Utes Prepare For The Texas Longhorns

Dec. 20, 1999

SALT LAKE CITY - Utah continues its six-game homestand after Christmas against Oregon State on Tuesday, Dec. 28 at 7:05 p.m. The Runnin' Utes also host Wisconsin-Milwaukee on Dec. 30 and Southern Utah on Jan. 1.

A Quick Look at Utah

The Runnin' Utes, winners of five in a row, are 7-2 following two wins at home last weekend. Utah posted a 72-48 win over Sioux Falls on Friday and an 84-58 victory against Chicago State on Saturday.

After sitting out the first eight games of the season with a knee injury, Hanno Mottola scored 16 points and shot 6-of-10 from the field in 20 minutes against Chicago State last Saturday. Senior 6-7 forward Alex Jensen has led the team in scoring (14.1 ppg) and rebounding (7.7 rpg). Jensen is also shooting 57.1 percent from the field and 53.3 percent from three-point range. Senior 5-11 guard Jeremy Killion is also averaging double figures in scoring (13.3 ppg), and is shooting 52.5 percent from the field and 48.9 percent from three-point range. Senior 6-5 guard/forward Tony Harvey is averaging 9.0 points and shooting 92.0 percent from the free throw line. Sophomore 6-1 guard Gary Colbert leads the team in assists (4.4 apg).

Utah is outscoring the opposition 72.2 to 55.3 points per game and has a 33.4 to 29.4 edge in rebounding. The Utes are shooting 49.0 percent from the field, 44.7 percent from three-point range and 67.1 percent from the free throw line.

The Game at a Glance

Utah Coach:
Rick Majerus Texas Coach: Rick Barnes

Alma Mater:
Marquette '70 Alma Mater: Lenoir-Rhyne '77

Record at Utah:
245-66/11th Season Record at Texas: 25-15/2nd Season

Overall Record:
344-118/16th Season Overall Record: 227-149/13th Season

Television:
ESPN. Bob Carpenter (play-by-play) and Jimmy Dykes (analyst).

Radio:
Utah Sports Network (570 K-NEWS in Salt Lake City and affiliate stations). Bill Marcroft (play-by-play), Jeff Jonas (analyst) and Brad Stone (host).

Rankings:
Utah is 26th in the A.P. poll and 24th in the USA Today/ESPN poll. Texas is 14th in the A.P. poll and 14th in the USA Today/ESPN poll.\

Series Record:
Utah and Texas are tied 3-3.

Utah's Record Home/Away/Neutral:
2-1/1-2/0-0

Last Meeting:
Texas defeated Utah 73-68 on Dec. 12, 1998 in Austin.

Majerus vs. Texas Overall:
3-2 At Utah: 3-2

Utah Probable Starters

No.	Pos.	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Cl.	Ppg	Rpg	Hometown
50	F	Alex Jensen	6-7	225	Sr.	14.1	7.7	Centerville, Utah
13	F	Hanno Mottola	6-9	250	Sr.	16.0	2.0	Helsinki, Finland
40	C	Phil Cullen	6-9	215	So.	6.4	2.6	Chelan, Wash.
32	G	Jeremy Killion	5-11	190	Sr.	13.3	1.8	San Diego, Calif.
3	G	Gary Colbert	6-1	175	So.	4.4	3.6	Alta Loma, Calif.

Utah Off the Bench

No.	Pos.	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Cl.	Ppg	Rpg	Hometown
4	G	Adam Sharp	6-2	180	So.	1.9	1.1	Salt Lake City
5	G/F	Tony Harvey	6-5	200	Sr.	9.0	2.0	Carson, Calif.
10	G	Matt Ray	6-1	185	Fr.	0.0	1.0	LaCrescenta, Calif.
15	F	Nick Jacobson	6-3	185	Fr.	0.0	0.0	Roseville, Minn.
25	G	Brandon Sluga	6-4	210	Sr.	0.8	0.0	Taylorsville, Utah
30	F	Matt Vivas	6-4	210	Fr.	0.0	1.0	Honolulu, Hawaii
35	F	Jeff Johnsen	6-4	200	So.	7.9	3.9	Murray, Utah
42	F	Mike Puzey	6-8	215	Fr.	3.7	2.2	Roy, Utah

Texas Probable Starters

No.	Pos.	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Cl.	Ppg	Rpg	Hometown
3	F	Nnadubem Gabe Muoneke	6-7	250	Sr.	14.1	6.9	Houston, Texas
4	C	Chris Mihm	7-0	262	Jr.	17.5	11.4	Austin, Texas
5	G	Ivan Wagner	6-1	195	Sr.	7.6	3.1	San Antonio, Texas
22	G	Lawrence Williams	6-1	190	Jr.	8.0	6.0	Ruston, La.
23	G	William Clay	6-2	190	Sr.	8.8	3.0	Bryan, Texas

Whiting to Redshirt

Utah junior guard Trent Whiting has been declared as a medical redshirt for the remainder of the 1999-2000 season. The announcement came from head coach Rick Majerus after the Utes' game against Sioux Falls on Friday night.

Whiting has not suited-up since Dec. 3 and was limited all season by a congenital condition in his femur bones. Players are able to take a medical redshirt in the first half of the season if they have not played in over 20 percent of a team's total regular-season games. The Kuna, Idaho, native and former junior college All-American at Snow College averaged 5.0 points and 3.0 rebounds in five games this season. Whiting can return next season with two full years of eligibility. However, his injury may be career threatening.

Other Notes From the Training Room

Utah senior forward Hanno Mottola returned to the line-up last Saturday after missing the first eight games of the season with a partial medial collateral tear in his left knee. Mottola sustained the injury after taking a charge with 5:30 left to play in an exhibition game against the California All-Stars on Nov. 9 at the Huntsman Center.

Junior 6-11 center Nate Althoff sprained his left ankle with 7:02 remaining in the first half of Utah's game against Sioux Falls last Friday. He is expected to be out until after Christmas.

Utah vs. Texas Notes

Scouting the Longhorns

Texas is 6-2 following a 76-66 win over San Diego on Dec. 11 and an 89-57 win over Wofford last Saturday. The Longhorns opened the season with four consecutive victories, including wins over Arizona State (88-71), DePaul (68-64) and Michigan State (81-74) in the Puerto Rico Shootout. Texas then suffered back-to-back losses to nationally-ranked Arizona (88-81) at home on Dec. 4 and at Wisconsin (61-45) on Dec. 7.

Junior 7-0 center Chris Mihm leads UT in scoring (17.5 ppg) and rebounding (11.4 rpg). He is also shooting 51.0 percent from the field and averaging 3.0 blocked shots per game. Senior 6-7 forward Nnadubem Gabe Muoneke is second in scoring (14.1 ppg) and rebounding (6.9 rpg). Sophomore 6-8 guard Chris Owens (12.4 ppg), a transfer from Tulane, and junior 6-3 guard Darren Kelly (10.1 ppg) also average double figures in scoring. Junior 6-1 guard Lawrence Williams missed the first seven game this season with pulled groin. He started and scored eight points in 17 minutes his first game back against Wofford last Saturday.

Texas is outscoring its opponents 76.3 to 66.1 points per game and has 40.1 to 36.3 advantage per game on the boards. The Longhorns are shooting 47.1 percent from the field and 38.6 percent from three-point range.

Fastbreaks

Texas will be the second Top 25 team Utah has faced this season. Utah lost to Kentucky, 56-48, on Nov. 19 in Lexington, Ky., in the Preseason NIT when the Wildcats were ranked 14th by the Associated Press ... The Texas game will mark Utah's second appearance on ESPN and its third national television game this season. Utah's game at Kentucky was also shown by ESPN, while it's game at Washington State was broadcast by Fox Sports Net. The Utes have five games on ESPN and one regional appearance on ABC remaining this season ... over 20 NBA scouts will be in attendance at Wednesday night's game. The last time that many scouts visited the Huntsman Center was on Jan. 31, 1996 to see Utah's Keith Van Horn and Wake Forest's Tim Duncan go head-to-head as seniors. That game, also televised on ESPN, resulted in a 70-59 win for the Demon Deacons and was Utah's last home loss.

Series Notes

Utah and Texas are tied 3-3 all time. The Utes have won two of the three games played in Salt Lake City. The Utes and Longhorns will meet for the sixth time in the last seven years on Wednesday with Utah winning three of those contests. The teams first met on Dec. 29, 1983 in Salt Lake City with Texas winning, 62-61.

This is the sixth time Rick Majerus has faced Texas while at Utah. The first four meetings of the recent series came between Majerus and former Texas head coach Tom Penders, with the U. winning three of those games. Majerus lost his first confrontation with current UT head coach Rick Barnes, 73-68, last year on Dec. 12 in Austin, Texas. Utah won the last game played in Salt Lake City, 80-68, on Dec. 21, 1996.

Last Meeting

Texas ended a two-game winning streak for Utah in the series with a 73-68 win on Dec. 12 last season in Austin, Texas. The loss dropped Utah's record to 5-4, knocking the Utes out of the national rankings. However, the loss was Utah's last before the team rattled off a school-record 23 consecutive wins.

Hanno Mottola had a game-high 28 points, going 12-of-22 from the field, and eight rebounds in 36 minutes. Alex Jensen had 11 points, seven boards (all on the offensive end) and three assists in 32 minutes. Chris Mihm was the Longhorns' second-leading scorer and posted a double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds. Texas outshot Utah 52.1 to 48.2 percent from the field and made 9-of-14 three-pointers (.643). The Utes also committed 19 turnovers in the contest.

Noting the Utes

Game #8 Rewind

Jeremy Killion scored 15 points and Phil Cullen added 12 as Utah beat Sioux Falls 72-48 at the Jon M. Huntsman Center last Friday night. Tony Harvey and Alex Jensen each scored 11 points and Jeff Johnsen had 10 for the Utes. Killion hit two three-pointers and scored eight points during an 18-9 run in the first six minutes of the second half as Utah extended a 38-25 halftime lead to finish the Cougars (4-7).

Sioux Falls played scrappy to stay close through the first 20 minutes, trailing 28-25 with 3:13 before halftime after Nate Deal capped a 6-0 spurt with a fastbreak layup. But Utah answered by scoring the last 10 points of the half. Deal led Sioux Falls with 14 points while Brad Kennett had 11, but the Cougars hurt their chances with 27 turnovers.

Utah's lead stayed in double digits throughout the second half as the Utes won their fourth straight.

After Sioux Falls shot 50 percent in the first half, to Cougars cooled off to 28 percent in the second half. Utah had a 40.7 to 37.3 percent edge in shooting for the game.

Game #9 Rewind

Preseason All-American Hanno Mottola scored the first points of his senior campaign last Saturday night at the Huntsman Center in Utah's 84-58 victory over Chicago State.

After a rough start in his return from a knee injury, Mottola settled down to lead the Utes with a game-high 16 points in 20 minutes of action. He missed his first shot, was only 2-for-6 from the field, failed to grab a rebound and picked up two fouls in nine minutes on the court in the first half. However, in the second half he made all four of his shots, scored 10 points, grabbed a couple of boards, dished out two assists and even had a steal in 11 minutes against the Cougars.

Chicago State went on a 12-0 run in the first half to trim the deficit to seven points (36-29) with 3:19 remaining. But Jeremy Killion righted the Utes with four free throws, and Jeff Johnsen and Tony Harvey each added baskets just before half to build the lead back to 11 points at the intermission.

Seven Utes scored at least nine points with Killion netting 13, Phil Cullen scoring 12 and Alex Jensen adding 11. Gary Colbert, starting his fourth consecutive game at point guard, had a career-high nine points and seven assists.

The Utes shot 60 percent from the field for the game and made 11-of-21 three-pointers. All but one of the 10 Utes who played in the game connected from downtown. Jensen had a game-high nine rebounds as Utah outboarded CSU 30 to 23.

Odd and Ends

Tony Harvey is off to great start from the free throw line, where he is shooting 23-for-25 (92.0%) ... 47 of Jeremy Killion's 80 field goal attempts have come from three-point range ... In both of Utah's losses, it was outrebounded for the game and outscored in the second half. Utah also committed more turnovers and more fouls, and allowed the opposition more free throw attempts ... The Utes scored above 80 points for the first time this season with 84 points in their win over Chicago State on Dec. 18 ... Utah shot a season-best 54.7 percent from the field against Washington State (Dec. 11) ... Utah surrendered a season-low 42 points in its 35-point win over Utah State on Dec. 7. The Utes also gave up a season-low shooting night to USU, allowing the Aggies to shoot just 30.8 percent from the field and 18.8 percent from three-point range ... Weber State scored the most points (58) and had the best field goal percentage (72.4) in a single-half against a Majerus-coached Utah team in the second half on Dec. 1 ... Utah's 12-point loss to Weber State (84-72) was its worse since a 13-point loss to Kentucky (72-59) Mar. 22, 1997 in the NCAA West Regional final ... Utah's most lopsided loss all of last year was eight points (66-58) to Miami-Ohio in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Mar. 14 ... After not shooting better than 41.9 percent from the field in either of its first two games, Utah shot 50.9 percent from the field against Stony Brook on Nov. 29. Utah also made 9-of-18 three-pointers (.500) after shooting 33.3 and 30.0 percent from beyond the arc against Arkansas State and Kentucky, respectively.

Lighting It Up From Downtown

Utah ranks 16th in the NCAA in three-point field goals per game (8.4) and third in three-point percentage (44.7%). Utah has shot 50 percent or better from three-point range in three of its last four games. During that span, the 'Gunnin'' Utes have made 43-of-81 three-pointers (53.1%). The Utes tied a school record with 14 three-pointers against both Utah State (Dec. 7) and Washington State (Dec. 11). Utah also hit 14 trifectas in 1994 against San Diego State and in 1995 against Fresno State. Against Utah State, Utah shot 73 percent (11-of-15) from three-point range in the first half, breaking the school record of 10 three-pointers in a half set in 1993 and 1995, both times against Fresno State. Utah shot 66.7 percent (14-of-21) from three-point range for the game, which ranks as the third-best single-game percentage in the NCAA this season.

Rick's Remarks

On the return of Hanno Mottola

'Hanno has worked hard to get back. He didn't practice, (Saturday) was his first time back. He's worked hard without contact, individually. I am pleased with him. That was a tribute to Hanno's work ethic. He worked his way back and the doctors did a nice job with him. He had some trepidation, as far as the contact is concerned, but who wouldn't. He's just got a wonderful attitude. His work ethic has never been a problem. He came into his senior year as prepared as?of the three guys who went onto the NBA?better prepared than two of them, who were also very well prepared to enter their senior season. Hanno takes care of himself and is mature. He was an Academic All-American last year, and he likely will be one again this year. He's been an exemplary captain.'

On Trent Whiting redshirting

'We just lost our starting point guard for the year officially, although it happened almost two weeks ago. But, our loss is not as bad as Trent's loss. Trent was a great kid, great competitor, really loved the game and enjoyed playing it. In spite of a high pain threshold, it is unfortunate that you can't compensate for a physical abnormality. Hopefully we can identify [the problem], rectify it, and he can remedy this and go on with his career, but there's also the possibility that may not occur. Doctors everywhere seem perplexed. We've taken him to a number of specialists. We certainly are at a great loss relative to contribution he could make to the team, but I think he'll feel a sense of loss even more because he was someone who really enjoyed the game.'

On Playing Texas Wednesday

'Last year they kicked our butt and they're very good. Mihm is very good. Go down and ask the Jazz what they think of him. There's a lot of NBA guys coming Wednesday. Mihm is projected a top five pick and the No. 1 big man in the draft. Some teams have him as the No. 1 guy in the draft.'

In the Polls

Utah moved up one spot to No. 24 in the USA Today/ESPN poll released on Sunday and up two places to No. 26 in Associated Press poll released on Monday. Utah has been ranked in at least one of the national Top 25 polls for 14 consecutive weeks, dating back to last season. The Utes were ranked 11 consecutive weeks in the A.P. Top 25 before falling out on Dec. 6

Utah had been ranked every week since early in the 1994-95 season before falling out on on Dec. 14, 1998. After a seven-week absence, the Utes returned to the national polls on Feb. 1, 1999. Utah has finished the season ranked among the top 10 teams in the nation three consecutive years.

Awesome Alex

Senior forward Alex Jensen (6-7, 225) has started all 76 games since the start of the 1997-98 season after returning from a two-year LDS church mission. A preseason all-Mountain West Conference selection, Jensen is off to a great start to the season. He is Utah's top scorer (14.1 ppg), shooting 57.1 percent from the field and 53.3 percent from three-point range, and top rebounder (8.1 rpg). Jensen has led Utah three times in scoring, seven times in rebounds and four times in assists this season. He has also scored in double figures in all but one game, including two 20-point performances. Jensen scored a career-high 25 points with a career-best nine field goals and three 3-point field goals against Augusta State on Dec. 3. Against Washington State on Dec. 11, he had 21 points by going 7-of-10 from the field, 3-of-4 from three-point range and 4-of-6 from the free throw line. He also had a season-high nine rebounds, five assists and two steals in 38 minutes against Wazzu. Jensen is an excellent defensive player who can defend all five positions on the floor.

Perhaps one of the best unknown players in the country, Jensen earned first team all-Western Athletic Conference Pacific Division honors last season and was named to the league all-defensive team. A well-rounded player, Jensen led Utah in scoring four times, rebounds 14 times and assists six times. Jensen was also voted the WAC Tournament MVP after averaging 16.0 points and 6.3 rebounds in three games, leading the Utes to the championship.

Last season, Jensen scored in double figures 23 times and had 20 points or more twice. Jensen posted 10 double-doubles and one rare triple double (points, rebounds, assists). His triple-double of 16 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists against Fresno State on Jan. 25, 1999 was only the second in the 31-year history of the Jon M. Huntsman Center, the other was posted by Magic Johnson of Michigan State in the semifinals of the 1979 NCAA Final Four.

Utah 1,000 Points/800 Rebounds Club


Name	Points	Rebs.
Keith Van Horn (1993-97)	2,542	1,074
Billy McGill (1959-62)	2,321	1,106
Josh Grant (1988-93)	2,000	1,066
Danny Vranes (1977-81)	1,701	951
Tom Chambers (1977-81)	1,698	876
Mitch Smith (1985-89)	1,628	1,036
Ken Gardner (1968-71)	1,291	892
Michael Doleac (1994-98)	1,519	886

Jensen Entering Select Company

Senior forward Alex Jensen could become the ninth Ute all-time and the fourth under Rick Majerus to record 1,000 points and 800 rebounds during their careers. Jensen currently has 987 career points and 725 career rebounds. He needs just 13 more points to become the 28th Ute to score 1,000 points and 75 more rebounds to become the ninth Ute to post 800 rebounds.

Jensen also ranks third in career offensive rebounds (281) and sixth in defensive rebounds (444) at the U.

Mentioning Mottola

Hanno Mottola was rated among the top players in college basketball during the preseason. Playboy magazine selected Mottola to their 10-player All-America team. He was also named one of the early finalists for the Wooden and Naismith National Player of the Year awards. Basketball News named Mottola as the 12th-best inside-outers in college basketball. The Mountain West Conference media selected Mottola as the preseason player of the year, while both the media and coaches placed him on the preseason all-conference team.

More on Hanno

Senior forward Hanno Mottola (6-9, 250) returned to the line-up last Saturday against Chicago State after missing the first eight games of the season with a partial medial collateral tear in his left knee. He scored a game-high 16 points, shooting 6-of-10 from the field and 2-of-3 from beyond the arc, in 20 minutes in his season debut. Mottola earned first team all-Western Athletic Conference Pacific Division honors last season and was named second team all-WAC in the Mountain Division in 1997-98.

As a junior, the Helsinki, Finland, native ranked 13th in the WAC in scoring (15.3 ppg) and was Utah's top scorer during the conference season with an average of 16.4 points per game. He led the conference in free throw percentage (.833) and was ninth in field goal percentage (.482). Mottola also made 35.4 percent of his three-point field goals (34-of-96). Mottola led the Utes in scoring a team-best 13 times, scoring in double figures in all but four of the 33 games and tossing in 20 points or more on nine occasions. He was the team's leading rebounder in 11 games and had two double-doubles.

Mottola ranks high in several career statistical categories at the U. He is 22nd all-time in scoring (1,150), seventh in defensive rebounds (307), 10th in offensive boards (145) and 12th in blocked shots (38).

Killion's Got A Fever

Senior 5-11 guard Jeremy Killion has been shooting the basketball at a feverish pace as of late. In the last four games, Killion has averaged 18.3 points and shot 62.5 percent from the field (25-of-40) and 57.7 percent from three-point range (15-of-26). The San Diego native scored a career-high 24 points while tying career bests for field goals (9) and three-point field goals (6) against Washington State on Dec. 11. He shot 9-of-17 from the field and 6-of-13 from beyond the arc in that game. Killion had a game-high 21 points with a career-best tying six three-pointers against Utah State on Dec. 7, shooting 7-of-9 from the field and 6-of-8 from beyond the arc.

Slow Start, Fast Finish

Starting the season with 2-2 record was not unfamiliar territory for the Utes. Last season, Utah started the season with a 5-4 record before winning its next 23 games. Here is a statistical comparison between Utah's start and finish to last season, as well as one between its first four games and last five games this year.



1998-99
Games 1-9	FG%	3-FG%	PPG	RPG	AS/TO Ratio
Utah	44.6	29.7	66.0	36.2	.976
Opponents	39.9	40.3	59.3	31.2	.793

Games 10-33	FG%	3-FG%	PPG	RPG	AS/TO Ratio
Utah	48.9	35.8	73.3	35.9	1.68
Opponents	43.7	31.7	53.9	26.5	1.25

1999-2000
Games 1-4	FG%	3-FG%	PPG	RPG	AS/TO Ratio
Utah	46.6	36.2	67.5	36.0	1.09
Opponents	39.9	32.3	57.0	30.3	.959

Games 5-9	FG%	3-FG%	PPG	RPG	AS/TO Ratio
Utah	50.9	50.5	76.0	31.4	1.41
Opponents	39.3	29.5	54.0	28.8	.467

Defense, Defense, Defense

One of the trademarks of a Rick Majerus coached team is a stifling half-court defense. In 10 seasons under Majerus, Utah has ranked in the top 30 in the nation eight times in field goal percentage defense, seven times in the top 25 in scoring defense, seven times in the top 25 in scoring margin and seven times in the top 30 in rebound margin.

Through seven games this season, Utah gave up an average of 56.0 points per game to rank 22nd in the nation in scoring defense. Through nine games, Utah's opponents are shooting just 39.6 percent from the field and 30.7 percent from three-point range.

Utah ranked fourth in the NCAA in scoring defense last season, giving up just 55.4 points per game. The Utes have been in the top eight three times in 10 seasons. The Utes ranked ninth in the nation in rebound margin last season (8.2 rpg) and have been ranked among the top 15 teams in the country in that category five years in a row. Utah has been among the top 30 teams in the nation in field goal percentage defense five consecutive years, including four top-10 rankings. The Utes were 29th in the NCAA in field goal percentage defense last season, limiting their opponents to 39.5 percent shooting from the floor.

Thanks to their stifling defense, the U. has also ranked among the top 25 teams in the nation in scoring margin five years in a row and seven times in the last 10 years. The Utes ranked fifth in the nation in scoring margin in 1998-99, outscoring the opposition by an average of 15.9 points per game.

Current NCAA Division I Homecourt Winning Streaks

	Team	Games	Next Home	Game
1.	Murray State	46	Jan. 13	Eastern Illinois
2.	UTAH	41	Dec. 22	Texas
	Duke	40	Dec. 21	Davidson
4.	Arizona	37	Dec. 21	New Mexico
5.	Cincinnati	34	Dec. 27	Wis.-Milwaukee

Home Unbeaten Streak at 41 Games

After defeating Chicago State last Saturday, Utah has the second-longest active homecourt winning streak in NCAA Division I. The Utes have won 41 straight games in the Jon M. Huntsman Center dating back to a Dec. 31, 1996 loss to Wake Forest. Utah's current streak, which began with an 84-63 win over Colorado State on Jan. 4, 1997, ranks ahead of Duke's 40 consecutive home wins. It is also the longest homecourt winning streak in school history. Murray State has the longest homecourt winning streak in the nation at 46 games. Arizona has the fourth-longest (37) and Cincinnati is fifth (34).

The Utes are 6-0 at home this season. Utah went 14-0 at home in 1998-99 to post the sixth undefeated home season in the 31-year history of the Jon M. Huntsman Center. Five of those undefeated home seasons have come under Rick Majerus: 1990-91 (16-0), 1992-93 (15-0), 1994-95 (15-0), 1997-98 (13-0), 1998-99 (14-0). The Utes are 135-10 (.931) in the Huntsman Center under Majerus and have never lost back-to-back home games.

The Utes also won 27 consecutive home games from Jan. 29, 1994 through Jan 2, 1996. The streak ended with a 65-64 loss to Fresno State on Jan. 8, 1996.

Utes Favored to Win Inaugural MWC Championship

Both the league coaches and media overwhelmingly selected Utah to finish atop the conference and claim the first-ever Mountain West Conference men's basketball title. New Mexico was picked second in both polls, followed by a third-place tie in the coaches' poll with UNLV and Wyoming. Colorado State was selected to finish fifth, BYU sixth and then another tie for seventh place between San Diego State and Air Force. In the media poll, UNLV was chosen to finish third, followed by Wyoming, Colorado State, BYU, San Diego State and Air Force.

Ute seniors Alex Jensen and Hanno Mottola were named to the preseason all-conference team by both the coaches and the media. The media honored Mottola as the league's top returning player.

Utes Move to Mountain West Conference

The 1999-2000 season marks the beginning of a new era in Utah basketball history. The Utes joined seven other institutions on July 1, 1999 in the launch of the new Mountain West Conference. It is the newest NCAA Division I conference, but the names of the members should be very familiar. The new conference?half of whose schools were charter members of the Western Athletic Conference when it was formed back in 1962?consists of Utah, Air Force, Brigham Young, Colorado State, UNLV, New Mexico, San Diego State and Wyoming.

Craig Thompson is the conference's first commissioner. Amy Turner is the Assistant Commissioner for Communications. The league concludes its first season of competition with the Mountain West Conference Tournament, March 9-11 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.

Of the eight teams comprising the new league, five received postseason invitations a year ago: Utah and New Mexico were in the NCAA Tournament field, each advancing to the second round, Colorado State, UNLV and Wyoming played in the NIT.

Mottola Third Ute Academic All-American in Two Years

Hanno Mottola, carrying on in the tradition of academic success under head coach Rick Majerus, was selected as a GTE second-team Academic All-American in 1998-99. Mottola carried a 3.33 cumulative GPA in economics.

Utah has more Academic All-Americans than any other program in the last two years. Michael Doleac and Drew Hansen were both named to the GTE Academic All-America team as seniors in 1997-98. Doleac, biology major, was a first-team selection with 3.41 GPA. Hansen, holder of a near-perfect 3.99 GPA in political science/economics, made the third team. Because of them, Utah became the first NCAA Final Four team to have two Academic All-Americans in its starting line-up.

Classroom Champions

Three of the five starters for the Runnin' Utes?Hanno Mottola, Alex Jensen and Jeremy Killion?made the U. of U. academic honor roll for the 1999 spring semester. Reserve Adam Sharp, as well as walk-ons Zac Dalton, Charles Huff, Sid Krommenhoek and Brandon Sluga, were also selected to the honor roll. Mottola and Sharp were named to the Western Athletic Conference all-academic team and honored as WAC scholar-athletes.

During the 1998 fall semester, nine Utes (seven on scholarship) were named to the academic honor roll. Scholarship players making the list with at least a 3.00 GPA were Mottola, Sharp, Shane Willis, Killion, Phil Cullen, Gary Colbert and Brad Crockett. Walk-ons Dalton and Krommenhoek also made the list.

All players on Utah's roster are on track to graduate and the team's cumulative grade point average is above a 3.00. Utah's team GPA has been above a 3.05 in each of the last three years. Rick Majerus has had 18 players make the honor roll a combined 108 times during his tenure.

NCAA Tournament Returns to the Huntsman Center in March

The University of Utah's Jon M. Huntsman Center will host NCAA Tournament West Region first and second round games in March. Four first round games will be played on March 16 and two second round games will take place on March 18.

Recognized as a site of championships, the Huntsman Center, which opened its doors in 1969, has housed numerous national championships. In 1979, the arena accommodated the NCAA Final Four?deemed one of the most successful ever held?featuring Michigan State's Magic Johnson and Indiana State's Larry Bird in the championship game. The arena has also hosted eight national gymnastics championships.

This marks the 13th time the Huntsman Center has hosted the NCAA Tournament. The JMHC ranks third among the nation's arenas for the most NCAA Tournament games hosted, with 63 having been played in the building.

Majerus Featured in DIRECTV and ESPN Commercials

Utah head coach Rick Majerus has been named DIRECTV's advertising spokesman for its college basketball pay-per-view package, ESPN FULL COURT, during the 1999-2000 season. Majerus will appear in both print ads and television commercials produced by DIRECTV throughout the 1999-2000 college basketball season. Majerus will also appear with college basketball analyst Dick Vitale in an ESPN commercial promoting the cable network's college basketball coverage.

Summer Action for Mottola and Althoff

Hanno Mottola played for the Finnish National Team in a four-country tournament with Lithuania, Russia and Germany in Helsinki in May. Mottola ranked second in the tournament with averages of 16.3 points and 6.7 rebounds. He also led the tournament in three-point field goals by going 7-of-9 (.778).

Nate Althoff played for the Nike NIT All Stars team that toured Austria and the Czech Republic for 13 days in early August. He averaged 3.5 points and 2.2 rebounds per game during the trip. He also shot 78.6 percent from the free throw line.

Noting the 1998-99 Season

Utah tied for the fourth-most wins in school history with a 28-5 record. The Utes' .848 winning percentage was the ninth-best all-time at Utah in seasons with 20 games or more.

Utah won 23 consecutive games to break the school record. The streak started on Dec. 19 with an 89-55 win over Loyola Marymount at the Huntsman Center and continued through the first round of the NCAA Tournament with an 80-58 win over Arkansas State on Mar. 12. The streak was halted with a season-ending 66-58 loss to Miami (Ohio) on March 14 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

Utah became the first team in the history of the Western Athletic Conference to go undefeated against league foes. The U. won all of its league games during the regular season with a 14-0 record to win the Pacific Division title by five games over Fresno State and New Mexico. Utah then went 3-0 in the conference tournament to capture its third WAC Tournament title all-time.

Five Straight 25 Win Seasons

Utah joined an elite group in college basketball history by posting its fifth consecutive 25-win season in 1998-99. Only 13 times has an NCAA Division I program won 25 games in five consecutive seasons. The Utes are tied with five other programs with five straight 25-win campaigns, owning the only active streak among that group. This season, Utah could tie Syracuse's run of six straight 25-win seasons from 1990-96 for the seventh-longest streak of 25-win seasons. UCLA tops the list with 10 consecutive 25-win seasons from 1966-76.

Twenty-Twenty Vision

For the 27th time in its history, Utah won 20 games in 1998-99. Under current coach Rick Majerus, Utah has hit for 20 wins in eight of his 10 seasons, including the last five in a row. Majerus' 20-win seasons at Utah: 1990-91 (30-4), 1991-92 (24-11), 1992-93 (24-7), 1994-95 (28-6), 1995-96 (27-7), 1996-97 (29-4), 1997-98 (30-4), 1998-99 (28-5).

Harvey, Jensen and Mottola Rated Among Top 25 at Their Position

Three Utes were ranked among the top 25 players in the nation at their respective positions by Dick Vitale's College Basketball. Tony Harvey (6-5, 200) was ranked as the 21st-best shooting guard in the nation, while Alex Jensen (6-9, 250) was rated as the 20th-best swing forward. Hanno Mottola (6-9, 250) was rated at the fourth-best power forward in the country.

Ute Frontcourt Rated One of the Best in the Nation

Utah's frontcourt of Hanno Mottola (6-9, 250), Alex Jensen (6-7, 225) and Nate Althoff (6-11, 260) was ranked as the third-best in the nation by Athlon Sports. The Ute trio was rated behind UConn's Kevin Freeman, Jake Voskuhl, Ajou Ajou Deng and Cincinnati's Pete Mickeal, Kenyon Martin, Jermaine Tate and DerMarr Johnson.

Utes on Television

A record of 22 Utah games will be televised this season, including all 14 Mountain West Conference regular-season games. The Utes will be featured 11 times on ABC, ESPN and ESPN Regional Television. Utah's game at Washington State on Dec. 11 was also carried nationally by Fox Sports Net.

The Utes' game at New Mexico on Feb. 19 will be broadcast regionally by ABC at 4:00 p.m. (MST). Five of Utah's Mountain West Conference games?three of which are at home?will be televised as a part of ESPN's 'Big Monday' line-up at 10:00 p.m. (MST). The national cable network will carry Utah's games at San Diego State on Jan. 10, Colorado State at home on Jan. 24, New Mexico at home on Jan. 31, UNLV at home on Feb. 21 and at Wyoming on Feb. 28. ESPN will also televise the Utah's home game against Texas on Dec. 22 at 10:00 p.m. (MST).

ESPN Regional Television, a syndicated over-the-air network under the moniker of ESPN+Plus, will feature Utah three times in its Mountain West Conference 'Game of the Week' package. KJZZ-TV is the network's Salt Lake City affiliate. Ten Utah games will also be televised locally by KJZZ-TV.

Utah Tradition

Utah has a 1,436-748 all-time record in its 92nd season. The U. entered the year ranking 11th in the NCAA in all-time winning percentage with a .657 mark. Utah also ranked 14th in the NCAA in all-time wins, and was one of just 16 schools that have 1,400 victories.

The Utes have won three national championships, winning the 1916 AAU championship, 1944 NCAA championship and 1947 NIT title. Utah is one of only 33 schools to win the NCAA Division I men's basketball title.

Utah has made four trips to the NCAA Final Four: 1944 (champions), 1961 (4th), 1966 (4th) and 1998 (runner-up). Only 12 teams have more Final Four appearances than Utah. Only 11 schools have been in more championship games than the Utes.

All-time, only 14 schools have appeared in the NCAA Tournament more times than Utah. The Utes have played in the NCAAs 21 times and have a 31-24 record (.564).

During the decade of the '90s, the Utes won the eighth-most games in NCAA Division I with a 250-76 record. Utah's .767 winning percentage in the last 10 years also ranked as the eighth-best in the nation.

In the past three seasons, Utah had the second-highest winning percentage in NCAA Division I (.870), falling just a tenth of a point behind the College of Charleston (.871). The Utes have the fourth-most wins in NCAA Division I in the last three years with an 87-13 record.

Utah Sports Radio Network

Blanding	KUTA	790 AM
Delta	KNAK	540 AM
Las Vegas	KSHP	1400 AM
Price	KOAL	1080 AM
Richfield	KSVC	980 AM
Salt Lake City	K-NEWS	570 AM
St. George/Cedar City	KSGI	1450 AM
Vernal	KVEL	920 AM

KALL-910 AM in Salt Lake City carries the Utah Coach's Show on Tuesdays from 6:00-7:00 p.m.

Utes in the Mountain West Conference/NCAA Stats

	Team	MWC	NCAA
Scoring Offense	72.2	5th
Scoring Defense	55.3	1st	7nd
Scoring Margin	+16.9	1st
FG Percentage	.490	2nd
FG Pct. Defense	.396	2nd
FT Percentage	.671	6th
Reb. Offense	33.4	8th
Reb. Defense	29.4	1st
Rebound Margin	+4.0	3rd
3 Pt. FG/Game	8.4	1st	16th
3 Pt. Percentage	.447	1st	3rd
3 Pt. FG Pct. Defense	.307	5th
Assists	17.7	3rd
Turnover Margin	+1.4	3rd
Steals	8.1	6th
Blocked Shots	2.3	5th


Individuals
(As of Dec. 20)	MWC	NCAA
Nate Althoff
Field Goal Pct.	.540	9th
Blocked Shots	1.1	7th

Gary Colbert
Assists	5.0	2nd
Assists/TO Ratio	1.6	7th
Steals	1.6	7th

Phil Cullen
Blocked Shots	0.7	13th

Tony Harvey
Scoring	9.0	23rd
3-pt. FG Pct.	.385	11th
Free Throw Pct.	.920	1st

Alex Jensen
Scoring	14.1	9th
Field Goal Pct.	.571	5th
3-pt. FG Pct.	.533	2nd	12th
3-pt. FG Made	2.8	9th
Free Throw Pct.	.719	13th
Rebounding	7.7	3rd
Offensive Reb.	2.4	7th
Defensive Reb.	5.2	3rd
Assists	3.6	6th
Assists/TO Ratio	1.9	5th

Jeremy Killion
Scoring	13.3	14th
3-pt. FG Pct.	.489	4th
3-pt. FG Made	2.6	3rd

Utah in the Polls


	Associated Press		USA Today/ESPN
1.	Stanford (60)	1.	Stanford (25)
2.	Connecticut (8)	2.	Arizona (6)
3.	Arizona (1)	3.	Connecticut
4.	Cincinnati (1)	4.	Cincinnati
5.	Michigan St.	5.	Michigan St.
6.	North Carolina	6.	Auburn
7.	Auburn	7.	North Carolina
8.	Florida	8.	Florida
9.	Syracuse	9.	Syracuse
10.	Duke	10.	Duke
11.	Tennessee	11.	Kansas
12.	Kansas	12.	Tennessee
13.	Oklahoma State	13.	Oklahoma State
14.	Texas	14.	Texas
15.	Illinois	15.	Maryland
16.	Ohio State	16.	UCLA
17.	Maryland	17.	Illinois
18.	UCLA	18.	Indiana
19.	Temple	19.	Temple
20.	Indiana	20.	Ohio State
21.	Oklahoma	21.	Oklahoma
22.	Gonzaga	22.	Wake Forest
23.	Wake Forest	23.	DePaul
24.	DePaul	24.	UTAH
25.	North Carolina St.	25.	Gonzaga
26.	UTAH

Utah's Ranking by Week

	Associated	USA Today/
	Press	ESPN
Preseason	15	15
Nov. 14	16	15
Nov. 21	19	17
Nov. 28	20	19
Dec. 5	nr	25
Dec. 12	nr	25
Dec. 19	nr	24

Consecutive Weeks Ranked by A.P. Before Droping Out 11

Last Time Ranked Nov. 28, 1999

Consecutive Weeks Ranked by USA Today/ESPN 14

Last Time Not Ranked Jan. 25, 1999

1999-2000 Standings


		Conf.	Pct.	Overall	Pct.
1.	BYU	0-0	- -	7-1	.875
2.	UTAH	0-0	- -	7-2	.778
3.	UNLV	0-0	- -	6-2	.750
4.	Wyoming	0-0	- -	6-3	.667
5.	Colorado State	0-0	- -	4-3	.571
6.	New Mexico	0-0	- -	5-5	.500
7.	Air Force	0-0	- -	3-5	.375
8.	San Diego State	0-0	- -	2-4	.333

Upcoming Schedule

December 20 (Monday)Wyoming at Oregon State, TBAUSC at San Diego State, 7:00 p.m. 
December 21-23 (Tuesday-Thursday)Colorado State vs. Florida A&M at Pearl HarborClassic, 3:00 p.m. (UCLA, Maine, South    Florida Citadel,San Jose State, Brigham Young-Hawaii, Florida A&M) 
December 21 (Tuesday)New Mexico at Arizona, 6:30 p.m.Cal Poly SLO at UNLV, 7:35 p.m.Brigham Young at South Alabama, 7:05 p.m. 
December 22 (Wednesday)Wyoming at Denver, 7:00 p.m.Texas at Utah, 10:04 p.m. (ESPN) UC Santa Barbara at San Diego State, 7:00 p.m. 
December 23 (Thursday)New Mexico State at New Mexico, 7:05 p.m.Brigham Young at Fla. International, 7:30 p.m. 
December 27 (Monday)Colorado State at Sacramento State, 7:05 p.m.Ball State at San Diego State, 7:00 p.m. 
December 28 (Tuesday)Air Force at Central Connecticut State, 7:30 p.m.Eastern Kentucky at UNLV, 7:35 p.m.Oregon State at Utah, 7:05 p.m.
December 29 (Wednesday) Brigham Young at UC Santa Barbara, 7:00 p.m.New Mexico vs. Alabama State at Lobo Invitational, 6/8:15 p.m.(Lafayette, St. Joseph's, Alabama State) 
December 30 (Thursday)Air Force at Dartmouth, 7:00 p.m.Washington State at Colorado State, 7:00 p.m.Samford at Wyoming, 7:00 p.m.Loyola Marymount at San Diego State, 7:00 p.m.Wisconsin-Milwaukee at Utah, 7:05 p.m.New Mexico vs. Lafayette/St. Joseph's at Lobo Invitational, TBA 
January 1 (Saturday)Southern Utah at Utah, 7:05 p.m. 
January 2 (Sunday)Washington at New Mexico, 2:00 p.m. (KRQE-TV)High Point at San Diego State, 2:00 p.m.UNLV at Cincinnati, 2:00 p.m. (Cox Communications)Colorado State at Michigan, 2:00 p.m. 
January 3 (Monday)Wyoming at Idaho State, 7:35 p.m.

Climbing the Career Charts

Scoring


1.	Keith Van Horn (1993-97)	2,542
2.	Billy McGill (1959-62)	2,321
3.	Josh Grant (1988-93)	2,000
4.	Mike Newlin (1968-71)	1,849
5.	Luther Burden (1972-75)	1,790
6.	Jeff Judkins (1974-78)	1,740
7.	Danny Vranes (1977-81)	1,701
8.	Tom Chambers (1977-78)	1,698
9.	Mitch Smith (1985-89)	1,628
10.	Andre Miller (1995-99)	1,618
	- - -
22.	Hanno Mottola (1996-Present)	1,150

Blocked Shots

1.	Mitch Smith (1985-89)	157
2.	Keith Van Horn (1993-97)	126
3.	Michael Doleac (1994-98)	124
4.	Josh Grant (1988-93)	109
5.	Albert Springs (1983-87)	76
6.	Larry Cain (1989-93)	67
7.	Andre Miller (1995-99)	65
8.	Paul Afeaki (1990-92)	57
9.	Danny Vranes (1977-81)	49
10.	Tom Chambers (1977-81)	44
	- - -
12.	Hanno Mottola (1996-Present)	38

Offensive Rebounds

1.	Josh Grant, 1988-93	337
2.	Michael Doleac, 1994-98	288
3.	Alex Jensen, 1994-95, 97-Present	281
4.	Mitch Smith, 1985-89	260
5.	Keith Van Horn, 1993-97	235
6.	Andre Miller, 1995-99	189
7.	Walter Watts, 1988-91	178
8.	Brandon Jessie, 1994-96	161
9.	Byron Wilson, 1990-93	148
10.	Hanno Mottola, 1996-Present	145

Defensive Rebounds

1.	Keith Van Horn, 1993-97	839
2.	Josh Grant, 1988-93	729
3.	Michael Doleac, 1994-98	598
4.	Mitch Smith, 1985-89	549
5.	Andre Miller, 1995-99	454
6.	Alex Jensen, 1994-95, 97-Present	444
7.	Hanno Mottola, 1996-99	307
8.	Byron Wilson, 1990-93	301
9.	Phil Dixon, 1989-94	279
10.	Walter Watts, 1988-91	275

Utah's Record When. . .

Leading At Half	7-1
Trailing At Half	0-1
Tied At Half	0-0
Leading With 5:00 Remaining	7-0
Trailing With 5:00 Remaining	0-1
Tied With 5:00 Remaining	0-1
In Overtime	0-0
Utah Outrebounds Opponent	5-0
Opponent Outrebounds Utah	1-2
Utah Commits More Turnovers	0-2
Opponent Commits More Turnovers	7-0
Utah Has More Free Throw Attempts	4-0
Opponent Has More Free Throw Attempts	3-2
Utah Shoots 50% or Better	4-1
Utah Shoots Less Than 50%	3-1
Opponent Shoots 50% or Better	1-0
Opponent Shoots Less Than 50%	6-2
Utah Shoots Better Than Opponent	7-1
Opponent Shoots Better Than Utah	0-1
Utah Bench Outscores Opponent Bench	7-1
Opponent Bench Outscores Utah Bench	0-0
Utah Scores Less Than 60	0-1
Utah Scores Between 60-69	1-0
Utah Scores Between 70-79	5-1
Utah Scored Between 80-89	1-0
Utah Scored Between 90-99	0-0
Utah Scores 100 or More	0-0
Opponent Scores Less Than 60	6-1
Opponent Scores Between 60-69	1-0
Opponent Scores Between 70-79	0-0
Opponent Scored Between 80-89	0-1
Opponent Scored 90 or More	0-0
On Mondays	1-0
On Tuesdays	2-0
On Wednesdays	0-1
On Thursdays	0-0
On Fridays	2-1
On Saturdays	2-0
On Sundays	0-0
On ABC	0-0
On ESPN	0-1
On Local Television	2-1

Consecutive Games with a 3-Point FG	35
Consecutive Games Oppon. under 100 points	109
Consecutive Games Oppon. under 90 points	97
Consecutive Games Oppon. Shoots Less Than 50%	2
Utah's Last Overtime Game	Mar. 5, 1999	vs. Tulsa (W, 64-61)
Number of 100-point games in Utah history	x
Number of 100-point games in Majerus era	x
Consecutive weeks ranked in the AP Top 25	x

Rick Majerus Head Coach 11th Season at Utah Marquette '70

Considered as one of the top coaches in America, Rick Majerus has entrenched the University of Utah in college basketball's power structure. The Utes' steady rise in national prominence since Majerus' arrival on the 'Hill' at the start of the 1989-90 season was crystallized by a trip to the 1998 NCAA Final Four, where Utah finished as the national runner-up.

Entering his 15th season as a college head coach, Majerus' career winning percentage of .744 was the fourth-highest among active Division I coaches and ranked 15th all-time. Among active coaches, only Roy Williams (Kansas), Jerry Tarkanian (Fresno State and John Kreese (College of Charleston) had better winning percentages. By notching his 300th career victory during the 1997-98 season, Majerus became one of just one of 12 coaches all-time to reach the 300-win plateau in 14 seasons, only five coaches have won 300 games in less time.

Majerus, who has never had a losing season, has averaged 22 wins per year over the course of his career. He has won 20 games 12 times and 30 games twice. Majerus has also guided eight teams to the NCAA Tournament and four others to the NIT.

A successful coach since the beginning, Majerus' best years have come at Utah. While leading the Utes to unprecedented success, Majerus has become the winningest coach in modern times at the U. Despite the fact that he coached just six games his first season due to heart surgery, Majerus' Utah teams have averaged nearly 24 wins a year. Take away his shortened debut season, and the Utes have won 20 games all but once, averaging 26 wins in nine full seasons under Majerus.

In each of the past five seasons, the U. has won at least 27 games, including a school-record 30 victories in 1997-98. Only 13 times has an NCAA Division I program won at least 25 games in five consecutive seasons. The Utes have claimed five consecutive Western Athletic Conference regular-season championships outright (including divisional titles the last three years) and made five straight NCAA Tournament appearances.

What Majerus' teams have accomplished since the beginning of his tenure is astounding. Consider:

In the '90s, Utah ranked eighth in NCAA Division I in both wins (250) and winning percentage (.767). Utah has averaged 25 wins over the last 10 seasons.

In the past three seasons, Utah went 87-13 to post the fourth-most wins in NCAA Division I. Utah's .870 winning percentage during that time ranked second in the nation, just a tenth of a percentage point behind the College of Charleston.

The Utes have made seven trips to the NCAA Tournament under Majerus. Utah is one of just six programs to advance to at least the second round of the NCAAs in each of the past five seasons.

Utah has advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16 four times and made back-to-back Elite Eight appearances in 1997 and 1998. The Utes also played in the 1998 NCAA Final Four, losing to Kentucky in the national championship game.

Majerus guided the Utes to the ninth-most wins (15) and the ninth-best winning percentage (.682) in NCAA Tournament play in the '90s. Over the past five years, Utah moved up to fourth place in NCAA Tournament wins (12) and eighth in winning percentage (.706).

Utah advanced it to the NIT Final Four in 1992, placing third.

Before departing the WAC after last season, Utah had won seven regular-season titles?including five in a row?in 10 seasons under Majerus.

Utah won the WAC Tournament championship in 1995, '97 and '99.

His players have been named All-America five times?twice consensus choices?conference player of the year six times and first team all-conference 16 times.

The Majerus File

Year-by-Year at Utah
Year	Overall	Pct.	Conf.	Finish	Postseason
1989-90	4-2 **	.667	- -	- -	- -
1990-91	30-4	.882	15-1	1st	NCAA Sweet 16
1991-92	24-11	.686	9-7	4th	NIT Final Four
1992-93	24-7	.774	15-3	1st-T	NCAA 2nd Round
1993-94	14-14	.500	8-10	5th-T	- -
1994-95	28-6	.824	15-3	1st	NCAA 2nd Round
1995-96	27-7	.794	15-3	1st	NCAA Sweet 16
1996-97	29-4	.878	15-1	1st *	NCAA Elite Eight
1997-98	30-4	.882	12-2	1st *	NCAA Runner-up
1998-99	28-5	.848	14-0	1st *	NCAA 2nd Round
1999-2000	7-2	.778	0-0
Totals	245-66	.788	118-30		11 Years
Career	344-118	.745	140-40		16 Years

* WAC Division Finish
** Majerus missed most of the season due to heart surgery

Breaking Down Majerus' Career Record

	All-Time	At Utah
Overall	344-118 (.745)	245-66 (.788)
Home	197-28 (.876)	135-10 (.931)
Away	107-68 (.611)	76-38 (.667)
Neutral	40-22 (.645)	34-18 (.654)
Conference Games	140-40 (.778)	118-30 (.797)
Conference Tournaments	18-7 (.720)	15-6 (.714)
Postseason NIT	8-4 (.667)	4-1 (.800)
NCAA Tournaments	16-8 (.667)	15-7 (.682)

Career Honors

1999 District Coach of the Year 1999 WAC Pacific Division Coach of the Year 1998 National Coach of the Year (John Wooden) 1998 National Coach of the Year (Playboy) 1998 District Coach of the Year 1997 District Coach of the Year 1997 WAC Coach of the Year (Media) 1997 Utah Sports Person of the Year 1996 District Coach of the Year 1995 District Coach of the Year 1995 WAC Coach of the Year 1993 District Coach of the Year 1993 WAC Coach of the Year 1992 National Coach of the Year (Playboy) 1991 National Coach of the Year (Basketball Times) 1991 National Coach of the Year (UPI) 1991 District Coach of the Year 1991 WAC Coach of the Year 1991 Utah Sports Person of the Year 1989 National Coach of the Year (The Hoop Scoop)

Upcoming Events

Recent Results

The Game at a Glance

Utah vs. Texas Notes

Noting the Utes

Rick's Remarks

Utah in the Polls

Utah's Record When. . .

Upcoming Event: Men's Basketball versus Nevada [Exh] on October 17, 2025

Upcoming Event: Men's Basketball at Oregon [Exh] on October 24, 2025

Upcoming Event: Men's Basketball versus San José State on November 3, 2025

Upcoming Event: Men's Basketball versus Weber State on November 8, 2025

Upcoming Event: Men's Basketball versus Holy Cross on November 10, 2025

Upcoming Event: Men's Basketball versus Sam Houston State on November 15, 2025

Upcoming Event: Men's Basketball versus Purdue Fort Wayne on November 18, 2025

Upcoming Event: Men's Basketball versus Cal Poly on November 20, 2025

Upcoming Event: Men's Basketball versus Grand Canyon on November 25, 2025 at 10 PM

Completed Event: Men's Basketball versus Butler on March 31, 2025 , Loss , 84, to, 86

Completed Event: Men's Basketball versus No. 14-Seed UCF on March 11, 2025 , Loss , 72, to, 87

Completed Event: Men's Basketball at #23/22 BYU on March 8, 2025 , Loss , 74, to, 85

Completed Event: Men's Basketball versus West Virginia on March 4, 2025 , Loss , 69, to, 71

Completed Event: Men's Basketball versus Arizona State on March 1, 2025 , Win , 99, to, 73

Completed Event: Men's Basketball at #22/21 Arizona on February 26, 2025 , Loss , 66, to, 83

Completed Event: Men's Basketball at UCF on February 23, 2025 , Loss , 72, to, 76

Completed Event: Men's Basketball versus Kansas State on February 17, 2025 , Win , 74, to, 69

Completed Event: Men's Basketball versus #17/20 Kansas on February 15, 2025 , Win , 74, to, 67