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The 2023–24 Utah Runnin' Utes men's basketball team represented the University of Utah during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by third-year head coach Craig Smith. They played their home games at the Jon M. Huntsman CenterinSalt Lake City, Utah.

2023–24 Utah Utes men's basketball

NIT, Semifinals

ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record22–15 (9–11 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaJon M. Huntsman Center
(Capacity: 15,000)
Seasons
← 2022–23
2024–25 →
2023–24 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
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  • e
    		•  Conf Overall
    Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
    No.11Arizona 15 – 5   .750 27 – 9   .750
    No.23Washington 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

    Utah started the season with strong non-conference play, winning landmark games on the road against Saint Mary's and at home against then #14th-ranked BYU. Prior to their final out-of-conference game against Bellarmine, Utah received the 29th-most votes in that week's AP poll and were projected to be a 9th-seed in that year's NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.[1] Despite being dominant at home, even giving UCLA their second-worst loss in program history,[2] the Runnin' Utes failed to win all but one conference road game, scoring a last-second basket to beat the same team in Pauley Pavilion.[3] After home losses to Arizona and Arizona State, Utah was considered to be on the bubble for an NCAA tournament bid.[4][5] After a road loss to Oregon State in which Branden Carlson scored a career-high 40 points, it was reported that "Utah’s NCAA tournament hopes were all but extinguished".[6]

    This season, Branden Carlson broke the all-time Runnin' Utes blocks record, finishing the season with 241 blocks.[7] Incoming transfer Deivon Smith was unable to play until December due to double-transfer eligibility rules, but was able to debut in Utah's game against Utah Valley University after judge John P. Bailey extended a temporary restraining order in a lawsuit against the NCAA to the end of the season.[8] After becoming eligible, Smith would go on to score five triple-doubles in the rest of the season, breaking the all-time Pac-12 record that was previously held by Jason Kidd.[9]

    In the 2024 Pac-12 men's tournament, Utah won their first round game against Arizona State before falling to Colorado in the quarterfinals.[10] 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.[11] 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.[12]

    This was 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.[13]

    Previous season

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    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 tournamenttoStanford.[14]

    Offseason

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    Departures

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    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[15]
    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

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    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 Lynden, 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

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    2023 recruiting class

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    UScollege 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 
    Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   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

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    UScollege 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 
    Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   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:

    Roster

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    2023–24 Utah Utes men's basketball team
    Players Coaches
    Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
    G 0 Hunter Erickson 6ft3in (1.91 m) 194 lb (88 kg) Jr Salt Lake CC Provo, UT
    F 1 Ben Carlson 6ft9in (2.06 m) 228 lb (103 kg) Sr Wisconsin Woodbury, MN
    G 2 Cole Bajema 6ft7in (2.01 m) 194 lb (88 kg) GS Washington Lynden, WA
    G 3 Jayden Teat (W) 6ft1in (1.85 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Fr Capital Christian School Sacramento, CA
    G 5 Deivon Smith 6ft1in (1.85 m) 172 lb (78 kg) Sr Georgia Tech Loganville, GA
    F 10 Jake Wahlin 6ft10in (2.08 m) 206 lb (93 kg) Fr Timpview Provo, UT
    G 11 Wilguens Exacte Jr. 6ft6in (1.98 m) 233 lb (106 kg) So NBA Academy Latin America Montreal, QC
    C 13 Keba Keita 6ft8in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Wasatch Academy Bamako, Mali
    G 14 Brandon Haddock (W) 6ft1in (1.85 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Jr Carroll HS Southlake, TX
    G 21 Luka Tarlac 6ft7in (2.01 m) 224 lb (102 kg) So International School of Belgrade Belgrade, Serbia
    G 25 Rollie Worster 6ft4in (1.93 m) 204 lb (93 kg) Sr Utah State Missoula, MT
    F 32 Ayomide Bamisile (W) 6ft7in (2.01 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Fr Montverde Academy Lagos, Nigeria
    C 34 Lawson Lovering 7ft1in (2.16 m) 244 lb (111 kg) Jr Colorado Cheyenne, WY
    C 35 Branden Carlson 7ft 0 in (2.13 m) 223 lb (101 kg) GS Bingham HS South Jordan, UT
    G 45 Jerry Huang (W) 6ft2in (1.88 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Fr Wasatch Academy Taipei, Taiwan
    G 55 Gabe Madsen 6ft6in (1.98 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Sr Cincinnati Rochester, MN
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster
    Last update: April 8, 2024

    Schedule and results

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    Date
    time, TV     		Rank# 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 third-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 L 73–79  12–5
    (3–3)     		 16 – tied   10 – Smith   11 – Smith  Maples Pavilion (3,037)
    Stanford, CA
    January 18, 2024
    7:00 p.m., ESPNU     		Oregon State W 74–47  13–5
    (4–3)     		 18 – Keita   15 – Keita   8 – D. Smith  Jon M. Huntsman Center (8,063)
    Salt Lake City, UT
    January 21, 2024
    1:00 p.m., ESPN     		Oregon W 80–77  14–5
    (5–3)     		 24 – Smith   9 – Smith   8 – Smith  Jon M. Huntsman Center (7,919)
    Salt Lake City, UT
    January 24, 2024
    8:00 p.m., P12N     		at Washington State L 57–79  14–6
    (5–4)     		 20 – Br. Carlson   9 – Keita   3 – tied  Beasley Coliseum (2,605)
    Pullman, WA
    January 27, 2024
    8:00 p.m., ESPN2     		at Washington L 73–98  14–7
    (5–5)     		 20 – Smith   7 – Keita   3 – tied  Alaska Airlines Arena (7,419)
    Seattle, WA
    February 3, 2024
    3:00 p.m., P12N     		Colorado
    Rivalry     		W 73–68  15–7
    (6–5)     		 21 – Madsen   11 – Smith   9 – Smith  Jon M. Huntsman Center (9,294)
    Salt Lake City, UT
    February 8, 2024
    6:00 p.m., P12N     		No. 8 Arizona L 99–105 3OT 15–8
    (6–6)     		 27 – Br. Carlson   15 – Br. Carlson   10 – D. Smith  Jon M. Huntsman Center (10,944)
    Salt Lake City, UT
    February 10, 2024
    6:00 p.m., ESPN2     		Arizona State L 77–85  15–9
    (6–7)     		 25 – Br. Carlson   11 – Br. Carlson   9 – Smith  Jon M. Huntsman Center (8,235)
    Salt Lake City, UT
    February 15, 2024
    9:00 p.m., FS1     		at USC L 64–68  15–10
    (6–8)     		 19 – Smith   9 – Smith   7 – Smith  Galen Center (5,122)
    Los Angeles, CA
    February 18, 2024
    5:00 p.m., FS1     		at UCLA W 70–69  16–10
    (7–8)     		 17 – tied   7 – Br. Carlson   10 – Smith  Pauley Pavilion (9,537)
    Los Angeles, CA
    February 24, 2024
    7:00 p.m., P12N     		at Colorado
    Rivalry     		L 65–89  16–11
    (7–9)     		 18 – Madsen   6 – tied   5 – Smith  CU Events Center (9,075)
    Boulder, CO
    February 29, 2024
    6:30 p.m., P12N     		Stanford W 90–68  17–11
    (8–9)     		 21 – Bajema   10 – Smith   10 – Smith  Jon M. Huntsman Center (8,833)
    Salt Lake City, UT
    March 2, 2024
    7:00 p.m., P12N     		California
    Senior Night     		W 88–59  18–11
    (9–9)     		 30 – Br. Carlson   10 – tied   10 – Smith  Jon M. Huntsman Center (8,841)
    Salt Lake City, UT
    March 7, 2024
    9:00 p.m., ESPNU     		at Oregon State L 85–92  18–12
    (9–10)     		 40 – Br. Carlson   7 – Br. Carlson   10 – Smith  Gill Coliseum (3,362)
    Corvallis, OR
    March 9, 2024
    5:00 p.m., P12N     		at Oregon L 65–66  18–13
    (9–11)     		 19 – Br. Carlson   6 – Smith   4 – Lovering  Matthew Knight Arena (8,668)
    Eugene, OR
    Pac-12 tournament
    March 13, 2024
    9:30 p.m., P12N     		(6) vs. (11) Arizona State
    First Round     		W 90–57  19–13
    		  22 – Baejma   10 – tied   9 – Smith  T-Mobile Arena (10,133)
    Paradise, NV
    March 14, 2024
    9:30 p.m., FS1     		(6) vs. (3) Colorado
    Quarterfinal/rivalry     		L 58–72  19–14
    		  13 – tied   6 – tied   5 – Smith  T-Mobile Arena (11,428)
    Paradise, NV
    NIT
    March 19, 2024*
    9:00 p.m., ESPN2     		(2) UC Irvine
    First Round – Villanova bracket     		W 84–75  20–14
    		  21 – Br. Carlson   11 – Br. Carlson   10 – Smith  Jon M. Huntsman Center (3,137)
    Salt Lake City, UT
    March 24, 2024*
    7:00 p.m., ESPN2     		(2) (3) Iowa
    Second Round – Villanova bracket     		W 91–82  21–14
    		  31 – Madsen   10 – tied   10 – Smith  Jon M. Huntsman Center (3,804)
    Salt Lake City, UT
    March 27, 2024*
    7:00 p.m., ESPN2     		(2) VCU
    Quarterfinals – Villanova bracket     		W 74–54  22–14
    		  18 – Madsen   11 – Smith   12 – Smith  Jon M. Huntsman Center (6,008)
    Salt Lake City, UT
    April 2, 2024*
    5:00 p.m., ESPN     		(2) vs. (1) Indiana State
    Semifinals     		L 90–100  22–15
    		  28 – Smith   7 – Smith   6 – Smith  Hinkle Fieldhouse 
    Indianapolis, IN

    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Mountain Time.

    Source:[16]

    Rankings

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    See also: 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
    — = Not ranked RV = Received votes
    Week
    PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
    AP—————RVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV—
    Coaches—————RVRVRVRV———RV—

    *AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings.

    References

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  • ^ "Utah puts historic beat-down on UCLA". Reuters. January 11, 2024. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
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  • ^ Coles, Joe (February 12, 2024). "Where Utah's NCAA Tournament résumé stands after sweep by Arizona schools". Deseret News. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  • ^ "Bubble-riding Utah makes dreaded trip to Oregon State". CBSSports.com. March 7, 2024. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  • ^ Coles, Joe (March 8, 2024). "Utah's NCAA Tournament hopes all but extinguished after 92-85 loss at Oregon State". Deseret News. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  • ^ Bodkin, Michelle (February 10, 2024). "Branden Carlson Makes More History As A Runnin' Ute". KSL Sports. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
  • ^ Coles, Joe (January 31, 2024). "Deivon Smith makes debut in Utah's 76-62 win over UVU". Deseret News. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  • ^ Bodkin, Michelle (March 27, 2024). "Deivon Smith Breaks 30-Year-Old Pac-12 Record Held By Jason Kidd". KSL Sports. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
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