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
2017–18 record23–12 (11–7 Pac–12)
Head coachLarry Krystkowiak (7th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Tommy Connor
  • DeMarlo Slocum
  • Andy Hill
Home arenaJon M. Huntsman Center
2017–18 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 12 Arizona †14–4 .778  27–8  .771
USC12–6 .667  24–12  .667
UCLA11–7 .611  21–12  .636
Utah11–7 .611  23–12  .657
Stanford11–7 .611  19–16  .543
Oregon10–8 .556  23–13  .639
Washington10–8 .556  21–13  .618
Colorado8–10 .444  17–15  .531
Arizona State8–10 .444  20–12  .625
Oregon State7–11 .389  16–16  .500
Washington State4–14 .222  12–19  .387
California2–16 .111  8–24  .250
† Pac-12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

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

Departures
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
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
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
    2017–18 Utah Utes men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 Sedrick Barefield 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrSouthern Methodist Corona, California
    G 1 Justin Bibbins 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)150 lb (68 kg) SrLong Beach State Carson, California
    G 2 Kolbe Caldwell (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) SoShawnee C.C. Bowling Green, Kentucky
    F 3 Donnie Tillman 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg) FrFindlay Prep Detroit, Michigan
    G 5 Parker Van Dyke 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) RS JrEast HS Salt Lake City, Utah
    G 10 Jake Connor (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)181 lb (82 kg) RS JrHighland HS Salt Lake City, Utah
    F 11 Chris Seeley 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) SoCentral HS Fresno, California
    F 13 David Collette 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)220 lb (100 kg) SrUtah State Murray, Utah
    G 14 Brooks King (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrCentennial HS Boise, Idaho
    G 15 Nate Duda (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoNorth Platte C.C. Framingham, Massachusetts
    G 20 Beau Rydalch (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) SoSouth Summit HS Oakley, Utah
    F 21 Tyler Rawson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)225 lb (102 kg) SrSalt Lake C.C. American Fork, Utah
    G/F 30 Gabe Bealer 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)183 lb (83 kg) RS SrCCSF San Francisco, California
    F/C 34 Jayce Johnson 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)235 lb (107 kg) RS SoSanta Monica HS Mission Viejo, California
    F 40 Marc Reininger (W) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg) SoRegis Jesuit HS Monument, Colorado
    F 43 Jakub Jokl 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)230 lb (104 kg) SoCanarias Havlíčkův Brod, Czech Republic
    G 50 Christian Popoola 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrBishop Gorman HS Las Vegas, Nevada
    G 55 Devante Doutrive  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrBirmingham HS Woodland Hills, California
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster

    Schedule and results
    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, ESPN2    		 (2) vs. (4) Penn State
    Championship game    		 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
    1. Goon, Kyle. "Utah basketball: Guard Tim Coleman to transfer from Utes". SLTrib.com. The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
    2. Goon, Kyle. "Utah basketball: Kyle Kuzma will hire agent, remain in NBA draft". SLTrib.com. The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
    3. Goon, Kyle. "Utah basketball: Devon Daniels, JoJo Zamora leaving Utes". SLTrib.com. The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
    4. Goon, Kyle. "Utah basketball: LBSU guard Justin Bibbins to join Utes as a grad transfer". SLTrib.com. The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
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