Men's Basketball Blue/White Scrimmage Moved to Friday Night

Utah State [University] men’s basketball hosts its annual Blue/White scrimmage Friday night [Oct. 24] at 7 p.m. in the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum, a change from Thursday night as originally announced. The event is sponsored by Macey's with the doors scheduled to open just after 6 p.m.

The team will play two 10-minute halves with promotions planned throughout the night. Giveaways will include bottles of water, granola bars, fruit juice and Aggie swag items. Those in attendance will also be able to participate in a paper airplane toss at halftime to win other prizes.

Following the game, fans are welcome to join the team on the court for youth basketball activities and autographs.

Utah State enters the 2014-15 season with an overhauled roster that includes only four players from a team that went 18-14 overall and 7-11 in the MW last season. The rest includes redshirt freshmen David Collete and Sam Orchard, recently returned from LDS missions, and 11 newcomers.

Utah State’s 11 newcomers are made up of five junior college transfers, including senior forward Grayson Moore, junior wing Trace Cureton, junior guards Darius Perkins and Chris Smith, and sophomore forward Konner Frey. They are joined by junior forward Lew Evans, a transfer from Tulsa,  and first-year players in sophomore center Bilal Begic, freshman guards John Bennett, Henry Bolton and Julion Pearre, and freshman center Elston Jones.

Both Grayson Moore and Evans will have to sit out the 2014-15 season as four-year transfers.

The Aggies will look to their four returners for leadership and experience led by sophomore wing Jalen Moore who averaged 5.6 points, 2.7 rebounds, 0.8 assists and 0.3 blocks as a true freshman, as he shot 52.8 percent from the field (66-125), including 38.9 percent from three-point range (14-36) and 71.1 percent at the free throw line (32-45). Moore scored six or more points in 14 total games a year ago, including tallying double-figures in four contests. He also recorded at least five points and five rebounds in seven games on the season. Overall, Moore played in all 32 games a year ago and made five starts.

He will be joined by sophomore guard JoJo McGlaston who averaged 2.3 points, 0.5 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game a year ago, sophomore guard Viko Noma'aea who averaged 1.4 points, 0.3 rebounds and 0.2 assists per game, and senior forward Sean Harris who was granted a sixth-year of eligibility by the NCAA. Last season, Harris saw action in 10 games and averaged 0.6 points and 0.9 rebounds, while shooting 20.0 percent from the field (2-10) and 50.0 percent at the free throw line (2-4).

Utah State men's basketball season ticket renewals and new season tickets are now on sale. For more Aggie men's basketball ticket information, fans can contact the USU Athletics Ticket Office over the phone by calling 1-888-USTATE-1 or 435-797-0305 during regular hours of operation. Fans can also buy their tickets in person at the USU Ticket Office inside the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum or online by clicking on the "Buy Tickets" tab at www.UtahStateAggies.com.

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