Old Oquirrh Bucket
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The Old Oquirrh Bucket (named after the Oquirrh Mountains to the west of Salt Lake City) is the symbol of in-state basketball supremacy in Utah. Every year since 1974 the trophy has been awarded to the in-state college team (Utah State, Utah, Southern Utah, BYU, Utah Valley State, and Weber State) which has the best win-loss record against in-state competition.
In 1974, a proposal was presented to create a trophy -- a symbol to be awarded annually to Utah's best college basketball team. The concept was accepted and for the first two years the in-state title was awarded to the Aggies, although no actual trophy had been determined.
In 1977, after Weber State won the title for the first time, an Ogden businessman located a pioneer bucket at a local auction, complete with a history of how it had been found. It has since become the traveling trophy emblematic of Utah college basketball supremacy.
The plaque on the bucket includes a map with the names and locations of the 4 original schools (BYU, U of U, USU, and WSC). Notably absent are SUU and UVSC. The plaque includes the caption "The Oquirrh Bucket Utah State Collegiate Champ Basketball".
Utah has won the bucket 14 times, followed by BYU with 8 victories, Utah State with 7, and Weber State with 4.
