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UTAH STATE PREVIEW

    
            
            	    	
                
PRESEASON SCHEDULE
    
            
            	    	
                
Date	Opponent/Result			Location
    
            
            	    	
                
Nov. 18	Utah State 71, Ga. Southern 61	Fairbanks, Alaska
    
            
            	    	
                
Nov. 20	Central Florida 55, Utah State 52	Fairbanks, Alaska
    
            
            	    	
                
Nov. 21	Utah State 64, Northwestern 57	Fairbanks, Alaska
    
            
            	    	
                
Nov. 27	Utah State 81, UC Davis 55	Logan
    
            
            	    	
                
Dec. 1	Utah State 71, BYU 57		Logan
    
            
            	    	
                
Dec. 4	Utah State 71, Utah 45		Logan
    
            
            	    	
                
Dec. 7	IPFW 64, Utah State 59		Fort Wayne, Ind.
    
            
            	    	
                
Dec. 11	Utah State 73, Weber State 56	Logan
    
            
            	    	
                
Dec. 18	Utah State 84, BYU 62		Provo
    
            
            	    	
                
Dec. 29	South Carolina State		Logan
    
            
            	    	
                
Dec. 30	Gossner Foods Classic		Logan
    
            
            	    	
                
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
    
            
            	    	
                
Date	Opponent		Location
    
            
            	    	
                
Dec. 23	at Idaho		Moscow, Idaho
    
            
            	    	
                
Jan. 6	UC Santa Barbara	Logan
    
            
            	    	
                
Jan. 8	Cal Poly		Logan
    
            
            	    	
                
Jan. 13	at Pacific		Stockton, Calif.
    
            
            	    	
                
Jan. 15	at Cal-State Northridge	Northridge, Calif.
    
            
            	    	
                
Jan. 20	Cal-State Fullerton	Logan
    
            
            	    	
                
Jan. 22	UC Riverside		Logan
    
            
            	    	
                
Jan. 27	at UC Irvine		Irvine, Calif.
    
            
            	    	
                
Jan. 29	at Long Beach State	Long Beach, Calif.
    
            
            	    	
                
Feb. 3	at Cal Poly		San Luis Obispo, Calif.
    
            
            	    	
                
Feb. 5	at UC Santa Barbara	Santa Barbara, Calif.
    
            
            	    	
                
Feb. 10	Cal State Northridge	Logan
    
            
            	    	
                
Feb. 12	Pacific			Logan
    
            
            	    	
                
Feb. 17	at UC Riverside	Riverside, Calif.
    
            
            	    	
                
Feb. 19	at Cal State Fullerton	Fullerton, Calif.
    
            
            	    	
                
Feb. 24	Long Beach State	Logan
    
            
            	    	
                
Feb. 26	UC Irvine		Logan
    
            
            	    	
                
March 4	Idaho			Logan
    
            
            	    	
                

REPORT CARD

Evaluating the Aggies' preseason performance:

GUARD — B

David Pak, Calvin Brown and Chris Huber have been the Aggies' three-headed beast at the point. Pak is a junior college transfer with little point-guard experience. Huber is hobbled by a bad ankle and hasn't reached his true form this season, and Brown, a senior, is seeing his most significant playing time in his years in Logan. Still, the Aggies are seventh in the nation in fewest turnovers allowed.

Freshman Jaycee Carroll is defying the post-mission blues by averaging 12.3 points at shooting guard.

FORWARD — B+

Spencer Nelson has been the mainstay for the Aggies and leads the team in three offensive categories. Marcus Crane and Jason Williams, a starter from last year, have been injured and haven't reached full potential. John Neil is solid defensively but could add more offensive.

CENTER — B

Junior Nate Harris, has been steady at 13.6 points a game, but is averaging nearly three rebounds less than he did last year. Junior Cass Matheus is still trying to figure out his place but has been playing well as of late. Senior Ian McVey has played just 42 minutes.

BENCH — B