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2022–23 Utah Utes men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Utah Runnin' Utes men's basketball team represented the University of Utah during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by second-year head coach Craig Smith. 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 finished the 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.

2022–23 Utah Utes men's basketball
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record17–15 (10–10 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaJon M. Huntsman Center
Seasons
2022–23 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 UCLA 18 – 2   .900 31 – 6   .838
No. 8 Arizona† 14 – 6   .700 28 – 7   .800
USC 14 – 6   .700 22 – 11   .667
Oregon 12 – 8   .600 21 – 15   .583
Arizona State 11 – 9   .550 23 – 13   .639
Washington State 11 – 9   .550 17 – 17   .500
Utah 10 – 10   .500 17 – 15   .531
Washington 8 – 12   .400 16 – 16   .500
Colorado 8 – 12   .400 18 – 17   .514
Stanford 7 – 13   .350 14 – 19   .424
Oregon State 5 – 15   .250 11 – 21   .344
California 2 – 18   .100 3 – 29   .094
† Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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The Utes finished the 2021–22 season 11–20, 4–16 in Pac-12 play to finish in 11th place. They lost in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament to Washington.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Num Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Lahat Thioune 0 C 6'10" 228 RS Junior Dakar, Sengal Transferred to UCF
David Jenkins Jr. 1 G 6'1" 204 RS Senior Tacoma, WA Graduated & transferred to Purdue
Both Gach 2 G 6'6" 189 Senior Austin, MN Graduated/undrafted in 2022 NBA draft
Riley Battin 11 F 6'9" 230 Senior Westlake Village, CA Graduated & transferred to California Baptist
Dusan Mahorcic 21 F 6'10" 226 Senior Belgrade, Serbia Dismissed from the team due to violation of team rules;[1] transferred to NC State
Jake Jamele 31 G 6'6" 174 Sophomore Palo Verdes, CA Walk-on; transferred
Harrison Creer 34 G 6'4" 234 RS Freshman Holladay, UT Walk-on; no longer on team roster

Incoming transfers

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Name Num Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Gavin Baxter 0 F 6'9" 228 GS Senior Provo, UT BYU
Ben Carlson 1 F 6'9" 226 Junior Woodbury, MN Wisconsin
Mike Saunders Jr. 2 G 6'0" 184 Junior Indianapolis, IN Cincinnati

Recruiting classes

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2022 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Keba Keita
C 		Mount Pleasant, UT Wasatch Academy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Apr 13, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 82
Wilguens Exacte Jr.
SG 		Montreal, QC NBA Academy Latin America 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Apr 14, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Luka Tarlac
SF 		Serbia NBA Academy Latin America 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Apr 29, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
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:

  • "2022 Utah Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com.
  • "Utah Utes 2022 Player Commits". ESPN.com.
  • "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

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2022–23 Utah Utes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Gavin Baxter 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 224 lb (102 kg) Sr BYU Provo, Utah
F 1 Ben Carlson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Wisconsin Woodbury, Minnesota
G 2 Mike Saunders Jr. 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 184 lb (83 kg) Jr Cincinnati Indianapolis, Indiana
F 3 Bostyn Holt 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Sr Coffeyville CC Portland, Oregon
G 5 Jaxon Brenchley 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Ridgeline HS Providence, Utah
G 10 Marco Anthony 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 223 lb (101 kg) RS Sr Utah State San Antonio, Texas
G 11 Wilguens Exacte Jr. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 221 lb (100 kg) Fr NBA Academy Latin America Montreal, Quebec
C 13 Keba Keita 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Wasatch Academy Mali, West Africa
G 20 Lazar Stefanovic 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Sportska gimnazija Belgrade, Serbia
G 21 Luka Tarlac 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 211 lb (96 kg) Fr International School of Belgrade Belgrade, Serbia
G 25 Rollie Worster 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Jr Utah State Missoula, Montana
G 32 Eli Ballstaedt (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Sr Wasatch HS Midway, Utah
C 35 Branden Carlson 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 221 lb (100 kg) Sr Bingham HS South Jordan, Utah
G 55 Gabe Madsen 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Jr Cincinnati Rochester, Minnesota
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

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 2, 2022*
6:00 p.m., P12N 		Westminster (UT) W 93–58 
 13 – Worster   7 – Worster   4 – Tied  Jon M. Huntsman Center (2,009[citation needed])
Salt Lake City, UT
Regular season
November 7, 2022*
9:00 p.m., P12N 		LIU W 89–48  1–0
  21 – Br. Carlson   11 – Be. Carlson   4 – Stefanovic  Jon M. Huntsman Center (5,878)
Salt Lake City, UT
November 11, 2022*
5:00 p.m., P12N 		Cal State Bakersfield W 72–44  2–0
  25 – Madsen   7 – Be. Carlson   6 – Worster  Jon M. Huntsman Center (6,283)
Salt Lake City, UT
November 14, 2022*
6:00 p.m., P12N 		Idaho State W 70–56  3–0
  26 – Br. Carlson   9 – Br. Carlson   3 – Madsen  Jon M. Huntsman Center (6,328)
Salt Lake City, UT
November 17, 2022*
7:00 p.m., P12N 		Sam Houston
Fort Myers Tip-Off campus site game 		L 55–65  3–1
  14 – Worster   7 – Tied   5 – Worster  Jon M. Huntsman Center (5,503)
Salt Lake City, UT
November 21, 2022*
4:00 p.m., FS1 		vs. Georgia Tech
Fort Myers Tip-Off semifinals 		W 68–64  4–1
  16 – Madsen   9 – Be. Carlson   4 – Madsen  Suncoast Credit Union Arena (1,188)
Fort Myers, FL
November 23, 2022*
6:30 p.m., FS1 		vs. Mississippi State
Fort Myers Tip-Off championship 		L 49–52  4–2
  10 – Tied   9 – Worster   3 – Worster  Suncoast Credit Union Arena (1,144)
Fort Myers, FL
November 26, 2022*
6:00 p.m., P12N 		St. Thomas (MN) W 95–66  5–2
  15 – Madsen   7 – Br. Carlson   7 – Worster  Jon M. Huntsman Center (5,109)
Salt Lake City, UT
December 1, 2022
6:30 p.m., P12N 		No. 4 Arizona W 81–66  6–2
(1–0) 		 22 – Br. Carlson   11 – Tied   9 – Worster  Jon M. Huntsman Center (6,495)
Salt Lake City, UT
December 4, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at Washington State W 67–65  7–2
(2–0) 		 19 – Worster   10 – Br. Carlson   4 – Tied  Beasley Coliseum (2,009)
Pullman, WA
December 8, 2022*
8:00 p.m., P12N 		Jacksonville State W 99–58  8–2
  20 – Stefanovic   5 – Worster   8 – Worster  Jon M. Huntsman Center (5,295)
Salt Lake City, UT
December 13, 2022*
7:00 p.m., P12N 		UTSA W 91–70  9–2
  27 – Br. Carlson   10 – Anthony   4 – Anthony  Jon M. Huntsman Center (5,223)
Salt Lake City, UT
December 17, 2022*
4:00 p.m., CBSSN 		at BYU
Rivalry 		L 66–75  9–3
  20 – Br. Carlson   6 – Tied   5 – Worster  Marriott Center (14,355)
Provo, UT
December 21, 2022*
7:00 p.m., P12N 		vs. No. 20 TCU L 71–75  9–4
  26 – Madsen   10 – Anthony   4 – Worster  Vivint Arena (7,202)
Salt Lake City, UT
December 29, 2022
8:00 p.m., P12N 		at California W 58–43  10–4
(3–0) 		 11 – Tied   7 – Tied   3 – Anthony  Haas Pavilion (1,468)
Berkeley, CA
December 31, 2022
2:00 p.m., P12N 		at Stanford W 71–66  11–4
(4–0) 		 20 – Stefanovic   8 – Worster   4 – Madsen  Maples Pavilion (2,759)
Stanford, CA
January 5, 2023
8:00 p.m., P12N 		Oregon State W 79–60  12–4
(5–0) 		 27 – Bra. Carlson   12 – Anthony   8 – Worster  Jon M. Huntsman Center (6,471)
Salt Lake City, UT
January 7, 2023
5:00 p.m., P12N 		Oregon L 60–70  12–5
(5–1) 		 15 – Anthony   10 – Anthony   7 – Worster  Jon M. Huntsman Center (8,235)
Salt Lake City, UT
January 12, 2023
9:00 p.m., P12N 		at No. 7 UCLA L 49–68  12–6
(5–2) 		 12 – Worster   4 – Tied   3 – Saunders  Pauley Pavilion (11,771)
Los Angeles, CA
January 14, 2023
8:30 p.m., P12N 		at USC L 56–71  12–7
(5–3) 		 21 – Br. Carlson   9 – Br. Carlson   3 – Tied  Galen Center (4,671)
Los Angeles, CA
January 19, 2023
7:00 p.m., P12N 		Washington State W 77–63  13–7
(6–3) 		 28 – Br. Carlson   8 – Br. Carlson   7 – Worster  Jon M. Huntsman Center (6,599)
Salt Lake City, UT
January 21, 2023
6:00 p.m., P12N 		Washington W 86-61  14-7
(7-3) 		 25 – Carlson   10 – Anthony   10 – Worster  Jon M. Huntsman Center (7,815)
Salt Lake City, UT
January 26, 2023
9:00 p.m., P12N 		at Oregon State W 63–44  15–7
(8–3) 		 13 – Madsen   6 – Tied   7 – Worster  Gill Coliseum (3,252)
Corvallis, OR
January 28, 2023
6:00 p.m., P12N 		at Oregon L 56–68  15–8
(8–4) 		 14 – Stefanovic   8 – Br. Carlson   6 – Worster  Matthew Knight Arena (8,228)
Eugene, OR
February 2, 2023
6:00 p.m., P12N 		Stanford L 70–77  15–9
(8–5) 		 26 – Stefanovic   7 – Tied   9 – Worster  Jon M. Huntsman Center (7,318)
Salt Lake City, UT
February 5, 2023
4:00 p.m., ESPNU 		California W 61–46  16–9
(9–5) 		 15 – Stefanovic   12 – Bra. Carlson   6 – Stefanovic  Jon M. Huntsman Center (6,731)
Salt Lake City, UT
February 11, 2023
8:00 p.m., FS1 		Colorado W 73–62  17–9
(10–5) 		 17 – Tied   8 – Tied   6 – Worster  Jon M. Huntsman Center (6,133)
Salt Lake City, UT
February 16, 2023
8:00 p.m., P12N 		at No. 8 Arizona L 62–88  17–10
(10–6) 		 19 – Bra. Carlson   8 – Be. Carlson   4 – Worster  McKale Center (14,688)
Tucson, AZ
February 18, 2023
4:00 p.m., P12N 		at Arizona State L 59–67  17–11
(10–7) 		 12 – Tied   8 – Tied   3 – Anthony  Desert Financial Arena (8,046)
Tempe, AZ
February 23, 2023
8:30 p.m., FS1 		No. 4 UCLA L 71–78  17–12
(10–8) 		 25 – Saunders   12 – Anthony   4 – Br. Carlson  Jon M. Huntsman Center (8,497)
Salt Lake City, UT
February 25, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPNU 		USC L 49–62  17–13
(10–9) 		 11 – Anthony   10 – Br. Carlson   3 – Tied  Jon M. Huntsman Center (10,134)
Salt Lake City, UT
March 4, 2023
3:30 p.m., P12N 		at Colorado L 60–69  17–14
(10–10) 		 13 – Br. Carlson   10 – Br. Carlson   5 – Stefanovic  CU Events Center (8,432)
Boulder, CO
Pac-12 tournament
March 8, 2023
7:00 p.m., P12N 		(7) vs. (10) Stanford
First round 		L 62–73  17–15
  27 – Br. Carlson   10 – Br. Carlson   4 – Stefanovic  T-Mobile Arena (8,810)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

Source:[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Dusan Mahorcic no longer with Utah basketball team". Desert News. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
  2. ^ "2022–23 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Utah Athletics.
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