2022–23 Utah Utes men's basketball team

2022–23 Utah Utes men's basketball
2022–23 Utah Utes men's basketball
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Record	17–15 (10–10 Pac-12)
Head coach	Craig Smith (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Chris Burgess; Tim Morris; DeMarlo Slocum;
Home arena	Jon M. Huntsman Center
	Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

2022–23 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 7 UCLA	18	–	2	.900	31	–	6	.838
No. 8 Arizona†	14	–	6	.700	28	–	7	.800
USC	14	–	6	.700	22	–	11	.667
Oregon	12	–	8	.600	21	–	15	.583
Arizona State	11	–	9	.550	23	–	13	.639
Washington State	11	–	9	.550	17	–	17	.500
Utah	10	–	10	.500	17	–	15	.531
Washington	8	–	12	.400	16	–	16	.500
Colorado	8	–	12	.400	18	–	17	.514
Stanford	7	–	13	.350	14	–	19	.424
Oregon State	5	–	15	.250	11	–	21	.344
California	2	–	18	.100	3	–	29	.094

† Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2022–23 Utah Runnin' Utes men's basketball team represented the University of Utah during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by second-year head coach Craig Smith. They played their home games at the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, Utah as members of the Pac-12 Conference. The Utes finished the season 17–14, 10–10 in Pac-12 play to finish in 7th place. They lost in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament to Stanford.

Previous season

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

Offseason

Departures

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

Incoming transfers

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

Recruiting classes

2022 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Keba Keita C	Mount Pleasant, UT	Wasatch Academy	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Apr 13, 2022
Keba Keita C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82
Wilguens Exacte Jr. SG	Montreal, QC	NBA Academy Latin America	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Apr 14, 2022
Wilguens Exacte Jr. SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Luka Tarlac SF	Serbia	NBA Academy Latin America	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Apr 29, 2022
Luka Tarlac SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2022 Utah Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com. "Utah Utes 2022 Player Commits". ESPN.com. "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2022–23 Utah Utes men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

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

Head coach

Craig Smith (North Dakota)

Assistant coach(es)

Chris Burgess (Utah)
Tim Morris (Stanford)
DeMarlo Slocum (Georgia Southern)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

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

Source:^[2]

References

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

[1] "Dusan Mahorcic no longer with Utah basketball team". Desert News. Retrieved February 12, 2022.

[2] "2022–23 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Utah Athletics.

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