Show “I learned so much on defense: where to be where different positions are how different plays are run by dif-' ferent leams'7 Ahmad £ Letterwinners returning (7) ? declared “I just learned PPG RPG Player I know OMike Ahmad C didn’t 25 everything 06 : before It was great for me'" 45 Now I think I’m start- -' 26 ' ing to show that I’m not " 21 be a that’s 32 " gonna to foulguyand that always 1 can going 74 move my legs and play : V breakdown Continued from Page 4 i' Year Ils a senior at Pocatello High School Nelson played at USU in 1998-9- 8 served an ' LDS mission to Oklahoma then had to redshirt during the 2001-0- 2 campaign due to a ' knee injury He returned to the 'court last year and quickly reestablished himself as a fan favorite due to his enthusiasm shrewd play on the boards and ability to handle the basketball Similarly the Aggie faithful appreciate the play of Harris the lone Cache Valley product on the team and a " Utah State highly refined basketball player for his age The top player in the state in 2000-0- 1 as a senior at Sky View Harris redshirted during the 200 02 season before seeing action in all 33 games and ' earning a spot on the Big West Team last J : RPG 36 06 76 08 RPG 25 115 85 1 -- an - Utah State’s bast post : defender Harris backed up both Nelson and Penigar jn 2002-0- 3 but he still averagied 51 points 3:2 rebounds and " b 168 minutes per game while"' knocking down 609 percent of his field-go- al attempts " ': Center ' - After Seeing action' in 3 1 ' - 31 '' s RPG : Jimmie Ertwards G Quanlon Harvey G Chrie Huber G Cassiano Matwus C JaaonWWamaF lyiar WWama G pyrgane SomSOOI-O- 60 35 35 64 Z -- '? al '' ed - 75 3£ -- 134 V left-hand- SA 1741 aver- - aged 36 points 25 rebounds arid 106 minutes per contest But while he showed flashes of brilliance he scored 12 points in USU’s loss to UC Santa Barbara in the championship game of the' Big West Tournament — he also suf- - : fered from defensive-lapse'and foul trouble This preseason however ' Ahmad ’ the looks stronger:and more a " little more polished Against Hawai’i-Hil- o he went7r for-- 9 from the field and scored 17 points in just 23 27 ’ year- defense” As a junior Ahmad : ' : minutes' “Redshirting him made a lot of sense for him" Morrill said of Ahmad “He's trying tin'- ' guard better and when you get him the ball in the right areahe can score We?ve just got to get him passing the ball better and not making so many silly! : games and making two starts in 2001-0- 2 Ahmad voluntarily ' sat Out last season And while the layoff was difficult the 6- senior said it 9 y was good for him ' s V ’ BASKETBALL SCHEDULE ' (Home Nov 7 Nov 14 Nov 21 ' fouls:” With the long athletic" yt!-Ahmad and the even longer- McVey in the paintthe Aggies are teiiairi to block more shots this season? McVey-whredshirted f year after transferring from Fergus Falls (Minn) Junior-College also hashicetouch around the basket V He averaged 1 70 points 115 rebounds' and 25 blocks- -: 7 per game as a sophomore ' while knocking down 56!7 (: percent of his fiBldfgoai'rfV'lS?----- ' ' V attempts Also on ihe roster is7 Cassiano Mathciis a 0 center from Sao Pauld Brazil ' ' by! way of South Plains (Texas) College Originally on his way to Georgia prior td 'th6 ouster of Bulldogs' head coach Jim Harrick Matheus is slated to redshirt this sea-- '- - Nov : last" 25 Nov 29 Dec 3 Dec Dec Dec - Mitch MascaralHerald Journal native of Garland and a transfer from Dixie State College sophomore Chris Huber right wiN play both guard spots for ' Utah State this season A in!®-Georg- e year- Global Sports (oxhibitton) Hawai’l-Hil- o (exhibitlon) v Fort Lewio College at Weber State j " Illinois State ‘ 29-3- 0 L 78-7-4 W 94-7-0 6:05 p:m 7:05 pm :'7:05pm-- : : Goesner Foods Classic at Logan ' Championship game Jan 3 Idaho -- -- v”' - il '& 'A-?'- Jain 8 Jan10 ! Assuming injuries don’t the Aggies to scrap that ' ' plan Matheus should play a huge role next season after ' averaging 84 points and 54 rebounds per game and being named one of the nation's top 100 junior college players last in biokJ ak times are Mountain) Dec! - " games ! ' soil LuceroHerald Journal USU MEN’S 2003-0- 4 - 240-pou- Eli ' As a junior! Aggie guard Mark Brown right led the Big West in assist:' ratio (1 99) and was second in assists per game (452) v atCal Poly ''' Jan 15 - Pacific Jan 17 Cal State Northridge Jan 22 Jan 24 Jan 29 Jen31 Feb5 ' Feb 7 Feb 12 Feb 14 Fab 19 Fab21 Fab 26 Feb 28 Mar 5 3 Mar 10-1- : rat UC Riverside UChvino Long Beac h State CMPpiy UC Santa Barbere at Cal State Northridge Pacific UCRIveraldo Cal State Fullerton at Long Beach State at UC Irvine atldaho : Big Waat Tournament pm pm 7:05pm at Cal State Fuilertcm at 8:05 rr?-- ' : 7:05 pm-- 8:05 pm 8:05 7:05 pm 7:05 pm 7:05 pm 4:06 pm 8:05 8:05 pm pm 7:05 pm 7:05 pm 8:35 pm 9)5 pm 8:05 at Anaheim Calif pm ' |