# 2011–12 Utah Utes men's basketball team

The 2011–12 Utah Utes men's basketball team represented the University of Utah. They played their home games at the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, and were a member of the Pac-12 Conference. They were led by their first-year head coach Larry Krystkowiak. They finished with a record of 6-25 overall, 3-15 in Pac-12 play and lost in the first round of the 2012 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament by Colorado.

## Roster

| # | Name | Position | Height | Weight (lbs.) | Class | Hometown | Last college or high school |
| 0 | Chris Hines | G | 6–1 | 195 | RS Junior | Houston, TX | Klein Forest HS |
| 1 | Glen Dean | G | 5–10 | 170 | Junior | Seattle, WA | Eastern Washington |
| 2 | Aaron Dotson | G | 6–4 | 205 | Junior | Seattle, WA | LSU |
| 3 | Anthony Odunsi | G | 6–3 | 200 | Freshman | Fort Bend, TX | Travis HS |
| 5 | Kareem Storey | G | 6–0 | 190 | Freshman | Baltimore, MD | Princeton Day School |
| 10 | Dijon Farr | F | 6–6 | 213 | Junior | Pacolet, SC | Indian Hills CC |
| 11 | Alex Mortensen | G | 6–1 | 160 | Freshman | Springville, UT | Springville HS |
| 15 | Josh Watkins | G | 6–0 | 200 | Senior | New York City, NY | Howard College |
| 21 | Javon Dawson | F | 6–7 | 260 | RS Sophomore | Cordele, GA | Gulf Coast CC |
| 25 | Blake Wilkinson | F | 6–7 | 230 | Freshman | Bontiful, UT | Viewmont HS |
| 32 | George Matthews | F | 6–7 | 220 | Freshman | Phoenix, AZ | Westwind Prep |
| 40 | Alexander Ricketts | F | 6–8 | 214 | RS Sophomore | Sandy, UT | Simon Fraser University |
| 42 | Jason Washburn | C | 7–0 | 230 | RS Junior | Battle Creek, MI | Battle Creek Central HS |
| 43 | Cedric Martin | G | 6–4 | 190 | Junior | Minneapolis, MN | Lee College |
| 51 | David Foster | C | 7–3 | 255 | Senior | Lake Forest, CA | El Toro HS |
| 53 | Corbin Green | G/F | 6–5 | 200 | RS Sophomore | Salt Lake City, UT | Snow College |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/04/2011* 7:00 pm | Adams State | L 60–61 | – | Jon M. Huntsman Center (7,952) Salt Lake City, UT |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 11/14/2011* 7:00 pm | San Diego Christian | W 58–55 | 1–0 | Jon M. Huntsman Center (7,774) Salt Lake City, UT |
| 11/16/2011* 6:00 pm, The Mtn. | at Boise State | L 59–80 | 1–1 | Taco Bell Arena (4,551) Boise, ID |
| 11/19/2011* 2:00 pm | Montana State | L 64–70 | 1–2 | Jon M. Huntsman Center (7,957) Salt Lake City, UT |
| 11/24/2011* 7:30 pm, HDNet | vs. Harvard Battle 4 Atlantis Quarterfinals | L 47–75 | 1–3 | Imperial Arena (2,530) Nassau, BAH |
| 11/25/2011* 7:30 pm, HDNet | vs. Massachusetts Battle 4 Atlantis Loser Bracket | L 75–89 | 1–4 | Imperial Arena (3,441) Nassau, BAH |
| 11/26/2011* 7:30 pm, HDNet | vs. UNC Asheville Battle 4 Atlantis 7th Place Game | L 65–87 | 1–5 | Imperial Arena (1,645) Nassau, BAH |
| 12/03/2011* 2:00 pm | at Fresno State | L 52–82 | 1–6 | Save Mart Center (5,843) Fresno, CA |
| 12/07/2011* 7:00 pm | Cal State Fullerton | L 50–81 | 1–7 | Jon M. Huntsman Center (7,671) Salt Lake City, UT |
| 12/10/2011* 12:00 pm, FSN | BYU | L 42–61 | 1–8 | Jon M. Huntsman Center (10,327) Salt Lake City, UT |
| 12/16/2011* 7:00 pm | Idaho State | W 71–59 | 2–8 | Jon M. Huntsman Center (7,295) Salt Lake City, UT |
| 12/19/2011* 7:00 pm | Portland | W 72–67 | 3–8 | Jon M. Huntsman Center (7,910) Salt Lake City, UT |
| 12/22/2011* 7:00 pm, Altitude | at Weber State | L 51–80 | 3–9 | Dee Events Center (8,239) Ogden, UT |
| 12/31/2011 4:00 pm, RTRM | at Colorado | L 33–73 | 3–10 (0–1) | Coors Events Center (6,491) Boulder, CO |
| 01/05/2012 7:00 pm | Washington State | W 62–60 $^{OT}$ | 4–10 (1–1) | Jon M. Huntsman Center (8,412) Salt Lake City, UT |
| 01/07/2012 12:00 pm, FSN | Washington | L 53–57 | 4–11 (1–2) | Jon M. Huntsman Center (8,887) Salt Lake City, UT |
| 01/12/2012 8:00 pm | at Stanford | L 65–68 | 4–12 (1–3) | Maples Pavilion (4,981) Stanford, CA |
| 01/14/2012 7:30 pm, CSNCA | at California | L 45–81 | 4–13 (1–4) | Haas Pavilion (7,457) Berkeley, CA |
| 01/19/2012 7:00 pm, FSAZ | Arizona | L 51–77 | 4–14 (1–5) | Jon M. Huntsman Center (8,492) Salt Lake City, UT |
| 01/21/2012 3:00 pm | Arizona State | W 64–43 | 5–14 (2–5) | Jon M. Huntsman Center (9,092) Salt Lake City, UT |
| 01/26/2012 8:30 pm, Prime Ticket | at UCLA | L 49–76 | 5–15 (2–6) | LA Sports Arena (4,434) Los Angeles, CA |
| 01/28/2012 8:00 pm, Prime Ticket | at USC | L 45–62 | 5–16 (2–7) | Galen Center (2,826) Los Angeles, CA |
| 02/02/2012 7:00 pm | Oregon | L 68–79 | 5–17 (2–8) | Jon M. Huntsman Center (8,024) Salt Lake City, UT |
| 02/04/2012 3:00 pm | Oregon State | L 58–76 | 5–18 (2–9) | Jon M. Huntsman Center (8,404) Salt Lake City, UT |
| 02/09/2012 6:30 pm, FSAZ.com | at Arizona State | L 52–57 | 5–19 (2–10) | Wells Fargo Arena (5,002) Tempe, AZ |
| 02/11/2012 12:00 pm, FSN | at Arizona | L 61–70 | 5–20 (2–11) | McKale Center (14,084) Tucson, AZ |
| 02/18/2012 2:00 pm, FSN | Colorado | L 48–55 | 5–21 (2–12) | Jon M. Huntsman Center (N/A) Salt Lake City, UT |
| 02/23/2012 7:00 pm | California | L 46–60 | 5–22 (2–13) | Jon M. Huntsman Center (8,426) Salt Lake City, UT |
| 02/25/2012 6:30 pm, CSNBA | Stanford | W 58–57 | 6–22 (3–13) | Jon M. Huntsman Center (8,933) Salt Lake City, UT |
| 03/01/2012 8:00 pm | at Oregon State | L 67–77 | 6–23 (3–14) | Gill Coliseum (3,643) Corvallis, OR |
| 03/03/2012 4:00 pm, CSNNW | at Oregon | L 48–94 | 6–24 (3–15) | Matthew Knight Arena (10,444) Eugene, OR |
| 2012 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament ||||||
| 03/07/2012 9:40 pm, FSN | vs. Colorado First Round | L 41–53 | 6–25 | Staples Center (6,747) Los Angeles, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll/Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time. ||||||

## Player Dismissal

On January 18, 2012 Josh Watkins was dismissed for his second violation of team rules within the same season. The first offense on December 6, 2011 led to Watkins being suspended for one game. Coach Krystkowiak would state that the program must always come first and that the integrity of the program cannot be sacrificed for one player.