USU Men's Basketball
In December 2005, the Utah State Aggies played their 500th game in the Spectrum. In those games, USU amassed a dominating record of 398 wins and 102 losses versus its competition.
Over the last 14 years since Stew Morrill has been head coach, Utah State has amassed a home record of 206-17 (.924). In that same time period, the Aggies are 105-10 (.913) against league opponents and 101-7 (.935) in non-conference games. At the end of the 2008-09 season, Utah State held the second-longest home winning streak in the NCAA, having won 34 straight home games. The Aggies finished the 2007-08 season as well as the 2008-09 season with undefeated marks at home.
Large crowds are another characteristic of the arena, as the Aggies have averaged better than 7,000 fans per game in 38 of their 42 seasons in the Smith Spectrum, and have averaged better than 8,500 fans per game every year since the 2007-08 season.
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