LOGAN — It’s an exciting time in USU Athletics with the Men’s Basketball team back in the Big Dance, also Aggie Gymnastics is going to be hosting the inaugural 2024 Mountain West Conference Championships this Saturday night at 7p.m. in the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum. Joining Utah State will be league members Air Force, Boise State and San Jose State. On KVNU’s For the People program last week, Aggie head coach Kristin White explained why this is the first conference championship in the sport. “All four schools are incredibly grateful for the Mountain West to pick up gymnastics, it’s a really great opportunity for our student-athletes, and quite honestly, for our university and our fans. We’ve been one of the sports that hasn’t been involved in the Mountain West in prior years and our conference was in a sense, kind of a made up conference for some of the gymnastics schools, so that we could have championships and keep going into the post-season,” she explained. White, in her second year as coach for the team,  talked about why they needed to make this move now. “Over (last)summer, a lot of us had been trying to get in with the Mountain

Utah State head coach Danny Sprinkle yells from the sideline during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against San Diego State Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy) LOGAN, Utah – No. 20 Utah State men’s basketball head coach Danny Sprinkle was named a finalist for the 2023-24 Jim Phelan National Coach of the Year award, as announced on Tuesday. The award is presented annually to the top head coach in Division I college basketball. Sprinkle is 27-6 (.818) in his first season at Utah State and 108-49 (.688) in his five seasons as a collegiate head coach. Sprinkle was named the 2024 Mountain West and NABC District 17 Coach of the Year and is a semifinalist for the 2024 Werner Ladder Naismith Men’s Coach of the Year. Sprinkle’s 27 wins are the second-most for a first-year head coach at Utah State behind Craig Smith, who won 28 games in his first year in 2018-19. Sprinkle’s 27 wins this year are also the second-most in the nation for a head coach in his first year at his current program behind McNeese’s Will Wade. Sprinkle is the fourth head coach in school history to lead Utah State

San Diego State’s forward Jay Pal (4) dunks near Utah State’s Great Osobor (1), Javon Jackson (22) and Mason Falslev (12) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the semifinals of the Mountain West Conference men’s tournament Friday, March 15, 2024, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Ronda Churchill) The Mountain West received its dream of becoming a six-bid league for the first time ever. Each of San Diego State, Utah State, Boise State, Colorado State, Nevada and New Mexico made it into the NCAA Tournament. It showcases the growth and strength of the conference. And despite USU’s loss in the Mountain West conference tournament semifinal, the Aggies still found themselves ranked in the AP Top 25 Monday morning, dropping two spots to #20. Joining the Aggies in the rankings are the San Diego State Aztecs, jumping back into the Top 25 at #24. Other Mountain West Conference teams received votes in the poll but did not make the top 25, including New Mexico (effectively ranked 26th), Nevada (28th), Boise State (37th) and Colorado State (42nd). But while the selection committee felt bound to award the Mountain West with six bids (and despite the solid votes from the

Utah State guard Ian Martinez (4) gestures after making a 3-pointer against San Diego State during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the semifinals of the Mountain West Conference men’s tournament Friday, March 15, 2024, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Ronda Churchill) LOGAN — Utah State tied its highest ever NCAA Tournament seed, being slated as an eight seed in the upcoming Big Dance. The Aggies will take on TCU the nine seed in the Midwest Region, with the game being played in Indianapolis on Friday, March 22. “The best day of year for college basketball, you know,” USU basketball head coach Danny Sprinkle said. “And for all of us, obviously a tremendous honor to play in the NCAA tournament.” The scene as Utah State finds out its the 8 seed taking on 9 seed TCU in Indianapolis this Friday. pic.twitter.com/eJ5F45Id9L — Jason Walker (@jwalker_sports) March 17, 2024 TCU went 21-12 this season, including 9-9 in Big 12 play. The Horned Frogs’ most recent game is a loss in the Big 12 conference tournament, 60-45 to Houston. They briefly appeared in the AP Top 25 this season, being ranked 19th in the Jan. 15 poll, dropping out

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Utah State’s Javon Jackson (22), Darius Brown II (10), Josh Uduje (14) and Great Osobor (1) walk downcourt near the end of the team’s NCAA college basketball game against San Diego State in the semifinals of the Mountain West Conference men’s tournament Friday, March 15, 2024, in Las Vegas. San Diego State won 86-70. (AP Photo/Ronda Churchill) Photos by Ronda Churchill / Associated Press Photo Gallery sponsored by The Logo Shop, your source for teams, businesses and booster clubs. Visit http://welogostuff.mypromohq.com/ Click on photo to enlarge it, then use your left-right arrow keys to cycle through the gallery Utah State guard Ian Martinez (4) gestures after making a 3-pointer against San Diego State during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the semifinals of the Mountain West Conference men’s tournament Friday, March 15, 2024, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Ronda Churchill) San Diego State guard Lamont Butler, center, and Utah State’s Karson Templin, back, and Mason Falslev, right, scramble for the ball during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the semifinals of the Mountain West Conference men’s tournament Friday, March 15, 2024, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Ronda Churchill) Utah State guard Darius Brown II (10) drives