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Logan • Aggies seniors Connor Garner, Shane Record and Jalen Moore were recognized prior to Saturday night's final regular-season men's basketball game in the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum.

Garner, a 6-foot-2 guard from Raft River, Idaho, played in his seventh career game on Saturday. Rector, a 6-foot-2 guard from the Bronx, N.Y., played in his 79th game for the Aggies after starting his collegiate career at the University of Missouri before spending a season at Miami Dade College. Moore, a 6-foot-9 small forward from nearby North Logan, played his 122nd game for the Aggies.

Moore, the son of former Aggies star forward and USU Athletics Hall of Fame member Jimmy Moore and brother of former Aggie guard Grayson Moore, entered the night needing just three points to move into a tie for ninth place on the program's all-time scoring list. He moved into sole possession of ninth place with a 3-pointer with 14:04 remaining in the first half.

Both Jimmy and Grayson were present for the pre-game ceremony as was Moore's mother, Debra. Grayson transferred to USU after his junior season. He sat out one season as a redshirt and played 18 games as a senior prior to suffering a broken bone in his foot. The season Grayson redshirted was Moore's sophomore season, the year he became a full-time starter and led the team in scoring and rebounding.

"[Grayson] being here and sitting out, he was the one who gave me a ton of confidence, and told me that I could be one of the best players in this league," Moore said earlier this week. "He was there just fueling my fire the whole time. That was huge for me."

While Moore said he and his father trade good-natured jabs regularly over who had the more impressive career — Jimmy ranks 26th on the all-time scoring list despite having played three varsity seasons because freshmen were not allowed on the varsity in 1971 — Moore credited each of his immediate family members for his success.

"I think he was glad that I passed him," Moore said of his father. "It was fun following in his footsteps. … Finishing in the top 10 in the school's scoring history is pretty good. I couldn't have done it without my dad and without my family. He's proud of me. He pushed me all the way, he and my brother and my mom. I definitely wouldn't be this good without them."

Getting fresh

Freshman guards Koby McEwen, who attended Wasatch Academy, and Sam Merrill, a Bountiful High graduate, became the first pair of freshman to score 20 points or more in the same game on Wednesday night at San Jose State. McEwen scored 23, while Merrill notched 22.

Saturday night, they combined for nine points on 4-for-6 shooting and eight assists in the first half. Merrill dished out six assists.