2016–17 Utah Utes men's basketball team

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

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

Departures

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

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

College recruiting information
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 
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.
College recruiting information (2017)
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 
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 
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

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

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

  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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