The first commitment for Utah State men’s basketball in the 2026 transfer window is one many saw coming. Northern Iowa forward Will Hornseth is following his head coach to Logan, continuing his career under Ben Jacobson. Hornseth is entering his… Source link

Utah State University announced a new seating arrangement for the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum. The changes will feature an increase in courtside seating and, most notably, a shift in seating for its famous student section, the HURD. For decades, the iconic wall of 4,000 students wrapped around the baseline adjacent to the opposing bench and all the way across the sideline across both team’s benches. The positioning of students mere feet away from players on the court, and especially during inbounds plays on that sideline, made it one of the most unique in all of college basketball. The old seating arrangement for the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum prior to April 13, 2026 The new seating arrangement removes student seating from sections N, M, L and most of K. These sections are the sideline seats across from the team benches. Courtside seating is also being added along the entire sideline where previously these had been just in front of sections N and M. The displaced student seating will be moved to sections C, D and E and the upper portion of section K, from row 20 on up, will remain available for students. All in all, sections C through J, comprising

Utah State University announced a new seating arrangement for the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum. The changes will feature an increase in courtside seating and, most notably, a shift in seating for its famous student section, the HURD. For decades, the iconic wall of 4,000 students wrapped around the baseline adjacent to the opposing bench and all the way across the sideline across both team’s benches. The positioning of students mere feet away from players on the court, and especially during inbounds plays on that sideline, made it one of the most unique in all of college basketball. The old seating arrangement for the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum prior to April 13, 2026 The new seating arrangement removes student seating from sections N, M, L and most of K. These sections are the sideline seats across from the team benches. Courtside seating is also being added along the entire sideline where previously these had been just in front of sections N and M. The displaced student seating will be moved to sections C, D and E and the upper portion of section K, from row 20 on up, will remain available for students. All in all, sections C through J, comprising

The 2026 basketball transfer portal opens up this week. The women’s basketball portal opens first on Monday, followed by the men’s basketball one on Tuesday, each window opening the day after each league’s championship game. The two windows will close on April 20 and 21, giving 15-day windows for both. Given the nature of college basketball, we already know quite a bit about how the portal windows are going to go for both of Utah State’s basketball squads. But for the next two weeks, a lot will change. Here you will find an ongoing update for Aggies going into and coming out of the portal. In the future, links to player scouting reports and breakdowns will be included to make this page your one-stop-shop for information on Utah State transfer portal additions and roster updates. LATEST UDPATE — April 6 Graduating Players — 5 Players in Portal — 1 Incoming Transfers — 0 Incoming Prep Recruits — 0 Graduating Players Drake Allen — 6’5″ G (7.9 Pts, 3.0 Reb, 4.7 Ast) Garry Clark — 6’8″ F (6.9 Pts, 4.3 Reb, 0.6 Ast) MJ Collins — 6’4″ G (17.5 Pts, 2.5 Reb, 1.6 Ast) Zach Keller — 6’10” F/C (3.5 Pts, 2.0 Reb, 0.5

New Utah State men’s basketball head coach Ben Jacobson will usher the Aggies into the Pac-12 era with the hope that Utah State can maintain success. As the headline of this article firmly notes, this is part two of this series on Jacobson’s scheme. Part one was about the offense and this one will break down the defense. Aggie fans became used to (albeit sometimes weary of) Eric Haut’s matchup zone defense. It was a defense that essentially switched everything and had a core principle of “five guys guarding the ball.” Put simply, Northern Iowa does not run a defense like that. It’s a much more traditional man scheme and even has limited switching in defending ball screen and handoff actions. Here’s a rather typical Utah State defensive possession this past season. There were three (maybe four) switches on this play. Now, here’s a Northern Iowa defensive possession for comparison. Watch for places where USU’s defense might have switched and how UNI approaches those points in the possession. There were at least two, probably three points where this year’s Aggies would have switched. The first two passes around the perimeter were the kinds of situations where USU’s guards — Drake