2016–17 Utah Utes men's basketball team

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2016–17 Utah Utes men's basketball
NIT, First Round
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record20–12 (11–7 Pac–12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tommy Connor
  • DeMarlo Slocum
  • Andy Hill
Home arenaJon M. Huntsman Center
Seasons
2016–17 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 9 Oregon 16 – 2   .889 33 – 6   .846
No. 4 Arizona † 16 – 2   .889 32 – 5   .865
No. 8 UCLA 15 – 3   .833 31 – 5   .861
Utah 11 – 7   .611 20 – 12   .625
California 10 – 8   .556 21 – 13   .618
USC 10 – 8   .556 26 – 10   .722
Colorado 8 – 10   .444 19 – 15   .559
Arizona State 7 – 11   .389 15 – 18   .455
Stanford 6 – 12   .333 14 – 17   .452
Washington State 6 – 12   .333 13 – 18   .419
Washington 2 – 16   .111 9 – 22   .290
Oregon State 1 – 17   .056 5 – 27   .156
† Pac-12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2016–17 Utah Runnin' Utes men's basketball team represented the University of Utah during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by sixth-year head coach Larry Krystkowiak. They 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 20–12, 11–7 in Pac-12 play to finish in fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 tournament to California. They received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Boise State.

Previous season[edit]

The Utes finished the 2015–16 season 27–9, 13–5 in the Pac-12 play to finish in second place. In the Pac-12 tournament, the Utes defeated USC and California to advance to the championship game where they lost to Oregon. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, as a No. 3 seed in the Midwest Region. They beat Fresno State in the first round before losing in the No. 11-seed Gonzaga in the second round.

Off-season[edit]

Departures[edit]

Name Num Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Austin Eastman 5 G 6'3" 180 Sr. Billings, MT Walk-on; graduated
Brandon Taylor 11 G 5'10" 170 Sr. Los Angeles, CA Graduated
Dakarai Tucker 14 G/F 6'5" 194 Sr. Los Angeles, CA Graduated
Jordan Loveridge 21 F 6'6" 220 Sr. West Jordan, UT Graduated
Chris Reyes 20 F 6'7" 236 Jr. La Vern, CA Transferred to Pepperdine
Kenneth Ogbe 25 G 6'6" 194 So. Ehingen, Germany Transferred to Utah Valley
Brekkott Chapman 0 F 6'8" 205 So. Roy, UT Transferred to Weber State
Isaiah Wright 1 G 6'2" 180 So. Boise, ID Transferred to San Diego
Jakob Poeltl 42 C 7'0" 248 So. Vienna, Austria Declared for 2016 NBA draft[1]
Makol Mawien 40 F/C 6'9" 210 Fr. West Valley City, UT Transferred to New Mexico Junior College

Incoming transfers[edit]

Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Tim Coleman G 6'1" 190 Jr. Cincinnati, OH Junior college transfer from Lee College.[2]
JoJo Zamora G 6'2" 170 Jr. Oakland, CA Junior college transfer from Yuba College.[3]
Sedrick Barefield G 6'2" 190 So. Corona, CA Mid-season transfer from SMU. Will be eligible to play after Utah's fall semester.[4]
David Collette F 6'10" 220 Jr. Murray, UT Mid-season transfer from Utah State. Will be eligible to play after Utah's fall semester.[5]
Tyler Rawson F 6'10" 225 Jr. American Fork, UT Junior college transfer from Salt Lake Community College.[6]

2016 recruiting class[edit]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Devon Daniels
SG 		Kalamazoo, MI Prolific Prep 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Oct 21, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 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:

  • "2016 Utah Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
  • "Utah Utes 2016 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jaxon Brenchley
SG 		Hyrum, UT Mountain Crest High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Aug 31, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 75
Branden Carlsen
PF 		South Jordan, UT Bingham High School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Oct 23, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 80
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[edit]

2016–17 Utah Utes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 JoJo Zamora 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Yuba College Oakland, California
G 2 Sedrick Barefield 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Southern Methodist Corona, California
G 3 Devon Daniels 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Prolific Prep Battle Creek, Michigan
G 5 Parker Van Dyke 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS So East HS Salt Lake City, Utah
G 10 Jake Connor (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 181 lb (82 kg) RS So Highland HS Salt Lake City, Utah
F 11 Chris Seeley 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Central HS Fresno, California
F 13 David Collette 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Utah State Murray, Utah
G 15 Lorenzo Bonam 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Sr Gillette College Inkster, Michigan
G 20 Beau Rydalch (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr South Summit HS Oakley, Utah
F 21 Tyler Rawson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Salt Lake C.C. American Fork, Utah
G/F 30 Gabe Bealer 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 183 lb (83 kg) RS Jr CCSF San Francisco, California
F/C 34 Jayce Johnson 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Fr Santa Monica HS Mission Viejo, California
F 35 Kyle Kuzma 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 221 lb (100 kg) Jr Rise Academy Burton, Michigan
F 40 Marc Reininger (W) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Regis Jesuit HS Monument, Colorado
F 43 Jakub Jokl 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Canarias Havlíčkův Brod, Czech Republic
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

  • Dec. 12, 2016- Junior guard Tim Coleman elected to transfer after eight games into the season.[7]

Schedule and results[edit]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov. 12, 2016*
5:00 PM, P12N 		Northwest Nazarene W 81–37  1–0
 Jon M. Huntsman Center (11,275)
Salt Lake City, UT
Nov. 15, 2016*
6:00 PM, P12N 		Concordia (OR) W 96–53  2–0
 Jon M. Huntsman Center (10,179)
Salt Lake City, UT
Nov. 18, 2016*
6:00 PM, P12N 		Coppin State W 94–51  3–0
 Jon M. Huntsman Center (10,693)
Salt Lake City, UT
Nov. 25, 2016*
7:00 PM, P12N 		UC Riverside W 85–67  4–0
 Jon M. Huntsman Center (11,324)
Salt Lake City, UT
Nov. 28, 2016*
7:00 PM, P12N 		No. 18 Butler L 59–68  4–1
 Jon M. Huntsman Center (14,332)
Salt Lake City, UT
Dec. 1, 2016*
7:00 PM, P12N 		Montana State W 92–84  5–1
 Jon M. Huntsman Center (10,548)
Salt Lake City, UT
Dec. 6, 2016*
6:00 PM, P12N 		Utah Valley
Old Oquirrh Bucket 		W 87–80  6–1
 Jon M. Huntsman Center (12,457)
Salt Lake City, UT
Dec. 10, 2016*
3:30 PM, FOX 		at No. 13 Xavier L 69–77  6–2
 Cintas Center (10,350)
Cincinnati, OH
Dec. 17, 2016*
4:00 PM, P12N 		Prairie View A&M W 92–60  7–2
 Jon M. Huntsman Center (13,100)
Salt Lake City, UT
Dec. 22, 2016*
9:00 PM, ESPNU 		vs. San Francisco
Diamond Head Classic quarterfinal 		L 86–89  7–3
 Stan Sheriff Center (6,659)
Honolulu, HI
Dec. 23, 2016*
10:30 PM, ESPNU 		vs. Hawaii
Diamond Head Classic 2nd round consolation 		W 66–52  8–3
 Stan Sheriff Center (6,053)
Honolulu, HI
Dec. 25, 2016*
12:30 PM, ESPNU 		vs. Stephen F. Austin
Diamond Head Classic 5th place game 		W 74–66  9–3
 Stan Sheriff Center (5,769)
Honolulu, HI
Pac-12 regular season
Jan. 1, 2017
4:30 PM, ESPNU 		Colorado W 76–60  10–3
(1–0) 		Jon M. Huntsman Center (12,108)
Salt Lake City, UT
Jan. 5, 2017
8:00 PM, FS1 		at No. 17 Arizona L 56–66  10–4
(1–1) 		McKale Center (14,302)
Tucson, AZ
Jan. 7, 2017
3:00 PM, P12N 		at Arizona State W 88–82  11–4
(2–1) 		Wells Fargo Arena (6,501)
Tempe, AZ
Jan. 12, 2017
7:00 PM, P12N 		No. 25 USC W 86–64  12–4
(3–1) 		Jon M. Huntsman Center (12,470)
Salt Lake City, UT
Jan. 14, 2017
4:00 PM, P12N 		No. 4 UCLA L 82–83  12–5
(3–2) 		Jon M. Huntsman Center (15,027)
Salt Lake City, UT
Jan. 18, 2017
7:00 PM, P12N 		at Washington State W 88–47  13–5
(4–2) 		Beasley Coliseum (2,928)
Pullman, WA
Jan. 21, 2017
6:00 PM, P12N 		at Washington W 94–72  14–5
(5–2) 		Alaska Airlines Arena (8,895)
Seattle, WA
Jan. 26, 2017
8:30 PM, FS1 		No. 10 Oregon L 67–73  14–6
(5–3) 		Jon M. Huntsman Center (15,000)
Salt Lake City, UT
Jan. 28, 2017
5:00 PM, P12N 		Oregon State W 86–78  15–6
(6–3) 		Jon M. Huntsman Center (13,115)
Salt Lake City, UT
Feb. 2, 2017
7:00 PM, P12N 		at California L 75–77 2OT 15–7
(6–4) 		Haas Pavilion (9,246)
Berkeley, CA
Feb. 4, 2017
2:30 PM, FS1 		at Stanford L 75–81  15–8
(6–5) 		Maples Pavilion (4,447)
Stanford, CA
Feb. 9, 2017
7:00 PM, P12N 		Washington State W 74–70  16–8
(7–5) 		Jon M. Huntsman Center (12,800)
Salt Lake City, UT
Feb. 11, 2017
2:30 PM, FS1 		Washington W 85–61  17–8
(8–5) 		Jon M. Huntsman Center (13,216)
Salt Lake City, UT
Feb. 16, 2017
9:00 PM, ESPN2 		at No. 7 Oregon L 61–79  17–9
(8–6) 		Matthew Knight Arena (12,364)
Eugene, OR
Feb. 18, 2017
6:30 PM, ESPNU 		at Oregon State L 67–68  17–10
(8–7) 		Gill Coliseum (5,186)
Corvallis, OR
Feb. 23, 2017
9:00 PM, ESPNU 		at Colorado W 86–81  18–10
(9–7) 		Coors Events Center (7,142)
Boulder, CO
Mar. 2, 2017
9:00 PM, ESPNU 		California W 74–44  19–10
(10–7) 		Jon M. Huntsman Center (12,876)
Salt Lake City, UT
Mar. 4, 2017
2:00 PM, P12N 		Stanford W 67–59  20–10
(11–7) 		Jon M. Huntsman Center (12,370)
Salt Lake City, UT
Pac-12 tournament
Mar. 9, 2017
3:30 PM, P12N 		(4) vs. (5) California
Quarterfinals 		L 75–78  20–11
 T-Mobile Arena (12,782)
Paradise, NV
NIT
Mar. 14, 2017*
8:00 PM, ESPNU 		(3) (6) Boise State
First round – Illinois State Bracket 		L 68–73  20–12
 Jon M. Huntsman Center (4,097)
Salt Lake City, UT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Goon, Kyle. "Utah basketball: Jakob Poeltl will enter 2016 NBA Draft (with video)". SLTrib.com. The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
  2. ^ Goon, Kyle. "Utah basketball: JuCo guard Tim Coleman commits to Runnin' Utes". SLTrib.com. The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved June 3, 2016.
  3. ^ Goon, Kyle. "Utah basketball: 2016 JuCo guard Jojo Zamora commits to Runnin' Utes during visit". SLTrib.com. The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
  4. ^ Goon, Kyle. "Reports: Runnin' Utes get commit from SMU transfer Sedrick Barefield". SLTrib.com. The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
  5. ^ Goon, Kyle. "Utah basketball: David Collette enrolls, joins Runnin' Utes". SLTrib.com. The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
  6. ^ Goon, Kyle. "Utah basketball: SLCC big man Tyler Rawson commits to Runnin' Utes". SLTrib.com. The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
  7. ^ Goon, Kyle. "Utah basketball: Guard Tim Coleman to transfer from Utes". SLTrib.com. The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved January 19, 2017.
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