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Photos by Drew Nielson / Additional information about Drew’s work (or inquiries about purchasing his photos) can be found at lumberjackphoto.com. Source link
March is here and Utah State men’s basketball fans know what that means: it’s national coaching search season. The departure of the now-former Aggie head coach, Jerrod Calhoun, for Cincinnati was made official by both schools Tuesday morning. USU’s athletics department announced the usual “national search” which will take a little under a week if precedent holds. Speculation will run rampant throughout this whole period and this analysis won’t be too far from that description. This is a collection of potential hires that Utah State could end up considering. And, if Cam Walker is doing his job well, most or all of these names will be on a list that he works his way through. These coaches will represent some of the best (realistic) options for Utah State to hire as the 23rd head coach of the Aggies. For no real reason in particular, this list will be organized into a few different types of coaching hires: Coaches who have lots of wins over several years Coaches who are exceeding expectations in a rough situation Coaches who broke out in 2025-26, but lack track record before now Potential assistant coaches who could be hired as head coach Let’s get started
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — RJ Barrett scored 27 points, Sandro Mamukelashvili added 23 and the Toronto Raptors defeated the Utah Jazz 143-127 on Monday night. Ja’Kobe Walter had 21 points and Scottie Barnes finished with 20 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds as the Raptors (40-31) stopped a two-game skid. They remained a half-game ahead of Atlanta for fifth place in the Eastern Conference — the top six teams are assured a playoff berth without needing to qualify via the play-in tournament. Utah rookie Ace Bailey had 37 points and Brice Sensabaugh scored 24 off the bench for the Jazz (21-51), who have lost six of seven and are eliminated from playoff contention. Toronto outscored Utah 49-30 in the third quarter to open a 29-point cushion. Led by Walter and Barrett, the Raptors shot 54% from 3-point range (20 of 37) and 61% from the field overall. Walter went 6 for 8 on 3-pointers and 7 of 10 from the floor. Barrett was 10 for 15 from the field, including 4 of 5 on 3s. He added six assists without committing a turnover in 25 minutes. Jamal Shead had 15 assists for the Raptors to go with his seven
