The 2014–15 Utah Runnin' Utes men's basketball team represented the University of Utah during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. 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 were led by fourth year head coach Larry Krystkowiak. They finished the season 26–9, 13–5 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for second place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Pac-12 tournament where they lost to Oregon. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Stephen F. Austin in the second round and Georgetown in the third round to advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they lost to Duke.
Previous season The 2013–14 Utah Utes finished the season with an overall record of 21–12, and 9–9 in the Pac–12. In the 2014 Pac–12 Tournament, the Utes defeated Washington before losing to Arizona in the quarterfinals, 71–39. The Utes received an at–large bid to the 2014 National Invitation Tournament where they were defeated by Saint Mary's in the first round.
Off-season
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Renan Lenz 10 F 6'9" 221 Senior Santo Ângelo, Brazil Graduated. Xan Ricketts 40 F 6'7" 217 RS Junior Sandy, Utah Left team for personal reasons. Marko Kovacevic 1 F 6'11" 235 Junior Belgrade, Serbia Left team to return to Serbia to address unspecified family issues. Princeton Onwas 3 G/F 6'5" 210 Junior Katy, Texas Elected to transfer. Connor Van Brocklin 0 G 6'5" 195 Junior Fruit Heights, Utah Elected to transfer. Ahmad Fields 13 G 6'5" 190 Freshman Washington, D.C. Elected to transfer. Parker Van Dyke 5 G 6'3" 170 Freshman Salt Lake City, Utah Left team to go on 2 year LDS Mission. Eligibility will be frozen while on mission.
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Chris Reyes F 6'7" 205 Sophomore La Verne, California Junior College transfer from Citrus College.
2014 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule
!colspan=9 style="background:#CC0000; color:white;"| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style="background:#CC0000; color:white;"| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style="background:#CC0000;"| Pac-12 regular season
!colspan=9 style="background:#CC0000;"| Pac-12 tournament
!colspan=12 style="background:#CC0033;"| NCAA tournament
Ranking movement
+ Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. Poll Pre Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17 Wk 18 Post Final AP 25 т 25 RV 25 13 14 14 10 9 8 12 11 13 11 9 13 13 17 19 N/A Coaches RV RV RV RV 14 14 14 12 11 8 11 10 11 10 9 12 13 17 18 15
See also 2014–15 Utah Utes women's basketball team
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