| Sport: | basketball |
| Year: | 2019–20 |
| Prev Year: | 2018–19 |
| Next Year: | 2020–21 |
| Team: | Utah State Aggies |
| Conference: | Mountain West Conference |
| Short Conf: | MW |
| Record: | 26–8 |
| Conf Record: | 12–6 |
| Head Coach: | Craig Smith |
| Hc Year: | 2nd |
| Asst Coach1: | Austin Hansen |
| Asst Coach2: | Eric Peterson |
| Asst Coach3: | David Ragland |
| Arena: | Smith Spectrum |
| Champion: | Jamaica Classic champions MWC tournament champions |
The 2019–20 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team represented Utah State University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Aggies, led by second-year head coach Craig Smith, played their home games at the Smith Spectrum in Logan, Utah as members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 26–8, 12–6 in Mountain West play to finish in a three-way tie for second place. They defeated New Mexico, Wyoming and San Diego State to become champions of the Mountain West tournament, their second consecutive Mountain West tournament championship. They earned the Mountain West's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. However, on March 12 it was announced that the NCAA Tournament would be cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Aggies shared the regular-season Mountain West title with Nevada, and defeated New Mexico, Fresno State, and San Diego State to win the Mountain West tournament to earn the Mountain West's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament for their first appearance since 2011. They lost in the first round of the NCAA Tournament to Washington.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tauriawn Knight | 1 | G | 6'1" | 170 | Freshman | Transferred | ||
| Dwayne Brown Jr. | 2 | G/F | 6'6" | 220 | Senior | Graduated | ||
| John Knight III | 3 | G | 6'2" | 195 | Sophomore | Transferred to SUU | ||
| Crew Ainge | 4 | F | 5'11" | 180 | RS Sophomore | Transferred to Babson | ||
| Quinn Taylor | 10 | F | 6'8" | 240 | RS Senior | Graduated | ||
| Ke'Sean Davis | 13 | F | 6'7" | 225 | Junior | Left team | ||
| Ben Fakira | 21 | F | 6'10" | 240 | Freshman | Left team |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous college | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carson Bischoff | 1 | G | 6'4" | 210 | Junior | Junior college transfer from Treasury Valley CC | ||
| Alphonso Anderson | 10 | F | 6'6" | 220 | Junior | Junior college transfer from North Idaho College | ||
| Marco Anthony | 44 | F | 6'5" | 225 | Junior | Transfer from Virginia | ||
| Kuba Karwowski | 52 | C | 7'2" | 220 | Junior | Junior college transfer from North Platte CC |
The Mountain West Conference media poll was released on October 15, 2019. The Aggies were unanimously selected by MW media members as the preseason favorites.[1]
| Media poll | ||
| 1 | Utah State | |
| 2 | San Diego State | |
| 3 | New Mexico | |
| 4 | Nevada | |
| 5 | Boise State | |
| 6 | Fresno State | |
| 7 | UNLV | |
| 8 | Air Force | |
| 9 | Colorado State | |
| 10 | Wyoming | |
| 11 | San Jose State | |
Sam Merrill and Neemias Queta were selected to the All-MWC Preseason Team. Merrill was additionally selected as the Mountain West Preseason Player of the Year.[2]
See also: 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings