Monthly Archives: December 2009
Utah State has lost out on another high-scoring guard after Gonzaga swooped in and made an offer on Kyle Dranginis, a junior point guard out of Skyview High in Nampa, Idaho. A source close to the USU basketball team told … Continue reading
Nate Bendall, Utah State’s strong junior post player, was back in the Spectrum Tuesday night — but not in uniform. Less than a week after what some have described as a ‘minor surgery’ to repair an atrial flutter, Bendall was … Continue reading
It happens almost every season on almost every coaching staff. And with the impressive showing Utah State’s offense had on the football field this past season it’s not much of a surprise to see coaches from other colleges targeting USU … Continue reading
Utah State forward Tai Wesley received a pair of honors Monday for his hardwood hard work. The junior power forward was named the Western Athletic Conference player of the week after he averaged a healthy 16.7 points, 7.7 rebounds, 4.0 … Continue reading
Let’s get this straight right from the opening line: Jared Quayle is a fine leader. He’s just a lead-by-example rather than an in-your-face kind of guy. And there’s really nothing wrong with that. But Utah State’s basketball team lacked something, … Continue reading
Those two words, heart surgery, let you know it’s nothing to pass off as no big deal. And Nate Bendall, Utah State’s starting center, knew he was going to have to have surgery at one time or another. Wanting to … Continue reading
Cal State-Fullerton has a big man in the middle. He’s 6-foot-10, 240 pounds and has a soft shooting touch. And had things been just a little different, he might have been starting at center for Utah State this season. Bryce … Continue reading
Watching Utah State basketball the two previous seasons was like watching two artful post players feeding off each other, making the other better and making the opponent give up. Gary Wilkinson and Tai Wesley were the perfect tandem on the … Continue reading
Utah State junior Nate Bendall will have a minor surgical procedure to prevent the recurrence of the heart arrhythmia he experienced last month following the game Northeastern in Boston. A source close to the USU basketball team told the Deseret … Continue reading
We reported that Brooks Abel, a 6-foot-5, 305-pound offensive lineman from the College of the Siskiyous had made a verbal commitment to Utah State. But when USU coach Gary Andersen released a list of mid-year transfers coming to USU from … Continue reading


