2019–20 Utah Utes men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2019–20
Prev Year:2018–19
Next Year:2020–21
Team:Utah Utes
Conference:Pac-12 Conference
Conference Link:Pac-12 Conference men's basketball
Short Conf:Pac–12
Record:16–15
Conf Record:7–11
Hc Year:9th
Asst Coach1:Tommy Connor
Asst Coach2:Andy Hill
Asst Coach3:Henry Martinez
Stadium:Jon M. Huntsman Center

The 2019–20 Utah Runnin' Utes men's basketball team represented the University of Utah during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by ninth-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 16–15, 7–11 in Pac-12 play to finish in a three-way tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament to Oregon State.

Previous season

The Utes finished the 2018–19 season finished the season 17–14, 11–7 in Pac-12 play to finish in third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 tournament to Oregon.[1]

Off-season

On August 6, 2019, the NCAA placed the Utes on two years probation due to impermissible recruiting activities in April 2018.[2]

Departures

Name Num Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Naseem Gaskin 0 G 6'3" 175 Freshman Transferred to Montana
Charles Jones Jr. 1 G 6'2" 200 Junior Transferred to Portland State[3]
2 G 6'2" 190 Senior Graduated
Donnie Tillman 3 F 6'7" 225 Sophomore Transferred to UNLV
Parker Van Dyke 5 G 6'3' 185 RS Senior Graduated
Christian Popoola 10 G 6'4" 190 Sophomore Transferred to Salt Lake CC
Novak Topalovic 13 F 7'0" 230 RS Senior Graduated
Vante Hendrix 14 G 6'5" 190 RS Freshman Mid season transferred to New Mexico
Kevin Kremer 15 G 6'4" 190 Freshman Walk-on; transferred to Chaminade
Beau Rydalch 25 G 6'6" 205 Junior Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons
Brandon Morley 31 F/C 7'0" 235 Junior Walk-on; graduate transferred to Utah Valley
Jayce Johnson 34 F/C 7'0" 235 RS Junior Graduate transferred to Marquette

2020 recruiting class

Regular season

On November 8, the Utes defeated Mississippi Valley State 143–49 to set an NCAA record for largest margin of victory (94 points) over a Division I opponent.[4]

Schedule and results

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Utes will open the 2019-20 men’s basketball season at Nevada and host BYU on Dec. 4. The Salt Lake Tribune. en-US. 2019-09-17.
  2. Web site: Utah on NCAA probation for recruiting issues. Schlabach. Mark. ESPN.com. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190806175911/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/27333877/utah-ncaa-probation-recruiting-issues . 2019-08-06 .
  3. Web site: Report: Charles Jones Jr. is transferring from the Utah men’s basketball program. The Salt Lake Tribune. en-US. 2019-09-17.
  4. News: Utah beats Mississippi Valley State by 94, setting the record for largest margin of victory vs. a D-I team . Matt . Norlander . CBSSports.com . November 8, 2019 . November 10, 2019.
  5. Web site: Utah’s men’s basketball schedule is done. There’s one Sunday home game, and the Beehive Classic format is changed. The Salt Lake Tribune. en-US. 2019-09-17.