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Utah State center Neemias Queta pulling out of the NBA Draft, returning to USU for at least one more season

And with his return, the outlook for Utah State’s upcoming season should likely feature more games in late March. On Tuesday, USU center Neemias Queta announced he pulled his name out of the 2019 NBA Draft and will return to Logan for his sophomore season. The 19-year-old Portuguese phenom helped transform the Aggies in Year 1 under coach Craig Smith. Queta was named the Mountain West Conference’s Defensive Player of the Year as well as the conference’s Freshman of the Year.

“Aggie Nation,” said Queta in a video posted to his own Twitter account Tuesday morning, “I’m back.