Stew's top 20: No. 2 - Tai Wesley

Between 2008 and 2011, Utah State enjoyed more success than any other four-year stretch in school history. Three outright WAC championships, a shared WAC title, two conference tournament championships, 111 wins and an overall conference record of 55-9 are just a few of the accomplishments.

Players such as Gary Wilkinson, Jared Quayle and Jaycee Carroll all had significant parts in making that all happen. No player though was as crucial to USU's most successful four-year run than Tai Wesley.

After just 10 games in his freshman season, Wesley played his way into a starting role over then-senior Steve Ducharme. By season's end, Wesley had fallen just short of being just the third of Stew Morrill's freshman to average 10 points per game, coming in at 9.9. He also averaged 4.5 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game, while logging the sixth best single-season field goal percentage in USU history of 63.5 percent.

Then as a sophomore, Wesley upped the game even more, boosting his averages to 12 points, six rebounds and 2.7 assists per game as one of the backbones of a school-record 30-win season. Along with teammate Gary Wilkinson, he and Wesley made up the highest scoring post duo of the last 14 years during the 2008-09 season, combining for 29.1 points per game and essentially dominating every other team down low. That year also included the first of three NCAA Tournament appearances for Wesley.

Then as a junior, Wesley kept the train rolling. Despite a few rough patches during the non-conference schedule, as well as an 0-2 start to WAC play, Wesley stepped up and took the leadership reigns to push the team to a 15-game winning streak to finish the regular season, another trip to the big dance and first-team all-WAC honors. For the season, he averaged 13.7 points, 6.6 rebounds and 3.3 assists and 1.3 blocks per game.

While Wesley had shared the spotlight with the likes of Carroll, Wilkinson and Quayle during his first three seasons, for 2010-11, Wesley was undoubtedly THE guy. The end result was another 30-win season, a merciless domination of the WAC with a 15-1 record, a top 25 ranking, another all-WAC first team honor and winning of the 2011 WAC Player of the Year award. He averaged 14.8 points, eight rebounds, 2.1 assists, 1.1 blocks and 0.8 steals per game. He finished his senior season and career as the most dominant player on arguably USU's best team ever.

Capping it off was Wesley being named only the fourth Associated Press All-American selection in USU history, joining Carroll, Wilkinson and Wayne Estes.

He finished his career ranking in the top 10 in USU history in points, rebounds, assists, blocks, steals, field goals made, field goal percentage, free throws made, 10-point games, games played, games started, total minutes played, and above all else... WINS!!!

A dominant low-post scorer, defender, passer and leader, Wesley's career was the best career of any player in the last 14 years to not have set an all-time scoring record!