2021–22 Utah Utes men's basketball team (original) (raw)
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| 2021–22 Utah Utes men's basketball | |
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| Sunshine Slam Bracket A champions | |
| Conference | Pac-12 Conference |
| Record | 11–20 (4–16 Pac-12) |
| Head coach | Craig Smith (1st season) |
| Assistant coaches | DeMarlo Slocum Eric Peterson Tim Morris |
| Home arena | Jon M. Huntsman Center |
| Seasons← 2020–212022–23 → |
2021–22 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings | vte | Conf | Overall | | | | | | | | | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---- | ------- | -- | | ---- | -- | - | -- | | ---- | | Team | W | | L | | PCT | W | | L | | PCT | | No. 2 Arizona † | 18 | – | 2 | | .900 | 33 | – | 4 | | .892 | | No. 11 UCLA | 15 | – | 5 | | .750 | 27 | – | 8 | | .771 | | No. 22 USC | 14 | – | 6 | | .700 | 26 | – | 8 | | .765 | | Colorado | 12 | – | 8 | | .600 | 21 | – | 12 | | .636 | | Oregon | 11 | – | 9 | | .550 | 20 | – | 15 | | .571 | | Washington | 11 | – | 9 | | .550 | 17 | – | 15 | | .531 | | Washington State | 11 | – | 9 | | .550 | 22 | – | 15 | | .595 | | Arizona State | 10 | – | 10 | | .500 | 14 | – | 17 | | .452 | | Stanford | 8 | – | 12 | | .400 | 16 | – | 16 | | .500 | | California | 5 | – | 15 | | .250 | 12 | – | 20 | | .375 | | Utah | 4 | – | 16 | | .200 | 11 | – | 20 | | .355 | | Oregon State | 1 | – | 19 | | .050 | 3 | – | 28 | | .097 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | † Conference tournament winnerRankings from AP poll | | | | | | | | | | |
The 2021–22 Utah Runnin' Utes men's basketball team represented the University of Utah during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by first-year head coach Craig Smith. They played their home games at the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, Utah as members of the Pac-12 Conference. The Utes finished the season 11–20, 4–16 in Pac-12 play to finish in 11th place. They lost in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament to Washington.
In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Utes finished the 2020–21 season 12–13, 7–11 in Pac-12 play to finish in eighth place. They defeated Washington in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament before losing to USC in the quarterfinals.
On March 16, 2021, head coach Larry Krystkowiak was fired after 10 seasons with an overall record of 183–139.[1] The school named Craig Smith, from cross-state rival Utah State, the new head coach on March 27.[2]
| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
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| Luc Krystkowiak | 0 | G | 6'4" | 195 | RS Freshman | Salt Lake City, UT | Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons |
| Timmy Allen | 1 | F | 6'6" | 205 | Junior | Mesa, AZ | Transferred to Texas |
| Ian Martinez | 2 | G | 6'3" | 183 | Freshman | Heredia, CR | Transferred to Maryland |
| Pelle Larsson | 3 | G | 6'5" | 215 | Freshman | Nacka, Sweden | Transferred to Arizona |
| Jordan Kellier | 10 | G | 6'6" | 215 | Sophomore | Portmore, Jamaica | Transferred to Siena |
| Brooks King | 14 | G | 6'3" | 167 | RS Junior | Boise, ID | Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons |
| Rylan Jones | 15 | G | 6'0" | 178 | Sophomore | Salt Lake City, UT | Transferred to Utah State |
| Mikael Jantunen | 20 | F | 6'8" | 220 | Sophomore | Helsinki, Finland | Signed to play professionally in Belgium with B.C. Oostende |
| Alfonso Plummer | 25 | G | 6'1" | 182 | Senior | Fajardo, PR | Graduate transferred to Illinois |
| Brendan Wenzel | 30 | G | 6'7" | 215 | RS Freshman | San Antonio, TX | Mid-season transferred to Wyoming |
| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
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| David Jenkins Jr. | 1 | G | 6'1" | 204 | RS Senior | Tacoma, WA | Transferred from UNLV. Will be eligible to play immediately since Jenkins graduated from UNLV. |
| Both Gach | 2 | G | 6'6" | 189 | Senior | Austin, MN | Transferred from Minnesota. |
| Bostyn Holt | 3 | F | 6'6" | 199 | Junior | Portland, OR | Junior college transferred from Coffeyville CC. |
| Marco Anthony | 10 | G | 6'5" | 223 | RS Senior | San Antonio, TX | Transferred from Utah State. Will be eligible to play immediately since Anthony graduated from Utah State. |
| Dusan Mahorcic | 21 | F | 6'10" | 226 | Senior | Belgrade, Serbia | Transferred from Illinois State. |
| Rollie Worster | 25 | G | 6'4" | 201 | Sophomore | Missoula, MT | Transferred from Utah State. |
| Gabe Madsen | 55 | G | 6'6" | 186 | Sophomore | Rochester, MN | Transferred from Cincinnati. |
2021 recruiting class
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College recruiting information
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
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| Lazar Stefanovic SF | Belgrade, Serbia | N/A | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Oct 28, 2020 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: 0 | |||||
| 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: "2021 Utah Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com. "Utah Utes 2021 Player Commits". ESPN.com. "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. |
2022 recruiting class
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| College recruiting information (2022) | |||||
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| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Mason Falslev #62 SG | Smithfield, UT | Sky View High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Jul 28, 2018 |
Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 75 |
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| 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: "2022 Utah Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com. "Utah Utes 2022 Player Commits". ESPN.com. "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. |
| 2021–22 Utah Utes men's basketball team | |
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| Players | Coaches |
| Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown C 0 Lahat Thioune 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 228 lb (103 kg) RS Jr Florida Prep Dakar, Senegal G 1 David Jenkins Jr. 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 204 lb (93 kg) RS Sr UNLV Tacoma, Washington G 2 Both Gach 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Sr Minnesota Austin, Minnesota F 3 Bostyn Holt 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 199 lb (90 kg) Jr Coffeyville CC Portland, Oregon G 5 Jaxon Brenchley 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Ridgeline HS Providence, Utah G 10 Marco Anthony 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 223 lb (101 kg) RS Sr Utah State San Antonio, Texas F 11 Riley Battin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Oak Park HS Westlake Village, California G 13 Eli Ballstaedt (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Jr Wasatch HS Midway, Utah G 20 Lazar Stefanovic 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 186 lb (84 kg) Fr Sportska gimnazija Belgrade, Serbia F 21 Dusan Mahorcic 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 226 lb (103 kg) Sr Illinois State Belgrade, Serbia G 25 Rollie Worster 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 201 lb (91 kg) So Utah State Missoula, Montana G 31 Jack Jamele (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 174 lb (79 kg) So Middlebrooks Academy Palos Verdes, California G 34 Harrison Creer (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 234 lb (106 kg) RS Fr Olympus HS Holladay, Utah C 35 Branden Carlson 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 216 lb (98 kg) Jr Bingham HS South Jordan, Utah G 55 Gabe Madsen 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 186 lb (84 kg) So Cincinnati Rochester, Minnesota | Head coach Craig Smith (North Dakota) Assistant coach(es) DeMarlo Slocum (Georgia Southern) Eric Peterson (UW–La Crosse) Tim Morris (Stanford) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on  Injured  Current redshirt Roster |
Schedule and results
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| Datetime, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
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| Exhibition | ||||||||
| November 4, 20216:00 pm | Westminster (UT) | W 87–51 | – | 16 – Madsen | 8 – Thioune | 3 – | Jon M. Huntsman Center (N/A)Salt Lake City, UT | |
| Regular season | ||||||||
| November 9, 2021*6:00 pm, P12N | Abliene Christian | W 70–56 | 1–0 | 15 – Jenkins Jr. | 10 – | 6 – Worster | Jon M. Huntsman Center (6,701)Salt Lake City, UT | |
| November 13, 2021*7:30 p.m., P12N | Sacramento State | W 89–56 | 2–0 | 21 – Carlson | 10 – Anthony | 6 – Anthony | Jon M. Huntsman Center (6,805)Salt Lake City, UT | |
| November 15, 2021*8:00 p.m., P12N | Bethune–Cookman Sunshine Slam campus game | W 86–55 | 3–0 | 25 – Jenkins Jr. | 9 – Carlson | 4 – Jenkins Jr. | Jon M. Huntsman Center (6,638)Salt Lake City, UT | |
| November 20, 2021*3:00 p.m., FloSports | vs. Boston College Sunshine Slam semifinals | W 68–61 | 4–0 | 13 – Tied | 7 – Anthony | 7 – Worster | Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL | |
| November 21, 2021*5:30 p.m., FloSports | vs. Tulsa Sunshine Slam Championship | W 72–58 | 5–0 | 15 – Carlson | 13 – Carlson | 4 – Tied | Ocean Center (1,264)Daytona Beach, FL | |
| November 27, 2021*7:30 p.m., P12N | No. 18 BYU Rivalry | L 64–75 | 5–1 | 17 – Carlson | 6 – Tied | 5 – Worster | Jon M. Huntsman Center (11,443)Salt Lake City, UT | |
| December 1, 20219:30 p.m., P12N | at No. 20 USC | L 73–93 | 5–2(0–1) | 28 – Gach | 11 – Thioune | 4 – Worster | Galen Center (3,754)Los Angeles, CA | |
| December 5, 20213:00 p.m., P12N | California | W 66–58 | 6–2(1–1) | 19 – Gach | 6 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Jon M. Huntsman Center (6,548)Salt Lake City, UT | |
| December 8, 2021*6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | vs. TCU Simmons Bank Showdown | L 62–76 | 6–3 | 16 – Tied | 9 – Carlson | 5 – Worster | Dickies Arena (2,231)Fort Worth, TX | |
| December 11, 2021*3:00 p.m., P12N | Manhattan | W 96–62 | 7–3 | 16 – Thioune | 7 – Tied | 4 – Tied | Jon M. Huntsman Center (6,645)Salt Lake City, UT | |
| December 18, 2021*2:30 p.m., SECN | at Missouri | L 75–83 | 7–4 | 18 – Jenkins Jr. | 8 – Anthony | 4 – Gach | Mizzou Arena (6,782)Columbia, MO | |
| December 21, 2021*5:00 p.m., P12N | Fresno State | W 55–50 | 8–4 | 11 – Anthony | 6 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Jon M. Huntsman Center (7,673)Salt Lake City, UT | |
| December 30, 20217:00 p.m., P12N | at Oregon State | L 76–88 | 8–5(1–2) | 22 – Jenkins Jr. | 9 – Carlson | 5 – Tied | Gill Coliseum (3,245)Corvallis, OR | |
| January 1, 20228:30 p.m., P12N | at Oregon | L 66–79 | 8–6(1–3) | 15 – Carlson | 8 – Anthony | 3 – Stefanovic | Matthew Knight Arena (5,655)Eugene, OR | |
| January 6, 20227:30 p.m., P12N | Washington | L 68–74 | 8–7(1–4) | 12 – Tied | 13 – Anthony | 4 – Anthony | Jon M. Huntman Center (6,964)Salt Lake City, UT | |
| January 8, 20224:00 p.m., P12N | Washington State | L 61–77 | 8–8(1–5) | 15 – Gach | 8 – Mahorcic | 3 – Gach | Jon M. Huntsman Center (7,578)Salt Lake City, UT | |
| January 15, 20226:00 p.m., P12N | at No. 6 Arizona | L 64–82 | 8–9(1–6) | 12 – Gach | 8 – Battin | 2 – Tied | McKale Center (14,164)Tucson, AZ | |
| January 17, 20222:00 p.m., P12N | at Arizona State Rescheduled from Jan. 13 | L 62–64 | 8–10(1–7) | 14 – Jenkins Jr. | 8 – Mahorcic | 3 – Worster | Desert Financial Arena (6,482)Tempe, AZ | |
| January 20, 20229:00 p.m., FS1 | No. 9 UCLA | L 58–63 | 8–11(1–8) | 18 – Stefanovic | 6 – Anthony | 5 – Gach | Jon M. Huntsman Center (7,785)Salt Lake City, UT | |
| January 22, 20224:30 p.m., P12N | No. 16 USC | L 67–79 | 8–12(1–9) | 20 – Madsen | 5 – Tied | 6 – Worster | Jon M. Huntsman Center (7,846)Salt Lake City, UT | |
| January 26, 20228:00 p.m., P12N | at Washington State | L 54–71 | 8–13(1–10) | 11 – Stefanovic | 6 – Worster | 4 – Gach | Beasley Coliseum (3,064)Pullman, WA | |
| January 29, 20223:00 p.m., P12N | at Washington | L 73–77 2OT | 8–14(1–11) | 18 – Carlson | 9 – Anthony | 4 – Gach | Alaska Airlines Arena (7,729)Seattle, WA | |
| February 3, 20227:00 p.m., ESPNU | Oregon State | W 84–59 | 9–14(2–11) | 15 – Stefanovic | 11 – Anthony | 10 – Gach | Jon M. Huntsman Center (7,388)Salt Lake City, UT | |
| February 5, 20226:30 p.m., FS1 | Oregon | L 77–80 | 9–15(2–12) | 19 – Madsen | 12 – Anthony | 6 – Worster | Jon M. Huntsman Center (7,756)Salt Lake City, UT | |
| February 12, 20226:00 p.m., P12N | at Colorado | L 76–81 | 9–16(2–13) | 25 – Carlson | 12 – Anthony | 6 – Anthony | CU Events Center (7,988)Boulder, CO | |
| February 17, 20229:00 p.m., ESPNU | at Stanford | W 60–56 | 10–16(3–13) | 13 – Carlson | 12 – Anthony | 3 – Anthony | Maples Pavilion (2,437)Stanford, CA | |
| February 19, 20224:00 p.m., P12N | at California | W 60–58 | 11–16(4–13) | 13 – Anthony | 7 – Worster | 4 – Anthony | Haas Pavilion (4,248)Berkeley, CA | |
| February 24, 20229:00 p.m., FS1 | No. 2 Arizona | L 77–97 | 11–17(4–14) | 15 – Madsen | 6 – Jenkins Jr. | 3 – Tied | Jon M. Huntman Center (8,263)Salt Lake City, UT | |
| February 26, 20228:00 p.m., ESPNU | Arizona State | L 61–63 | 11–18(4–15) | 19 – Anthony | 6 – Tied | 5 – Worster | Jon M. Huntsman Center (8,940)Salt Lake City, UT | |
| March 5, 20226:00 p.m., ESPNU | Colorado | L 71–84 | 11–19(4–16) | 18 – Tied | 5 – Tied | 2 – Tied | Jon M. Huntsman Center (7,724)Salt Lake City, UT | |
| Pac-12 tournament | ||||||||
| March 9, 20229:30 p.m., P12N | (11) | vs. (6) Washington First round | L 70–82 | 11–20 | 18 – Anthony | 8 – Worster | 6 – Worster | T-Mobile Arena Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time. |
Source:[3]
- ^ Tavss, Jeff (March 16, 2021). "Utes fire Larry Krystkowiak as head coach". KSTU. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
- ^ Norlander, Matt (March 27, 2021). "Utah to hire Utah State's Craig Smith to replace Larry Krystkowiak as Utes coach". cbssports.com. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
- ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Utah Athletics.