2016 Utah State men’s basketball schedule released

On Wednesday, the Utah State men’s basketball team announced its 2016-17 schedule.

USU will begin the season with a single exhibition game at home against Southern Virginia on Nov. 4. The Aggies will then start the regular season on the road for the second consecutive year, this time against UC Irvine on Nov. 11.

The home opener for Utah State will be part of the Cancun Challenge against NJIT on Nov. 14. Continuing on in that tournament, the Aggies will play Idaho State on Nov. 19 before traveling to Mexico the next week to face Purdue on Nov. 22 and either Texas Tech or Auburn on Nov. 23.

The schedule includes three non-conference games against in-state opponents BYU, Utah Valley and Weber State on Nov. 30, Dec. 10 and Dec. 19, respectively. The matchup against the Cougars will be played at Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City. The Aggies will face the Wolverines in Orem and the game against the Wildcats will be played in the Spectrum.

Conference play begins Dec. 28 with a home game against Boise State. USU will play three home games and one on the road during the break between the fall and spring semesters.

“I feel bad for our students and our players that we have three conference home games before our students are back in class for the spring semester,” said head coach Tim Duryea. “However, we are looking forward to a very competitive, wide open league, similar to last year, with a lot of quality teams from top to bottom.”

In total, the Aggies will play 17 home games before the Mountain West tournament, which begins on March 8 in Las Vegas.

2016-17 Utah State Men’s Basketball Schedule (Home games in bold)