2015–16 Utah Utes men's basketball team

2015–16 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
	† 2016 Pac-12 Tournament winner; Rankings from AP Poll

Utah Utes men's basketball
2015–16 Utah Utes men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Second round
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#20
AP	#13
2015–16 record	27–9 (13–5 Pac–12)
Head coach	Larry Krystkowiak (5th year)
Assistant coach	Tommy Connor
Assistant coach	DeMarlo Slocum
Assistant coach	Andy Hill
Home arena	Jon M. Huntsman Center
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The 2015–16 Utah Runnin' Utes men's basketball team represented the University of Utah during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. 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 were led by fifth year head coach Larry Krystkowiak. They the season 27–9, 13-5 in Pac-12 play to finish in second place. They defeated USC and California to advance to the championship game of the Pac-12 Tournament where they lost to Oregon. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Fresno State in the first round to advance to the second round where they lost to Gonzaga.

Previous season

The 2014–15 Utah Utes finished the season 26–9, 13–5 in the Pac-12, to finish in a tie for second place. In the Pac-12 Tournament, the Utes made it to the semifinals where they lost to Oregon. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as a 5-seed where they defeated Stephen F. Austin in the second round, and Georgetown in the third round to advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they lost to Duke.^[1]

Off-season

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Dallin Bachynski	31	C	7'0"	265	Senior	Calgary, Alberta	Graduated
Delon Wright	55	G	6'5"	190	Senior	Los Angeles, California	Graduated/2015 NBA draft
Jeremy Olsen	41	C	6'10"	240	RS Junior	Lawrenceville, Georgia	Retired from basketball for medical reasons^[2]

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Lorenzo Bonam	15	G	6'4"	215	Junior	Inkster, Michigan	Junior college transfer from Gillette College.
Gabe Bealer	30	G/F	6'5"	180	Junior	Lancaster, California	Junior college transfer from City College of San Francisco.

2015 Recruiting class

Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Makol Mawien C/F	West Valley City, Utah	Granger HS	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Aug 7, 2014
Makol Mawien C/F	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings:
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Roster

2015–16 Utah Utes men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	High school/previous college	Home town
F	0	Brekkott Chapman	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Roy HS	Roy, Utah
G	1	Isaiah Wright	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Borah HS	Boise, Idaho
G	5	Austin Eastman (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Billings HS	Billings, Montana
G	10	Jake Connor (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	RS Fr	Highland HS	Salt Lake City, Utah
G	11	Brandon Taylor	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr	Pacific Hills School	Los Angeles, California
G/F	14	Dakari Tucker	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Junípero Serra HS	Los Angeles, California
G	15	Lorenzo Bonam	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	189 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Robichaud HS/Gillette College	Inkster, Michigan
F	20	Chris Reyes	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	236 lb (107 kg)	Jr	Damien HS/Citrus College	La Verne, California
F	21	Jordan Loveridge	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	West Jordan HS	West Jordan, Utah
G	25	Kenneth Ogbe	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Urspring Academy	Ehingen, Germany
G/F	30	Gabe Bealer	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	Jr	Antelope HS/CCSF	San Francisco, California
F/C	34	Jayce Johnson	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Fr	Santa Monica HS	Mission Viejo, California
F	35	Kyle Kuzma	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	221 lb (100 kg)	So	Rise Academy	Burton, Michigan
F/C	40	Makol Mawien	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Granger HS	West Valley City, Utah
F	41	Austin Montgomery (W)	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	Fr	Lakeview Academy	Gainesville, Georgia
C	42	Jakob Poeltl	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	248 lb (112 kg)	So	Arkadia Traiskirchen	Vienna, Austria

Head coach

Larry Krystkowiak (Montana)

Assistant coach(es)

Tommy Connor (Utah)
DeMarlo Slocum (Georgia Southern)
Andy Hill (Eastern Washington)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: February 11, 2016

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
Nov. 5* 6:00 PM, P12N	#16	Cal State Monterey Bay	W 124–70	–	20 – Taylor	10 – Tied	6 – Wright	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
Non-conference regular season
Nov. 13* 7:30 PM, P12N	#16	Southern Utah Old Oquirrh Bucket	W 82–71	1–0	26 – Poeltl	12 – Kuzma	5 – Tied	Jon M. Huntsman Center (12,050) Salt Lake City, UT
Nov. 16* 7:30 PM, ESPN2	#16	San Diego State College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon	W 81–76	2–0	21 – Loveridge	12 – Poeltl	3 – Bonam	Jon M. Huntsman Center (13,587) Salt Lake City, UT
Nov. 19* 5:00 PM, ESPN2	#16	vs. Texas Tech Puerto Rico Tip-Off quarterfinals	W 73–63	3–0	20 – Bonam	9 – Poeltl	4 – Tied	Roberto Clemente Coliseum (1,947) San Juan, PR
Nov. 20* 5:00 PM, ESPNU	#16	vs. Miami (FL) Puerto Rico Tip-Off semifinals	L 66–90	3–1	18 – Loveridge	6 – Poeltl	4 – Chapman	Roberto Clemente Coliseum (2,001) San Juan, PR
Nov. 22* 2:30 PM, ESPNU	#16	vs. Temple Puerto Rico Tip-Off 3rd place game	W 74–68	4–1	32 – Poeltl	11 – Poeltl	3 – Tied	Roberto Clemente Coliseum (5,309) San Juan, PR
Nov. 27* 7:00 PM, P12N		Idaho State	W 102–72	5–1	19 – Poeltl	12 – Kuzma	4 – Loveridge	Jon M. Huntsman Center (13,185) Salt Lake City, UT
Dec. 2* 8:00 PM, P12N		BYU Old Oquirrh Bucket/Deseret First Duel	W 83–75	6–1	26 – Poeltl	13 – Poeltl	9 – Taylor	Jon M. Huntsman Center (15,131) Salt Lake City, UT
Dec. 5* 12:00 PM, P12N		IPFW	W 96–79	7–1	21 – Poeltl	8 – Kuzma	6 – Poeltl	Jon M. Huntsman Center (12,241) Salt Lake City, UT
Dec. 12* 1:30 PM, ESPN2	#25	at Wichita State	L 50–67	7–2	11 – Poeltl	9 – Poeltl	3 – Taylor	Intrust Bank Arena (15,004) Wichita, KS
Dec. 16* 6:00 PM, P12N		Savannah State	W 99–53	8–2	18 – Kuzma	7 – Tied	7 – Bonam	Jon M. Huntsman Center (11,911) Salt Lake City, UT
Dec. 19* 10:00 AM, ESPN		vs. #7 Duke Madison Square Garden Showcase	W 77–75 ^OT	9–2	21 – Kuzma	14 – Poeltl	9 – Bonam	Madison Square Garden (13,174) New York, NY
Dec. 22* 7:00 PM, P12N	#24	Delaware State	W 105–58	10–2	15 – Kuzma	7 – Tied	6 – Tied	Jon M. Huntsman Center (12,041) Salt Lake City, UT
Dec. 28* 7:00 PM, P12N	#21	College of Idaho	W 115–74	11–2	17 – Tied	9 – Poeltl	5 – Wright	Jon M. Huntsman Center (12,329) Salt Lake City, UT
Pac-12 regular season
Jan. 1 7:00 PM, ESPNU	#21	at Stanford	L 68–70 ^OT	11–3 (0–1)	16 – Poeltl	12 – Kuzma	5 – Bonam	Maples Pavilion (4,065) Stanford, CA
Jan. 3 5:30 PM, P12N	#21	at California	L 58–71	11–4 (0–2)	19 – Poeltl	10 – Poeltl	5 – Taylor	Haas Pavilion (10,188) Berkeley, CA
Jan. 8 7:00 PM, FS1		at Colorado	W 56–54	12–4 (1–2)	17 – Bonam	11 – Poeltl	3 – Bonam	Coors Events Center (8,701) Boulder, CO
Jan. 14 8:00 PM, P12N		Oregon	L 59–77	12–5 (1–3)	12 – Taylor	7 – Poeltl	4 – Wright	Jon M. Huntsman Center (12,733) Salt Lake City, UT
Jan. 17 6:30 PM, ESPNU		Oregon State	W 59–53	13–5 (2–3)	15 – Poeltl	9 – Kuzma	4 – Taylor	Jon M. Huntsman Center (12,417) Salt Lake City, UT
Jan. 21 9:00 PM, FS1		at Washington State	W 92–71	14–5 (3–3)	22 – Loveridge	6 – Reyes	5 – Poeltl	Beasley Coliseum (2,717) Pullman, WA
Jan. 24 7:30 PM, ESPNU		at Washington	W 80–75 ^OT	15–5 (4–3)	29 – Poeltl	10 – Tied	4 – Poeltl	Alaska Airlines Arena (8,073) Seattle, WA
Jan. 27 9:00 PM, ESPNU		California	W 73–64	16–5 (5–3)	21 – Poeltl	9 – Poeltl	6 – Tied	Jon M. Huntsman Center (13,055) Salt Lake City, UT
Jan. 30 3:00 PM, P12N		Stanford	W 96–74	17–5 (6–3)	23 – Poeltl	7 – Tied	5 – Bonam	Jon M. Huntsman Center (14,109) Salt Lake City, UT
Feb. 4 9:00 PM, ESPNU		at Oregon State	L 69–71	17–6 (6–4)	20 – Poeltl	9 – Poeltl	4 – Taylor	Gill Coliseum (5,242) Corvallis, OR
Feb. 7 2:00 PM, ESPN2		at #16 Oregon	L 66–76	17–7 (6–5)	18 – Kuzma	10 – Loveridge	3 – Tied	Matthew Knight Arena (6,807) Eugene, OR
Feb. 10 7:00 PM, ESPN2		Washington	W 90–82	18–7 (7–5)	23 – Poeltl	6 – Poeltl	7 – Kuzma	Jon M. Huntsman Center (12,616) Salt Lake City, UT
Feb. 14 1:00 PM, P12N		Washington State	W 88–47	19–7 (8–5)	25 – Poeltl	10 – Poeltl	5 – Wright	Jon M. Huntsman Center (11,646) Salt Lake City, UT
Feb. 18 8:00 PM, ESPN2		at UCLA	W 75–73	20–7 (9–5)	17 – Loveridge	11 – Poeltl	7 – Taylor	Pauley Pavilion (7,249) Los Angeles, CA
Feb. 21 4:00 PM, P12N		at USC	W 80–69	21–7 (10–5)	29 – Poeltl	13 – Poeltl	10 – Taylor	Galen Center (7,931) Los Angeles, CA
Feb. 25 7:00 PM, P12N	#22	Arizona State	W 81–46	22–7 (11–5)	15 – Chapman	9 – Chapman	4 – Taylor	Jon M. Huntsman Center (12,523) Salt Lake City, UT
Feb. 27 12:00 PM, ESPN	#22	#9 Arizona	W 70–64	23–7 (12–5)	19 – Taylor	10 – Poeltl	3 – Chapman	Jon M. Huntsman Center (15,508) Salt Lake City, UT
Mar. 5 7:30 PM, ESPNU	#13	Colorado	W 57–55	24–7 (13–5)	16 – Poeltl	8 – Poeltl	4 – Taylor	Jon M. Huntsman Center (15,000) Salt Lake City, UT
Pac-12 Tournament
Mar. 10 7:00 PM, P12N	#12	vs. USC Quarterfinals	W 80–72	25–7	23 – Kuzma	8 – Poeltl	6 – Loveridge	MGM Grand Garden Arena (12,916) Paradise, NV
Mar. 11 9:30 PM, FS1	#12	vs. #24 California Semifinals	W 82–78 ^OT	26–7	29 – Poeltl	11 – Proeltl	3 – Bonam	MGM Grand Garden Arena (12,916) Paradise, NV
Mar. 12 7:00 PM, FS1	#12	vs. #8 Oregon Championship	L 57–88	26–8	13 – Peltl	5 – Kuzma	3 – Loveridge	MGM Grand Garden Arena (12,916) Paradise, NV
NCAA Tournament
Mar. 17* 5:27 PM, truTV	(3 MW) #13	vs. (14 MW) Fresno State First Round	W 80–69	27–8	17 – Bonam	18 – Poeltl	6 – Taylor	Pepsi Center (19,500) Denver, CO
Mar. 19* 6:40 PM, TNT	(3 MW) #13	vs. (11 MW) Gonzaga Second Round	L 59–82	27–9	15 – Kuzma	4 – Tied	4 – Taylor	Pepsi Center (19,551) Denver, CO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest Region. All times are in Mountain Time.

Rankings

Ranking movement
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. RV=Received votes. NV= Received no votes.
Poll	Pre	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Post	Final
AP	16	16	RV	RV	25	RV	24	21	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	22	13	12	13	N/A
Coaches	16	16	RV	RV	24	RV	RV	22	RV	RV	NV	RV	RV	RV	RV	23	13	12	14	20

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2015–16 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#5 Oregon †	14	–	4	.778	31	–	7	.816
#13 Utah	13	–	5	.722	27	–	9	.750
#17 Arizona	12	–	6	.667	25	–	9	.735
#23 California	12	–	6	.667	23	–	11	.676
Colorado	10	–	8	.556	22	–	12	.647
USC	9	–	9	.500	21	–	13	.618
Oregon State	9	–	9	.500	19	–	13	.594
Washington	9	–	9	.500	19	–	15	.559
Stanford	8	–	10	.444	15	–	15	.500
UCLA	6	–	12	.333	15	–	17	.469
Arizona State	5	–	13	.278	15	–	17	.469
Washington State	1	–	17	.056	9	–	22	.290

† 2016 Pac-12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll