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7 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES NIT APPEARANCES REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONSHIPS TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIPS GOAL - WIN veteran bios GARY WILKINSON Senior Forward - L South Jordan, Utah (Bingham HS/Salt Lake CC) In-Depth With GARY WILKINSON Playing the guitar Post-School Ambition: Professional basketball/law school Michael Jordan Sushi The Saint Daft Punk Book of Mormon Best Concert I Ever Attended: Red Hot Chilli Peppers Favorite Place On Campus: The Spectrum Favorite Thing About Playing Basketball: Winning Tai Wesley My Craziest Ambition Is: To be a judge Toughest Place To Play: New Mexico State Europe The Biggest Surprise This Year Will Be: Tyler Newbold Rodizio Grill Before Every Game I: Listen to music The Game I m Looking Forward To Is: BYU One Thing I Wish I Was Better At Is: Defense What Makes USU Basketball Special: The fans WILKINSON s Career Highs Points... Nevada (//)... () Nevada (//) Att... () Boise St. (/7/) PT.... Utah Valley (//7) PT Att... Utah Valley (//7) FT... Montana-Western (//7) FT Att... Montana-Western (//7) Reb... Idaho (//) Assists... Fresno St. (//) Steals... () at Illinois St. (//) Blocks.... () Louisiana Tech (//) Minutes... at Hawai i (//) minutes times... Finished THE WILKINSON FILE A very skilled post player the year by leading the who can score with his team with dunks and was WAC Preseason Player of the Year () Second-Team All-WAC () back to the basket as well tied for third on the team WAC All-Newcomer Team () as on the perimeter... Has in charges taken with five... Academic All-WAC () great hands, is very physivoted by his teammates the cal and very coachable... best player that represents Brings great enthusiasm to Aggie Basketball... Was also the team and will be looked upon to provide an academic all-wac selection. leadership, both on and off the court, for his team... Is the only senior on the Junior College: squad. Earned National Junior College Athletic Season (Jr.): Earned second-team all-western Athletic Conference honors as well as being named to the league s allnewcomer team as he finished the year by averaging. points and 7. rebounds per game, while shooting. percent from the field and. percent from the free throw line... Ranked fourth in the WAC in overall shooting, fifth in free throw shooting, eighth in rebounding and th in scoring... His shooting percentage from the field ranks tied for th all-time at Utah State for a single-season... During WAC games, he averaged. points and 7. rebounds and shot. percent from the field... Started all games in his first year at USU and played an average of 7. minutes per game... Scored in double-figures times during the season including of his last games... Also had four -point games including a season-high against Nevada on Feb. as he was -of- from the field... Posted seven double-doubles during the season which included a home-stretch in February where he had three straight double-doubles against UC Santa Barbara (p, r), Louisiana Tech (p, r), and Fresno State (7p, r)... Recorded a seasonhigh rebounds against Idaho on Jan.... Was USU s leading scorer four times during the season and the team s top rebounder times... Played -plus minutes in 7 games and -plus Association (NJCAA) honorable mention All-America honors as a sophomore at Salt Lake Community College in Utah, as he averaged. points and. rebounds per game, while shooting. percent from the field and 7. percent from the free throw line... Ranked third in the Scenic West Athletic Conference (SWAC) and th in the nation in scoring and was first in the conference in rebounding as he led the Bruins to a - record... As a sophomore, he scored in doublefigures times including a career-high points against Eastern Utah, as he was -of-7 from the field and -of- from the free throw line... Also posted eight double-doubles on the year and had a season-high rebounds against the College of Southern Idaho... As a freshman at SLCC, he earned third-team NJCAA All-America honors as he averaged. points and 7. rebounds, while shooting. percent from the field and 7. percent from the free throw line... Along with earning first-team allswac honors both years at Salt Lake CC, he also was a two-time academic All-American. A l an l-w di AC da te C Personal: Full name is Gary Kristopher Wilkinson... Born Oct., in Salt Lake City, Utah... Son of Gary and Kristine Wilkinson... Is married to Jessica Peterson, who was a member of Utah State s volleyball team in 7... Served a twoyear LDS Church Mission in Calgary, Alberta, Canada... Majoring in sociology at Utah State... Enjoys playing music and hanging out with his wife. WILKINSON s Career Statistics Year (Jr.) GP-GS - Min- 7-7. 7-. -. FT -. - UTAH STATE MEN S BASKETBALL UTAHSTATEAGGIES.COM Pts. 7. Reb. 7. PF-D 7- Ast. TO Blk. Stl.
veteran bios Sophomore Forward - L Centennial, Colo. (Heritage HS) QUICK FACTS MATT FORMISANO Academic All-WAC () In-Depth With MATT FORMISANO Season (RS): Redshirted during his first year at Utah State. Personal: Full name is Matthew Scott Formisano... Born Dec., in Englewood, Colo... One of four children of Howard and Diane Formisano... Majoring in political science... Enjoys going to the mountains... Has a cousin who participated in track and field at the University of Wisconsin... Served a two-year LDS Church Mission in Mexico City, Mexico... Last name is pronounced Form-a-sa-no. AGGIE BIOS SEASON REVIEW Post-School Ambition: Work for the FBI Book of Mormon Italian Seinfeld Lance Armstrong Best Concert I Ever Attended: The Cure Italy & Switzerland My Favorite Place On Campus Is: The Hub Gary Wilkinson What I Like Most About Utah State Is: The fans Toughest Place To Play: Nevada My Pick To Win The Super Bowl Is: Indianapolis Colts Skydive Indoor volleyball The Biggest Surprise This Year Will Be: Jaxon Myaer Maggiano s Before Every Game I: Take a nap The Game I m Looking Forward To Is: New Mexico State One Thing I Wish I Was Better At Is: Vertical jump Season (R-Fr.): Played in games in his first season of action at Utah State and averaged. minutes per outing... Averaged. points and. rebounds per game and shot. percent from the field and. percent from the free throw line... His best offensive game of the season was on Jan. at New Mexico State as he scored a season-high eight points on -of- shooting to go along with four rebounds in minutes, which was also a season-high... Also played minutes at San Jose State and minutes against Prairie View A&M... Recorded one dunk during the year... Earned academic all-wac honors. Averaged. points and 7. rebounds per game as a prep senior at Heritage High School in Centennial, Colo... Earned first-team all-conference and second-team all-state honors as a senior as he helped lead Heritage to a - record and the Final Four of the A state tournament... Was second-team all-league and honorable mention all-state as a junior... Also participated in tennis... A two-year member of the honor roll. Has the ability to play both post positions... A good face up player who is very aggressive... Is very stable with what he gives at the post... His game needs to continue to grow, like all young players, to garner more minutes. FORMISANO S Career Highs Points... at New Mexico St. (//)... at New Mexico St. (//) Att... at New Mexico St. (//) PT.... PT Att... FT... () at New Mexico St. (//) FT Att... Oral Roberts (//7) Reb... Prairie View A&M (//7) Assists... () at New Mexico St. (//) Steals... () at San Jose St. (//) Blocks.... Minutes... at New Mexico St. (//) Min- -. -. -. FT -7. Pts.. Reb.. PF-D - Ast. TO Blk. NINE STRAIGHT -WIN SEASONS NINE STRAIGHT POSTSEASONS Stl. FORMISANO s Career Statistics Year GP-GS (R-Fr.) -
7 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES NIT APPEARANCES REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONSHIPS TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIPS GOAL - WIN veteran bios TYLER NEWBOLD Sophomore Guard - L Payson, Utah (Payson HS) Academic All-WAC () Brings toughness and an all-around basketball sense to the team... Will be looked upon for increased production on the offensive end as he expands his game... Will also be expected to continue to be a good defender. In-Depth With TYLER NEWBOLD Post-School Ambition: Work in public relations Book of Mormon Roast Sports Center The River Wild Styx Michael Phelps My Favorite Class At Utah State Is: Mass Media Person I Admire The Most: My parents New Zealand Jaxon Myaer Favorite Thing About Playing Is: Competitive atmosphere Toughest Place To Play: New Mexico State My Pick To Win The Super Bowl Is: San Diego Chargers My Craziest Ambition Is: Go to every MLB stadium Baseball The Biggest Surprise This Year Will Be: Modou Niang Most People Don t Know This, But: I am diabetic The Game I m Looking Forward To Is: Weber State The Best Concert I Ever Attended Is: Styx/Reo Speedwagon NEWBOLD S Career Highs Points... at New Mexico St. (//)... 7 vs. San Jose St. (//) Att... () vs. Boise St. (//) PT.... () vs. San Jose St. (//) PT Att... 7 at New Mexico St. (//) FT... at Louisiana Tech (//) FT Att... () San Jose St. (//) Reb... 7 at New Mexico St. (//) Assists... at Boise St. (//) Steals... Fresno St. (//) Blocks.... () vs. Boise St. (//) Minutes... () vs. Boise St. (//) Season (Fr.): Started games in his first season of Division I basketball and finished the year averaging. points,. rebounds and. assists per game, while shooting.7 percent from the field,. percent from three-point range and. percent from the free throw line... As a starter, he averaged 7. points and. rebounds... Averaged. minutes per game and played at least minutes in every game he started, including a season-high in two separate games... Played -plus minutes in five games during the year... Scored in doublefigures six times during the season including a seasonhigh points at New Mexico State as he was -of- from the field, -of-7 from three-point range and -of- from the free throw line... Also had a season-high seven rebounds at NMSU, and recorded a season-best six assists at Boise State... Had an outstanding WAC Tournament as he averaged 7. points in two games, while shooting 7. percent from the field (-) and 7. percent from three-point range (-)... Finished tied for third on the team with five charges taken and also had three dunks during the year... Was Utah State s leading scorer once and top rebounder five times during the season... Also led the team in assists in three games... Voted by his teammates as the team s best defensive player during the season. Named the Region VII Player of the Year as a prep senior in at Payson High School as he averaged.7 points,. rebounds,. assists,. steals and. blocks per game... As a three-year starter, he scored, career points... Entered his senior year as a Street & Smith s honorable mention All-American... Earned first-team all-state honors in baseball as a prep senior as he led the team in hitting (.), home runs and RBIs... During his junior year in basketball he averaged. points and nearly nine rebounds per game... Had career-highs with points and rebounds in the same game against Springville during his junior year... During his senior year, Payson lost to Provo High School and current Aggie Tai Wesley in the A state tournament championship game. Personal: Full name is Tyler Leonard Newbold... Born Dec., in Salt Lake City, Utah... One of three children of Kelly and Lynette Newbold... Both of his parents graduated from Utah State... His dad was a member of Utah State s track team in the early s and still ranks fifth all-time in the outdoor high jump with a mark of.... Returned from a two-year LDS Church Mission in San Bernardino, Calif., in August, 7... Was a member of the honor roll all four years of high school... Undeclared on a college major... Enjoys all sports and outdoor activities. NEWBOLD s Career Statistics Year (Fr.) GP-GS - Min- 7-. -7.7 -. FT -. - UTAH STATE MEN S BASKETBALL UTAHSTATEAGGIES.COM Pts.. Reb.. PF-D - Ast. 7 TO 7 Blk. Stl.
veteran bios Sophomore Center - L Richard-Toll, Senegal (Hachioji HS, Tokyo, Japan) QUICK FACTS MODOU NIANG Academic All-WAC () In-Depth With MODOU NIANG Named the top center two years in a row in the National High School Championships in Japan... During his senior season he averaged a double-double as he led the nation in scoring at. points, to go along with.7 rebounds,. assists and. blocks per game... Personal: Full name is Modou Niang... Born April, 7 in Richard-Toll, Senegal... One of six children of Mamadou and N deye Niang... Majoring in math... Likes bowling, listening to music, reading books and surfing the internet... First name is pronounced Mow-do and his last name is pronounced Knee-yan. AGGIE BIOS SEASON REVIEW Bowling and playing pool Kobe Bryant & Amare Stoudemire Les Miserable Pee Froiss Japanese & Mexican Friends Troy Favorite Actor: Denzel Washington My Favorite Class At Utah State Is: Humanities Scuba dive What Do You Like Most About USU: The fans What Makes USU Basketball Special: The coaches Soccer Person I Admire The Most: My dad Toughest Place To Play: New Mexico State Richard Sirju Brady Jardine & Jared Quayle El Toro Viejo My Advice To Kids Is: Listen to your parents Most People Don t Know This, But: I speak four languages Season (Fr.): Played in games in his freshman season at Utah State and averaged. minutes per outing... Finished the year by averaging. points,. rebounds and. blocks per game, while shooting 7. percent from the field and 7. percent from the free throw line... Played a seasonhigh 7 minutes at Cal Poly... Also had seasonhighs with four points, three rebounds and three blocks against the Mustangs... Earned academic all-wac honors. Also shot 7.7 percent from the field and. percent from the free throw line... During his senior season he had season-highs of points and rebounds... Led Hachioji to consecutive National All-Star tournaments... Hachioji High School finished third in the nation during his sophomore season and fourth during his senior season... During his junior season, he averaged. points,. rebounds and. blocks per game as he was named a Tokyo (Kanto) All-Star... Was also named a Tokyo (Kanto) All-Star as a sophomore as he averaged. points,. rebounds and. blocks per game. Is expected to settle in and be more of a contributor this year after going through a lot of adjustments in his freshman season... Has good size and athleticism. NIANG S Career Highs Points... at Cal Poly (//7)... () at Idaho (//) Att... () Oral Roberts (//7) PT.... PT Att... FT... at Cal Poly (//7) FT Att... () at Cal Poly (//7) Reb... () at Utah (//7) Assists... () Oral Roberts (//7) Steals... () Prairie View A&M (//7) Blocks.... at Cal Poly (//7) Minutes... 7 at Cal Poly (//7) GP-GS - Min- -. -.7 -. FT -7.7 Pts.. Reb.. PF-D - Ast. TO Blk. NINE STRAIGHT -WIN SEASONS NINE STRAIGHT POSTSEASONS Stl. NIANG s Career Statistics Year (Fr.)
7 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES NIT APPEARANCES REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONSHIPS TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIPS GOAL - WIN veteran bios TAI WESLEY Sophomore Forward -7 L Provo, Utah (Provo HS) Preseason Second Team All-WAC () In-Depth With TAI WESLEY Juggling Nastia Liuken Book of Mormon BBQ Sports Center/Prison Break The Goonies Favorite Actor: Denzel Washington Skydive Kanye West What Makes USU Basketball Special: The fans in the Spectrum Football Person I Admire The Most: My father Fiji Coach Morrill Brady Jardine Best Concert I Ever Attended Is: Adeaze Cafe Rio Toughest Place To Play: New Mexico State My Pick To Win The Super Bowl Is: Pittsburgh Steelers The Game I m Looking Forward To Is: BYU WeSLEY S Career Highs Points... 7 Hawai i (//)... UC Santa Barbara (//) Att... () UC Santa Barbara (//) PT.... at Nevada (//) PT Att... at Nevada (//) FT... Hawai i (//) FT Att... Hawai i (//) Reb... Prairie View A&M (//7) Assists... Utah Valley (//7) Steals... Prairie View A&M (//7) Blocks.... vs. San Jose St. (//) Minutes... Hawai i (//) Prairie View A&M, and points and rebounds at Nevada... Recorded a season-high six blocks against San Jose State in the first round of the WAC Tournament, which is tied for the third-most blocks in a single game in school history... Posted a season-high six assists against Utah Valley... Was Utah State s leading scorer three times during the year and its top rebounder five times... Played plus minutes in games during the season and or more minutes in games... Took charges during the season to lead the team and was second in dunks with six. Skilled offensive player who fits well into Utah State s system... Is expected to expand his game as his career goes along... An unselfish player who possess a lot of the same qualities as former Aggie great Nate Harris. Season (R-Fr.): Started games and played in all in his first season of competition at Utah State... Finished the year by averaging. points,. rebounds and. assists per game, while shooting. percent from the field and 7. percent from the free throw line... Played.7 minutes per game... Averaged. points and. rebounds as a starter... Ranked first on the team and eighth in the Western Athletic Conference with. blocks per game ()... Was also first on the team and third in the WAC in field goal shooting... His. field goal shooting ranks sixth all-time at Utah State for a single-season... Scored in double-figures times during the season, including three -point games... Scored a season-high 7 points against Hawai i on Jan. in Logan as he was 7-of- from the field and -of- from the free throw line... Those 7 points are the secondmost ever scored by a USU freshman in a single game, trailing the points scored by Jaycee Carroll against UC Santa Barbara during the season... Posted two doubledoubles during the season as he had points and a seasonhigh rebounds against Season (RS): Redshirted during his first year at Utah State. A l an l-w di AC da te C Named Mr. Basketball in the state of Utah by the Deseret Morning News and the A Most Valuable Player by the Salt Lake Tribune as a prep senior... Averaged.7 points, eight rebounds, four assists, two blocks and one steal per game during his senior season, while shooting percent from the field... Led Provo High School to the state title as he was named tournament MVP after averaging. points in four games... Is the third Player of the Year from the state of Utah to play for head coach Stew Morrill, joining Tony Brown and Nate Harris... A graduate of the same high school that produced Morrill. Full name is Tai William Evans Wesley... Born May, in Orem, Utah... One of seven children of Susan and Hiagi Wesley... Is the younger brother of former Brigham Young standout Mekeli Wesley, Russell Wesley who played at Utah Valley State, and all-state selection Tika Wesley... Majoring in exercise science... Enjoys golfing, boating and playing video games... Returned from a two-year LDS Church Mission in Oaxaca, Mexico in May, 7... First name is pronounced Tie. WESLEY s Career Statistics Year GP-GS (R-Fr.) - Min- 7-.7 -. -. FT -.7 - UTAH STATE MEN S BASKETBALL UTAHSTATEAGGIES.COM Pts.. Reb. PF-D. - Ast. 7 TO Blk. Stl.
veteran bios Sophomore Guard/Forward - L Federal Way, Wash. (Federal Way HS) In-Depth With POOH WILLIAMS Full name is Earnest Williams... Born July, in Tacoma, Wash... One of six children of Earnest and Mae Williams... Majoring in physical education... Enjoys watching movies and hanging out with family and friends. AGGIE BIOS SEASON REVIEW Camping & fishing Kobe Bryant The Bible Fried chicken Jamie Foxx Show Love and Basketball A.B.G. My Favorite Class At USU Is: Methods of Coaching My Favorite Place On Campus Is: The Spectrum What Do You Like Most About USU: The fans Golf Africa Deremy Geiger Jaxon Myaer Best Concert I Ever Attended Is: A.B.G. Iggy s Toughest Place To Play: Nevada My Pick To Win The Super Bowl Is: Seattle Seahawks The Game I m Looking Forward To Is: BYU Most People Don t Know This, But: My father is a pastor Season (Fr.): Played in games, starting three in his first year at Utah State... Averaged. points,. assists and. rebounds in. minutes per game... Shot. percent from the field,. percent from three-point range and. percent from the free throw line... His three starts were in consecutive games against Montana-Western, Cal Poly and UC Irvine... Scored a season-high points against Illinois State in the postseason MasterCard NIT as he was -of- from the field and -of- from three-point range... Finished the season by averaging. points and shooting. percent from the field in his last four games... Took two charges and recorded one dunk during the season. Earned first-team all-state honors as a prep senior in at Federal Way High School in Federal Way, Wash... Averaged just under 7 points and five rebounds per game as he led his team to the championship game of the district tournament... Scored a career-high points against Bellermine Prep and had a career-high rebounds against Bemer High School... Also played in the Washington State All-Star game... Earned first-team all-city honors as a junior averaging approximately points and five rebounds per game... Played at the same high school as NBA players Donny Marshall and Michael Dickerson. Has excellent ability and athleticism... An improved perimeter player who can also take a defender off the dribble... Must improve his work habits, continue to mature and become a consistent practice player to reach his potential... Is left-handed. QUICK FACTS POOH WILLIAMS WILLIAMS Career Highs Points... at Illinois St. (//)... at Illinois St. (//) Att... 7 () at UC Irvine (/7/7) PT.... at Illinois St. (//) PT Att... (7) at Illinois St. (//) FT... Montana-Western (//7) FT Att... at Fresno State (/7/) Reb... at Cal Poly (//7) Assists... () vs. San Jose St. (//) Steals... Montana-Western (//7) Blocks.. () UC Santa Barbara (/7/7) Minutes... at UC Irvine (/7/7) GP-GS - Min- -. -7. -. FT -. Pts. 7. Reb.. PF-D - Ast. TO Blk. NINE STRAIGHT -WIN SEASONS NINE STRAIGHT POSTSEASONS Stl. WILLIAMS Career Statistics Year (Fr.)
7 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES NIT APPEARANCES REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONSHIPS TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIPS GOAL - WIN veteran bios JAXON MYAER Freshman Guard - RS Salt Lake, Utah (Judge Memorial HS) A confident point guard who showed signs of his ability during his redshirt season... Believes he can play at this level and brings a lot of positive attributes to the court... An excellent perimeter shooter. Season (RS): Redshirted during his first year at Utah State. In-Depth With JAXON MYAER All sports Post-School Ambition: Sports broadcasting The Giver John Stockton Enchilada Remember the Titans Isley Brothers Favorite Place On Campus Is: The Spectrum Skydive My Pick To Win The Super Bowl Is: Dallas Cowboys Deremy Geiger Baseball Toughest Place To Play: Nevada The Person I Admire Most Is: My little brother Brady Jardine Europe Lorenas Best Concert I Ever Attended: Most People Don t Know This, But: I am color blind One Thing I Wish I Was Better At Is: Defense The Game I m Looking Forward To Is: BYU What Makes USU Basketball Special: The Spectrum Named the Salt Lake Tribune s A Most Valuable Player as a senior at Judge Memorial High School as he averaged. points and. assists per game... Along with earning first-team all-state honors in basketball, he was also a first-team all-state selection in football as a quarterback and a second-team all-state selec- - UTAH STATE MEN S BASKETBALL UTAHSTATEAGGIES.COM tion in baseball as a pitcher and outfielder... During his final two years of basketball he led Judge Memorial to a combined - record, a state championship as a junior and a third-place finish as a senior... An All-American nominee. Full name is Jeffrey Jaxon Myaer... Born Jan., in Salt Lake City, Utah... One of four children of Jeff and Sheryl Myaer... His dad played baseball at the University of Utah in and then spent three years in the Major Leagues with the Philadelphia Phillies... Majoring in exercise science... Enjoys backpacking and hanging out with friends... His first name is pronounced Jackson and his last name is pronounced My-err.
NEWCOMER bios Freshman Guard - HS Wollongong, Australia (Holy Spirit College) Can play multiple positions and has a very mature feel for the game... A good passer who has a high basketball I.Q.... Needs to improve his perimeter shooting... Is left-handed. In-Depth With DOMINIQUE COOKS Played five years for the New South Wales basketball team that participated in the Australian National Championships... Helped lead his team to an - record in... Was also a member of the Illawarra Seahawks club team for two years and was named the Illawarra Basketball Association Player of the Year in as he averaged approximately 7. points,. rebounds and. assists per game... Also played rugby, baseball and Australian Rules Football in high school... Named Holy Spirt College s sports captain during his senior year... Was also presented the All-Around Award by his high school during his senior year, which is annually given to the top overall student-athlete. AGGIE BIOS Full name is Dominique Lewis Cooks... Born Aug., in Ballarat, Australia... One of three children of Josie and Eric Cooks... His father is a professional basketball coach in Australia for the Wollongong Hawks and played college basketball at St. Mary s in California... Majoring in international business... Enjoys all sports and going to the beach. Freshman Guard - HS Las Vegas, Nev. (Canyon Springs HS) In-Depth With DEREMY GEIGER NINE STRAIGHT -WIN SEASONS NINE STRAIGHT POSTSEASONS Full name is Deremy Terrell Geiger... Born Feb., in Honolulu... Parents are Robert and Zita Geiger... Undeclared on a college major... Enjoys listening to music. Bowling Deron Williams Spaghetti Dunk on somebody My Pick To Win The Super Bowl Is: Carolina Panthers Jaxon Myaer My Favorite Class At Utah State Is: Mental Aspects of Sports Pooh Williams I Would Like To Visit Is: New York Applebee s Named the Sunrise Region Most Valuable Player as a prep senior at Canyon Springs High School in Las Vegas, Nev., as he averaged. points,. assists,. rebounds and. steals per game... Led the Pioneers to a -7 record and the semifinals of the regional tournament... Also earned second-team all-state honors as a senior as he shot. percent from the field,.7 percent from three-point range and. percent from the free throw line... Was voted the Most Valuable Player of Nevada s Senior All-Star game and was named to two different all-tournament teams during the season... During his senior year he scored a career-high points against El Dorado High School and finished the year with three -point games... As a junior he averaged. points and earned first-team all-division and second-team all-region honors as he helped Canyon Springs to a - record and a trip to the semifinals of the A state tournament... Is the only four-year letterwinner in Canyon Springs history and is the school s all-time leader in points, assists and three-pointers made. SEASON REVIEW A scoring point guard who shoots very well... A tenacious on-ball defender... Very competitive player who is strong for his size... Possesses good lateral quickness. DEREMY GEIGER Post-School Ambition: Professional basketball in Australia Muhammad Ali The Power of One Scrubs Pizza Tai Wesley Richard Sirju One Thing I Wish I Was Better At Is: Singing Chilli s Best Concert I Ever Attended: Cent QUICK FACTS DOMINIQUE COOKS
7 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES NIT APPEARANCES REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONSHIPS TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIPS GOAL - WIN NEWCOMER bios SKYLER HALFORD Freshman Guard - 7 HS Orem, Utah (Timpanogos HS) A walk-on who will give Utah State a young, quality combo guard... Is a very good shooter... Plans to go on an LDS Chuch Mission following his freshman season... Is left-handed. In-Depth With SKYLER HALFORD Board games Harry Potter The Prestige Chicken Cordon Bleu My Favorite Class At Utah State Is: Creative Arts Skydive T.G.I. Friday s Brady Jardine Best Concert I Ever Attended: Jordin Sparks What Makes USU Basketball Special: The fans Earned second-team all-state honors from the Salt Lake Tribune and third-team all-state honors from the Deseret Morning News as a prep senior as he finished the season as the second-leading scorer in A with. points per game... Also averaged approximately. rebounds as. assists during his senior season, while shooting. percent from the field and. percent from three-point range... Led his team with made three-pointers and helped the Timberwolves advance to the state tournament for the first time in five years... Averaged.7 points during his junior season. Full name is Skyler James Halford... Born Oct., in Provo, Utah... One of five children of Rod and Jill Halford... Undeclared on a college major... Enjoys listening to music, hanging out with friends and playing board games. BRADY JARDINE Freshman Guard/Forward -7 HS Twin Falls, Idaho (Twin Falls HS) An exciting young player who could see time at both forward positions... Extremely athletic and a very active rebounder on the offensive glass... Is very explosive in transition and plays above the rim... Needs to improve his perimeter skills. In-Depth With BRADY JARDINE Hunting & fishing Alive Texas-Style BBQ ribs Happy Gilmore The Tai Wesley Volleyball My Favorite Class At Utah State Is: Economics Tyler Newbold Best Concert I Ever Attended: Jack Johnson Papadeaux s Named the Idaho Gatorade and A Player of the Year as a prep senior at Twin Falls High School as he averaged 7. points,. rebounds,. assists and. blocks per game... As a senior he led Twin Falls to a - record and its first state championship in years... Led the team in scoring times... Earned second-team all-region honors as a junior as he averaged. points,. rebounds and. assists per game... As a junior, Twin Falls HS went - and finished in third-place at the state tournament... Had a vertical jump as a prep senior. Full name is Brady Carl Jardine... Born July, 7 in Phoenix, Ariz.... One of four children of Jeff and Janelle Jardine... His sister Kelsey will be a sophomore at USU this fall... Enjoys all outdoor activities including hunting and fishing... Returned from a two-year LDS Church Mission in San Antonio, Texas in August,... Undeclared on a college major. - UTAH STATE MEN S BASKETBALL UTAHSTATEAGGIES.COM
NEWCOMER bios Junior Forward - JC North Logan, Utah (Sky View HS/Eastern Utah JC) A tenacious defender who can guard multiple positions... Is very athletic and explosive in transition... A versatile player on both ends of the floor. QUICK FACTS CLINT LEE JUNIOR COLLEGE: Spent the -7 season at the College of Eastern Utah. PREVIOUS SCHOOL: Redshirted at the University of Utah during the - season. In-Depth With CLINT LEE Named first-team all-state by the Salt Lake Tribune during his senior season at Sky View High School as he averaging. points,.7 rebounds and. blocks per game... Named the Bobcats Most Valuable Player as he led the team to the semifinals of the state tournament... Also pitched and played first base for the Sky View baseball team. AGGIE BIOS Full name is Clinton Hyrum Lee... Born Jan., in Orem, Utah... One of five children of Jeffery and Janis Lee... Served a two-year LDS Church Mission in Paris, France and returned in June,... Majoring in international business... Is an avid archery hunter. JARED QUAYLE A versatile player who can score, pass and handle the basketball... An exceptional rebounder for his size... Possesses deceptive quickness and athleticism. Full name is Jared Joseph Quayle... Born April, in Brigham City, Utah... One of three sons of Ken and Maurine Quayle... His brother Kody played two years of basketball at Western Wyoming College... Served a two-year LDS Church Mission in Sacramento, Calif.... Majoring in recreation resource management... Married Lindsey Spainhower in June,... Enjoys hunting and fishing. NINE STRAIGHT -WIN SEASONS NINE STRAIGHT POSTSEASONS Prepped at Box Elder High School in Brigham City, Utah, where he led the Bees to the A state championship game in and was named a first-team all-state selection by the Salt Lake Tribune along with earning A Most Valuable Player honors... As a prep senior, he averaged approximately 7. points and 7. rebounds per game and was named the region s Defensive Player of the Year. Michael Jordan Seinfeld BBQ chicken Yellowcard Gladiator New York City Skydive Funniest Person On The Team Is: Tai Wesley My Favorite Class At Utah State Is: Fish Diversity Pooh Williams One Thing I Wish I Was Better At Is: Defense Applebee s The Game I m Looking Forward To Is: BYU SEASON REVIEW In-Depth With JARED QUAYLE JUNIOR COLLEGE: Earned second-team National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) All-American honors as a sophomore at Western Wyoming Community College as he finished the year fifth in the nation in scoring with. points per game... Also averaged 7. rebounds,.7 assists and. steals per game and shot. percent from the field (-),. percent from three-point range (7-) and 7.7 percent from the free throw line (-)... Named the Region Player of the Year as a sophomore as he helped the Mustangs to a - record and a first-place tie in the Wyoming Community College Athletic Conference... Also named to the conference s all-defensive team... As a sophomore he scored in double-figures in all games, including a career-high 7 points against the College of Eastern Utah as he was of- from the field, 7-of- from three-point range and -of- from the free throw line... Scored -plus points times during the season, -plus points six times and or more points three times... Also had nine double-doubles on the year, including a season-high rebounds against both Casper College and Sheridan College... Spent his freshman season at the College of Eastern Utah during the - year. Junior Guard - JC Perry, Utah (Box Elder HS/Western Wyoming CC) Archery Post-School Ambition: International Affairs Chicken Be part of the Olympics China Best Concert I Ever Attended: Tim McGraw Tai Wesley Cafe Sabor 7
7 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES NIT APPEARANCES REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONSHIPS TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIPS GOAL - WIN NEWCOMER bios RICHARD SIRJU Junior Guard - JC Sunrise, Fla. (Piper HS/Daytona Beach CC) An exceptional perimeter shooter... Is a solid passer and has very good basketball instincts... Needs to improve on the defensive end of the floor. In-Depth With RICHARD SIRJU Bowling & billiards Jagged Edge Tracy McGrady Buffalo wings Martin The Deremy Geiger Italy Red Lobster My Pick To Win The Super Bowl Is: New York Jets Most People Don t Know This, But: I am a good dancer JUNIOR COLLEGE: Earned second-team all-conference honors as both a freshman and sophomore at Daytona Beach Community College... During his sophomore season he averaged. points,.7 rebounds and. assists per game and shot. percent from the field (-),. percent from threepoint range (7-) and 77. percent from the free throw line (-)... Scored in double-figures times during the year and had -point games, including a career-high points against the U.S. Navy... As a freshman he averaged. points,.7 assists and. rebounds per game and shot. percent from the field (7-),. percent from threepoint range (-) and 7. percent from the free throw line (-7)... During his freshman season he scored in double-figures times, had -point games and was named the team s best offensive player. Averaged approximately. points,. rebounds and. assists per game as a prep senior... Was named the Most Valuable Player of his team... A McDonald s All-American nominee. Full name is Richard Markus Sirju... Born Aug., in Brooklyn, N.Y.... One of four sons of Andree and Marlon Surji... Plans on majoring in business administration at Utah State... Enjoys bowling and going to the movies. STAVON WILLIAMS Junior Guard - JC Minneapolis, Minn. (Roosevelt HS/San Jacinto JC) A talented and skilled offensive player who was a proven scorer in a very good junior college league... Can create his own shot off the dribble... Has a scorer s mentality... Has the ability to be a very good defender. In-Depth With STAVON WILLIAMS Watching funny movies Kobe Bryant Chicken G Unit & Street Kingz What I Like Most About Utah State Is: The fans Deremy Geiger The Brady Jardine Track Most People Don t Know This, But: I am a good rapper Chilli s JUNIOR COLLEGE: Earned all-region honors as a sophomore at San Jacinto JC as he helped the Ravens to a - record and a third-place conference finish... As a sophomore he averaged. points and. rebounds and shot. percent from the field (7-),. percent from three-point range (7-) and 7. percent from the free throw line (7-7)... During his freshman season at San Jacinto, he averaged. points and. rebounds and shot. percent from the field,. percent from three-point range and 7. percent from the free throw line. Prepped at Roosevelt High School in Minneapolis, Minn., and earned all-state honors as a senior as he averaged approximately. points and. rebounds per game... Named an honorable mention McDonald s All-American as a senior and played in four All-Star games, earning Most Valuable Player honors once... During his high school career, he was named all-conference three times and was the MVP of his conference as both a junior and senior. Full name is Stavon Lee Williams... Born Feb., in Minneapolis, Minn.... Son of Amy Bartholomew... Has two brothers... Plans on majoring in speech at Utah State... Enjoys watching television and movies, and playing pool... First name is pronounced Stuh-von. - UTAH STATE MEN S BASKETBALL UTAHSTATEAGGIES.COM
Game-by-game statistics NEWBOLD s Game-by-Game Statistics FT - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - R 7 A B S TP P - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - AGGIE BIOS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7- - - Opponent Min. SOUTHERN UTAH at Weber State MONTANA WESTERN at Cal Poly at UC Irvine AUSTIN PEAY vs. Vanderbilt vs. Iowa SANTA CLARA at Utah at CS Bakersfield ^ PRAIRIE VIEW A&M ^ UTAH VALLEY ^ NORTHERN ARIZONA ^ ORAL ROBERTS ^ *HAWAII ^ *NEW MEXICO STATE ^ *BOISE STATE ^7 *IDAHO ^7 *at Louisiana Tech ^ *at New Mexico State ^ *NEVADA ^ *at Fresno State ^ *SAN JOSE STATE ^ *at Nevada ^ *at HAWAI I ^ *at San Jose State ^ UC SANTA BARBARA ^7 *LOUISIANA TECH ^ *FRESNO STATE ^ *at Boise State ^ *at Idaho ^ vs. San Jose State () ^ vs. Boise State () ^ at Illinois State () ^ QUICK FACTS 7- (Fr.) ^Starter CAPS=Home Game *Conference Game () WAC Tournament () NIT Tournament Sophomore forward Matt Formisano Sophomore center Modou Niang FORMISANO s Game-by-Game Statistics NIANG s Game-by-Game Statistics P A B S TP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7- (Fr.) ^Starter CAPS=Home Game *Conference Game () WAC Tournament () NIT Tournament P A B S TP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - FT R - - - - ^Starter CAPS=Home Game *Conference Game () WAC Tournament () NIT Tournament Sophomore guard Tyler Newbold NINE STRAIGHT -WIN SEASONS NINE STRAIGHT POSTSEASONS Opponent Min. SOUTHERN UTAH at Weber State MONTANA WESTERN at Cal Poly 7 at UC Irvine AUSTIN PEAY vs. Vanderbilt vs. Iowa SANTA CLARA at Utah at CS Bakersfield PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UTAH VALLEY NORTHERN ARIZONA ORAL ROBERTS *HAWAII *NEW MEXICO STATE *BOISE STATE *IDAHO *at Louisiana Tech *at New Mexico State *NEVADA *at Fresno State *SAN JOSE STATE *at Nevada *at HAWAI I *at San Jose State UC SANTA BARBARA *LOUISIANA TECH *FRESNO STATE *at Boise State *at Idaho vs. San Jose State () vs. Boise State () at Illinois State () FT R SEASON REVIEW Opponent Min. SOUTHERN UTAH at Weber State MONTANA WESTERN at Cal Poly at UC Irvine AUSTIN PEAY vs. Vanderbilt vs. Iowa SANTA CLARA at Utah at CS Bakersfield PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UTAH VALLEY NORTHERN ARIZONA ORAL ROBERTS *HAWAII *NEW MEXICO STATE *BOISE STATE *IDAHO *at Louisiana Tech *at New Mexico State *NEVADA *at Fresno State *SAN JOSE STATE *at Nevada *at HAWAI I *at San Jose State UC SANTA BARBARA *LOUISIANA TECH *FRESNO STATE *at Boise State *at Idaho vs. San Jose State () vs. Boise State () at Illinois State () 7- (R-Fr.)
7 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES NIT APPEARANCES REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONSHIPS TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIPS GOAL - WIN Game-by-game statistics WILLIAMS Game-by-Game Statistics Wesley s Game-by-Game Statistics 7- (R-Fr.) Opponent Min. P FT R A SOUTHERN UTAH - - - at Weber State - - - MONTANA WESTERN - - - at Cal Poly - - - at UC Irvine - - - AUSTIN PEAY - - - vs. Vanderbilt - - - vs. Iowa - - - SANTA CLARA - - - at Utah - - -7 at CS Bakersfield ^ - - - PRAIRIE VIEW A&M ^ - - - UTAH VALLEY ^ - - - NORTHERN ARIZONA ^ - - - 7 ORAL ROBERTS ^ 7- - - *HAWAII ^ 7- - - *NEW MEXICO STATE ^ - - - 7 *BOISE STATE ^ - - - *IDAHO ^ - - 7-7 *at Louisiana Tech ^ - - - *at New Mexico State ^ - - - *NEVADA ^ - - - *at Fresno State ^ - - - *SAN JOSE STATE ^ - - - *at Nevada ^ - - - *at HAWAI I ^ - - - *at San Jose State ^ - - - UC SANTA BARBARA ^ - - - *LOUISIANA TECH ^ 7- - - 7 *FRESNO STATE -7 - - *at Boise State ^ - - - *at Idaho ^7 - - - vs. San Jose State () ^ - - - vs. Boise State () ^ - - - at Illinois State () ^ - - - B S ^Starter CAPS=Home Game *Conference Game () WAC Tournament () NIT Tournament TP 7 7 7- (Fr.) Opponent Min. P FT R A B S TP SOUTHERN UTAH -7 - - at Weber State - - - MONTANA WESTERN ^ - - - at Cal Poly ^ - - - at UC Irvine ^ -7 - - AUSTIN PEAY - - - vs. Vanderbilt - - - vs. Iowa - - - SANTA CLARA at Utah - - - at CS Bakersfield - - - PRAIRIE VIEW A&M - - - UTAH VALLEY - - - NORTHERN ARIZONA ORAL ROBERTS - - - *HAWAII *NEW MEXICO STATE *BOISE STATE - - - *IDAHO - - - *at Louisiana Tech - - - *at New Mexico State *NEVADA - - - *at Fresno State - - - *SAN JOSE STATE - - - *at Nevada - - - *at HAWAI I - - - *at San Jose State UC SANTA BARBARA - - - *LOUISIANA TECH - - - *FRESNO STATE - - - *at Boise State - - - *at Idaho - - - vs. San Jose State () 7 - - - vs. Boise State () - - - at Illinois State () - - - ^Starter CAPS=Home Game *Conference Game () WAC Tournament () NIT Tournament Senior forward Gary Wilkinson WILKINSON s Game-by-Game Statistics 7- (Jr.) Opponent Min. SOUTHERN UTAH ^ at Weber State ^ MONTANA WESTERN ^ 7 at Cal Poly ^ at UC Irvine ^ AUSTIN PEAY ^ vs. Vanderbilt ^ vs. Iowa ^ SANTA CLARA ^ 7 at Utah ^ at CS Bakersfield ^ PRAIRIE VIEW A&M ^ UTAH VALLEY ^ NORTHERN ARIZONA ^ ORAL ROBERTS ^ *HAWAII ^ *NEW MEXICO STATE ^ *BOISE STATE ^ *IDAHO ^ *at Louisiana Tech ^ *at New Mexico State^ *NEVADA ^ *at Fresno State ^ *SAN JOSE STATE ^ *at Nevada ^ *at HAWAI I ^ *at San Jose State ^ UC SANTA BARBARA ^ *LOUISIANA TECH ^ *FRESNO STATE ^ *at Boise State ^ *at Idaho ^ vs. San Jose State () ^ vs. Boise State () ^ at Illinois State () ^ - - - - - - - - -7-7 7- - 7- - 7- - 7- - - - - - - - -7 - - - 7- - -7-7 - - -7 P FT R A - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -7 - - 7 - - - - - - - - - - - 7-7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7- - - - - 7 - - B S TP 7 7 7 ^Starter CAPS=Home Game *Conference Game () WAC Tournament () NIT Tournament Sophomore forward Tai Wesley - UTAH STATE MEN S BASKETBALL UTAHSTATEAGGIES.COM Sophomore guard/forward Pooh Williams