scoring Games Reb(Ast) Doubles 3 Vincent Vague Daniels Rock Stewart Stowell Jorssen C. Brown Bobb Ray Bailey T. Brown Johnson Evans Scoring Average by Halves 1st Half 2nd Half OT Total Utah State Opponents Starting Lineups Daniels, Bobb, Jorssen, Rock, Brown Utah State Basketball Notes November 26, 2000

13 Utah State Game-By-Game Statistics (USU-Opponent) Opp. FG Pct. 3FG Pct. FT Pct. Reb. Ast. TO Blk. Stl. Scoring (1-2-Tot.) S. Clara (.465)/21-61 (.344) 5-15 (.333)/11-29 (.379) (.721)/14-18 (.778) / S. Fla (.610)/28-61 (.459) (.769)/ 6-25 (.240) 9-16 (.769)/ 4-7 (. 571) / APSU (.553)/27-53 (.509) 7-12 (.583)/9-20 (.450) (.680)/17-25 (.680) / CO-CS (.560)/23-50 (.460) 1-5 (.200)/8-21 (.381) (.550)/7-20 (.350) / ISU Utah MTU BYU UC Riv. WSU Albany TBA Cal Poly Idaho LBSU Pacific UC Riv. Boise St. Pacific Idaho Irvine CS Full. Irvine CS Full. UCSB LBSU Boise St. UCSB Cal Poly Utah State Individual Points-Rebounds-Assists #25 #30 #31 #5 #44 #32 #14 #24 #10 #11 #4 #3 Opponent Bailey Bobb Brown Daniels Evans Johnson Jorssen Ray Rock Stewart Vague Vincent vs. Santa Clara DNP DNP vs. South Florida DNP DNP vs. Austin Peay DNP DNP CU-Colo. Springs DNP at Idaho State Utah Montana Tech at BYU at UC Riverside Weber State Albany TBA *at Cal Poly *at Idaho *Long Beach State *Pacific UC Riverside *Boise State *at Pacific *Idaho *at UC Irvine *at CS Fullerton *UC Irvine *CS Fullerton *at UC Santa Barbara *at Long Beach State *at Boise State *UC Santa Barbara *Cal Poly 13 Utah State Basketball Notes November 26, 2000

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