2015–16 Utah Utes men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 2015–16 Utah Utes Basketball Utah Utes logo.svg 125px Pac-12 Conference Pac-12 Conference men's basketball Pac–12 20 13 27–9 13–5 Larry Krystkowiak 5th Tommy Connor DeMarlo Slocum Andy Hill Jon M. Huntsman Center NCAA tournament Second Round 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 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.Utah's Late-Game Rally Falls Short Against Duke http://www.utahutes.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/032715aaa.html UtahUtes.com 2015-06-05 2015-05-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20150522095556/http://www.utahutes.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/032715aaa.html dead Off-season Departures 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 reasonsGoon Kyle Utah basketball: Center Jeremy Olsen retires, while Utes add juco guard to roster http://www.sltrib.com/sports/2483408-155/utah-basketball-center-jeremy-olsen-retires SLTrib.com The Salt Lake Tribune 7 May 2015 Incoming transfers 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 no no 2015 Makol Mawien C/F West Valley City, Utah Granger HS 6 9 215 08/07/2014 3 3 3 3 2015 2015 Utah Basketball Commitment List Utah Utes 2015 Player Commits utah 254 April 2, 2015 yes Roster 2015 Utah Utes y yes Brekkott Chapman y 0 F 6 8 205 SO Roy, Utah Roy HS Isaiah Wright 1 G 6 2 180 SO Boise, Idaho Borah HS Austin Eastman 5 G 6 3 180 SR Billings, Montana Billings HS W Jake Connor 10 G 6 3 183 FR y Salt Lake City, Utah Highland HS W Brandon Taylor 11 G 5 10 170 SR Los Angeles, California Pacific Hills School Dakarai Tucker y 14 G/F 6 5 194 SR Los Angeles, California Junípero Serra HS Lorenzo Bonam 15 G 6 4 189 JR Inkster, Michigan Robichaud HS/Gillette College Chris Reyes 20 F 6 7 236 JR La Verne, California Damien HS/Citrus College Jordan Loveridge 21 F 6 6 220 SR West Jordan, Utah West Jordan HS y Kenneth Ogbe y 25 G 6 6 194 JR Ehingen, Germany Urspring Academy Gabe Bealer 30 G/F 6 6 183 JR San Francisco, California Antelope HS/CCSF Jayce Johnson 34 C/F 7 0 235 FR Mission Viejo, California Santa Monica HS yes Kyle Kuzma y 35 F 6 9 221 SO Burton, Michigan Rise Academy Makol Mawien 40 C/F 6 9 210 FR West Valley City, Utah Granger HS Austin Montgomery 41 F 6 9 208 FR Gainesville, Georgia Lakeview Academy W Jakob Poeltl y 42 C 7 0 248 SO Vienna, Austria Arkadia Traiskirchen Larry Krystkowiak (Montana) Tommy Connor (Utah) DeMarlo Slocum (Georgia Southern) Andy Hill (Eastern Washington) http://www.utahutes.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/utah-m-baskbl-mtt.html February 11, 2016 Schedule yes yes no 2015–16 yes yes yes |- !colspan=12 style="background:#Utah Utes 1; color:white;"| Exhibition Nov. 5 6:00 PM yes 16 Cal State Monterey Bay Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah P12N Taylor 20 Tied 10 Wright 6 124–70 – |- !colspan=12 style="background:#Utah Utes 1; color:white;"| Non-conference regular season Nov. 13 7:30 PM yes 16 Southern Utah Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah Old Oquirrh Bucket P12N Poeltl 26 Kuzma 12 Tied 5 82–71 12,050 1–0 Nov. 16 7:30 PM yes 16 San Diego State Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon ESPN2 Loveridge 21 Poeltl 12 Bonam 3 81–76 13,587 2–0 Nov. 19 5:00 PM yes yes 16 Texas Tech Roberto Clemente Coliseum San Juan, PR Puerto Rico Tip-Off quarterfinals ESPN2 Bonam 20 Poeltl 9 Tied 4 73–63 1,947 3–0 Nov. 20 5:00 PM yes yes 16 Miami (FL) Roberto Clemente Coliseum San Juan, PR Puerto Rico Tip-Off semifinals ESPNU Loveridge 18 Poeltl 6 Chapman 4 66–90 2,001 3–1 Nov. 22 2:30 PM yes yes 16 Temple Roberto Clemente Coliseum San Juan, PR Puerto Rico Tip-Off 3rd place game ESPNU Poeltl 32 Poeltl 11 Tied 3 74–68 5,309 4–1 Nov. 27 7:00 PM yes Idaho State Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah P12N Poeltl 19 Kuzma 12 Loveridge 4 102–72 13,185 5–1 Dec. 2 8:00 PM yes BYU Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah Old Oquirrh Bucket/Deseret First Duel P12N Poeltl 26 Poeltl 13 Taylor 9 83–75 15,131 6–1 Dec. 5 12:00 PM yes IPFW Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah P12N Poeltl 21 Kuzma 8 Poeltl 6 96–79 12,241 7–1 Dec. 12 1:30 PM yes yes 25 Wichita State Intrust Bank Arena Wichita, Kansas ESPN2 Poeltl 11 Poeltl 9 Taylor 3 50–67 15,004 7–2 Dec. 16 6:00 PM yes Savannah State Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah P12N Kuzma 18 Tied 7 Bonam 7 99–53 11,911 8–2 Dec. 19 10:00 AM yes yes Duke 7 Madison Square Garden New York City, New York Madison Square Garden Showcase ESPN Kuzma 21 Poeltl 14 Bonam 9 77–75 OT 13,174 9–2 Dec. 22 7:00 PM yes 24 Delaware State Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah P12N Kuzma 15 Tied 7 Tied 6 105–58 12,041 10–2 Dec. 28 7:00 PM yes 21 College of Idaho Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah P12N Tied 17 Poeltl 9 Wright 5 115–74 12,329 11–2 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#Utah Utes 1;"| Pac-12 regular season Jan. 1 7:00 PM yes 21 Stanford Maples Pavilion Stanford, California ESPNU Poeltl 16 Kuzma 12 Bonam 5 68–70 OT 4,065 11–3 0–1 Jan. 3 5:30 PM yes 21 California Haas Pavilion Berkeley, California P12N Poeltl 19 Poeltl 10 Taylor 5 58–71 10,188 11–4 0–2 Jan. 8 7:00 PM yes Colorado Coors Events Center Boulder, Colorado FS1 Bonam 17 Poeltl 11 Bonam 3 56–54 8,701 12–4 1–2 Jan. 14 8:00 PM Oregon Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah P12N Taylor 12 Poeltl 7 Wright 4 59–77 12,733 12–5 1–3 Jan. 17 6:30 PM Oregon State Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah ESPNU Poeltl 15 Kuzma 9 Taylor 4 59–53 12,417 13–5 2–3 Jan. 21 9:00 PM yes Washington State Beasley Coliseum Pullman, Washington FS1 Loveridge 22 Reyes 6 Poeltl 5 92–71 2,717 14–5 3–3 Jan. 24 7:30 PM yes Washington Alaska Airlines Arena Seattle, Washington ESPNU Poeltl 29 Tied 10 Poeltl 4 80–75 OT 8,073 15–5 4–3 Jan. 27 9:00 PM California Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah ESPNU Poeltl 21 Poeltl 9 Tied 6 73–64 13,055 16–5 5–3 Jan. 30 3:00 PM Stanford Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah P12N Poeltl 23 Tied 7 Bonam 5 96–74 14,109 17–5 6–3 Feb. 4 9:00 PM yes Oregon State Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon ESPNU Poeltl 20 Poeltl 9 Taylor 4 69–71 5,242 17–6 6–4 Feb. 7 2:00 PM yes Oregon 16 Matthew Knight Arena Eugene, Oregon ESPN2 Kuzma 18 Loveridge 10 Tied 3 66–76 6,807 17–7 6–5 Feb. 10 7:00 PM Washington Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah ESPN2 Poeltl 23 Poeltl 6 Kuzma 7 90–82 12,616 18–7 7–5 Feb. 14 1:00 PM Washington State Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah P12N Poeltl 25 Poeltl 10 Wright 5 88–47 11,646 19–7 8–5 Feb. 18 8:00 PM yes UCLA Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California ESPN2 Loveridge 17 Poeltl 11 Taylor 7 75–73 7,249 20–7 9–5 Feb. 21 4:00 PM yes USC Galen Center Los Angeles, California P12N Poeltl 29 Poeltl 13 Taylor 10 80–69 7,931 21–7 10–5 Feb. 25 7:00 PM 22 Arizona State Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah P12N Chapman 15 Chapman 9 Taylor 4 81–46 12,523 22–7 11–5 Feb. 27 12:00 PM 22 Arizona 9 Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah ESPN Taylor 19 Poeltl 10 Chapman 3 70–64 15,508 23–7 12–5 Mar. 5 7:30 PM 13 Colorado Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah ESPNU Poeltl 16 Poeltl 8 Taylor 4 57–55 15,000 24–7 13–5 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#Utah Utes 1;"| Pac-12 Tournament Mar. 10 7:00 PM yes 12 2 USC 7 MGM Grand Garden Arena Paradise, Nevada Quarterfinals P12N Kuzma 23 Poeltl 8 Loveridge 6 80–72 12,916 25–7 Mar. 11 9:30 PM yes 12 2 California 24 3 MGM Grand Garden Arena Paradise, Nevada Semifinals FS1 Poeltl 29 Proeltl 11 Bonam 3 82–78 OT 12,916 26–7 Mar. 12 7:00 PM yes 12 2 Oregon 8 1 MGM Grand Garden Arena Paradise, Nevada Championship FS1 Peltl 13 Kuzma 5 Loveridge 3 57–88 12,916 26–8 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#Utah Utes 1;"| NCAA tournament Mar. 17 5:27 PM yes yes 13 3 MW Fresno State 14 MW Pepsi Center Denver, Colorado First Round truTV Bonam 17 Poeltl 18 Taylor 6 80–69 19,500 27–8 Mar. 19 6:40 PM yes yes 13 3 MW Gonzaga 11 MW Pepsi Center Denver, Colorado Second Round TNT Kuzma 15 Tied 4 Taylor 4 59–82 19,551 27–9 Mountain Time MW Midwest Region AP Poll Rankings 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings + Ranking movementLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. 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