LOGAN — Utah State got the unique opportunity to introduce two head coaches in one press conference, allowing fans to meet with new women’s basketball head coach Wes Brooks and men’s basketball head coach Jerrod Calhoun in the Wayne Estes Center Tuesday morning. The two coaches are taking over programs that are at very different stages. The men’s side just won an NCAA Tournament game and is on a six-year run that’s included five qualifications to the Big Dance, two regular season titles and a pair of conference tournament titles. The women’s team is on a five-year run where the average yearly win total is in the single digits (and the highest single-season win total in that span is 11). Brooks and Calhoun are very aware of those facts and their respective comments reflected as much. Calhoun said it pretty bluntly that “this is not a rebuild, this is a reload.” He even went above and beyond with his goals for the program, bypassing talk of repeating as Mountain West champions and going all the way to the top. “I told (the players) if they come back, they run it back, we can win a national championship. I truly believe

Utah State basketball fans got a double gut-punch of news in the early afternoon as the two leading scorers from last years NCAA Tournament team, Great Osobor and Ian Martinez, entered the transfer portal with reports coming within minutes of each other. Joe Tipton of On3 reported the news of Osobor entering the transfer portal. According to his report, the 2024 Mountain West Player of the Year is also “testing the NBA Draft waters” and “will also consider a return to USU as he explores his options in the portal.” NEWS: Utah State big man Great Osobor, the Mountain West POY, plans to enter the transfer portal, while also testing the NBA Draft waters, he tells @On3sports. The 6-8, 250-pound junior averaged 17.7 points, 9.0 rebounds, and 2.8 assists per game this season. Osobor says he… pic.twitter.com/OhQ1xfhKo2 — Joe Tipton (@TiptonEdits) April 3, 2024 In his lone season at USU, Osobor averaged 17.7 points, 9.0 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game, all of which were most among Aggie players. It was a breakout campaign for the 6-foot-8 forward who spent two seasons coming off the bench at Montana State. Osobor followed his head coach, Danny Sprinkle to Logan and with

Youngstown State head coach Jerrod Calhoun gives directions against the Michigan in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Ann Arbor, Mich., Friday, Nov. 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) LOGAN — Roughly 48 hours after Jerrod Calhoun was officially announced as head coach of men’s basketball at Utah State, the program received some welcome news. Isaac Johnson, the team’s starting center last year who showed several flashes of brilliance, indicated his intention to stick with the Aggies for his junior season on his Instagram account. “We ain’t done yet,” the 7-foot center said to conclude his post. That re-commit, or “run it back” post — since such things are almost necessary in the transfer portal age of college sports — is one of what Calhoun and Aggie fans everywhere will be hoping to see more of in the coming days. It also represents the most important task the new head coach now faces: Keep this roster together at all costs. Funnily enough, “all costs” can be literal, given NIL, but figuratively it’s very true as well. Of the 16 players on last year’s roster, the only one obligated to leave is Darius Brown who has no eligibility

Youngstown State head coach Jerrod Calhoun shouts instructions during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against West Virginia, Saturday, Dec. 21, 2019, in Youngstown, Ohio. (AP Photo/David Dermer) LOGAN — Utah State has found its next men’s basketball coach, the one who will be tasked with leading the Aggies into an uncertain offseason and 2024-25 campaign. Athletic Director Diana Sabau has tabbed Youngstown State’s Jerrod Calhoun as the man for that very job. “Jerrod Calhoun embodies all the qualities we are looking for as the next leader of our men’s basketball program,” said Sabau in a press release. “He is energetic, enthusiastic, a player’s coach and is motivated to keep our current student-athletes in Logan. He is a formidable recruiter, an exceptional motivator, and has a keen understanding of the competitive nature of NIL and will be a great partner in growing the Blue A Collective.” The news was first reported Friday evening by ESPN’s Pete Thamel and later by other reporters. Utah State confirmed the news with its own release Saturday morning. The announcement ends Utah State’s coaching search in under six days following the departure of the one-year coach Danny Sprinkle on Monday. A native

LOGAN – The transfer portal is already open and Utah State needs to be on its toes to make sure it gets the best out of the volatile system. Both the men’s and women’s basketball teams could end up needing to get most of next year’s rosters via the portal. It’s becoming an annual tradition for the Aggies, constantly watching the portal for news of where the players they spent a season rooting for will play their next season and this is where you can find that news. This tracker will update whenever someone transfers in for either the men’s or women’s team or someone enters the portal. Keep it bookmarked to check in on changes. MBB Departing Players Total — 3 MBB Incoming Players Total — 3 LAST UPDATED — March 27 Departing Players Darius Brown Position: Guard Reason: No Eligibility Left ’23-24 Stats: 12.3 Points | 4.3 Rebounds | 6.5 Assists Landon Brenchley Position: Guard Reason: Transfer Portal (Entered March 26) ’23-24 Stats: 0.7 Points | 0.8 Rebounds | 0.4 Assists Mason Falslev Position: Guard Reason: Transfer Portal (entered March 27) ’23-24 Stats: 11.3 Pts | 4.4 Reb | 2.4 Ast Incoming Transfers There are no