2023–24 Utah Utes men's basketball team

2023–24 Utah Utes men's basketball
2023–24 Utah Utes men's basketball
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Record	12–4 (3–2 Pac-12)
Head coach	Craig Smith (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Tramel Barnes; Chris Burgess; DeMarlo Slocum;
Home arena	Jon M. Huntsman Center; (Capacity: 15,000)
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 11 Arizona	15	–	5	.750	27	–	9	.750
No. 23 Washington State	14	–	6	.700	25	–	10	.714
Colorado	13	–	7	.650	26	–	11	.703
Oregon †	12	–	8	.600	24	–	12	.667
UCLA	10	–	10	.500	16	–	17	.485
Utah	9	–	11	.450	22	–	15	.595
California	9	–	11	.450	13	–	19	.406
Washington	9	–	11	.450	17	–	15	.531
USC	8	–	12	.400	15	–	18	.455
Stanford	8	–	12	.400	14	–	18	.438
Arizona State	8	–	12	.400	14	–	18	.438
Oregon State	5	–	15	.250	13	–	19	.406

† 2024 Pac-12 tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023–24 Utah Runnin' Utes men's basketball team represents the University of Utah during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team is led by second-year head coach Craig Smith. They play their home games at the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, Utah as their final season as members of the Pac-12 Conference after 12 years before they will join the Big 12 Conference in the 2024–25 season.^[1]

Previous season

The Utes finished the 2022–23 season 17–14, 10–10 in Pac-12 play to finish in 7th place. They lost in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament to Stanford.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Gavin Baxter	0	F	6'9"	224	Senior	Provo, UT	Retired from basketball due to injuries^[2]
Mike Saunders Jr.	2	G	6'0"	184	Junior	Indianapolis, IN	Transferred to McNeese State
Bostyn Holt	3	F	6'6"	193	Senior	Portland, OR	Graduate transferred to South Dakota
Jaxon Brenchley	5	G	6'5"	195	Senior	Providence, UT	Graduate transferred to Denver
Marco Anthony	10	G	6'5"	223	RS Senior	San Antonio, TX	Graduated
Lazar Stefanovic	20	G	6'7"	185	Sophomore	Belgrade, Serbia	Transferred to UCLA
Eli Ballstaedt	32	G	6'5"	198	Senior	Midway, UT	Walk-on; graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Hunter Erickson	0	G	6'3"	195	Junior	Provo, UT	Salt Lake CC
Cole Bajema	2	G	6'7"	190	GS Senior	Lyden, WA	Washington
Deivon Smith	5	G	6'1"	172	Senior	Loganville, GA	Georgia Tech
Lawson Lovering	34	C	7'1"	225	Junior	Cheyenne, WY	Colorado

Recruiting classes

2023 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jake Wahlin #42 PF	Provo, UT	Timpview High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	May 22, 2023
Jake Wahlin #42 PF	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 75
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: "2023 Utah Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com. "Utah Utes 2023 Player Commits". ESPN.com. "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2024 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2024 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
David Katoa #43 SG	Salt Lake City, UT	Real Salt Lake Academy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sep 26, 2023
David Katoa #43 SG	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 75
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: "2024 Utah Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com. "Utah Utes 2024 Player Commits". ESPN.com. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2023–24 Utah Utes men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Hunter Erickson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Salt Lake CC	Provo, Utah
F	1	Ben Carlson	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	228 lb (103 kg)	Sr	Wisconsin	Woodbury, Minnesota
G	2	Cole Bajema	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	GS	Washington	Lynden, Washington
G	3	Jayden Teat (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	Fr	Capital Christian School	Sacramento, California
G	5	Deivon Smith	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	Sr	Georgia Tech	Loganville, Georgia
F	10	Jake Wahlin	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	206 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Timpview	Provo, Utah
G	11	Wilguens Exacte Jr.	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	233 lb (106 kg)	So	NBA Academy Latin America	Montreal, Quebec
C	13	Keba Keita	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	So	Wasatch Academy	Bamako, Mali
G	14	Brandon Haddock (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	Jr	Carroll HS	Southlake, Texas
G	21	Luka Tarlac	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	224 lb (102 kg)	So	International School of Belgrade	Belgrade, Serbia
G	25	Rollie Worster	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	204 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Utah State	Missoula, Montana
F	32	Ayomide Bamisile (W)	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	Fr	Montverde Academy	Lagos, Nigeria
C	34	Lawson Lovering	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	244 lb (111 kg)	Jr	Colorado	Cheyenne, Wyoming
C	35	Branden Carlson	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	223 lb (101 kg)	GS	Bingham HS	South Jordan, Utah
G	45	Jerry Huang (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	Fr	Wasatch Academy	Taipei, Taiwan
G	55	Gabe Madsen	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	Sr	Cincinnati	Rochester, Minnesota

Head coach

Craig Smith (North Dakota)

Assistant coach(es)

Tramel Barnes (Southwest Minnesota State)
Chris Burgess (Utah)
DeMarlo Slocum (Georgia Southern)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2023* 6:00 p.m.	Westminster	W 84–61	–	18 – Bajema	9 – Be. Carlson	4 – Bajema	Jon M. Huntsman Center (–) Salt Lake City, UT
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:30 p.m., P12N	Eastern Washington	W 101–66	1–0	20 – Madsen	11 – Keita	8 – Worster	Jon M. Huntsman Center (7,632) Salt Lake City, UT
November 10, 2023* 8:00 p.m., P12N	UC Riverside	W 82–53	2–0	18 – Lovering	7 – Tied	7 – Worster	Jon M. Huntsman Center (7,565) Salt Lake City, UT
November 16, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPNU	vs. Wake Forest Charleston Classic quarterfinals	W 77–70	3–0	31 – Br. Carlson	7 – Be. Carlson	9 – Worster	TD Arena (2,745) Charleston, SC
November 17, 2023* 2:30 p.m., ESPN2	vs. No. 6 Houston Charleston Classic semifinals	L 66–76	3–1	29 – Madsen	8 – Tied	6 – Worster	TD Arena (3,029) Charleston, SC
November 19, 2023* 3:30 p.m., ESPN	vs. St. John's Charleston Classic 3rd place game	L 82–91	3–2	22 – Br. Carlson	8 – Br. Carlson	3 – Tied	TD Arena (3,841) Charleston, SC
November 27, 2023* 9:00 p.m., ESPNU	at Saint Mary's	W 78–71	4–2	17 – Tied	8 – Worster	3 – Br. Carlson	University Credit Union Pavilion (3,500) Moraga, CA
November 30, 2023* 7:00 p.m., P12N	vs. Hawai'i	W 79–66	5–2	17 – Br. Carlson	9 – Worster	3 – Worster	Delta Center (4,686) Salt Lake City, UT
December 5, 2023* 7:00 p.m., P12N	Southern Utah	W 88–86	6–2	23 – Keita	10 – Be. Carlson	10 – Worster	Jon M. Huntsman Center (7,161) Salt Lake City, UT
December 9, 2023* 5:00 p.m., P12N	No. 14 BYU Rivalry	W 73–69	7–2	17 – Madsen	8 – Br. Carlson	8 – Worster	Jon M. Huntsman Center (15,648) Salt Lake City, UT
December 16, 2023* 2:00 p.m., P12N	Utah Valley	W 76–62	8–2	26 – Br. Carlson	11 – Lovering	9 – Worster	Jon M. Huntsman Center (8,349) Salt Lake City, UT
December 20, 2023* 7:00 p.m., P12N	Bellarmine	W 85–43	9–2	17 – Lovering	9 – Be. Carlson	4 – Worster	Jon M. Huntsman Center (7,310) Salt Lake City, UT
Pac-12 regular season
December 29, 2023 6:30 p.m., P12N	Washington State	W 80–58	10–2 (1–0)	20 – Madsen	11 – Keita	7 – Worster	Jon M. Huntsman Center (8,235) Salt Lake City, UT
December 31, 2023 4:00 p.m., P12N	Washington	W 95–90	11–2 (2–0)	34 – Br. Carlson	11 – Madsen	7 – Br. Carlson	Jon M. Huntsman Center (7,468) Salt Lake City, UT
January 4, 2024 9:00 p.m., ESPN2	at Arizona State	L 70–82	11–3 (2–1)	19 – Br. Carlson	8 – Br. Carlson	5 – Madsen	Desert Financial Arena (6,259) Tempe, AZ
January 6, 2024 6:00 p.m., P12N	at No. 10 Arizona	L 73–92	11–4 (2–2)	18 – Madsen	6 – Be. Carlson	5 – Worster	McKale Center (14,688) Tucson, AZ
January 11, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN2	UCLA	W 90–44	12–4 (3–2)	14 – Tied	14 – Br. Carlson	8 – Smith	Jon M. Huntsman Center (8,934) Salt Lake City, UT
January 14, 2024 3:00 p.m., P12N	at Stanford						Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA
January 18, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPNU	Oregon State						Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
January 21, 2024 1:00 p.m., TBD	Oregon						Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
January 24, 2024 8:00 p.m., P12N	at Washington State						Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA
January 27, 2024 TBD, TBD	at Washington						Alaska Airlines Arena Seattle, WA
February 3, 2024 3:00 p.m., P12N	Colorado Rivalry						Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
February 8, 2024 6:00 p.m., P12N	Arizona						Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
February 10, 2024 TBD, TBD	Arizona State						Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
February 15, 2024 9:00 p.m., FS1	at USC						Galen Center Los Angeles, CA
February 18, 2024 5:00 p.m., FS1	at UCLA						Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
February 24, 2024 7:00 p.m., P12N	at Colorado Rivalry						CU Events Center Boulder, CO
February 29, 2024 6:30 p.m., P12N	Stanford						Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
March 2, 2024 7:00 p.m., P12N	California						Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
March 7, 2024 9:00 p.m., TBD	at Oregon State						Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR
March 9, 2024 5:00 p.m., P12N	at Oregon						Matthew Knight Arena Eugene, OR
Pac-12 tournament
March 13–16, 2024 TBA	vs. TBA						T-Mobile Arena Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time.

Source:^[3]

References

^ "Arizona, Arizona State, Utah join Big 12: Programs follow Colorado departing Pac-12 before 2024 season". CBSSports.com. August 5, 2023. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
^ "Gavin Baxter Announces He Is Medically Retiring From Basketball". Philadelphia Media Network. December 9, 2022. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
^ "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Utah Athletics.

[1] "Arizona, Arizona State, Utah join Big 12: Programs follow Colorado departing Pac-12 before 2024 season". CBSSports.com. August 5, 2023. Retrieved August 5, 2023.

[2] "Gavin Baxter Announces He Is Medically Retiring From Basketball". Philadelphia Media Network. December 9, 2022. Retrieved July 26, 2023.

[3] "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Utah Athletics.

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