The 2016–17 Utah Runnin' Utes men's basketball team represented the University of Utah during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by sixth-year head coach Larry Krystkowiak. They played their home games at the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, Utah as members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 20–12, 11–7 in Pac-12 play to finish in fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 tournament to California. They received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Boise State.
Previous season The Utes finished the 2015–16 season 27–9, 13–5 in the Pac-12 play to finish in second place. In the Pac-12 tournament, the Utes defeated USC and California to advance to the championship game where they lost to Oregon. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, as a No. 3 seed in the Midwest Region. They beat Fresno State in the first round before losing in the No. 11-seed Gonzaga in the second round.
Off-season Departures Name Num Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Austin Eastman 5 G 6'3" 180 Sr. Billings, MT Walk-on; graduated Brandon Taylor 11 G 5'10" 170 Sr. Los Angeles, CA Graduated Dakarai Tucker 14 G/F 6'5" 194 Sr. Los Angeles, CA Graduated Jordan Loveridge 21 F 6'6" 220 Sr. West Jordan, UT Graduated Chris Reyes 20 F 6'7" 236 Jr. La Vern, CA Transferred to Pepperdine Kenneth Ogbe 25 G 6'6" 194 So. Ehingen, Germany Transferred to Utah Valley Brekkott Chapman 0 F 6'8" 205 So. Roy, UT Transferred to Weber State Isaiah Wright 1 G 6'2" 180 So. Boise, ID Transferred to San Diego Jakob Poeltl 42 C 7'0" 248 So. Vienna, Austria Declared for 2016 NBA draft Makol Mawien 40 F/C 6'9" 210 Fr. West Valley City, UT Transferred to New Mexico Junior College
Incoming transfers Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Tim Coleman G 6'1" 190 Jr. Cincinnati, OH Junior college transfer from Lee College. JoJo Zamora G 6'2" 170 Jr. Oakland, CA Junior college transfer from Yuba College. Sedrick Barefield G 6'2" 190 So. Corona, CA Mid-season transfer from SMU. Will be eligible to play after Utah's fall semester. David Collette F 6'10" 220 Jr. Murray, UT Mid-season transfer from Utah State. Will be eligible to play after Utah's fall semester. Tyler Rawson F 6'10" 225 Jr. American Fork, UT Junior college transfer from Salt Lake Community College.
2016 recruiting class
Roster
Dec. 12, 2016- Junior guard Tim Coleman elected to transfer after eight games into the season.
Schedule and results
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