Utah Men's Basketball 2021-22 Yearbook

TABLE OF CONTENTS AN OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT

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2021-22 Utah Schedule Utah Roster The University of Utah Utah Traditions The Utah Fight Song Jon M. Huntsman Center Jon M. & Karen Huntsman Basketball Facility Sorenson High Performance Center President Dr. Taylor R. Randall Athletics Director Mark Harlan Head Coach Craig Smith Assistant Coaches Support Staff Player Bios Utah Basketball’s Tradition of Excellence Utah’s Greatest Runnin’ Ute Retired Jerseys NBA Runnin’ Utes Year-By-Year Summary

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Lahat Thioune

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Dakar, Sengal (Florida Prep)

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David Jenkins Jr.

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Tacoma, Wash. (Wilson Senior HS/South Dakota State/UNLV)

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Both Gach

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Austin, Minn. (Arizona Compass Pass/Utah/Minnesota)

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Bostyn Holt

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Portland, Ore. (Roosevelt HS/Elite Prep/Coffeyville CC)

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Jaxon Brenchley

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Providence, Utah (Ridgeline HS)

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Marco Anthony

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San Antonio, Texas (Holmes HS/Virginia/Utah State)

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Riley Battin

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Westlake, Calif. (Oak Park HS)

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Eli Ballstaedt

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Midway, Utah (Wasatch HS)

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Lazar Stefanović

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Belgrade, Serbia (Portska Gimnazija)

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Dušan Mahorčič

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Sr. Belgrade, Serbia (Notre Dame Prep/Lewis/Mobley Area CC/Illinois State)

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Rollie Worster

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Missoula, Mont. (Hellgate HS/Utah State)

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Jack Jamele

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Palos Verdes, Calif. (Palos Verdes HS/Middlebrooks Academy)

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Harrison Creer

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Holladay, Utah (Olympus HS)

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Branden Carlson

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South Jordan, Utah (Bingham HS)

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Gabe Madsen

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Rochester, Minn. (Mayo Senior HS/Cincinnati)

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THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SNAPSHOT OF THE U. • Founded in 1850 • Enrollment: 34,424 • Research I University • One of 66 AAU institutions • Top 25 U.S. research universities • Over 100 undergraduate and 90 graduate majors • 2007 Nobel Prize winner Mario Cappechi • Pac-12 Conference member July 1, 2011

Founded in 1850, the University of Utah prepares students to live and compete in the global workplace. The U. encompasses 1,500 acres in the foothills of the Wasatch Mountain range.

Utah became a member of the Pac-12 Conference on July 1, 2011.

With an enrollment of over 34,000, the U offers 100 undergraduate and more than 90 graduate level fields of study. In 2019, the University of Utah became one of the newest members of the prestigious Association of American Universities, which for more than 100 years has recognized the most outstanding academic institutions in the nation. Utah is now one of 66 AAU institutions, with only 34 of those members coming from Power Five conferences.

The U offers nationally-ranked programs in law, pharmacy, mathematics, business, biomedical engineering, family medicine, social sciences and humanities, fine arts, education, architecture, entertainment arts and engineering. The U was ranked No. 11 in the nation for value according to the 2019 Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings.

RESEARCH

The University of Utah surpassed the threshold of 515 million in research dollars in 2019 and was rated No. 1 for commercializing technology innovations according to the Milken Institute’s 2017 ratings.

Geneticist Mario R. Capecchi received the 2007 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on gene targeting. Çağan Şekercioğlu, 8

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assistant professor of biology, won the Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey’s highest prize for 2014. Peter J. Stang, distinguished professor of chemistry, received the 2013 Priestley Medal and 2011 National Medal of Science for his pioneering work in supramolecular chemistry.

TECHNOLOGY AND COMPUTER SCIENCES

The U’s entertainment arts and engineering program has been ranked regularly among the top three in the U.S. over the last decade according to Animation Career Review. The University’s computer science program, which earned a top 50 ranking in 2019, was founded in 1965 and began a pioneering legacy in computer graphics and visualization that continues today.

The College of Engineering was ranked No. 58 by U.S. News & World Report for 2022.

The Scientific Computing & Imaging Institute is internationally recognized.

MEDICINE

University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics, a Level I trauma center, has earned a top-10 ranking among academic medical centers for patient care 11 years in a row, incliding No. 1 in 2020. U.S. News & World Report placed the Spencer F. Eccles School of Medicine’s programs in primary care, pharmacy, physical therapy, physician assistant, and nursing in the nation’s top 40.

The U’s surgeons were the first in the world to conduct a permanent artificial heart implant in 1982. More recently, the Utah Genome Project is one of several innovative medical research programs at the U. Other notable programs include the nationally-

recognized Huntsman Cancer Institute, the Clinical Neurosciences Center and the Moran Eye Center.

BUSINESS SCHOOL

The David Eccles School of Business’ undergraduate program has been rated among No. 44 by U.S. News & World Report for 2022.

The graduate accounting program was rated top 35. The school was also ranked No. 10 for entrepreneurship by U.S. News & World Report.

COLLEGE OF LAW

The S.J. Quinney College of Law was ranked 43rd in the nation by U.S. News & World Report for 2022. It also earned top 20 ratings for practical training, as well as its public defender/prosecutor law and environmental law programs.

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

Utah’s College of Education has been ranked as high as No. 64 by U.S. News & World Report the past three years. Its special education and master’s programs were also highly rated by College Choice.

CAMPUS LIFE

A lively residential living experience is provided in the beautiful Heritage Commons, which served as the Athletes Village for the 2002 Winter Olympics. The Donna Garff Marriott Honors Residential Scholars Community, the George S. Eccles Student Life Center, and the Lassonde Studios for housing student entrepreneurs have opened in recent years. The new Kahlert Village south campus housing development, featuring four theme communities and nearly 1,000 beds, opened in the fall of 2020.

UTAH TRADITIONS

The University of Utah officially adopted the nickname “Utes” for its athletic teams in 1972. The school uses the nickname with permission of the Ute Tribal Council.

Like the Utah Marching Band, the Pep Band offers students the opportunity to serve as ambassadors for the U at home games, as well as Pac-12 Conference and NCAA basketball tournament games. Both music and non-music majors perform contemporary, pop and jazz band music, creating a lively, fun atmosphere.

The Block U (elevation 5,300 feet above sea level) was built on Mount Van Cott bordering the Utah campus in 1907. Lights on the 100-foot-tall

“What is a Ute?” The Utes are an Indian tribe that originally settled Utah. Two of the more common definitions of Ute are “top of the mountains” and “people of the mountains.” Other references have Ute defined as “land of the sun.” The Utes refer to themselves as “Noochew,” meaning “the People.”

There are four Ute tribes: THE UTAH FIGHT SONG The Northern and White Mesa Tribes are based in Utah, Verse while the Southern and Ute I am a Utah Man/Fan, sir, and I live across the green, Mountain Tribes are in Colorado.

Our gang it is the jolliest that you have ever seen.

The Northern Utes are most Our students are the finest and each one’s a shining star, closely affiliated with the Our yell, you’ll hear it ringing through the mountains near University of Utah and have a and far! tribal membership of around 3,000. Many of them live on the Chorus Uintah and Ouray reservation.

Who am I, sir, The Utes operate their own A Utah Man/Fan am I! tribal government, oversee A Utah Man/Fan, sir, approximately 1.3 million acres Will be ‘til I die. of trust land and operate several Ki-yi! businesses.

The Utah Pep Band, a Verse 65-member group, keeps Utah We’re up to snuff, we never bluff, we’re game for any fuss. fans’ spirits high in the stands No rival band of college fans dare meet us in The MUSS. at basketball, gymnastics and So fill your lungs and sing it out and shout it to the sky, volleyball contests, performing We’ll fight for dear old crimson for a Utah Man/Fan am I! for over 50 events a year.

landmark are illuminated primarily for athletic events and to notify people in the Salt Lake valley that the Utes are playing at home (the lights flash after a Utah victory).

Originally built with limestone, the Block U was later replaced by a cement version. In 1969, the design was modified and 124 lights were installed. A fund-raising campaign in 2006 raised $400,000 to renovate the aging landmark. Slabs of concrete and steel rebar now reinforce the 5,000-square feet of surface area. Another major improvement was the installation of light emitting diode (LED) red and white lights, which are controlled through a wireless system.

The MUSS, one of the most avid and vocal student fan clubs in the nation, currently sponsors fan clubs for the Utah football, men’s basketball, volleyball and gymnastics teams.

The name MUSS was originally derived from the school fight song lyrics (… No rival band of college fans dare meet us in the muss). Members now refer to MUSS as an acronym for “Mighty Utah Student Section.”

The MUSS turns 20 years old this season.

Originally known as the Student Fan Club and the Utah Fan Club, the group adopted the name MUSS for the 2002 football season.

Watch for the MUSS to regularly “Throw up a U,” a tradition that began at the Utah women’s gymnastics meets in 2001 and soon caught on with all the Ute teams and fans.

Chorus (same) Verse

And when we prom the avenue, all lined up in a row, And arm in arm and step in time as down the street we go.

No matter if a freshman green or in a senior’s gown, The people all admit we are the warmest gang in town.

Chorus (same) Verse

We may not live forever on this jolly good sphere, But while we do we’ll live a life of merriment and cheer, And when our college days are o’er and night is drawing nigh, With parting breath we’ll sing that song: “A Utah Man/Fan Am I.” Go Utes!

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JON M. HUNTSMAN CENTER including the most people ever to watch a collegiate gymnastics meet (16,019 vs. Michigan in 2015) and highest season attendance average (15,273 in 2020). Utah has led the nation in gymnastics attendance 36 of the last 39 years capacity crowds were allowed and has won nine all-women’s sports attendance titles, including the last seven in a row. The Utes have averaged over 14,500 fans a meet since 2010. Utah gymnastics owns the longest home win streak by any NCAA sport, going 24 years and 170 meets (Feb. 20, 1979 through Mar. 23, 2002) without losing a dual meet.

Volleyball

The Utah volleyball team has made the Huntsman Center is permanent home since 2013, recording a 65-36 record (.643) in the venue alltime and a 47-28 mark (.627) against Pac-12 foes.

The largest crowd to watch a Ute home match of 4,110 came on Sept. 19, 2019 as Utah hosted BYU. The Utes have drawn seven crowds in excess of 3,000 since moving into the venue.

CHAMPIONSHIP VENUE

Regarded as one of the top college arenas in the nation since opening its doors in 1969, the Jon M. Huntsman Center has provided an imposing home advantage for Utah teams the past 51 years.

Basketball Center, which houses the men’s and women’s basketball programs, and the Sorenson Legacy Foundation High Performance Center, a state-of-the-art sports medicine and strength and conditioning facility.

A landmark on the U. campus, the Jon M. Huntsman Center is the perfect place to watch a sporting event. With 15,000 chair seats (8,400 for volleyball and women’s basketball with lower bowl seating only) assuring a great view from anywhere in the arena, the Huntsman Center is the largest venue in the Pac-12 Conference.

The facility underwent a $6 million renovation in the summer of 2014. The project included the installation of a super-grid ceiling structure, a state-of-the-art sound system, brighter and energy-efficient LED lighting in the arena and concourse, a maple wood floor, and updated graphics wrapping the walls of the lower bowl and mid-level concourse. New videoboards were installed in the fall of 2017 at a cost of $4.1 million.

Underground tunnels stretching 2,220 feet connect the arena with the four-building HPER complex, which underwent a renovation before the 2015-16 season. The $36 million project included the new Jon M. and Karen Huntsman

HOME IN THE HUNTSMAN

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Men’s Basketball

Over eight million fans have watched the Runnin’ Utes in the Huntsman Center, where the team is 644-162 (.799) all-time with winning records in 50 of the 52 seasons since opening its doors—including eight undefeated campaigns.

Utah had its highest mark since 2000-01 by averaged 13,053 fans per home game in 2015-16, and they continued to turn out in recent seasons.

Women’s Basketball

Utah women’s basketball has posted an imposing 502-115 mark (.814) in the JMHC. The Utes have had nine seasons without a loss in the Huntsman Center and recorded a 28-game home winning streak from Jan. 12, 1995 to Feb. 8, 1997.

Gymnastics

Every NCAA gymnastics attendance record has been set in the Jon M. Huntsman Center,

The Jon M. Huntsman Center has been long recognized as one of the great sites of NCAA Championship events.

In men’s basketball, the Huntsman Center ranks third among the nation’s arenas for the most NCAA Tournament games hosted, with 81 contests having been played in the facility. The JMHC played host to the 1979 NCAA Basketball Championship “Dream Match-Up” featuring Indiana State’s Larry Bird and Michigan State’s Magic Johnson.

The men’s NCAA regional tournament came to the Huntsman Center twice (1971 and ‘81). First and second round games took place 13 times (most recently in 2006). The JMHC has hosted NCAA women’s basketball first and second round games twice (2001 and ‘11).

Also a famous women’s gymnastics venue, the Huntsman Center has hosted a record nine national gymnastics championships—one AIAW and eight NCAA Championships (most recently in 2007). Utah has also hosted 14 regional meets (most recently in 2018) and two Pac-12 Championships (most recently in 2015).

Women’s basketball has hosted NCAA tournament first and second round games in 2001 and 2011. The NCAA women’s volleyball tournament visited the Huntsman Center for the first time in 2017 with the Utes winning the Salt Lake Sub-Regional.

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JON M. & KAREN HUNTSMAN BASKETBALL FACILITY

The Jon M. and Karen Huntsman Basketball Facility, a state-of-the-art, $36 million, 101,000-square-foot structure, opened northeast of the Huntsman Center arena on Oct. 1, 2015. The four-story building features a legacy hall, separate glass-enclosed upper levels for both the men’s and women’s programs, and a rooftop terrace.

The ground floor entrances to the facility lead into the Kem and Carolyn Gardner Legacy Hall. Banners bearing images of the former Ute basketball greats hang from a 38-foot-high ceiling. A pictorial history of the men’s and women’s basketball programs lines the walls alongside a massive 30-foot raised circle and feather logo. The 6,000-square-foot hall is bathed in natural light from clearstory windows.

Expansive viewing balconies overlooking the men’s and women’s practice gymnasiums are accessible via Legacy Hall. The configuration of both gyms is ideal for practice because it allows coaches to run five simultaneous drills without impacting one another. The courts are an exact replica of the one in the Jon M. Huntsman Center.

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The gymnasiums also contain a video editing area, courtside taping tables and cardio equipment. A glass-enclosed yoga room shared by both teams overlooks the women’s practice court.

Other features of level one include a shared space for pre-game meals and donor functions.

Both teams have separate theaters complete with projection screens and whiteboard walls, as well as player lounges with six 55-inch televisions, custom-built furniture and gaming consoles. The team locker rooms, which are 700-square-feet in size, are also found on level one. In addition to custom lockers, showers and restrooms, they boast in-ground hot and cold tubs that face 80inch television screens.

The women’s and men’s basketball offices, recruiting lounges, conference rooms and coaches’ lounges are located on levels three and four, respectively. All assistant coaches have window offices and private balconies. Across the hall are offices for administrative and video staff.

The head coaches have L-shaped 935-square-foot offices encased in floor-toceiling glass with private balconies. They are equipped with fireplaces, 60-inch televisions

that retract into the ceiling when not in use, and surround sound.

Above level four is a rooftop terrace, bordered by a garden with low-water and drought-resistant plants, offering a 360-degree panoramic view of the Wasatch and Oquirrh Mountain ranges, the University of Utah campus, downtown Salt Lake City and the Great Salt Lake.

It includes a fire pit, gas grill and Utah-themed patio furniture.

A series of existing tunnels connects level one to the HPER facilities, the Sorenson High Performance Center and Burbidge Family Athletics-Academic Center—which serve all of Utah’s student-athletes—as well as the Jon M. Huntsman Center.

The Jon M. and Karen Huntsman Basketball Facility was built in conjunction with the state-ofthe-art Sorenson High Performance Center, which opened in May 2015. The 20,000-square foot facility has conditioning and strength training space; an athletic training, rehabilitation and hydrotherapy area; and a refueling/nutrition station.

SORENSON HIGH PERFORMANCE CENTER

The state-of-the-art Sorenson Legacy Foundation High Performance Center, a two-story, 20,000-square-foot structure located northwest Jon M. Huntsman Center, opened in the summer of 2015.

The facility provides everything a student-athlete needs to achieve their peak level of performance—ranging from nutrition, strength and conditioning, sports medicine and rehabilitation, and sports psychology—all within close proximity to maximize time efficiency.

The ground floor features a 9,500-squarefoot sports medicine facility and a 500-squarefoot fueling station, while an expansive 10,000-square-foot strength and conditioning center resides on the top floor. Two exterior entrances are located off the southeast corner of the building, while a refurbished tunnel system connects the performance center to the existing HPER complex, the Jon M. Huntsman Center and the Jon M. and Karen Huntsman Basketball Facility.

The sports medicine area features 18

treatment tables—including one traction table—six taping stations, a hydrotherapy area, a functional rehabilitation space and cardio area, and three exam rooms.

The rehab area features Optojump and forceplate machines, and a Delos postural proprioception system. A pair of Wattbikes and two Alter-G treadmills, which use air pressure to alleviate body weight so that athletes can start conditioning earlier after injury, are also included. The treatment area offers several modalities, including Game Ready, Dynatron with thermoprobe, Diathermy Hivamat, and NormaTec recovery systems.

The expansive hydrotherapy area includes a plunge pool in the shape of a block U, half containing cold water and half hot water with a capacity of 20 people per side. It also houses a Hydroworks 2000 underwater treadmill equipped with cameras and television monitors, allowing athletes to watch their subsurface work.

Six offices for the full-time staff and one office for graduate assistants are also included, as well as an area to make custom orthodics,

mouthpieces and splints.

The second-floor strength and conditioning center has 12 work stations, allowing athletes to train efficiently in a sport-specific program. It also includes a PLAE turf running surface, measuring five yards wide by 35 yards in length. Agility and plyometric sprinting drills performed in this area allow athletes to enhance movement patterns that transfer to their sport.

Keiser air pressurized equipment has been installed, allowing for greater training variation while providing instant feedback of athletes’ movement power. The strength and conditioning center also includes Woodway treadmills, a Hammer Strength line, and a variety of other means to maximize athletes’ performance.

The fueling station, located adjacent to the lobby area on the ground floor, offers a variety of snacks to help athletes intake the necessary levels of carbs and proteins within the critical 30-minute window after a workout to help their bodies recover.

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DR. TAYLOR R. RANDALL | PRESIDENT | 1ST YEAR growth mindset, over the past decade, he has overseen the funding, design, and construction of three major buildings on campus and is executing on the design phase of a fourth building dedicated to student experiences and housing. In addition, under his guidance, the University of Utah Venture Fund became the largest student-run venture fund in the country.

Before assuming the role of dean, Randall served as a professor of accounting for 11

Taylor R. Randall, Ph.D. was selected as the 17th president of the University of Utah by the Utah Board of Higher Education on August 5, 2021.

Prior to his appointment as president, Randall led the nationally ranked David Eccles School of Business for 12 years. Under his innovative and dynamic leadership as dean, the Eccles School grew five-fold, creating significantly greater opportunity for students, faculty, and the community.

Significant milestones during his time as dean include serving as Utah’s economic lead on the Unified Command for the COVID-19 recovery; increasing scholarship funding for students from $800,000 to over $15 million; forming the Ascent Program for first-generation students from underrepresented populations; achieving a top-three ranking among state schools nationally for the percentage of tenured and tenure-track women faculty; and creating five outstanding centers that serve students and the broader community locally, nationally, and globally. These centers, among others, include the acclaimed Lassonde Entrepreneurship Institute, locally prominent Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, difference-making Sorenson Impact Center, and nationally focused Marriner S. Eccles Institute for Economics and Quantitative Analysis.

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years, earning accolades throughout his teaching career for his relentless focus on students. He graduated from the University of Utah with honors in accounting and then earned an MBA and Ph.D. in operations and information management from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. Randall is a third-generation professor with a long and deep commitment to the University of Utah.

MARK HARLAN | DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS | 4TH YEAR

In June 2021, Mark Harlan began his fourth year as director of athletics at the University of Utah. A veteran administrator with a deep history in the Pac-12 Conference, Harlan brought more than 20 years of intercollegiate athletics experience at five universities to Salt Lake City, including four years as director of athletics at the University of South Florida.

In his first three years at Utah, Harlan has overseen significant success in competition, in the classroom, in the community, and in fundraising, with marked improvements to the student-athlete experience. The skiing program has won two national championships (2019, 2021) and was the leader through two days of the 2020 NCAA Championships when the meet was canceled; the football program won back-to-back Pac-12 South championships in 2018 and ’19, and played in the Holiday Bowl and Alamo Bowl; gymnastics finished third at the 2021 NCAA Championships, advanced to the 2019 NCAA semifinals and claimed both the 2021 Pac-12 Championship and the 2020 regular season Pac-12 title; and the volleyball program has competed in three consecutive NCAA tournaments with a Sweet 16 appearance in 2019.

In addition, the men’s tennis, women’s cross-country and men’s golf programs have advanced to NCAA Championships competition as teams, and the Utes achieved their highest final fall ranking in the 2019 Learfield/IMG 16

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Director’s Cup, ranking 18th, third among Pac12 schools. That 2019 fall sports season saw all four of Utah’s fall sports programs reach postseason play.

Academic achievement has risen to new heights under Harlan’s leadership, with Utah’s student-athletes posting the top three semester GPAs, including a program-record 3.57 in Spring 2020. In each of his three years at Utah, the Utes’ student-athletes have broken the previous record for full-year GPA, including a GPA of 3.407 in 2020-21. That topped the previous record of 3.387 set in 2019-20, which had eclipsed the previous best of 3.25 in 201819, Harlan’s first year at the U.

In addition, Utah’s 95-percent graduation rate, according to the NCAA’s November 2018 Graduation Success Rate report, was the highest in school history, and has been followed by back-to-back 94-percent rates in the 2019 and 2020 reports.

Harlan has spearheaded the development of the Ken Garff Red Zone at Rice-Eccles Stadium, which opened in 2021 and expands the stadium’s capacity to 51,444, while adding new team locker room facilities, club spaces and premium seating. Groundbreaking took place in November 2019, and construction on the $80 million expansion began in early 2020 on the project that will also fully enclose the stadium’s south end zone area. Harlan and University of Utah President Ruth V. Watkins unveiled plans for the project in November 2018, and in April 2019 announced the Ken Garff family’s $17.5 donation, the largest gift in Utah Athletics history.

Continued upgrading of Utah’s athletics facilities under Harlan’s leadership also includes construction of the David S. Layton Golf Academy, the on-campus training facility for Utah’s men’s golf team, which opened in January 2021. Located on Guardsman Way, across from the Spence and Cleone Eccles Football Center, the new 7,000-square foot, $2.9 million facility provides state-of-the-art technology for Utah’s student-athletes to enhance every aspect of their performance.

The health and wellness of studentathletes is a priority for Harlan and has been reflected in his work with the Crimson Council and with Utah’s Student-Athletic Advisory Committee to improve mental health resources for students. In his first year, he added a third full-time member of the mental health team, serving student-athletes in the

areas of psychology, wellness, and mental performance.

Harlan also has overseen the continued development of the Ute Academy, which focuses on four pillars of student-athlete success: Leadership, Career, Personal and Community Service, and increased investment in the student-athlete U.T.A.H. Group (United Together Against Hate), which focuses on issues of racial and social injustice. In addition, the Utah Athletics Department partnered with the U’s David S. Eccles School of Business and the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute to develop and launch Elevate U, the department’s comprehensive program to prepare and equip student-athletes to maximize their opportunities to profit from their name, image and likeness.

Entering the 2021-22 school year, six of Utah’s head coaches have been hired by Harlan in his three years at the helm. His first hire, Director of Skiing Fredrik Landstedt, came to Utah in July 2018 and has led the Utes to two national championships. He appointed Ric Mortera to lead the women’s tennis program in the summer of 2019, and in the spring and summer of 2021 hired four new leaders for Utah’s athletics programs: Craig Smith (men’s basketball), Gary Henderson (baseball), Hideki Nakada (women’s soccer) and Andrew McMinn (men’s lacrosse).

Harlan has significantly upgraded the strength and appeal of Utah’s future football schedules with the addition of eight games— four home-and-home series—against SEC and Big Ten opponents. Florida (2022, ’23), Arkansas (2026, ’29), Wisconsin (2028, ’33) and LSU (2031, ’32) each will visit Salt Lake City, and host the Utes, over the next 13 seasons.

Harlan has been named to several influential committees throughout his career, and is currently serving on the NCAA Division I Football Oversight Committee. He also has held a lead role in the Pac-12 Conference Football Working Group and has served as the AD liaison to the league’s football coaches in navigating the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. Previous to that appointment, he also served on the NCAA Division I Council Transfer Working Group and the NCAA Division I Competition Oversight Committee.

Prior to his arrival in Salt Lake City, Harlan spent four years as the director of athletics at South Florida, where he spearheaded record competitive, academic and fundraising

MARK HARLAN accomplishments while also negotiating new multimedia rights and apparel partnerships.

The Bulls won 14 American Athletic Conference titles under his leadership and nine USF programs ranked in the Top 25 in 2015-16, when the Bulls led the AAC in the Learfield Directors’ Cup standings.

The Bulls’ football program appeared in three consecutive bowl games from 2015-17 and surged to a 21-4 record in his last two years, including a school-record 11 wins in 2016.

The Bulls defeated bowl opponents from the SEC and Big 12 in 2016 (South Carolina) and 2017 (Texas Tech), and USF appeared in the final AP poll for the first time in 2016, when it ranked 19th in both the AP and Coaches’ polls.

Broad-based national success for USF Athletics under Harlan also included five programs earning NCAA Championships berths, including four NCAA Tournament appearances by the women’s basketball program and three by women’s soccer. Six Bulls teams earned Top-25 rankings during Harlan’s tenure.

In the classroom, USF student-athletes set school marks for combined grade-point average and Graduation Success Rate (GSR).

Under Harlan’s guidance, USF Athletics saw a 300 percent increase in major giving and had the best fundraising year in school history in 2016-17, attracting $15 million. His announcement of plans for a new $40-million on-campus football center was soon followed by an $8 million gift to athletics—the largest in program history.

He chaired the American Athletic Conference Athletic Directors Committee in 2017-18, and was appointed vice chair in 2016, playing a key role in developing the conference’s strategic plan. As a former member of the Tampa Bay Sports Commission Executive Committee, Harlan assisted in bringing major events to Tampa Bay including the CFP National Championship, NCAA Women’s Final Four and NHL All-Star Game.

From 2010-14, Harlan served as senior associate athletics director for external relations at UCLA, with oversight responsibilities including the men’s basketball program, development, communications, marketing, ticket sales, sponsorships, multimedia rights and alumni affairs.

While at UCLA, Harlan reorganized the structure of the major giving program and the annual fund, which resulted in a record number of donors and dollars raised in 2013.

He successfully managed completion of a $137 million campaign to renovate iconic Pauley Pavilion in 2012. Harlan was also heavily involved in the negotiations with the City of Pasadena to enable a $200 million renovation of the Rose Bowl Stadium.

Harlan left for UCLA after four years as the senior vice president for central development at the University of Arizona Foundation from 2006-10. Under Harlan’s direction, the Foundation posted two record years in the amount of funds raised and in the number of gifts processed on behalf of the university. He moved into central development at Arizona after over a decade working in the Wildcat athletic department. He held a variety of roles in athletics, serving as the assistant coordinator for football recruiting and operations (1992-94), program coordinator for event management (1994-97), director of operations (1997-2000), director of annual development (2000-02) and

assistant athletics director for development and marketing (2002-04).

Harlan’s background also includes one-year stints as senior associate athletics director for external operations at San Jose State (2005-06) and associate athletics director for external operations at Northern Colorado (2004-05). At SJSU, he launched a planned giving program that generated $8 million in estate gifts directed toward studentathlete scholarship endowments. At Northern Colorado, he played a key role in the school’s transition to NCAA Division I and the Big Sky Conference.

Harlan, 51, earned a bachelor’s degree in political science and a master’s degree in education from the University of Arizona.

He and his wife, Carolyn, have two children: Savannah (16) and Austin (13) and Cali the Labradoodle (7).

Mark Harlan speaks during the Ken Garff Red Zone at Rice-Eccles Stadium ribbon cutting on August 12.

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CRAIG SMITH | HEAD COACH

Craig Smith is in his first season as the head coach of the Runnin’ Utes.

Smith comes to Salt Lake City with some familiarity, having served as the head coach at Utah State the past three seasons in Logan.

The veteran head coach takes the helm of his third Division I program after leading both South Dakota and Utah State to multiple postseason tournament appearances.

During his time in Logan, Smith compiled a 74-24 record with the Aggies while leading USU to three-consecutive 20-plus win seasons, two Mountain West Conference Tournament Championships (2019, 2020) and a regularseason championship.

In 25 years of collegiate coaching experience, including 10 as a head coach, Smith has been to postseason play 13 times, while winning four regular-season and four postseason conference championships. He has earned four conference coach of the year awards (2006, 2007, 2017, 2019) in three different conferences and was named NAIA II National Coach of the Year Award in 2007, the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) District 12 Coach of the Year Award in 2017, and NABC District 17 Coach of the Year and USBWA District VIII Coach of the Year in 2019.

Smith saw immediate success in his first season at USU, leading it to an overall record of 28-7 – which was the most wins by a first-year head coach at USU and third-most wins overall in school history. The Aggies earned a spot in the Big Dance his first season after capturing the 18

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conference tournament crown and earned the No. 8 seed – which was the highest in program history.

His second year in Logan saw much of the same success, again winning the conference tournament and was just 1-of-12 programs to clinch a spot in the NCAA Tournament before it was canceled due to COVID-19.

In a season unlike any other, Smith led the Aggies to their 22nd NCAA Tournament appearance in 2020-21 with an at-large berth after finishing second in the MWC with a 20-9 overall record – which earned it the 11 seed.

The Aggies thrived under the direction of Smith with Sam Merrill becoming the first player in MWC history to garner back-to-back conference tournament MVP honors. Merrill also went on to collect two First-Team All-MWC selections and a 2019 AP All-America Honorable Mention nod.

Neemias Queta also saw success at Utah State, collecting freshman of the year honors and defensive player of the year accolades at the end of the 2019 campaign. In addition, he was a three-time all-conference and all-defensive team selection. He had a breakout junior season, collecting a host of honors including, MWC Player of the Year (media), MWC Defensive Player of the Year, First-Team All-MWC, AP Honorable Mention All-America, USBWA/NABC All-District Team, all-tournament team and Bleacher Report’s Defensive Player of the Year.

Prior to taking over the Utah State program, Smith spent four seasons (2015-18) at South Dakota and led the Coyotes to a 79-55 (.590)

overall mark – including a 38-26 (.594) record in Summit League action. Smith guided USD to back-to-back postseason appearances in his final two season in Vermillion, S.D.

In his final season at USD, Smith led the Coyotes to a 26-9 record and CBI appearance. The 26-9 overall mark was the second-most wins in school history and best record in the program’s 10-year existence at the Division I level. That 201718 team did not lose back-to-back games in the regular-season.

The 2016-17 season saw South Dakota go 22-12 overall and 12-4 in league play – which earned it a spot in the NIT. Smith was named the NABC District 12 Coach of the Year for his efforts after leading USD to just its second Division I conference championship.

Overall, Smith guided nine players who totaled 11 all-conference accolades – including Matt Mooney, a two-time first-team all-conference honoree and two-time NABC All-District 12 recipient.

Smith spent two seasons (2012-14) at Nebraska as an assistant coach after spending five seasons as an assistant at Colorado State (2007-12). During his time as an assistant, Smith was part of two NCAA Tournament runs, guiding CSU to the Big Dance in 2012 and then the Cornhuskers in 2014.

Smith also served as the head coach at NAIA Mayville State from 2005-07, posting a 7229 record and led them to the NAIA II National Tournament each year. He inherited a team that went 1-25 the previous season and led the Comets to the NAIA National Championship in his

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He began his coaching career at Mayville State his first year out of college in 1997 before taking a graduate assistant position at Northern State the year after, and helped the Wolves advance to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Division II Tournament. Smith stayed within the Big Sky footprint and was as an assistant at Minot State from 1999-2001 before serving as an assistant coach under Tim Miles at North Dakota State (2002-04) – with whom he would later work at

Colorado State and Nebraska.

Smith is a Stephen, Minn., native and a 1996 graduate of the University of North Dakota, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in secondary education. He then earned his master’s degree in teaching and learning from Northern State while he was a graduate assistant.

Smith and his wife, Darcy, have three sons: Landon, Brady and Carson, and a daughter, Lauren.

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final season before departing for Colorado State.

Smith was named the NAIA II National Coach of the Year when the Comets defended their regular season and tournament titles and advanced to the National Championship game in 2007. It also marked the first time any men’s basketball team from North Dakota had ever played for a national title. Smith also earned DAC Coach of the Year honors in both 2006 and 2007.

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ASSISTANT COACHES Collins with two-straight postseason appearances.

Before joining Miles’ staff, Slocum was an assistant coach at Idaho during the 2006-07 season after joining Tim Floyd’s staff as the director of operations at Southern California (2005-06).

Slocum’s coaching career began in at Georgia Southern where he finished his collegiate career, serving as a graduate assistant for the 200102 campaign. From there, he returned to his home state to become the head coach at Desert Pines High School from 2002-04. While leading the Jaguars, Slocum also founded the Las Vegas Prospects AAU program.

A student-athlete himself, Slocum spent two seasons at Dixie State before finishing out his career at Georgia Southern where he earned a degree in public recreation and kinesiology in 2001. As a junior at Georgia Southern, he was the team’s second-leading scorer before finishing fourth in scoring as a senior.

DEMARLO SLOCUM Assistant Coach

DeMarlo Slocum returns the University of Utah for his second stint with the Runnin’ Utes men’s basketball program, joining Craig Smith’s staff for the 2021-22 season.

Slocum, who spent eight seasons on The Hill (2011-19), returns after serving as an assistant coach at UNLV alongside TJ Otzelberger the past two seasons.

A native of Las Vegas, Slocum helped his hometown team to a secondplace finish in the Mountain West Conference his first season – which was the best league finish in 12 years. In that same year, the Runnin’ Rebels also handed fourth-ranked San Diego State its first loss of the season and gave UNLV its best true road victory since 1991.

The Runnin’ Rebels were also fantastic in the classroom with 11 student-athletes posting a 3.0 GPA or greater in the spring of 2020.

During his first stint at Utah, Slocum was integral in the Runnin’ Utes making five-straight postseason appearances – including back-to-back NCAA Tournament berths, a Sweet 16 appearance and an NIT runner-up finish. In addition, he was on staff when the Utes had a player selected in the first round of the NBA Draft in three-consecutive years (2015-17).

Of those three first-round draft picks, Slocum recruited Delon Wright and Kyle Kuzma to SLC. Wright, who was the 2015 Bob Cousy Award winner, became the first player in Pac-12 history to win the honor since the award’s inception in 2003-04. He also led the Runnin’ Utes in scoring and assists back-to-back years (2013-15), and finished his career at Utah with 1,022 points – which is good for 38th best in program history. Wright was a twotime All-Pac-12 First-Teamer (2014-15) while Kuzma was a first-team honoree in 2017. Wright was the 20th overall selection by Toronto Raptors in 2015 and currently plays with the Atlanta Hawks while Kuzma was drafted 27th overall by the Brooklyn Nets before playing an integral role in the Los Angeles Lakers’ championship run in 2020.

Prior to joining the Utes, Slocum spent four seasons at Colorado State where he worked alongside Smith under Tim Miles. Slocum was part of the revitalization process of the Rams’ basketball program and went from winning seven games total his first year to 19 games his final year in Ft. 20

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ERIC PETERSON Assistant Coach

Eric Peterson begins his first season as an assistant coach with the Utah men’s basketball team as he reconnects with head coach Craig Smith for his third-straight stint in 2021-22.

Peterson comes to SLC having served alongside Smith the past seven-plus years in Logan, Utah, and in Vermillion, S.D. His roles at both stops included working with the post players, scheduling and international recruiting on top of his concentration in the Midwest, Texas and JUCO ranks.

While at USU, Peterson was instrumental in the development of Neemias Queta – who recently earned AP All-America Honorable Mention accolades. The 7-0 center is a two-time Mountain West Conference Defensive Player of the Year honoree while earning first-team all-conference honors this past season and back-to-back second-team honors his first two season. In addition, Queta was named the 2019 MWC Freshman of the Year. Nationally, the Barreiro, Portugal, product was nationally recognized, garnering the 2021 US Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) District VIII Player of the Year award to go with a pair of all-district VIII honors by the USBWA. He was also name the 2020-21 National Defensive Player of the Year

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As a team, Peterson helped guide Utah State to three-straight 20-plus win season, three-consecutive NCAA Tournament berths and two MWC Tournament Championships. Their No. 8 seed in the Big Dance his first year with the Aggies was the highest seed in program history.

His track record at South Dakota with Smith was also just as stellar, leading the Coyotes to back-to-back 20-win seasons, a regular season Summit League Championship and the school’s first-ever appearance in the Summit League Tournament Championship game. In the two seasons alone, South Dakota was 48-21 (.696) and 23-7 (.767) in league play, while advancing to a pair of postseason appearances in the NIT and CBI.

He mentored Tyler Flack to a First-Team All-Summit League selection, and a pair of Second-Team All-Summit League accolades in Trey BurchManning and Tyler Hagedorn. Burch-Manning was also named to the Summit League All-Newcomer Team in 2016-17 after finishing fourth in the Summit League with 7.8 rebounds per contest during league play in his first year in Vermillion.

Prior to joining Smith at USD and USU, Peterson served as the head men’s basketball coach and Director of Athletics at Williston State. During his tenure, the Tetons compiled an overall mark of 52-15 and captured the 2014 Mon-Dak Conference Championship to go with the 2013 Region XIII Championship. In his final season at WSC, the Tetons won 27 games, had their best winning percentage in program history and earned the program’s first-ever top-25 ranking. The performance led to Mon-Dak Coach of the Year honors and a pair of NJCAA All-American honors for Marquel Curtis and Trey Dickerson.

Peterson is originally from West Salem, Wis., and graduated from UWLa Crosse with a bachelor’s degree in physical education. He also holds a master’s degree in interdisciplinary studies with a concentration in sports management and education from South Dakota.

Peterson and his wife, Lindsey, have a daughter, Flynn, and three sons, Isaiah, Briggs and Bowen.

TIM MORRIS

Assistant Coach

Tim Morris begins his first season as an assistant coach with the Utah men’s program in 2020-21 as member of Craig Smith’s staff.

Morris spent the last two seasons at Cincinnati under John Brannen.

In his first season with the Bearcats, the team went 20-10 with a 13-5 conference record and earned the top-seed in the American Athletic Conference Tournament before COVID-19 shut everything down. UC then made it to the AAC Tournament title game this past season before falling to eventual Final Four participant, Houston. Morris also served as the interim head coach at Cincinnati on April 9 before making the move to Salt Lake City.

Prior to him joining the Utes, Morris served as the interim head coach for the Bearcats.

In April 2020, Morris was named to the Silver Waves Media 50 Impactful High Major Assistant Coaches List. The recognition honors a select group of current high major assistant coaches in Division I men’s basketball who have made an impact on the game according to the site’s research and consultation with athletics directors, presidents, search firms and numerous influencers in the sport.

Morris was at Northern Kentucky (2017-19) for three seasons alongside Brannen before joining his staff at Cincinnati as well. He helped guide the Norse to three-consecutive postseason appearances, two NCAA Tournament (2017, 2019) berths and an NIT (2018) appearance, with an overall record of 72-30. NKU also won a pair of Horizon League regular-season championships (2018-19) and a pair of conference tournament titles (2017, 2019) in that stretch.

Prior to his time at NKU, Morris served as the director of player development at Nevada in 2015-16 under head coach Eric Musselman. The Wolf Pack won the College Basketball Invitational that season and finished 24-14 overall.

Morris also worked as a graduate assistant at Alabama for three seasons in two different stints before earning his master’s degree in human performance from the University of Alabama. He got his start as an assistant coach at Kennesaw State (2011-12) between hist wo stints in Tuscaloosa.

A 2008 graduate of Stanford, Morris played three seasons for head coaches Mike Montgomery and Trent Johnson where he earned a degree in English literature. He went on to play his senior season at Washington for Lorenzo Romar. He began his professional career after college with FC Bayern Munich in 2008-09 before an injury forced him to retire.

Morris is married to Morgan and have twins; a daughter, Ryan, and a son, Simeon.

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CURRAN WALSH

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Curran Walsh begins his first season as the director of basketball operations at the University of Utah as he reunites with Craig Smith as part of his new staff in Salt Lake City.

Walsh spent the last two seasons at Utah State as the director of player development. The Aggies earned back-to-back NCAA Tournament berths and 46 wins during his time in Logan, including a Mountain West Tournament Championship his first year in Cache Valley.

Additionally, Walsh guided Aggies All-American Sam Merrill through his 2020 NBA Pre Draft training program before Merrill became the first Utah State player drafted to the NBA since 1986.

Prior to joining Smith’s staff, Walsh spent the 2017-19 seasons on the men’s basketball staff at Loyola Marymount. The Lions went from just 11 victories his first season in Los Angeles to 22 wins in his second year there – which was the most wins in a single-season since the 1989-90 campaign. Walsh held a variety of duties at LMU, including assisting with film work, scouting, scheduling and logistics.

Walsh came to the collegiate ranks with plenty of player development expertise having worked with Chris Johnson Hoops. While there, he helped lead the player development programs for several NBA and professional players.

During the 2016-17 season, Walsh was an assistant coach for the boys’ basketball team at St. Anthony High School, culminating in a 30-5 record and an IHSA State Championship.

A native of Effingham, Ill., Walsh played basketball at Lindenwood University-Belleville all four years before graduating with a degree in business administration in 2016. During his time with the Lynx, he earned academic allconference honors in his final two seasons.

He went on to complete his master’s degree in educational studies at LMU.

Brandon Ubel begins his first year as the director of scouting after serving as a graduate manager the last two seasons at Utah State under Craig Smith. Smith and Ubel’s relationship goes back to his days as a Husker when Smith was an assistant coach at Nebraska under head coach Tim Miles.

A four-year (2010-13) standout for the Huskers, Ubel averaged 7.1 points and 4.4 rebounds with 109 career assists to go with 47 blocks and 49 steals. The Overland Park, Kan., product was part of the transition for Nebraska, playing his first two seasons in the Big 12 and finished his final two seasons in the Big Ten. The 6-10 forward averaged 16 points, 7.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists in his final Big Ten Tournament run, leading Nebraska to the tournament quarterfinals for the first time since the 2009-10 season.

He wrapped up his collegiate career in 2013 seventh in games played (125) at Nebraska while also ranking seventh in the Big Ten his senior year in rebounds per game (6.7) and free throw percentage (.802). In addition, he was 20th in the Big Ten that year in scoring (11.5ppg). Ubel was an academic star as well, racking up two Academic All-Big Ten honors (2012-13), an Academic First-Team All-Big 12 (2011) selection and a Big 12 Commissioner’s Fall Honor Roll (2009) award.

After college, Ubel spent most of his professional career in Belgium, playing for Brussels from 2013-14, the Antwerp Giants from 2014-15 and then returned to Brussels from 2015-17. During his time in Belgium, Ubel earned a pair of all-league honors. He wrapped up his professional career with Boulazac Basket Dordogne, a team in Boulazac, France, helping the squad to a runner-up finish in the French Cup during the 2017-18 season.

Ubel earned his bachelor’s in broadcast production at Nebraska in 2013 and graduated with a master’s of sport and physical education from Utah State in 2021.

Tramel Barnes reunites with Craig Smith as he begins his first season with the Runnin’ Utes men’s basketball team as the director of player personnel.

Barnes comes to Salt Lake City after spending the past two seasons at South Dakota State as an assistant coach where he guided SDSU to a Summit League regular-season championship this past season. The Jackrabbits finished the 2020-21 campaign 16-7 overall and 9-3 in league action. Barnes helped a pair of all-league players in Baylor Scheierman and Douglas Wilson, who earned first-team and second-team honors, respectively. Scheierman also went on to earn NABC All-District Second-Team accolades after averaging 15.4 points, 9.2 rebounds and 3.9 assists with a .498 shooting clip.

In his first season with the Jackrabbits they went 22-10 overall and 13-3 in Summit League play – which gave them a share of the Summit League regular-season title. Barnes had immediate impact his first year with three Jackrabbits earning all-league honors. For his efforts, Barnes was named to Silver Waves Media’s Top-50 Impactful Mid-Major Assistants.

Barnes’ first post under Smith came during the 2018-19 season at Utah State, where he served as the director of basketball operations and player development. His first year in Logan saw the Aggies win the Mountain West regular-season and tournament titles as well as an NCAA Tournament berth. He was also recognized by the NABC and named to the 2019 Under Armour 30-Under-30 Team.

Prior to joining Smith in Cache Valley, Barnes spent six seasons at Southwest Minnesota State and gradually moved up the latter to become the top assistant after starting out as a graduate assistant. While with the Mustangs, Barnes led them to a South Division Championship in the NSIC back-to-back years while going 53-15 in those two seasons – including a record-tying 28 victories

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Before joining the coaching ranks, Barnes finished his junior and senior year at SMSU after playing his first two seasons at Northern State University. He finished his career as the sixth-best free-throw shooter in school history with an .828 shooting clip from the line. At NSU, he saw action in 48 games for the Wolves.

Barnes received his bachelor’s in sports management from Southwest Minnesota State in 2013 before earning his masters in physical education from SMSU.

JUSTIN JOHNSON

Special Assistant to the Head Coach

Justin Johnson begins his first year with the Utah men’s basketball team as the special assistant to the head coach after serving on Smith’s staff at Utah State the past three season (2018-21) in a similar capacity.

Johnson and Smith formed their relationship back in the late ‘90s when he played at Minot State. After playing three season (1997-2000) for the Beavers, he served as a student assistant for the 2000-01 season. Johnson then moved on to North Dakota State (2001-03) where he served as a student assistant alongside Smith, who was then an assistant coach under Tim Miles.

Prior to joining Smith at Mayville State as an assistant coach (2004-07), Johnson was an assistant coach at Berthold High School. During his time as an assistant coach under Smith, the Comets basketball program made the biggest turnaround in school history and went from 1-27 the year prior to earning a berth in the NAIA Division II National Tournament. The Comets would make the national tournament all three seasons they were at Mayville State together, culminating in an appearance in the NAIA Division II National Championship game. Along the way, the Comets won back-to-back regular-season and tournament championships their last two seasons.

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Johnson then took over the Comets program after Smith departed for Colorado State from 200712. While at the helm, he guided Mayville State to a third-place finish in league play after losing 10 seniors from the national runner-up team a season prior. In his third season, Johnson led the Comets to an upset over Division I North Dakota – the first victory over a Division I team in program history.

Johnson’s teams were ranked in the top-five nationally in several categories throughout his tenure and coached six players to all-conference selections under his watch. Johnson was also the school’s sports information director while he was the head coach.

After leading the Comets for five season, Johnson went into the private sector where he had a successful business career as well as becoming North Dakota’s top-ranked racquetball player – winning 27 amateur tournaments in six years. Johnson also competed part-time on the International Racquetball Tour, racquetball’s professional circuit, where he recorded an upset against the No. 17-ranked player in the world in September of 2017. He teamed up with Hall-of-Famer Sudsy Monchik in January of 2018 to win a doubles championship in his last pro event before reuniting with Smith at Utah State.

He received his bachelor’s in mass communications at North Dakota State in 2003 before earning a master’s in sport and recreation management at NDSU in 2006.

Johnson is married to Jaime Nett-Johnson and they have a son, Alex.

Prior to that, Bolerjack spent nearly five years (2015-20) with the Utah Jazz in various roles working as the digital content coordinator and social media photographer. In his roles, Bolerjack served as the in-game photographer for the team social accounts and was the lead photographer for the marketing department. In addition, he helped develop and produce content for the Jazz social media accounts ranging from the regularseason, playoffs, NBA Draft and both summer leagues. He also won the NBA Mascot Video of Year award in 2018 for his piece on the Utah Jazz Bears during the 2018-19 campaign.

Known to many Utahns, his father Craig Bolerjack is the play-by-play announcer for the Utah Jazz on the AT&T SportsNet regional channel.

Bolerjack graduated from the University of Utah with a bachelor’s in mass communications with an emphasis in marketing in 2015. He and his wife, Ana, currently reside in Salt Lake City.

TREVOR JAMESON

Director of Sports Medicine

NICK BOLERJACK

Creative Content Manager

Nick Bolerjack begins his first season with the Utah men’s basketball team as the creative content manager.

He recently returned to his alma mater and served as the marketing & communications coordinator for the College of Mines and Earth Sciences during the 2020-21 academic year.

Trevor Jameson is in his 21st year as an athletic trainer with the University of Utah. In 2008, he also accepted the position of Director of Sports Medicine for the Utah Athletic Training program. His primary responsibility is working with the Runnin’ Utes basketball team.

Before coming to Utah, Jameson spent four years as an assistant athletic trainer and instructor at DePauw University in Indiana.

In addition to working with DePauw athletes, Jameson assisted in the development of the department’s CAAHEP accredited athletic training education program and provided clinical instruction for students.

Prior to his appointment at DePauw, Jameson worked as a graduate assistant trainer at Indiana State University. Jameson received his master’s degree in athletic training from Indiana State in August of 1996 and earned the Outstanding Professional Award for his graduating class.

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Jameson received his bachelor’s degree in physical education and athletic training from Brigham Young University in 1995. He worked in the Cougar sports medicine department for over two years.

A Utah native, Jameson graduated from Taylorsville High School in 1987. He and his wife, Angie, have five children: Tui, Moevanu, Malia, Tavita and Masina.

LOGAN OGDEN Strength & Conditioning Coach

Logan Ogden, who joined Smith’s staff in June of 2018 at Utah State, will serve in a similar capacity as the men’s basketball strength and conditioning coach. Prior to his time at USU, Ogden spent three years at Omaha as an assistant strength and conditioning coach for two seasons before being elevated to director of strength and conditioning in January of 2017. In that position, he directed all aspects of training for the Maverick men’s and women’s basketball, track & field and cross country programs.

He also spent two seasons as an assistant strength and conditioning coordinator at Augustana College in Sioux Falls, S.D., after serving as a graduate assistant at South Dakota State (2011-13). While in Brookings, S.D., Ogden was responsible for the track & field, cross country, equestrian and cheerleading while assisting with men’s and women’s basketball, volleyball, baseball, softball and football.

Ogden holds certifications through theCSCCa (SCCC), NSCA (CSCS), FRCms, USA Weightlifting (Sport Performance Coach Level 1), the Gray Institute (3D Maps) and is RPR-2 certified.

A two-sport student-athlete at Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa, Ogden participated in both track & field and football. He was a seven-time NAIA National Track Meet qualifier and earned NAIA All-America honors in 2011. Ogden was also a six-time GPAC all-conference selection in track and a two-time pick in football. In 2009, he was voted the football program’s most valuable player.

Ogden graduated from Northwestern College in 2011 with a degree in exercise science before earning a master’s in exercise physiology and human performance from South Dakota State in 2014.

GINA KERLEY

Administrative Assistant

TAYLOR ROZANTZ

Learning Specialist

RILEY SANDERSON

Assistant Director of Olympic Equipment Operations

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PLAYER BIOS 10 MARCO ANTHONY G 6-5 223 Sr. San Antonio, Texas (Utah State) 2020-21 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR) UTAH STATE Started in all 28 games at Utah State, averaging 10.0 points, 4.8 rebounds and 3.1 assists … was third on the team in scoring overall and fourth on the team in scoring in conference play (8.8ppg) … named to the All-Mountain West Defensive Team … made his Aggie debut against VCU (11/25), scoring six points with five boards and a steal … followed up with five-straights in double-figures – including a career-high 22 points against Northern Illinois (12/27) … had 11 points with a rebound, four assists and a pair of blocks against Texas Tech in the NCAA Tournament.

2019-20 (JUNIOR) UTAH STATE Sat out due to NCAA transfer rules.

2018-19 (SOPHOMORE) VIRGINIA Saw action in 22 games as a member of the 2019 NCAA National Championship team at UVA … tallied five points against Towson (11/6) … dished out four assists to go with two points and a pair of rebounds vs. Coppin State (11/16) … had eight points, four rebounds and a block versus Morgan State (12/3) … scored six points against Pittsburgh in ACC play (3/2).

2017-18 (FRESHMAN) VIRGINIA Made 13 appearances his freshman year with the Cavaliers, shooting .357 from the floor and .385 from 3-point range … made his collegiate debut and recorded his first career points against Austin Peay (11/13) … had five points, three rebounds and a pair of steals versus Savanna State (12/19) … scored a season-high 10 points on 4-6 shooting against Louisville (1/31).

HIGH SCHOOL Was a four-year letter winner at Holmes High School, averaging 25.5 points, 10.2 rebounds and 3.7 assists as a senior … was a unanimous first-team allconference selection after averaging 20.0 points, 7.4 rebounds and 2.9 assists as a junior … was also a first-team all-conference selection his sophomore year after averaging 19.3 points, 7.2 rebounds and 2.4 assists … averaged 10.2 points his freshman year … was a two-time second-team all-academic honoree.

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PERSONAL Born June 15, 1999 in San Antonio, Texas … son of Charles Gantt Jr. and Monica Gantt … has a younger brother Charles Gantt III, and a younger sister, India Gantt … volunteers with Husky Summer Basketball and Food Bank of SA.

13 ELI BALLSTAEDT G 6-5 197 Jr. Midway, Utah (Wasatch HS) Awards 2020-21 Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll 2020-21 (SOPHOMORE) Saw action in two games at the end of the season after coming back from hip surgery … made his first appearance of the year in win over Arizona State … also played in the Pac-12 Conference Tournament Quarterfinals against USC. 2019-20 (FRESHMAN) Had 12 appearances his first season as a Ute … made collegiate debut against Mississippi Valley State (11/8), scoring 12 points on 4-of-5 shooting from 3-point range … knocked in a 3-pointer in three other games.

HIGH SCHOOL Was a four-year varsity player and three-year starter at Wasatch High School in Heber City, Utah … as a senior he was one of the leading scorers and rebounders in the state, averaging a double-double with 23.3 points and 10.2 rebounds per game …

Shot 44 percent from the field and 89 percent from the foul line … Was awarded First Team All-state, Region 8 Player of the Year and Academic All-State … Totaled 1178 points and 443 rebounds in his high school career.

PERSONAL Son of James and Kristen Ballstaedt … has an older brother, Izzy, and two younger brothers, Jude and Sam … following high school graduation he served a two-year mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in French Polynesia where he learned to speak French and Tahitian … older brother, Izzy, played at Westminster for a season … younger brother, Jude, played a year at Everett Community College before going on his mission … majoring in business.

11 RILEY BATTIN F 6-9 230 Sr. Westlake, Calif.

(Oak Park HS) Awards 2020-21 NABC Honors Court 2020-21 Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll 2019-20 Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll 2020-21 (JUNIOR) Started in 9-of-25 games as a junior, averaging 6.6 points and 3.4 rebounds … pulled down a seasonhigh nine rebounds against #RV/RV Colorado (1/11) … scored a season-high 15 points and tied his career-high with three 3-pointers at Washington (1/24) … helped Utah overcome a 19-point deficit in the second-half at #RV/RV Colorado (1/30) with nine second-half points … had 11 points against Washington in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament, knocking down 3-of-4 from beyond the arc.

2019-20 (SOPHOMORE) Started in 28-of-31 games, averaging 7.8 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.3 assists with a .418 shooting clip … had 14 points on 5-of-6 shooting in comeback win over BYU (12/4) at home … scored 10 points on 4-of-5 shooting in upset victory over then-No. 6/6 Kentucky (12/18) at T-Mobile Arena … recorded a season-high 17 points against Washington (1/23) at home … recorded first-career double-double against Stanford with 11 points and 10 rebounds with four assists.

2018-19 (FRESHMAN) Started 21 of 31 games played in as a true freshman for the Utes … shot .483 (73-151) from the field and .360 (27-75) from three-point range, while averaging 6.4 points per game … drained .686 (24-35) from the charity stripe … pulled down 105 total rebounds for 3.4 boards per game average … also totaled 36 assists, seven steals and one blocked shot … tallied eight double-digit scoring efforts, which included a career-high 18 points at UCLA (02/09/19) … also managed to pull down career-high eight rebounds in that game and did so again at Washington (02/20/19).

HIGH SCHOOL Ranked a four-star recruit by ESPN.com … was named Ventura County Player of the Year following his junior season, where he tallied 24.7 points,

PLAYER BIOS 12.3 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game … also managed to record 28 double-doubles, while shooting 52 percent from three-point range and 87 percent from the free throw line … named MaxPreps.com third team all-state … as a senior, he would earn multiple honors, which included Los Angeles Daily News All-Area Team; Ventura County Star All-County Player of the Year; CIF Southern Section All-Division 1 Team; and Frank Burlison All-Southern California Team … also named to MaxPreps.com second team all-state after registering 25.7 ppg, 12.4 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 1.4 blocks … committed to the U after considering Clemson, Colorado, Davidson, Ohio State and Vanderbilt.

PERSONAL Son to Lee and Catherine Battin … has one sister, Lauren … felt committing to the U was the best decision for him after meeting the coaches and players on the team … majoring in business administration.

5 JAXON BRENCHLEY G 6-5 195 Jr. Providence, Utah (Ridgeline HS) Awards 2020-21 Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll 2020-21 (SOPHOMORE) Came off the bench as a reserve, playing in 19 games … was third in the Pac-12 in assist-toturnover ratio (3.0) … scored his first bucket of the season at BYU (12/12) … hit a three-pointer against Idaho (12/18) at home … went 2-of-4 from the field against Arizona State (3/6).

2019-20 (FRESHMAN) Played in all 31 games his first season as a Ute with seven starts while seeing18.2 minutes per game as a freshman … averaged 4.2 points and 2.4 rebounds with a 2.9 assist/turnover ratio … made his collegiate debut at Nevada (11/5) and scored his first basket as well … recorded a career-high 14 points against Mississippi Valley State (11/8) at home … made his first-career start against Weber State (12/14).

HIGH SCHOOL Was the No. 3-ranked player by ESPN and No. 2 ranked player from the state of Utah by 247Sports … started varsity all four years in both basketball

and tennis, winning two state championships in both … played his first three years at Mountain Crest High School before attending newly formed Ridgeline High School his senior year where he averaged 19.9 points, 7.7 rebounds, 5.9 assists, 2.8 steals and 1.0 blocks … earned 5A All-State Honorable Mention accolades after registering 19.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game as a junior at Mountain Crest HS while shooting 47-percent from the field and 49-percent from beyond the arc with a .710 clip from the charity stripe … averaged 17.0 points, 6.5 rebounds and just over 5.0 assists his sophomore year … had a banner year in 2017, earning Utah Mr. Basketball honors, Gatorade Player of the Year honors and academic all-state distinction … chose Utah after receiving offers from Utah State, Utah Valley, Santa Clara, Penn, Harvard, Princeton, Cornell, UC Davis, UC Irvine and Portland.

PERSONAL Son of Jon and Tonya Brenchley … has a younger sister, Madison, and four younger brothers, Landon, Preston, Tyson and Jonny … following high school graduation he served a two-year mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Taiwan where he learned to speak Mandarin … younger brother Landon is a freshman on the Utah State men’s basketball team and was recruited by Craig Smith while at USU … majoring in finance and minoring in Chinese.

35 BRANDEN CARLSON C 7-0 216 Jr. South Jordan, Utah (Bingham HS) 2020-21 (SOPHOMORE) Started in 21-of-25 games in his second season with the Utes, averaging 9.4 points and 4.6 rebounds with a team-high 42 blocks … was third on the team in scoring, both overall and in Pac-12 (9.5 ppg) play … was second on the team in shooting percentage (.551) and sixth in the Pac-12 … his 1.68 blocks per game ranked second in the Pac-12 … had a season-high four blocks against Utah Valley (12/15), Stanford (1/14) and UCLA (2/25) … reached doublefigures in 12 of his last 16 games … recorded a pair of double-doubles on the road, first at Washington State (1/21) with 14 points and 10 rebounds and then at Stanford (2/13) with 12 points and a careerhigh 11 rebounds … scored a new career-high 18 points at Washington (1/24), going 8-of-13 from the floor with five boards … had 13 points against

Washington (3/10) in the opening round of the Pac12 Tournament.

2019-20 (FRESHMAN) Started in 29-of-30 games he played in his first season as a Ute … ended the season averaging 7.0 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.4 blocks with a .549 shooting clip … his 43 blocks is the third-highest among freshmen at Utah … made his collegiate debut and start at Nevada (11/5), scoring 8 points with career-high 10 rebounds … recorded a careerhigh 14 points against Mississippi Valley State (11/8) … tied career-high in points with 14 against Tulane (11/24) at the Myrtle Beach Invitational … recorded his first-career double-double with 15 points, 10 rebounds and 8 blocks against Stanford (2/6) and became 1-of-29 players in 2019-20 to record 8-plus blocks in a single game … followed up with 12 points, 4 rebounds and another 8 blocks against Stanford (2/26) on the road and became just 1-of-3 players to register 8-plus blocks in multiple games.

HIGH SCHOOL Served a two-year LDS Church mission following high school graduation … among the 2017 graduating seniors, was a four-star rated forward and the No. 1-ranked recruit from the state of Utah according to ESPN … top-100 player in the nation according to ESPN, Scout.com and Rivals.com … helped lead Bingham to a 24-2 overall record in 2015-16, which included defeating Copper Hills to win the Utah Class 5A state championship … shot better than 63 percent from the field and a 70 percent effort from the free throw line as a junior … also managed to register 15 blocked shots on the season … picked Utah after receiving offers from UCLA, Stanford, BYU, UNLV, Utah State, UC Davis, Santa Clara and Weber State.

PERSONAL Son of Bryan and Heather Carlson … has a twin brother, Hayden, two younger brothers, Ethan and Devin, and a younger sister, Alexis … recently married to the former Maddy Woolf in the spring of 2020 … father played basketball at Chico State … following high school, he served a two-year mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Manchester, England … undecided on a major.

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PLAYER BIOS 34 HARRISON CREER G 6-4 234 R-Fr. Holladay, Utah (Olympus HS) 2020-21 (FRESHMAN) Did not see action.

HIGH SCHOOL Three-sport athlete at Olympus High School … helped guide the Titans to a 5A state championship with a perfect 27-0 overall record and 10-0 mark in region play in basketball his sophomore and senior year alongside current teammate Rylan Jones … named Class 5A First-Team All-State after averaging 17.9 points, 7.0 rebounds and 3.1 assists as a senior … saw OHS advance to the 4A Utah State Championship semifinals with an 24-3 overall record and 12-0 mark in region play as a junior … was also a three-year letterwinner on the baseball team and two-year letterwinner on the football team … threw for 22 touchdowns and rushed for another eight as a senior with 1,911 passing yards … named first-team all-region as a senior at quarterback … finished his prep baseball career with a 12-4 record as a starter with 123 strikeouts, six complete games and two saves while batting .283 to go with an .857 OPS and .444 OBP … garnered honorable mention accolades his junior season and second-team all-state honors as senior on the diamond.

PERSONAL Son of Joshua and Katherine Creer … has two younger brothers, Weston and Samuel, and two younger sisters, Amanda and Mary … aunt Kathryn played soccer at BYU … following high school graduation he served a two-year mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Côté d’Ivoire where he learned to speak French … majoring in engineering.

2 BOTH GACH G 6-6 189 Sr. Austin, Minn.

(Minnesota) 2020-21 (JUNIOR) MINNESOTA Started in 16-of-29 games his lone season at Minnesota and averaged 6.8 points, 3.7 rebounds 28

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and 1.9 assists while shooting a .401 clip from the field and .808 from the stripe … opened the season with six-straight games in double-figures … made his Golden Gopher debut against Green Bay (11/25), scoring 14 points with five rebounds … posted a season-high 21 points and season-high nine rebounds versus North Dakota (12/4) … followed up with 16 oints, nine rebounds and three assists against Boston College (12/8) … made his Big Ten debut against Iowa, scoring seven points with six rebounds and five assists … produced 10 points in win against Ohio State (1/3) followed by 13 points at Iowa (1/10) … helped lead Minnesota to the second round of the Big Ten Tournament.

2019-20 (SOPHOMORE) Started in 25-of-27 games he played in as a sophomore while playing 30.4 minutes per game … second on the team in scoring and averaged 10.7 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.9 assists … became the third Utah player to record a triple-double with 12 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists against Mississippi Valley State (11/8) … joined Rylan Jones as the only teammates to record a triple-double in the same game since STATS, LLC started recording the stat during 1997-98 season … posted a careerhigh 28 points on 9-of-15 shooting and knocked down the game-tying basket to send into overtime against Colorado (3/7) before hitting three-straight free throws with 0.6 seconds left for the win … named Pac-12 Player of the Week at the end of the regular season.

2018-19 (FRESHMAN) Started 14 of 30 games played in as a true freshman for the Utes … shot .472 (77-163) from the field and .316 (30-95) from three-point range, while averaging 7.7 points per game … drained a team-leading .857 (48-56) from the charity stripe … pulled down 62 total rebounds for 2.1 boards per game average … also ranked third on the team with 63 assists … totaled 16 steals and four blocked shots … tallied nine double-digit scoring efforts, including a career-high 22-point contest at Kentucky (12/15/18) … dished out a career-high five assists at UCLA (02/09/19).

HIGH SCHOOL Ranked as a four-star wing out of Austin, Minn. … coming off a prep season at Arizona Compass (Phoenix, Ariz.) where he tallied 24 points, eight rebounds and seven assists per game … he helped lead Arizona Compass to a 24-4 season record … prior to his season with Arizona Compass, Gach led Austin High School to a 29-3 record in 2016 and then helped guide the Packers to the class 3-A state championship game in 2017 … committed to Utah after considering San Diego State, Texas Tech and Oregon.

PERSONAL Son to Martha Deng … has six siblings … born Feb. 4, 1999 … brother Gach, was a basketball player for West Texas A&M (Canyon, Texas) … currently undecided on a major.

3 BOSTYN HOLT F 6-6 199 Jr. Portland, Ore. (Coffeyville CC) 2020-21 (SOPHOMORE) COFFEYVILLE CC Helped lead Coffeyville Community College to an NJCAA Division I Championship and 27-3 overall record as a sophomore … also led Ravens capture KJCCC Championship with an 18-2 mark … averaged 9.6 points, 6.5 rebounds with a .569 shooting clip while starting in 21 of 30 games in 2020-21 … had a great playoff run, averaging 11.6 points, 6.8 rebounds and 2.1 assists with a .556 shooting clip in eight playoff games … reached double-figures in scoring 17 times and had four double-digit rebounding games … scored a careerhigh 21 points with nine boards against Cloud County CC (3/17) … recorded double-double in the championship game against Cowley County CC (4/24) with 12 points and career-high 13 rebounds … finished JUCO career averaging 8.1 points, 5.1 rebounds and 2.0 assists with a .540 shooting clip.

2019-20 (FRESHMAN) COFFEYVILLE CC Started in 17-of-34 games as a freshman at Coffeyville CC and averaged 6.7 points, 3.9 rebounds and 2.2 assists with a .509 shooting clip … ended the season on a nine-game winning streak before COVID-19 shut everything down … made his JUCO debut against Southwestern JV (11/1), scoring eight points with three rebounds … scored a seasonhigh 17 points against Minnesota Prep (11/9) and tied it once again versus Neosho County CC (2/15) … recorded a season-high nine rebounds twice, first against Bethany JV (11/22) and then at Butler CC (Kan.) on Feb. 1, 2020.

HIGH SCHOOL Was a three-year letter winner at Roosevelt High School before attending Elite Prep in Washington prior to joining Coffeyville CC … first player from Roosevelt HS to play at a DI school since 1980 … led Roughriders to back-to-back OSAA 6A Tournaments his last two years – including a second-round appearance as a senior.

PLAYER BIOS PERSONAL Son of Billy and Audrey Holt … has an older brother, Billy Holt Jr., and three older sisters, Alexia, Kimberley and Shaniece … father played on the defensive line at Oregon (75-78) while his mother still holds the hurdles records at Springfield High School (1980) … brother Billy was a tight end at Texas Southern (2001-05) … uncle Keith Reynolds won an NJCAA title as a member of the Southern Idaho men’s basketball team before transferring to Oregon (1989-90) ... cousins Ariel Reynolds was a member of the Utah women’s basketball team (201214) while Jordan Reynolds was a member of the Tennessee women’s basketball (2013-17) and was a McDonald’s All-American out of high school … major is undeclared.

31 JACK JAMELE G 6-6 174 So. Palos Verdes, Calif.

(Middlebrooks Academy) 2020-21 (FRESHMAN) Was a reserve player and saw action in the regularseason finale … made his collegiate debut against Arizona State (3/6) and recorded a rebound, assist and block.

HIGH SCHOOL Helped guide Palos Verdes High School to the semifinals of the 3A CIF Southern Section Championship before making an appearance in the CIF State Championship Tournament his senior year and named All-CIF Southern Section for his efforts … led PVHS to a second-place finish in the Bay League that year as well, earning First-Team All-Bay League honors from the Daily Breeze … the 25-6 overall record his senior year was the most in program history since the school re-opened … attended prep school at Middlebrooks Academy where he helped lead the Sphinx to a PEC-6 Championship in 2019-20.

PERSONAL Son of Daniel and Alison Jamele … has two older brothers, Matthew and Chase … undecided on a major.

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1 DAVID JENKINS JR. G 6-1 204 Sr. Tacoma, Wash.

(UNLV) 2020-21 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR) UNLV Was the team’s second-leading scorer averaging 14.8 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.6 assists while starting in 20-of-27 games … shot a .399 clip from the field to go with a .409 clip from 3-point range and .773 from the charity stripe … averaged 15.0 points, 2.7 and 1.6 assists with a .416 shooting clip and .407 clip from deep in Mountain West action … scored a season-high 33 points against Utah State (1/27) and followed up with a 32 point performance against No. 19 San Diego State (3/3).

2019-20 (REDSHIRT) UNLV Sat out due to NCAA transfer rules.

2018-19 (SOPHOMORE) SOUTH DAKOTA STATE Started all 32 games, ranking second on the team in scoring with 19.7 points per contest … shot 45.3 percent from 3-point range while making a program single-season record 112 … named National Association of Basketball Coaches All-District XII Second-Team and First-Team All-Summit League honors … reached double-figures in scoring 30 times, including 15 games of 20 or more with a career-high 35 at Memphis (12/4) … became the 48th member of the school’s 1,000-point club and wrapped up the season 25th all-time with 1,194 career points … was a two-time Summit League Player of the Week … named CBS Sports/USBWA’s National Freshman of the Week … helped lead SDSU to a 24-9 record and an NIT appearance.

2017-18 (FRESHMAN) SOUTH DAKOTA STATE Named the Summit League Freshman of the Year after averaging 16.1 points, 3.2 rebounds and 1.6 assists to go with a .432 shooting clip … set the school’s freshman scoring record with 565 points that year, which was also the eighth highest average (16.1ppg) nationally among freshmen … reached double-figures in scoring 28 teams in 35 games – including 12 games with 20-plus points … earned Summit League All-Tournament Team honors after leading Jackrabbits to conference tournament title and NCAA Tournament berth.

HIGH SCHOOL A 2016 graduate of Wilson Senior High School in Tacoma, Wash. … finished his prep career with a

school record 2,000 points … averaged 28.0 points his senior year, including a pair of 50-point games, and also set the WSHS’s single-season scoring record … was named first-team all-state, all-area, all-county and all-city to go with his MVP honors after guiding the Rams to the state championship game his senior year … played a season at Sunrise Christian Academy in Bel Aire, Kansas.

PERSONAL Born May 8, 1998 in Tacoma, Wash. … son of David and Arvella Crittendon … has an older brother, Darius.

55 GABE MADSEN G 6-6 186 So. Rochester, Minn.

(Cincinnati) 2020-21 (FRESHMAN) CINCINNATI Played in two games as a reserve, averaging 1.5 points and 1.0 rebounds in 6.2 rebounds … hit a 3-pointer and grabbed a rebound in seven minutes at Georgia (12/19) … decided to opt out of the 202021 season on Dec. 31.

HIGH SCHOOL Averaged 26.1 points, 8.4 rebounds and 5.0 assists while shooting 41.7 percent from 3-point range and 89.8 percent from the free-throw line as a senior in 2019-20 … made 108 3-pointers … helped lead Mayo to a 22-6 mark and the school’s first appearance in the Section One Class 4A Championship game since 2008 before the 2019-20 season was halted due to COVID-19 … averaged 23.9 points, 10.2 rebounds and 5.0 assists while making 82 3-pointers as a junior … named a two-time Post Bulletin All-Area Team selection … scored 2,349 career points … tabbed a three-star prospects according to 247Sports.com.

PERSONAL Born May, 1, 2001 in Eau Claire, Wis. … son of Jennifer and Luke Madsen … was coached all four seasons of high school basketball by his father, including one year at Bloomer HS and three years at Mayo Senior HS … signed to play for the Bearcats along with his twin brother, Mason … has one sister, Hattie.

PLAYER BIOS 21 DUŠAN MAHORČIČ

20 LAZAR STEFANOVIĆ

F 6-10 226 Sr. Belgrade, Serbia (Illinois State)

G 6-7 186 Fr. Belgrade, Serbia (Portska Gimnazija)

2020-21 (JUNIOR) ILLINOIS STATE Started in 16-of-22 games while averaging 9.9 points, 7.2 rebounds and 1.0 assists for the Redbirds … also had two double-doubles on the year with a total of four games with double-digit boards … first double-double of the year just two games win, posting 14 points and 13 rebounds against Ball State … second double-double of the year came against Indiana State behind 12 points and 11 rebounds … finished the year reaching double-figures in scoring 11 times – including a season-high 20 points with nine rebounds versus Northern Iowa in regularseason finale.

2019-20 (SOPHOMORE) MOBLEY AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE Averaged 9.9 points and 6.0 rebounds for the Greyhounds and shot a .591 percentage from the field with 33 blocks … reached double-figures in scoring 16 times – including a 29 point performance where he knocked down 13-of-19 shots … also had six double-doubles on the season and picked up a season-high 14 rebounds against Marshalltown.

2018-19 (FRESHMAN) LEWIS UNIVERSITY Saw action in 18 games with a spot start … averaged 4.2 points and 2.7 rebounds with a .525 shooting clip … made his collegiate debut against Michigan Tech and scored his first points off free throws … posted a season-high 14 points against St. Francis after knocking down 6-of-9 from the floor.

HIGH SCHOOL Played at Notre Dame College Prep and was an East Suburban Catholic Conference selection after averaging 16.0 points and 9.9 rebounds his senior year … had a massive game in the regional championships, posting 28 points with 21 rebounds.

PERSONAL Son of Jelena Mahorcic … has two younger sisters, Marija and Juca … mother played professional basketball in Europe.

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PRIOR TO UTAH Comes to Salt Lake City with plenty of FIBA playing experience and with the Serbian National Team … member of Serbian national team to compete at the FIBA U19 Basketball World Championships 2021 … invited to play in Basketball Without Borders camp in Latvia for 2020-21 season … helped Partizan U18 claim the Adidas Next Generation Tournament in Belgrade (2020) and averaged 15.7 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.3 assists in the top division … was promoted to Partizan’s top team and led them to the national cup in 2020 … played 26 games for Mladost in Serbia’s top league and averaged 20.7 minutes, 7.0 points, 2.0 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 2019 … averaged 19.0 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.3 assists with the Partizan U16 squad in the Trophie Novog Grad Tournament in 2018 ... prepped at Sportska gimnazija.

PERSONAL Son of Goran and Radmila Stefanovic … has an older sister, Marija.

0 LAHAT THIOUNE C 6-10 228 Jr. Dakar, Sengal (Florida Prep) 2020-21 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE) Saw action in 20 games off the bench … played a season-high 20:57 minutes against Idaho (12/18) at home … scored a season-high against Arizona State (3/6) with nine points, going a perfect 4-of-4 from the floor – including a 3-pointer.

2019-20 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN) Saw action in 25 games with a pair of starts his redshirt season … made his collegiate debut at Nevada (11/5) and scored his first point before recorded his first Division I basket against Mississippi Valley State (11/8) … made his firstcareer start against UC Davis, scoring 7 points with 2 rebounds on 3-of-3 shooting … started the second game of his career at Colorado.

2018-19 (FRESHMAN) Redshirt season.

HIGH SCHOOL Originally hails from Dakar, Senegal, but played high school basketball at Florida Prep (Melbourne, Fla.) … helped lead his high school squad to a 25-6 overall record and a perfect 13-0 mark in division play, while also guiding the team to the FHSAA Class 2A state semifinals … he went on to average 14 points and eight rebounds per game this past season.

PERSONAL Son of Modou Ada Thioune and Maimouna Kane … majoring in international studies.

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(Utah State) 2020-21 (FRESHMAN) UTAH STATE Averaged 9.1 points, 3.8 rebounds and 3.5 assists his first year at Utah State under Craig Smith … started in 25-of-26 games he played in while shooting .406 from the field and .804 from the free throw line … started his collegiate career with 10 points (4-of-9) against VCU (11/25) … nearly had a triple double against UNLV (1/27) on the road, finishing with a season-high 19 points on nine rebounds and nine assists.

HIGH SCHOOL Two-time Montana Gatorade Player of the Year … led Hellgate High School to a share of the Montana State AA title as a senior, averaging 20.7 points, 7.1 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 2.3 steals … finished his prep career as Knights’ all-time leading scorer, second in assists and third in career rebounds … was a four-time all-state and all-conference selection … led Hellgate to a state runner-up finish as a junior, leading the state in scoring and averaged 22.2 points, 5.9 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 1.3 steals … also excelled on the football field, earning first-team all-state honors as a safety and honorable mention all-state honors at quarterback ... threw for 3,400 yards and rushed for more than 2,000 yards in his career … was also a stalwart in the classroom, earning academic all-state accolades as a senior.

PERSONAL Born on Oct. 28, 2000 in Missoula, Mont. … son of Scott Worster … has two older sisters, Shannon and Sami.

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UTAH BASKETBALL’S TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE One of the Nation’s Top Programs • Top 20 in most wins (1,848) • Top 20 in all-time winning percentage (.641) NCAA Tournament History • One of seven teams that reached the NCAA Sweet 16 in every decade from 1950-2010 (joining Indiana, Kentucky, Kansas, Louisville, North Carolina and Syracuse) • 29 appearances rank top 30 in tournament history • Round of 32 – 22 times • Sweet 16 – 11 times • Elite Eight – 6 times • Final Four – 4 times 36 Conference Championships • 5th most in NCAA Division I Runnin’ Ute Honors • 1 Consensus National Player of the Year • 2 National Players of the Year • 7 Wooden Award top 10 finalists • 2 NABC Big Man of the Year Award winners • 1 Bob Cousy Award winner • 1 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award winner • 19 All-Americans • 7 Academic All-America citations • 37 NBA Draft picks • 3 Olympians • 6 USA Basketball team members 12 NBA Draft First Round Picks All-Time • Two No. 1 overall picks Andrew Bogut (2005) and Billy McGill (1962) • Eight Top 10 picks • Utah was the only school in the Pac-12 to have produced a first round NBA Draft pick three consecutive years from 2015-17.

Head coach Rick Majerus and All-America point guard Andre Miller lead Utah to the 1998 NCAA title game.

Andrew Bogut was the Consensus National Player of the Year in 2005.

Delon Wright won the Bob Cousy Award as the nation’s best point guard in 2014-15.

10 NBA Draft Picks Since 1993 • Delon Wright (No. 20 in 2015), Jakob Poeltl (No. 9 in 2016) and Kyle Kuzma (No. 27 in 2017) went in the first round in successive years.

• Five lottery selections, all coming since 1997.

Three Consensus All-Americans Since 1995 • Andrew Bogut – 2005 • Andre Miller – 1999 • Keith Van Horn – 1997 Three Academic All-Americans Since 1995 • Michael Doleac – 1998 (1st Team) • Drew Hansen – 1998 (3rd Team) • Hanno Möttölä – 1999 (2nd Team), 2000 (3rd Team) 34

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Jakob Poeltl won the 2015-16 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award as the nation’s best center.

Kyle Kuzma was an All-Pac-12 First Team selection in 2016-17.

UTAH’S GREATEST TOP TEAMS AAU National Champions – 1916

After the Utes beat the defending national champion Olympic Club of San Francisco by 20 points on March 1 in Salt Lake City, a groundswell of support raised enough money to send the team to Chicago in search of a national title. The Utes defeated the Olympic Club again in the semifinals and took down the Illinois Athletic Club, 28-27, for its first national title and an 11-0 season.

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NCAA Runner-Up – 1998

Utah took down defending national champion Arizona, 76-51, in the West Regional final and No. 1-ranked North Carolina, 65-59, in the national semifinals at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. The Runnin’ Utes fell to Kentucky in the title game as a deep Wildcat team overcame a double-digit second half deficit.

Utah, led by head coach Rick Majerus and AllAmericans Andre Miller and Michael Doleac, tied the school record with 30 wins.

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NCAA Champions – 1944

The Utes were invited to both the NIT and the NCAA Tournament at the end of the 1944 season, but chose the former. At the time, the NIT was a much better tournament financially. After Utah lost to Kentucky in the NIT first round, head coach Vadal Peterson received a phone call from the NCAA asking them to participate in their tournament as a late fill-in for Arkansas, which was involved in an automobile accident. The Utes quickly accepted and headed to Kansas City, where they beat Missouri and Iowa State to advance to the championship game back in New York’s Madison Square Garden.

Utah defeated Dartmouth, 42-40 in overtime to win the title. A few days later in a Red Cross Benefit game, Utah defeated NIT champion St. John’s, 43-36.

NIT Champions – 1947

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The Utes won the three games in the tournament by a total of seven points and took down Kentucky, 49-45, in the championship game. The starters from the 1947 NIT title team were (left to right) Wat Misaka, Fred Weidner, Arnie Ferrin, Vern Gardner and Leon Watson. Ferrin, Misaka and Dick Smuin were veterans of the ’44 NCAA Championship run but center Vern Gardner garnered tournament MVP honors. Fred Weidner also played a major part in the championship.

Final Four 1944, 1961, 1966, 1998

Elite Eight 1956, 1997

Sweet Sixteen 1955, 1959, 1960, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1983, 1991, 1996, 2005, 2015

ALL-AMERICANS Dick Romney Bill Kinner Arnie Ferrin

Vern Gardner Glen Smith Art Bunte Billy McGill Merv Jackson Mike Newlin Mike Sojourner Luther “Ticky” Burden Danny Vranes Keith Van Horn Michael Doleac Andre Miller Andrew Bogut Delon Wright Jakob Poeltl

1916 1935, 1936 1944, 1945 (Consensus), 1947, 1948 1947, 1948 1952 1956 1961, 1962 (Consensus) 1968 1973 1974 1975 1981 1996, 1997 (Consensus) 1998 1998, 1999 (Consensus) 2005 (Consensus) 2015 2016

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RUNNIN’ UTE RETIRED JERSEYS

4 | Andrew Bogut (2003-05)

• 2005 Consensus National Player of the Year • Top overall pick 2005 NBA Draft • Won the Wooden, Associated Press, Naismith, Oscar Robertson and NABC player of the year awards.

• Ranks ninth in career scoring average (16.6 ppg) and seventh in rebounding average (11.1 rpg).

23 | Danny Vranes (1977-81)

• 1981 Second-Team All-American • Four-time All-WAC, three-time first team pick • Eighth in career scoring (1,701) and fifth in rebounds (951) • No. 5 overall pick 1981 NBA Draft, seven year NBA career

12 | Billy McGill (1959-62)

• 1962 Consensus All-American • Earned All-America honors twice • Led nation in scoring (38.8 ppg) in 1961-62 with four 50-plus point games • All-time leading rebounder (1,106) and secondleading scorer (2,321) • Top overall pick 1962 NBA Draft

24 | Andre Miller (1995-99)

• 1999 Consensus All-American, Basketball Times National Player of Year • Earned All-America honors twice • Two-time First-Team All-WAC • Second in all-time assists (721), first in steals (254) and 11th in scoring (1,618) • No. 8 overall pick 1999 NBA Draft

22 | Arnie Ferrin (1943-48)

• 1945 Consensus All-American • Only four-time All-American in school history • 1944 NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player, becoming first freshman to earn the honor • National College Basketball Hall of Fame 2009 • Three year NBA/BBA career

33 | Vern Gardner (1945-49)

• 1947 and ’48 All-American • Led team in scoring (15.3 ppg) in 1949 • Drafted by the NBA’s Philadelphia Warriors

UTES IN JOHN R. WOODEN AWARD VOTING

44 | Keith Van Horn (1993-97)

• 1997 Consensus All-American • Earned All-America honors twice • Three-time WAC Player of the Year, four-time first-team all-league • All-time leading scorer (2,542) and second in rebounds (1,074) • Second overall pick 1997 NBA Draft

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Head Coach Rick Majerus (1989-2004)

• Best winning percentage (.773) among Utah coaches all-time • 323-95 record without a single losing season in 15 years • 1998 NCAA Runner-up, four NCAA Tournament Sweet 16s • 10 conference titles

Year 2015 2005 1999 1998 1997 1996 1977

Player Delon Wright Andrew Bogut Andre Miller Michael Doleac Keith Van Horn Keith Van Horn Jeff Jonas

Place 8th 1st 2nd 9th 2nd 8th 10th

NBA RUNNIN’ UTES

Delon Wright – Atlanta Hawks Wright was selected with the 20th overall pick in the 2015 NBA draft by the Toronto Raptors. He stayed in Toronto until 2019 and then spent the next two years with four different teams. He is now in his first season with Atlanta.

With Delon Wright (2015), Jakob Poeltl (2016) and Kyle Kuzma (2017) being taken in the first round in the NBA Draft in successive years, Utah was the only school in the Pac-12 to have had at least one player taken in the first round of the draft in three consecutive years from 2015-17. It was the first time that Utah had a player taken in the first round of the NBA Draft three straight years since 1997-99.

NBA DRAFT PICKS

BY CONFERENCE SINCE 2005 153 125 121 96

Jacob Poeltl – San Antonio Spurs Poeltl was selected in 2016 NBA draft by the Toronto Raptors in the first round with the ninth overall pick. He was traded to San Antonio before the 2018-19 season.

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UTAH’S RECENT NBA DRAFT PICKS Year

Player

Round

Pick

Team

2017

Kyle Kuzma

1

27

Brooklyn Nets (Traded to LA Lakers)

2016

Jakob Poeltl

1

9

Toronto Raptors

2015

Delon Wright

1

20

Toronto Raptors

2005

Andrew Bogut

1

1

Milwaukee Bucks

2000

Hanno Möttölä

2

40

Atlanta Hawks

1999

Andre Miller

1

8

Cleveland Cavaliers

1998

Michael Doleac

1

12

Orlando Magic

1997

Keith Van Horn

1

2

Philadelphia 76ers (Traded to New Jersey)

1993

Byron Wilson

2

54

Phoenix Suns

1993

Josh Grant

2

43

Denver Nuggets

Kyle Kuzma – Washington Wizards Kyle Kuzma finished fourth in the 2017-18 NBA Rookie of the Year Award voting. Brooklyn selected him as the No. 27 pick in the 2017 draft and then traded him to the Los Angeles Lakers.

Played for the Lakers’ 2020 NBA championship team. Now in his first year with the Wizards.

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YEAR-BY-YEAR SUMMARY YEAR 1908-09 1909-10 1910-11 1911-12 1912-13 1913-14 1914-15 1915-16 1916-17 1917-18 1918-19 1919-20 1920-21 1921-22 1922-23 1923-24 1924-25 1925-26 1926-27 1927-28 1928-29 1929-30 1930-31 1931-32 1932-33 1933-34 1934-35 1935-36 1936-37 1937-38 1938-39 1939-40 1940-41 1941-42 1942-43 1943-44 1944-45 1945-46 1946-47 1947-48 1948-49 1949-50 1950-51 1951-52 1952-53 1953-54 1954-55 1955-56 1956-57 1957-58 1958-59 1959-60 1960-61 1961-62 1962-63 1963-64 1964-65 1965-66 1966-67 1967-68 1968-69 1969-70 1970-71 1971-72 1972-73 1973-74 1974-75 1975-76 1976-77

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OVERALL 3-8 17-3 5-2 5-2 21-3 13-2 12-4 11-0 3-3 6-6 7-2 5-1 5-1 8-2 5-3 2-6 5-11 4-8 5-10 7-10 5-12 15-12 21-6 14-9 13-8 14-9 10-9 7-15 17-7 20-4 13-7 19-4 14-7 13-7 10-12 22-4 17-4 12-8 19-5 11-9 24-8 16-18 23-13 19-9 10-14 12-14 24-4 22-6 19-8 20-7 21-7 26-3 23-8 23-3 12-14 19-9 17-9 23-8 15-11 17-9 13-13 18-10 15-11 13-12 8-19 22-8 17-9 19-8 22-7

PCT. .273 .850 .714 .714 .875 .867 .750 1.000 .500 .500 .778 .833 .833 .800 .625 .250 .313 .333 .333 .412 .294 .556 .778 .609 .619 .609 .526 .318 .708 .833 .650 .826 .667 .650 .455 .846 .810 .600 .792 .550 .750 .471 .639 .679 .417 .462 .857 .786 .704 .741 .750 .897 .742 .885 .462 .679 .654 .742 .577 .654 .500 .643 .577 .520 .296 .733 .654 .704 .759

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CONFERENCE State State State State State State State State State State State State State State State State Rocky Mountain Rocky Mountain Rocky Mountain Rocky Mountain Rocky Mountain Rocky Mountain Rocky Mountain Rocky Mountain Rocky Mountain Rocky Mountain Rocky Mountain Rocky Mountain Rocky Mountain Skyline Skyline Skyline Skyline Skyline Skyline Skyline Skyline Skyline Skyline Skyline Skyline Skyline Skyline Skyline Skyline Skyline Skyline Skyline Skyline Skyline Skyline Skyline Skyline Skyline Western Athletic Western Athletic Western Athletic Western Athletic Western Athletic Western Athletic Western Athletic Western Athletic Western Athletic Western Athletic Western Athletic Western Athletic Western Athletic Western Athletic Western Athletic

RECORD 2-6 6-2 2-2 2-2 5-1 4-2 4-2 6-0 1-3 2-4 6-0 1-0 3-1 2-2 5-3 2-6 3-5 4-8 4-8 5-7 3-9 4-8 8-4 8-4 9-3 7-5 5-7 4-8 7-5 10-2 7-5 8-4 9-3 7-5 1-11 0-0 8-0 8-4 10-2 6-4 14-6 8-12 12-8 8-6 5-9 7-7 13-1 12-2 10-4 9-5 13-1 13-1 12-2 13-1 5-5 4-6 3-7 7-3 5-5 5-5 5-5 9-5 9-5 5-9 4-10 9-5 7-7 9-5 11-3

PCT. .250 .750 .500 .500 .833 .667 .667 1.000 .250 .333 1.000 1.000 .750 .500 .625 .250 .375 .333 .333 .417 .250 .333 .667 .667 .750 .583 .417 .333 .583 .833 .583 .667 .750 .583 .083 - - - 1.000 .667 .833 .600 .700 .400 .600 .571 .357 .500 .929 .857 .714 .643 .929 .929 .857 .929 .500 .400 .300 .700 .500 .500 .500 .643 .643 .357 .286 .643 .500 .643 .786

FINISH 4th 1st 2nd 2nd 1st 2nd 2nd 1st 3rd 3rd 1st 1st 1st 2nd 1st 3rd 3rd 4th 3rd T-2nd 4th 4th 1st T-1st T-1st 3rd 3rd 4th T-1st T-1st T-3rd 2nd 2nd 4th 4th - - - 1st 3rd 2nd T-2nd 2nd 5th 3rd 4th T-5th T-4th 1st 1st 2nd T-2nd 1st 1st T-1st 1st 3rd 4th 6th 1st T-3rd T-2nd T-2nd 2nd T-2nd 6th T-7th T-2nd 4th T-2nd 1st

HOME 2-6 11-2 4-1 4-1 14-1 9-0 5-1 5-0 2-2 4-3 4-0 3-0 3-0 4-1 3-1 1-3 2-4 2-4 3-6 2-4 5-4 9-3 15-3 8-2 8-5 9-4 8-4 4-7 9-1 11-1 7-1 9-2 8-1 7-2 5-5 10-2 8-0 5-2 7-3 6-3 13-3 11-4 12-3 12-3 10-3 6-6 16-0 12-0 13-2 13-2 12-2 15-1 14-0 14-0 10-5 16-1 13-4 15-1 11-2 14-0 12-4 13-3 11-3 10-4 6-10 16-1 14-2 11-4 13-1

AWAY 1-2 6-1 1-1 1-1 7-2 4-2 7-3 3-0 1-1 2-3 3-0 1-0 2-1 4-1 2-2 1-3 3-7 2-4 2-4 5-6 0-8 4-9 6-3 6-6 5-1 2-4 1-5 3-6 7-5 9-3 6-4 9-2 6-5 6-5 5-7 8-1 9-1 5-5 8-1 5-5 9-4 3-13 8-7 7-5 0-11 6-8 7-2 8-2 3-4 6-4 7-2 7-0 5-4 8-2 2-7 1-7 2-5 6-4 3-8 1-8 1-9 4-6 3-7 3-6 1-8 3-6 3-6 6-4 6-5

NEUTRAL 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-0 0-0 0-0 0-2 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-0 0-0 0-1 0-2 3-1 1-0 0-2 1-1 0-0 0-2 1-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 4-1 0-3 2-1 4-1 0-1 2-1 2-1 3-3 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-2 2-4 3-2 1-1 2-3 4-2 4-4 1-1 0-2 2-1 2-0 2-3 1-1 2-1 0-0 1-1 1-1 0-2 1-1 3-1 0-1 2-0 3-1

PF AVG. 23.2 44.1 43.0 32.0 47.4 39.2 31.6 38.1 36.8 37.2 33.5 42.3 28.3 31.9 31.6 28.7 27.7 30.4 33.4 30.4 37.5 43.0 44.0 39.0 44.6 40.7 43.8 41.0 44.5 48.3 45.8 48.0 37.5 43.9 44.8 52.8 56.5 47.1 53.4 52.0 57.4 51.0 58.8 58.8 62.3 62.9 78.9 81.1 78.4 73.5 73.2 83.4 81.8 81.8 72.7 79.8 89.9 95.2 77.0 85.9 83.6 87.8 85.6 73.9 71.1 90.8 85.4 81.5 81.7

PA AVG. 30.7 21.1 27.4 26.2 24.1 26.4 23.5 24.0 34.6 27.3 24.8 27.1 22.0 27.8 30.0 34.1 31.9 33.5 36.1 32.5 41.8 40.7 35.5 33.9 38.3 35.2 45.6 40.4 37.9 37.7 39.4 37.4 30.9 36.1 43.5 34.8 44.0 39.7 42.6 43.4 47.6 51.6 55.2 55.2 64.9 64.5 59.9 67.2 68.3 63.0 64.9 73.6 70.2 70.2 74.8 76.4 82.7 79.2 71.0 82.0 83.6 83.7 84.2 71.6 75.5 83.0 79.7 76.4 74.5

COACH POSTSEASON Erastus J. Milne -Robert Richardson -Fred Bennion -Fred Bennion -Fred Bennion -Fred Bennion -Nelson H. Nordgren -Nelson H. Nordgren AAU National Champions Nelson H. Nordgren -Thomas Fitzpatrick -Thomas Fitzpatrick National AAU Tournament Thomas Fitzpatrick National AAU Tournament Thomas Fitzpatrick -Thomas Fitzpatrick -Thomas Fitzpatrick -Thomas Fitzpatrick -Thomas Fitzpatrick -Ike Armstrong -Ike Armstrong -Vadal Peterson -Vadal Peterson -Vadal Peterson -Vadal Peterson -Vadal Peterson -Vadal Peterson -Vadal Peterson -Vadal Peterson -Vadal Peterson -Vadal Peterson -Vadal Peterson -Vadal Peterson -Vadal Peterson -Vadal Peterson -Vadal Peterson -Vadal Peterson -Vadal Peterson NCAA Champions Vadal Peterson NCAA, Elite Eight Vadal Peterson -Vadal Peterson NIT Champions Vadal Peterson -Vadal Peterson NIT, First Round Vadal Peterson -Vadal Peterson -Vadal Peterson -Vadal Peterson -Jack H. Gardner -Jack H. Gardner NCAA, Sweet 16 Jack H. Gardner NCAA, Elite Eight Jack H. Gardner NIT, First Round Jack H. Gardner NIT, First Round Jack H. Gardner NCAA, Sweet 16 Jack H. Gardner NCAA, Sweet 16 Jack H. Gardner NCAA, Final Four (4th) Jack H. Gardner -Jack H. Gardner -Jack H. Gardner -Jack H. Gardner -Jack H. Gardner NCAA, Final Four (4th) Jack H. Gardner -Jack H. Gardner -Jack H. Gardner -Jack H. Gardner NIT, Second Round Jack H. Gardner -Bill Foster -Bill Foster -Bill Foster NIT, National Runner-up Jerry Pimm -Jerry Pimm -Jerry Pimm NCAA, Sweet 16

YEAR-BY-YEAR SUMMARY YEAR 1977-78 1978-79 1979-80 1980-81 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 TOTALS

OVERALL 23-6 20-10 18-10 25-5 11-17 18-14 11-19 15-16 20-10 17-13 19-11 16-17 16-14 30-4 24-11 24-7 14-14 28-6 27-7 29-4 30-4 28-5 23-9 19-12 21-9 25-8 24-9 29-6 14-15 11-19 18-15 24-10 14-17 13-18 6-25 15-18 21-12 26-9 27-9 20-12 23-12 17-14 16-15 12-13 1,848-1,034

PCT. CONFERENCE .793 Western Athletic .667 Western Athletic .643 Western Athletic .833 Western Athletic .393 Western Athletic .563 Western Athletic .367 Western Athletic .484 Western Athletic .667 Western Athletic .567 Western Athletic .633 Western Athletic .485 Western Athletic .533 Western Athletic .882 Western Athletic .686 Western Athletic .774 Western Athletic .500 Western Athletic .824 Western Athletic .794 Western Athletic .879 Western Athletic .882 Western Athletic .848 Western Athletic .719 Mountain West .612 Mountain West .700 Mountain West .758 Mountain West .727 Mountain West .829 Mountain West .483 Mountain West .367 Mountain West .545 Mountain West .706 Mountain West .452 Mountain West .419 Mountain West .194 Pac-12 .455 Pac-12 .618 Pac-12 .743 Pac-12 .750 Pac-12 .625 Pac-12 .657 Pac-12 .548 Pac-12 .516 PAC-12 .480 PAC-12 .641

RECORD 12-2 9-3 10-4 13-3 6-10 11-5 4-12 8-8 12-4 9-7 11-5 6-10 7-9 15-1 9-7 15-3 8-10 15-3 15-3 15-1 12-2 14-0 10-4 10-4 10-4 11-3 9-5 13-1 6-10 6-10 7-9 12-4 7-9 6-10 3-15 5-13 9-9 13-5 13-5 11-7 11-7 11-7 7-11 8-11 878-582

PCT. FINISH .857 2nd .750 2nd .714 T-2nd .813 T-1st .375 7th .688 T-1st .250 8th .500 6th .750 T-1st .563 5th .688 T-2nd .375 T-6th .438 T-6th .938 1st .563 4th .833 T-1st .444 T-5th .833 1st .833 1st .938 1st * .857 1st * 1.000 1st * .714 T-1st .714 T-1st .714 2nd .786 T-1st .642 3rd .929 1st .375 6th .375 T-6th .438 6th .750 T-1st .438 T-5th .375 7th .167 11th .278 10th .500 8th .722 T-2nd .722 2nd .611 4th .611 T-3rd .611 3rd .389 T-8th .421 8th .601

HOME 14-2 13-2 11-4 14-0 9-7 12-3 8-7 11-7 15-1 12-5 14-2 11-7 12-3 16-0 14-4 15-0 11-3 15-0 14-1 13-1 13-0 14-0 17-0 13-3 14-2 15-1 15-1 16-0 9-5 9-6 11-4 13-2 9-8 9-6 6-9 11-7 18-2 16-1 16-1 14-4 14-3 10-5 12-2 8-5 1,159-305

AWAY 7-3 6-6 6-5 8-3 2-8 4-6 2-11 4-9 5-7 5-7 5-8 4-8 3-10 11-2 8-5 7-5 3-10 9-3 9-4 10-1 11-3 8-2 4-7 5-6 6-5 7-4 6-5 7-3 4-8 1-11 5-11 6-7 4-8 4-9 0-12 2-10 2-9 7-5 5-5 5-6 6-6 6-5 1-9 3-7 530-578

NEUTRAL 2-1 1-2 1-1 3-2 0-2 2-5 1-1 0-0 0-2 0-1 0-1 1-2 1-1 3-2 2-2 2-2 0-1 4-3 4-2 6-2 6-1 6-3 2-2 1-3 1-2 3-3 3-3 6-3 1-2 1-2 2-0 5-1 1-1 0-3 0-4 2-1 1-1 3-3 6-3 1-2 3-3 1-4 3-4 1-1 159-151

PF AVG. 79.5 77.6 77.1 76.3 64.1 64.0 70.1 70.9 73.9 69.9 66.5 71.2 68.0 73.7 68.6 77.1 75.0 77.5 76.7 74.4 70.4 71.2 70.3 71.8 67.2 66.3 65.0 67.9 64.7 69.2 68.5 71.2 66.4 67.0 55.5 64.2 75.1 71.3 77.2 78.5 73.5 75.6 70.9 72.1

PA AVG. 73.2 75.5 73.1 66.3 67.9 64.7 72.4 72.0 70.0 65.5 61.2 70.4 64.7 64.2 61.6 65.7 71.1 64.8 63.8 61.6 58.2 55.3 61.8 63.1 61.3 60.3 57.5 57.2 64.3 72.2 63.8 64.6 66.4 70.2 69.7 63.2 70.3 57.1 69.5 68.1 68.5 74.5 70.3 69.8

COACH POSTSEASON Jerry Pimm NCAA, Sweet 16 Jerry Pimm NCAA, First Round Jerry Pimm -Jerry Pimm NCAA, Sweet 16 Jerry Pimm -Jerry Pimm NCAA, Sweet 16 Lynn Archibald -Lynn Archibald -Lynn Archibald NCAA, First Round Lynn Archibald NIT, First Round Lynn Archibald NIT, First Round Lynn Archibald -Rick Majerus (a) -Rick Majerus NCAA, Sweet 16 Rick Majerus NIT, Final Four (3rd) Rick Majerus NCAA, Second Round Rick Majerus -Rick Majerus NCAA, Second Round Rick Majerus NCAA, Sweet 16 Rick Majerus NCAA, Elite Eight Rick Majerus NCAA, National Runner-Up Rick Majerus NCAA, Second Round Rick Majerus NCAA, Second Round Rick Majerus (b) NIT, First Round Rick Majerus NCAA, First Round Rick Majerus NCAA, Second Round Rick Majerus (c) NCAA, First Round Ray Giacoletti NCAA, Sweet 16 Ray Giacoletti -Ray Giacoletti -Jim Boylen CBI, Second Round Jim Boylen NCAA, First Round Jim Boylen -Jim Boylen -Larry Krystkowiak -Larry Krystkowiak -Larry Krystkowiak NIT, First Round Larry Krystkowiak NCAA, Sweet 16 Larry Krystkowiak NCAA, Second Round Larry Krystkowiak NIT, First Round Larry Krystkowiak NIT, National Runner-Up Larry Krystkowiak -Larry Krystkowiak -Larry Krystkowiak --

* - WAC Pacific Division finish (a) - Majerus coached six games (4-2) before undergoing heart surgery; Assistant Joe Cravens (12-12, 7-9) was the acting coach the rest of the season. (b) - Majerus coached the first game (1-0) before taking a personal leave of absence; Assistant Dick Hunsaker (18-12, 10-4) was the acting coach the rest of the season. (c) - Majerus coached 20 games (15-5, 3-2) before stepping down due to health concerns; Assistant Kerry Rupp (7-4, 6-3) was the interim coach the rest of the season.

ALL-TIME CONFERENCE RECORDS AFFILIATION (YEARS) RECORD PCT. STATE (1908-24) 53-36 .596 ROCKY MOUNTAIN (1924-37) 71-81 .467 SKYLINE (1937-62) 223-105 .689 WESTERN ATHLETIC (1962-99) 333-197 .628 MOUNTAIN WEST (1999-2011) 107-73 .594 PAC-12 (2011-Present) 91-90 .503 TOTALS 878-582 .601

REGULAR-SEASON TITLES (YEARS) 7 (1910, ‘13, ‘16, ‘19, ‘20, ‘21, ‘23) 4 (1931, ‘32, ‘33, ‘37) 8 (1938, ‘45, ‘55, ‘56, ‘59, ‘60, ‘61, ‘62) 12 (1966, ‘77, ‘81, ‘83, ‘86, ‘91, ‘93, ‘95, ‘96, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99) 5 (2000, ‘01, ‘03, ‘05, ‘09) - - 36

CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT TITLES (YEARS) N/A N/A N/A 3 (1995, ‘97, ‘99) 2 (2004, ‘09) -5

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2020-21 ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL The following student-athletes were on the University of Utah Honor Roll and Dean’s List for the Fall 2020 and Spring 2021 academic terms. The on the Dean’s List for at least one semester are denoted with an asterisk (*).

Baseball

Trey Clarkson* Isaac Deveaux* Dakota Duffalo* Randon Hostert* Brayson Hurdsman Justin Kelly Ben Kibbe* Ian MacIver* Owen Mortensen Riley Pierce Kyle Robeniol Kai Roberts Brock Rudy Dustyn Schramm Gabriel Singer Zane Skansi* Derek Soffe Tyler Thompson* Rykker Tom* David Watson Gage Webster* Anthony Wiseman Kayler Yates

Men’s Basketball Timmy Allen Eli Ballstaedt* Riley Battin Jaxon Brenchley* Branden Carlson Harrison Creer* Jack Jamele* Mikael Jantunen* Rylan Jones Jordan Kellier* Brooks King Pelle Larsson* Alfonso Plummer* Norbert Thelissen* Harrison Van Dyke

Women’s Basketball Niyah Becker* Maurane Corbin* Seth Crofts Dru Gylten* Ola Makurat* Kemery Martin Brynna Maxwell* Kennady McQueen* Donna Ntambue* Isabel Palmer Lola Pendande* Zuzanna Puc* Kelsey Rees* Andrea Torres

Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field Aubrey Argyle* Skyler Blair* Karli Branch* Grace Burnett Anna Busatto* Emma Christensen* Martina Conner* Regan Crofts* Meghan Curtin Kelise Davis

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Emma Earl Sarah Feeny* Oneillia Fuller Delaney Gates* Kaya Heideman* Whitney Hessler* Brooklyn James* Morgan Jensen* Bailey Kealamakia* Chloe Kockler Maya LeBar* Sara Leonard* Astrid Lindgren* Ellie Lundgreen* Brooke Manson* Jackie Martin* Ruby Jane Mathewson Makenna McCloy Kaitlyn Mercer* Trina Moreno Annie Murdock* Sarah Newton Lauren O’Banion* Natalie Platil Kennedy Powell* Maddie Reed* Claire Rusovick* Sophiae Ryan* Poppy Tank* Taylor Watson* Rachel Whipple* Bella Williams* Cara Woolnough* Jasie York*

Football

Faysal Aden* Kennan Aiono* Stone Azarcon* Bryson Barnes* London Bartholomew* Micah Bernard* Keaton Bills Cole Bishop Rob Bonar Trennan Carlson* Xavier Carlton* Makai Cope Peter Costelli* Maxwell Cotton* Britain Covey* Chris Curry Braeden Daniels Vonte Davis Jonah Elliss Solomon Enis Hayden Erickson Van Fillinger* Nick Ford Cole Fotheringham Hayden Furey Jaxon Garcia Tyler Gleed* Dakota Hansen* Alex Harrison* R.J. Hubert* Ja’Quinden Jackson* Copper Justice* Devin Kaufusi Falcon Kaumatule* Dalton Kincaid*

Blake Kuithe Brant Kuithe* Jaren Kump* Kamo’i Latu Sataoa Laumea* Taka Lautaha* Kenzel Lawler* Hunter Lotulelei* Joe Ludwig* Sebastian Macaluso* Johnny Maea* Paul Maile Shintaro Mann* Keegan Markgraf Faybian Marks* Andrew Mata’afa Jeremy Mercier Max Miner* Shuhei Mitsumoto Simi Moala Viane Moala Elijah Morrow* Gavin Nawahine* Ali’i Niumatalolo Jordan Noyes* Bamidele Olaseni Connor O’Toole* Money Parks* Simote Pepa Clark Phillips III LaCarea Pleasant-Johnson Hauati Pututau Taniela Pututau* Tennessee Pututau Drew Rawls Jadon Redding Karene Reid* Ben Renfro* Trey Reynolds* Cameron Rising* Noad Rodriguez-Trammell* Soa Rosales Kyrese Rowan Caine Savage Elijah Shelton Tyrone Smith Skylar Southam* Miki Suguturaga* Mika Tafua Junior Tafuna* Marist Talavou* Dawson Tanner* Aaron Tapusoa Mason Tufaga Maxs Tupai Zemaiah Vaughn Devaughn Vele Aliki Vimahi* Charlie Vincent* Tyler Wegis Thomas Yassmin

Men’s Golf

Javier Barcos Axel Einarsson* Martín León* Tristan Mandur* Oscar Maxfield* Mitchell Schow Colton Tanner*

Sam Tidd* Jesper Von Reedtz*

Women’s Gymnastics Alexia Burch* Hunter Dula* Jaylene Gilstrap* Cammy Hall* Jillian Hoffman* Cristal Isa Jacy Job Emilie LeBlanc* Maile O’Keefe* Abby Paulson* Adrienne Randall* Missy Reinstadtler Jaedyn Rucker Alani Sabado* Sydney Soloski* Lucy Stanhope

Lacrosse

Jared Andreala* Jack Barron David Boylston Tyler Bradbury* Cole Brams* Samuel Cambere* Easton Cecil Bryce Cheek* Thomas Ervin* John Finnigan* Peter Hagan Steele Headden Kellen Hoke* Connor Hollison* Jordan Hyde* Zack Johns* Connor Kentros* Jarrod King* Rylan Lemons* Taylor Mason* Dominic Mata* James McCreary* MJ McMahon* Carson Moyer* Harrison Nye Harrison Oehler* Justus Peterson* Ryan Rogers* Jonathan Rose* Josh Rose* Ruben Santana* Davis Smith* Ryan Smith* Donny Stock* Koa Todd Jacob Torres* Dan Tracy Drew Wasserman Luke Welch

Men’s Skiing

Tomas Birkner Bjørn Brudevoll* Mark Engel* Samuel Hendry* Luke Jager* Ola Jordheim Noel Keeffe* Joachim Lien*

Fredrik Maurstad Wilhelm Normannseth* Huston Philp* Gustav Vøllo*

Women’s Skiing

Mariah Bredal Keely Cashman* Eirin Engeset Madison Hoffman* Abby Jarzin* Michelle Kervén* Sabine Krautgasser Leah Lange* Mo Lebel* Novie McCabe* Karianne Moe* Sona Moravcikova* Sydney Palmer-Leger* Katie Parker* Julia Richter* Claire Timmermann* Katie Vesterstein*

Women’s Soccer

McKenna Baillie* Halee Barker* Lulu Borges* Avery Brady* Erin Bridges* Kennedy Carter* Makayla Christensen* Kaylee Coatney* Mackenna Doilney SJ Edwards* Anna Escobedo Kristin Fairbairn* Haley Farrar* Ragan Fuller Kylee Geis* Aleea Gwerder* Jessica Hixson* Harper Hughes* Eden Jacobsen* Taliana Kaufusi Natalie Kump Hillary Noakes* Hanna Olsen* Brianna Pearson* Chelsea Peterson* Hailey Povilus* Megan Quiggle* Sidney Roberts* Alexis Rushlow Ali Schinko* Hailey Stodden* Courtney Talbot*

Softball

Alyssa Barrera Aliya Belarde* Ellessa Bonstrom Breonna Castaneda Haley Denning* Alicia Estrada Katie Faulk Mary Beth Feldman* Jordyn Gasper* MK Gomez* Madi Jacobus Sophia Jacquez*

Mariah Lopez Leilani Melendez AJ Militello Halle Morris Julia Noskin* Shelbi Ortiz Alyssa Palacios Charlotte Pond Sydney Sandez* Julia Scardina* Isabela Sedillo Savanah Whatley

Men’s Swimming & Diving

Chris Allen* Dylan Becker* Nick Becker Andrew Britton* Noah Carlson Tony Chen* Felix Chiun Santiago Chacon* Jackson Cunningham* Ethan Dillard Holden Ellsworth* David Fridlander* Cole Giandinoto* Gavin Giandinoto* Micah Ginoza* Lex Hernandez-Nietling* Max Hernandez-Nietling* Chase Hindmarsh* Jaek Horner* JP Hynes* Zach Julien* Robert King Marko Kovacic Brody Lewis* Sam Lucas* Luke McDivitt* Parker McOmber* Grant Nations* Finn O’Haimhirgin Jenner Pennock* Preston Planells* Tony Puertas* Nathan Ramey Ben Waterman* Matt Wilcox Rhys Winter*

Women’s Swimming & Diving Taylor Alicea-Jorgensen* Elise Beller* Emma Broome* Leyre Casarin Reagan Cathcart* Regan Caufield* Cameron Daniell* Lizzy DeCecco* Sadie Edwards* Kenzie Ford Amber Gardner* McKenna Gassaway* Mandy Gebhart Grace Horvath* Abbie Hurst Taylor Kabacy*

Madison Lash Emma Lawless* Kate Leary* Harper Lehman Sara McClendon* Kayla Miller* Lexi Mills* Kylie Mitchell* Sophia Morici* Zofia Niemczak Christina Pick Charity Pittard* Audrey Reimer Emma Ruchala* Rylee Siripipat* Hannah Truax* Alyssa Watson Madeline Woznick* Kyla Yetter* Rebecca Zeiger

Men’s Tennis

Russell Benkaim* Geronimo Busleiman Franco Capalbo Randy Cory* Luis Flores Mathias Gavelin Benjamin Heck David Micevski Svyatoslav Shainyan Rian Ta*

Women’s Tennis

Emily Dush* Anastasia Goncharova* Katya Hersh* Lindsay Hung Anya Lamoreaux* Madeline Lamoreaux* Madison McKay* Olivia Mikkelson Jasmine Rich Madison Tattini*

Women’s Volleyball/ Beach Volleyball

Grace Andrews* Abigail Cramer* Sommer Daniel Naya Dong* Kennedi Evans* Saige Ka’aha’aina-Torres* Abby Karich* Kenzie Koerber* Marissa Koch* Camille Lee* Kaiya Liwanag* Joana Saucedo Mondragon* Allie Olsen* Sage Patchell* Vanessa Ramirez* Madelyn Robinson* Leah Schmidt* Keana Smalls* Emily Smith* Sarah Stephens* Alexa Van Komen* Zoe Weatherington* Megan Yett

CRIMSON CLUB BOARD

The Crimson Club Board serves to support the Crimson Club membership and Utah Athletics in many ways. Each board member is asked to serve as an advisor, fundraiser, decision-maker, positive representative, and of course, a rabid fan of Utah Athletics! The following people graciously share their time, expertise and ideas in support of the Crimson Club.

Nominations for the Crimson Club Board are accepted each spring by calling the Crimson Club office at 801-585-UTES.

Drew Hall

Tim Bruett

Rafe Connors

John Dunn

John Evans

Ellie Fair

Ron Feulner

Scott Frederickson

Melissa Hatch

Harriet Hopf

Neal Koffman

Craig Madson

Karen Madson

Mike Rose

Scott Shaw

Travis Vallejo

President

FORMER PRESIDENTS

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Rick Clark

Sandy Day

Dennie Dunn

Don Foot

Kent Jones

Jim McFarlane

Lynn Miller

Laura Scott

Cliff Snyder

Blake Strong

Zach Wiseman

Dan Woodhead

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SCHOLARSHIP CIRCLE

Athletic scholarship endowments provide a perpetual source of scholarship funding for talented Utah student-athletes. Endowed Scholarships can be established to remember a family member, honor a favorite coach, connect your family to the Utes, or for many other additional reasons.

Partial and fully endowed scholarships can be created through current or planned gifts by contacting the Crimson Club office. Thanks to the following families for their great support of Utah Athletics.

ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIPS Academic All American Endowed Scholarship

Scott and Marsha Irwin Athletic Endowed Scholarship

Anonymous Endowed Scholarship

Walter Menlove Johnson Endowed Football Scholarship

Eric and Julie Barlow Linebacker Endowed Scholarship

Gary and Jane Kennedy Endowed Scholarship

Burbidge, Wiscomb, Cook Endowed Scholarship

Robert Kent Family Endowed Scholarship

Thayer and Sue Christensen Endowed Scholarship

Adam and Natalie Kessler Endowed Scholarship

Joseph F. and Annette L. Cowley Family Endowed Scholarship

Lacy Family Endowed Scholarship

Dr. Ellen Crooks Endowed Scholarship

Tim and Wendy Lacy Family Endowed Scholarship

Jerry Dixon Endowed Scholarship

Kurt B. Larsen Endowed Scholarship

Zeke and Katherine Dumke, Jr. Endowed Scholarship for Gymnastics

Lee Family Endowed Scholarship

Zeke and Katherine Dumke, Jr. Endowed Scholarship for Soccer

Lauren McCluskey Memorial Scholarship for Track

Lillian Ence Endowed Scholarship

Scott Morse Endowed Scholarship

Dr. Burtis Evans Endowed Scholarship

Movitz Family Endowed Ski Team Scholarship

C. Ray Evans Endowed Scholarship

Alex and Bessie Oblad Endowed Scholarship

Dr. Joseph and Nadine Evans Endowed Scholarship

John Papanikolas Endowed Scholarship

H. Whitney Felt Memorial Endowed Scholarship

Ben and Rose Pepper Endowed Scholarship

Alan F. and Beverly J. Frank Endowed Scholarship

Raymond “Ray” Price Endowed Scholarship

General Ray D. & Louise Free Endowed Scholarship

C.D. and Phyllis Reddish Endowed Scholarship

David and Blanche Freed Endowed Scholarship

Robert L. and Joyce Rice Endowed Scholarship

Coach Jack Gardner Endowed Basketball Scholarship

Nick and Penny Rose Family Endowed Scholarship

Francis H. Gillespie Endowed Scholarship

Steve and Angie Smith Endowed Scholarship

Jordan and Dana Gross Offensive Lineman Endowment

Dr. Clifford Snyder Endowed Scholarship

Ivan William “Ike” Hall Endowed Scholarship

Scott and Margie Sorensen Endowed Scholarship

Carolyn Pricer Harris Endowed Scholarship

David and Susan Spafford Endowed Scholarship

James D. Hatch Family Endowed Scholarship for Athletics

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SCHOLARSHIP CIRCLE

The Scholarship Circle is a group of Crimson Club members – individuals and companies – who generously support student-athletes at the University of Utah by providing full and annual scholarships.

Scholarship Circle members are a key part in building the Utah Athletics Department as a whole.

The department’s success depends on contributions to stay competitive and relevant. The Scholarship Circle is essential in meeting the growing costs of student-athletes for recruiting, housing, tuition, meals, travel, etc. Making this investment means building stronger programs for all sports and you are making a difference in our success.

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Athletic Director Circle Bill and Pat Child Todd and Karin Cook Eldin and Talia Diglisic E. R. Dumke J.R. Spence Eccles Tim and Joan Fenton Arnie and Pat Ferrin Kem and Carolyn Gardner Dell Loy and Julie Hansen Karen Huntsman Ken Garff Enterprises David and Julie Layton Philip McCarthey Thomas McCarthey David Spafford Brent L and Ann Wilson Don and Jill Wiscomb Woodbury Corporation $40,000+ Greg Adondakis America First Credit Union Anonymous Craig and Melissa Ballard Ryan Banasky Paul Belcher Cory Bridgewater Business School Suite Jess C. Cheney Chris Christensen Rick and Shaunna Clark Stephen L. and Nicola Dahl Brent Davies Matthew Davis Rich Day Zeke Dumke III Magaji Edwards Richard and Audrey Graham Chris and Kathy Hill Richard & Stephanie Hoggan Hughes General Contractors, Inc Rich Justice Heather Kahlert Ron and Beth Kellogg Larry and Jan Krystkowiak Kurt Larsen

Rudy Larsen Broch Lassig Lofgren Family Brad and Amy Mayeda Jordan & Christina Miller Matt Moore David Neeleman O.C. Tanner Co. Chris and Linda Oberle Alex G and Bessie E. Oblad / Calder Anne Osborn John Price John Puglisi R & S Boyer Family LC Raybould LLC. Paul and Lezlie Richardson Ruthann Richardson SME Contractors Garr Smith Swire Coke Tiffany and Justin Wakley Western Pacific Group D. Zachary Wiseman Workers Compensation Fund Earl & Carol Zarbock $25,000+ John C. and Sheryl Allen Anonymous Lane and Katie Bagley David Baird Steven Baumann Troy Bengtzen Bonneville Collections Bowen Investments Brahma Group Corey Brand Steve Broadbent B. Richards and Marilyn Broadbent Kelly Brown Lowell Brown Burbidge Foundation Kelly Burt Cache Valley Electric Ty Cline Valley Collision Colmena Capital

Mark and Sandy Day Curt Doman Ryan Donaldson Joanne Edwards Elisa Fair Elizabeth and David Findlay Blake Flannery FlexPak David G Free Robert and Mary Gilchrist Todd Gorringe GPS Servers LLC Matthew Gregory Drew and Theresa Hall Roger and Cheri Hendrix Eldan and Shellie Hill Richard Hirschi Mike Hirst Verna, Tom and Carson Huiskamp Russ Hymas Aaron Jenkins Richard B. Justice Dwayne and Lori Kalma Robert B. Lence Greg Letey Joshua Lindsey Jeffery Ludlow Robert Mason MC Oil & Gas Lynn McShane John Merrill Edward B. Moreton Frederick A. and Lucy Moreton Sidney J. Mulcock Kurt Micek National Wood Products Cary Nelson John New Okland Construction Pajarito Investments, Inc. Craig Peterson PS Properties LLC William K and Julia Reagan Regence Bluecross Blueshield Ren and Sandi Rice Joyce Rice Ryan and Lindsay West Family Trust

SCHOLARSHIP CIRCLE Chris Sargent Scott Searle Ryan and Amie Secrist Lon and Ann Secrist Todd Shaffer Mark Skaggs Freddy Smith Cliff Jr and Sharon Snyder Craig and Nita Sorensen Daniel R. and Barbie Spinazzola Stena Enterprises, LLC Tom Stuart Gary Stubblefield Cortney Taylor Jesse Theurer Kyle Treadway Christopher Von Maack Guy Wadsworth Christian Webb Scott Wightman Lana, Guy, and Matt Wollam Orin R. Woodbury Tom Yates Sue and Mark Young Thomas and Marielle Young Zions Bank $17,500+ Bain Family Revocable Trust Mike Bapis Alex and Andrea Barker Eric and Julie Barlow Jake Barlow Brett and Mariah Barlow Joe Barnes Robert Barney Jake Barney Kirk Bengtzen James Berger John and Georgia Bircumshaw Jeremy Blanck Travis Borovatz Rodney H. and Carolyn Brady Brent and Pamela Webster Family Trust Nate Buck David Bull

Brian Burrows Brett Byrnes C.R. England Carpet Giant Jeff Cartwright Kyle and Alyse Christensen Thayer S. and Sue Christensen Brandon and Sierra Clawson Club Corp Commercial Mechanical Judy Condie Joyce Cook Family Living Trust Cooley IV LLC Quinn Curran Calvin Curtis Heather Wright Dale E Bradley Family Trust Daniel & Melanie Scarlet, LC Rocky & Courtney Derrick Eric Dickson Tony Divino John Foley and Dorene Sambado Jason Ellis Corey England Todd England Derrick and Aimee Etzold John Evans Kent Evans George and Debra Felt Edward and Deborah Felt Ron Feulner Matt Frazier James Gaddis Jake and Ellen Garn Bodee Gay David Gibb Gracies James and Sharla Gramoll Kevin and Donna Gruneich Gordon and Connie Hanks Craig Hansen Phil Hansen Hansen Legacy Properties LLC Jeff Harwood Kris Haslam Susan and Robert Hoge Leo and Harriet Hopf

Susannah Horsley Hotco Harold Irving Scott Jackson Steven Jackson Eric and Amy Jacobsen Jeff Jensen Randall Jenson Barry and Joyce Johnson Fred and Barbara Jones Larry Josie Brett Karras Steven Kasteler Gary Kennedy Jason and Coranne Kerr Ryan Kirkham Adam Kirkham James Larsen Carl and Vanessa Laurella Craig Lee S. Whitfield Lee Jared Leishman Steve Mahas Robert Marquardt Troy and Hayley Mason Paul McGarrell Mcneil Engineering Mark and Kathie Miller O. Wood Moyle Kathleen Murphy Christi and Shaun Murphy Ben Nelson David and Selena Overholt Pasker Gould Ames Weaver Darren and Deann Ballard Patten Barbara Paulos George and Cynthia Petrow David Plummer President’s Office Richard and Lynn Price Marc & Roxanne Probst Process Technology Inc. Tedd Prokopis Donald E. Pugh Brandon Radmall Don Reddish Reliance Metalcenter

Marcus Rhoton Michael Roderick Stephen Roney Claire and Steve Ryberg Craig Rydalch Mark and Amy Rydalch Joseph Sasich Todd Schull Jeff Scott Bill and Dixie Sells Smile Ranch Orthodontics Steve and Angie Smith Chris Smith Timothy Sorensen J. Richard and Nola Stark Greg Starley Jason Stephensen Larry Stevens Larry B. Stillman Jeremy Stringham Lynn Summerhays Craig and Susan Swapp Michael and Diane Templin The Advocates The Rich Family Trust-Dr. Charles Rich Grant Tidwell Tim Dahle Imports Scot Tobias Triton Investments Trustco Ben Ungricht Scott Vincent Jeffrey Walsh Christopher Watkins Adam Wayment R. Scott Webber Saul Weissman Blake Welling Westland Construction Nick and Lindsey Whinnery Clint Womack Richard Workman Thomas Wright Adam Zimmerman

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CRIMSON CLUB UTE VARSITY CLUB BOARD The Ute Varsity Club is a prestigious network of former student-athletes, coaches, band and spirit squad members who are engaged in the continuing success of Utah Athletics. The Varsity Club Board is comprised of volunteer former student-athletes who represent their respective sports from their time at the U. These Utes of yesterday are dedicated to supporting Utes of today. For more information about the Varsity Club, visit crimsonclub.utah.edu/Varsity-Club.

Katrina Terzian Jensen

Carl Jensen

Courtney McBeth

Hank Mondaca

Bo Nagahi

Rich Nordlund

Merae Pardoe

Lance Pratt

Craig Rydalch

Trudy Sanderson

Kenneth Scott

Laurel Simmons

Lori Sperry

Chris Williams

Jordan Wynn

Jamie Young

Norma Carr

Sandy Day

Harriet Hopf

Liz Prince

Robynn Masters Stephanie McAllister President Swim and Dive

Vice President Gymnastics

McKenzie Dean Neiufi Track and Field Cross Country

M Tennis

Softball

Skiing

W Tennis

W Tennis

Golf

Baseball

Swim and Dive

Soccer

M Basketball

Football

Football

W Basketball

Football

Football

Volleyball

UTES WITH WINGS BOARD

Utes with Wings is a donor-funded grant program dedicated to supporting women student-athletes. These donors strive to enhance the academic and athletic experience for our women’s teams. The mission of Utes with Wings is to shape our female student-athletes of today into leaders of tomorrow. Utes with Wings funding priorities are for program development, facility enhancements, and recruiting.

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