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2015–16 Utah Utes men's basketball team

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2015–16 Utah Utes men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
APNo. 13
Record27–9 (13–5 Pac–12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tommy Connor
  • DeMarlo Slocum
  • Andy Hill
Home arenaJon M. Huntsman Center
Seasons
2015–16 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Oregon 14 4   .778 31 7   .816
No. 13 Utah 13 5   .722 27 9   .750
No. 17 Arizona 12 6   .667 25 9   .735
No. 23 California 12 6   .667 23 11   .676
Colorado 10 8   .556 22 12   .647
USC 9 9   .500 21 13   .618
Oregon State 9 9   .500 19 13   .594
Washington 9 9   .500 19 15   .559
Stanford 8 10   .444 15 15   .500
UCLA 6 12   .333 15 17   .469
Arizona State 5 13   .278 15 17   .469
Washington State 1 17   .056 9 22   .290
Pac-12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll


The 2015–16 Utah Runnin' Utes men's basketball team represented the University of Utah during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City as members of the Pac-12 Conference. The Utes were led by fifth year head coach Larry Krystkowiak. They the season 27–9, 13-5 in Pac-12 play to finish in second place. They defeated USC and California to advance to the championship game of the Pac-12 tournament where they lost to Oregon. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Fresno State in the first round to advance to the second round where they lost to Gonzaga.

Previous season

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The 2014–15 Utah Utes finished the season 26–9, 13–5 in the Pac-12, to finish in a tie for second place. In the Pac-12 tournament, the Utes made it to the semifinals where they lost to Oregon. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a 5-seed where they defeated Stephen F. Austin in the second round, and Georgetown in the third round to advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they lost to Duke.[1]

Off-season

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Dallin Bachynski 31 C 7'0" 265 Senior Calgary, Alberta Graduated
Delon Wright 55 G 6'5" 190 Senior Los Angeles, California Graduated/2015 NBA draft
Jeremy Olsen 41 C 6'10" 240 RS Junior Lawrenceville, Georgia Retired from basketball for medical reasons[2]

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Lorenzo Bonam 15 G 6'4" 215 Junior Inkster, Michigan Junior college transfer from Gillette College.
Gabe Bealer 30 G/F 6'5" 180 Junior Lancaster, California Junior college transfer from City College of San Francisco.

2015 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Makol Mawien
C/F
West Valley City, Utah Granger HS 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Aug 7, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2015 Utah Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
  • "Utah Utes 2015 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 2, 2015.

Roster

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2015–16 Utah Utes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Brekkott Chapman 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Roy HS Roy, Utah
G 1 Isaiah Wright 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Borah HS Boise, Idaho
G 5 Austin Eastman (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Billings HS Billings, Montana
G 10 Jake Connor (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 183 lb (83 kg) RS Fr Highland HS Salt Lake City, Utah
G 11 Brandon Taylor 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Pacific Hills School Los Angeles, California
G/F 14 Dakarai Tucker 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 194 lb (88 kg) Sr Junípero Serra HS Los Angeles, California
G 15 Lorenzo Bonam 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Jr Robichaud HS/Gillette College Inkster, Michigan
F 20 Chris Reyes 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 236 lb (107 kg) Jr Damien HS/Citrus College La Verne, California
F 21 Jordan Loveridge 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr West Jordan HS West Jordan, Utah
G 25 Kenneth Ogbe 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 194 lb (88 kg) Jr Urspring Academy Ehingen, Germany
G/F 30 Gabe Bealer 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Jr Antelope HS/CCSF San Francisco, California
F/C 34 Jayce Johnson Current redshirt 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Santa Monica HS Mission Viejo, California
F 35 Kyle Kuzma 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 221 lb (100 kg) So Rise Academy Burton, Michigan
F/C 40 Makol Mawien 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Granger HS West Valley City, Utah
F 41 Austin Montgomery (W) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Fr Lakeview Academy Gainesville, Georgia
C 42 Jakob Poeltl 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 248 lb (112 kg) So Arkadia Traiskirchen Vienna, Austria
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: February 11, 2016

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov. 5*
6:00 PM, P12N
No. 16 Cal State Monterey Bay W 124–70 
 20  Taylor   10  Tied   6  Wright  Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
Non-conference regular season
Nov. 13*
7:30 PM, P12N
No. 16 Southern Utah
Old Oquirrh Bucket
W 82–71  1–0
 26  Poeltl   12  Kuzma   5  Tied  Jon M. Huntsman Center (12,050)
Salt Lake City, Utah
Nov. 16*
7:30 PM, ESPN2
No. 16 San Diego State
College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon
W 81–76  2–0
 21  Loveridge   12  Poeltl   3  Bonam  Jon M. Huntsman Center (13,587)
Salt Lake City, Utah
Nov. 19*
5:00 PM, ESPN2
No. 16 vs. Texas Tech
Puerto Rico Tip-Off quarterfinals
W 73–63  3–0
 20  Bonam   9  Poeltl   4  Tied  Roberto Clemente Coliseum (1,947)
San Juan, PR
Nov. 20*
5:00 PM, ESPNU
No. 16 vs. Miami (FL)
Puerto Rico Tip-Off semifinals
L 66–90  3–1
 18  Loveridge   6  Poeltl   4  Chapman  Roberto Clemente Coliseum (2,001)
San Juan, PR
Nov. 22*
2:30 PM, ESPNU
No. 16 vs. Temple
Puerto Rico Tip-Off 3rd place game
W 74–68  4–1
 32  Poeltl   11  Poeltl   3  Tied  Roberto Clemente Coliseum (5,309)
San Juan, PR
Nov. 27*
7:00 PM, P12N
Idaho State W 102–72  5–1
 19  Poeltl   12  Kuzma   4  Loveridge  Jon M. Huntsman Center (13,185)
Salt Lake City, Utah
Dec. 2*
8:00 PM, P12N
BYU
Old Oquirrh Bucket/Deseret First Duel
W 83–75  6–1
 26  Poeltl   13  Poeltl   9  Taylor  Jon M. Huntsman Center (15,131)
Salt Lake City, Utah
Dec. 5*
12:00 PM, P12N
IPFW W 96–79  7–1
 21  Poeltl   8  Kuzma   6  Poeltl  Jon M. Huntsman Center (12,241)
Salt Lake City, Utah
Dec. 12*
1:30 PM, ESPN2
No. 25 at Wichita State L 50–67  7–2
 11  Poeltl   9  Poeltl   3  Taylor  Intrust Bank Arena (15,004)
Wichita, Kansas
Dec. 16*
6:00 PM, P12N
Savannah State W 99–53  8–2
 18  Kuzma   7  Tied   7  Bonam  Jon M. Huntsman Center (11,911)
Salt Lake City, Utah
Dec. 19*
10:00 AM, ESPN
vs. No. 7 Duke
Madison Square Garden Showcase
W 77–75 OT 9–2
 21  Kuzma   14  Poeltl   9  Bonam  Madison Square Garden (13,174)
New York City, New York
Dec. 22*
7:00 PM, P12N
No. 24 Delaware State W 105–58  10–2
 15  Kuzma   7  Tied   6  Tied  Jon M. Huntsman Center (12,041)
Salt Lake City, Utah
Dec. 28*
7:00 PM, P12N
No. 21 College of Idaho W 115–74  11–2
 17  Tied   9  Poeltl   5  Wright  Jon M. Huntsman Center (12,329)
Salt Lake City, Utah
Pac-12 regular season
Jan. 1
7:00 PM, ESPNU
No. 21 at Stanford L 68–70 OT 11–3
(0–1)
 16  Poeltl   12  Kuzma   5  Bonam  Maples Pavilion (4,065)
Stanford, California
Jan. 3
5:30 PM, P12N
No. 21 at California L 58–71  11–4
(0–2)
 19  Poeltl   10  Poeltl   5  Taylor  Haas Pavilion (10,188)
Berkeley, California
Jan. 8
7:00 PM, FS1
at Colorado W 56–54  12–4
(1–2)
 17  Bonam   11  Poeltl   3  Bonam  Coors Events Center (8,701)
Boulder, Colorado
Jan. 14
8:00 PM, P12N
Oregon L 59–77  12–5
(1–3)
 12  Taylor   7  Poeltl   4  Wright  Jon M. Huntsman Center (12,733)
Salt Lake City, Utah
Jan. 17
6:30 PM, ESPNU
Oregon State W 59–53  13–5
(2–3)
 15  Poeltl   9  Kuzma   4  Taylor  Jon M. Huntsman Center (12,417)
Salt Lake City, Utah
Jan. 21
9:00 PM, FS1
at Washington State W 92–71  14–5
(3–3)
 22  Loveridge   6  Reyes   5  Poeltl  Beasley Coliseum (2,717)
Pullman, Washington
Jan. 24
7:30 PM, ESPNU
at Washington W 80–75 OT 15–5
(4–3)
 29  Poeltl   10  Tied   4  Poeltl  Alaska Airlines Arena (8,073)
Seattle, Washington
Jan. 27
9:00 PM, ESPNU
California W 73–64  16–5
(5–3)
 21  Poeltl   9  Poeltl   6  Tied  Jon M. Huntsman Center (13,055)
Salt Lake City, Utah
Jan. 30
3:00 PM, P12N
Stanford W 96–74  17–5
(6–3)
 23  Poeltl   7  Tied   5  Bonam  Jon M. Huntsman Center (14,109)
Salt Lake City, Utah
Feb. 4
9:00 PM, ESPNU
at Oregon State L 69–71  17–6
(6–4)
 20  Poeltl   9  Poeltl   4  Taylor  Gill Coliseum (5,242)
Corvallis, Oregon
Feb. 7
2:00 PM, ESPN2
at No. 16 Oregon L 66–76  17–7
(6–5)
 18  Kuzma   10  Loveridge   3  Tied  Matthew Knight Arena (6,807)
Eugene, Oregon
Feb. 10
7:00 PM, ESPN2
Washington W 90–82  18–7
(7–5)
 23  Poeltl   6  Poeltl   7  Kuzma  Jon M. Huntsman Center (12,616)
Salt Lake City, Utah
Feb. 14
1:00 PM, P12N
Washington State W 88–47  19–7
(8–5)
 25  Poeltl   10  Poeltl   5  Wright  Jon M. Huntsman Center (11,646)
Salt Lake City, Utah
Feb. 18
8:00 PM, ESPN2
at UCLA W 75–73  20–7
(9–5)
 17  Loveridge   11  Poeltl   7  Taylor  Pauley Pavilion (7,249)
Los Angeles, California
Feb. 21
4:00 PM, P12N
at USC W 80–69  21–7
(10–5)
 29  Poeltl   13  Poeltl   10  Taylor  Galen Center (7,931)
Los Angeles, California
Feb. 25
7:00 PM, P12N
No. 22 Arizona State W 81–46  22–7
(11–5)
 15  Chapman   9  Chapman   4  Taylor  Jon M. Huntsman Center (12,523)
Salt Lake City, Utah
Feb. 27
12:00 PM, ESPN
No. 22 No. 9 Arizona W 70–64  23–7
(12–5)
 19  Taylor   10  Poeltl   3  Chapman  Jon M. Huntsman Center (15,508)
Salt Lake City, Utah
Mar. 5
7:30 PM, ESPNU
No. 13 Colorado W 57–55  24–7
(13–5)
 16  Poeltl   8  Poeltl   4  Taylor  Jon M. Huntsman Center (15,000)
Salt Lake City, Utah
Pac-12 Tournament
Mar. 10
7:00 PM, P12N
(2) No. 12 vs. (7) USC
Quarterfinals
W 80–72  25–7
 23  Kuzma   8  Poeltl   6  Loveridge  MGM Grand Garden Arena (12,916)
Paradise, Nevada
Mar. 11
9:30 PM, FS1
(2) No. 12 vs. (3) No. 24 California
Semifinals
W 82–78 OT 26–7
 29  Poeltl   11  Proeltl   3  Bonam  MGM Grand Garden Arena (12,916)
Paradise, Nevada
Mar. 12
7:00 PM, FS1
(2) No. 12 vs. (1) No. 8 Oregon
Championship
L 57–88  26–8
 13  Peltl   5  Kuzma   3  Loveridge  MGM Grand Garden Arena (12,916)
Paradise, Nevada
NCAA tournament
Mar. 17*
5:27 PM, truTV
(3 MW) No. 13 vs. (14 MW) Fresno State
First Round
W 80–69  27–8
 17  Bonam   18  Poeltl   6  Taylor  Pepsi Center (19,500)
Denver, Colorado
Mar. 19*
6:40 PM, TNT
(3 MW) No. 13 vs. (11 MW) Gonzaga
Second Round
L 59–82  27–9
 15  Kuzma   4  Tied   4  Taylor  Pepsi Center (19,551)
Denver, Colorado
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest Region.
All times are in Mountain Time.

Rankings

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Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. RV=Received votes. NV= Received no votes.
Poll Pre Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17 Wk 18 Post Final
AP 16 16 RV RV 25 RV 24 21 RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 22 13 12 13 N/A
Coaches 16 16 RV RV 24 RV RV 22 RV RV NV RV RV RV RV 23 13 12 14 20

References

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  1. ^ "Utah's Late-Game Rally Falls Short Against Duke". UtahUtes.com. Archived from the original on May 22, 2015. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
  2. ^ Goon, Kyle. "Utah basketball: Center Jeremy Olsen retires, while Utes add juco guard to roster". SLTrib.com. The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved May 7, 2015.