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2024–25 Utah Utes men's basketball
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record16–17 (8–12 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • David Evans
  • Lo Leath
Home arenaJon M. Huntsman Center
(Capacity: 15,000)
Seasons
← 2023–24
2025–26 →
2024–25 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Houston † 19 – 1   .950 35 – 5   .875
No. 8 Texas Tech 15 – 5   .750 28 – 9   .757
No. 15 Arizona 14 – 6   .700 24 – 13   .649
No. 13 BYU 14 – 6   .700 26 – 10   .722
No. 17 Iowa State 13 – 7   .650 25 – 10   .714
Kansas 11 – 9   .550 21 – 13   .618
Baylor 10 – 10   .500 20 – 15   .571
West Virginia 10 – 10   .500 19 – 13   .594
TCU 9 – 11   .450 16 – 16   .500
Kansas State 9 – 11   .450 16 – 17   .485
Utah 8 – 12   .400 16 – 17   .485
Oklahoma State 7 – 13   .350 17 – 18   .486
Cincinnati 7 – 13   .350 19 – 16   .543
UCF 7 – 13   .350 20 – 17   .541
Arizona State 4 – 16   .200 13 – 20   .394
Colorado 3 – 17   .150 14 – 21   .400
† 2025 Big 12 tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2024–25 Utah Runnin' Utes men's basketball team represented the University of Utah during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team is led by interim coach Josh Eilert and play their home games at the Jon M. Huntsman Center located in Salt Lake City, Utah. This is the Utes' first season in the Big 12 Conference.[1]

The school fired fourth-year head coach Craig Smith on February 24, 2025.[2] Assistant coach Josh Eilert was named the interim coach.[3]

Previous season

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The Utes finished the 2023–24 season 22–15, 9–11 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for sixth place. As the No. 6 seed in the Pac-12 tournament, Utah won their first-round game against Arizona State before losing to Colorado in the quarterfinals.[4] The team received a bid to the National Invitation Tournament, being the only Pac-12 team to accept one of two automatic bids for teams in the conference.[5] This marked the program's first appearance in a postseason tournament since the 2018 NIT. They defeated UC Irvine, Iowa, and VCU to advance to the semifinals. There they were eliminated by Indiana State.[6]

The season marked the team's final season in the Pac-12, leaving to join the Big 12 in 2024.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Num. Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Ben Carlson 1 F 6'9" 223 lbs Senior Woodbury, MN Pursuing pro career (signed by QTSA United)[7][8]
Cole Bajema 2 G 6'7" 188 lbs GS Lynden, WA Graduated
Deivon Smith 5 G 6'0" 173 lbs Senior Decatur, GA Transferred to St. John's[9]
Wilguens Jr. Exacte 11 G 6'6" 236 lbs Sophomore Montreal, Canada Transferred to Bowling Green[10]
Keba Keita 13 C 6'8" 231 lbs Sophomore Bamako, Mali Transferred to BYU[11]
Luka Tarlac 21 G 6'7" 220 lbs Sophomore Belgrade, Serbia Transferred to Cal Poly[12]
Rollie Worster 25 G 6'4" 204 lbs Senior Missoula, MT Transferred to Nebraska[13]
Branden Carlson 35 C 7'0" 220 lbs GS South Jordan, UT Graduated (signed by the Toronto Raptors)[14]

Incoming transfers

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Name Num. Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school(s)
Miro Little 1 G 6'3" 194 lbs Sophomore Tampere, Finland Baylor[15]
Ezra Ausar 2 F 6'8" 242 lbs Junior Atlanta, GA East Carolina[16]
Brady Smith 6 G 6'1" 173 lbs Sophomore Logan, UT Salt Lake CC
Keanu Dawes 8 F 6'9" 218 lbs Forward Houston, TX Rice[17]
Caleb Lohner 11 F 6'8" 235 lbs GS Flower Mound, TX BYU, Baylor[18]
Mike Sharavjamts 25 G 6'9" 190 lbs Junior Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Dayton, San Francisco[19]
Zach Keller 32 F 6'10" 234 lbs Junior Highlands Ranch, CO Wake Forest[20]
Mason Madsen 45 G 6'4" 193 lbs GS Rochester, MN Cincinnati, Boston College[21]

Recruiting classes

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2024 recruiting class

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College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jaxon Johnson
PF 		Sandy, UT Alta High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Nov 2, 2023 
Star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 82
Ibrahima Traore
C 		Bamako, Mali West Oaks Academy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jul 8, 2024 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars
David Katoa
SG 		Salt Lake City, Utah Utah Prep Academy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sep 26, 2022 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 79
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 59
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2024 Utah Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com.
  • "Utah Utes 2024 Player Commits". ESPN.com.
  • "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Preseason

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Big 12 Preseason Poll

Big 12 Coaches Points
1. Kansas 215 (9)
2. Houston 211 (5)
3. Iowa State 194 (1)
4. Baylor 185
5. Arizona 179 (1)
6. Cincinnati 140
7. Texas Tech 135
8. Kansas State 133
9. BYU 116
10. TCU 90
11. UCF 83
12. Arizona State 64
13. West Virginia 62
14. Oklahoma State 46
15. Colorado 37
16. Utah 30
Reference:[22] (#) first-place votes

Pre-Season All-Big 12 Team

First Team
Player School
Caleb Love Arizona
LJ Cryer Houston
J’Wan Roberts
Tamin Lipsey Iowa State
Hunter Dickinson† Kansas
† denotes unanimous selection
Reference:[22]
Second Team
Player School
Norchad Omier Baylor
Jeremy Roach
Keshon Gilbert Iowa State
Dajuan Harris Jr Kansas
Coleman Hawkins Kansas State
† denotes unanimous selection
Reference:[22]

Roster

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2024–25 Utah Utes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Hunter Erickson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 198 lb (90 kg) GS Salt Lake CC Provo, UT
G 1 Miro Little 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 194 lb (88 kg) So Baylor Tampere, Finland
F 2 Ezra Ausar 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 242 lb (110 kg) Jr East Carolina Atlanta, GA
G 3 Jayden Teat (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Capital Christian HS Sacramento, CA
C 5 Joul Karram 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 222 lb (101 kg) Fr Hapoel Tel Aviv B.C. Nazareth, Israel
G 6 Brady Smith 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 173 lb (78 kg) So Salt Lake CC Logan, UT
F 8 Keanu Dawes 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 218 lb (99 kg) So Rice Houston, TX
G 9 Jerry Huang (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 187 lb (85 kg) RS Fr Wasatch Academy Taipei, Taiwan
F 10 Jake Wahlin 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 211 lb (96 kg) So Timpview HS Provo, UT
F 11 Caleb Lohner 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) GS Baylor Flower Mound, TX
G 14 Brandon Haddock (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Sr Carroll HS Southlake, TX
F 32 Ayomide Bamisile (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 206 lb (93 kg) RS Fr Montverde Academy Lagos, Nigeria
G 25 Mike Sharavjamts 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr San Francisco Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
F 31 Ibi Traore 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 219 lb (99 kg) Fr West Oaks Academy Bamako, Mali
F 32 Zach Keller 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 234 lb (106 kg) Jr Wake Forest Highlands Ranch, CO
C 34 Lawson Lovering 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 233 lb (106 kg) Jr Colorado Cheyenne, WY
G 45 Mason Madsen 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 193 lb (88 kg) GS Boston College Rochester, MN
G 55 Gabe Madsen 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 202 lb (92 kg) Sr Cincinnati Rochester, MN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: February 24, 2025

Schedule

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2024*
7:00 p.m. 		CSU Pueblo W 98–67  –
  17 – Erickson   7 – Lovering   9 – Little  Jon M. Huntsman Center (801)
Salt Lake City, UT
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Alcorn State W 100–59  1–0
  27 – G. Madsen   7 – Wahlin   7 – Little  Jon M. Huntsman Center (6,785)
Salt Lake City, UT
November 7, 2024*
8:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Central Arkansas W 98–63  2–0
  25 – G. Madsen   11 – Dawes   8 – Sharavjamts  Jon M. Huntsman Center (6,722)
Salt Lake City, UT
November 12, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Queens W 96–65  3–0
  24 – G. Madsen   11 – Ausar   5 – Sharavjamts  Jon M. Huntsman Center (6,757)
Salt Lake City, UT
November 17, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ESPN2 		vs. Mississippi State
Mid-South Showdown 		L 73–78  3–1
  15 – Ausar   12 – Dawes   6 – Little  Landers Center 
Southaven, MS
November 22, 2024*
3:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Utah Tech W 84–53  4–1
  19 – G. Madsen   11 – Little   8 – Little  Jon M. Huntsman Center (6,969)
Salt Lake City, UT
November 26, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Mississippi Valley State
Mountain to Sea Showcase 		W 94–48  5–1
  27 – G. Madsen   7 – Lovering   5 – Tied  Jon M. Huntsman Center (6,604)
Salt Lake City, UT
November 30, 2024*
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Eastern Washington
Mountain to Sea Showcase 		W 88–80  6–1
  28 – G. Madsen   8 – Tied   7 – Little  Jon M. Huntsman Center (7,064)
Salt Lake City, UT
December 7, 2024*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Saint Mary's L 63–72  6–2
  15 – G. Madsen   10 – Little   6 – Little  Jon M. Huntsman Center (7,435)
Salt Lake City, UT
December 14, 2024*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Radford W 81–63  7–2
  18 – Erickson   5 – G. Madsen   7 – G. Madsen  Jon M. Huntsman Center (7,370)
Salt Lake City, UT
December 17, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Florida A&M W 89–59  8–2
  15 – Tied   5 – Tied   4 – Tied  Jon M. Huntsman Center (6,699)
Salt Lake City, UT
December 21, 2024*
4:00 p.m., BTN 		vs. Iowa L 88–95  8–3
  26 – M. Madsen   6 – M. Madsen   5 – Sharavjamts  Sanford Pentagon (3,367)
Sioux Falls, SD
Big 12 regular season
December 31, 2024
12:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at No. 25 Baylor L 56–81  8–4
(0–1) 		 13 – Erickson   7 – Lohner   3 – Tied  Foster Pavilion (7,500)
Waco, TX
January 4, 2025
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Texas Tech L 65–93  8–5
(0–2) 		 12 – Keller   5 – Dawes   5 – Sharavjamts  Jon M. Huntsman Center (7,798)
Salt Lake City, UT
January 7, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at No. 3 Iowa State L 59–82  8–6
(0–3) 		 20 – G. Madsen   6 – Lovering   4 – Tied  Hilton Coliseum (13,496)
Ames, IA
January 11, 2025
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Oklahoma State W 83–62  9–6
(1–3) 		 21 – Ausar   9 – Dawes   6 – Lovering  Jon M. Huntsman Center (7,922)
Salt Lake City, UT
January 15, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at TCU W 73–65  10–6
(2–3) 		 17 – G. Madsen   11 – Wahlin   5 – G. Madsen  Schollmaier Arena (5,459)
Fort Worth, TX
January 18, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		BYU
Rivalry 		W 73–72 OT 11–6
(3–3) 		 26 – Ausar   9 – Wahlin   4 – Lovering  Jon M. Huntsman Center (15,558)
Salt Lake City, UT
January 22, 2025
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at No. 7 Houston L 36–70  11–7
(3–4) 		 8 – G. Madsen   9 – Dawes   2 – Wahlin  Fertitta Center (7,035)
Houston, TX
January 25, 2025
2:30 p.m., ESPN2 		Baylor L 61–76  11–8
(3–5) 		 19 – Ausar   7 – Tied   7 – Little  Jon M. Huntsman Center (8,311)
Salt Lake City, UT
January 28, 2025
8:00 p.m., CBSSN 		Cincinnati W 69–66  12–8
(4–5) 		 11 – Ausar   6 – Wahlin   4 – Tied  Jon M. Huntsman Center (7,570)
Salt Lake City, UT
February 1, 2025
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Oklahoma State L 72–81  12–9
(4–6) 		 18 – Ausar   5 – Tied   5 – Sharavjamts  Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,040)
Stillwater, OK
February 5, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Colorado W 72–59  13–9
(5–6) 		 17 – Madsen   7 – Ausar   3 – Tied  Jon M. Huntsman Center (7,581)
Salt Lake City, UT
February 8, 2025
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at West Virginia L 61–72  13–10
(5–7) 		 14 – Dawes   11 – Dawes   2 – Tied  WVU Coliseum (13,166)
Morgantown, WV
February 11, 2025
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Cincinnati L 75–85  13–11
(5–8) 		 28 – G. Madsen   7 – Wahlin   4 – Lovering  Fifth Third Arena (10,510)
Cincinnati, OH
February 15, 2025
8:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 17 Kansas W 74–67  14–11
(6–8) 		 24 – Madsen   12 – Wahlin   4 – Lovering  Jon M. Huntsman Center (11,056)
Salt Lake City, UT
February 17, 2025
9:00 p.m., ESPN2 		Kansas State W 74–69  15–11
(7–8) 		 21 – Ausar   10 – Lovering   4 – Little  Jon M. Huntsman Center (7,537)
Salt Lake City, UT
February 23, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UCF L 72–76  15–12
(7–9) 		 23 – Madsen   6 – Tied   6 – Sharavjamts  Addition Financial Arena (6,379)
Orlando, FL
February 26, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at No. 22 Arizona L 66–83  15–13
(7–10) 		 18 – Tied   10 – Tied   7 – Madsen  McKale Center (14,264)
Tucson, AZ
March 1, 2025
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Arizona State W 99–73  16–13
(8–10) 		 25 – Ausar   11 – Dawes   6 – Sharavjamts  Jon M. Huntsman Center (8,780)
Salt Lake City, UT
March 4, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		West Virginia L 69–71  16–14
(8–11) 		 23 – Madsen   6 – Tied   3 – Tied  Jon M. Huntsman Center (7,763)
Salt Lake City, UT
March 8, 2025
8:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at No. 23 BYU
Rivalry 		L 74–85  16–15
(8–12) 		 21 – Little   12 – Ausar   3 – Tied  Marriott Center (17,978)
Provo, UT
Big 12 tournament
March 11, 2025
7:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		(11) vs. (14) UCF
First round 		L 72–87  16–16
  21 – Dawes   15 – Dawes   4 – Tied  T-Mobile Center (12,929)
Kansas City, MO
College Basketball Crown
March 31, 2025*
1:00 p.m., FS1 		vs. Butler
First round 		L 84–86  16–17
  19 – Dawes   11 – Dawes   3 – Tied  MGM Grand Garden Arena (2,119)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

Source:

References

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