2016–17 Utah Utes men's basketball team

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.

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
2016–17 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 9 Oregon16–2 .88933–6  .846
No. 4 Arizona †16–2 .88932–5  .865
No. 8 UCLA15–3 .83331–5  .861
Utah11–7 .61120–12  .625
California10–8 .55621–13  .618
USC10–8 .55626–10  .722
Colorado8–10 .44419–15  .559
Arizona State7–11 .38915–18  .455
Stanford6–12 .33314–17  .452
Washington State6–12 .33313–18  .419
Washington2–16 .1119–22  .290
Oregon State1–17 .0565–27  .156
† Pac-12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

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
NameNumPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Austin Eastman5G6'3"180Sr.Billings, MTWalk-on; graduated
Brandon Taylor11G5'10"170Sr.Los Angeles, CAGraduated
Dakarai Tucker14G/F6'5"194Sr.Los Angeles, CAGraduated
Jordan Loveridge21F6'6"220Sr.West Jordan, UTGraduated
Chris Reyes20F6'7"236Jr.La Vern, CATransferred to Pepperdine
Kenneth Ogbe25G6'6"194So.Ehingen, GermanyTransferred to Utah Valley
Brekkott Chapman0F6'8"205So.Roy, UTTransferred to Weber State
Isaiah Wright1G6'2"180So.Boise, IDTransferred to San Diego
Jakob Poeltl42C7'0"248So.Vienna, AustriaDeclared for 2016 NBA draft[1]
Makol Mawien40F/C6'9"210Fr.West Valley City, UTTransferred to New Mexico Junior College

Incoming transfers
NamePos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Tim ColemanG6'1"190Jr.Cincinnati, OHJunior college transfer from Lee College.[2]
JoJo ZamoraG6'2"170Jr.Oakland, CAJunior college transfer from Yuba College.[3]
Sedrick BarefieldG6'2"190So.Corona, CAMid-season transfer from SMU. Will be eligible to play after Utah's fall semester.[4]
David ColletteF6'10"220Jr.Murray, UTMid-season transfer from Utah State. Will be eligible to play after Utah's fall semester.[5]
Tyler RawsonF6'10"225Jr.American Fork, UTJunior college transfer from Salt Lake Community College.[6]

2016 recruiting class
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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 
Recruiting 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.
US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits
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 
Recruiting 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 
Recruiting 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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 JoJo Zamora 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)170 lb (77 kg) JrYuba College Oakland, California
G 2 Sedrick Barefield 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoSouthern Methodist Corona, California
G 3 Devon Daniels 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrProlific Prep Battle Creek, Michigan
G 5 Parker Van Dyke 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) RS SoEast HS Salt Lake City, Utah
G 10 Jake Connor (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)181 lb (82 kg) RS SoHighland HS Salt Lake City, Utah
F 11 Chris Seeley 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrCentral HS Fresno, California
F 13 David Collette 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrUtah State Murray, Utah
G 15 Lorenzo Bonam 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)189 lb (86 kg) SrGillette College Inkster, Michigan
G 20 Beau Rydalch (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) FrSouth Summit HS Oakley, Utah
F 21 Tyler Rawson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)225 lb (102 kg) JrSalt Lake C.C. American Fork, Utah
G/F 30 Gabe Bealer 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)183 lb (83 kg) RS JrCCSF San Francisco, California
F/C 34 Jayce Johnson 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)235 lb (107 kg) RS FrSanta Monica HS Mission Viejo, California
F 35 Kyle Kuzma 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)221 lb (100 kg) JrRise Academy Burton, Michigan
F 40 Marc Reininger (W) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg) FrRegis Jesuit HS Monument, Colorado
F 43 Jakub Jokl 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)230 lb (104 kg) FrCanarias 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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