2017–18 Utah Utes men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Utah Runnin' Utes men's basketball team represented the University of Utah during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by seventh-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 23–12, 11–7 in Pac-12 play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 tournament to Oregon. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated UC Davis, LSU, Saint Mary's, and Western Kentucky to advance to the championship game where they lost to Penn State.

2017–18 Utah Utes men's basketball
NIT, Runner-Up
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record23–12 (11–7 Pac–12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tommy Connor
  • DeMarlo Slocum
  • Andy Hill
Home arenaJon M. Huntsman Center
Seasons
2017–18 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 12 Arizona 14 4   .778 27 8   .771
USC 12 6   .667 24 12   .667
UCLA 11 7   .611 21 12   .636
Utah 11 7   .611 23 12   .657
Stanford 11 7   .611 19 16   .543
Oregon 10 8   .556 23 13   .639
Washington 10 8   .556 21 13   .618
Colorado 8 10   .444 17 15   .531
Arizona State 8 10   .444 20 12   .625
Oregon State 7 11   .389 16 16   .500
Washington State 4 14   .222 12 19   .387
California 2 16   .111 8 24   .250
Pac-12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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The Utes 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.

Off-season

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Departures

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Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Lorenzo Bonam G 6'4" 189 Sr. Inkster, MI Graduated
Tim Coleman G 6'1" 190 Jr. Cincinnati, OH Elected to transfer eight games into the season.[1]
Kyle Kuzma F 6'9" 221 Jr. Burton, MI Declared for 2017 NBA draft.[2]
JoJo Zamora G 6'2" 170 Jr. Oakland, CA Transferred to New Mexico State[3]
Devon Daniels G 6'5" 200 Fr. Battle Creek, MI Transferred to NC State

Incoming transfers

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Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Note
Justin Bibbins G 5'8" 150 Sr. Carson, CA Eligible to play immediately as Bibbins graduated from Long Beach State.[4]

2017 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Branden Carlsen
#40 PF
South Jordan, UT Bingham High School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Oct 23, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 80
Donnie Tillman
#40 SF
Detroit, MI Findlay Prep 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 221 lb (100 kg) Feb 1, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 80
Christian PoPoola Jr.
#48 SG
Las Vegas, NV Bishop Gorman High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Apr 22, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 78
Jaxon Brenchley
#58 PG
Hyrum, UT Mountain Crest High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Aug 31, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 75
Devante Doutrive
#67 SG
Woodland Hills, CA Birmingham High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sep 14, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 75
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:

  • "2017 Utah Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com.
  • "Utah Utes 2017 Player Commits". ESPN.com.
  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

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2017–18 Utah Utes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Sedrick Barefield 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Southern Methodist Corona, California
G 1 Justin Bibbins 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Sr Long Beach State Carson, California
G 2 Kolbe Caldwell (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Shawnee C.C. Bowling Green, Kentucky
F 3 Donnie Tillman 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Findlay Prep Detroit, Michigan
G 5 Parker Van Dyke 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr East HS Salt Lake City, Utah
G 10 Jake Connor (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 181 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Highland HS Salt Lake City, Utah
F 11 Chris Seeley 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Central HS Fresno, California
F 13 David Collette 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Utah State Murray, Utah
G 14 Brooks King (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Centennial HS Boise, Idaho
G 15 Nate Duda (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So North Platte C.C. Framingham, Massachusetts
G 20 Beau Rydalch (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So South Summit HS Oakley, Utah
F 21 Tyler Rawson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Salt Lake C.C. American Fork, Utah
G/F 30 Gabe Bealer 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 183 lb (83 kg) RS Sr CCSF San Francisco, California
F/C 34 Jayce Johnson 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS So Santa Monica HS Mission Viejo, California
F 40 Marc Reininger (W) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Regis Jesuit HS Monument, Colorado
F 43 Jakub Jokl 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Canarias Havlíčkův Brod, Czech Republic
G 50 Christian Popoola 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Bishop Gorman HS Las Vegas, Nevada
G 55 Devante Doutrive   6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Birmingham HS Woodland Hills, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 1, 2017*
7:00 pm
Montana Tech W 95–45 
Jon M. Huntsman Center (9,097)
Salt Lake City, UT
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2017*
8:00 pm, P12N
Prairie View A&M
MGM Resorts Main Event campus-site game
W 83–62  1–0
Jon M. Huntsman Center (9,887)
Salt Lake City, UT
Nov 13, 2017*
8:00 pm, P12N
Mississippi Valley State W 91–51  2–0
Jon M. Huntsman Center (9,690)
Salt Lake City, UT
Nov 16, 2017*
6:00 pm, P12N
Missouri W 77–59  3–0
Jon M. Huntsman Center (12,064)
Salt Lake City, UT
Nov 20, 2017*
10:30 pm, ATTSNRM
vs. Ole Miss
MGM Resorts Main Event Heavyweight semifinals
W 83–74  4–0
T-Mobile Arena (8,107)
Paradise, NV
Nov 22, 2017*
10:30 pm, ESPN2
vs. UNLV
MGM Resorts Main Event Heavyweight championship
L 58–85  4–1
T-Mobile Arena (8,424)
Paradise, NV
Nov 24, 2017*
6:00 pm, P12N
Eastern Washington
MGM Resorts Main Event campus-site game
W 85–69  5–1
Jon M. Huntsman Center (13,264)
Salt Lake City, UT
Dec 2, 2017*
5:00 pm, P12N
Hawaii W 80–60  6–1
Jon M. Huntsman Center (13,896)
Salt Lake City, UT
Dec 5, 2017*
7:00 pm, FS1
at Butler L 69–81  6–2
Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,638)
Indianapolis, IN
Dec 9, 2017*
5:30 pm, P12N
vs. Utah State
Old Oquirrh Bucket/Beehive Classic
W 77–67  7–2
Vivint Smart Home Arena (7,729)
Salt Lake City, UT
Dec 16, 2017*
9:00 pm, ESPN2
at BYU
Rivalry/Old Oquirrh Bucket
L 65–77  7–3
Marriott Center (16,272)
Provo, UT
Dec 20, 2017*
7:00 pm, P12N
Northwestern State W 84–62  8–3
Jon M. Huntsman Center (13,125)
Salt Lake City, UT
Pac-12 regular season
Dec 29, 2017
8:00 pm, FS1
at Oregon W 66–56  9–3
(1–0)
Matthew Knight Arena (9,661)
Eugene, OR
Dec 31, 2017
4:00 pm, P12N
at Oregon State W 66–64  10–3
(2–0)
Gill Coliseum (4,751)
Corvallis, OR
Jan 4, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 14 Arizona L 82–94  10–4
(2–1)
Jon M. Huntman Center (13,543)
Salt Lake City, UT
Jan 7, 2018
6:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 4 Arizona State L 77–80  10–5
(2–2)
Jon M. Huntsman Center (12,123)
Salt Lake City, UT
Jan 11, 2018
9:00 pm, ESPN2
at UCLA L 64–83  10–6
(2–3)
Pauley Pavilion (8,739)
Los Angeles, CA
Jan 14, 2018
6:00 pm, ESPNU
at USC L 67–84  10–7
(2–4)
Galen Center (4,822)
Los Angeles, CA
Jan 18, 2018
8:00 pm, P12N
Washington W 70–62  11–7
(3–4)
Jon M. Huntsman Center (12,378)
Salt Lake City, UT
Jan 21, 2018
6:00 pm, ESPNU
Washington State W 82–69  12–7
(4–4)
Jon M. Huntsman Center (11,241)
Salt Lake City, UT
Jan 25, 2018
7:30 pm, ESPNU
at No. 21 Arizona State W 80–77 OT 13–7
(5–4)
Wells Fargo Arena (11,536)
Tempe, AZ
Jan 27, 2018
3:30 pm, FOX
at No. 11 Arizona L 73–74  13–8
(5–5)
McKale Center (14,644)
Tucson, AZ
Feb 2, 2018
7:00 pm, FS1
at Colorado L 55–67  13–9
(5–6)
Coors Events Center (7,645)
Boulder, CO
Feb 8, 2018
6:00 pm, FS1
Stanford W 75–60  14–9
(6–6)
Jon M. Huntsman Center (14,038)
Salt Lake City, UT
Feb 10, 2018
7:30 pm, P12N
California W 77–43  15–9
(7–6)
Jon M. Huntsman Center (14,358)
Salt Lake City, UT
Feb 15, 2018
7:00 pm, P12N
at Washington W 70–58  16–9
(8–6)
Alaska Airlines Arena (8,170)
Seattle, WA
Feb 17, 2018
8:00 pm, ESPN2
at Washington State W 77–70  17–9
(9–6)
Beasley Coliseum (2,924)
Pullman, WA
Feb 22, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN
UCLA W 84–78  18–9
(10–6)
Jon M. Huntsman Center (13,141)
Salt Lake City, UT
Feb 24, 2018
12:30 pm, P12N
USC L 58–74  18–10
(10–7)
Jon M. Huntsman Center (13,598)
Salt Lake City, UT
Mar 3, 2018
5:00 pm, P12N
Colorado W 64–54  19–10
(11–7)
Jon M. Huntsman Center (13,751)
Salt Lake City, UT
Pac-12 Tournament
Mar 8, 2018
9:30 pm, FS1
(3) vs. (6) Oregon
Quarterfinals
L 66–68  19–11
T-Mobile Arena (13,194)
Paradise, NV
NIT
Mar 14, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
(2) (7) UC Davis
First Round – Saint Mary's Bracket
W 69–59  20–11
Jon M. Huntsman Center (3,452)
Salt Lake City, UT
Mar 19, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPNU
(2) (3) LSU
Second Round – Saint Mary's Bracket
W 95–71  21–11
Jon M. Huntsman Center (5,528)
Salt Lake City, UT
Mar 21, 2018*
8:00 pm, ESPN
(2) at (1) No. 25 Saint Mary's
Quarterfinals – Saint Mary's Bracket
W 67–58 OT 22–11
McKeon Pavilion (2,309)
Moraga, CA
Mar 27, 2018*
5:00 pm, ESPN
(2) vs. (4) Western Kentucky
Semifinals
W 69–64  23–11
Madison Square Garden (7,865)
New York City, NY
Mar 29, 2018*
5:00 pm, ESPN
(2) vs. (4) Penn State
Championship
L 66–82  23–12
Madison Square Garden (11,175)
New York City, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

References

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  1. ^ Goon, Kyle. "Utah basketball: Guard Tim Coleman to transfer from Utes". SLTrib.com. The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved January 19, 2017.
  2. ^ Goon, Kyle. "Utah basketball: Kyle Kuzma will hire agent, remain in NBA draft". SLTrib.com. The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
  3. ^ Goon, Kyle. "Utah basketball: Devon Daniels, JoJo Zamora leaving Utes". SLTrib.com. The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
  4. ^ Goon, Kyle. "Utah basketball: LBSU guard Justin Bibbins to join Utes as a grad transfer". SLTrib.com. The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved April 20, 2017.