# 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.

## 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

| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Austin Eastman | 5 | G | 6'3" | 180 | Sr. | Billings, MT | Walk-on; graduated |
| Brandon Taylor | 11 | G | 5'10" | 170 | Sr. | Los Angeles, CA | Graduated |
| Dakarai Tucker | 14 | G/F | 6'5" | 194 | Sr. | Los Angeles, CA | Graduated |
| Jordan Loveridge | 21 | F | 6'6" | 220 | Sr. | West Jordan, UT | Graduated |
| Chris Reyes | 20 | F | 6'7" | 236 | Jr. | La Vern, CA | Transferred to Pepperdine |
| Kenneth Ogbe | 25 | G | 6'6" | 194 | So. | Ehingen, Germany | Transferred to Utah Valley |
| Brekkott Chapman | 0 | F | 6'8" | 205 | So. | Roy, UT | Transferred to Weber State |
| Isaiah Wright | 1 | G | 6'2" | 180 | So. | Boise, ID | Transferred to San Diego |
| Jakob Poeltl | 42 | C | 7'0" | 248 | So. | Vienna, Austria | Declared for 2016 NBA draft |
| Makol Mawien | 40 | F/C | 6'9" | 210 | Fr. | West Valley City, UT | Transferred to New Mexico Junior College |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Tim Coleman | G | 6'1" | 190 | Jr. | Cincinnati, OH | Junior college transfer from Lee College. |
| JoJo Zamora | G | 6'2" | 170 | Jr. | Oakland, CA | Junior college transfer from Yuba College. |
| Sedrick Barefield | G | 6'2" | 190 | So. | Corona, CA | Mid-season transfer from SMU. Will be eligible to play after Utah's fall semester. |
| David Collette | F | 6'10" | 220 | Jr. | Murray, UT | Mid-season transfer from Utah State. Will be eligible to play after Utah's fall semester. |
| Tyler Rawson | F | 6'10" | 225 | Jr. | American Fork, UT | Junior college transfer from Salt Lake Community College. |

### 2016 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| 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 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| 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. ||||||
College recruiting information (2017) :
| 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 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: 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 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: 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: "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. |||||||

## Roster

* Dec. 12, 2016- Junior guard Tim Coleman elected to transfer after eight games into the season.

## 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. ||||||