2022–23 Utah Utes men's basketball team

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.

2022–23 Utah Utes men's basketball
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record17–15 (10–10 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaJon M. Huntsman Center
Seasons
2022–23 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
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

Previous season

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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

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Departures

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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

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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

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2022 recruiting class

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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 
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 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPNN/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 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/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

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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
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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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.

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References

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  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.