2020–21 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team represented Utah State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Aggies, led by third-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 20–9, 15–4 in Mountain West play to finish in second place. In the Mountain West tournament, they defeated UNLV and Colorado State before losing to San Diego State in the championship game. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 11 seed in the South region, where they lost to Texas Tech in the first round.

2020–21 Utah State Aggies men's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record20–9 (15–4 MW)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Austin Hansen
  • Eric Peterson
  • David Ragland
Home arenaSmith Spectrum
2020–21 Mountain West Conference
men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 16 San Diego State143 .824235  .821
Utah State154 .789209  .690
Colorado State144 .778208  .714
Boise State146 .700199  .679
Nevada107 .5881610  .615
Fresno State911 .4501212  .500
UNLV810 .4441215  .444
Wyoming79 .4381411  .560
San Jose State313 .188516  .238
Air Force317 .150520  .200
New Mexico215 .118616  .273
Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Following the season, Smith left the school to accept the head-coaching position at Utah. Shortly thereafter, the school named UMBC head coach Ryan Odom the team's new head coach.

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