2014–15 Utah Utes men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2014–15 Utah Runnin' Utes men's basketball team represented the University of Utah during the 2014–15 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 fourth year head coach Larry Krystkowiak . They finished the season 26–9, 13–5 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for second place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Pac-12 tournament where they lost to Oregon.[ 1] They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament 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.
Previous season
The 2013–14 Utah Utes finished the season with an overall record of 21–12, and 9–9 in the Pac–12. In the 2014 Pac–12 Tournament , the Utes defeated Washington before losing to Arizona in the quarterfinals, 39–71. The Utes received an at–large bid to the 2014 National Invitation Tournament where they were defeated by Saint Mary's in the first round.[ 2]
Off-season
Departures
Name
Number
Pos.
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
Notes
Renan Lenz
10
F
6'9"
221
Senior
Santo Ângelo, Brazil
Graduated.
Xan Ricketts
40
F
6'7"
217
RS Junior
Sandy, Utah
Left team for personal reasons.
Marko Kovacevic
1
F
6'11"
235
Junior
Belgrade , Serbia
Left team to return to Serbia to address unspecified family issues.
Princeton Onwas
3
G/F
6'5"
210
Junior
Katy, Texas
Elected to transfer.
Connor Van Brocklin
0
G
6'5"
195
Junior
Fruit Heights, Utah
Elected to transfer.
Ahmad Fields
13
G
6'5"
190
Freshman
Washington, D.C.
Elected to transfer.
Parker Van Dyke
5
G
6'3"
170
Freshman
Salt Lake City, Utah
Left team to go on 2 year LDS Mission . Eligibility will be frozen while on mission.
Incoming transfers
2014 recruiting class
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Brekkott Chapman PF
Roy, UT
Roy HS
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Jul 29, 2013
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN :
Kyle Kuzma SF
Burton, MI
Rise Academy
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Aug 30, 2013
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN :
Isaiah Wright PG
Boise, ID
Borah HS
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Sep 1, 2013
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A 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:
Roster
2014–15 Utah Utes men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
F
0
Brekkott Chapman
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Fr
Roy HS
Roy, Utah
G
1
Isaiah Wright
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
177 lb (80 kg)
Fr
Borah HS
Boise, Idaho
G
2
Eris Winder (W)
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
168 lb (76 kg)
Fr
Palo Verde HS
Las Vegas, Nevada
G
10
Jake Connor (W)
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
177 lb (80 kg)
Fr
Highland HS
Salt Lake City, Utah
G
11
Brandon Taylor
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
167 lb (76 kg)
Jr
Pacific Hills School
Los Angeles, California
G/F
14
Dakarai Tucker
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Jr
Junípero Serra HS
Los Angeles, California
G
15
Austin Eastman (W)
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Sr
Billings Senior HS
Billings, Montana
F
20
Chris Reyes
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
So
Damien HS /Citrus College
La Verne, California
F
21
Jordan Loveridge
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
222 lb (101 kg)
Jr
West Jordan HS
West Jordan, Utah
G
25
Kenneth Ogbe
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
So
Urspring Academy
Ehingen, Germany
C
31
Dallin Bachynski
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
265 lb (120 kg)
Sr
Sir Winston Churchill HS /Southern Utah
Calgary, Alberta
F
35
Kyle Kuzma
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Fr
Rise Academy
Burton, Michigan
C
41
Jeremy Olsen
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
RS Jr
Collins Hill HS
Lawrenceville, Georgia
F
42
Jakob Poeltl
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
Fr
Arkadia Traiskirchen
Vienna, Austria
G
55
Delon Wright
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Sr
Leuzinger HS /CC of San Francisco
Los Angeles, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: 10/06/2014
Schedule
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/06/2014 *8:30 pm, P12N
Pacific
W 98–38
Huntsman Center Salt Lake City , UT
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2014 *8:00 pm, P12N
Ball State
W 90–72
1–0
Huntsman Center (9,855)Salt Lake City, UT
11/18/2014 *2:00 pm, ESPN
No. 25
at No. 16 San Diego State ESPN College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon
L 49–53
1–1
Viejas Arena (12,414)San Diego, CA
11/21/2014 *7:00 pm, P12N
No. 25
UC Riverside
W 88–42
2–1
Huntsman Center (N/A)Salt Lake City, UT
11/26/2014 *6:00 pm, P12N
UT Pan American Global Sports Showcase
W 85–48
3–1
Huntsman Center (9,487)Salt Lake City, UT
11/28/2014 *8:00 pm, P12N
North Dakota Global Sports Showcase
W 90–53
4–1
Huntsman Center (9,794)Salt Lake City, UT
11/29/2014 *7:00 pm, P12N
Alabama State Global Sports Showcase
W 93–62
5–1
Huntsman Center (9,921)Salt Lake City, UT
12/03/2014 *9:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 25
No. 8 Wichita State
W 69–68 OT
6–1
Huntsman Center (14,319)Salt Lake City, UT
12/10/2014 *7:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 13
at BYU Old Oquirrh Bucket /Deseret First Duel
W 65–61
7–1
Marriott Center (20,900)Provo, UT
12/13/2014 *1:15 pm, ESPN
No. 13
vs. No. 10 Kansas Sprint Center Showcase
L 60–63
7–2
Sprint Center (17,627)Kansas City, MO
12/20/2014 *9:30 pm, ESPN2
No. 14
vs. UNLV MGM Grand Garden Showcase
W 59–46
8–2
MGM Grand Garden Arena (N/A)Paradise, NV
12/23/2014 *7:00 pm, P12N
No. 14
South Dakota State
W 80–66
9–2
Huntsman Center (10,322)Salt Lake City, UT
12/30/2014 *7:30 pm, P12N
No. 10
Carroll (MT)
W 85–49
10–2
Huntsman Center (9,527)Salt Lake City, UT
Pac-12 regular season
01/02/2015 8:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 10
USC
W 79–55
11–2 (1–0)
Huntsman Center (14,140)Salt Lake City, UT
01/04/2015 2:00 pm, P12N
No. 10
UCLA
W 71–39
12–2 (2–0)
Huntsman Center (10,566)Salt Lake City, UT
01/07/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 9
Colorado
W 74–49
13–2 (3–0)
Huntsman Center (13,876)Salt Lake City, UT
01/15/2015 8:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 8
at Arizona State
W 76–59
14–2 (4–0)
Wells Fargo Arena (9,831)Tempe, AZ
01/17/2015 5:00 pm, P12N
No. 8
at No. 10 Arizona
L 51–69
14–3 (4–1)
McKale Center (14,655)Tucson, AZ
01/21/2015 7:00 pm, P12N
No. 12
Washington State
W 86–64
15–3 (5–1)
Huntsman Center (12,691)Salt Lake City, UT
01/25/2015 6:30 pm, ESPNU
No. 12
Washington
W 77–56
16–3 (6–1)
Huntsman Center (13,047)Salt Lake City, UT
01/29/2015 8:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 11
at UCLA
L 59–69
16–4 (6–2)
Pauley Pavilion (7,008)Los Angeles , CA
02/01/2015 12:30 pm, ESPNU
No. 11
at USC
W 67–39
17–4 (7–2)
Galen Center (2,835)Los Angeles, CA
02/07/2015 8:00 pm, P12N
No. 13
at Colorado
W 79–51
18–4 (8–2)
Coors Events Center (9,907)Boulder, CO
02/12/2015 7:00 pm, P12N
No. 11
Stanford
W 75–59
19–4 (9–2)
Huntsman Center (15,018)Salt Lake City, UT
02/15/2015 6:30 pm, ESPNU
No. 11
California
W 76–61
20–4 (10–2)
Huntsman Center (14,159)Salt Lake City, UT
02/19/2015 10:00 pm, P12N
No. 9
at Oregon State
W 47–37
21–4 (11–2)
Gill Coliseum (6,124)Corvallis, OR
02/22/2015 1:00 pm, FS1
No. 9
at Oregon
L 58–69
21–5 (11–3)
Matthew Knight Arena (10,725)Eugene, OR
02/26/2015 8:30 pm, FS1
No. 13
Arizona State
W 83–41
22–5 (12–3)
Huntsman Center (14,185)Salt Lake City, UT
02/28/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 13
No. 7 Arizona
L 57–63
22–6 (12–4)
Huntsman Center (15,165)Salt Lake City, UT
03/05/2015 9:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 13
at Washington State
W 67–59
23–6 (13–4)
Beasley Coliseum (2,690)Pullman, WA
03/07/2015 2:30 pm, P12N
No. 13
at Washington
L 68–77
23–7 (13–5)
Alaska Airlines Arena (7,386)Seattle , WA
Pac-12 tournament
03/12/2015 9:30 pm, ESPN
(3) No. 17
vs. (6) Stanford Quarterfinals
W 80–56
24–7
MGM Grand Garden Arena (12,916)Paradise, NV
03/13/2015 9:30 pm, ESPN
(3) No. 17
vs. (2) Oregon Semifinals
L 64–67
24–8
MGM Grand Garden Arena (12,916)Paradise, NV
NCAA tournament
03/19/2015 *4:27 pm, truTV
(5 S) No. 19
vs. (12 S) Stephen F. Austin Second round
W 57–50
25–8
Moda Center (14,279)Portland, OR
03/19/2015 *5:45 pm, CBS
(5 S) No. 19
vs. (4 S) No. 22 Georgetown Third round
W 75–64
26–8
Moda Center (17,370)Portland, OR
03/27/2015 *7:45 pm, CBS
(5 S) No. 19
vs. (1 S) No. 4 Duke Sweet Sixteen
L 57–63
26–9
NRG Stadium (21,168)Houston, TX
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Mountain Time . (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region S=South.
Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
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
25 т
25
RV
25
13
14
14
10
9
8
12
11
13
11
9
13
13
17
19
N/A
Coaches
RV
RV
RV
RV
14
14
14
12
11
8
11
10
11
10
9
12
13
17
18
15
See also
2014–15 Utah Utes women's basketball team
References
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics