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2021–22 Utah Utes men's basketball team

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2021–22 Utah Utes men's basketball
Sunshine Slam Bracket A champions
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record11–20 (4–16 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • DeMarlo Slocum
  • Eric Peterson
  • Tim Morris
Home arenaJon M. Huntsman Center
Seasons
2021–22 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Arizona 18 2   .900 33 4   .892
No. 11 UCLA 15 5   .750 27 8   .771
No. 22 USC 14 6   .700 26 8   .765
Colorado 12 8   .600 21 12   .636
Oregon 11 9   .550 20 15   .571
Washington 11 9   .550 17 15   .531
Washington State 11 9   .550 22 15   .595
Arizona State 10 10   .500 14 17   .452
Stanford 8 12   .400 16 16   .500
California 5 15   .250 12 20   .375
Utah 4 16   .200 11 20   .355
Oregon State 1 19   .050 3 28   .097
Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2021–22 Utah Runnin' Utes men's basketball team represented the University of Utah during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by first-year head coach Craig Smith. They played their home games at the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, Utah as members of the Pac-12 Conference. The Utes finished the season 11–20, 4–16 in Pac-12 play to finish in 11th place. They lost in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament to Washington.

Previous season

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In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Utes finished the 2020–21 season 12–13, 7–11 in Pac-12 play to finish in eighth place. They defeated Washington in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament before losing to USC in the quarterfinals.

On March 16, 2021, head coach Larry Krystkowiak was fired after 10 seasons with an overall record of 183–139.[1] The school named Craig Smith, from cross-state rival Utah State, the new head coach on March 27.[2]

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Num Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Luc Krystkowiak 0 G 6'4" 195 RS Freshman Salt Lake City, UT Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons
Timmy Allen 1 F 6'6" 205 Junior Mesa, AZ Transferred to Texas
Ian Martinez 2 G 6'3" 183 Freshman Heredia, CR Transferred to Maryland
Pelle Larsson 3 G 6'5" 215 Freshman Nacka, Sweden Transferred to Arizona
Jordan Kellier 10 G 6'6" 215 Sophomore Portmore, Jamaica Transferred to Siena
Brooks King 14 G 6'3" 167 RS Junior Boise, ID Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons
Rylan Jones 15 G 6'0" 178 Sophomore Salt Lake City, UT Transferred to Utah State
Mikael Jantunen 20 F 6'8" 220 Sophomore Helsinki, Finland Signed to play professionally in Belgium with B.C. Oostende
Alfonso Plummer 25 G 6'1" 182 Senior Fajardo, PR Graduate transferred to Illinois
Brendan Wenzel 30 G 6'7" 215 RS Freshman San Antonio, TX Mid-season transferred to Wyoming

Incoming transfers

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Name Num Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
David Jenkins Jr. 1 G 6'1" 204 RS Senior Tacoma, WA Transferred from UNLV. Will be eligible to play immediately since Jenkins graduated from UNLV.
Both Gach 2 G 6'6" 189 Senior Austin, MN Transferred from Minnesota.
Bostyn Holt 3 F 6'6" 199 Junior Portland, OR Junior college transferred from Coffeyville CC.
Marco Anthony 10 G 6'5" 223 RS Senior San Antonio, TX Transferred from Utah State. Will be eligible to play immediately since Anthony graduated from Utah State.
Dusan Mahorcic 21 F 6'10" 226 Senior Belgrade, Serbia Transferred from Illinois State.
Rollie Worster 25 G 6'4" 201 Sophomore Missoula, MT Transferred from Utah State.
Gabe Madsen 55 G 6'6" 186 Sophomore Rochester, MN Transferred from Cincinnati.

Recruiting classes

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2021 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Lazar Stefanovic
SF
Belgrade, Serbia N/A 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Oct 28, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: 0
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:

  • "2021 Utah Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com.
  • "Utah Utes 2021 Player Commits". ESPN.com.
  • "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2022 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for 2022 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Mason Falslev
#62 SG
Smithfield, UT Sky View High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jul 28, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 75
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:

Roster

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2021–22 Utah Utes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
C 0 Lahat Thioune 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 228 lb (103 kg) RS Jr Florida Prep Dakar, Senegal
G 1 David Jenkins Jr. 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 204 lb (93 kg) RS Sr UNLV Tacoma, Washington
G 2 Both Gach 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Sr Minnesota Austin, Minnesota
F 3 Bostyn Holt 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 199 lb (90 kg) Jr Coffeyville CC Portland, Oregon
G 5 Jaxon Brenchley 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Ridgeline HS Providence, Utah
G 10 Marco Anthony 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 223 lb (101 kg) RS Sr Utah State San Antonio, Texas
F 11 Riley Battin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Oak Park HS Westlake Village, California
G 13 Eli Ballstaedt (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Jr Wasatch HS Midway, Utah
G 20 Lazar Stefanovic 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 186 lb (84 kg) Fr Sportska gimnazija Belgrade, Serbia
F 21 Dusan Mahorcic 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 226 lb (103 kg) Sr Illinois State Belgrade, Serbia
G 25 Rollie Worster 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 201 lb (91 kg) So Utah State Missoula, Montana
G 31 Jack Jamele (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 174 lb (79 kg) So Middlebrooks Academy Palos Verdes, California
G 34 Harrison Creer (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 234 lb (106 kg) RS Fr Olympus HS Holladay, Utah
C 35 Branden Carlson 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 216 lb (98 kg) Jr Bingham HS South Jordan, Utah
G 55 Gabe Madsen 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 186 lb (84 kg) So Cincinnati Rochester, Minnesota
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 4, 2021
6:00 pm
Westminster (UT) W 87–51 
 16  Madsen   8  Thioune   3  Tied  Jon M. Huntsman Center (N/A)
Salt Lake City, UT
Regular season
November 9, 2021*
6:00 pm, P12N
Abliene Christian W 70–56  1–0
 15  Jenkins Jr.   10  Tied   6  Worster  Jon M. Huntsman Center (6,701)
Salt Lake City, UT
November 13, 2021*
7:30 p.m., P12N
Sacramento State W 89–56  2–0
 21   Carlson   10   Anthony   6  Anthony  Jon M. Huntsman Center (6,805)
Salt Lake City, UT
November 15, 2021*
8:00 p.m., P12N
Bethune–Cookman
Sunshine Slam campus game
W 86–55  3–0
 25  Jenkins Jr.   9   Carlson   4  Jenkins Jr.  Jon M. Huntsman Center (6,638)
Salt Lake City, UT
November 20, 2021*
3:00 p.m., FloSports
vs. Boston College
Sunshine Slam semifinals
W 68–61  4–0
 13  Tied   7  Anthony   7  Worster  Ocean Center 
Daytona Beach, FL
November 21, 2021*
5:30 p.m., FloSports
vs. Tulsa
Sunshine Slam Championship
W 72–58  5–0
 15  Carlson   13  Carlson   4  Tied  Ocean Center (1,264)
Daytona Beach, FL
November 27, 2021*
7:30 p.m., P12N
No. 18 BYU
Rivalry
L 64–75  5–1
 17  Carlson   6  Tied   5  Worster  Jon M. Huntsman Center (11,443)
Salt Lake City, UT
December 1, 2021
9:30 p.m., P12N
at No. 20 USC L 73–93  5–2
(0–1)
 28  Gach   11  Thioune   4  Worster  Galen Center (3,754)
Los Angeles, CA
December 5, 2021
3:00 p.m., P12N
California W 66–58  6–2
(1–1)
 19  Gach   6  Tied   3  Tied  Jon M. Huntsman Center (6,548)
Salt Lake City, UT
December 8, 2021*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
vs. TCU
Simmons Bank Showdown
L 62–76  6–3
 16  Tied   9  Carlson   5  Worster  Dickies Arena (2,231)
Fort Worth, TX
December 11, 2021*
3:00 p.m., P12N
Manhattan W 96–62  7–3
 16  Thioune   7  Tied   4  Tied  Jon M. Huntsman Center (6,645)
Salt Lake City, UT
December 18, 2021*
2:30 p.m., SECN
at Missouri L 75–83  7–4
 18  Jenkins Jr.   8  Anthony   4  Gach  Mizzou Arena (6,782)
Columbia, MO
December 21, 2021*
5:00 p.m., P12N
Fresno State W 55–50  8–4
 11  Anthony   6  Tied   3  Tied  Jon M. Huntsman Center (7,673)
Salt Lake City, UT
December 30, 2021
7:00 p.m., P12N
at Oregon State L 76–88  8–5
(1–2)
 22  Jenkins Jr.   9  Carlson   5  Tied  Gill Coliseum (3,245)
Corvallis, OR
January 1, 2022
8:30 p.m., P12N
at Oregon L 66–79  8–6
(1–3)
 15  Carlson   8  Anthony   3  Stefanovic  Matthew Knight Arena (5,655)
Eugene, OR
January 6, 2022
7:30 p.m., P12N
Washington L 68–74  8–7
(1–4)
 12  Tied   13  Anthony   4  Anthony  Jon M. Huntman Center (6,964)
Salt Lake City, UT
January 8, 2022
4:00 p.m., P12N
Washington State L 61–77  8–8
(1–5)
 15  Gach   8  Mahorcic   3  Gach  Jon M. Huntsman Center (7,578)
Salt Lake City, UT
January 15, 2022
6:00 p.m., P12N
at No. 6 Arizona L 64–82  8–9
(1–6)
 12  Gach   8  Battin   2  Tied  McKale Center (14,164)
Tucson, AZ
January 17, 2022
2:00 p.m., P12N
at Arizona State
Rescheduled from Jan. 13
L 62–64  8–10
(1–7)
 14  Jenkins Jr.   8  Mahorcic   3  Worster  Desert Financial Arena (6,482)
Tempe, AZ
January 20, 2022
9:00 p.m., FS1
No. 9 UCLA L 58–63  8–11
(1–8)
 18  Stefanovic   6  Anthony   5  Gach  Jon M. Huntsman Center (7,785)
Salt Lake City, UT
January 22, 2022
4:30 p.m., P12N
No. 16 USC L 67–79  8–12
(1–9)
 20  Madsen   5  Tied   6  Worster  Jon M. Huntsman Center (7,846)
Salt Lake City, UT
January 26, 2022
8:00 p.m., P12N
at Washington State L 54–71  8–13
(1–10)
 11  Stefanovic   6  Worster   4  Gach  Beasley Coliseum (3,064)
Pullman, WA
January 29, 2022
3:00 p.m., P12N
at Washington L 73–77 2OT 8–14
(1–11)
 18  Carlson   9  Anthony   4  Gach  Alaska Airlines Arena (7,729)
Seattle, WA
February 3, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPNU
Oregon State W 84–59  9–14
(2–11)
 15  Stefanovic   11  Anthony   10  Gach  Jon M. Huntsman Center (7,388)
Salt Lake City, UT
February 5, 2022
6:30 p.m., FS1
Oregon L 77–80  9–15
(2–12)
 19  Madsen   12  Anthony   6  Worster  Jon M. Huntsman Center (7,756)
Salt Lake City, UT
February 12, 2022
6:00 p.m., P12N
at Colorado L 76–81  9–16
(2–13)
 25  Carlson   12  Anthony   6  Anthony  CU Events Center (7,988)
Boulder, CO
February 17, 2022
9:00 p.m., ESPNU
at Stanford W 60–56  10–16
(3–13)
 13  Carlson   12  Anthony   3  Anthony  Maples Pavilion (2,437)
Stanford, CA
February 19, 2022
4:00 p.m., P12N
at California W 60–58  11–16
(4–13)
 13  Anthony   7  Worster   4  Anthony  Haas Pavilion (4,248)
Berkeley, CA
February 24, 2022
9:00 p.m., FS1
No. 2 Arizona L 77–97  11–17
(4–14)
 15  Madsen   6  Jenkins Jr.   3  Tied  Jon M. Huntman Center (8,263)
Salt Lake City, UT
February 26, 2022
8:00 p.m., ESPNU
Arizona State L 61–63  11–18
(4–15)
 19  Anthony   6  Tied   5  Worster  Jon M. Huntsman Center (8,940)
Salt Lake City, UT
March 5, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPNU
Colorado L 71–84  11–19
(4–16)
 18  Tied   5  Tied   2  Tied  Jon M. Huntsman Center (7,724)
Salt Lake City, UT
Pac-12 tournament
March 9, 2022
9:30 p.m., P12N
(11) vs. (6) Washington
First round
L 70–82  11–20
 18  Anthony   8  Worster   6  Worster  T-Mobile Arena 
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

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References

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  1. ^ Tavss, Jeff (March 16, 2021). "Utes fire Larry Krystkowiak as head coach". KSTU. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
  2. ^ Norlander, Matt (March 27, 2021). "Utah to hire Utah State's Craig Smith to replace Larry Krystkowiak as Utes coach". cbssports.com. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
  3. ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Utah Athletics.