The Denver Pioneers have a very young team. Their roster faces a genuinely tall task on Tuesday night, when the Pioneers visit the No. 17-ranked Utah State Aggies in Logan, Utah.

The words "tall task" aren't used casually. Utah State is the second-tallest team in Division I college basketball. The average height of an Aggie player is just over 6-foot-7, second only to Washington's 6-8.

"I haven't ever been a part of anything like this, with the size that we have," said USU's Sam Merrill, a 6-5 guard. "Just with the size that we have, it is much different than what we're going to play against on most nights."