2021–22 Utah Utes men's basketball team

2021–22 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
	† 2022 Pac-12 Tournament winner ; As of December 14, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll;

2021–22 Utah Utes men's basketball
2021–22 Utah Utes men's basketball
Sunshine Slam Bracket A champions
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
2021–22 record	7–3 (1–1 Pac–12)
Head coach	Craig Smith (1st season);
Assistant coaches	DeMarlo Slocum; Eric Peterson; Tim Morris;
Home arena	Jon M. Huntsman Center

The 2021–22 Utah Runnin' Utes men's basketball team represent the University of Utah during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team is led by first-year head coach Craig Smith. They play their home games at the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, Utah as members of the Pac-12 Conference.

Previous season

The Utes finished the 2020–21 season 12–13, 7–11 in Pac-12 play to finish in eighth place. They defeated Washington in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament before losing to USC in the quarterfinals. On March 16, 2021 Larry Krystowiak was fired after 10 seasons with an overall record of 183–139.[1] The Utes hired Craig Smith from cross-state rival Utah State as their next head coach on March 27.[2]

Off-season

Departures

Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Luc Krystkowiak	0	G	6'4"	195	RS Freshman	Salt Lake City, UT	Walk-on; left the team due to personal reasons
Timmy Allen	1	F	6'6"	205	Junior	Mesa, AZ	Transferred to Texas
Ian Martinez	2	G	6'3"	183	Freshman	Heredia, CR	Transferred to Maryland
Pelle Larrsson	3	G	6'5"	215	Freshman	Nacka, Sweden	Transferred to Arizona
Jordan Kellier	10	G	6'6"	215	Sophomore	Portmore, Jamaica	Transferred to Siena
Brooks King	14	G	6'3"	167	RS Junior	Boise, ID	Walk-on; left the team due to personal reaons
Rylan Jones	15	G	6'0"	178	Sophomore	Salt Lake City, UT	Transferred to Utah State
Mikael Jantunen	20	F	6'8"	220	Sophomore	Helsinki, Finland	Signed to play professionally in Belgium with B.C. Oostende
Alfonso Plummer	25	G	6'1"	182	Senior	Fajardo, PR	Graduate transferred to Illinois
Brendan Wenzel	30	G	6'7"	215	RS Freshman	San Antonio, TX	Mid-season transferred to Wyoming

Incoming transfers

Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
David Jenkins Jr.	1	G	6'1"	204	RS Senior	Tacoma, WA	Transferred from UNLV. Will be eligible to play immediately since Jenkins graduated from UNLV.
Both Gach	2	G	6'6"	189	Senior	Austin, MN	Transferred from Minnesota.
Bostyn Holt	3	F	6'6"	199	Junior	Portland, OR	Junior college transferred from Coffeyville CC.
Marco Anthony	10	G	6'5"	223	RS Senior	San Antonio, TX	Transferred from Utah State. Will be eligible to play immediately since Anthony graduated from Utah State.
Dusan Mahorcic	21	F	6'10"	226	Senior	Belgrade, Serbia	Transferred from Illinois State.
Rollie Worster	25	G	6'4"	201	Sophomore	Missoula, MT	Transferred from Utah State.
Gabe Madsen	55	G	6'6"	186	Sophomore	Rochester, MN	Transferred from Cincinnati.

2021 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Lazar Stefanovic SF	Belgrade, Serbia	N/A	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Oct 28, 2020
Lazar Stefanovic SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: 0
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: "2021 Utah Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com. "Utah Utes 2021 Player Commits". ESPN.com. "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2022 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2022 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Mason Falslev #62 SG	Smithfield, UT	Sky View High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jul 28, 2018
Mason Falslev #62 SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 75
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2022 Utah Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com. "Utah Utes 2022 Player Commits". ESPN.com. "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2021–22 Utah Utes men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
C	0	Lahat Thioune	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	228 lb (103 kg)	RS Jr	Florida Prep	Dakar, Senegal
G	1	David Jenkins Jr.	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	204 lb (93 kg)	RS Sr	UNLV	Tacoma, Washington
G	2	Both Gach	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	189 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Minnesota	Austin, Minnesota
F	3	Bostyn Holt	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	199 lb (90 kg)	Jr	Coffeyville CC	Portland, Oregon
G	5	Jaxon Brenchley	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	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
F	11	Riley Battin	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Oak Park HS	Westlake Village, California
G	13	Eli Ballstaedt (W)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	Jr	Wasatch HS	Midway, Utah
G	20	Lazar Stefanovic	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Sportska gimnazija	Belgrade, Serbia
F	21	Dusan Mahorcic	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	226 lb (103 kg)	Sr	Illinois State	Belgrade, Serbia
G	25	Rollie Worster	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	So	Utah State	Missoula, Montana
G	31	Jack Jamele (W)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	So	Middlebrooks Academy	Palos Verdes, California
G	34	Harrison Creer (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	234 lb (106 kg)	RS Fr	Olympus HS	Holladay, Utah
C	35	Branden Carlson	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	216 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Bingham HS	South Jordan, Utah
G	55	Gabe Madsen	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	So	Cincinnati	Rochester, Minnesota

Head coach

Craig Smith (North Dakota)

Assistant coach(es)

DeMarlo Slocum (Georgia Southern)
Eric Peterson (UW–La Crosse)
Tim Morris (Stanford)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov. 4, 2021 6:00 p.m.	Westminster (UT)	W 87–51		16 – Madsen	8 – Thioune	3 – Tied	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
Regular season
November 9, 2021* 6:00 p.m., P12N	Abliene Christian	W 70–56	1–0	15 – Jenkins Jr.	10 – Tied	6 – Worster	Jon M. Huntsman Center (2,355) Salt Lake City, UT
November 13, 2021* 7:30 p.m., P12N	Sacramento State	W 89–56	2–0	21 – Carlson	10 – Anthony	6 – Anthony	Jon M. Huntsman Center (6,805) Salt Lake City, UT
November 15, 2021* 8:00 p.m., P12N	Bethune–Cookman Sunshine Slam campus game	W 86–55	3–0	25 – Jenkins Jr.	9 – Carlson	4 – Jenkins Jr.	Jon M. Huntsman Center (6,638) Salt Lake City, UT
November 20, 2021* 3:00 p.m., FloSports	vs. Boston College Sunshine Slam semifinals	W 68–61	4–0	13 – Tied	7 – Anthony	7 – Worster	Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL
November 21, 2021* 5:30 p.m., FloSports	vs. Tulsa Sunshine Slam Championship	W 72–58	5–0	15 – Carlson	13 – Carlson	4 – Tied	Ocean Center (1,264) Daytona Beach, FL
November 27, 2021* 7:30 p.m., P12N	No. 18 BYU Rivalry	L 64–75	5–1	17 – Carlson	6 – Tied	5 – Worster	Jon M. Huntsman Center (11,443) Salt Lake City, UT
December 1, 2021 9:30 p.m., P12N	at No. 20 USC	L 73–93	5–2 (0–1)	28 – Gach	11 – Thioune	4 – Worster	Galen Center (3,754) Los Angeles, CA
December 5, 2021 3:00 p.m., P12N	California	W 66–58	6–2 (1–1)	19 – Gach	6 – Tied	3 – Tied	Jon M. Huntsman Center (6,548) Salt Lake City, UT
December 8, 2021* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	vs. TCU Simmons Bank Showdown	L 62–76	6–3	16 – Tied	9 – Carlson	5 – Worster	Dickies Arena (2,231) Fort Worth, TX
December 11, 2021* 3:00 p.m., P12N	Manhattan	W 96–62	7–3	16 – Thioune	7 – Tied	4 – Tied	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
December 18, 2021* 2:30 p.m., SECN	at Missouri						Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO
December 21, 2021* 5:00 p.m., P12N	Fresno State						Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
December 30, 2021 7:00 p.m., P12N	at Oregon State						Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR
January 1, 2022 8:30 p.m., P12N	at Oregon						Matthew Knight Arena Eugene, OR
January 6, 2022 7:30 p.m., P12N	Washington						Jon M. Huntman Center Salt Lake City, UT
January 8, 2022 4:00 p.m., P12N	Washington State						Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
January 13, 2022 7:30 p.m., P12N	at Arizona State						Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ
January 15, 2022 6:00 p.m., P12N	at Arizona						McKale Center Tucson, AZ
January 20, 2022 9:00 p.m., FS1	UCLA						Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
January 22, 2022 4:30 p.m., P12N	USC						Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
January 26, 2022 8:00 p.m., P12N	at Washington State						Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA
January 29, 2022 3:00 p.m., P12N	at Washington						Alaska Airlines Arena Seattle, WA
February 3, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU	Oregon State						Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
February 5, 2022 TBA, FS1	Oregon						Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
February 12, 2022 6:00 p.m., P12N	at Colorado						CU Events Center Boulder, CO
February 17, 2022 9:00 p.m., ESPNU	at Stanford						Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA
February 19, 2022 4:00 p.m., P12N	at California						Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA
February 24, 2022 9:00 p.m., FS1	Arizona						Jon M. Huntman Center Salt Lake City, UT
February 26, 2022 TBA, ESPN2/ESPNU	Arizona State						Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
March 5, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPNU	Colorado						Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
Pac-12 Tournament
March 9–12, 2022 TBA, P12N/FS1	vs. TBA						T-Mobile Arena Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time.

Source:[3]

References

Tavss, Jeff (March 16, 2021). "Utes fire Larry Krystkowiak as head coach". KSTU. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
Norlander, Matt (March 27, 2021). "Utah to hire Utah State's Craig Smith to replace Larry Krystkowiak as Utes coach". cbssports.com. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
"2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Utah Athletics.

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[1] Tavss, Jeff (March 16, 2021). "Utes fire Larry Krystkowiak as head coach". KSTU. Retrieved March 17, 2021.

[Smith-2] Norlander, Matt (March 27, 2021). "Utah to hire Utah State's Craig Smith to replace Larry Krystkowiak as Utes coach". cbssports.com. Retrieved March 28, 2021.

[3] "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Utah Athletics.

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