2015–16 Utah Utes men's basketball team
2015–16 Utah Utes men's basketball | |
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NCAA tournament, Second Round | |
Conference | Pac-12 Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 20 |
AP | No. 13 |
Record | 27–9 (13–5 Pac–12) |
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Home arena | Jon M. Huntsman Center |
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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
[edit]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
[edit]Departures
[edit]Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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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
[edit]Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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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
[edit]Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Makol Mawien C/F |
West Valley City, Utah | Granger HS | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Aug 7, 2014 | |
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Roster
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Schedule
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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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
[edit]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 |
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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
[edit]- ^ "Utah's Late-Game Rally Falls Short Against Duke". UtahUtes.com. Archived from the original on May 22, 2015. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
- ^ 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.