# 2022–23 Utah Utes men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Utah Runnin' Utes men's basketball team represented the University of Utah during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by second-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 17–14, 10–10 in Pac-12 play to finish in 7th place. They lost in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament to Stanford.

## Previous season

The Utes finished the 2021–22 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.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| Lahat Thioune | 0 | C | 6'10" | 228 | RS Junior | Dakar, Sengal | Transferred to UCF |
| David Jenkins Jr. | 1 | G | 6'1" | 204 | RS Senior | Tacoma, WA | Graduated & transferred to Purdue |
| Both Gach | 2 | G | 6'6" | 189 | Senior | Austin, MN | Graduated/undrafted in 2022 NBA draft |
| Riley Battin | 11 | F | 6'9" | 230 | Senior | Westlake Village, CA | Graduated & transferred to California Baptist |
| Dusan Mahorcic | 21 | F | 6'10" | 226 | Senior | Belgrade, Serbia | Dismissed from the team due to violation of team rules; transferred to NC State |
| Jake Jamele | 31 | G | 6'6" | 174 | Sophomore | Palo Verdes, CA | Walk-on; transferred |
| Harrison Creer | 34 | G | 6'4" | 234 | RS Freshman | Holladay, UT | Walk-on; no longer on team roster |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Gavin Baxter | 0 | F | 6'9" | 228 | GS Senior | Provo, UT | BYU |
| Ben Carlson | 1 | F | 6'9" | 226 | Junior | Woodbury, MN | Wisconsin |
| Mike Saunders Jr. | 2 | G | 6'0" | 184 | Junior | Indianapolis, IN | Cincinnati |

### Recruiting classes
#### 2022 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Keba Keita C | Mount Pleasant, UT | Wasatch Academy | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Apr 13, 2022 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82 ||||||
| Wilguens Exacte Jr. SG | Montreal, QC | NBA Academy Latin America | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Apr 14, 2022 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Luka Tarlac SF | Serbia | NBA Academy Latin America | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Apr 29, 2022 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| 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. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| November 2, 2022* 6:00 p.m., P12N | | Westminster (UT) | W 93–58 | | 13 – Worster | 7 – Worster | 4 – Tied | Jon M. Huntsman Center (2,009) Salt Lake City, UT |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 7, 2022* 9:00 p.m., P12N | | LIU | W 89–48 | 1–0 | 21 – Br. Carlson | 11 – Be. Carlson | 4 – Stefanovic | Jon M. Huntsman Center (5,878) Salt Lake City, UT |
| November 11, 2022* 5:00 p.m., P12N | | Cal State Bakersfield | W 72–44 | 2–0 | 25 – Madsen | 7 – Be. Carlson | 6 – Worster | Jon M. Huntsman Center (6,283) Salt Lake City, UT |
| November 14, 2022* 6:00 p.m., P12N | | Idaho State | W 70–56 | 3–0 | 26 – Br. Carlson | 9 – Br. Carlson | 3 – Madsen | Jon M. Huntsman Center (6,328) Salt Lake City, UT |
| November 17, 2022* 7:00 p.m., P12N | | Sam Houston Fort Myers Tip-Off campus site game | L 55–65 | 3–1 | 14 – Worster | 7 – Tied | 5 – Worster | Jon M. Huntsman Center (5,503) Salt Lake City, UT |
| November 21, 2022* 4:00 p.m., FS1 | | vs. Georgia Tech Fort Myers Tip-Off semifinals | W 68–64 | 4–1 | 16 – Madsen | 9 – Be. Carlson | 4 – Madsen | Suncoast Credit Union Arena (1,188) Fort Myers, FL |
| November 23, 2022* 6:30 p.m., FS1 | | vs. Mississippi State Fort Myers Tip-Off championship | L 49–52 | 4–2 | 10 – Tied | 9 – Worster | 3 – Worster | Suncoast Credit Union Arena (1,144) Fort Myers, FL |
| November 26, 2022* 6:00 p.m., P12N | | St. Thomas (MN) | W 95–66 | 5–2 | 15 – Madsen | 7 – Br. Carlson | 7 – Worster | Jon M. Huntsman Center (5,109) Salt Lake City, UT |
| December 1, 2022 6:30 p.m., P12N | | No. 4 Arizona | W 81–66 | 6–2 (1–0) | 22 – Br. Carlson | 11 – Tied | 9 – Worster | Jon M. Huntsman Center (6,495) Salt Lake City, UT |
| December 4, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at Washington State | W 67–65 | 7–2 (2–0) | 19 – Worster | 10 – Br. Carlson | 4 – Tied | Beasley Coliseum (2,009) Pullman, WA |
| December 8, 2022* 8:00 p.m., P12N | | Jacksonville State | W 99–58 | 8–2 | 20 – Stefanovic | 5 – Worster | 8 – Worster | Jon M. Huntsman Center (5,295) Salt Lake City, UT |
| December 13, 2022* 7:00 p.m., P12N | | UTSA | W 91–70 | 9–2 | 27 – Br. Carlson | 10 – Anthony | 4 – Anthony | Jon M. Huntsman Center (5,223) Salt Lake City, UT |
| December 17, 2022* 4:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at BYU Rivalry | L 66–75 | 9–3 | 20 – Br. Carlson | 6 – Tied | 5 – Worster | Marriott Center (14,355) Provo, UT |
| December 21, 2022* 7:00 p.m., P12N | | vs. No. 20 TCU | L 71–75 | 9–4 | 26 – Madsen | 10 – Anthony | 4 – Worster | Vivint Arena (7,202) Salt Lake City, UT |
| December 29, 2022 8:00 p.m., P12N | | at California | W 58–43 | 10–4 (3–0) | 11 – Tied | 7 – Tied | 3 – Anthony | Haas Pavilion (1,468) Berkeley, CA |
| December 31, 2022 2:00 p.m., P12N | | at Stanford | W 71–66 | 11–4 (4–0) | 20 – Stefanovic | 8 – Worster | 4 – Madsen | Maples Pavilion (2,759) Stanford, CA |
| January 5, 2023 8:00 p.m., P12N | | Oregon State | W 79–60 | 12–4 (5–0) | 27 – Bra. Carlson | 12 – Anthony | 8 – Worster | Jon M. Huntsman Center (6,471) Salt Lake City, UT |
| January 7, 2023 5:00 p.m., P12N | | Oregon | L 60–70 | 12–5 (5–1) | 15 – Anthony | 10 – Anthony | 7 – Worster | Jon M. Huntsman Center (8,235) Salt Lake City, UT |
| January 12, 2023 9:00 p.m., P12N | | at No. 7 UCLA | L 49–68 | 12–6 (5–2) | 12 – Worster | 4 – Tied | 3 – Saunders | Pauley Pavilion (11,771) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 14, 2023 8:30 p.m., P12N | | at USC | L 56–71 | 12–7 (5–3) | 21 – Br. Carlson | 9 – Br. Carlson | 3 – Tied | Galen Center (4,671) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 19, 2023 7:00 p.m., P12N | | Washington State | W 77–63 | 13–7 (6–3) | 28 – Br. Carlson | 8 – Br. Carlson | 7 – Worster | Jon M. Huntsman Center (6,599) Salt Lake City, UT |
| January 21, 2023 6:00 p.m., P12N | | Washington | W 86-61 | 14-7 (7-3) | 25 – Carlson | 10 – Anthony | 10 – Worster | Jon M. Huntsman Center (7,815) Salt Lake City, UT |
| January 26, 2023 9:00 p.m., P12N | | at Oregon State | W 63–44 | 15–7 (8–3) | 13 – Madsen | 6 – Tied | 7 – Worster | Gill Coliseum (3,252) Corvallis, OR |
| January 28, 2023 6:00 p.m., P12N | | at Oregon | L 56–68 | 15–8 (8–4) | 14 – Stefanovic | 8 – Br. Carlson | 6 – Worster | Matthew Knight Arena (8,228) Eugene, OR |
| February 2, 2023 6:00 p.m., P12N | | Stanford | L 70–77 | 15–9 (8–5) | 26 – Stefanovic | 7 – Tied | 9 – Worster | Jon M. Huntsman Center (7,318) Salt Lake City, UT |
| February 5, 2023 4:00 p.m., ESPNU | | California | W 61–46 | 16–9 (9–5) | 15 – Stefanovic | 12 – Bra. Carlson | 6 – Stefanovic | Jon M. Huntsman Center (6,731) Salt Lake City, UT |
| February 11, 2023 8:00 p.m., FS1 | | Colorado | W 73–62 | 17–9 (10–5) | 17 – Tied | 8 – Tied | 6 – Worster | Jon M. Huntsman Center (6,133) Salt Lake City, UT |
| February 16, 2023 8:00 p.m., P12N | | at No. 8 Arizona | L 62–88 | 17–10 (10–6) | 19 – Bra. Carlson | 8 – Be. Carlson | 4 – Worster | McKale Center (14,688) Tucson, AZ |
| February 18, 2023 4:00 p.m., P12N | | at Arizona State | L 59–67 | 17–11 (10–7) | 12 – Tied | 8 – Tied | 3 – Anthony | Desert Financial Arena (8,046) Tempe, AZ |
| February 23, 2023 8:30 p.m., FS1 | | No. 4 UCLA | L 71–78 | 17–12 (10–8) | 25 – Saunders | 12 – Anthony | 4 – Br. Carlson | Jon M. Huntsman Center (8,497) Salt Lake City, UT |
| February 25, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPNU | | USC | L 49–62 | 17–13 (10–9) | 11 – Anthony | 10 – Br. Carlson | 3 – Tied | Jon M. Huntsman Center (10,134) Salt Lake City, UT |
| March 4, 2023 3:30 p.m., P12N | | at Colorado | L 60–69 | 17–14 (10–10) | 13 – Br. Carlson | 10 – Br. Carlson | 5 – Stefanovic | CU Events Center (8,432) Boulder, CO |
| Pac-12 tournament |||||||||
| March 8, 2023 7:00 p.m., P12N | (7) | vs. (10) Stanford First round | L 62–73 | 17–15 | 27 – Br. Carlson | 10 – Br. Carlson | 4 – Stefanovic | T-Mobile Arena (8,810) Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time. |||||||||
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