Wilkinson wins Stan Bates award Aug 4, 2009
Published: Tuesday, August 4, 2009 2:58 AM CDT Utah State basketball player Gary Wilkinson has been named the 2008-09 Western Athletic Conference Stan Bates Award winner it was announced by the league office Monday. Wilkinson is the first Utah State student-athlete to earn the distinguished honor. (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
Wickizers give back Jun 18, 2009
Former Utah State basketball players Nate and Jon Wickizer have made a major gift of 100,000 to the USU Athletics Department it was announced Tuesday by Athletics Director Scott Barnes. With the Wickizer s generous lead gift, the university has developed plans to renovate and expand the off-court facilities within the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum to build a sustainable and successful future. (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
Memorable night with a special team Apr 17, 2009
In the last 10 years, he said, there have been eight ring teams and that is yet another nugget to add to the legacy of this remarkable era in Utah State basketball. One of the post-season banquet s traditions has become Voice of the Aggies Al Lewis chats with each of the seniors sort of an interview on the radio, without the radio. (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
‘Cinderella is an Aggie’ Mar 20, 2009
Utah State basketball fans Jared and Ainsli Jenks are confident the Aggies will get their happy ending at least in the first round. USU, the West Region s No. 11 seed, and sixth-seeded Marquette square off in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at 10:30 a.m. today in Boise State s Taco Bell Arena. (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
Aggie players got no sleep for all of the right reasons Mar 15, 2009
Ever since he and the rest of the Utah State basketball team arrived for the 2009 WAC Men s Basketball Tournament on Wednesday afternoon, the sophomore forward said he found sleep almost impossible to come by in his hotel room. And it has nothing to do with the lure of easy money in the casino down below. (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
Snelgro Named WAC and America First Credit Union Utah State Athlete of the Week Feb 10, 2009
This is first time since Feb. 12, 2007 that two Utah State basketball players have earned WAC Player of the Week in the same week. The last time this happened men's basketball player and women's basketball player were both honored by the conference. (Utahstateaggies.com)
Look at wins above all else Feb 8, 2009
Right now, this is what I hear from Utah State basketball naysayers: Sure, the Aggies are 23-1, but they haven't played anybody. I guess that's why it took Utah State until just this week to crack the AP Top 25 for the first time all season. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
