2024–25 Utah Utes men's basketball team explained

Year:2024–25
Team:Utah Utes
Sport:Basketball
Conference:Big 12 Conference
Conference Link:Big 12 Conference men's basketball
Short Conf:Big 12
Record:0-0
Conf Record:0-0
Head Coach:Craig Smith
Hc Year:4th
Asst Coach1:Josh Eilert
Asst Coach2:David Evans
Asst Coach3:Lo Leath
Stadium:Jon M. Huntsman Center
(Capacity: 15,000)

The 2024–25 Utah Runnin' Utes men's basketball team will represent the University of Utah during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team is led by fourth-year head coach Craig Smith, and will play their home games at the Jon M. Huntsman Center located in Salt Lake City, Utah. This will be the Utes first season in the Big 12 Conference.[1]

Previous season

The Utes finished the 2023–24 season 22–15, 9–11 in Pac-12 play, to finish in a tie for 6th place. In the 2024 Pac-12 men's tournament, Utah won their first-round game against Arizona State before falling to Colorado in the quarterfinals.[2] The team played in the 2024 National Invitation Tournament, being the only Pac-12 team to accept one of two automatic bids for teams in the conference.[3] This marked the program's first appearance in a postseason tournament since the 2018 NIT six years prior. Utah advanced to the semi-finals before being eliminated by the Indiana State Sycamores.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cobb . David . 2023-08-05 . Arizona, Arizona State, Utah join Big 12: Programs follow Colorado departing Pac-12 before 2024 season . 29 July 2024 . CBSSports.com . en.
  2. Web site: Judd . Brandon . 2024-03-15 . Utah’s likelihood of missing NCAA Tournament again hits home after loss in Pac-12 tournament quarterfinals . 29 July 2024 . Deseret News . en.
  3. Web site: Daschel . Nick . 2024-03-20 . Did Oregon State turn down an invitation to play in the NIT? . 29 July 2024 . Oregon Live . en.
  4. Web site: Judd . Brandon . What Utah said about its run to the NIT semifinals . 29 July 2024 . Deseret News . en.