Entering his seventh year at Utah State is Tim Duryea (pronounced Dur-E-A), who joined the Aggie coaching staff in July, 2001. In his seventh year at USU, Duryea is the second-longest tenured coach in school history (behind Don Verlin) since the 1959 season.

While at Utah State, Duryea has been in charge of an Aggie defense that has traditionally ranked among the top in the nation in points allowed, including a fourth-place finish in 2002 (58.1), a sixth-place finish in 2004 (58.1), an eighth-place finish in 2005 (57.8) and a ninth-place finish in 2003 (60.0).

Along with spearheading the Aggies' defense, Duryea also works with USU's post players on a daily basis.

Prior to joining the Aggies, Duryea was the head coach at Hutchinson (Kan.) Community College from 2000-01. During his two years at the helm, his teams produced a 40-25 record and back-to-back trips to the Region Six Championships.

A 1988 graduate of the University of North Texas, Duryea began his coaching career in 1988 at Colorado State University before moving on to North Texas in 1993. Duryea then went to Hutchinson Community College as an assistant coach for five seasons before becoming the head coach there prior to the 1999-2000 season.

Duryea played basketball at Denton (Texas) High School and Texas Pan-American before transferring to North Texas. At UNT, Duryea was a co-captain in 1988 for one of only two teams in school history to advance to the NCAA Tournament.

He was born in Medicine Lodge, Kan., on Nov. 16, 1964. He and his wife Angie have 12-year old twins, Tanner (son) and Taylor (daughter) and a five-year old daughter (Kaylee).