Utah State guard Sean Bairstow (2) goes up for a dunk against Colorado State during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the quarterfinals of Mountain West Conference men’s tournament Thursday, March 10, 2022, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer) LOGAN – When it comes to the low expectations for the Utah State men’s basketball team (picked to finish eighth in the Mountain West preseason poll), the focal point is likely a combination of the loss of forwards Justin Bean and Brandon Horvath and a lack of confidence that head coach Ryan Odom has adequate replacements for those two players, especially offensively. Those two players were the Aggies’ leading scorers with a combined 31.3 points per game (17.4 for Bean, 13.9 from Horvath). Finding replacements for those two players is far easier said than actually done, but there are a few candidates on USU’s roster who can either step up or step in to the void left by Bean and Horvath. Odom didn’t bring in any high-scoring transfers, but St. Joseph’s transfer Taylor Funk has an offensive skillset that could lend itself to being one of, if not the, top scoring options at Utah State. Funk is