Home games are played at the Smith Spectrum, located on the Utah State University campus in Logan.

In the 17 years that former coach Stew Morrill was at the helm, Utah State had the 4th highest winning percentage in the nation at home, behind only Duke, Kansas, and Gonzaga.

Perhaps the most notable event in Utah State basketball history occurred on February 8, 1965, with the tragic death of Wayne Estes.

He had just amassed 2,000 career points with a 48-point showing in a home victory over the University of Denver, when he stopped at the scene of a car accident in Logan.

The men's basketball team wasn't adversely affected by the constant shuffling of conference affiliations and independent status that blighted the USU football program throughout the mid-to-late 20th century.

The Aggies enjoy a particularly strong home-court advantage at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum, where they were 193–13 in the Morrill era.

The Bucket is the award given each year to the best college basketball team in Utah, based on records against in-state opponents.

The most notable NCAA tournament success was a first-round upset over fifth-seeded Ohio State University in 2001.

[8] The 2010 team received an at-large bid from the selection committee after losing in the WAC tournament final to New Mexico State.

In 2024, Utah State won their first NCAA Tournament game in 23 years, when they beat the TCU Horned Frogs, 88-72, in the First Round.

Previous to the building of the Spectrum, Utah State's basketball teams played at the George Nelson Fieldhouse on campus.

This has aided the USU student section in becoming one of the most notoriously loud and raucous (and clever) in the nation, with major publicity in recent years.

[14] One student fan, known as "Wild Bill", has also gained much renown as of late for his unique techniques to distract opposing free throw shooters.