Deyton, Aggies Ranked In Both Polls

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U.S.A. – Deyton Albury and his Utah State Aggies are poised for a run in the NCAA tournament after they made their debut in the top 25 of both the Associated Press and Coaches Poll.

As of Monday, the Aggies check in at no. 25 in both polls.

Utah State is 14-1, including a 4-0 mark in Mountain West play.

The Aggies are tied for the second best record in the nation with a .933 winning percentage.

The team is tied with St. Bonaventure, whose only loss this season was to Utah State, and behind only Tennessee, who is the lone unbeaten squad in the country. 

It’s Albury’s first year with the program and also its first under head coach Jerrod Calhoun. 

It continues the recent success for Utah State after last year’s team spent 11 weeks ranked in the AP poll, ranging from no.22 to as high as no.17.

Utah State looks to climb even further in the polls when they returns to the road tonight to take on San José State.

NBA

Another double double for Deandre Ayton, but his Portland Trailblazers fell short on the road.

Ayton finished with 18 points, 11 rebounds and four assist   at the Little Caesars Arena in Detroit. 

It was his second consecutive double double, and fourth in the last six games.

His 15 double doubles is currently ranked 17th among league leaders.

On the season, Ayton is averaging 14.3 points and 10.7 rebounds per game for the Blazers, who fell to 12-23, 13th  in the Western Conference standings.

Portland’s four game road trip continues Wednesday night against the New Orleans Pelicans.

Meanwhile, Klay Thompson had 15 points last night but his Dallas Mavericks continue to struggle without Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving.

The Mavericks lost 119-104 to the Memphis Grizzlies at the Fedex forum in Memphis.

Thompson shot 3-8 from three, and also added four rebounds, three assists and two blocks.

In his first season in Dallas, Thompson is averaging 14.2 points per game for the 20-16 Mavs – sixth place in the west.

The Mavericks are back at home tonight in the American Airlines Arena, hosting the Los Angeles Lakers.

NCAA Football

The lone season at Buffalo for Taji Johnson ended in a Bahamas Bowl win, and probably the largest personal cheering section of any player on the field.

Johnson, who grew up in Marietta, Georgia, but spent parts of his summer vacations in The Bahamas, requested over 40 tickets to the Bahamas Bowl for visiting and local family members.

He’s the son of Dr. Adair White-Johnson and the grandson of critically acclaimed journalist, the late P. Anthony White. 

A graduate transfer receiver, Johnson finished with one reception for 30 yards in the Bulls’ 26-7 win over Liberty last Saturday. 

On the season, he finished with 20 catches for 243 yards and two touchdowns.

Johnson’s older brother, Najja, was an all-Mid-American Conference cornerback for the Bulls from 2009-13.