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THE UTAH FIGHT SONG

Verse

I am a Utah Man/Fan, sir, and I live across the green, Our gang it is the jolliest that you have ever seen. Our students are the finest and each one’s a shining star, Our yell, you’ll hear it ringing through the mountains near and far!

Chorus

Who am I, sir, A Utah Man/Fan am I!

A Utah Man/Fan, sir, Will be ‘til I die.

Ki-yi!

Verse

We’re up to snuff, we never bluff, we’re game for any fuss. No rival band of college fans dare meet us in The MUSS. So fill your lungs and sing it out and shout it to the sky, We’ll fight for dear old crimson for a Utah Man/Fan am I!

Chorus (same)

Verse

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And when we prom the avenue, all lined up in a row, And arm in arm and step in time as down the street we go. No matter if a freshman green or in a senior’s gown, The people all admit we are the warmest gang in town.

Chorus (same)

Verse

We may not live forever on this jolly good sphere, But while we do we’ll live a life of merriment and cheer, And when our college days are o’er and night is drawing nigh, With parting breath we’ll sing that song: “A Utah Man/Fan Am I.” Go Utes!

2022-23 SCHEDULE

Nov. 2 (Wed) Westminster (Exh.) Salt Lake City (Jon M. Huntsman Center) 6:00 p.m. P12N

Nov. 7 (Mon) Long Island Salt Lake City (Jon M. Huntsman Center) 9:00 p.m. P12 MTN

Nov. 11 (Fri) CSU Bakersfield Salt Lake City (Jon M. Huntsman Center) 5:00 p.m. P12 MTN

Nov. 14 (Mon) Idaho State Salt Lake City (Jon M. Huntsman Center) 6:00 p.m. P12N

Fort Myers Tip-Off

Nov. 17 (Thu) Sam Houston Salt Lake City (Jon M. Huntsman Center) 7:00 p.m. P12 MTN

Nov. 21 (Mon) vs . Georgia Tech F t. Myers, Fla. (Suncoast Credit Union Arena) 4:00 p.m. FS1

Nov. 23 (Wed) vs . TBD F t. Myers, Fla. (Suncoast Credit Union Arena) TBD FS1

Nov. 26 (Sat) St. Thomas Salt Lake City (Jon M. Huntsman Center) 6:00 p.m. P12N

Dec. 1 (Thu) Arizona * Salt Lake City (Jon M. Huntsman Center) 6:30 p.m. P12N Dec. 4 (Sun) at Washington State * Pullman, Wash. (Beasley Coliseum) 2 :00 p.m. ESPNU

Dec. 8 (Thu) Jacksonville State Salt Lake City (Jon M. Huntsman Center) 8:00 p.m. P12N Dec. 13 (Tue) UTSA

Salt Lake City (Jon M. Huntsman Center) 7:00 p.m. P12 MTN

Dec. 17 (Sat) at BYU Provo, Utah (Marriott Center) 4:00 p.m. CBS SN Dec. 21 (Wed) vs . TCU Salt Lake City (Vivint Arena) 7:00 p.m. P12 MTN Dec. 29 (Thu) at California * Berkeley, Calif. (Haas Pavilion) 8:00 p.m. P12N

Dec. 31 (Sat) at S tanford * S tanford, Calif. (Maples Pavilion) 2 :00 p.m. P12N

Jan. 5 (Thu) Oregon State * Salt Lake City (Jon M. Huntsman Center) 8:00 p.m. P12N

Jan. 7 (Sat) Oregon * Salt Lake City (Jon M. Huntsman Center) 5:00 p.m. P12N

Jan. 12 (Thu) at UCLA * Los Angeles (Pauley Pavilion) 9:00 p.m. P12N

Jan. 14 (Sat) at USC * Los Angeles (Galen Center) 8:30 p.m. P12N

Jan. 19 (Thu) Washington State * Salt Lake City (Jon M. Huntsman Center) 7:00 p.m. P12N Jan. 21 (Sat) Washington * Salt Lake City (Jon M. Huntsman Center) 7:00 p.m. P12N

Jan. 26 (Thu) at Oregon State * Corvallis, Ore. (Gill Coliseum) 9:00 p.m. P12N

Jan. 28 (Sat) at Oregon * Eugene, Ore. (Matthew Knight Arena) 6:00 p.m. P12N

Feb. 2 (Thu) Stanford * Salt Lake City (Jon M. Huntsman Center) 6:00 p.m. P12N

Feb. 5 (Sun) California *

Feb. 11 (Sat) Colorado *

Salt Lake City (Jon M. Huntsman Center) 4:00 p.m. ESPNU

Salt Lake City (Jon M. Huntsman Center) 8:00 p.m. FS1

Feb. 16 (Thu) at Arizona * Tucson, Ariz. (McKale Center) 8:00 p.m. P12N

Feb. 18 (Sat) at Arizona State * Tempe, Ariz. (Desert Financial Arena) 4:00 p.m. P12N

Feb. 23 (Thu) UCLA *

Feb. 25 (Sat) USC *

Salt Lake City (Jon M. Huntsman Center) 8:30 p.m. FS1

Salt Lake City (Jon M. Huntsman Center) TBD ESPN2 or ESPNU

Mar. 4 (Sat) at Colorado * Boulder, Colo. (CU Events Center) 3:30 p.m. P12N Mar. 8-11 Pac-12 Tournament L as Vegas, Nev. (T-Mobile Arena) TBD

- Pac-12 Conference game

UTAH ROSTER

0 Gavin Baxter 6-9 2 25 F 5th Provo, Utah / BYU

1 Ben Carlson 6-9 2 26 F Jr. Woodbury, Minn. / Wisconsin

2 Mike Saunders Jr. 6-0 184 G Jr. Indianapolis, Ind. / Cincinnati 3 Bostyn Holt 6-6 200 F Sr. Portland, Ore. / Coffeyville CC 5 Jaxon Brenchley 6-5 198 G Sr. Providence, Utah / Ridgeline HS 10 Marco Anthony 6-6 2 25 G 5th San Antonio, Texas / Utah State 11 Wilguens Jr. Exacte 6-6 2 30 G Fr. Montréal, Québec, Canada / NBA Academy Latin America 13 K eba Keita 6-7 2 30 C Fr. Bamako, Mali / Wasatch Academy 14 Brandon Haddock 6-1 173 G So. Southlake, Texas / Carroll HS 20 L azar Stefanovic 6-7 191 G So. Belgrade, Serbia / Sportska gimnazija 2 1 Luka Tarlac 6-7 2 14 G Fr. Belgrade, Serbia / The International School of Belgrade 25 Rollie Worster 6- 4 202 G Jr. Missoula, Mont. / Utah State 32 Eli Ballstaedt 6-5 200 G Sr. Midway, Utah / Wasatch HS 35 Branden Carlson 7-0 2 28 C Sr. South Jordan, Utah / Bingham HS 45 Hunter Mecum 6-8 2 15 F R-Fr. L akewood, Calif. / Mayfair HS 55 Gabe Madsen 6-6 200 G Jr. Rochester, Minn. / Cincinnati

STAFF

Craig Smith – Head Coach

Chris Burgess – Assistant Coach

Tim Morris – Assistant Coach

DeMarlo Slocum – Assistant Coach

Curran Walsh – Director of Operations

Tramel Barnes – Director of Player Personnel

Justin Johnson – Special Assistant to the Head Coach

Trevor Jameson – Director of Athletic Training

Logan Ogden – Director of Strength & Conditioning

Founded in 1850, the University of Utah prepares students to live and compete in the global workplace. The U. encompasses 1,500 acres in the foothills of the Wasatch Mountain range.

With an enrollment of over 34,000, the U offers 100 undergraduate and more than 90 graduate level fields of study. In 2019, the University of Utah became one of the newest members of the prestigious Association of American Universities, which for more than 100 years has recognized the most outstanding academic institutions in the nation. Utah is now one of 65 AAU institutions, with only 33 of those members coming from Power Five conferences.

The U offers nationally-ranked programs in law, pharmacy, mathematics, business, biomedical engineering, family medicine, social sciences and humanities, fine arts, education, architecture, entertainment arts and engineering. It was rated among the top 45 public schools by U.S. News & World Report in 2022. The U has the lowest tuition among its Pac-12 and Big Ten public peers.

RESEARCH

A Tier 1 research university, the co-location of a comprehensive research university and an academic medical center makes the U one of fewer than 12 equivalent institutions in the

country. Research funding continues to grow, totaling $641 million in fiscal year 2021 and was ranked No. 2 for innovation impact productivity by the George W. Bush Institute.

Geneticist Mario R. Capecchi received the 2007 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on gene targeting. Çağan Şekercioğlu, assistant professor of biology, won the Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey’s highest prize for 2014. Peter J. Stang, distinguished professor of chemistry, received the 2013 Priestley Medal and 2011 National Medal of Science for his pioneering work in supramolecular chemistry.

TECHNOLOGY AND COMPUTER SCIENCES

The U’s entertainment arts and engineering program has been regularly ranked among the top three in the U.S. over the last decade according to Animation Career Review. The University’s computer science program, which earned a top 50 ranking in 2019, was founded in 1965 and began a pioneering legacy in computer graphics and visualization that continues today.

The College of Engineering was ranked No. 57 by U.S. News & World Report for 2023. The Scientific Computing & Imaging Institute is internationally recognized.

MEDICINE

University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics,

a Level I trauma center, has earned a top-10 ranking among academic medical centers for patient care 12 years in a row, including No. 1 in 2020. U.S. News & World Report rated the Spencer F. Eccles School of Medicine’s programs in primary care 25th, nursing 25th, and research 35th for 2023.

The U’s surgeons were the first in the world to conduct a permanent artificial heart implant in 1982. More recently, the Utah Genome Project is one of several innovative medical research programs at the U. Other notable programs include the nationallyrecognized Huntsman Cancer Institute, the Clinical Neurosciences Center and the Moran Eye Center.

BUSINESS SCHOOL

The David Eccles School of Business’ undergraduate program was rated No. 40 by U.S. News & World Report for 2023. The school was ranked No. 11 for entrepreneurship and the graduate accounting program was rated top 35 by the same publication.

COLLEGE OF LAW

The S.J. Quinney College of Law was ranked 37th in the nation by U.S. News & World Report for 2023. It also earned top 20 ratings for practical training, as well as its public defender/prosecutor law and environmental law programs.

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

Utah’s College of Education has been ranked in the top 65 by U.S. News & World Report the past four years. Its special education and master’s programs were also highly rated by College Choice.

CAMPUS LIFE

A lively residential living experience is provided in the beautiful Heritage Commons, which served as the Athletes Village for the 2002 Winter Olympics. The Donna Garff Marriott Honors Residential Scholars Community, the George S. Eccles Student Life Center, and the Lassonde Studios for housing student entrepreneurs have opened in recent years. Kahlert Village, featuring four themed communities, opened in the fall of 2020 and a new wing will be ready in the fall of 2023. The Impact and Prosperity Epicenter, the University West Village, and the Ivory University House are also scheduled to open in the next two years.

The University of Utah officially adopted the nickname “Utes” for its athletic teams in 1972. The school uses the nickname with permission of the Ute Tribal Council.

“What is a Ute?” The Utes are an Indian tribe that originally settled Utah. Two of the more common definitions of Ute are “top of the mountains” and “people of the mountains.” Other references have Ute defined as “land of the sun.” The Utes refer to themselves as “Noochew,” meaning “the People.”

There are four Ute tribes: The Northern and White Mesa Tribes are based in Utah, while the Southern and Ute Mountain Tribes are in Colorado. The Northern Utes are most closely affiliated with the University of Utah and have a tribal membership of around 3,000. Many of them live on the Uintah and Ouray reservation. The Utes operate their own tribal government, oversee approximately 1.3 million acres of trust land and operate several businesses.

“The Pride of Utah” Marching Utes began in the 1940s as a military band. In the turbulent ’60s, support for the band dwindled, and in 1969, the Associated Students for the University of Utah (ASUU) discontinued its funding. The band was revived in 1976, and since then, the “Pride of Utah” Marching Utes have performed at all home football games,

as well as numerous NFL and college bowl games.

The Block U (elevation 5,300 feet above sea level) was built on Mount Van Cott bordering the Utah campus in 1907. Originally built with limestone, the Block U was later replaced by a cement version. In 1969, the design was modified and 124 lights were installed. A fund-raising campaign in 2006 raised $400,000 to renovate the aging landmark. Slabs of concrete and steel rebar now reinforce the 5,000-square feet of surface area.

Another major improvement was the installation of LED red and white lights, which are controlled through a wireless system. Lights on the 100-foot-tall landmark are illuminated primarily for athletic events and to notify people in the Salt Lake valley that the Utes are playing at home. After Utah victories, the football team gathers in front of the MUSS to Light the U and sing the school fight song.

Flashing the U is one of Utah’s newest and most popular traditions. It is a hand motion of bringing your thumbs together with index fingers pointed to the sky and others rolled downward. The Ute cheerleading squad began forming a U shape with their hands during free throw attempts at basketball games in 1997-98, and soon thereafter implemented the motion into their performances at other events. Utah gymnastics helped popularize it in 2001

when they began flashing a U to interact with fans at meets and eventually incorporated it into their routines. More and more athletes from other sports soon caught on, and the football team started using it in 2003. The tradition went through another major growth spurt with high visibility during the 2008 undefeated Sugar Bowl season. The University incorporated a #FlashTheUFriday social media campaign in 2013.

The MUSS, one of the most avid and vocal student fan clubs in the nation, is in its 21st year in 2022-23. The group is 7,000 strong at Ute home football games and was named the Live Mas Student Section of the Year by Taco Bell and ESPN in 2021.

Originally known as the Student Fan Club and the Utah Fan Club, the group adopted the name MUSS for the 2002 football season. The name was originally derived from the school fight song lyrics ( No rival band of college fans dare meet us in the muss). Members now refer to MUSS as an acronym for “Mighty Utah Student Section.”

MUSS members are easily identified by their customized t-shirts and their policy of standing throughout the entire game. They have a number of other traditions during football games, including the Third Down Jump, in which members jump around and make noise every time the opposing team prepares for a third down play. Other rituals include the U of U Chop, which occurs every time the band plays a specific percussion song and involves MUSS members forming a U with their hands and “chopping” to the beat of the music, and the First Down Chant (members raise their hands in unison, yelling “first down,” and mimic the referees by pointing their arm in the direction of the first down).

The line of “5s” hanging in front of the MUSS section refers to the False Start Tally. Whenever the opposing team is charged with a false start, the MUSS hangs a numeral five in front of its section indicating a five-yard penalty.

Every time the Utes score, the band plays the school fight song, signaling the MUSS to sing along to the words of the Utah Fight Song. After every game, Ute team members congregate in front of the MUSS section and join in the singing of the Utah Fight Song.

The MUSS currently sponsors fan clubs for the Utah football, men’s basketball, volleyball and gymnastics teams. The football team began sporting a MUSS decal on the back of its helmets in 2004.

UTAH ATHLETICS HISTORY

The latest chapter in Ute athletics history began on July 1, 2011, when Utah officially became a member of the Pac12 Conference. But Utah’s reputation as an athletics power was established long before it joined the “Conference of Champions.”

The move to the Pac-12 has fueled some of Utah’s most successful seasons across a broad spectrum of sports in recent years. Skiing has been crowned the NCAA Champion four of the last five years the event was staged in 2017, ‘19, ‘21 and ‘22. Gymnastics has advanced to five of the last eight NCAA finals and captured eight combined Pac-12 Conference regular-season and post-season Championships. Football has played in three Pac-12 Conference Championship games, hoisting the trophy in 2021.

In 2021-22, Utah achieved its highest ranking through the final Winter standings in the Learfield Director’s Cup since 1997-98, ranking 25th in Division I and second among all Pac-12 schools behind Stanford. The final standings also saw Utah garner its highest finish since ‘97-’98, placing 44th. Eight of Utah’s sport programs earned NCAA postseason berths or played in a bowl game, the most since joining the Pac-12 in 2011-12. For the first time since joining the Pac-12, four sports

earned conference championships, including two Pac-12 titles (Football and Gymnastics), one RMISA (Skiing) and one ASUN (Lacrosse).

Utah claims 29 team national championships and 115 individual national titles in its history, including 80 in skiing and 30 in women’s gymnastics.

Football has a 701-473-31 all-time record in 128 seasons. All but two of its 24 bowl appearances have come since 1992 as the Utes have evolved into a national force. Utah won nine consecutive bowl games from 1999-2009, tying for the second-longest bowl winning streak on record. The original “BCS Buster,” Utah has gone 2-1 in games that are now part of the CFP New Year’s Six with wins in the 2005 Fiesta Bowl (Pittsburgh) and 2009 Sugar Bowl (Alabama), and an appearance in the 2022 Rose Bowl. The Utes have finished in the Top 25 national polls 11 times, including a No. 2 ranking in 2008, No. 4 in 2004, No. 10 in 1994 and No. 12 in 2021. Utah has sold out every attended game in Rice-Eccles Stadium since the 2010 opener.

Men’s Basketball has thrived throughout its history, winning an NCAA Championship in 1944 and finishing as the runner-up in 1998. The Runnin’ Utes also won national championships in 1916 (AAU) and 1947 (NIT). Utah advanced to its 10th NCAA Sweet 16 in 2015. Utah ranks in the NCAA’s top 25 in all-time victories (1,859) and winning percentage (.638). Utah’s 29 NCAA Tournament appearances and 38 NCAA Tournament wins also rank in the top 30.

Utah gymnastics won its 10th national champion ship in 1995. The Red Rocks are the only program to qualify for all 46 national gymnastics championships.

Women’s Gymnastics boasts 10 national championships and nine runner-up finishes. Utah is the only school to qualify for all 40

Utah skiing claimed its 15th national championship in 2022, winning for the fourth time in the last five NCAA competitions.

NCAA Gymnastics Championships and has captured the most All-America awards. The Red Rocks claimed the school’s first-ever Pac-12 Championship in 2014 and captured the postseason trophy again in ‘15, ‘17, ‘21 and ‘22. Utah has won at least a share of the first three Pac-12 regular season titles from 2020-22. Utah holds every gymnastics attendance record, including highest single-meet attendance (16,019 in 2015) and highest season attendance average (15,273 in 2020). Utah has led the nation in gymnastics attendance 36 times and won its 10th all-women’s sports attendance title in 2019-20.

Women’s Basketball has averaged more than 20 wins a season since its start back in 1974-75 and ranks in the NCAA top 25 in all-time winning percentage (.664). The Ute women advanced to the NCAA second round in 2022. They have earned 18 NCAA Tournament invites since 1982, advancing to the Sweet 16 twice and the Elite Eight in 2006, and 22 conference championships.

The Men’s and Women’s Ski Team has captured 14 NCAA Championships and 15 national titles all time, the last coming in 2022. Volleyball has participated in 18 of the last 24 NCAA Tournaments, making the NCAA regional semifinals twice since 2017 with four Sweet 16 finishes all-time. Softball has qualified for the postseason 21 times with five College World

Series appearances (four NCAA). It has also been to 16 NCAA Regionals and a pair of Super Regionals in 2016 and ‘17.

Women’s Cross Country has made four NCAA Championships appearances in the last seven years (2015, ‘16, ‘19, ‘21) and was the Pac12 Conference runner-up in 2021. In its early days, the program was the 1981 AIAW Division II National Champion. Women’s Soccer has played in the NCAA Tournament eight times since 2002 and made the regional semifinals in 2016.

Men’s Golf has qualified for NCAA Regionals the past two years, advancing to the 2022 NCAA Championships. Men’s Tennis claims 24 conference championships and has made 17 NCAA appearances all-time. Three of those have come since 2018 with Utah advancing to the second round in 2022. Baseball has advanced to NCAA Regionals twice since 2009, the last coming during its Pac-12 championship season in 2016—the school’s first for a men’s sport in the league.

Men’s Lacrosse won the ASUN regular season title during its first year as a league member in 2022. Women’s Tennis made three-consecutive NCAA appearances from 2010-12. Men’s Swimming & Diving had a No. 22 NCAA finish in 2015 and has captured 24 conference championships. Women’s Swimming & Diving won five Mountain West Conference championships.

Utah football made its second BCS Bowl appearance in the 2009 Sugar Bowl, taking down Alabama, a team ranked No. 1 in the nation five weeks that season, 31-17.

JON M. HUNTSMAN CENTER

Regarded as one of the top college arenas in the nation since opening its doors in 1969, the Jon M. Huntsman Center has provided an imposing home advantage for Utah teams the past 52 years.

A landmark on the U. campus, the Jon M. Huntsman Center is the perfect place to watch a sporting event. With 15,000 chair seats (8,400 for volleyball and women’s basketball with lower bowl seating only) assuring a great view from anywhere in the arena, the Huntsman Center is the largest venue in the Pac-12 Conference.

The facility underwent a $6 million renovation in the summer of 2014. The project included the installation of a super-grid ceiling structure, a state-of-the-art sound system, brighter and energy-efficient LED lighting in the arena and concourse, a maple wood floor, and updated graphics wrapping the walls of the lower bowl and mid-level concourse. New videoboards were installed in the fall of 2017 at a cost of $4.1 million.

Underground tunnels stretching 2,220 feet connect the arena with the four-building HPER complex, which underwent a renovation before the 2015-16 season. The $36 million project included the new Jon M. and Karen Huntsman Basketball Center, which houses the men’s and women’s basketball programs, and the Sorenson Legacy Foundation High Performance Center, a state-of-the-art sports medicine and strength & conditioning facility.

HOME IN THE HUNTSMAN Men’s Basketball

O ver eight million fans have watched the Runnin’ Utes in the Huntsman Center, where the team is 651-171 (.792) all-time with winning records in 50 of the 53 seasons since opening its doors—including eight undefeated campaigns.

Women’s Basketball

Utah women’s basketball has posted an imposing 502-115 mark (.814) in the JMHC. The Utes have had nine seasons without a loss in the Huntsman Center and recorded a 28-game home winning streak from Jan. 12, 1995 to Feb. 8, 1997.

Gymnastics

Every NCAA gymnastics attendance record has been set in the Jon M. Huntsman Center, including the most people ever to watch a collegiate gymnastics meet (16,019 vs. Michigan in 2015) and highest season attendance average (15,273 in 2020). Utah has led the nation in

gymnastics attendance 36 of the last 40 years capacity crowds were allowed and has led all of women’s college sports in attendance 11 times since 2010. Utah gymnastics owns the longest home win streak by any NCAA sport, going 24 years and 170 meets (Feb. 20, 1979 through Mar. 23, 2002) without losing a dual meet.

Volleyball

The Utah volleyball team has made the Huntsman Center is permanent home since 2013, recording a 78-39 record (.667) in the venue alltime and a 54-31 mark (.635) against Pac-12 foes.

The largest crowd to watch a Ute home match of 4,110 came on Sept. 19, 2019 as Utah hosted BYU. The Utes have drawn seven crowds in excess of 3,000 since moving into the venue.

CHAMPIONSHIP VENUE

The Jon M. Huntsman Center has been long recognized as one of the great sites of NCAA Championship events.

In men’s basketball, the Huntsman Center ranks third among the nation’s arenas for the most NCAA Tournament games hosted, with 81

contests having been played in the facility. The JMHC played host to the 1979 NCAA Basketball Championship “Dream Match-Up” featuring Indiana State’s Larry Bird and Michigan State’s Magic Johnson.

The men’s NCAA regional tournament came to the Huntsman Center twice (1971 and ‘81). First and second round games took place 13 times (most recently in 2006). The JMHC has hosted NCAA women’s basketball first and second round games twice (2001 and ‘11).

A lso a famous women’s gymnastics venue, the Huntsman Center has hosted a record nine national gymnastics championships—one AIAW and eight NCAA Championships (most recently in 2007). Utah has also hosted 14 regional meets (most recently in 2018) and two Pac-12 Championships (most recently in 2015).

Women’s basketball has hosted NCAA tournament first and second round games in 2001 and 2011. The NCAA women’s volleyball tournament visited the Huntsman Center in 2017 and 2019 with the Utes winning the Sub-Regional both times.

FACILITY

The Jon M. and Karen Huntsman Basketball Facility, a state-of-the-art, $36 million, 101,000-square-foot structure, opened northeast of the Huntsman Center arena on Oct. 1, 2015. The four-story building features a legacy hall, separate glass-enclosed upper levels for both the men’s and women’s programs, and a rooftop terrace.

The ground floor entrances to the facility lead into the Kem and Carolyn Gardner Legacy Hall. Banners bearing images of the former Ute basketball greats hang from a 38-foot-high ceiling. A pictorial history of the men’s and women’s basketball programs lines the walls alongside a massive 30-foot raised circle and feather logo. The 6,000-square-foot hall is bathed in natural light from clearstory windows.

E xpansive viewing balconies overlooking the men’s and women’s practice gymnasiums are accessible via Legacy Hall. The configuration of both gyms is ideal for practice because it allows coaches to run five simultaneous drills without impacting one another. The courts are an exact replica of the one in the Jon M. Huntsman Center.

The gymnasiums also contain a video editing area, courtside taping tables and cardio equipment. A glass-enclosed yoga room shared by both teams overlooks the women’s practice court.

O ther features of level one include a shared space for pre-game meals and donor functions. Both teams have separate theaters complete with projection screens and whiteboard walls, as well as player lounges with six 55-inch televisions, custom-built furniture and gaming consoles. The team locker rooms, which are 700-square-feet in size, are also found on level one. In addition to custom lockers, showers and restrooms, they boast in-ground hot and cold tubs that face 80inch television screens.

The women’s and men’s basketball offices, recruiting lounges, conference rooms and coaches’ lounges are located on levels three and four, respectively. All assistant coaches have window offices and private balconies. Across the hall are offices for administrative and video staff.

The head coaches have L-shaped 935-square-foot offices encased in floor-toceiling glass with private balconies. They are equipped with fireplaces, 60-inch televisions

that retract into the ceiling when not in use, and surround sound.

Above level four is a rooftop terrace, bordered by a garden with low-water and drought-resistant plants, offering a 360-degree panoramic view of the Wasatch and Oquirrh Mountain ranges, the University of Utah campus, downtown Salt Lake City and the Great Salt Lake. It includes a fire pit, gas grill and Utah-themed patio furniture.

A series of existing tunnels connects level one to the HPER facilities, the Sorenson High Performance Center and Burbidge Family Athletics-Academic Center—which serve all of Utah’s student-athletes—as well as the Jon M. Huntsman Center.

The Jon M. and Karen Huntsman Basketball Facility was built in conjunction with the state-ofthe-art Sorenson High Performance Center, which opened in May 2015. The 20,000-square foot facility has conditioning and strength training space; an athletic training, rehabilitation and hydrotherapy area; and a refueling/nutrition station.

SORENSON HIGH PERFORMANCE CENTER

The state-of-the-art Sorenson Legacy Foundation High Performance Center, a two-story, 20,000-square-foot structure located northwest Jon M. Huntsman Center, opened in the summer of 2015.

The facility provides everything a student-athlete needs to achieve their peak level of performance—ranging from nutrition, strength and conditioning, sports medicine and rehabilitation, and sports psychology—all within close proximity to maximize time efficiency.

The ground floor features a 9,500-squarefoot sports medicine facility and a 500-squarefoot fueling station, while an expansive 10,000-square-foot strength and conditioning center resides on the top floor. Two exterior entrances are located off the southeast corner of the building, while a refurbished tunnel system connects the performance center to the existing HPER complex, the Jon M. Huntsman Center and the Jon M. and Karen Huntsman Basketball Facility.

The sports medicine area features 18 treatment tables—including one traction table—six taping stations, a hydrotherapy area, a functional rehabilitation space and cardio area, and three exam rooms.

The rehab area features Optojump and forceplate machines, and a Delos postural proprioception system. A pair of Wattbikes and two Alter-G treadmills, which use air pressure to alleviate body weight so that athletes can start conditioning earlier after injury, are also included. The treatment area offers several modalities, including Game Ready, Dynatron with thermoprobe, Diathermy Hivamat, and NormaTec recovery systems.

The expansive hydrotherapy area includes a plunge pool in the shape of a block U, half containing cold water and half hot water with a capacity of 20 people per side. It also houses a Hydroworks 2000 underwater treadmill equipped with cameras and television monitors, allowing athletes to watch their subsurface work.

Si x offices for the full-time staff and one

office for graduate assistants are also included, as well as an area to make custom orthodics, mouthpieces and splints.

The second-floor strength and conditioning center has 12 work stations, allowing athletes to train efficiently in a sport-specific program. It also includes a PLAE turf running surface, measuring five yards wide by 35 yards in length. Agility and plyometric sprinting drills performed in this area allow athletes to enhance movement patterns that transfer to their sport.

Keiser air pressurized equipment has been installed, allowing for greater training variation while providing instant feedback of athletes’ movement power. The strength and conditioning center also includes Woodway treadmills, a Hammer Strength line, and a variety of other means to maximize athletes’ performance.

The fueling station, located adjacent to the lobby area on the ground floor, offers a variety of snacks to help athletes intake the necessary levels of carbs and proteins within the critical 30-minute window after a workout to help their bodies recover.

Taylor R. Randall was selected by the Utah Board of Higher Education to serve as the 17th president of the University of Utah on August 5, 2021. He comes to the position after serving as both the dean and an accounting professor in the David Eccles School of Business.

In the first week of his presidency, Randall established a campus-wide transition team to set about the task of developing a strategic plan to help the university thrive under his leadership. Randall charged the transition team to be bold, quoting Nobel laureate Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, “If your dreams don’t scare you, they aren’t big enough.”

The president and the transition team determined that four cross-cutting objectives would serve as the bedrock of his administration: equity, diversity, and inclusion; campus safety; sustainability; and academic freedom.

From these objectives Randall seeks to launch a series of initial programmatic areas of presidential focus that include:

• Research innovation and creativity— continue the U’s momentum as a leader in research scholarship, and generation of knowledge that seeks to solve major challenges.

• S tudent experiences—identify areas to expand and deepen all dimensions of the student experience.

• One U—work across disciplines and boundaries to maximize the university’s effectiveness and in turn better serve the

community, state, and beyond.

While serving as dean from 20092021, Randall worked to earn the David Eccles School of Business (DESB) a national reputation as a place of innovation. His efforts dramatically increased the value of a DESB education: The school now holds top 10 entrepreneurship rankings for both undergraduate and graduate programs, and seven of the school’s programs are currently ranked in the top 25 in the nation.

Under his leadership, the business school also expanded experiential learning opportunities with the creation of the Goff Strategic Leadership Center, the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, the Marriner S. Eccles Institute for Economics and Quantitative Analysis, and the Sorenson Impact Center, offering students unique experiential opportunities in fields ranging from finance to social impact to policy creation.

Randall began his career at the U as a professor of accounting from 19992009. He received awards for the best teacher in the MBA, Executive MBA, and undergraduate programs, as well as the Brady Superior Teaching Award, which is a career achievement award. Under his guidance as faculty director, the University Venture Fund (a real-world investing learning experience)

became the largest student-run venture fund in the country. His academic research has examined the interactions between strategy, technology, products, and value chain structure, with an emphasis on how these interactions affect financial performance in organizations. His professional experience includes consulting positions with Arthur Andersen & Co., General Motors Corporation, Dupont, MPM/Speedline Technologies, O.C. Tanner Company, Vista Staffing Solutions, and American Investment Bank.

He graduated from the University of Utah in 1990 with honors in accounting and earned an MBA and a doctorate in operations and information management from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. He follows in the footsteps of both his father and grandfather as a third-generation U alumnus and professor. His father, Reed Randall BA’63, was also a professor of accounting, and his grandfather Clyde Randall BA’32 JD’53 served as dean of the DESB from 1958-68.

Randall and his wife, Janet, have four children, one daughter-in-law, and one sonin-law. He loves spending family time playing games, relaxing in the backyard, mountain biking, road biking, golfing, and all things sports-related.

DIRECTOR OF

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been achieved under the leadership of Director of Skiing Fredrik Landstedt, Harlan’s first head coach hire in 2018.

Since 2018, the football program claimed its third Pac-12 South Division championship in the past four years (2018, ’19 & ’21); the volleyball program has competed in six consecutive NCAA tournaments with a Sweet 16 appearance in 2019; the men’s tennis, women’s cross-country and men’s golf programs have advanced to NCAA Championships team competitions, and the Utes achieved their highest final fall ranking in the 2019 Learfield/IMG Director’s Cup, ranking 18th, third among Pac-12 schools.

projects, including the development of the Ken Garff Red Zone at Rice-Eccles Stadium, which opened in 2021 and expanded the stadium’s capacity to 51,444 while also enclosing the stadium’s south end. The expansion added new team locker room facilities, club spaces, suites and premium seating—all of which sold out prior to the grand opening. Harlan and then-University of Utah President Ruth V. Watkins originally unveiled plans for the project in November 2018, and in April 2019, announced the Ken Garff family’s $17.5 donation, the largest gift in Utah Athletics history.

Mark Harlan is in his fifth year serving as the Director of Athletics at the University of Utah. A veteran administrator with a deep history in the Pac-12 Conference, Harlan came to Salt Lake City with more than 20 years of intercollegiate athletics experience at five different universities.

During his tenure at Utah, Harlan has overseen significant success in competition, in the classroom, in the community, and in fundraising, with marked improvements to the student-athlete experience.

The 2021-22 school year was the Utes’ most successful in competition since joining the Pac12 in 2011, as Utah earned its highest ranking in the final LEARFIELD Director’s Cup standings since 1997-98. Seven of Utah’s sport programs earned NCAA postseason berths and football played in yet another bowl game, the most Utah teams in postseason since joining the Pac-12. The football team played in a New Year’s Six Bowl, with its first Rose Bowl berth, and was one of four Utah teams to win a conference championship, along with gymnastics (Pac-12), skiing (RMISA) and lacrosse (ASUN regular season). Utah has won four Pac-12 team championships and nine total conference championships when including RMISA and ASUN affiliations, since 2018.

Under Harlan, the Utes have also captured three NCAA team championships (skiing), had two third-place NCAA Championships finishes (gymnastics) and earned 23 team NCAA Championships invitations or bowl bids. All three skiing national championships have

Academic achievement has risen to new heights under Harlan’s leadership, with Utah’s student-athletes posting the top four semester GPAs on record, including a program-best 3.57 GPA in Spring 2020. In each of his first three years at Utah, the Utes’ student-athletes broke the previous record for full-year GPA, including a top GPA of 3.407 in 2020-21, followed by a stellar 3.315 average GPA for 2021-22, third-best all-time.

Utah recorded its fourth consecutive year at 93-percent or higher in the NCAA Graduation Success Rate (GSR) report for 2021, with its score ranking second among Pac-12 departments behind only Stanford. This record stretch includes a school-record 95-percent figure in 2018, followed by 94-percent rates in 2019 and 2020 and the 93-percent score in 2021.

Harlan has spearheaded fundraising efforts that have raised more than $60 million for capital

Continued upgrades of Utah’s athletics facilities under Harlan has also included the expansion of the Dumke Gymnastics Center, which broke ground in March 2022 and will modernize and improve the home of the 10time national champion Red Rocks program, as well as construction of the David S. Layton Golf Academy, the on-campus training facility for Utah’s men’s golf team, which opened in January 2021. Located on Guardsman Way, across from the Spence and Cleone Eccles Football Center, the 7,000-square foot, $2.9 million golf training facility provides state-of-the-art technology for Utah’s student-athletes to enhance every aspect of their performance.

The health and wellness of student-athletes is a priority for Harlan and has been reflected in his work with the Crimson Council and with Utah’s Student-Athletic Advisory Committee, to enhance mental health resources for students.

In his first year on the job, he added a third fulltime member of the mental health team, serving student-athletes in the areas of psychology, wellness, and mental performance.

Harlan has also overseen the continued development of the Ute Academy, which focuses on four pillars of student-athlete success: Leadership, Career, Personal and Community Service, and increased investment in the studentathlete U.T.A.H. Group (United Together Against Hate), which focuses on issues of racial and social injustice.

In June 2021, the Utah Athletics Department launched the student-athlete NIL program “Elevate U” to support Utah’s student-athletes as they maximize their NIL opportunities under new NCAA legislation, in partnership with Utah’s world-class Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute and the David S. Eccles School of Business. The program continues to expand and increase the scope of Utah’s NIL infrastructure through strategic partnerships with industry-leading providers INFLCR, The Brandr Group and Campus Legends, among others. The most recent addition to the program was the launch of the Elevate U Exchange, in partnership with INFLCR, in June 2022, to create an NIL marketplace for Utah’s student-athletes and interested businesses, collectives and individuals.

Entering the 2023-23 school year, seven of Utah’s head coaches have been hired by Harlan in his time on The Hill. In addition to Landstedt, he has hired Ric Mortera (women’s tennis), Craig Smith (men’s basketball), Gary Henderson (baseball), Hideki Nakada (women’s soccer) and Andrew McMinn (lacrosse). In the spring of 2022, he promoted Jonas Persson to serve as the Utes’ head swimming and diving coach.

Harlan has significantly upgraded the strength and appeal of Utah’s future football schedules with the addition of eight games—four home-and-home series—against SEC and Big Ten opponents. Florida (2022, ’23), Arkansas (2026, ’29), Wisconsin (2028, ’33) and LSU (2031, ’32) each will visit Salt Lake City, as well as host the Utes, over the next 12 seasons.

Harlan has been named to several influential committees throughout his career, and is currently serving on the NCAA Division I Football Oversight Committee. He also has held a lead role in the Pac-12 Conference Football Working Group and has served as the AD liaison to the league’s football coaches in navigating the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. Previous to that appointment, he also served on the

Division I Council Transfer Working Group and the NCAA Division I Competition Oversight Committee.

Prior to his arrival in Salt Lake City, Harlan spent four years as the Director of Athletics at South Florida, where he spearheaded record competitive, academic and fundraising accomplishments while also negotiating new multimedia rights and apparel partnerships. The Bulls won 14 American Athletic Conference titles under his leadership and nine USF programs ranked in the Top 25 in 2015-16, when the Bulls led the AAC in the Learfield Directors’ Cup standings.

The Bulls’ football program appeared in three consecutive bowl games from 2015-17 and surged to a 21-4 record in his last two years, including a school-record 11 wins in 2016. The Bulls defeated bowl opponents from the SEC and Big 12 in 2016 (South Carolina) and 2017 (Texas Tech), and USF appeared in the final AP poll for the first time in 2016, when it ranked 19th in both the AP and Coaches’ polls. Broadbased national success for USF Athletics under Harlan also included five programs earning NCAA Championships berths, including four NCAA Tournament appearances by the women’s basketball program and three by women’s soccer. Six Bulls teams earned Top-25 rankings during Harlan’s tenure.

In the classroom, USF student-athletes set school marks for combined grade-point average and Graduation Success Rate (GSR).

Under Harlan’s guidance, USF Athletics saw a 300 percent increase in major giving and had the best fundraising year in school history in 2016-17, attracting $15 million. His announcement of plans for a new $40-million on-campus football center was soon followed by an $8 million gift to athletics—the largest in program history.

He chaired the American Athletic Conference Athletic Directors Committee in 2017-

18, and was appointed vice chair in 2016, playing a key role in developing the conference’s strategic plan. As a former member of the Tampa Bay Sports Commission Executive Committee, Harlan assisted in bringing major events to Tampa Bay including the CFP National Championship, NCAA Women’s Final Four and NHL All-Star Game.

From 2010-14, Harlan served as senior associate athletics director for external relations at UCLA, with oversight responsibilities including the men’s basketball program, development, communications, marketing, ticket sales, sponsorships, multimedia rights and alumni affairs.

While at UCLA, Harlan reorganized the structure of the major giving program and the annual fund, which resulted in a record number of donors and dollars raised in 2013. He successfully managed completion of a $137 million campaign to renovate iconic Pauley Pavilion in 2012. Harlan was also heavily involved in the negotiations with the City of Pasadena to enable a $200 million renovation of the Rose Bowl Stadium.

Harlan left for UCLA after four years as the senior vice president for central development at the University of Arizona Foundation from 2006-10. Under Harlan’s direction, the Foundation posted two record years in the amount of funds raised and in the number of gifts processed on behalf of the university. He moved into central development at Arizona after over a decade working in the Wildcat athletic department. He held a variety of roles in athletics, serving as the assistant coordinator for football recruiting and operations (1992-94), program coordinator for event management (199497), director of operations (1997-2000), director of annual development (2000-02) and assistant athletics director for development and marketing (2002-04).

Harlan’s background also includes one-year stints as senior associate athletics director for external operations at San Jose State (2005-06) and associate athletics director for external operations at Northern Colorado (2004-05). At SJSU, he launched a planned giving program that generated $8 million in estate gifts directed toward student-athlete scholarship endowments. At Northern Colorado, he played a key role in the school’s transition to NCAA Division I and the Big Sky Conference.

Harlan, 52, earned a bachelor’s degree in political science and a master’s degree in education from the University of Arizona. He and his wife, Carolyn, have two children: Savannah (17) and Austin (14) and Cali the Labradoodle (8).

NCAA

YEAR

Craig Smith is in his second season at the head coach of the Runnin’ Utes.

In his first season on The Hill, Smith saw big man Branden Carlson earn All-Pac-12 SecondTeam honors while Lazar Stefanovic garnered Pac-12 All-Freshman Team accolades. The veteran head coach saw the Utes start the year with fivestraight victories – including the Sunshine Slam Tournament Championship behind a 72-58 victory over Tulsa in the title game.

Smith came to Salt Lake City with some familiarity, having served as the head coach at Utah State the past three seasons up in Logan. The veteran head coach takes the helm of his third Division I program after leading both South Dakota and Utah State to multiple postseason tournament appearances.

During his time in Logan, Smith compiled a 74-24 record with the Aggies while leading USU to three-consecutive 20-plus win seasons, two Mountain West Conference Tournament Championships (2019, 2020) and a regularseason championship.

In 25 years of collegiate coaching experience, including 10 as a head coach, Smith has been to postseason play 13 times, while winning four regular-season and four postseason conference championships. He has earned four conference coach of the year awards (2006, 2007, 2017, 2019) in three different conferences and was named NAIA II National Coach of the Year Award in 2007, the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) District 12 Coach of the Year Award in 2017, and

NABC District 17 Coach of the Year and USBWA District VIII Coach of the Year in 2019.

Smith saw immediate success in his first season at USU, leading it to an overall record of 28-7 – which was the most wins by a first-year head coach at USU and third-most wins overall in school history. The Aggies earned a spot in the Big Dance his first season after capturing the conference tournament crown and earned the No. 8 seed – which was the highest in program history.

His second year in Logan saw much of the same success, again winning the conference tournament and was just 1-of-12 programs to clinch a spot in the NCAA Tournament before it was canceled due to COVID-19.

In a season unlike any other, Smith led the Aggies to their 22nd NCAA Tournament appearance in 2020-21 with an at-large berth after finishing second in the MWC with a 20-9 overall record – which earned it the 11 seed.

The Aggies thrived under the direction of Smith with Sam Merrill becoming the first player in MWC history to garner back-to-back conference tournament MVP honors. Merrill also went on to collect two First-Team All-MWC selections and a 2019 AP All-America Honorable Mention nod.

Neemias Queta also saw success at Utah State, collecting freshman of the year honors and defensive player of the year accolades at the end of the 2019 campaign. In addition, he was a three-time all-conference and all-defensive team selection. He had a breakout junior season, collecting a host of honors including, MWC

Player of the Year (media), MWC Defensive Player of the Year, First-Team All-MWC, AP Honorable Mention All-America, USBWA/NABC All-District Team, all-tournament team and Bleacher Report’s Defensive Player of the Year.

Prior to taking over the Utah State program, Smith spent four seasons (2015-18) at South Dakota and led the Coyotes to a 79-55 (.590) overall mark – including a 38-26 (.594) record in Summit League action. Smith guided USD to back-to-back postseason appearances in his final two season in Vermillion, S.D.

In his final season at USD, Smith led the Coyotes to a 26-9 record and CBI appearance. The 26-9 overall mark was the second-most wins in school history and best record in the program’s 10-year existence at the Division I level. That 201718 team did not lose back-to-back games in the regular-season.

The 2016-17 season saw South Dakota go 22-12 overall and 12-4 in league play – which earned it a spot in the NIT. Smith was named the NABC District 12 Coach of the Year for his efforts after leading USD to just its second Division I conference championship.

Overall, Smith guided nine players who totaled 11 all-conference accolades – including Matt Mooney, a two-time first-team all-conference honoree and two-time NABC All-District 12 recipient.

Smith spent two seasons (2012-14) at Nebraska as an assistant coach after spending five seasons as an assistant at Colorado State (2007-12). During his time as an assistant, Smith was part of two NCAA Tournament runs, guiding

CSU to the Big Dance in 2012 and then the Cornhuskers in 2014.

Smith also served as the head coach at NAIA Mayville State from 2005-07, posting a 7229 record and led them to the NAIA II National Tournament each year. He inherited a team that went 1-25 the previous season and led the Comets to the NAIA National Championship in his final season before departing for Colorado State. Smith was named the NAIA II National Coach of the Year when the Comets defended their regular season and tournament titles and advanced to the National Championship game in 2007. It also marked the first time any men’s basketball team from North Dakota had ever played for a national title. Smith also earned DAC Coach of the Year honors in both 2006 and 2007.

He began his coaching career at Mayville State his first year out of college in 1997 before taking a graduate assistant position at Northern State the year after, and helped the Wolves advance to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Division II Tournament. Smith stayed within the Big Sky footprint and was as an assistant at Minot State from 1999-2001 before serving as an assistant

coach under Tim Miles at North Dakota State (2002-04) – with whom he would later work at Colorado State and Nebraska.

Smith is a Stephen, Minn., native and a 1996 graduate of the University of North Dakota, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in secondary education. He then earned his master’s degree in teaching and learning from Northern State while he was a graduate assistant.

SMITH’S COACHING CAREER

He was honored by the University of North Dakota with the Tom Clifford Award, which recognizes UND alumni who serve as athletic coaches on the high school or college level and have been notably successful in their sport the preceding year on Oct. 1, 2021.

Smith and his wife, Darcy, have three sons: Landon, Brady and Carson, and a daughter, Lauren.

Years School Position 2021- Utah

Head Coach 2018-21 Utah State Head Coach 2014-18 South Dakota Head Coach 2012-14 Nebraska A ssistant Coach 2008-12 Colorado State A ssistant Coach 2007-8 Colorado State Director of Basketball Operations 2004-07 Mayville State Head Coach 2001-04 Nor th Dakota State A ssistant Coach 1998-2001 Minot State A ssistant Coach 1997-98 Nor thern State Graduate Assistant 1996-97 Mayville State A ssistant Coach

ASSISTANT COACHES

four seasons at UVU, the Wolverines went from a 12-win team his first year to a program record 25 wins in 2018-19. UVU saw plenty of success with Burgess on staff, recording back-to-back 20-win seasons from 2017-19 while also making threeconsecutive postseason appearances (2017-19).

His development of post players saw Akolda Manyang named a WAC All-Defensive Team honoree in 2017-18 while Wyatt Lowell earned WAC Freshman of the Year in 2019.

O ffensively, the Wolverines rewrote the school record books taking up the top-four spots in scoring average category led by a 78.1 scoring average in 2017-18. UVU also posted four of the top-five spots in the 3-point field goals made category – including a program best 300-made triples in 2016-17.

Kelli Jo “KJ”, Zoey and Ava as well as two boys, Beckham and Zachary. Daughter KJ, who was a second-team AVCA High School All-American, is currently a freshman middle blocker on the Utah Volleyball

CHRIS BURGESS

Assistant Coach

Chris Burgess returns home to his alma mater and begins his first year as an assistant coach with the Runnin’ Utes.

No stranger to the U, Burgess spent the last seven seasons alongside Mark Pope at BYU and Utah Valley where he helped guide the Cougars to their first NCAA Tournament appearance in 2021 and first since 2015 as the No. 6 seed. During that season, the Cougs ranked in the top25 in defensive rebounds per game (5th, 29.7), rebounding margin (22nd, +6.7) and rebounds per game (25th, 39.19). Burgess also helped Matt Haarms become the first player in program history to earn WCC Defensive Player of the Year honors in 2020-21.

The 2021-22 campaign saw the team down south finish 24-11 overall with a signature win over then-No. 12 Oregon with a trio of victories over NCAA Tournament teams. The Cougars also earned an NIT bid and advanced to the quarterfinals.

His first season in Provo saw the Cougars finish 24-8 overall with a final national ranking of #18/16 after the remainder of the season was shut down due to COVID-19. BYU saw three players earn All-WCC First-Team honors that season while the team led the nation in 3-point field-goal percentage (.422), second in assists/turnover ratio (1.57), third in field-goal percentage (.500) and fourth in total assists (556).

Burgess and Pope first linked up at Utah Valley when he joined Pope’s staff in 2015. In his

Burgess played two seasons under the late legendary head coach Rick Majerus from 2000-02 after sitting out the 1999-2000 due to NCAA transfer rules. The former No. 1 recruit in the country and McDonald’s All-American out of Woodbridge High School started his collegiate career at Duke (1997-99) playing for hall of famer and now former head coach Mike Krzyzewski.

While in Durham, Burgess helped the Blue Devils to an Elite Eight run his freshman season (1998) before taking Duke to the National Championship game in 1999. After a solid start to his senior year on The Hill, Burgess tore his right plantar fascia vs. Texas, forcing him to miss the remainder of the year. At the point of his injury, Burgess was leading the Utes with 13.2 points, 7.2 rebounds, 1.2 blocks, and a .667 shooting clip while averaging 25.5 minutes a game. He finished his career at Utah guiding the Runnin’ Utes to an NIT appearance in 2001 and NCAA Tournament appearance in 2002.

Burgess then went on to have an 11-year professional career in Turkey, Australia, the Philippines, South Korea, Ukraine, Puerto Rico, Poland and the UAE.

After hanging up his laces, Burgess returned return to The Hill in 2013-14 and earned his undergraduate degree in speech communications while serving as a student assistant under former head coach Larry Krystkowiak.

He went on as a volunteer assistant coach at Salt Lake Community College in 2014 and then took the assistant coach job at Indian Hills Community College (2014-15) before joining Mark Pope’s staff at Utah Valley (2015-19).

Burgess is married to his wife Lesa, a former Utah soccer player. They have three daughters,

TIM MORRIS Assistant Coach

Tim Morris enters his second season as an assistant coach with the Utah men’s program in 2022-23 as member of Craig Smith’s staff.

Morris’ first season with the Runnin’ Utes saw success early on as Utah opened the 2021-22 campaign 5-0 that was capped off by a Sunshine Slam Tournament championship. Working mainly with the guards, Morris helped Lazar Stefanovic earn Pac-12 All-Freshman Team honors at the end of the year.

Silver Waves Media once again recognized Morris’ abilities and named him to their most impactful high major assistant coaches list in May of 2022.

Morris spent the last two seasons at Cincinnati under John Brannen. In his first season with the Bearcats, the team went 20-10 with a 13-5 conference record and earned the top-seed in the American Athletic Conference Tournament before COVID-19 shut everything down. UC then made it to the AAC Tournament title game this past season before falling to eventual Final Four participant, Houston. Morris then served as

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the interim head coach for the Bearcats before joining the Utes in Salt Lake City.

In April 2020, Morris was named to the Silver Waves Media 50 Impactful High Major Assistant Coaches List. The recognition honors a select group of current high major assistant coaches in Division I men’s basketball who have made an impact on the game according to the site’s research and consultation with athletics directors, presidents, search firms and numerous influencers in the sport.

Morris was at Northern Kentucky (2017-19) for three seasons alongside Brannen before joining his staff at Cincinnati as well. He helped guide the Norse to three-consecutive postseason appearances, two NCAA Tournament (2017, 2019) berths and an NIT (2018) appearance, with an overall record of 72-30. NKU also won a pair of Horizon League regular-season championships (2018-19) and a pair of conference tournament titles (2017, 2019) in that stretch.

Prior to his time at NKU, Morris served as the director of player development at Nevada in 2015-16 under head coach Eric Musselman. The Wolf Pack won the College Basketball Invitational that season and finished 24-14 overall.

Morris also worked as a graduate assistant at Alabama under Anthony Grant, who is currently the head men’s basketball coach at Dayton, for three seasons in two different stints before earning his master’s degree in human performance from the University of Alabama. He got his start as an assistant coach at Kennesaw State (2011-12) between his two stints in Tuscaloosa.

A 2008 graduate of Stanford, Morris played three seasons for head coaches Mike Montgomery and Trent Johnson where he earned a degree in English literature. He went on to play his senior season at Washington for Lorenzo Romar. He began his professional career after college with FC Bayern Munich in 2008-09 before an injury forced him to retire.

Morris is married to Morgan and have three kids, twins Ryan (daughter) and Simeon (son) and daughter Torrin.

DEMARLO SLOCUM

Assistant Coach

DeMarlo Slocum returns the University of Utah for his second stint with the Runnin’ Utes men’s basketball program and enters his second season on Craig Smith’s staff, 10th overall.

Slocum, who spent eight seasons on The Hill (2011-19), returned after serving as an assistant coach at UNLV alongside TJ Otzelberger from 2019-21.

His first season back in SLC saw Slocum help development the younger guards, Gabe Madsen and Lazar Stefanovic. Stefanovic was later named to the Pac-12 All-Freshman team at seasons end after averaging 7.7 points and 3.3 rebounds in league play. The Utes also had early season success, starting the year 5-0 and capped it off winning the Sunshine Slam Tournament championship.

Silver Waves Media recognized Slocum in May of 2022 and named him one of the most impactful high major assistant coaches in Division I basketball.

A native of Las Vegas, Slocum helped his hometown team to a second-place finish in the Mountain West Conference his first season –which was the best league finish in 12 years. In that same year, the Runnin’ Rebels also handed fourth-ranked San Diego State its first loss of the season and gave UNLV its best true road victory since 1991.

The Runnin’ Rebels were also fantastic in the classroom with 11 student-athletes posting a 3.0 GPA or greater in the spring of 2020.

During his first stint at Utah, Slocum was integral in the Runnin’ Utes making five-straight postseason appearances – including backto-back NCAA Tournament berths, a Sweet 16 appearance and an NIT runner-up finish. In addition, he was on staff when the Utes had a player selected in the first round of the NBA Draft in three-consecutive years (2015-17).

Of those three first-round draft picks, Slocum recruited Delon Wright and Kyle Kuzma to SLC. Wright, who was the 2015 Bob Cousy Award winner, became the first player in Pac-12 history to win the honor since the award’s inception in 2003-04. He also led the Runnin’ Utes in scoring and assists back-to-back years (2013-15), and finished his career at Utah with 1,022 points –which is good for 38th best in program history. Wright was a two-time All-Pac-12 First-Teamer (2014-15) while Kuzma was a first-team honoree in 2017. Wright was the 20th overall selection by Toronto Raptors in 2015 and currently plays with the Sacramento Kings while Kuzma was drafted 27th overall by the Brooklyn Nets before playing an integral role in the Los Angeles Lakers’ championship run in 2020.

Prior to joining the Utes, Slocum spent four seasons at Colorado State where he worked alongside Smith under Tim Miles. Slocum was part of the revitalization process of the Rams’ basketball program and went from winning seven games total his first year to 19 games his final year in Ft. Collins with two-straight postseason appearances.

Before joining Miles’ staff, Slocum was an assistant coach at Idaho during the 2006-07 season after joining Tim Floyd’s staff as the director of operations at Southern California (2005-06).

Slocum’s coaching career began in at Georgia Southern where he finished his collegiate career, serving as a graduate assistant for the 2001-02 campaign. From there, he returned to his home state to become the head coach at Desert Pines High School from 2002-04. While leading the Jaguars, Slocum also founded the Las Vegas Prospects AAU program.

A student-athlete himself, Slocum spent two seasons at Dixie State before finishing out his career at Georgia Southern where he earned a degree in public recreation and kinesiology in 2001. As a junior at Georgia Southern, he was the team’s second-leading scorer before finishing fourth in scoring as a senior. Slocum received his master’s degree in educational leadership from Grand Canyon University in 2017.

CURRAN WALSH Director of Operations

Curran Walsh begins his second season as the director of basketball operations at the University of Utah after coming down to Salt Lake City to join Craig Smith’s staff in 2021-22.

In his first season with the Runnin’ Utes saw the team start the 2021-22 campaign 5-0 coupled with the Sunshine Slam Tournament Championship. Additionally, the Utes also had big man Branden Carlson earn second-team allleague honors while Lazar Stefanovic was named to the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team.

Walsh spent two seasons at Utah State (2019-21) as the director of player development. The Aggies earned back-to-back NCAA Tournament berths and 46 wins during his time in Logan, including a Mountain West Tournament Championship his first year in Cache Valley. Additionally, Walsh guided Aggies All-American Sam Merrill through his 2020 NBA Pre Draft training program before Merrill became the first Utah State player drafted to the NBA since 1986.

Prior to joining Smith’s staff, Walsh spent the 2017-19 seasons on the men’s basketball staff at Loyola Marymount. The Lions went from just 11 victories his first season in Los Angeles to 22 wins in his second year there – which was the most wins in a single-season since the 1989-90 campaign. Walsh held a variety of duties at LMU, including assisting with film work, scouting, scheduling and logistics.

Walsh came to the collegiate ranks with plenty of player development expertise having worked with Chris Johnson Hoops. While there, he helped lead the player development programs for several NBA and professional players.

During the 2016-17 season, Walsh was an assistant coach for the boy’s basketball team at St. Anthony High School, culminating in a 30-5 record and an IHSA State Championship.

A native of Effingham, Ill., Walsh played basketball at Lindenwood University-Belleville all four years before graduating with a degree in business administration in 2016. During his time with the Lynx, he earned academic all-conference honors in his final two seasons. He went on to complete his master’s degree in educational studies at LMU.

Walsh resides in Salt Lake City and is engaged to Morgan Rhodes.

TRAMEL BARNES

Director of Player Personnel

Tramel Barnes begins his second season with the Runnin’ Utes men’s basketball team as the director of player personally after reuniting with Craig Smith as part of his staff in May of 2021.

Barnes came to Salt Lake City after spending two seasons at South Dakota State (2019-21) as an assistant coach where he guided SDSU to a Summit League regularseason championship this past season. The Jackrabbits finished the 2020-21 campaign 16-7 overall and 9-3 in league action. Barnes helped a pair of all-league players in Baylor Scheierman and Douglas Wilson, who earned first-team and second-team honors, respectively. Scheierman also went on to earn NABC All-District Second-Team accolades after averaging 15.4 points, 9.2 rebounds and 3.9 assists with a .498 shooting clip.

In his first season with the Jackrabbits they went 22-10 overall and 13-3 in Summit League play – which gave them a share of the Summit League regular-season title. Barnes had immediate impact his first year with three Jackrabbits earning all-league honors. For his efforts, Barnes was named to Silver Waves Media’s Top-50 Impactful Mid-Major Assistants.

Barnes’ first post under Smith came during the 2018-19 season at Utah State, where he served as the director of basketball operations and player development. His first year in Logan saw the Aggies win the Mountain West regular-season and tournament titles as well as an NCAA Tournament berth. The NABC recognized Barnes for his efforts and named him to the 2019 Under Armour 30-Under-30 Team.

Prior to joining Smith in Cache Valley, Barnes spent six seasons at Southwest Minnesota State and gradually moved up the ladder to become the top assistant after starting out as a graduate assistant. While with the Mustangs, Barnes led them to a South Division Championship in the NSIC back-to-back years while going 53-15 in those two seasons – including a record-tying 28 victories in 2016-17. In total, Barnes saw six players reach allconference status while 24 earned academic all-league honors during his time at SMSU.

Before joining the coaching ranks, Barnes finished his junior and senior year at SMSU after playing his first two seasons at Northern State University. He finished his career as the sixth-best free-throw shooter in school history with an .828 shooting clip from the line. At NSU, he saw action in 48 games for the Wolves.

Barnes received his bachelor’s in sports management from Southwest Minnesota State in 2013 before earning his masters in physical education from SMSU.

JUSTIN JOHNSON Special Assistant to the Head Coach

Justin Johnson enters his second year with the Utah men’s basketball team as the special assistant to the head coach after serving on Smith’s staff at Utah State (2018-21) in a similar capacity.

Johnson and Smith formed their relationship back in the late 90s when he played at Minot State. After playing three season (1997-2000) for the Beavers, he served as a student assistant for the 2000-01 season. Johnson then moved on to North Dakota State (2001-03) where he served as a student assistant alongside Smith, who was then an assistant coach under Tim Miles.

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Prior to joining Smith at Mayville State as an assistant coach (2004-07), Johnson was an assistant coach at Berthold High School. During his time as an assistant coach under Smith, the Comets basketball program made the biggest turnaround in school history and went from 1-27 the year prior to earning a berth in the NAIA Division II National Tournament. The Comets would make the national tournament all three seasons they were at Mayville State together, culminating in an appearance in the NAIA Division II National Championship game. Along the way, the Comets won back-to-back regular-season and tournament championships their last two seasons.

Johnson then took over the Comets program after Smith departed for Colorado State from 2007-12. While at the helm, he guided Mayville State to a third-place finish in league play after losing 10 seniors from the national runner-up team a season prior. In his third season, Johnson led the Comets to an upset over Division I North Dakota – the first victory over a Division I team in program history. Johnson’s teams were ranked in the top-five nationally in several categories throughout his tenure and coached six players to all-conference selections under his watch. Johnson was also the school’s sports information director while he was the head coach.

After leading the Comets for five season, Johnson went into the private sector where he had a successful business career as well as becoming North Dakota’s top-ranked racquetball player – winning 27 amateur tournaments in six years. Johnson also competed part-time on the International Racquetball Tour, racquetball’s professional circuit, where he recorded an upset against the No. 17-ranked player in the world in September of 2017. He teamed up with Hall-ofFamer Sudsy Monchik in January of 2018 to win a doubles championship in his last pro event before reuniting with Smith at Utah State.

He received his bachelor’s in mass communications at North Dakota State in 2003 before earning a master’s in sport and recreation management at NDSU in 2006.

Johnson is married to Jaime Nett-Johnson and have a son, Alex.

TREVOR JAMESON

Director of Athletic Training

Trevor Jameson is in his 25th year as an athletics trainer with the University of Utah heading into the 2022-23 season. In 2008, he also accepted the position of Director of Sports Medicine for the Utah Athletic Training program. His primary responsibility is working with the Runnin’ Utes basketball team.

Before coming to Utah, Jameson spent four years as an assistant athletic trainer and instructor at DePauw University in Indiana. In addition to working with DePauw athletes, Jameson assisted in the development of the department’s CAAHEP accredited athletic training education program and provided clinical instruction for students.

Prior to his appointment at DePauw, Jameson worked as a graduate assistant trainer at Indiana State University. Jameson received his master’s degree in athletic training from Indiana State in August of 1996 and earned the Outstanding Professional Award for his graduating class.

Jameson received his bachelor’s degree in physical education and athletic training from Brigham Young University in 1995. He worked in the Cougar sports medicine department for over two years.

A Utah native, Jameson graduated from Taylorsville High School in 1987. He and his wife, Angie, have five children: Tui, Moevanu, Malia, Tavita and Masina.

LOGAN OGDEN

Director of Strength & Conditioning

Logan Ogden, who joined Smith’s staff in June of 2018 at Utah State, begins his second year with the Runnin’ Utes men’s basketball program in a similar capacity as the men’s basketball strength and conditioning coach.

He was recently named Silver Wave Media’s list of most impactful strength and conditioning coaches in the country in August of 2022.

Prior to his time at USU, Ogden spent three years at Omaha as an assistant strength and conditioning coach for two seasons before being elevated to director of strength and conditioning in January of 2017. In that position, he directed all aspects of training for the Maverick men’s and women’s basketball, track & field and cross country programs.

He also spent two seasons as an assistant strength and conditioning coordinator at Augustana College in Sioux Falls, S.D., after serving as a graduate assistant at South Dakota State (2011-13). While in Brookings, S.D., Ogden was responsible for the track & field, cross country, equestrian and cheerleading while assisting with men’s and women’s basketball, volleyball, baseball, softball and football.

Ogden holds certifications through the CSCCa (SCCC), NSCA (CSCS), FRCms, USA Weightlifting (Sport Performance Coach Level 1), the Gray Institute (3D Maps) and is RPR-2 certified.

A two-sport student-athlete at Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa, Ogden participated in both track & field and football. He was a seven-time NAIA National Track Meet qualifier and earned NAIA All-America honors in 2011. Ogden was also a sixtime GPAC all-conference selection in track and a two-time pick in football. In 2009, he was voted the football program’s most valuable player.

Ogden graduated from Northwestern College in 2011 with a degree in exercise science before earning a master’s in exercise physiology and human performance from South Dakota State in 2014.

Ogden and his wife Caitlyn have two kids – Ellie and Rylee.

2021-22 (SENIOR)

10 Marco Anthony

6-6 225 G 5th San Antonio, Texas / Utah State

Played in 28-of-31 games his first year at Utah while starting in 27, missing just three games due to an ankle injury led the team in rebounds averaging 7.0 boards and was the second-leading scorer averaging 9.1 points was 1-of-22 players to record 10-plus offensive boards in a single game and 1-of7 players to do so from a Power 6 conference in 2021-22 had a six game stretch in the middle of the season where he recorded double-digit points in every game … pulled down a career-high 17 rebounds against Sacramento State (11/13), which was the third-highest single-game total in the Pac-12 … helped Utah capture the Sunshine Slam Tournament title averaging 7.0 points and 7.0 rebounds in the two games in Daytona Beach … picked up his first double-double as a Ute against Washington (1/6) at home, scoring 10 points with 13 rebounds recorded double-digit rebounds in four-straight games – including back-to-back contests with a double-double against Oregon (2/5) and at Colorado (2/12) had 12 rebounds to go with five boards to help Utah defeat Stanford (2/17) and followed up with 13 points and four rebounds in the win over California (2/19) scored a season-high 19 points against Arizona State (2/26) on 7-of-12 shooting scored 18 points with three rebounds in his first Pac-12 Tournament game vs. Washington (3/9).

2020-21

(REDSHIRT JUNIOR) UTAH STATE

Started in all 28 games at Utah State, averaging 10.0 points, 4.8 rebounds and 3.1 assists was third on the team in scoring overall and fourth on the team in scoring in conference play (8.8ppg) named to the All-Mountain West Defensive Team made his Aggie debut against VCU (11/25), scoring six points with five boards and a steal … followed up with five-straights in double-figures – including a career-high 22 points against Northern Illinois (12/27) … had 11 points with a rebound, four assists and a pair of blocks against Texas Tech in the NCAA Tournament.

2019-20 (JUNIOR) UTAH STATE Sat out due to NCAA transfer rules.

2018-19 (SOPHOMORE) VIRGINIA

Saw action in 22 games as a member of the 2019 NCAA National Championship team at UVA tallied five points against Towson (11/6) … dished out four assists to go with two points and a pair of rebounds vs. Coppin State (11/16) … had eight points, four rebounds and a block versus Morgan State (12/3) … scored six points against Pittsburgh in ACC play (3/2).

2017-18 (FRESHMAN) VIRGINIA

Made 13 appearances his freshman year with the Cavaliers, shooting .357 from the floor and .385 from 3-point range … made his collegiate debut and recorded his first career points against Austin Peay (11/13) … had five points, three rebounds and a pair of steals versus Savanna State (12/19) … scored a season-high 10 points on 4-6 shooting against Louisville (1/31).

HIGH SCHOOL

Was a four-year letter winner at Holmes High School, averaging 25.5 points, 10.2 rebounds and 3.7 assists as a senior … was a unanimous first-team allconference selection after averaging 20.0 points, 7.4 rebounds and 2.9 assists as a junior … was also a first-team all-conference selection his sophomore year after averaging 19.3 points, 7.2 rebounds and 2.4 assists averaged 10.2 points his freshman year was a two-time second-team all-academic honoree.

PERSONAL

Born June 15, 1999 in San Antonio, Texas … son of Charles Gantt Jr. and Monica Gantt has a younger brother Charles Gantt III, and a younger sister, India Gantt volunteers with Husky Summer Basketball and Food Bank of SA earned his bachelor’s degree in general studies from Utah State earned his applied positive psychology certificate at Utah in 2022 and will begin his bachelor’s in political science the fall of 2022.

3-point range knocked in a 3-pointer in three other games.

HIGH SCHOOL

Was a four-year varsity player and three-year starter at Wasatch High School in Heber City, Utah as a senior he was one of the leading scorers and rebounders in the state, averaging a double-double with 23.3 points and 10.2 rebounds per game … Shot 44 percent from the field and 89 percent from the foul line … Was awarded First Team All-state, Region 8 Player of the Year and Academic All-State … Totaled 1178 points and 443 rebounds in his high school career.

PERSONAL

Son of James and Kristen Ballstaedt … has an older brother, Izzy, and two younger brothers, Jude and Sam … following high school graduation he served a two-year mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in French Polynesia where he learned to speak French and Tahitian … older brother, Izzy, played at Westminster for a season younger brother, Jude, played a year at Everett Community College before going on his mission majoring in entrepreneurship.

ACADEMIC HONORS

2020-21 Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll 2021-22 Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll

2021-22 (JUNIOR)

Played in 15 games his junior year in a limited role off the bench scored five points against Sacramento State (11/13) recorded a season-high six points in 15 minutes of action against #16/15 USC (1/22) at home … saw action in the Pac-12 Tournament game against Washington (3/9).

2020-21 (SOPHOMORE)

Saw action in two games at the end of the season after coming back from hip surgery made his first appearance of the year in win over Arizona State … also played in the Pac-12 Conference Tournament Quarterfinals against USC.

2019-20 (FRESHMAN)

Had 12 appearances his first season as a Ute made collegiate debut against Mississippi Valley State (11/8), scoring 12 points on 4-of-5 shooting from

2021-22 (SENIOR) BYU

Started in 7-of-8 games before sustaining a seasonending injury reached double-figures in threestraight games before his injury scored 13 points with five rebounds on 6-of-8 shooting against Central Methodist (11/20) … followed up with 11 points and four boards against Texas Southern (11/24) and 14 points on 7-of-10 shooting on the road against Utah.

2020-21 (JUNIOR) BYU

Played in two games before sustaining a seasonending injury … opened the year with 11 points, six rebound, two assists and a block against Westminster (11/25).

2019-20 (SOPHOMORE) BYU

Saw action in seven games due to a pre-season injury … made his season debut against San Francisco (2/8) before the remainder of the season was canceled due to COVID-19.

2018-19 (FRESHMAN) BYU

Played in 30 games his freshman year while starting in eight … averaged 4.7 points and 3.1 rebounds with a .648 shooting clip to go with 33 blocks … made his collegiate debut against Nevada (11/6) on the road, scoring four points (2-for-2) with four rebounds, an assist and a block … recorded his first double-digit game against Pepperdine (1/17) on the road

13 points (5-of-5) on six rebounds and three blocks scored a career-high 25 points against LMU (2/2) and notched his first-career double-double with 10 boards on 10-fo-14 shooting.

HIGH SCHOOL

A three-year letter winner at Timpview High School where he was a four-star recruit according to ESPN, Scout and Rivals ranked No. 21 nationally among small forwards by ESPN led THS to a 21-6 overall record and 11-1 mark in conference play his senior year to go along with a trip to the 4A state title game after averaging 15.7 points and 6.4 rebounds … named 4A Second-Team All-State by the Deseret News after leading the Thunderbirds to a secondstraight 4A state quarterfinals appearance and averaging 15.5 points … guided Timpview High School to the quarterfinals in 4A after averaging 11.4 points and 6.2 rebounds.

PERSONAL

Parents are Kurt and Angela Baxter … has two brothers and two sisters … mother, Angela, was an All-American sprinter at BYU while father, Kurt, played basketball sister, Lauren, also ran track at BYU served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Says in Washington, D.C. graduated from BYU with a bachelor’s in global studies and minor in entrepreneurship married to the former Ally Westbrook.

(3.0) … scored his first bucket of the season at BYU (12/12) … hit a three-pointer against Idaho (12/18) at home … went 2-of-4 from the field against Arizona State (3/6).

2019-20 (FRESHMAN)

Played in all 31 games his first season as a Ute with seven starts while seeing18.2 minutes per game as a freshman … averaged 4.2 points and 2.4 rebounds with a 2.9 assist/turnover ratio … made his collegiate debut at Nevada (11/5) and scored his first basket as well … recorded a career-high 14 points against Mississippi Valley State (11/8) at home … made his first-career start against Weber State (12/14).

HIGH SCHOOL

Was the No. 3-ranked player by ESPN and No. 2 ranked player from the state of Utah by 247Sports … started varsity all four years in both basketball and tennis, winning two state championships in both … played his first three years at Mountain Crest High School before attending newly formed Ridgeline High School his senior year where he averaged 19.9 points, 7.7 rebounds, 5.9 assists, 2.8 steals and 1.0 blocks earned 5A All-State Honorable Mention accolades after registering 19.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game as a junior at Mountain Crest HS while shooting 47-percent from the field and 49-percent from beyond the arc with a .710 clip from the charity stripe averaged 17.0 points, 6.5 rebounds and just over 5.0 assists his sophomore year had a banner year in 2017, earning Utah Mr. Basketball honors, Gatorade Player of the Year honors and academic all-state distinction … chose Utah after receiving offers from Utah State, Utah Valley, Santa Clara, Penn, Harvard, Princeton, Cornell, UC Davis, UC Irvine and Portland.

PERSONAL

ACADEMIC HONORS

2020-21 Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll

2021-22 Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll

2021-22 (JUNIOR)

Saw action in 27-of-31 games as a junior averaging 10.6 minutes and 2.6 points with a 2.9 assist/turnover ratio scored his first points of the year against Sacramento State (11/13) with six points on 3-of-6 shooting with three boards and a block … played a critical role off the bench to help Utah defeat Tulsa (11/21) and win the Sunshine Slam Tournament with six rebounds … posted a season-high eight points against #9/9 UCLA (1/20) at home … matched his season-high of eight points in the final two games of the season, the first coming against Colorado (3/5) in the final game of the regular-season and then against Washington (3/9) in the opening round of the Pac-12 Tournament where he also notched a season-high in minutes (21:56).

2020-21 (SOPHOMORE)

Came off the bench as a reserve, playing in 19 games was third in the Pac-12 in assist-to-turnover ratio

Son of Jon and Tonya Brenchley has a younger sister, Madison, and four younger brothers, Landon, Preston, Tyson and Jonny … following high school graduation he served a two-year mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Taiwan where he learned to speak Mandarin … younger brother Landon is a sophomore on the Utah State men’s basketball team and was recruited by Craig Smith while at USU … majoring in finance and minoring in Chinese.

career start against Michigan State (1/21/22) … finished with six points and five rebounds in road win over Nebraska (1/27/22).

2020-21

(FRESHMAN) WISCONSIN

Appeared in seven games as a true freshman before missing the remainder of the season due to injury

… scored 13 points (4-5 FG, 1-2 3FG) in the season opener vs. Eastern Illinois (11/25/20), plus two rebounds, a block and an assist in 17 minutes.

HIGH SCHOOL

Four-star recruit according to ESPN, 247 Sports and Rivals … ranked No. 88 in the ESPN 100 for 2020 … 2020 Minnesota Mr. Basketball finalist … one of the most decorated players in East Ridge High School history, Carlson set school records for career points (2,004), rebounds (1,083) and blocked shots (145) … became the first player in East Ridge history to be nominated to the McDonalds All-American Game (2020) his senior season, Carlson averaged 24.3 points and 11.7 rebounds while leading the Raptors to a 20-7 record and a conference title as a junior, led East Ridge to the Minnesota Class AA state tournament while averaging a double-double (16 ppg, 11.3 rpg) off the court, Carlson was a member of National Honors Society.

PERSONAL

Parents are Marc and Sheri Carlson has two sisters, Brynn and Britt, and two brothers, Ben and Bode mother, Sheri, is a hall of famer at St. Cloud State in volleyball while father Marc played basketball at Iowa State older sister, Brynn, plays volleyball at Missouri as a graduate student and younger sister, Britt, will be a freshman with the volleyball team at Washington State starting fall of 2022.

ACADEMIC HONORS

Academic All-Big Ten (2022)

2021-22 (SOPHOMORE) WISCONSIN

Played in 30 games, including two starts for the Badgers scored six points in 23 minutes in second

ATHLETIC HONORS

2021-22 All-Pac-12 Second-Team

Sunshine Slam

2021-22 (JUNIOR) Started in 23-of-24 games he saw action in and missed eight games due to health & safety protocol (3 games) and an appendectomy (5 games) … led the team in scoring with 13.6 points to go with a 6.0 rebounding average … was the 11th leading scorer in the Pac-12 with his 13.6 ppg and 13th in rebounding (6.0 rpg) started the season with six-straight double-digit games, including a double-double in the season-opener against Abilene Christian with 14 points and 10 rebounds picked up another double-double against Tulsa in the championship game

PLAYER BIOS

Tournament crown with 15 points and 13 rebounds –which earned him the tournament MVP honors reached double-figures in nine of the final 10 games in the regular-season – including a double-double vs. Oregon State (12pts & 10rebs) scored a careerhigh 25 points at Colorado on 11-of-19 shooting with eight boards – 21 of which came in the first half closed out the year with 14 points and six rebounds in the opening game of the Pac-12 Tournament against Washington (3/9).

2020-21 (SOPHOMORE)

Started in 21-of-25 games in his second season with the Utes, averaging 9.4 points and 4.6 rebounds with a team-high 42 blocks was third on the team in scoring, both overall and in Pac-12 (9.5 ppg) play was second on the team in shooting percentage (.551) and sixth in the Pac-12 his 1.68 blocks per game ranked second in the Pac-12 had a seasonhigh four blocks against Utah Valley (12/15), Stanford (1/14) and UCLA (2/25) … reached double-figures in 12 of his last 16 games … recorded a pair of doubledoubles on the road, first at Washington State (1/21) with 14 points and 10 rebounds and then at Stanford (2/13) with 12 points and a career-high 11 rebounds … scored a new career-high 18 points at Washington (1/24), going 8-of-13 from the floor with five boards had 13 points against Washington (3/10) in the opening round of the Pac-12 Tournament.

2019-20 (FRESHMAN)

Started in 29-of-30 games he played in his first season as a Ute … ended the season averaging 7.0 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.4 blocks with a .549 shooting clip his 43 blocks is the third-highest among freshmen at Utah made his collegiate debut and start at Nevada (11/5), scoring 8 points with career-high 10 rebounds recorded a careerhigh 14 points against Mississippi Valley State (11/8) tied career-high in points with 14 against Tulane (11/24) at the Myrtle Beach Invitational recorded his first-career double-double with 15 points, 10 rebounds and 8 blocks against Stanford (2/6) and became 1-of-29 players in 2019-20 to record 8-plus blocks in a single game followed up with 12 points, 4 rebounds and another 8 blocks against Stanford (2/26) on the road and became just 1-of-3 players to register 8-plus blocks in multiple games.

HIGH SCHOOL

Served a two-year LDS Church mission following high school graduation … among the 2017 graduating seniors, was a four-star rated forward and the No. 1-ranked recruit from the state of Utah according to ESPN … top-100 player in the nation according to ESPN, Scout.com and Rivals.com … helped lead Bingham to a 24-2 overall record in 2015-16, which included defeating Copper Hills to win the Utah Class 5A state championship … shot better than 63 percent from the field and a 70 percent effort from the free throw line as a junior also managed to register 15 blocked shots on the season picked Utah after

receiving offers from UCLA, Stanford, BYU, UNLV, Utah State, UC Davis, Santa Clara and Weber State.

PERSONAL

Son of Bryan and Heather Carlson … has a twin brother, Hayden, two younger brothers, Ethan and Devin, and a younger sister, Alexis recently married to the former Maddy Woolf in the spring of 2020 father played basketball at Chico State following high school, he served a two-year mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Manchester, England majoring in communications.

2019-20

(FRESHMAN)

Saw limited action as a reserve player made collegiate debut against Mississippi Valley State (11/8) scored his first collegiate points at Coastal Carolina season-high 3 points against then-No. 20/20 San Diego State at STAPLES Center.

HIGH SCHOOL

As a point guard he averaged 24 points, five rebounds, four assists and two steals as a senior at Carroll High School (Southlake, Texas) scored a career high of 42 points in a single game was selected offensive MVP of District 5-AAAAAA selected to the all-area team and was named to the TABC All-Region 1 team.

PERSONAL

Son to Julie and Chip Haddock has four brothers served a two-year mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints after his first year with the Runnin’ Utes, spending his first year in Las Vegas before serving his final year in Micronesia majoring in business administration.

PRIOR TO UTAH

Comes to Utah via NBA Academy Latin America, an elite basketball training center in Mexico and most recently called San Luis Potosi its home base where the top male and female athletes throughout Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America South America and Canada train … is the fourth Canadian to attend NBA Academy Latin America and go on to attend an NCAA Division I school, others include Olivier Maxence Prosper (Marquette), Bennedict Mathurin (Arizona) and Tre-Vaughn Minott (South Carolina) recently played in the All-Canadian Basketball Games (April 1-3) saw action in the National Prep School Invitational at Rhode Island College this past February competed in the 2021 Tarkanian Classic back in December before lacing it up in the NBA Academy Exhibition Games at the Tarkanian Classic played in the NBA Mexico Week Exhibitions Games against NBA Academy Africa as well as The Skill Factory (Atlanta) prior to joining NBA Academy Latin America, Exacte Jr. prepped at Collège Notre Dame while also playing with the Sun Youth Hornets also competed as part of the Under Armour Canada Elite team in the AAU circuit.

PERSONAL

Born on July 7, 2003, in Montréal, Québec, Canada son of Wilguens and Solette Exacte has a younger brother, William, and a younger sister, Sweetney.

2021-22

(JUNIOR)

Saw action in three games before suffering a seasonending injury (ACL) … made his Division I debut against Abilene Christian (11/9) … recorded his first Division I points against Sacramento State (11/13), scoring five points on 3-of-4 from the free throw line … followed up with seven points against BethuneCookman (11/15).

2020-21

(SOPHOMORE) COFFEYVILLE CC

Helped lead Coffeyville Community College to an NJCAA Division I Championship and 27-3 overall record as a sophomore … also led Ravens to KJCCC Championship with an 18-2 mark … averaged 9.6 points, 6.5 rebounds with a .569 shooting clip while starting in 21 of 30 games in 2020-21 had a great playoff run, averaging 11.6 points, 6.8 rebounds and 2.1 assists with a .556 shooting clip in eight playoff games reached double-figures in scoring 17 times and had four double-digit rebounding games scored a career-high 21 points with nine boards against Cloud County CC (3/17) recorded doubledouble in the championship game against Cowley County CC (4/24) with 12 points and career-high 13 rebounds finished JUCO career averaging 8.1 points, 5.1 rebounds and 2.0 assists with a .540 shooting clip.

Spent the first year on his mission stateside due to COVID-19 for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Las Vegas Spent the second year of his mission in Micronesia.

2019-20 (FRESHMAN) COFFEYVILLE CC

Started in 17-of-34 games as a freshman at Coffeyville CC and averaged 6.7 points, 3.9 rebounds and 2.2

PLAYER BIOS

assists with a .509 shooting clip ended the season on a nine-game winning streak before COVID-19 shut everything down made his JUCO debut against Southwestern JV (11/1), scoring eight points with three rebounds scored a season-high 17 points against Minnesota Prep (11/9) and tied it once again versus Neosho County CC (2/15) recorded a season-high nine rebounds twice, first against Bethany JV (11/22) and then at Butler CC (Kan.) on Feb. 1, 2020.

HIGH SCHOOL

Was a three-year letter winner at Roosevelt High School before attending Elite Prep in Washington prior to joining Coffeyville CC first player from Roosevelt HS to play at a DI school since 1980 led Roughriders to back-to-back OSAA 6A Tournaments his last two years – including a second-round appearance as a senior.

PERSONAL

Son of Billy and Audrey Holt has an older brother, Billy Holt Jr., and three older sisters, Alexia, Kimberley and Shaniece … father played on the defensive line at Oregon (75-78) while his mother still holds the hurdles records at Springfield High School (1980) … brother Billy was a tight end at Texas Southern (200105) … uncle Keith Reynolds won an NJCAA title as a member of the Southern Idaho men’s basketball team before transferring to Oregon (1989-90) … cousins Ariel Reynolds was a member of the Utah women’s basketball team (2012-14) while Jordan Reynolds was a member of the Tennessee women’s basketball (2013-17) and was a McDonald’s All-American out of high school majoring in sociology.

Nourmory, plays pro volleyball for Uijeongbu KB Insurance Stars in South Korea.

PRIOR TO UTAH

A near consensus four-star recruit among the major outlets and a top-5 recruit in the state of Utah according to ESPN, 247Sports and On3 … is an ESPN Top-100 recruit (#84) … was second on the team in scoring and led both Wasatch Academy and the NIBC on the glass averaging 11.6 points and 9.5 rebounds in 2021-22 … named NIBC Defensive Player of the Year and to the all-defensive team … also earned third-team all-conference accolades after leading the league in shooting percentage with a .667 clip his senior year, including four games with double-digit rebounds prior to joining Wasatch Academy, Keita prepped at American Heritage High School.

PERSONAL

Son of Lassana and Hawa Keita … has an older brother, Noumory, two younger brothers, Falaye and Drissa, and a younger sister, Aminata brother,

2021-22 (SOPHOMORE)

Saw action in 25 games with 10 starts at the tail end of the season averaged 6.7 points in his first season with the Utes, including a 7.5 points average in Pac-12 play made his debut for the Runnin’ Utes against Abilene Christian (11/9) before missing sixstraight games due to a collapsed lung scored his first points as a Ute against Manhattan (12/11), posting six points, two rebounds and a season-high three assists … recorded a career-high 20 points against #16/15 USC (1/22) on 5-of-11 shooting from 3-point range … made his first-career start at Washington State (1/26) … dropped a team-high 19 points against Oregon (2/5) at home behind five 3-pointers … posted 15 points on 4-of-8 from distance against #2/2 Arizona (2/24) at home scored 12 points on 4-of-9 from beyond the arc in his first Pac-12 Tournament game vs. Washington (3/9).

2020-21 (FRESHMAN) CINCINNATI

Played in two games as a reserve, averaging 1.5 points and 1.0 rebounds in 6.2 rebounds hit a 3-pointer and grabbed a rebound in seven minutes at Georgia (12/19) decided to opt out of the 2020-21 season on Dec. 31.

HIGH SCHOOL

Averaged 26.1 points, 8.4 rebounds and 5.0 assists while shooting 41.7 percent from 3-point range and 89.8 percent from the free-throw line as a senior in 2019-20 made 108 3-pointers helped lead Mayo to a 22-6 mark and the school’s first appearance in the Section One Class 4A Championship game since 2008 before the 2019-20 season was halted due to COVID-19 averaged 23.9 points, 10.2 rebounds and 5.0 assists while making 82 3-pointers as a junior named a two-time Post Bulletin All-Area Team selection scored 2,349 career points tabbed a three-star prospects according to 247Sports.com.

PERSONAL

Born May, 1, 2001 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin son of Jennifer and Luke Madsen was coached all four seasons of high school basketball by his father, including one year at Bloomer HS and three years at Mayo Senior HS … played with his brother at Cincinatti in 2020-21 before transferring to Utah ... brother Mason currently plays at Boston College … has one sister, Hattie ... major is undeclared.

2020-22

Served his mission in Jacksonville, Fla., for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

2019-20 (FRESHMAN) Redshirt season.

HIGH SCHOOL

Played at San Juan Hills High School before transferring to Mayfair High School for his senior season … helped guide Mayfair to the CIF Southern Section 2AA Championship his senior year and advanced to the CIF State Championship the Monsoons finished the season 26-7 overall and a perfect 9-0 mark in the Suburban League.

PERSONAL

Son of Brian and Melissa Mecum … has an older sister, Lauren, who currently attends the University of Utah pre-business major.

ACADEMIC HONORS

Fall 2021 Dean’s List (Cincinnati)

2021-22 (SOPHOMORE) CINCINNATI

Named to Jon Rothstein’s 20 Under-the-Radar Breakout Players for the 2021-22 season played all 33 games in reserve duty, averaging 7.3 ppg over 20.4 minutes shot 35.9 percent from deep, 14.2 higher than his freshman season team was 7-2 when he scored in double-figures, including a career-high 20 points (9-for-10 from foul line) in win over No. 14 Illinois also had 10-plus point games against five AAC teams, including 14 at No. 14 Houston and 10 in a quarterfinal win over ECU over the final week … notched a three-pointer in final 11 non-conference games … played season-high 28 minutes against Arkansas the night after his breakout Illinois performance.

2020-21 (FRESHMAN) CINCINNATI

Started 10-of-22 games, averaging 3.5 points, 1.4 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 15.3 minutes … started 10 of last 12 games of the season, averaging 5.5 points and 1.5 assists while shooting 45.7 percent (21-of-46) from the field … tallied a season-high 19 points on

6-of-8 shooting with a pair of threes against Memphis (2/28) registered 12 points on 5-of-6 shooting from the field with six rebounds against SMU (3/12) had eight points and four assists vs. USF (12/16).

HIGH SCHOOL

Averaged 14.4 points, 3.6 assists and 2.1 steals as a senior at Wasatch Academy (Utah), guiding the Tigers to a 27-2 record and consensus Top-5 national ranking (No. 2 in Ball is Life, No. 3 in MaxPrep’s Xcellent 25 and No. 3 by ESPN) team featured five seniors who signed Division I scholarships and earned No. 2 seed in GEICO Nationals tournament before the event canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic averaged 11.8 points, 4.3 assists and 2.0 steals as a junior while helping the squad to a 26-4 record and the program’s first Top-25 national ranking in 2018-19 played two seasons (2016-17, 2017-18) at Lawrence North High School in Indianapolis where his team compiled a 35-17 record during his career … averaged 10.2 points and 5.0 assists as a sophomore in 2017-18 … rated as a four-star prospect according to ESPN … participated in the Stephen Curry SC30 Select Camp in August 2019.

PERSONAL

Born July 19, 2002, in Indianapolis, Ind. … son of Nicole and Michael Saunders … has one brother, Jonathan Saunders.

PRIOR TO UTAH

Joins Utah after spending the 2021-22 season with Dunav on loan from Partizan Basketball Club has plenty of international experience playing on the Serbian U16 team and with Partizan where he played with Lazar Stefanovic … averaged 7.6 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.3 assists with a .462 shooting clip and .333 clip from beyond the arc this past season with Dunav … recorded up a career-high 25 points against OKK Novi Pazar, going 9-of-12 from the field – four of which came from 3-point range … pulled down a season-high seven boards against Dynamic Vip Pay while also scoring 19 points … averaged 12.8 points, 5.6 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 3.2 steals and 2.8 blocks while shooting 42.9-percent from the floor in his second season with Partizan’s U19 team in 2019-20.

PERSONAL

PRIOR TO UTAH

Comes to Salt Lake City with plenty of FIBA playing experience and with the Serbian National Team ... member of Serbian national team to compete at the FIBA U19 Basketball World Championships 2021 invited to play in Basketball Without Borders camp in Latvia for 2020-21 season helped Partizan U18 claim the Adidas Next Generation Tournament in Belgrade (2020) and averaged 15.7 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.3 assists in the top division was promoted to Partizan’s top team and led them to the national cup in 2020 played 26 games for Mladost in Serbia’s top league and averaged 20.7 minutes, 7.0 points, 2.0 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 2019 … averaged 19.0 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.3 assists with the Partizan U16 squad in the Trophie Novog Grad Tournament in 2018 ... prepped at Sportska gimnazija.

PERSONAL

Son of Goran and Radmila Stefanovic … has an older sister, Marija … major is undeclared.

Son of Marija and Dragan Tarlac father Dragan was selected in the second round (31st pick overall) in the 1995 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls father also played for Red Star, Olympiacos, Real Madrid and CSKA Moscow helped lead the former Federation of Yugoslavia to gold (2001) and bronze (1999) medals at the FIBA EuroBasket Championships won multiple championships throughout his career capturing the EuroLeague Championship (1997), FIBA EuroStar (1996, 98, 99), Greek League Championship (1993-97), Greek Cup Champion (1994, 97), Triple Crown Champion (1997), Russian Championship (2004) currently undecided on major.

Tournament … helped Utah capture the tournament title with 12 points, five rebounds and four assists against Tulsa (11/21) in the title game followed up with a season-high 13 points against #18/18 BYU (11/27) at home tied his season-high in points with 13 against Arizona State (1/17) on the road to go with six rebounds reached double-figures in fivestraight games late in the Pac-12 season – including a pair of games with 13 points apiece pulled down a season-high eight rebounds against Washington (3/9) in the opening round game of the Pac-12 Tournament.

2020-21 (FRESHMAN) UTAH STATE

Averaged 9.1 points, 3.8 rebounds and 3.5 assists his first year at Utah State under Craig Smith started in 25-of-26 games he played in while shooting .406 from the field and .804 from the free throw line started his collegiate career with 10 points (4-of-9) against VCU (11/25) … nearly had a triple double against UNLV (1/27) on the road, finishing with a season-high 19 points on nine rebounds and nine assists.

HIGH SCHOOL

Two-time Montana Gatorade Player of the Year led Hellgate High School to a share of the Montana State AA title as a senior, averaging 20.7 points, 7.1 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 2.3 steals … finished his prep career as Knights’ all-time leading scorer, second in assists and third in career rebounds … was a four-time all-state and all-conference selection … led Hellgate to a state runner-up finish as a junior, leading the state in scoring and averaged 22.2 points, 5.9 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 1.3 steals also excelled on the football field, earning first-team all-state honors as a safety and honorable mention all-state honors at quarterback threw for 3,400 yards and rushed for more than 2,000 yards in his career was also a stalwart in the classroom, earning academic all-state accolades as a senior.

PERSONAL

Born on Oct. 28, 2000 in Missoula, Mont. son of Scott Worster has two older sisters, Shannon and Sami majoring in health and kinesiology.

2021-22 (SOPHOMORE)

Was the team’s floor general his first season with the Utes, starting in 30-of-31 games while averaging 7.5 points an 4.5 rebounds to go with a team-high 3.1 assists average made his Utah debut scoring 12 points with a season-high seven rebounds and six assists against Abilene Christian (11/9) dished out a season-high seven assists against Boston College (11/20) in the semifinals of the Sunshine Slam

Congratulations to the Utah student-athletes who made the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll in 2021-22. Utes who have a cumulative grade-point average of 3.3-or-above and have served at least one year in residence at the University of Utah are eligible for the distinction.

Baseball

TJ Clarkson

Dakota Duffalo

Randon Hostert Ben Kibbe

Dusty Schramm Gage Webster

Men’s Basketball

Eli Ballstaedt

Riley Battin

Jaxon Brenchley Harrison Creer

Women’s Basketball

Dru Gylten

Brynna Maxwell Kennady McQueen Isabel Palmer Kelsey Rees

Football Faysal Aden Stone Azarcon Bryson Barnes Xavier Carlton Makai Cope Britain Covey Jonah Elliss

Solomon Enis Cole Fotheringham

R.J. Hubert

Ja’Quinden Jackson Falcon Kaumatule

Jaren Kump

Sataoa Laumea

Taka Lautaha

Hunter Lotulelei

Joe Ludwig

Johnny Maea

Paul Maile

Keegan Markgraf Gavin Nawahine

Jordan Noyes

Connor O’Toole

Simote Pepa Taniela Pututau

Karene Reid Trey Reynolds Darrien Stewart Miki Suguturaga

Junior Tafuna Marist Talavou

Charlie Vincent Thomas Yassmin

Golf

Javier Barcos Axel Einarsson Martín León Oscar Maxfield Jesper von Reedtz

Gymnastics

Alexia Burch Jaylene Gilstrap Jillian Hoffman Cristal Isa Maile O’Keefe Abby Paulson Adrienne Randall Alani Sabado Sydney Soloski Lucy Stanhope

Lacrosse

Jared Andreala Joey Boylston Tyler Bradbury Cole Brams

Bryce Cheek Collin Ervin Connor Hollison Jordan Hyde Zack Johns Jarrod King Rylan Lemons Dominic Mata MJ McMahon Carson Moyer Ryan Rogers Josh Rose

Ruben Santana Donny Stock Josh Stout

Skiing

Bjorn Brudevoll

Samuel Hendry Madison Hoffman Luke Jager Abby Jarzin

Noel Keeffe Michelle Kervén Joachim Lien Novie McCabe Sona Moravcikova Wilhelm Normannseth Sydney Palmer-Leger Katie Parker

Claire Timmermann Katie Vesterstein Gustav Vøllo

Soccer McKenna Baillie Halee Barker Avery Brady Erin Bridges Makayla Christensen Anna Escobedo Haley Farrar Ragan Fuller Kylee Geis Eden Jacobsen Brooklyn James Hillary Noakes Hanna Olsen Brianna Pearson Chelsea Peterson Hailey Povilus Megan Quiggle Sidney Roberts Ali Schinko Courtney Talbot Softball Ellessa Bonstrom Haley Denning Katie Faulk

Jordyn Gasper Madi Jacobus Sophie Jacquez AJ Militello Halle Morris Sydney Sandez

Men’s Swimming and Diving Nick Becker Andrew Britton Noah Carlson Tony Chen Santiago Contreras

Jackson Cunningham Holden Ellsworth David Fridlander Gavin Giandinoto Micah Ginoza Jaek Horner JP Hynes Marko Kovacic Sam Lucas Luke McDivitt Parker McOmber Jenner Pennock Preston Planells Ben Waterman

Women’s Swimming and Diving Taylor Alicea-Jorgensen Elise Beller Reagan Cathcart Cameron Daniell Lizzy DeCecco McKenna Gassaway Mandy Gebhart Katie Hale Abbie Hurst Taylor Kabacy Kate Leary Harper Lehman Kayla Miller Lexi Mills Sophia Morici Zofia Niemczak Charity Pittard Emma Ruchala Marah Smith Hannah Truax Maddie Woznick

Men’s Tennis Rian Ta

Women’s Tennis

Emily Dush Anastasia Goncharova Katya Hersh Anya Lamoreaux Madeline Lamoreaux Madison Tattini

Track & Field/Cross Country

Skyler Blair Karli Branch Grace Burnett Martina Conner

Emma Earl Delaney Gates Ally Gomm

Brooklyn James Morgan Jensen Bailey Kealamakia Chloe Kockler Maya LeBar Ellie Lundgreen Brooke Manson Ruby Jane Mathewson

Lauren O’Banion

Natalie Platil Kennedy Powell Maddie Reed Claire Rusovick Sophie Ryan Taylor Watson Rachel Whipple Bella Williams

Cara Woolnough Jasie York

Volleyball

Sommer Daniel Kennedi Evans Abby Karich Allie Olsen Vanessa Ramirez Emily Smith Zoe Weatherington

Beach Volleyball

Grace Andrews Marissa Koch Camille Lee Sage Patchell

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UTAH BASKETBALL’S TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE

One of the Nation’s Top Programs

• Top 20 in most wins (1,859)

Top 20 in all-time winning percentage (.638)

NCAA Tournament History

One of seven teams that reached the NCAA Sweet 16 in every decade from 1950-2010 ( joining Indiana, Kentucky, Kansas, Louisville, Nor th Carolina and Syracuse)

• 29 appearances and 38 wins rank top 30 in tournament history Round of 32 – 22 times

• Sweet 16 – 11 times

• Elite Eight – 6 times

• Final Four – 4 times

36 Conference Championships

• 5th most in NCAA Division I

Runnin’ Ute Honors

• 1 Consensus National Player of the Year

• 2 National Players of the Year

• 7 Wooden Award top 10 finalists

• 2 NABC Big Man of the Year Award winners

• 1 Bob Cousy Award winner

• 1 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award winner

• 19 All-Americans

• 7 Academic All-America citations

• 37 NBA Draft picks

• 3 Olympians

• 6 USA Basketball team members

12 NBA Draft First Round Picks All-Time

• Two No. 1 overall picks Andrew Bogut (2005) and Billy McGill (1962)

• Eight Top 10 picks

• Utah was the only school in the Pac-12 to have produced a first round NBA Draft pick three consecutive years from 2015-17.

10 NBA Draft Picks Since 1993

• Delon Wright (No. 20 in 2015), Jakob Poeltl (No. 9 in 2016) and Kyle Kuzma (No. 27 in 2017) went in the first round in successive years.

• Five lottery selections, all coming since 1997.

Three Consensus All-Americans Since 1995

• Andrew Bogut – 2005

Andre Miller – 1999

• Keith Van Horn – 1997

Three Academic All-Americans Since 1995

• Michael Doleac – 1998 (1st Team)

• Drew Hansen – 1998 (3rd Team)

Hanno Möttölä – 1999 (2nd Team), 2000 (3rd Team)

in 2014-15.

Head coach Rick Majerus and All-America point guard Andre Miller lead Utah to the 1998 NCAA title game.

Andrew Bogut was the Consensus National Player of the Year in 2005.

Delon Wright won the Bob Cousy Award as the nation’s best point guard

Jakob Poeltl won the 2015-16 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award as the nation’s best center.

Kyle Kuzma was an All-Pac-12 First Team selection in 2016-17.

UTAH’S GREATEST

TOP TEAMS

AAU National Champions – 1916

NCAA Champions – 1944

The Utes were invited to both the NIT and the NCAA Tournament at the end of the 1944 season, but chose the former. At the time, the NIT was a much better tournament financially. After Utah lost to Kentucky in the NIT first round, head coach Vadal Peterson received a phone call from the NCAA asking them to participate in their tournament as a late fill-in for Arkansas, which was involved in an automobile accident. The Utes quickly accepted and headed to Kansas City, where they beat Missouri and Iowa State to advance to the championship game back in New York’s Madison Square Garden. Utah defeated Dartmouth, 42-40 in overtime to win the title. A few days later in a Red Cross Benefit game, Utah defeated NIT champion St. John’s, 43-36.

NIT Champions – 1947

After the Utes beat the defending national champion Olympic Club of San Francisco by 20 points on March 1 in Salt Lake City, a groundswell of support raised enough money to send the team to Chicago in search of a national title. The Utes defeated the Olympic Club again in the semifinals and took down the Illinois Athletic Club, 28-27, for its first national title and an 11-0 season. »

The Utes won the three games in the tournament by a total of seven points and took down Kentucky, 49-45, in the championship game. The starters from the 1947 NIT title team were (left to right) Wat Misaka, Fred Weidner, Arnie Ferrin, Vern Gardner and Leon Watson. Ferrin, Misaka and Dick Smuin were veterans of the ’44 NCAA Championship run but center Vern Gardner garnered tournament MVP honors. Fred Weidner also played a major part in the championship.

NCAA Runner-Up – 1998

Utah took down defending national champion Arizona, 76-51, in the West Regional final and No. 1-ranked North Carolina, 65-59, in the national semifinals at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. The Runnin’ Utes fell to Kentucky in the title game as a deep Wildcat team overcame a double-digit second half deficit. Utah, led by head coach Rick Majerus and AllAmericans Andre Miller and Michael Doleac, tied the school record with 30 wins.

NCAA TOURNAMENT SUCCESS

Final Four 1944, 1961, 1966, 1998

Elite Eight 1956, 1997

Sweet Sixteen 1955, 1959, 1960, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1983, 1991, 1996, 2005, 2015

ALL-AMERICANS

Dick Romney 1916

Bill Kinner 1935, 1936

Arnie Ferrin 1944, 1945 (Consensus), 1947, 1948

Vern Gardner 1947, 1948

Glen Smith 1952

Art Bunte 1956

Billy McGill 1961, 1962 (Consensus)

Merv Jackson 1968

Mike Newlin 1973

Mike Sojourner 1974

Luther “Ticky” Burden 1975

Danny Vranes 1981

Keith Van Horn 1996, 1997 (Consensus)

Michael Doleac 1998

Andre Miller 1998, 1999 (Consensus)

Andrew Bogut 2005 (Consensus)

Delon Wright 2015

Jakob Poeltl 2016

RUNNIN’ UTE HONORED JERSEYS

4 | Andrew Bogut (2003-05)

• 2005 Consensus National Player of the Year

• Top overall pick 2005 NBA Draft Won the Wooden, Associated Press, Naismith, Oscar Robertson and NABC player of the year awards.

• Ranks ninth in career scoring average (16.6 ppg) and seventh in rebounding average (11.1 rpg).

12 | Billy McGill (1959-62)

• 1962 Consensus All-American

• Earned All-America honors twice

• Led nation in scoring (38.8 ppg) in 1961-62 with four 50-plus point games

• All-time leading rebounder (1,106) and second-leading scorer (2,321) Top overall pick 1962 NBA Draft

22 | Arnie Ferrin (1943-48)

• 1945 Consensus All-American

• Only four-time All-American in school history

1944 NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player, becoming first freshman to earn the honor

• National College Basketball Hall of Fame 2009

Three year NBA/BBA career

20 | Wat Misaka (1943-47)

• Led the Utes to the 1944 NCAA Championship

• Returned to lead Utah to the 1947 NIT Championship after serving in the military during World War II

• Became the first non-Caucasian player in the Basketball Association of America (predecessor to the NBA) in 1947

23 | Danny Vranes (1977-81)

• 1981 Second-Team All-American

• Four-time All-WAC, three-time first team pick Eighth in career scoring (1,701) and fifth in rebounds (951)

• No. 5 overall pick 1981 NBA Draft, seven year NBA career

24 | Andre Miller (1995-99)

• 1999 Consensus All-American, Basket ball Times National Player of Year

• Earned All-America honors twice Two-time First-Team All-WAC

• Second in all-time assists (721), first in steals (254) and 11th in scoring (1,618)

• No. 8 overall pick 1999 NBA Draft

33 | Vern Gardner (1945-49)

• 1947 and ’48 All-American

• Led team in scoring (15.3 ppg) in 1949

• Drafted by the NBA’s Philadelphia Warriors

42 | Tom Chambers (1977-81)

• Two-time All-Western Athletic Conference

• Ninth in career scoring (1,698) and 10th in rebounds (876)

• No. 8 overall pick in the 1981 NBA Draft

• Four-time NBA All-Star in 16-year career

44 | Keith Van Horn (1993-97)

1997 Consensus All-American

• Earned All-America honors twice

• Three-time WAC Player of the Year, four-time first-team all-league

• All-time leading scorer (2,542) and second in rebounds (1,074)

• Second overall pick 1997 NBA Draft

(1989-2004)

Best winning percentage (.773) among Utah coaches all-time

• 323-95 record without a single losing season in 15 years 1998 NCAA Runner-up, four NCAA Tournament Sweet 16s

• 10 conference titles

Head Coach Rick Majerus

With Delon Wright (2015), Jakob Poeltl (2016) and Kyle Kuzma (2017) being taken in the first round in the NBA Draft in successive years, Utah was the only school in the Pac-12 to have had at least one player taken in the first round of the draft in three consecutive years from 2015-17. It was the first time that Utah had a player taken in the first round of the NBA Draft three straight years since 1997-99.

Delon Wright – Washington Wizzards Wright was selected with the 20th overall pick in the 2015 NBA draft by the Toronto Raptors He stayed in Toronto until 2019 and then spent the next two years with four different teams. He played the 2021-22 season with Atlanta and is now in his first year with Washington.

Jacob Poeltl – San Antonio Spurs Poeltl was selected in 2016 NBA draft by the Toronto Raptors in the first round with the ninth overall pick. He was traded to San Antonio before the 2018-19 season. He recorded careerbest numbers of 13.5 points, 9.3 rebounds and 2.8 assists in 2021-22.

Kyle Kuzma – Washington Wizards Kuzma was selected in the first round of the 2017 NBA draft with the 27th overall pick by Brooklyn. He was traded to the Lakers and named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team in 2018. He won an NBA championship with the Lakers in 2020 before being traded to the Wizards in 2021. He averaged 13.5 points, 8.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists in 2021-22.

YEAR-BY-YEAR SUMMARY

YEAR-BY-YEAR SUMMARY

YEAR OVERALL PCT. CONFERENCE RECORD PCT. FINISH HOME AWAY NEUTRAL PF AVG. PA AVG. COACH POSTSEASON 1908-09 3-8 .273 State 2-6 .250 4th 2-6 1-2 0-0 23.2 30.7 Erastus J. Milne -1909-10 17-3 .850 State 6-2 .750 1st 11-2 6-1 0-0 44.1 21.1 Robert Richardson -1910-11 5-2 .714 State 2-2 .500 2nd 4-1 1-1 0-0 43.0 27.4 Fred Bennion -1911-12 5-2 .714 State 2-2 .500 2nd 4-1 1-1 0-0 32.0 26.2 Fred Bennion -1912-13 21-3 .875 State 5-1 .833 1st 14-1 7-2 0-0 47.4 24.1 Fred Bennion -1913-14 13-2 .867 State 4-2 .667 2nd 9-0 4-2 0-0 39.2 26.4 Fred Bennion -1914-15 12-4 .750 State 4-2 .667 2nd 5-1 7-3 0-0 31.6 23.5 Nelson H. Nordgren -1915-16 11-0 1.000 State 6-0 1.000 1st 5-0 3-0 3-0 38.1 24.0 Nelson H. Nordgren AAU National Champions 1916-17 3-3 .500 State 1-3 .250 3rd 2-2 1-1 0-0 36.8 34.6 Nelson H. Nordgren -1917-18 6-6 .500 State 2-4 .333 3rd 4-3 2-3 0-0 37.2 27.3 Thomas Fitzpatrick -1918-19 7-2 .778 State 6-0 1.000 1st 4-0 3-0 0-2 33.5 24.8 Thomas Fitzpatrick National AAU Tournament 1919-20 5-1 .833 State 1-0 1.000 1st 3-0 1-0 1-1 42.3 27.1 Thomas Fitzpatrick National AAU Tournament 1920-21 5-1 .833 State 3-1 .750 1st 3-0 2-1 0-0 28.3 22.0 Thomas Fitzpatrick -1921-22 8-2 .800 State 2-2 .500 2nd 4-1 4-1 0-0 31.9 27.8 Thomas Fitzpatrick -1922-23 5-3 .625 State 5-3 .625 1st 3-1 2-2 0-0 31.6 30.0 Thomas Fitzpatrick -1923-24 2-6 .250 State 2-6 .250 3rd 1-3 1-3 0-0 28.7 34.1 Thomas Fitzpatrick -1924-25 5-11 .313 Rocky Mountain 3-5 .375 3rd 2-4 3-7 0-0 27.7 31.9 Thomas Fitzpatrick -1925-26 4-8 .333 Rocky Mountain 4-8 .333 4th 2-4 2-4 0-0 30.4 33.5 Ike Armstrong -1926-27 5-10 .333 Rocky Mountain 4-8 .333 3rd 3-6 2-4 0-0 33.4 36.1 Ike Armstrong -1927-28 7-10 .412 Rocky Mountain 5-7 .417 T-2nd 2-4 5-6 0-0 30.4 32.5 Vadal Peterson -1928-29 5-12 .294 Rocky Mountain 3-9 .250 4th 5-4 0-8 0-0 37.5 41.8 Vadal Peterson -1929-30 15-12 .556 Rocky Mountain 4-8 .333 4th 9-3 4-9 2-0 43.0 40.7 Vadal Peterson -1930-31 21-6 .778 Rocky Mountain 8-4 .667 1st 15-3 6-3 0-0 44.0 35.5 Vadal Peterson -1931-32 14-9 .609 Rocky Mountain 8-4 .667 T-1st 8-2 6-6 0-1 39.0 33.9 Vadal Peterson -1932-33 13-8 .619 Rocky Mountain 9-3 .750 T-1st 8-5 5-1 0-2 44.6 38.3 Vadal Peterson -1933-34 14-9 .609 Rocky Mountain 7-5 .583 3rd 9-4 2-4 3-1 40.7 35.2 Vadal Peterson -1934-35 10-9 .526 Rocky Mountain 5-7 .417 3rd 8-4 1-5 1-0 43.8 45.6 Vadal Peterson -1935-36 7-15 .318 Rocky Mountain 4-8 .333 4th 4-7 3-6 0-2 41.0 40.4 Vadal Peterson -1936-37 17-7 .708 Rocky Mountain 7-5 .583 T-1st 9-1 7-5 1-1 44.5 37.9 Vadal Peterson -1937-38 20-4 .833 Skyline 10-2 .833 T-1st 11-1 9-3 0-0 48.3 37.7 Vadal Peterson -1938-39 13-7 .650 Skyline 7-5 .583 T-3rd 7-1 6-4 0-2 45.8 39.4 Vadal Peterson -1939-40 19-4 .826 Skyline 8-4 .667 2nd 9-2 9-2 1-0 48.0 37.4 Vadal Peterson -1940-41 14-7 .667 Skyline 9-3 .750 2nd 8-1 6-5 0-1 37.5 30.9 Vadal Peterson -1941-42 13-7 .650 Skyline 7-5 .583 4th 7-2 6-5 0-0 43.9 36.1 Vadal Peterson -1942-43 10-12 .455 Skyline 1-11 .083 4th 5-5 5-7 0-0 44.8 43.5 Vadal Peterson -1943-44 22-4 .846 Skyline 0-0 - - - - - - 10-2 8-1 4-1 52.8 34.8 Vadal Peterson NCAA Champions 1944-45 17-4 .810 Skyline 8-0 1.000 1st 8-0 9-1 0-3 56.5 44.0 Vadal Peterson NCAA, Elite Eight 1945-46 12-8 .600 Skyline 8-4 .667 3rd 5-2 5-5 2-1 47.1 39.7 Vadal Peterson -1946-47 19-5 .792 Skyline 10-2 .833 2nd 7-3 8-1 4-1 53.4 42.6 Vadal Peterson NIT Champions 1947-48 11-9 .550 Skyline 6-4 .600 T-2nd 6-3 5-5 0-1 52.0 43.4 Vadal Peterson -1948-49 24-8 .750 Skyline 14-6 .700 2nd 13-3 9-4 2-1 57.4 47.6 Vadal Peterson NIT, First Round 1949-50 16-18 .471 Skyline 8-12 .400 5th 11-4 3-13 2-1 51.0 51.6 Vadal Peterson -1950-51 23-13 .639 Skyline 12-8 .600 3rd 12-3 8-7 3-3 58.8 55.2 Vadal Peterson -1951-52 19-9 .679 Skyline 8-6 .571 4th 12-3 7-5 0-1 58.8 55.2 Vadal Peterson -1952-53 10-14 .417 Skyline 5-9 .357 T-5th 10-3 0-11 0-0 62.3 64.9 Vadal Peterson -1953-54 12-14 .462 Skyline 7-7 .500 T-4th 6-6 6-8 0-0 62.9 64.5 Jack H. Gardner -1954-55 24-4 .857 Skyline 13-1 .929 1st 16-0 7-2 1-2 78.9 59.9 Jack H. Gardner NCAA, Sweet 16 1955-56 22-6 .786 Skyline 12-2 .857 1st 12-0 8-2 2-4 81.1 67.2 Jack H. Gardner NCAA, Elite Eight 1956-57 19-8 .704 Skyline 10-4 .714 2nd 13-2 3-4 3-2 78.4 68.3 Jack H. Gardner NIT, First Round 1957-58 20-7 .741 Skyline 9-5 .643 T-2nd 13-2 6-4 1-1 73.5 63.0 Jack H. Gardner NIT, First Round 1958-59 21-7 .750 Skyline 13-1 .929 1st 12-2 7-2 2-3 73.2 64.9 Jack H. Gardner NCAA, Sweet 16 1959-60 26-3 .897 Skyline 13-1 .929 1st 15-1 7-0 4-2 83.4 73.6 Jack H. Gardner NCAA, Sweet 16 1960-61 23-8 .742 Skyline 12-2 .857 T-1st 14-0 5-4 4-4 81.8 70.2 Jack H. Gardner NCAA, Final Four (4th) 1961-62 23-3 .885 Skyline 13-1 .929 1st 14-0 8-2 1-1 81.8 70.2 Jack H. Gardner -1962-63 12-14 .462 Western Athletic 5-5 .500 3rd 10-5 2-7 0-2 72.7 74.8 Jack H. Gardner -1963-64 19-9 .679 Western Athletic 4-6 .400 4th 16-1 1-7 2-1 79.8 76.4 Jack H. Gardner -1964-65 17-9 .654 Western Athletic 3-7 .300 6th 13-4 2-5 2-0 89.9 82.7 Jack H. Gardner -1965-66 23-8 .742 Western Athletic 7-3 .700 1st 15-1 6-4 2-3 95.2 79.2 Jack H. Gardner NCAA, Final Four (4th) 1966-67 15-11 .577 Western Athletic 5-5 .500 T-3rd 11-2 3-8 1-1 77.0 71.0 Jack H. Gardner -1967-68 17-9 .654 Western Athletic 5-5 .500 T-2nd 14-0 1-8 2-1 85.9 82.0 Jack H. Gardner -1968-69 13-13 .500 Western Athletic 5-5 .500 T-2nd 12-4 1-9 0-0 83.6 83.6 Jack H. Gardner -1969-70 18-10 .643 Western Athletic 9-5 .643 2nd 13-3 4-6 1-1 87.8 83.7 Jack H. Gardner NIT, Second Round 1970-71 15-11 .577 Western Athletic 9-5 .643 T-2nd 11-3 3-7 1-1 85.6 84.2 Jack H. Gardner -1971-72 13-12 .520 Western Athletic 5-9 .357 6th 10-4 3-6 0-2 73.9 71.6 Bill Foster -1972-73 8-19 .296 Western Athletic 4-10 .286 T-7th 6-10 1-8 1-1 71.1 75.5 Bill Foster -1973-74 22-8 .733 Western Athletic 9-5 .643 T-2nd 16-1 3-6 3-1 90.8 83.0 Bill Foster

NIT, National Runner-up 1974-75 17-9 .654 Western Athletic 7-7 .500 4th 14-2 3-6 0-1 85.4 79.7 Jerry Pimm -1975-76 19-8 .704 Western Athletic 9-5 .643 T-2nd 11-4 6-4 2-0 81.5 76.4 Jerry Pimm -1976-77 22-7 .759 Western Athletic 11-3 .786 1st 13-1 6-5 3-1 81.7 74.5 Jerry Pimm NCAA, Sweet 16 1977-78 23-6 .793 Western Athletic 12-2 .857 2nd 14-2 7-3 2-1 79.5 73.2 Jerry Pimm NCAA, Sweet 16

YEAR-BY-YEAR SUMMARY

YEAR-BY-YEAR SUMMARY

YEAR OVERALL PCT. CONFERENCE RECORD PCT. FINISH HOME AWAY NEUTRAL PF AVG. PA AVG. COACH POSTSEASON

1978-79 20-10 .667 Western Athletic 9-3 .750 2nd 13-2 6-6 1-2 77.6 75.5 Jerry Pimm NCAA, First Round 1979-80 18-10 .643 Western Athletic 10-4 .714 T-2nd 11-4 6-5 1-1 77.1 73.1 Jerry Pimm -1980-81 25-5 .833 Western Athletic 13-3 .813 T-1st 14-0 8-3 3-2 76.3 66.3 Jerry Pimm NCAA, Sweet 16 1981-82 11-17 .393 Western Athletic 6-10 .375 7th 9-7 2-8 0-2 64.1 67.9 Jerry Pimm -1982-83 18-14 .563 Western Athletic 11-5 .688 T-1st 12-3 4-6 2-5 64.0 64.7 Jerry Pimm NCAA, Sweet 16 1983-84 11-19 .367 Western Athletic 4-12 .250 8th 8-7 2-11 1-1 70.1 72.4 Lynn Archibald -1984-85 15-16 .484 Western Athletic 8-8 .500 6th 11-7 4-9 0-0 70.9 72.0 Lynn Archibald -1985-86 20-10 .667 Western Athletic 12-4 .750 T-1st 15-1 5-7 0-2 73.9 70.0 Lynn Archibald NCAA, First Round 1986-87 17-13 .567 Western Athletic 9-7 .563 5th 12-5 5-7 0-1 69.9 65.5 Lynn Archibald NIT, First Round 1987-88 19-11 .633 Western Athletic 11-5 .688 T-2nd 14-2 5-8 0-1 66.5 61.2 Lynn Archibald NIT, First Round 1988-89 16-17 .485 Western Athletic 6-10 .375 T-6th 11-7 4-8 1-2 71.2 70.4 Lynn Archibald -1989-90 16-14 .533 Western Athletic 7-9 .438 T-6th 12-3 3-10 1-1 68.0 64.7 Rick Majerus (a) -1990-91 30-4 .882 Western Athletic 15-1 .938 1st 16-0 11-2 3-2 73.7 64.2 Rick Majerus NCAA, Sweet 16 1991-92 24-11 .686 Western Athletic 9-7 .563 4th 14-4 8-5 2-2 68.6 61.6 Rick Majerus NIT, Final Four (3rd) 1992-93 24-7 .774 Western Athletic 15-3 .833 T-1st 15-0 7-5 2-2 77.1 65.7 Rick Majerus NCAA, Second Round 1993-94 14-14 .500 Western Athletic 8-10 .444 T-5th 11-3 3-10 0-1 75.0 71.1 Rick Majerus -1994-95 28-6 .824 Western Athletic 15-3 .833 1st 15-0 9-3 4-3 77.5 64.8 Rick Majerus NCAA, Second Round 1995-96 27-7 .794 Western Athletic 15-3 .833 1st 14-1 9-4 4-2 76.7 63.8 Rick Majerus NCAA, Sweet 16 1996-97 29-4 .879 Western Athletic 15-1 .938 1st * 13-1 10-1 6-2 74.4 61.6 Rick Majerus NCAA, Elite Eight 1997-98 30-4 .882 Western Athletic 12-2 .857 1st * 13-0 11-3 6-1 70.4 58.2 Rick Majerus NCAA, National Runner-Up 1998-99 28-5 .848 Western Athletic 14-0 1.000 1st * 14-0 8-2 6-3 71.2 55.3 Rick Majerus NCAA, Second Round 1999-00 23-9 .719 Mountain West 10-4 .714 T-1st 17-0 4-7 2-2 70.3 61.8 Rick Majerus NCAA, Second Round 2000-01 19-12 .612 Mountain West 10-4 .714 T-1st 13-3 5-6 1-3 71.8 63.1 Rick Majerus (b) NIT, First Round 2001-02 21-9 .700 Mountain West 10-4 .714 2nd 14-2 6-5 1-2 67.2 61.3 Rick Majerus NCAA, First Round 2002-03 25-8 .758 Mountain West 11-3 .786 T-1st 15-1 7-4 3-3 66.3 60.3 Rick Majerus NCAA, Second Round 2003-04 24-9 .727 Mountain West 9-5 .642 3rd 15-1 6-5 3-3 65.0 57.5 Rick Majerus (c) NCAA, First Round 2004-05 29-6 .829 Mountain West 13-1 .929 1st 16-0 7-3 6-3 67.9 57.2 Ray Giacoletti NCAA, Sweet 16 2005-06 14-15 .483 Mountain West 6-10 .375 6th 9-5 4-8 1-2 64.7 64.3 Ray Giacoletti -2006-07 11-19 .367 Mountain West 6-10 .375 T-6th 9-6 1-11 1-2 69.2 72.2 Ray Giacoletti -2007-08 18-15 .545 Mountain West 7-9 .438 6th 11-4 5-11 2-0 68.5 63.8 Jim Boylen CBI, Second Round 2008-09 24-10 .706 Mountain West 12-4 .750 T-1st 13-2 6-7 5-1 71.2 64.6 Jim Boylen NCAA, First Round 2009-10 14-17 .452 Mountain West 7-9 .438 T-5th 9-8 4-8 1-1 66.4 66.4 Jim Boylen -2010-11 13-18 .419 Mountain West 6-10 .375 7th 9-6 4-9 0-3 67.0 70.2 Jim Boylen -2011-12 6-25 .194 Pac-12 3-15 .167 11th 6-9 0-12 0-4 55.5 69.7 Larry Krystkowiak -2012-13 15-18 .455 Pac-12 5-13 .278 10th 11-7 2-10 2-1 64.2 63.2 Larry Krystkowiak -2013-14 21-12 .618 Pac-12 9-9 .500 8th 18-2 2-9 1-1 75.1 70.3 Larry Krystkowiak NIT, First Round 2014-15 26-9 .743 Pac-12 13-5 .722 T-2nd 16-1 7-5 3-3 71.3 57.1 Larry Krystkowiak NCAA, Sweet 16 2015-16 27-9 .750 Pac-12 13-5 .722 2nd 16-1 5-5 6-3 77.2 69.5 Larry Krystkowiak NCAA, Second Round 2016-17 20-12 .625 Pac-12 11-7 .611 4th 14-4 5-6 1-2 78.5 68.1 Larry Krystkowiak NIT, First Round 2017-18 23-12 .657 Pac-12 11-7 .611 T-3rd 14-3 6-6 3-3 73.5 68.5 Larry Krystkowiak NIT, National Runner-Up 2018-19 17-14 .548 Pac-12 11-7 .611 3rd 10-5 6-5 1-4 75.6 74.5 Larry Krystkowiak -2019-20 16-15 .516 Pac-12 7-11 .389 T8 12-2 1-9 3-4 70.9 70.3 Larry Krystkowiak 2020-21 12-13 .480 Pac-12 8-11 .421 8th 8-5 3-7 1-1 72.1 69.8 Larry Krystkowiak -2021-22 11-20 .355 Pac-12 4-16 .200 11th 7-9 2-9 2-2 69.7 70.5 Craig Smith

TOTALS 1,859-1,054 .638 882-598 .596 1,166-314 532-587 161-153 * - WAC Pacific Division finish

(a) - Majerus coached six games (4-2) before undergoing heart surgery; Assistant Joe Cravens (12-12, 7-9) was the acting coach the rest of the season.

(b) - Majerus coached the first game (1-0) before taking a personal leave of absence; Assistant Dick Hunsaker (18-12, 10-4) was the acting coach the rest of the season.

(c) - Majerus coached 20 games (15-5, 3-2) before stepping down due to health concerns; Assistant Kerry Rupp (7-4, 6-3) was the interim coach the rest of the season.

ALL-TIME CONFERENCE RECORDS

AFFILIATION (YEARS) RECORD PCT. REGULAR-SEASON TITLES (YEARS)

CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT TITLES (YEARS)

STATE (1908-24) 53-36 .596 7 (1910,‘13,‘16,‘19,‘20,‘21,‘23) N/A

ROCKY MOUNTAIN (1924-37) 71-81 .467 4 (1931,‘32,‘33,‘37) N/A

SKYLINE (1937-62) 223-105 .689 8 (1938,‘45,‘55,‘56,‘59,‘60,‘61,‘62) N/A

WESTERN ATHLETIC (1962-99) 333-197 .628 12 (1966,‘77,‘81,‘83,‘86,‘91,‘93,‘95,‘96,‘97,‘98,‘99) 3 (1995,‘97,‘99)

MOUNTAIN WEST (1999-2011) 107-73 .594 5 (2000,‘01,‘03,‘05,‘09) 2 (2004,‘09)

PAC-12 (2011-Present) 95-106 .473 - - -TOTALS 882-598 .596 36 5

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