2019–20 Utah Utes men's basketball team
The 2019–20 Utah Runnin' Utes men's basketball team represented the University of Utah during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by ninth-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 16–15, 7–11 in Pac-12 play to finish in a three-way tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament to Oregon State.
2019–20 Utah Utes men's basketball | |
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Conference | Pac-12 Conference |
2019–20 record | 16–15 (7–11 Pac–12) |
Head coach | Larry Krystkowiak (9th season) |
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Home arena | Jon M. Huntsman Center |
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No. 13 Oregon | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 24 | – | 7 | .774 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCLA | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 19 | – | 12 | .613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
USC | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 22 | – | 9 | .710 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona State | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 20 | – | 11 | .645 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanford | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 18 | – | 13 | .581 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 16 | – | 15 | .516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP Poll NOTE: The 2020 Pac-12 Tournament was canceled prior to the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
Previous season
The Utes finished the 2018–19 season finished the season 17–14, 11–7 in Pac-12 play to finish in third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 Tournament to Oregon.[1]
Off-season
On August 6, 2019, the NCAA placed the Utes on two years probation due to impermissible recruiting activities in April 2018.[2]
Departures
Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
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Naseem Gaskin | 0 | G | 6'3" | 175 | Freshman | Oakland, CA | Transferred to Montana |
Charles Jones Jr. | 1 | G | 6'2" | 200 | Junior | Portland, OR | Transferred to Portland State[3] |
Sedrick Barefield | 2 | G | 6'2" | 190 | Senior | Corona, CA | Graduated |
Donnie Tillman | 3 | F | 6'7" | 225 | Sophomore | Detroit, MI | Transferred to UNLV |
Parker Van Dyke | 5 | G | 6'3' | 185 | RS Senior | Salt Lake City, UT | Graduated |
Christian Popoola | 10 | G | 6'4" | 190 | Sophomore | Las Vegas, NV | Transferred to Salt Lake CC |
Novak Topalovic | 13 | F | 7'0" | 230 | RS Senior | Niš, Serbia | Graduated |
Vante Hendrix | 14 | G | 6'5" | 190 | RS Freshman | Woodland Hills, CA | Mid season transferred to New Mexico |
Kevin Kremer | 15 | G | 6'4" | 190 | Freshman | Chico, CA | Walk-on; transferred to Chaminade |
Beau Rydalch | 25 | G | 6'6" | 205 | Junior | Oakley, UT | Walk-on; left the team due to personal reasons |
Brandon Morley | 31 | F/C | 7'0" | 235 | Junior | South Jordan, UT | Walk-on; graduate transferred to Utah Valley |
Jayce Johnson | 34 | F/C | 7'0" | 235 | RS Junior | Mission Viejo, CA | Graduate transferred to Marquette |
Incoming transfers
Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
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Alfonso Plummer | 25 | G | 6'1" | 175 | Junior | Fajardo, PR | Arizona Western College |
2019 recruiting class
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Rylan Jones PG |
Logan, UT | Logan High School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 150 lb (68 kg) | Aug 8, 2017 | |
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Matt Van Komen C |
Lehi, UT | Pleasant Grove High School | 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m) | 150 lb (68 kg) | Jul 30, 2018 | |
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Mikael Jantunen PF |
Helsinki, Finland | Helsinki Basketball Academy | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Oct 8, 2018 | |
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Brendan Wenzel SG |
Helotes, TX | O'Connor High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Apr 18, 2019 | |
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2020 recruiting class
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Ian Martinez SG |
San Juan Capistrano, CA | J. Serra Catholic High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | May 29, 2019 | |
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Mason Falslev SG |
Smithfield, UT | Sky View High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Jul 28, 2018 | |
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Regular season
On November 8, the Utes defeated Mississippi Valley State 143–49 to set an NCAA record for largest margin of victory (94 points) over a Division I opponent.[4]
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
October 30, 2019* 6:30 pm, P12N |
UT Tyler | W 88–47 | Jon M. Huntsman Center (7,994) Salt Lake City, UT | ||||||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 5, 2019* 8:30 pm, CBSSN |
at Nevada | W 79–74 | 1–0 |
Lawlor Events Center (8,324) Reno, NV | |||||||
November 8, 2019* 7:00 pm, P12N |
Mississippi Valley State | W 143–49 | 2–0 |
Jon M. Huntsman Center (9,926) Salt Lake City, UT | |||||||
November 15, 2019* 7:00 pm, P12N |
Minnesota | W 73–69 | 3–0 |
Jon M. Huntsman Center (12,760) Salt Lake City, UT | |||||||
November 21, 2019* 5:00 pm, ESPNews |
at Coastal Carolina Myrtle Beach Invitational quarterfinals |
L 57–79 | 3–1 |
HTC Center (2,269) Conway, SC | |||||||
November 22, 2019* 5:30 pm, ESPNews |
vs. Ohio Myrtle Beach Invitational 2nd round consolation |
W 80–66 | 4–1 |
HTC Center (1,921) Conway, SC | |||||||
November 24, 2019* 8:30 am, ESPNU |
vs. Tulane Myrtle Beach Invitational 5th place game |
L 61–65 | 4–2 |
HTC Center (3,212) Conway, SC | |||||||
November 29, 2019* 7:00 pm, P12N |
UC Davis | W 77–73 | 5–2 |
Jon M. Huntsman Center (10,546) Salt Lake City, UT | |||||||
December 4, 2019* 6:00 pm, P12N |
BYU Rivalry/Old Oquirrh Bucket |
W 102–95 OT | 6–2 |
Jon M. Huntsman Center (11,565) Salt Lake City, UT | |||||||
December 7, 2019* 3:00 pm, P12N |
Central Arkansas | W 98–67 | 7–2 |
Jon M. Huntsman Center (9,888) Salt Lake City, UT | |||||||
December 14, 2019* 2:00 pm, P12N |
vs. Weber State Old Oquirrh Bucket/Beehive Classic |
W 60–49 | 8–2 |
Vivint Smart Home Arena Salt Lake City, UT | |||||||
December 18, 2019* 9:00 pm, ESPN2 |
vs. No. 6 Kentucky Neon Hoops Showcase |
W 69–66 | 9–2 |
T-Mobile Arena (5,507) Paradise, NV | |||||||
December 21, 2019* 4:30 pm, P12N |
vs. No. 20 San Diego State Basketball Hall of Fame Classic |
L 52–80 | 9–3 |
Staples Center (8,296) Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
Pac-12 regular season | |||||||||||
January 2, 2020 6:30 pm, P12N |
Oregon State | W 81–69 | 10–3 (1–0) |
Jon M. Huntsman Center (9,579) Salt Lake City, UT | |||||||
January 4, 2020 3:00 pm, P12N |
No. 4 Oregon | L 64–69 | 10–4 (1–1) |
Jon M. Huntsman Center (13,104) Salt Lake City, UT | |||||||
January 12, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPNU |
at No. 25 Colorado | L 52–91 | 10–5 (1–2) |
CU Events Center (8,017) Boulder, CO | |||||||
January 16, 2020 6:30 pm, P12N |
at Arizona | L 77–93 | 10–6 (1–3) |
McKale Center (13,549) Tucson, AZ | |||||||
January 18, 2020 7:00 pm, P12N |
at Arizona State | L 64–83 | 10–7 (1–4) |
Desert Financial Arena (9,608) Tempe, AZ | |||||||
January 23, 2020 6:00 pm, P12N |
Washington | W 67–66 | 11–7 (2–4) |
Jon M. Huntsman Center (9,396) Salt Lake City, UT | |||||||
January 25, 2020 5:00 pm, P12N |
Washington State | W 76–64 | 12–7 (3–4) |
Jon M. Huntsman Center (9,807) Salt Lake City, UT | |||||||
January 30, 2020 7:30 pm, FS1 |
at USC | L 52–56 | 12–8 (3–5) |
Galen Center (4,478) Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
February 2, 2020 1:00 pm, FS1 |
at UCLA | L 57–73 | 12–9 (3–6) |
Pauley Pavilion (4,497) Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
February 6, 2020 8:00 pm, P12N |
Stanford | W 64–56 | 13–9 (4–6) |
Jon M. Huntsman Center (10,049) Salt Lake City, UT | |||||||
February 8, 2020 6:00 pm, P12N |
California | W 60–45 | 14–9 (5–6) |
Jon M. Huntsman Center (10,766) Salt Lake City, UT | |||||||
February 13, 2020 7:00 pm, P12N |
at Oregon State | L 51–70 | 14–10 (5–7) |
Gill Coliseum (4,118) Corvallis, OR | |||||||
February 16, 2020 7:00 pm, FS1 |
at No. 17 Oregon | L 62–80 | 14–11 (5–8) |
Matthew Knight Arena (8,542) Eugene, OR | |||||||
February 20, 2020 8:30 pm, FS1 |
UCLA | L 58–69 | 14–12 (5–9) |
Jon M. Huntsman Center (9,815) Salt Lake City, UT | |||||||
February 23, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPNU |
USC | W 79–65 | 15–12 (6–9) |
Jon M. Huntsman Center (9,765) Salt Lake City, UT | |||||||
February 26, 2020 8:00 pm, P12N |
at Stanford | L 62–70 | 15–13 (6–10) |
Maples Pavilion (2,978) Stanford, CA | |||||||
February 29, 2020 4:00 pm, P12N |
at California | L 79–86 OT | 15–14 (6–11) |
Haas Pavilion (6,420) Berkeley, CA | |||||||
March 7, 2020 12:30 pm, P12N |
Colorado | W 74–72 OT | 16–14 (7–11) |
Jon M. Huntsman Center (10,886) Salt Lake City, UT | |||||||
Pac-12 Tournament | |||||||||||
March 11, 2020 1:00 pm, P12N |
(9) | vs. (8) Oregon State First round |
L 69–71 | 16–15 |
T-Mobile Arena (8,048) Paradise, NV | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time. |
Source[5]
References
- "Utes will open the 2019-20 men's basketball season at Nevada and host BYU on Dec. 4". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2019-09-17.
- Schlabach, Mark. "Utah on NCAA probation for recruiting issues". ESPN.com.
- "Report: Charles Jones Jr. is transferring from the Utah men's basketball program". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2019-09-17.
- Norlander, Matt (November 8, 2019). "Utah beats Mississippi Valley State by 94, setting the record for largest margin of victory vs. a D-I team". CBSSports.com. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
- "Utah's men's basketball schedule is done. There's one Sunday home game, and the Beehive Classic format is changed". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2019-09-17.