Stew's top 20: The honorable mentions

With any list like this, there's going to be controversy over who should and shouldn't be included on the list. Today is the guys who didn't quite make the cut, even though they were still some excellent players.

So let's officially kick this off!
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Kris Clark
In 2007-08, Clark set the USU record for assists in a season with 224 dimes, shattering the previous record of 185. As far as pure passing skills, Clark is second-to-none in the Stew era. While he might not have had a more well-rounded skill set like other point guards on this list, he was phenomenal at what he did best.

Donnie Johnson
While not recruited by Stew, Johnson was the go-to guy in Morrill's first season at the helm at USU. His average of 8.3 rebounds per game in the 1998-99 season still stands as the most by any player under Morrill at Utah State. That was along with 14.3 points per game too, marking what is still one of the best single seasons by one of Morrill's big men as far as averages are concerned. Were it more than just a single season, Johnson would likely have landed near the upper half of the top 20.

Curtis Bobb
With his honorable mention all-Big West nod in the 2000-01 season, Bobb represents one of two players to earn at least honorable mention all-conference honors who didn't crack the top 20 (the other being Jeremy Vague). Bobb was a key member of that 2001 team, averaging 10.4 points and 5.1 rebounds per game while also leading the team with 43 steals.

Dimitri Jorssen
Jorssen held down the middle as the starting center for the 1999-2000 and 2000-01 seasons that really helped propel Utah State basketball to become what it is today. He brought a big body down low, some decent scoring punch and solid rebounding, despite being a black hole for assists. Much like Bobb, he was part of some great teams, and a key one at that. 

Nate Bendall
Speaking of starting centers for some of USU's best teams ever, Bendall battled through injuries his entire career to still put together two great seasons as a starter, while also being a solid contributor at times during his freshman season in 2005-06. He was strong defensively and in many ways, was the perfect compliment to Tai Wesley down low. He also was part of an NCAA Tournament team during each one of his three seasons in Aggie blue.