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.
Previous season 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 Departures 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; 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 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 2022 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=12 style=|Exhibition
!colspan=12 style=|Regular season
!colspan=12 style=| Pac-12 tournament
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