\u2022 Utah State men’s basketball will open a three-game homestand, its longest of the season, on Tuesday, Feb. 10, as it hosts Fresno State at 7 p.m., at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum.<\/p>\n
\u2022 The Aggies sit atop the Mountain West standings, currently at 11-2 in league play. San Diego State is also 11-2, though USU owns the tiebreaker on head-to-head record.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u2022 Utah State currently ranks No. 25 in the NET Rankings, and is No. 26 in KenPom. The Aggies are the highest-ranked team from the MW in the NET Rankings, and are one of eight squads from the league ranked in the top 100.<\/p>\n
\u2022 USU has received votes or been ranked in 11 of the 13 AP Polls, and in 11 of 14 USA Today Coaches Polls this season. This week, the team received 15 votes in the AP Poll and eight votes in the coaches poll.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u2022 The Aggies are coming off of a 2-0 road trip with an 86-66 win at New Mexico and an 85-83 win at Wyoming. The win in Albuquerque snapped a 23-game home winning streak for the Lobos.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Junior forward\u00a0Karson Templin<\/a>\u00a0is playing his best basketball of the season, scoring in double-digits in five of the past seven games and averaging 10.0 points and 4.6 rebounds during that span. He matched his scoring career high of 18 against San Diego State.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u2022 Senior guard\u00a0MJ Collins Jr.<\/a>\u00a0leads the league in scoring average at 18.5 points per game, scoring 20-plus points 11 times this year. The Aggies are a perfect 11-0 when he scores in double-figures.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u2022 Freshman forward\u00a0Adlan Elamin<\/a>\u00a0earned MW Freshman of the Week honors after recording his first-career double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds against New Mexico.\u00a0<\/p>\n