.USUBasketball coach Ryan Odom promised NCAA Tournament wins. After a longer-than-expected wait, his team is finally positioned to have a shot.
Odom promised NCAA Tournament wins. After a longer-than-expected wait, his team is finally positioned to have a shot.
“Hey,” Odom shouted in the aftermath of a convincing 11-point win over New Mexico that put the Aggies firmly in the NCAA Tournament picture. “We want to thank each and every Aggie in here. … That is what it is all about.” But finally as the calendar turned to February — a full 22 months into his tenure — Utah State looked the part. In front of a packed crowd at the Spectrum, in front of a national television audience, the Aggies beat a fellow contender in the Mountain West with four players in double-figures. They followed it up with a nine-point win on the road at Colorado State.
“Every game is big in conference, but you can only play the game that night,” he continued, trying to stay measured. Former coach Craig Smith came into Logan and quickly earned two NCAA Tournament appearances. There would have been a third if not for the COVID-19 pandemic. And when Odom took over for Smith in 2022, he figured he would just keep it going.Odom followed that up by saying, “We are going to be a top 25 team year in and year out. We want to advance in the NCAA Tournament. We have the support here to be able to do that. It is on us to get it done.
This year, though, Utah State appears to be back on schedule. Three of the top five players are homegrown talents. Steven Ashworth, Sean Bairstow and Max Shulga have all grown up in the program. They are complemented by two transfers — Dan Akin from UMBC and Taylor Funk from Saint Joseph’s — who weren’t the most highly rated but have found a fit in Logan.
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