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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 was led by interim coach Josh Eilert and played 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]

ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record16–17 (8–12 Big 12)
Headcoach
Assistant coaches
  • David Evans
  • Lo Leath
Quick facts Utah Utes men's basketball, College Basketball Crown, First Round ...
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)
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2024–25 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 Houston †19–1 .95035–5  .875
No. 8 Texas Tech15–5 .75028–9  .757
No. 15 Arizona14–6 .70024–13  .649
No. 13 BYU14–6 .70026–10  .722
No. 17 Iowa State13–7 .65025–10  .714
Kansas11–9 .55021–13  .618
Baylor10–10 .50020–15  .571
West Virginia10–10 .50019–13  .594
TCU9–11 .45016–16  .500
Kansas State9–11 .45016–17  .485
Utah8–12 .40016–17  .485
Oklahoma State7–13 .35017–18  .486
Cincinnati7–13 .35019–16  .543
UCF7–13 .35020–17  .541
Arizona State4–16 .20013–20  .394
Colorado3–17 .15014–21  .400
† 2025 Big 12 tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
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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

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

Departures

More information Name, Num. ...
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]
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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]
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Recruiting classes

2024 recruiting class

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College recruiting
Name Hometown School 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 
Recruit ratings: Rivals: 4/5 stars   247Sports: 4/5 stars   ESPN: 4/5 stars   (82)
Ibrahima Traore
C		 Bamako, Mali West Oaks Academy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jul 8, 2024 
Recruit ratings: 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 
Recruit ratings: Rivals: 3/5 stars   247Sports: 3/5 stars   ESPN: 3/5 stars   (79)
Overall recruit ranking:    Rivals: 59
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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.
  • "Utah Utes 2024 Player Commits". ESPN.
  • "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.
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Preseason

Big 12 Preseason Poll

More information Big 12 Coaches, Points ...
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
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Pre-Season All-Big 12 Team

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

More information Players, Coaches ...
2024–25 Utah Utes men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Hunter Erickson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)198 lb (90 kg) GSSalt Lake CC Provo, UT
G 1 Miro Little 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)194 lb (88 kg) SoBaylor Tampere, Finland
F 2 Ezra Ausar 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)242 lb (110 kg) JrEast Carolina Atlanta, GA
G 3 Jayden Teat (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)170 lb (77 kg) SoCapital Christian HS Sacramento, CA
C 5 Joul Karram 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)222 lb (101 kg) FrHapoel Tel Aviv B.C. Nazareth, Israel
G 6 Brady Smith 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)173 lb (78 kg) SoSalt Lake CC Logan, UT
F 8 Keanu Dawes 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)218 lb (99 kg) SoRice Houston, TX
G 9 Jerry Huang (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)187 lb (85 kg) RS FrWasatch Academy Taipei, Taiwan
F 10 Jake Wahlin 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)211 lb (96 kg) SoTimpview HS Provo, UT
F 11 Caleb Lohner 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)235 lb (107 kg) GSBaylor Flower Mound, TX
G 14 Brandon Haddock (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)183 lb (83 kg) SrCarroll HS Southlake, TX
F 32 Ayomide Bamisile (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)206 lb (93 kg) RS FrMontverde Academy Lagos, Nigeria
G 25 Mike Sharavjamts 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrSan Francisco Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
F 31 Ibi Traore 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)219 lb (99 kg) FrWest Oaks Academy Bamako, Mali
F 32 Zach Keller 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)234 lb (106 kg) JrWake Forest Highlands Ranch, CO
C 34 Lawson Lovering 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)233 lb (106 kg) JrColorado Cheyenne, WY
G 45 Mason Madsen 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)193 lb (88 kg) GSBoston College Rochester, MN
G 55 Gabe Madsen 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)202 lb (92 kg) SrCincinnati Rochester, MN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: February 24, 2025

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Schedule

More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
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.
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