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Utah State men’s basketball to play in the 2023 Cayman Island Classic – Cache Valley Daily

FILE PHOTO: USU basketball in the Spectrum. Photo by Robert K. Scott LOGAN — Utah State and seven other schools were officially named as participants in the 2023 edition of the Cayman Islands Classic Monday morning. The event will take place between Nov. 19-21 with each team playing three games in that three-day period. The seven other schools set to participate are Drake (27-8 record in 2022-23), Loyola Marymount (19-12), Marshall (24-6), Oakland (13-19), Ole Miss (12-21) Stephen F. Austin (19-13), and Wake Forest (19-14). Of the eight participants, Utah State and Drake are the only ones to have participated in the 2023 NCAA Tournament. This year will mark the fifth edition of the event and will be played at the John Gray Gymnasium in George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. While the field of teams has been announced, what the matchups will be has not been determined by tournament organizers. Free News Delivery by Email Would you like to have the day’s news stories delivered right to your inbox every evening? Enter your email below to start! Source link

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Former Utah State football player Kyle Gallagher dies at 33 – Cache Valley Daily

Utah State linebacker Kyle Gallagher. Photo courtesy of Utah State University. LOGAN, Utah – Kyle Gallagher, who played linebacker for Utah State from 2007-11, died last week as a result of a car crash. He was 33. Gallagher appeared in 49 games for the Aggies, recording 291 total tackles – 133 of the solo variety. During his junior and senior campaigns in 2010 and 2011, Gallagher finished second only to Bobby Wagner, who has been named All-Pro nine times throughout his illustrious NFL career, in total tackles with 91 and 100, respectively. The native of Woodland, California, helped Utah State end a 14-year bowl drought as the Aggies played Ohio in the 2011 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl. Gallagher finished with a team-high nine tackles, including 0.5 tackles for loss, against the Bobcats. Gallagher and the Aggies recorded seven wins in 2011, marking the first time since 1979 that Utah State had finished a regular season with that many victories. Source link

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Markkanen, serving his Finnish service, wins most improved – Cache Valley Daily

Finnish professional basketball player Lauri Markkanen of the NBA team Utah Jazz starts his military service at the Finnish Defence Forces Sports School in Santahamina, Helsinki, Monday April 17, 2023. (Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva via AP) A recruit in the Finnish military is now the NBA’s Most Improved Player. Utah Jazz forward Lauri Markkanen (23) reacts after a dunk against the Oklahoma City Thunder during the second half of an NBA basketball game Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer) All-Star forward Lauri Markkanen of the Utah Jazz was announced Monday night as the winner of this season’s most improved award, as voted on by 100 writers and broadcasters who cover the league. The news came just past 2 a.m. Tuesday in Helsinki, where Markkanen is currently fulfilling the military service that is mandated for all Finnish men before they turn 30. “Didn’t wake up at 2 a.m. for nothing,” Markkanen said on the TNT broadcast of the announcement. “It feels great. Obviously, it’s a huge privilege to be in this position.” He began his enlistment in his home country earlier this month — even getting rid of his longish curly hair for the shaved-head look of a

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LIVESTREAM: Ridgeline Riverhawks vs Sky View Bobcats boys soccer

The Ridgeline Riverhawks vs Sky View Bobcats broadcast is scheduled to begin at 6:45 p.m. Today’s broadcast is brought to you with LIVE commentary from Jason Walker on 107.7 KLZX and streamed online here. To watch other High School games that have aired this season, click here. Free News Delivery by Email Would you like to have the day’s news stories delivered right to your inbox every evening? Enter your email below to start! Source link

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Utah State falters late, fall to Missouri in first round of tournament – Cache Valley Daily

Utah State guard Sean Bairstow (2) ducks around Missouri forward Noah Carter (35) during the first half of a first-round college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament in Sacramento, Calif., Thursday, March 16, 2023. Thursday, March 16, 2023. (AP Photo/José Luis Villegas) SACRAMENTO – It’ll be 22 years and counting for Utah State in the NCAA Tournament, 22 years and more without a victory in March Madness as the 10th-seed Aggies lost to seven-seed Missouri 76-65. Despite missing its first 13 shots from 3-point land and trailing Missouri for nearly all of the first half, Utah State were able to stay with the Tigers and even take a lead in the second half. The Aggies shot 76 percent on its 2-pointers in the first half (making up for the 0-11 mark from three) and only trailed 35-31 at halftime despite their poor outside shooting. “We went into halftime knowing that we were down four and hadn’t made a three yet,” junior guard Steven Ashworth said. “We had a lot of confidence in that.” Utah State head coach Ryan Odom calls for timeout during the first half of a first-round college basketball game against Missouri in the NCAA Tournament in Sacramento,

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Utah State vs Missouri NCAA Tournament preview – Cache Valley Daily

Utah State coach Ryan Odom calls out to players during the first half of the team’s NCAA college basketball game against San Diego State for the men’s Mountain West Tournament championship Saturday, March 11, 2023, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Steve Marcus) Utah State is in Sacramento for its third NCAA Tournament appearance in the last four iterations of March Madness (four of five if you include the cancelled 2020 tournament). The Aggies’ opponent — the Missouri Tigers — are a tough one. How to watch Tip-off: 11:40 p.m. MT Location: Golden 1 Center | Sacramento, CA TV Broadcast: TNT Radio Broadcast: 106.9 FM / 1390 AM The FAN (coverage from Westwood One) Aggie GameDay Coverage on KVNU (102.1 FM/610 AM & KVNU mobile app): 10:40 p.m. MT KVNU Aggie Call (102.1 FM/610 AM, KVNU mobile app): Immediately after game ends Injuries Utah State G – Rylan Jones (Concussion) – OUT Jones went through practices with the team in Sacramento but will remain out due to concussion-like symptoms. Missouri G – Tre Gomillion (Groin) – QUESTIONABLE G – Kaleb Brown (Illness) – OUT F –

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A legacy and memories are there to be made by Utah State in the NCAA Tournament – Cache Valley Daily

LOGAN – A 5 a.m. text message woke Ryan Odom up in his hotel bed. The head coach of the Utah State men’s basketball team had been trying to rest in preparation for his team’s Mountain West Conference Tournament semifinal game against Boise State. But a group text of 20-plus players and coaches were flooding Odom’s phone, preventing just that. The messages weren’t from current players and coaches, though. These came from Odom’s days as the head coach of UMBC. That morning, March 10, marked the five-year anniversary of UMBC upsetting Vermont in the American East Conference Tournament championship game — a game won on a Jairus Lyles 3-pointer made just four seconds before the final buzzer. Less than a week after that victory, Odom, Lyles and the rest of the Retrievers achieved sports immortality by becoming the first 16 seed to defeat a 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. The messages in the group chat didn’t begin by reminiscing about either of those wins. Initially, those players and coaches were congratulating Odom — along with forward Dan Akin and assistant coach Nate Dixon, current Aggies who were part of that UMBC squad — on advancing in the Mountain West

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Jimmy Butler scores 24, Heat hold off Jazz 119-115 – Cache Valley Daily

Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler (22) jumps to pass, while defended by Utah Jazz forward Rudy Gay, center left, during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, March 13, 2023, in Miami. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell) MIAMI (AP) — Another night, another close game for Miami. Jimmy Butler scored 24 points to lead seven Miami players in double figures, Tyler Herro and Gabe Vincent each scored 18 and the Heat held off the Utah Jazz 119-115 on Monday night. It was Miami’s 24th win by five points or less this season. “When it gets into those moments of truth, I’ve said this before, at least we understand what our package is and what we’re trying to do, how we want to execute,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. “We’ve had so many reps and film sessions and walkthroughs and teaching points … I think we’ve all gotten better from that, including the coaching staff.” Bam Adebayo scored 16 for Miami, while Victor Oladipo and Kevin Love each had 11 and Caleb Martin scored 10. Lauri Markkanen scored 38 for Utah, which got 23 from Simone Fontecchio and 14 from Ochai Agbaji. Miami was 31 for 36 from the foul line,

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#7 Missouri vs #10 Utah State — The nitty-gritty for both teams – Cache Valley Daily

Photo on left – Missouri’s Noah Carter celebrates a basket in a game against Mississippi at Mizzou Arena in Columbia. (Associated Press) Photo on right – Steven Ashworth hypes up the crowd in a game against Boise State at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum in Logan. (Cache Valley Daily) #10 seed Utah State and #7 seed Missouri will meet in Sacramento in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday. Everything you need to get a good first look at these two teams is all available right here. Team records, rankings, strengths, weaknesses, top players and more. There may be more to these teams than these numbers, but this is the intro to both teams and how they match up. Utah State Record — 26-8 (13-5, 3rd in Mountain West) Head Coach — Ryan Odom (2nd season, 44-24 record) The Good 2nd in points per possession on jump shots (per Synergy Sports) 5th in 3-point percentage 9th-best halfcourt offensive rating (per Synergy Sports) 10th in assists per game 10th-best offensive rating (per Synergy Sports) 13th-best adjusted offensive efficiency

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Utah State draws 10 seed for NCAA Tournament, will face Missouri – Cache Valley Daily

LOGAN – The Utah State men’s basketball team will face Missouri in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament in. The Aggies were chosen as a 10 seed, the Tigers as a seven in the South region. The game will take place in Sacramento, CA on Thursday, March 16. Utah State’s opponent, the Missouri Tigers, went 24-9 under first-year head coach Dennis Gates. The Tigers finished fourth in the SEC with an 11-7 record and have been ranked multiple times in the AP Poll including in the most recent poll on March 6 at No. 25 overall. The highest rank Missouri received was No. 20 in the Jan. 2 and Jan. 9 polls. In program history, the Aggies have only faced the Tigers twice and not since 1968. The two teams split a home-and-home series between the 1967 and 1968 seasons. Utah State won the first matchup in 1967, played in Logan, by a score of 87-81. Missouri won the next year on its home court 97-87. Utah State’s invite to the NCAA Tournament marks the fourth time in five years the Aggies have qualified for the March Madness festivities and the first time under head coach Ryan Odom. Including

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