Courtesy: NetScoutsMOST VALUABLE PLAYER: Jared Quayle, 6′1 180 Sr. PG, Utah State - Quayle (Perry, Utah) has led the Aggies to a 24-6 record, 13-2 in the WAC including 13 straight after beating Fresno State Monday night. They can do no worse than share the WAC crown heading into the tournament in Reno. Quayle is a do it all Point Guard who averages 11.8 ppg, 6.2 rpg, 4.2 apg. He is fourth in the league in FT% (.885), leads the WAC in Assist/Turnover Ratio, and is the BEST rebounding guard in the conference. In fact, despite being only 6′1 and defending the opponents PG, he ranks 6th in the WAC in Defensive Rebounds with more than 5.2 defensive boards per game.
1st TEAM:
1. Luke Babbit, 6′8 225 So. PF/SF, Nevada: Second in WAC scoring, #1 in rebounding. Hard to guard lefty is putting up big numbers, 21.6 ppg and 9.5 rpg and also leads league in FT% (.901).
2. Adrian Oliver, 6′4 205 Jr. SG, San Jose State: 4th in NATION in scoring and leads WAC as well as Western Region with 22.9 ppg, has 8 games over 30 this year alone (high game of 39 vs. La Tech). Last weeks game versus Seattle U. & 6′10 forward Charles Garcia brought over 25 NBA scouts into the Events Center to see the game, Oliver dropped in 35 then did it again the next time out versus Nevada.
3. Jahmar Young, 6′5 180 Jr. SG, New Mexico State: Lanky-thin combo guard can stroke it or beat you with quicks. He is averaging 21.0 ppg and has helped NMSU to a good season approaching 20 wins and runner-up in the WAC.
4. Magnum Rolle, 6′10 225 Sr. PF, Louisiana Tech: Long & athletic big man with versatility. He has led Bulldogs to 21-7 record at this point and sure bet for post-season. 14.5 points & 8.5 boards but also leads league in blocks at 2.21 per outing.
5. Tai Wesley, 6′8 240 Jr. PF, Utah State: Sets the tone for Aggies who attack inside-out shooting 58% from floor. Scores 13.1 on balanced squad and grabs 6.4 boards. Ability to pass out of double team helps him average 3.1 assists for nation’s leading 3pt shooting team.
Courtesy: NetScouts
We recently named Utah State University point guard Jared Quayle as our NetScouts Basketball WAC Player of the Year. Quayle has the Aggies on a 14 game winning streak and hope to continue that run heading into the WAC tourney in Reno.
As little kids we all dream of playing college or professional basketball and although I’m not sure he’ll play in the NBA, Quayle will play internationally. Right now though, he’s living the dream.
Logan, Utah - It happens in every driveway, on every block, in every neighborhood, within every city across the country. Young boys and girls play their favorite sports for countless hours, improving their technique in hopes of one day fulfilling that life-long dream of playing for their favorite team.
Growing up in the shadows of Utah State University, Jared Quayle too spent many hours playing the sport he loved and dreaming what it would be like to one day be part of the greatest thing he had ever witnessed, playing
basketball for the Aggies in the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum.
As a prep standout at nearby Box Elder High School in Brigham City, Quayle was excelling in the sport he grew up loving and earned first-team all-state honors his senior season as he led the Bees to the championship game of the 4A state tournament.
Despite all the success he experienced in high school, Quayle’s dream of playing college basketball for Utah State seemed to be fading away into the night as the Aggies had no interest in the slender shooting guard. After a mormon mission he enrolled at Western Wyoming where his game blossomed. He averaged 24.4 points per game, 7.8 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 2.4 steals that season to earn second team National Junior College Athletic Association All-American honors.
During his sophomore season in Rock Springs, Wyo., Quayle scored 20-plus points 19 times, 30-plus points six times, and 40-plus points three times including a 44 point outburst during the end of the season. And that offensive explosion couldn’t have happened at a better time for both Quayle and Utah State, as USU assistant coach Tim Duryea made his first trip of the season to Wyoming to see Quayle play that February night.
“The night we were scheduled to see Jared play he sprained his ankle, so I went back the next night and he has his ankle taped, he is limping around in warm-ups and had a ho-hum first half,” Duryea recalled. ”He then came out in the second half and went crazy and finished the game with 44 points, nine rebounds, five assists and no turnovers, and I will never forget looking at his stat line.”
Needless to say, the Aggies offered him a scholarship and he accepted. Things have gone well for Quayle and Utah State during the last two years as the shooting guard turned point guard earned second team all-WAC honors as a junior and helped lead the Aggies to a school-record 30 wins as they won their first-ever outright regular season WAC Championship, their first-ever WAC Tournament Championship, and advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the sixth time under head coach Stew Morrill.
Quayle, who plays his last home game Saturday and his last collegiate game in a post-season tournament in the very near future hopes that game is far enough down the road for him to truly enjoy what was a life-long dream and has become one of the most remarkable two-year stints in his life and in Aggie Basketball History.
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