Utah State basketball: Utah State has been graduating its players

LOGAN — With a 76.6 winning percentage over the last decade, Utah State clearly knows a thing or two about success on the court.

According to the latest graduation rates released by the NCAA, the Aggies aren't too bad in the classroom, either.

Of the 65 teams in this year's NCAA Tournament, Utah State is one of only six to boast a 100 percent graduation rate — and the only public school to do so. The Aggies are joined by BYU, Marquette, Wofford, Wake Forest and Notre Dame.

That's not bad at all, especially compared to fellow tournament teams like Kentucky and California, which checked in with grad rates of zero in the latest report.

TV OPTIONS: The Utah State vs. Texas A&M game Friday afternoon will be broadcast on local CBS affiliates. But because other games being played at the same time feature teams with higher national profiles and will get better national ratings, the Aggies vs. Aggies battle will be seen in very few markets on CBS.

Those outside the Salt Lake City or Houston markets, though, can still catch the game without heading to the nearest sports bar.

CBS College Sports — found on Comcast Ch. 269, on DirecTV Ch. 613 and on the DISH Network Ch. 152 locally — will carry the game, with Tim Brando and Mike Gminksi providing the play-by-play and commentary.

Every NCAA Tournament game can also be viewed live on CBSSports.com.

HONORS FOR AGGIES: The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) announced Tuesday the NABC Division I All-District teams for 2010, and Utah State's Jared Quayle and Tai Wesley were both named to the District 6 second team.

In all, 240 student-athletes from 24 districts were honored, and all are now eligible for the State Farm Division I All-America teams, to be announced on Saturday, April 3.

Quayle, a 6-foot-1, 180-pound senior guard from Perry, Box Elder County, ranks first in the WAC in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.55), third in free-throw shooting (.901), fourth in 3-point shooting (.439), fifth in assists (4.21), 10th in steals (1.12), 11th in rebounding (6.3) and 15th in scoring (12.5).

Wesley, a 6-7, 240-pound junior forward from Provo, ranks fourth in the WAC in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.93), fifth in field-goal shooting (.571), sixth in blocked shots (1.29), 10th in rebounding (6.6), 11th in assists (3.35), 13th in scoring (13.6) and 15th in free-throw shooting (.706).

NEED TICKETS? After selling out of its original amount, Utah State's athletic ticket office secured additional NCAA Tournament tickets, which went on sale Tuesday for Big Blue Scholarship Fund members who had not ordered any tickets yet. Any tickets available can be purchased at 10 a.m. Wednesday. There is a limited amount of tickets available. Call 1-888-USTATE-1 or (435) 797-0305 to check on availability.

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