the men's basketball team plays in the dee glen smith spectrum, which has been named among the nations "15 toughest places to play in college basketball." espn has also named usu's student section, the hurd, among the smartest in the nation. during the 2008–09 season, usu's ranking in the espn/usa today coaches' poll rose as high as #17. usu basketball was 193–13 (.937) at home during the stew morrill era, having received 6 ncaa tournament berths in between 2000 and 2010, and amassed more wins than any team in the nation except duke, kansas, and gonzaga during that time. tim duryea was named the head coach for men's basketball prior to the team's 2015–2016 season.