2018–19 Utah Utes men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Utah Runnin' Utes men's basketball team represented the University of Utah during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team, led by eighth-year head coach Larry Krystkowiak, played their home games at the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, Utah as members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 17–14, 11–7 in Pac-12 play to finish in third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 tournament to Oregon.

2018–19 Utah Utes men's basketball
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record17–14 (11–7 Pac–12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tommy Connor
  • DeMarlo Slocum
  • Andy Hill
Home arenaJon M. Huntsman Center
Seasons
2018–19 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Washington 15 3   .833 27 9   .750
Arizona State 12 6   .667 23 11   .676
Utah 11 7   .611 17 14   .548
Oregon State 10 8   .556 18 13   .581
Colorado 10 8   .556 23 13   .639
Oregon 10 8   .556 25 13   .658
UCLA 9 9   .500 17 16   .515
USC 8 10   .444 16 17   .485
Arizona 8 10   .444 17 15   .531
Stanford 8 10   .444 15 16   .484
Washington State 4 14   .222 11 21   .344
California 3 15   .167 8 23   .258
Pac-12 Conference tournament winner

Previous season

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The Utes finished the 2017–18 season 23–12, 11–7 in Pac-12 play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 tournament to Oregon.[1] They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated UC Davis,[2] LSU,[3] Saint Mary's,[4] and Western Kentucky to advance to the championship game.[5][6] In the NIT championship, they were routed by Penn State, losing 82–66.[7]

Off-season

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Departures

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Name Num Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Justin Bibbins 1 G 5'8" 150 Senior Carson, CA Graduated
Kolbe Caldwell 2 G 6'5" 205 Sophomore Bowling Green, KY Transferred
Jake Connor 10 G 6'3" 181 RS Junior Salt Lake City, UT Transferred to Westminster
Chris Seeley 11 F 6'8" 215 Sophomore Fresno, CA Transferred to Fresno State
David Collette 13 F 6'10" 220 Senior Murray, UT Graduated
Nate Duda 15 G 6'5" 190 Sophomore Framingham, MA Left team
Tyler Rawson 21 F 6'10" 225 Senior American Fork, UT Graduated
Gabe Bealer 30 G/F 6'6" 183 Senior San Francisco, CA Graduated
Jakub Jokl 43 F 6'11' 230 Sophomore Havlíčkův Brod, Czech Republic Left team

Incoming transfers

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Name Num Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Charles Jones Jr. 1 G 6'2" 200 Junior Portland, OR College of Southern Idaho.
Novak Topalovic 13 C 7'0" 230 RS Senior Niš, Serbia Idaho State

2018 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Riley Battin
#26 C
Oak Park, CA Oak Park High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sep 21, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 80
Timmy Allen
#22 PF
Mesa, AZ Desert Ridge High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sep 18, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 80
Naseem Gaskin
#55 SG
Oakland, CA Bishop O'Dowd High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sep 13, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 70
Lahat Thioune
PF
Melbourne, FL Florida Air Academy 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Apr 11, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: 
Both Gach
SF
Austin, MN Az Compass Prep School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jun 1, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: 
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:

  • "2018 Utah Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com.
  • "Utah Utes 2018 Player Commits". ESPN.com.
  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2019 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for 2019 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Rylan Jones
PG
Logan, UT Logan High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Aug 8, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 83
Matt Van Komen
C
Lehi, UT Pleasant Grove High School 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Jul 30, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 82
Mikael Jantunen
PF
Helsinki, Finland Helsinki Basketball Academy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Oct 8, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: NR
Brendan Wenzel
SG
Helotes, TX O'Connor High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Apr 18, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: NR
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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2018–19 Utah Utes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Naseem Gaskin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Bishop O'Dowd HS Oakland, California
F 1 Charles Jones Jr. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr College of Southern Idaho Portland, Oregon
G 2 Sedrick Barefield 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Southern Methodist Corona, California
F 3 Donnie Tillman 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Findlay Prep Detroit, Michigan
G 5 Parker Van Dyke 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Sr East HS Salt Lake City, Utah
G 10 Christian Popoola 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Bishop Gorman HS Las Vegas, Nevada
G 11 Both Gach 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr AZ Compass Prep School Austin, Minnesota
F 13 Novak Topalovic 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Sr Idaho State Niš, Serbia
G 14 Vante Hendrix 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Fr Birmingham HS Woodland Hills, California
G 15 Kevin Kremer (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Pleasant Valley HS Chico, California
F 20 Timmy Allen 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Red Mountain HS Mesa, Arizona
F 21 Riley Battin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Oak Park HS Oak Park, California
G 25 Beau Rydalch (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr South Summit HS Oakley, Utah
G 30 Brooks King (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Centennial HS Boise, Idaho
F/C 31 Brandon Morley (W) 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Salt Lake CC South Jordan, Utah
F 32 Lahat Thioune 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Florida Prep Dakar, Senegal
F/C 34 Jayce Johnson 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Jr Santa Monica HS Mission Viejo, California
F 40 Marc Reininger (W) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Regis Jesuit HS Monument, Colorado
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 Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2018*
7:00 pm, P12N
College of Idaho W 96–76 
Jon M. Huntsman Center (10,244)
Salt Lake City, UT
Non-conference regular season
November 8, 2018*
7:00 pm, P12N
Maine W 75–61  1–0
Jon M. Huntsman Center (10,971)
Salt Lake City, UT
November 12, 2018*
7:00 pm, BTN
at Minnesota L 69–78  1–1
Williams Arena (11,554)
Minneapolis, MN
November 15, 2018*
6:00 pm, P12N
Mississippi Valley State W 98–63  2–1
Jon M. Huntsman Center (10,804)
Salt Lake City, UT
November 22, 2018*
9:30 pm, ESPN2
vs. Hawaii
Wooden Legacy quarterfinals
L 79–90  2–2
Titan Gym (2,132)
Fullerton, CA
November 23, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. Grand Canyon
Wooden Legacy Consolation 2nd round
W 75–66  3–2
Titan Gym 
Fullerton, CA
November 25, 2018*
12:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. Northwestern
Wooden Legacy 5th place game
L 57–79  3–3
Titan Gym 
Fullerton, CA
December 1, 2018*
3:00 pm, P12N
Tulsa W 69–64  4–3
Jon M. Huntsman Center (10,775)
Salt Lake City, UT
December 8, 2018*
12:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. BYU
Rivalry/Beehive Classic
L 59–74  4–4
Vivint Smart Home Arena 
Salt Lake City, UT
December 15, 2018*
3:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 19 Kentucky L 61–88  4–5
Rupp Arena (21,922)
Lexington, KY
December 17, 2018*
6:00 pm, P12N
Florida A&M W 93–64  5–5
Jon M. Huntsman Center (10,887)
Salt Lake City, UT
December 21, 2018*
7:00 pm, P12N
Northern Arizona W 76–62  6–5
Jon M. Huntsman Center (11,239)
Salt Lake City, UT
December 29, 2018*
12:00 pm, P12N
No. 6 Nevada L 71–86  6–6
Jon M. Huntsman Center (12,835)
Salt Lake City, UT
Pac-12 regular season
January 3, 2019
6:00 pm, P12N
at Arizona State W 96–86  7–6
(1–0)
Wells Fargo Arena (9,128)
Temple, AZ
January 5, 2019
12:00 pm, P12N
at Arizona L 81–84 OT 7–7
(1–1)
McKale Center (13,764)
Tucson, AZ
January 10, 2019
8:00 pm, FS1
Washington L 53–69  7–8
(1–2)
Jon M. Huntsman Center (10,481)
Salt Lake City, UT
January 12, 2019
6:30 pm, P12N
Washington State W 88–70  8–8
(2–2)
Jon M. Huntsman Center (11,358)
Salt Lake City, UT
January 20, 2019
4:00 pm, ESPNU
at Colorado W 78–69  9–8
(3–2)
CU Events Center (10,372)
Boulder, CO
January 24, 2019
7:00 pm, P12N
at Stanford W 70–66  10–8
(4–2)
Maples Pavilion (3,279)
Stanford, CA
January 26, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPNU
at California W 82–64  11–8
(5–2)
Haas Pavilion (6,218)
Berkeley, CA
January 31, 2019
7:00 pm, FS1
Oregon L 72–78  11–9
(5–3)
Jon M. Huntsman Center (11,301)
Salt Lake City, UT
February 2, 2019
3:00 pm, P12N
Oregon State L 72–81  11–10
(5–4)
Jon M. Huntsman Center (11,884)
Salt Lake City, UT
February 6, 2019
9:00 pm, P12N
at USC W 77–70  12–10
(6–4)
Galen Center (2,952)
Los Angeles, CA
February 9, 2019
3:00 pm, FOX
at UCLA W 93–92  13–10
(7–4)
Pauley Pavilion (7,268)
Los Angeles, CA
February 14, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPNU
Arizona W 83–76  14–10
(8–4)
Jon M. Huntsman Center (11,478)
Salt Lake City, UT
February 16, 2019
8:30 pm, FS1
Arizona State L 87–98  14–11
(8–5)
Jon M. Huntsman Center (12,585)
Salt Lake City, UT
February 20, 2019
9:00 pm, FS1
at Washington L 45–62  14–12
(8–6)
Alaska Airlines Arena (8,268)
Seattle, WA
February 23, 2019
6:00 pm, P12N
at Washington State W 92–79  15–12
(9–6)
Beasley Coliseum (3,199)
Pullman, WA
March 2, 2019
4:00 pm, ESPNU
Colorado L 63–71  15–13
(9–7)
Jon M. Huntsman Center (8,405)
Salt Lake City, UT
March 7, 2019
8:00 pm, FS1
USC W 83–74  16–13
(10–7)
Jon M. Huntsman Center (11,007)
Salt Lake City, UT
March 8, 2019
4:00 pm, P12N
UCLA W 92–81  17–13
(11–7)
Jon M. Huntsman Center (12,914)
Salt Lake City, UT
Pac-12 tournament
March 14, 2019
9:30 pm, ESPN
(3) vs. (6) Oregon
Quarterfinals
L 54–66  17–14
T-Mobile Arena (13,012)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

References

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  1. ^ "Oregon Ducks rally, beat Utah Utes in Pac-12 tournament quarterfinals: Live updates recap". OregonLive.com. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
  2. ^ "Utah rallies after Larry Krystkowiak's ejection to beat UC Davis in NIT". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
  3. ^ "Utah ends LSU basketball season with avalanche of 3's". NOLA.com. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
  4. ^ "Utah vs. Saint Mary's - Game Recap - March 21, 2018 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
  5. ^ Stephens, Brad. "Utah scores final six points, battles by Hilltoppers in NIT semifinals". Bowling Green Daily News. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
  6. ^ "Utah, Penn State to play for NIT championship". USA Today. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
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