![]() ![]() “First thing we do, we take some four-wheelers up in the mountains, have a great time, the time of our lives, I felt like,” he said. Joseph’s before transferring to USU, said the trust in each other and family atmosphere “is something that really jumped out at me” when he made his official visit to Utah State. There is no pride, no ‘me time’ basketball, just everybody playing for the same purpose, and that is to win.”ĭorius and Ashworth are the only two Aggies who are married.įunk, who is from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and played in 120 games for St. “There is trust from all 15 guys down the roster to know that if you are giving out the ball, it is to someone who has a better shot than you. “There is not a guy that needs to take over for us to be good,” Dorius said. The Aggies appear loose, relaxed and “ready for our moment,” as Ashworth put it.ĭorius, the 7-foot-1 starting center who prepped at Wasatch High - not to be confused with national prep basketball powerhouse Wasatch Academy in Mount Pleasant - said having that “family feel” and trust in each other makes it easier to make the right play. Their 40-minute session included a good mixture of seriousness and laughter. ![]() ![]() Shortly after meeting with the media, the Aggies got their first look at the court where they will try to win an NCAA Tournament game for the first time since 2001. “I think that just in and of itself requires trust from the players trusting the coaching staff of what sets we’re going to run, what we’re going to do defensively, or trusting we’re going to be able to make shots when needed.” “This team is a team that we know we don’t need one guy to be the star or the go-to guy to be the star or the go-to guy to win games,” he said. 10 seed to take on a very similar squadĪsked by the Deseret News to elaborate on that trust dynamic Wednesday when the Aggies’ captains - Jones, Ashworth, Funk and Shulga - and coach Ryan Odom participated in the day-before news conference at the home of the Sacramento Kings, Ashworth said it has carried them through all the highs and lows of the 2022-23 season. The Aggies are going dancing, claiming the No.It’s been a minute since USU won an NCAA tourney game.in the Pacific Time Zone) and the game will be televised by TNT. 7 seed Missouri (24-9) of the SEC on Thursday in a first-round game at Golden 1 Center in downtown Sacramento. “A big word I think about is trust,” Ashworth said. Then there is a nice mixture of instate guys - Alpine’s Steven Ashworth, Heber City’s Trevin Dorius and Salt Lake City/Logan’s Rylan Jones, the transfer from Utah who won’t play again this season due to multiple concussions.īut after the Aggies (26-8) defeated New Mexico and Boise State last week to advance to the Mountain West championship game, Ashworth - yes, the Utah County boy is the heart-and-soul of the team and unofficial go-to spokesperson - attributed Utah State’s success to otherworldly trust and belief in each other. There is no pride, no ‘me time’ basketball, just everybody playing for the same purpose, and that is to win.” - Utah State center Trevin Dorius ![]() ![]()
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