2015–16 Utah Utes men's basketball team

2015–16 Utah Utes men's basketball
Conference Pacific-12 Conference
2015–16 record 0–0 (0–0 Pac–12)
Head coach Larry Krystkowiak (5th year)
Assistant coach Tommy Connor
Assistant coach DeMarlo Slocum
Assistant coach Andy Hill
Home arena Jon M. Huntsman Center
2015–16 Pacific-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Arizona 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
Arizona State 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
California 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
Colorado 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
Oregon 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
Oregon State 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
Stanford 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
UCLA 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
USC 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
Utah 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
Washington 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
Washington State 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
† 2016 Pac-12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 Utah Runnin' Utes men's basketball team represents the University of Utah during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They play their home games at the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, Utah as members of the Pacific-12 Conference. The Utes are led by fifth year head coach Larry Krystkowiak.

Previous season

The 2014–15 Utah Utes finished the season 26–9, 13–5 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for second place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Pac-12 Tournament 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.

Off-season

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Dallin Bachynski 31 C 7'0" 265 Senior Calgary, Alberta Graduated
Austin Eastman 15 G 6'3" 180 Senior Billings, Montana Graduated
Delon Wright 55 G 6'5" 190 Senior Los Angeles, California Graduated/2015 NBA draft

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Gabe Bealer G/F 6'5" 180 Junior Lancaster, California Junior college transfer from City College of San Francisco.

2015 Recruiting class

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 
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:

Roster

2015–16 Utah Utes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year High School/Junior College Home town
F 0 Chapman, BrekkottBrekkott Chapman style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 200 lb (91 kg) So Roy HS Roy, Utah
G 1 Wright, IsaiahIsaiah Wright style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 177 lb (80 kg) So Borah HS Boise, Idaho
G 2 Winder, ErisEris Winder (W) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 168 lb (76 kg) So Palo Verde HS Las Vegas, Nevada
G 10 Connor, JakeJake Connor (W) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 177 lb (80 kg) So Highland HS Salt Lake City, Utah
G 11 Taylor, BrandonBrandon Taylor style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 167 lb (76 kg) Sr Pacific Hills School Los Angeles, California
G/F 14 Tucker, DakariDakari Tucker style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Junípero Serra HS Los Angeles, California
F 20 Reyes, ChrisChris Reyes style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Damien HS/Citrus College La Verne, California
F 21 Loveridge, JordanJordan Loveridge style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 222 lb (101 kg) Sr West Jordan HS West Jordan, Utah
G 25 Ogbe, KennethKenneth Ogbe style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Urspring Academy Ehingen, Germany
F 35 Kuzma, KyleKyle Kuzma style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 210 lb (95 kg) So Rise Academy Burton, Michigan
C 41 Olsen, JeremyJeremy Olsen style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 240 lb (109 kg) RS Sr Collins Hill HS Lawrenceville, Georgia
C 42 Poeltl, JakobJakob Poeltl style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 235 lb (107 kg) So Arkadia Traiskirchen Vienna, Austria
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule

TBA

References