The 2018–19 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team represented

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in the

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. The Aggies, led by first-year head coach Craig Smith, played their home games at the

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as members of the

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. The Aggies shared the regular-season Mountain West title with Nevada, and defeated New Mexico, Fresno State, and San Diego State to win the Mountain West tournament to earn the Mountain West's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament for their first appearance since 2011. They lost in the first round of the NCAA Tournament to Washington.

Previous season

The Aggies finished the 2017–18 season 17–17 overall and 8–10 in conference play, finishing tied for 7th. In the Mountain West Conference tournament, they defeated

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in the first round and

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in the quarterfinals before losing to

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in the semi-finals. On March 11, 2018, head coach Tim Duryea was fired after three seasons. He finished at Utah State with a three-year record of 47–49. On March 25, reports indicated that the school had hired

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head coach Craig Smith as head coach, which was confirmed the next day.

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

Recruiting

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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