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1998-99 Utah Men's Basketball Information
6/21/1999 12:00 AM | Men's Basketball
July 10, 1998
ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
LOCATION: Salt Lake City, Utah
COLORS: Crimson and White
PRESIDENT: Dr. J. Bernard Machen
NICKNAMES: Utes or Runnin'
Utes ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: Dr. Chris Hill
ARENA: Huntsman Center (15,000)
FOUNDED: 1850
ENROLLMENT: 26,183
CONFERENCE: Western Athletic (Pacific Division)
SPORTS INFORMATION
DIRECTOR OF MEDIA RELATIONS: Bruce Woodbury
DIRECTOR OF SPORTS INFORMATION: Liz Abel
ASST. SID: Mike Lageschulte
UTE COACHES
HEAD BASKETBALL COACH: RICK MAJERUS (Marquette, 1970)
RECORD AT UTAH: 210-59 (.781) (9 years)
CAREER RECORD: 309-111 (.736) (14 years)
ASSISTANT COACHES: DONNY DANIELS (Cal-Fullerton, 1977), 10th season; JEFF JUDKINS, (Utah, 1978), 10th season; BROCK BRUNKHORST (Arizona, 1985), 2nd season.
OFFENSE: Motion game
DEFENSE: Man-for-Man
1997-98 RESULTS: OVERALL: 30-4, WAC: 12-2 (1st in Mountain Division)
POST SEASON: NCAA TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
UTE PLAYER INFORMATION
STARTERS RETURNING (3): ANDRE MILLER, G (6-2, 204, SR.) 14.2 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 5.2 apg, 2.1 spg, 1998 first team all-WAC, 1997, 1998 all-WAC Defensive Team, 1998, USBWA Third Team All-America, 1998 District Player of the Year, 1998 NCAA West Region MVP, 1998 Final Four all-Tournament team; HANNO MOTTOLA, F (6-10, 230, JR.) 12.5 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 1998 all-District (USBWA), 1998 2nd team all-WAC; ALEX JENSEN, F (6-9, 225, JR.) 6.8 ppg, 5.8 rpg.
STARTERS LOST (2): MICHAEL DOLEAC, C (6-11, 265) 16.1 ppg, 7.1 rpg, 1998 Wooden All-America team, A.P. Third Team All-America, two-year first team all-WAC, 1998 NCAA West Region all-Tournament team, 1998 Final Four all-Tournament team, 1998 GTE Academic All-America First team; DREW HANSEN, G (6-5, 195) 5.5 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 2.1 apg, GTE Academic All-America Third team.
OTHER LETTERMEN RETURNING (1): NATE ALTHOFF, C (6-11, 245, SO.) 1.8 ppg, 1.8 rpg.
ELIGIBLE REDSHIRTS: (1): ADAM SHARP, G (6-2, 178, FR.).
OTHER LETTERMEN LOST (5): TRACE CATON, G/F (6-4, 215) 4.0 ppg, 1.1 rpg; BRITTON JOHNSEN, F (6-9, 200) 3.5 ppg, 1.6 rpg; DAVID JACKSON, G (6-3, 205) 3.3 ppg, 1.5 rpg.1.4 apg; JORDIE MCTAVISH, G (6-0, 169) 2.7 ppg, 1.0 apg; JON CARLISLE, F, 6-9, 223) 2.4 ppg, 2.1 rpg; GREG BARRATT, F (6-8, 223) 1.8 ppg, 1.9 rpg.
TOP NEWCOMERS (7): BRAD CROCKETT, F (6-6, 205, FR.) Centerville, Utah/Viewmont; PHIL CULLEN, C/F (6-10, 200, FR.) Chelan, WA./Chelan; TONY HARVEY, F (6-6, 205, JR.) Carson, CA./Cerritos JC; BEN HEUSSER, G (6-0, 165, FR.) Preston, ID./Preston; TYSON JOHNSTON, C/F (6-11, 227, FR.) Steamboat Springs, COL./Steamboat Springs; JEREMY KILLION, G (6-1, 195, JR.) San Diego, CA./Palomar JC; SHANE WILLIS, G (6-0, 200, SO.) Redondo Beach, CA./Hawaii.
TOTAL LETTERMEN RETURNING: 4 TOTAL LETTERMEN LOST: 8
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