The 2017–18 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team represented

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in the

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. The Aggies, led by third-year head coach

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, played their home games at the

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as members of the

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. They finished the season 17–17 overall and 8–10 in conference play, finishing tied for 7th. In the Mountain West Conference tournament, they defeated Colorado State 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.

Previous season

The Aggies finished the 2016–17 season 14–17, 7–11 in Mountain West play to finish in tie for eighth place. They defeated

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in the first round of the Mountain West tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to

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Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

Recruiting

Utah State did not have any incoming players in the 2017 recruiting class.

Preseason

In a vote by conference media at the Mountain West media day, the Aggies were picked to finish in eighth place in the Mountain West. Sophomore guard Koby McEwen was named to the preseason All-Mountain West team.

Roster

Source

Schedule and results

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References

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