2015–16 Utah Utes men's basketball team

2015–16 Utah Utes men's basketball

Conference	Pac-12 Conference
2015–16 record	19–7 (8–5 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 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#11 Oregon	9	–	4	.692	20	–	6	.769
#17 Arizona	9	–	4	.692	21	–	5	.808
Colorado	8	–	5	.615	19	–	7	.731
Utah	8	–	5	.615	19	–	7	.731
#23 USC	7	–	5	.583	18	–	7	.720
California	7	–	5	.583	17	–	8	.680
Washington	7	–	6	.538	15	–	10	.600
Oregon State	6	–	7	.462	15	–	9	.625
UCLA	5	–	7	.417	14	–	11	.560
Stanford	5	–	7	.417	12	–	11	.522
Arizona State	4	–	9	.308	14	–	12	.538
Washington State	1	–	12	.077	9	–	16	.360


† 2016 Pac-12 Tournament winner As of February 14, 2016; 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 Pac-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 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

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 reasons^[2]

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

Name	Home town	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
Makol Mawien C/F	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
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

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
3.5 !F	0	Chapman, BrekkottBrekkott Chapman	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2.0 !So	Roy HS	Roy, Utah
1.5 !G	1	Wright, IsaiahIsaiah Wright	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2.0 !So	Borah HS	Boise, Idaho
1.5 !G	5	Eastman, AustinAustin Eastman (W)	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Billings HS	Billings, Montana
1.5 !G	10	Connor, JakeJake Connor (W)	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Highland HS	Salt Lake City, Utah
1.5 !G	11	Taylor, BrandonBrandon Taylor	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Pacific Hills School	Los Angeles, California
2.5 !G/F	14	Tucker, DakariDakari Tucker	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Junípero Serra HS	Los Angeles, California
1.5 !G	15	Bonam, LorenzoLorenzo Bonam	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	189 lb (86 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Robichaud HS/Gillette College	Inkster, Michigan
3.5 !F	20	Reyes, ChrisChris Reyes	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	236 lb (107 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Damien HS/Citrus College	La Verne, California
3.5 !F	21	Loveridge, JordanJordan Loveridge	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	4.0 !Sr	West Jordan HS	West Jordan, Utah
1.5 !G	25	Ogbe, KennethKenneth Ogbe	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Urspring Academy	Ehingen, Germany
2.5 !G/F	30	Bealer, GabeGabe Bealer	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Antelope HS/CCSF	San Francisco, California
4.5 !F/C	34	Johnson, JayceJayce Johnson	84 !7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Santa Monica HS	Mission Viejo, California
3.5 !F	35	Kuzma, KyleKyle Kuzma	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	221 lb (100 kg)	2.0 !So	Rise Academy	Burton, Michigan
4.5 !F/C	40	Mawien, MakolMakol Mawien	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Granger HS	West Valley City, Utah
3.5 !F	41	Montgomery, AustinAustin Montgomery (W)	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Lakeview Academy	Gainesville, Georgia
5.0 !C	42	Poeltl, JakobJakob Poeltl	84 !7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	248 lb (112 kg)	2.0 !So	Arkadia Traiskirchen	Vienna, Austria

Head coach

Larry Krystkowiak (Montana)

Assistant coach(es)

Tommy Connor (Utah)
DeMarlo Slocum (Georgia Southern)
Andy Hill (Eastern Washington)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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	#16	Cal State Monterey Bay	W 124–70	–	20 – Taylor	10 – Tied	6 – Wright	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
Non-conference regular season
Nov. 13* 7:30 PM, P12N	#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, UT
Nov. 16* 7:30 PM, ESPN2	#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, UT
Nov. 19* 5:00 PM, ESPN2	#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	#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	#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, UT
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, UT
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, UT
Dec. 12* 1:30 PM, ESPN2	#25	at Wichita State	L 50–67	7–2	11 – Poeltl	9 – Poeltl	3 – Taylor	Intrust Bank Arena (15,004) Wichita, KS
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, UT
Dec. 19* 10:00 AM, ESPN		vs. #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, NY
Dec. 22* 7:00 PM, P12N	#24	Delaware State	W 105–58	10–2	15 – Kuzma	7 – Poeltl; Reyes	6 – Tied	Jon M. Huntsman Center (12,041) Salt Lake City, UT
Dec. 28* 7:00 PM, P12N	#21	College of Idaho	W 115–74	11–2	17 – Tied	9 – Poeltl	5 – Wright	Jon M. Huntsman Center (12,329) Salt Lake City, UT
Pac-12 regular season
Jan. 1 7:00 PM, ESPNU	#21	at Stanford	L 68–70 ^OT	11–3 (0–1)	16 – Poeltl	12 – Kuzma	5 – Bonam	Maples Pavilion (4,065) Stanford, CA
Jan. 3 5:30 PM, P12N	#21	at California	L 58–71	11–4 (0–2)	19 – Poeltl	10 – Poeltl	5 – Taylor	Haas Pavilion (10,188) Berkeley, CA
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, CO
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, UT
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, UT
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, WA
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, WA
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, UT
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, UT
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, OR
Feb. 7 2:00 PM, ESPN2		at #16 Oregon	L 66–76	17–7 (6–5)	18 – Kuzma	10 – Loveridge	3 – Tied	Matthew Knight Arena (6,807) Eugene, OR
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, UT
Feb. 14 1:00 PM, P12N		Washington State	W 88–47	19–7 (8–5)	–	–	–	Jon M. Huntsman Center (11,646) Salt Lake City, UT
Feb. 18 8:00 PM, ESPN2		at UCLA		– (–)	–	–	–	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
Feb. 21 4:00 PM, P12N		at USC		– (–)	–	–	–	Galen Center Los Angeles, CA
Feb. 25 7:00 PM, P12N		Arizona State		– (–)	–	–	–	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
Feb. 27 , ESPN/ESPN2		Arizona		– (–)	–	–	–	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
Mar. 5 7:30 PM, ESPNU		Colorado		– (–)	–	–	–	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
Pac-12 Tournament
Mar 9–12, 2016 , P12N/FS1		vs.		–	–	–	–	MGM Grand Garden Arena Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time.

Ranking movement

Ranking movement
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes.
Poll	Pre	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Post	Final
AP	16	16	RV	RV	25	RV	24	21												N/A
Coaches	16	16	RV	RV	24	RV	RV	22

References

↑ "Utah's Late-Game Rally Falls Short Against Duke". UtahUtes.com.
↑ Goon, Kyle. "Utah basketball: Center Jeremy Olsen retires, while Utes add juco guard to roster". SLTrib.com. The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 7 May 2015.

Utah Utes men's basketball

Venues	Deseret Gymnasium (19??–1939) Nielsen Fieldhouse (1939–1969) Jon M. Huntsman Center (1969–present)

Rivalries	BYU In-state Utah schools

Culture & lore	History Swoop

People	Head coaches Retired numbers

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NCAA national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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