2015–16 Utah Utes men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
APNo. 13
Record27–9 (13–5 Pac–12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tommy Connor
  • DeMarlo Slocum
  • Andy Hill
Home arenaJon M. Huntsman Center
2015–16 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 5 Oregon144 .778317  .816
No. 13 Utah135 .722279  .750
No. 17 Arizona126 .667259  .735
No. 23 California126 .6672311  .676
Colorado108 .5562212  .647
USC99 .5002113  .618
Oregon State99 .5001913  .594
Washington99 .5001915  .559
Stanford810 .4441515  .500
UCLA612 .3331517  .469
Arizona State513 .2781517  .469
Washington State117 .056922  .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

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

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Dallin Bachynski31C7'0"265SeniorCalgary, AlbertaGraduated
Delon Wright55G6'5"190SeniorLos Angeles, CaliforniaGraduated/2015 NBA draft
Jeremy Olsen41C6'10"240RS JuniorLawrenceville, GeorgiaRetired from basketball for medical reasons[2]

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Lorenzo Bonam15G6'4"215JuniorInkster, MichiganJunior college transfer from Gillette College.
Gabe Bealer30G/F6'5"180JuniorLancaster, CaliforniaJunior college transfer from City College of San Francisco.

2015 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Makol Mawien
C/F
West Valley City, Utah Granger HS 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Aug 7, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 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:

  • "2015 Utah Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
  • "Utah Utes 2015 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 2, 2015.

Roster

2015–16 Utah Utes men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 0 Brekkott Chapman 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)205 lb (93 kg) SoRoy HS Roy, Utah
G 1 Isaiah Wright 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) SoBorah HS Boise, Idaho
G 5 Austin Eastman (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) SrBillings HS Billings, Montana
G 10 Jake Connor (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)183 lb (83 kg) RS FrHighland HS Salt Lake City, Utah
G 11 Brandon Taylor 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)170 lb (77 kg) SrPacific Hills School Los Angeles, California
G/F 14 Dakarai Tucker 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)194 lb (88 kg) SrJunípero Serra HS Los Angeles, California
G 15 Lorenzo Bonam 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)189 lb (86 kg) JrRobichaud HS/Gillette College Inkster, Michigan
F 20 Chris Reyes 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)236 lb (107 kg) JrDamien HS/Citrus College La Verne, California
F 21 Jordan Loveridge 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg) SrWest Jordan HS West Jordan, Utah
G 25 Kenneth Ogbe 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)194 lb (88 kg) JrUrspring Academy Ehingen, Germany
G/F 30 Gabe Bealer 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)183 lb (83 kg) JrAntelope HS/CCSF San Francisco, California
F/C 34 Jayce Johnson Current redshirt 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)235 lb (107 kg) FrSanta Monica HS Mission Viejo, California
F 35 Kyle Kuzma 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)221 lb (100 kg) SoRise Academy Burton, Michigan
F/C 40 Makol Mawien 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrGranger HS West Valley City, Utah
F 41 Austin Montgomery (W) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)208 lb (94 kg) FrLakeview Academy Gainesville, Georgia
C 42 Jakob Poeltl 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)248 lb (112 kg) SoArkadia Traiskirchen Vienna, Austria
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: February 11, 2016

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
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

Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. RV=Received votes. NV= Received no votes.
PollPreWk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Wk 16Wk 17Wk 18PostFinal
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

  1. "Utah's Late-Game Rally Falls Short Against Duke". UtahUtes.com. Archived from the original on May 22, 2015. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
  2. 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.
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