Runnin' Utes Look For Third Straight Win

Feb. 15, 2000

SALT LAKE CITY - The Runnin' Utes are 19-4 overall and in sole possession of first place in Mountain West Conference with an 8-1 record. Utah has won 17 of its last 19 games and two in a row. Last week, the Utes defeated San Diego State, 83-65, on Thursday and Brigham Young, 77-62, on Saturday at home.

Senior 6-9 forward Hanno Mottola is leading the Utes in scoring average (17.5 ppg) and is second in rebounding (5.2 rpg). After missing the first eight games of the season with a knee injury, Mottola sat out the last two games due to torn ligaments in his left elbow and right thumb. Senior 6-7 forward Alex Jensen is second on the team in scoring average (14.5 ppg) and is tops in rebounding (7.6 rpg). Jensen is also shooting 58.2 percent from the field and 49.4 percent from three-point range. Junior 6-11 center Nate Althoff is third in scoring (10.1 ppg), third in rebounding (4.6 rpg) and leads the team in field goal percentage (60.5). Senior 5-11 guard Jeremy Killion is fourth on the team in scoring (9.6 ppg) while shooting 41.1 percent from three-point range.

Utah is outscoring the opposition 72.1 to 61.0 points per game and has a 32.6 to 27.9 edge in rebounding. The Utes are shooting 49.7 percent from the field, 40.3 percent from three-point range and 72.0 percent from the free throw line.

Coming Up
The Utes return home to host UNLV on Monday at 10:04 p.m. (MST) on ESPN. Utah then makes its final road trip of the regular season, playing at Colorado State on Saturday at 1:07 p.m. (MST) and at Wyoming on Monday at 10:04 p.m. (MST).

The Game at a Glance

Utah Coach: Rick Majerus	New Mexico Coach: Fran Fraschilla
Alma Mater: Marquette '70	Alma Mater: Brooklyn College '80
Record at Utah: 257-68/11th Season	Record at New Mexico: 11-13/1st Season
Overall Record: 356-120/16th Season	Overall Record: 133-70/7th Season

Television: ABC (regional). Terry Gannon (play-by-play) and Quinn Buckner (analyst).

Radio: Utah Sports Network (570 K-NEWS in Salt Lake City and affiliate stations).

On the Internet at www.UtahUtes.com. Bill Marcroft (play-by-play), Jeff Jonas (analyst) and Brad Stone (host).

Rankings: Utah is 21st in the A.P. poll and 20th in the USA Today/ESPN poll.

Series Record: Utah leads New Mexico 67-35.
Utah's Record Home/Away/Neutral: 44-5/21-30/2-0
Last Meeting: Utah defeated Mexico, 82-70, on Jan. 31 in Salt Lake City.
Majerus vs. New Mexico Overall: 16-7 At Utah: 16-7

Utah Probable Starters

No.	Pos.	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Cl.	Ppg	Rpg	Hometown
35	F	Jeff Johnsen	6-4	200	So.	6.3	3.7	Murray, Utah
50	F	Alex Jensen	6-7	225	Sr.	14.5	7.6	Centerville, Utah
52	C	Nate Althoff	6-11	260	Jr.	10.1	4.6	Delano, Minn.
5	G	Tony Harvey	6-5	200	Sr.	9.3	2.5	Carson, Calif.
32	G	Jeremy Killion	5-11	190	Sr.	9.6	1.7	San Diego, Calif.

Utah Off the Bench

No.	Pos.	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Cl.	Ppg	Rpg	Hometown
3	G	Gary Colbert	6-1	175	So.	4.0	2.5	Alta Loma, Calif.
4	G	Adam Sharp	6-2	180	So.	1.5	0.6	Salt Lake City
13	F	Hanno Mottola *	6-9	250	Sr.	17.5	5.2	Helsinki, Finland
15	F	Nick Jacobson	6-3	185	Fr.	0.0	0.0	Roseville, Minn.
25	G	Brandon Sluga	6-4	210	Sr.	0.6	0.0	Taylorsville, Utah
40	F/C	Phil Cullen	6-9	215	So.	5.2	2.0	Chelan, Wash.
42	F	Mike Puzey	6-8	215	Fr.	2.7	2.5	Roy, Utah

* questionable due to injury

New Mexico Probable Starters

No.	Pos.	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Cl.	Ppg	Rpg	Hometown
4	F	Wayland White	6-6	205	Jr.	Milwaukee, Wis.
33	F	Damion Walker	6-7	225	Sr.	Dallas, Texas
34	F	R.T. Guinn	6-9	235	Fr.	Albuquerque, N.M.
3	G	Lamont Long	6-4	190	Sr.	Tempe, Ariz.
11	G	Kevin Henry	6-3	200	Jr.	Denton, Texas

Althoff Named Mountain West Conference Player of the Week
Junior 6-11 center Nate Althoff was named the Mountain West Conference Player of the Week on Monday after leading the Runnin' Utes to a 2-0 record last week in league play.

The Delano, Minn., (Delano HS) product scored 37 total points (18.5 ppg) and pulled down eight boards in two games. Althoff shot an astounding 80 percent from the field (12-for-15) and 86.7 percent from the free throw line (13-for-15).

Althoff was the Utes' leading scorer in the 83-65 victory over San Diego State on Thursday with a career-high 22 points. He went 6-for-8 from the field and made a personal-best 10-of-11 free throws. In the 77-62 win vs. BYU on Saturday, Althoff hit 6-of-7 shots from the field and went 3-for-4 from the foul line for 15 points and grabbed five rebounds.

Althoff currently leads the conference in field goal percentage at 60.5 (72-for-119). In conference action, he ranks first in both field goal percentage, hitting 64.9 percent of his shots (37-for-57), and free throw percentage (.833), hitting 30-of-36 attempts.

This is Althoff's first Mountain West Conference Player of the Week honor and Utah's second of the year.

From the Training Room: Mottola Questionable for This Week
Senior 6-9 forward Hanno Mottola, suffering from torn ligaments in his left elbow and right thumb, missed both games last weekend. According to team trainer Trevor Jameson, Mottola will be reevaluated on Wednesday and his playing status the rest of the season will be determined on a game-to-game basis.

Mottola underwent MRI's and diagnostic tests last week. At the present time, it does not appear that surgery will be necessary. Mottola suffered the thumb injury in the first half and the elbow injury in the second half of Utah's game at Air Force on Jan. 29. He came back to finish the game and remained in the lineup for Utah's next two games against New Mexico and UNLV.

Twenty-Twenty Vision
With a win on Saturday, Utah will have assured itself of its 28th 20-win season in school history. 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).

The Nation's Most Dominant Team in League Play the Last Five Years
As the Utes moved from the WAC into the Mountain West Conference, they took three impressive records with them. Utah's conference record over the past six years en route to an 8-1 start this season and five straight regular-season titles is 79-10 (.888), which is the best mark over that period of time in NCAA Division I. Utah is also the nation's most dominant team in conference games at home the past six years with a 45-1 (.978) record.

After a win over Brigham Young last Saturday, the Utes have won 35 consecutive league games at home, which is the nation's longest current streak. Kansas had a string of 44 consecutive conference home wins snapped by Nebraska on Feb. 10, 1999. Utah's last home conference loss was to Fresno State (65-64) on Jan. 8, 1996.

Before its 72-66 loss to UNLV on Feb. 5, Utah had won 25 consecutive regular-season conference games dating back to a 62-56 loss at Wyoming on Feb. 12, 1998. The Utes had also won 23 consecutive conference games overall following a 54-51 loss to UNLV on March 5, 1998 in the quarterfinals of the WAC Tournament. For the first time in the history of the WAC, Utah won all 14 regular season games and all three games in the conference tournament last season. The Utes won their first six league games this season.

Utah has not lost back-to-back conference games since the 1993-94 season when it lost to Colorado State (74-69) on Feb. 3 and Wyoming (60-55) on Feb. 5 on the road.

Utah vs. New Mexico Preview

Scouting the Lobos
New Mexico is 13-10 overall and 5-4 in the Mountain West Conference. Last week, the Lobos won at Air Force (81-67) on Saturday and lost to Wyoming (99-93) on Monday night in The Pit. Senior 6-4 guard Lamont Long ranks second in the MWC in scoring (18.5 ppg), third in steals (2.04 spg) and 16th in rebounding (4.6 rpg). Long is also shooting 36.2 percent 109-of-134) from three-point range. Senior 6-7 forward Damion Walker is 15th in the conference in scoring (12.3 ppg), shooting 58.8 percent from the field, and ninth in rebounding (6.0 rpg). Junior 6-3 guard Kevin Henry is the third Lobo averaging double figures in scoring (10.3 ppg). Freshman 6-2 guard Marlon Parmer leads the team in assists (3.6 apg).

New Mexico ranks third in the Mountain West in scoring (74.2 ppg), fourth in scoring defense (69.3 ppg) and fourth in rebound margin (+0.1 rpg). The Lobos are shooting 46.8 percent from the field, 34.8 percent from three-point range and 70.7 percent from the free throw line.

Head Coach Fran Fraschilla
Fran Fraschilla went to UNM after a one-year hiatus from coaching. He previously coached St. John's from 1996-98 and led the Red Storm to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in five years in 1998. He was also the head coach at Manhattan from 1992-96. In 1994-95, Manhattan went 26-5, won a first round NCAA Tournament game - the school's first ever - and Fraschilla was named the NABC Coach of the Year. Fraschilla spent 13 years as an assistant prior to becoming the head coach at Manhattan. He coached under Rick Barnes at Providence (1990-92), Gary Williams at Ohio State (1987-89), Danny Nee at Ohio (1981-87), Jack Kraft at Rhode Island (1980-81) and Sam Stern at New York Tech (1979).

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 350th career victory with a 56-49 win at Brigham Young on Jan. 15, Majerus became one of just nine coaches all-time to reach the 350 wins plateau in 16 seasons, only four coaches have won 350 games in fewer seasons than Majerus.

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.

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	19-4	.826	8-1
Totals	257-68	.791	126-31		11 Years
Career	356-120	.748	148-41		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	356-120 (.748)	257-68 (.791)
Home	206-28 (.880)	144-10 (.935)
Away	110-70 (.611)	79-40 (.664)
Neutral	40-22 (.645)	34-18 (.654)
Conference Games	148-41 (.783)	126-31 (.803)
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)

Series Notes
Utah leads the all-time series with New Mexico 67-35 but has dropped 30 of the 51 games played in Albuquerque, N.M. The Utes have won five in a row, seven of the last eight and 13 of the last 16 from the Lobos. New Mexico's last win in the series was 77-74 on Feb. 1, 1998 at The Pit.

Utah won all three meetings last season by an average of 21 points. During the regular season, the Utes won 57-39 on Feb. 1 in Albuquerque and 77-47 on Feb. 27 in Salt Lake City. The U.'s final win against UNM came in the championship game of the WAC Tournament on March 6 in Las Vegas by a margin of 60-45.

Last Meeting
Alex Jensen scored a career-high 26 points and the 19th-ranked Utes defeated the Lobos, 82-70, on Jan. 31 at the Huntsman Center. It was New Mexico's 11 straight loss at Utah by an average of 15 points.

The Lobos stayed with the Utes for much of the game until Jeremy Killion ignited an 11-0 run with a 12-foot jumper. The Utes kept the Lobos scoreless for over four minutes and built their lead to 51-39 on Tony Harvey's layup with 12:56 to play. New Mexico cut the lead under 10 on several occasions, but almost every time Jensen answered for Utah with a follow basket or a free throw.

Jensen made 8-of-10 shots from the field and 8-of-11 from the line. Harvey scored 14 points and reserve Jeff Johnsen added 10 for the Utes. Lamont Long led New Mexico with 18 points, while Damion Walker added 14 and Marlon Parmer 13. The Lobos ran isolation plays on nearly every possession and let their players try to break the Utes down 1-on-1. New Mexico did not have an assist in the second half.

After leading 35-32 at halftime, Utah built an eight-point lead the first 30 seconds of the second half. Gary Colbert hit a three-pointer while R.T Guinn fouled Hanno Mottola in the lane. On the ensuing inbounds play, Jensen made a baseline jumper.

Long, averaging more than 20 points in conference games, was scoreless until a field goal in the last minute of the first half. But Long scored five straight points and Walker made a shot in the key and New Mexico trailed 40-39 with 17:13 to play.

Utah vs. UNLV Preview

Scouting the Runnin' Rebels
UNLV is 16-5 overall and in sole possession of second place in the Mountain West Conference with a 7-2 record. The Runnin' Rebels, winners of three straight, are coming off of wins at home over Colorado State (74-63) last Thursday and Wyoming (87-60) last Saturday. UNLV plays at BYU on Saturday night before facing the Utes.

Junior 6-9 center Kaspars Kambala leads in the Mountain West in scoring (18.6 ppg) and is second in rebounding (9.1 rpg). Junior 6-3 guard Trevor Diggs is seventh in the league in scoring (15.6 ppg). Senior 6-2 guard Mark Dickel leads the nation in assists (8.9 apg) and is averaging 13.6 points per contest while shooting 39.6 percent from three-point range. Freshman 6-9 forward Dalron Johnson is fifth in the MWC in rebounds (7.1 rpg).

UNLV ranks fifth in the nation in scoring (84.2 ppg), as well as seventh in the conference in scoring defense (75.4 ppg) and first in rebounding margin (+5.0 rpg). The Rebels are shooting 46.0 percent from the field, 31.7 percent from three-point range and 68.8 percent from the free throw line.

Head Coach Billy Bayno
Billy Bayno has guided UNLV to postseason play three straight years with trips to the NIT in 1997, the NCAA Tournament in 1998 and the NIT again in 1999. He posted back-to-back 20-win seasons in 1996-97 and 1997-98. Bayno came to UNLV after spending seven seasons (1988-95) as the associate head coach at Massachusetts under John Calipari. During those seven seasons, the Minutemen qualified for the NCAA Tournament five consecutive times, advancing to the 1995 regional finals and the 1996 Final Four.

Series Notes
The Utes have won six of the previous 16 meetings with the Runnin' Rebels, taking four of the six games played in Salt Lake City. After Utah got two wins during the 1980-81 season, UNLV has won five of the last seven.

During the Rick Majerus era, the Utes and Rebels have met five times. UNLV defeated Utah 83-66 in the regional semifinals of the NCAA Tournament on March 21, 1991 in Seattle, Wash. After they became conference rivals in the WAC, Utah and UNLV played three times during the 1997-98 season. The Utes took both regular season meetings, winning 67-54 on Jan. 24 in Las Vegas and 79-68 on Feb. 23 in Salt Lake City. UNLV came back from a 28-25 halftime deficit to defeat Utah 54-51 in the quarterfinals of the WAC Tournament on March 5, 1998 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.

Last Meeting
Kaspars Kambala had 20 points and 11 rebounds as UNLV beat a ranked team for the first time this season, downing No. 19 Utah, 72-66, on Feb. 5 in Las Vegas.

Alex Jensen led Utah with 19 points and 11 rebounds. Hanno Mottola added 16 points and nine boards. Tony Harvey, with another fine performance off the bench, scored 12 points on a 5-for-10 effort from the field and a 2-for-3 night from three-point range.

Mark Dickel had 18 points, six assists and four steals for the Rebels. He also scored seven of UNLV's final 10 points. Freshman Dalron Johnson had 17 points.

Utah, which has suffered all four of its losses on the road, trailed most of the game and was down by 11 early in the second half. However the Utes used a 15-6 run to tie it at 55 and then drew even again at 61 with 5:57 remaining. The Rebels didn't get a basket the rest of the game, and made only 11-of-20 free throws in that span. Still, it was enough as the Utes could only muster a Jensen three-pointer with 1:33 to play and a late field goal from Jeff Johnsen. Utah turned the ball over three times and missed four shots in the final five minutes.

The Rebels led 39-31 at halftime. Johnson had 13 points, including nine in a 13-point run midway through the first half.

Noting the Utes

Game #23 Rewind
Freshman Mike Puzey, who had only nine points in eight previous conference games, had 10 points and seven rebounds Saturday night as No. 21 Utah beat Brigham Young 77-62 to stretch its home winning streak to 50.

When Puzey fouled out with 5:51 to play, he earned a standing ovation from the Huntsman Center crowd that has not seen the Utes (19-4, 8-1 MWC) lose since Dec. 31, 1996, against Wake Forest.

Nathan Cooper brought BYU (15-6, 4-4 MWC) within 56-52 with 8:49 remaining on his third three-pointer of the half. But Alex Jensen scored eight points and Jeremy Killion added a driving layup during a 10-3 spurt that gave Utah a 66-55 cushion with 6:05 to play. Harvey made a three-pointer, and BYU's Mekeli Wesley, who had a technical foul earlier in the second half, was whistled for an intentional foul for an elbow to Phil Cullen's chin. Cullen made both free throws and Utah led 71-56 with 5:01 remaining.

Jensen finished with 16 points, eight rebounds, four assists and three steals. Killion had 18 points, and Nate Althoff had 15 and Tony Harvey 14 for the Utes, who have won 17 of their last 19 games.

Wesley and Terrell Lyday each scored 14 points for BYU, but collectively shot 7-of-22. Cooper scored 11 for the Cougars. The win marks the first time the Utes have a winning series record with BYU, Utah's oldest rival. Utah leads 114-113 in the rivalry which dates to 1908.

The Utes outrebounded the Cougars 35-21. Utah also outshot its cross-state rival 56.3-41.2 percent from the field and made 18-of-23 free throws while BYU made just 12-of-18.

Odd and Ends
Utah had its worst shooting game of the season against UNLV on Feb. 5, converting just 38.2 percent (21-of-55) from the field and 21.4 percent (3-of-14) from three-point range.

Utah shot a season-best 62.8 percent (27-of-43) from the field against Air Force on Jan. 29, helped by a 72.7 percent effort (16-of-22) in the second half. The Utes accomplished this while attempting a season-low 11 three-pointers.

The Utes broke out of a shooting slump with a 52.5 percent effort from the field (21-of-40) and 52.9 percent night from three-point range (9-of-17) against Colorado State on Jan. 24. Before that game, Utah had not shot above 53 percent from the field for five games or above 53 percent from three-point range for six games.

Utah has shot 50 percent or better from three-point range in six games this season: Stony Brook (50.0), Utah State (66.7), Washington State (50.0), Chicago State (52.4), Oregon State (60.0) and Colorado State on Jan. 24 (52.9).

Utah has shot 52 percent or better from the field in 11 games overall and four of nine conference games this season.

Three Utes have shot roughly half of their field goals from three-point range. Jeremy Killion has taken 95 of his 160 attempts, Tony Harvey has shot 73 of 150 and Phil Cullen has attempted 56 of 105 field goals from beyond the arc. Alex Jensen has taken over one-third of his field goal attempts from three-point range (79 of 194).

Utah's 20-point loss at Louisville was its worst since suffering a 101-70 loss to Kentucky in the regional semifinals of the NCAA Tournament on Mar. 21, 1996. The Utes have not lost a game by more than 16 points (87-71 at New Mexico on Feb. 1, 1997) since then. Utah has lost just three games by 20 points or more during Rick Majerus' 11-year tenure.

With its win over San Diego State on Jan. 10, Utah improved to 27-11 in conference openers (16-3 home/11-8 road) since joining the Western Athletic Conference in 1962.

Oregon State shot 55.6 percent (30-of-54) against the Utes on Dec. 28, the highest percentage by a Utah opponent this season. Texas had the second-best shooting night by an opponent this season, making 55.1 percent (27-of-49) of its field goals.

Eleven players have started for the Utes this season in eight different lineups.

The Utes have scored above 80 points four times this season: Chicago State on Dec. 18 (W, 84-58), Oregon State on Dec. 28 (W, 87-77), New Mexico on Jan. 31 (W, 82-70) and San Diego State on Feb. 10 (W, 83-65). All four games were played at home.

Utah has held three opponents below 50 points and 11 opponents below 60 points this season.

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.

In the Polls
Utah remained at No. 20 in the USA Today/ESPN poll released on Feb. 13 and held steady at No. 21 in Associated Press poll released on Feb. 14. Utah has been ranked in at least one of the national Top 25 polls for 22 consecutive weeks, dating back to last season. The Utes were out of the A.P. Top 25 poll for one week before climbing back in on Jan. 17. Utah has been ranked 18 out of the last 22 weeks by A.P.

Utah had been ranked in the national polls every week since early in the 1994-95 season before falling out in December of 1998. Utah has finished among the top 10 teams in the nation three consecutive years.

Rick's Remarks

On playing New Mexico -
"The Lobos will be very tough. They play outstanding defense and they are very athletic, but in addition to that they play very hard and are very smart. Lamont Long is arguably the best player in the league and certainly has played that way against us. But, it would be a big mistake for us to look past anybody else on the team because they have some very good players. I like their offense and they run up and down the court very well. Their transition to both ends of the floor is excellent. It will be a very difficult game."

An Efficient Attack With Long-Strike Capability
Utah ranks ninth in the nation in three-point field goal percentage (40.3) and seventh in overall field goal percentage (49.7) as of Feb. 14. Ranking among the top three-point shooting ball clubs in the nation is a rare thing for a Rick Majerus-coached Ute team. The previous best three-point shooting team during Majerus' 11-year tenure at Utah was in 1993, when the Utes finished 10th (41.0 percent) in the NCAA rankings.

However, running an efficient offense is nothing new at the U. Traditionally propelled by a strong inside game, the Utes have finished the season ranked in the top 25 in the nation in field goal percentage the last five consecutive years and six times overall during the Majerus era. Utah ranked 13th in the NCAA in field goal percentage (47.4) in 1998-99 and was fifth in 1996-97 (49.6).

This season, Utah shot 50 percent or better from three-point range in four of six games from Dec. 7 through Dec. 28. The "Gunnin'" Utes tied a school record with 14 three-pointers against both Utah State (Dec. 7) and Washington State (Dec. 11). 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. The Utes continued their hot shooting by going 12-of-20 (60.0%) from downtown against Oregon State on Dec. 28. Utah also made 52.9 percent of its three-point tries (9-of-17) against Colorado State on Jan. 24.

Awesome Alex
Senior forward Alex Jensen (6-7, 225) has started all 90 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 has lived up to his billing. During the conference season, Jensen ranks seventh among the league players in scoring (16.2 ppg), second in field goal percentage (63.5) and fourth in rebounding (7.6 rpg). In nine conference games, he has led the Utes four times in scoring, seven times in rebounding and four times in assists.

On the season, Jensen has Utah's second-best scoring average (14.5 ppg), shooting 58.2 percent from the field and 49.4 percent from three-point range to rank 19th in the country. He is the team's top rebounder (7.6 rpg). Jensen has led Utah seven times in scoring, 16 times in rebounds and eight times in assists this season. He has also scored in double figures in all but four games - including four 20-point performances - and has had seven rebounds or more in 14 games.

Jensen had his second consecutive double-double and his fourth of the season with team-highs of 19 points and 11 rebounds at UNLV on Feb. 5. He went 5-of-8 from the field and 8-of-8 from the free throw line in 37 minutes. Also last week, Jensen had a career-high 26 points and 12 rebounds against New Mexico on Jan. 31. He went 8-of-10 from the field, 2-of-4 from three-point range and 8-of-11 from the free throw line, and had three assists in 38 minutes against the Lobos. In another recent game, he had 20 points - shooting 8-of-10 from the field, 2-of-4 from three-point range and 2-of-4 from the free throw line - and 9 rebounds in 37 minutes at Air Force on Jan. 29. The Centerville, Utah, native had a season-best 14 rebounds against Wyoming on Jan. 22 and made a career-best nine three-pointers against Augusta State on Dec. 3. Jensen is also an excellent defensive player who can defend all five positions on the floor and has excelled in the role as the team's defensive stopper.

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. 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.

Jensen Joins 1,000 Point/ 800 Rebound Club
With 12 rebounds against New Mexico on Jan. 31, senior forward Alex Jensen became the ninth Ute all-time and the fourth under Rick Majerus to record 1,000 points and 800 rebounds during their career. Jensen currently has 1,194 career points and 831 career rebounds. The Centerville, Utah, native became the 28th Ute to surpass the 1,000-point plateau with 10 points against Oregon State on Dec. 28. Jensen currently ranks 21st in career scoring, ninth in total rebounds, second in offensive rebounds (311) and fifth in defensive rebounds (520) at the U.

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
Alex Jensen (1994-95, 97-Present) *	1,194	831

* played for Rick Majerus

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-outer 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.

Mottola's Return
After missing the first eight games of the season with a partial medial collateral tear in his left knee, senior forward Hanno Mottola (6-9, 250) quickly made his presence known after returning to the line-up. He led the Utes in scoring in eight of the 13 games after his return, averaging 17.5 points per game. Mottola has missed the last two games due to torn ligaments in his left elbow and right thumb.

In a five game stretch from Dec. 22-Jan. 6, he scored 131 points in 152 minutes, shooting 45-of-72 from the field and 9-of-14 from three-point range. Mottola had a double-double with a career-high 32 points and 11 rebounds against Texas on Dec. 22. He also made a personal-best 12 field goals in 21 attempts in that game. He had a double-double with 20 points, making 6-of-10 field goals, and 10 rebounds against Southern Utah on Jan. 1. For his efforts, he was named the Mountain West Conference Player of the Week (Dec. 21-Jan. 2) on Jan. 3. Mottola closed out his hot streak with a game-high 27 points - making 8-of-12 field goals, 2-of-3 three-pointers and 9-of-12 free throws - in 31 minutes at Louisville on Jan. 6.

Mottola would rank fifth in the conference in scoring if he had played enough games to qualify. The Mountain West and NCAA statistics requirement is 75 percent of games played.

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. 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 17th all-time in scoring (1,362), seventh in defensive rebounds (353), eighth in offensive boards (164) and 10th place in blocked shots (46).

Let's Hear It For Harvey
Senior guard/forward Tony Harvey (6-5, 200) has significantly improved his play since the start of the Mountain West Conference season, so much so that he has started the last two games at point guard after primarily playing off the bench since early December.

Harvey has scored in double figures in seven of the nine league games - including six in a row. Harvey equalled a season-best with 14 points against both San Diego State (Feb. 10) and Brigham Young (Feb. 12) last weekend. He had a perfect shooting night against SDSU, making all five field goals, his only three-point attempt and each of his three free throws in 26 minutes. Against BYU, he made 5-of-10 field goals and 2-of-4 trifectas while pulling down a career-high tying seven rebounds in 32 minutes. Harvey also got a season-best 14 points while making 4-of-7 field goals, 1-of-2 three-pointers and 5-of-8 free throws in 26 minutes off the bench against New Mexico on Jan. 31.

During the conference season, the Carson, Calif., native is averaging 11.4 points per game while shooting 53.0 percent from the field overall to rank ninth in the Mountain West and 53.3 percent (16-of-30) from three-point range to rank first in the league.

Defense, Defense, Defense
One of the trademarks of a Rick Majerus coached team is a stifling half-court defense. In the last 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 23 games this season, Utah has given up an average of 61.0 points per game to rank 18th in the nation in scoring defense as of Feb. 14. The Utes have also outscored the opposition by an average of 11.1 points per game to fall just outside of the top 25 in the country in scoring margin.

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.	UTAH	50	Feb. 21 UNLV
2.	Cincinnati	42	Feb. 20 Temple
3.	Auburn	29	Feb. 19 Mississippi

Utes Lead the Nation with 50-Game Home Winning Streak
Utah retained the longest active homecourt winning streak in NCAA Division I with a 77-62 win over Brigham Young on Feb. 12. The Utes have won 50 straight in the Jon M. Huntsman Center dating back to a Dec. 31, 1996 loss to Wake Forest. Utah's current streak began with an 84-63 win over Colorado State on Jan. 4, 1997. It is also the longest homecourt winning streak in school history. Cincinnati currently ranks second (42) and Auburn is third (29) among NCAA Division I's current active homecourt winning streaks. Duke, which had won 46 straight at home, lost to Maryland (98-87) on Feb. 9.

The Utes are 15-0 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 144-10 (.935) 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. Combining the two lengthy streaks and 13 wins sandwiched in between the two losses, Utah has won 90 of its last 92 games played in the Huntsman Center.

Getting Defensive in the Mountain West
Although the Utes don't rank among the top teams in the nation in rebound margin this season, they have continued to be a dominant team on the boards in league play. Utah has not been outrebounded in 42 consecutive conference games, including the first nine games this season. The last time the Utes faced a deficit on the boards in league play was 32-27 in a WAC contest at Tulsa on Feb. 22, 1997. In the Mountain West conference this season, Utah ranks second in rebound margin with a 4.7 rpg edge over the course of the entire season and a 6.1 rpg advantage in league games.

Utah cranked it up defensively to start the conference season. Utah's first three Mountain West Conference opponents shot just 38.9 percent from the field and 33.3 percent from three-point range combined. The Utes held San Diego State to 38.0 percent field goal shooting (19-of-50) on Jan. 10, BYU to 40.0 percent field goal shooting (16-of-40) on Jan. 15 and Wyoming to a 39.0 percent effort from the field (23-of-59) on Jan. 22. BYU's 40 field goal attempts was the lowest by a Ute opponent this season. The Utes also held BYU without a field goal for the final 7:50 and Wyoming scoreless for the final 2:42 to seal victories.

Against BYU on Feb. 12, the Utes held the Cougars to 41.2 percent shooting from the field and a 38.1 percent night from three-point range. Utah also had a 35-21 edge on the boards.

Runnin' Utes Enjoy Another Successful Semester in the Classroom
Six members of the Utah basketball team were named to the academic honor roll for the 1999 fall semester. Starter Hanno Mottola (economics), a second team GTE Academic All-American in 1998-99, heads the list. Reserves Jeff Johnsen (pre-communications), Mike Puzey (pre-physical therapy), Adam Sharp (finance) and Brandon Sluga (exercise and sports science), as well as transfer Chris Burgess (pre-communications) also made the honor roll.

Just short of meeting honor roll criteria were seniors Alex Jensen (finance) and Jeremy Killion (communications). All four seniors are on track to graduate. Killion and Mottola are expected to receive their degrees in May, while Jensen is on pace to finish during the summer semester. Mottola has been nominated for Academic All-America honors once again. He is a strong candidate to become the fourth Academic All-American during Rick Majerus' 11-year tenure at the U.

Majerus has had 19 players make the honor roll a combined 114 times during his tenure.

Majerus Records 350th Career Victory
Head coach Rick Majerus captured his 350th career win with a 56-49 victory at Brigham Young on Jan. 15. Majerus' career mark is 356-120 in 16 seasons. He also has a 257-68 record in 11 seasons at Utah.

Only four coaches in the history of college basketball have won 350 games in fewer seasons than Majerus. Nolan Richardson (Tulsa/Arkansas), Denny Crum (Louisville), Jim Boeheim (Syracuse) and John Thompson (Georgetown) reached the 350 career wins plateau in 15 seasons. Jerry Tarkanian (Long Beach State/UNLV), Billy Tubbs (Southwest Texas State/Lamar/Oklahoma), Bob Huggins (Walsh/Akron/Cincinnati) and Everett Case (North Carolina State) also posted their 350th career win during their 16th season.

Majerus became just the third coach at the U. to win 250 games with Utah's 70-55 win at San Diego State on Jan. 10. Vadal Peterson went 385-230 from 1927-53 and Jack Gardner, a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame, went 339-154 from 1953-71.

Majerus Named to Wisconsin's Best of the 20th Century
Runnin' Ute head coach Rick Majerus was honored as one of the "Best of the 20th Century" in his home state of Wisconsin by the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. The Sheboygan, Wis., native was one of 10 individuals listed under Top Coaches/Managers. Ranked seventh on the list, Majerus was joined by Curly Lambeau, D. Wayne Lucas, Bud Grant and Marv Harshman.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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. 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.

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.

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 in the Mountain West Conference/NCAA Stats

Team

(As of Feb. 15)		MWC	NCAA
Scoring Offense	72.1	5th
Scoring Defense	61.0	1st	18th
Scoring Margin	+11.1	1st
FG Percentage	.497	1st	7th
FG Pct. Defense	.433	4th
FT Percentage	.720	1st
Reb. Offense	32.6	6th
Reb. Defense	27.9	1st
Rebound Margin	+4.7	2nd
3 Pt. FG/Game	7.04	3rd
3 Pt. Percentage	.403	2nd	9th
3 Pt. FG Pct. Defense	.356	6th
Assists	16.09	2nd
Turnover Margin	-0.13	7th
Assists/TO Ratio	1.14	2nd
Steals	6.70	8th
Blocked Shots	2.57	5th

Individuals

(As of Feb. 15)			MWC	NCAA
Nate Althoff
	Scoring	10.1	20th
	Rebounds	4.6	17th
	Field Goal Pct.	.605	1st
	Free Throw Pct.	.783	5th
	Blocked Shots	0.84	9th

Gary Colbert
	Assists	3.36	8th
	Assists/TO Ratio	1.40	5th

Tony Harvey
	Scoring	9.1	23rd
	3 Pt. FG Pct.	.411	8th
	Free Throw Pct.	.788	4th
	Assists	2.74	13th

Alex Jensen
	Scoring	14.5	9th
	Rebounds	7.6	4th
	Field Goal Pct.	.582	3rd
	Free Throw Pct.	.734	12th
	Assists	3.13	9th
	Assists/TO Ratio	1.60	4th
	3 Pt. FG Pct.	.494	2nd	19th
	3 Pt. FG Made	1.70	9th

Jeremy Killion
	Scoring	9.2	21st
	3 Pt. FG Pct.	.411	9th
	3 Pt. FG Made	1.70	9th

Utah in the Polls

	Associated Press		USA Today/ESPN
1.	Cincinnati (66)	1.	Cincinnati (29)
2.	Stanford (5)	2.	Stanford (2)
3.	Duke	3.	Duke
4.	Arizona	4.	Arizona
5.	Tennessee	5.	Michigan State
6.	Michigan State	6.	Tennessee
7.	Ohio State	7.	Ohio State
8.	Oklahoma State	8.	Syracuse
9.	Syracuse	9.	Oklahoma State
10.	Indiana	10.	Indiana
11.	Florida	11.	Auburn
12.	Auburn	12.	Florida
13.	Tulsa	13.	Tulsa
14.	Iowa State	14.	Texas
15.	Temple	15.	Temple
16.	LSU	16.	Kentucky
17.	Texas	17.	Iowa State
18.	Connecticut	18.	Connecticut
19.	Kentucky	19.	Oklahoma
20.	Oklahoma	20.	UTAH
21.	UTAH	21.	Kansas
22.	Maryland	22.	Maryland
23.	Seton Hall	23.	LSU
24.	Kansas	24.	Vanderbilt
25.	Purdue	25.	Seton Hall

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
Dec. 26	21	24
Jan. 2	18	22
Jan. 9	nr	24
Jan. 16	22	20
Jan. 23	19	19
Jan. 30	19	19
Feb. 6	21	20
Feb. 13	21	20

Consecutive Weeks Ranked by

Associated Press	5
Last Time Not Ranked	Jan. 10, 2000
USA Today/ESPN	22
Last Time Not Ranked	Jan. 25, 1999

1999-2000 Standings

(As of Feb. 14)	Conf.	Pct.	Overall	Pct.
1. UTAH	8-1	.889	19-4	.826
2. UNLV	7-2	.778	16-5	.762
3. New Mexico	5-4	.556	13-11	.541
4. BYU	4-4	.500	15-6	.714
5. Colorado State	4-5	.444	14-10	.583
5. Wyoming	4-5	.444	14-10	.583
7. Air Force	3-5	.375	7-14	.333
8. San Diego State	0-9	.000	5-17	.227

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
	- - -
17.	Hanno Mottola (1996-Present)	1,362
21.	Alex Jensen (1994-95, 97-Present)	1,194

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.	Hanno Mottola (1996-Present)	46

Total Rebounds

1.	Billy McGill (1959-62)	1,106
2.	Keith Van Horn (1993-97)	1,074
3.	Josh Grant (1988-93)	1,066
4.	Mitch Smith (1985-89)	1,036
5.	Danny Vranes (1977-81)	951
6.	Ken Gardner (1968-71)	892
7.	Michael Doleac (1994-98)	886
8.	Tom Chambers (1977-81)	876
9.	Alex Jensen (1994-95, 97-Present)	831
10.	Mike Sojourner (1972-74)	733

Offensive Rebounds

1.	Josh Grant (1988-93)	337
2.	Alex Jensen (1994-95, 97-Present)	311
3.	Michael Doleac (1994-98)	288
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.	Hanno M?tt?la (1996-Present)	164
9.	Brandon Jessie (1994-96)	161
10.	Byron Wilson (1990-93)	148

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.	Alex Jensen (1994-95, 97-Present)	520
6.	Andre Miller (1995-99)	454
7.	Hanno Mottola (1996-99)	353
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	17-1
Trailing At Half	0-3
Tied At Half	2-0
Leading With 5:00 Remaining	18-0
Trailing With 5:00 Remaining	1-3
Tied With 5:00 Remaining	0-1
In Overtime	0-0
Utah Outrebounds Opponent	15-1
Rebounds Are Even	2-0
Opponent Outrebounds Utah	2-3
Utah Commits More Turnovers	6-4
Opponent Commits More Turnovers	13-0
Utah Has More Free Throw Attempts	12-1
Opponent Has More Free Throw Attempts	7-3
Utah Shoots 50% or Better	13-1
Utah Shoots Less Than 50%	6-3
Opponent Shoots 50% or Better	4-1
Opponent Shoots Less Than 50%	15-3
Utah Shoots Better Than Opponent	17-1
Field Goal Shooting Equal	1-0
Opponent Shoots Better Than Utah	1-3
Utah Bench Outscores Opponent Bench	15-2
Opponent Bench Outscores Utah Bench	3-1
Utah Scores Less Than 60	1-2
Utah Scores Between 60-69	3-1
Utah Scores Between 70-79	11-1
Utah Scores Between 80-89	4-0
Utah Scores Between 90-99	0-0
Utah Scores 100 or More	0-0
Opponent Scores Less Than 60	10-1
Opponent Scores Between 60-69	5-0
Opponent Scores Between 70-79	4-2
Opponent Scores Between 80-89	0-1
Opponent Scores 90 or More	0-0
On Mondays	4-0
On Tuesdays	3-0
On Wednesdays	1-1
On Thursdays	2-1
On Fridays	2-1
On Saturdays	7-1
On Sundays	0-0
On ABC	0-0
On ESPN	4-1
On ESPN+Plus	2-0
On Local Television	6-3

Consecutive Games with a 3-Point FG	49
Consecutive Games Oppon. under 100 points	122
Consecutive Games Oppon. under 90 points	111
Utah's Last Overtime Game	Mar. 5, 1999 vs. Tulsa (W, 64-61)

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Completed Event: Men's Basketball versus UCF on February 21, 2026 , Loss , 71, to, 73

Completed Event: Men's Basketball at West Virginia on February 18, 2026 , Win , 61, to, 56

Completed Event: Men's Basketball at Cincinnati on February 15, 2026 , Loss , 65, to, 69

Completed Event: Men's Basketball versus #3/3 Houston on February 10, 2026 , Loss , 52, to, 66

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