Utes Gear Up For NCAA Tournament Play

March 14, 2000

2000 NCAA Tournament Midwest Region
First & Second Rounds March 16 & 18
Goodman Arena - CSU Convocation Center (13,610) Cleveland, Ohio

Just the Facts
Utah, a No. 8 seed in the Midwest Regional, received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament with a 22-8 overall record. The Utes went 10-4 in the Mountain West Conference to tie UNLV for the regular season title. Utah opens NCAA Tournament play against No. 9 seeded Saint Louis (19-13) on Thursday at approximately 10:10 p.m. (EST) at Goodman Arena-Cleveland State University Convocation Center (13,610). Should the Utes win that game, they would advance to face the winner of No. 1 Michigan State (26-7) vs. No. 16 Valparaiso (19-12) in the second round on Saturday at approximately 3:40 p.m. (EST).

On Radio
All of the Utes' games in the NCAA Tournament will be broadcast on the Utah Sports Network (570 K-NEWS in Salt Lake City and affiliate stations) and the Internet at www.UtahUtes.com. Bill Marcroft (play-by-play), Jeff Jonas (analyst) and Brad Stone (host) call the action.

On Television
CBS Sports has exclusive rights to the NCAA Tournament. Kevin Harlan (play-by-play) and Jon Sundvold (analyst) are the announcers for the first/second round games in Cleveland. Games not shown on local CBS affiliates can be seen on pay-per-view offered by DIRECTV.

A Quick Look at Utah
The Runnin' Utes enter the NCAA Tournament with a 22-8 record. Utah defeated Air Force in the Mountain West Conference Tournament quarterfinals (74-65) before losing to Brigham Young in the semifinals (58-54). The Utes went 10-4 during the regular season in the Mountain West Conference, tying UNLV for the inaugural league championship. After starting the conference season with an 8-1 record, the Utes lost three of their last five regular season games. All eight of Utah's losses this season have come away from the Huntsman Center, giving it a 4-7 record on the road and a 1-1 mark on neutral courts. The Utes were 17-0 at home this season.

Senior 6-9 forward Hanno Mottola, who has missed 11 games this season due to injuries, leads the Utes in scoring average (17.4 ppg) and is third in rebounding (4.7 rpg). Senior 6-7 forward Alex Jensen is second on the team in scoring average (13.2 ppg) and is tops in rebounding (7.6 rpg). Jensen is also shooting 53.8 percent from the field and 45.7 percent from three-point range. Junior 6-11 center Nate Althoff is third in scoring (10.0 ppg), second in rebounding (4.9 rpg) and leads the team in field goal percentage (59.4). Senior 6-5 guard Tony Harvey is averaging 2.53 assists per game.

Utah is outscoring the opposition 71.4 to 62.0 points per game and has a 34.1 to 28.8 edge in rebounding. The Utes are shooting 48.3 percent from the field, 38.8 percent from three-point range and 72.9 percent from the free throw line.

Utah Probable Starters

No.	Pos.	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Cl.	Ppg	Rpg	Hometown
50	F	Alex Jensen	6-7	225	Sr.	13.2	7.6	Centerville, Utah
13	F	Hanno Mottola	6-9	250	Sr.	17.4	4.7	Helsinki, Finland
52	C	Nate Althoff	6-11	260	Jr.	10.0	4.9	Delano, Minn.
5	G	Tony Harvey	6-5	200	Sr.	9.4	2.6	Carson, Calif.
32	G	Jeremy Killion	5-11	190	Sr.	9.4	1.8	San Diego, Calif.

Head Coach: Rick Majerus (Marquette '70)
Record at Utah: 260-72/11th Season
Overall Record: 359-124/16th Season

Off the Bench

No.	Pos.	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Cl.	Ppg	Rpg	Hometown
3	G	Gary Colbert	6-1	175	So.	3.6	2.3	Alta Loma, Calif.
4	G	Adam Sharp *	6-2	180	So.	1.3	0.8	Salt Lake City
15	F	Nick Jacobson	6-3	185	Fr.	0.0	0.0	Roseville, Minn.
25	G	Brandon Sluga	6-4	210	Sr.	0.9	0.0	Taylorsville, Utah
35	F	Jeff Johnsen	6-4	200	So.	6.0	3.7	Murray, Utah
40	F/C	Phil Cullen	6-9	215	So.	5.3	2.4	Chelan, Wash.
42	F	Mike Puzey *	6-8	215	Fr.	2.8	2.8	Roy, Utah

* questionable due to injury

NCAA Tournament Midwest Region at Cleveland, Ohio
First Round - Thursday (March 16)

Game 1 -	No. 5 Kentucky (22-9) vs. No. 12 St. Bonaventure (21-9)	12:20 p.m. (EST)
Game 2 -	No. 4 Syracuse (24-5) vs. No. 13 Samford (21-10)	30 minutes after
Game 3 -	No. 1 Michigan State (26-7) vs. No. 16 Valparaiso (19-12)	7:40 p.m. (EST)
Game 4 -	No. 8 Utah (22-8) vs. No. 9 Saint Louis (19-13)	30 minutes after

Second Round - Saturday (March 18)

Game 5 -	Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2	1:10 p.m. (EST)
Game 6 -	Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4	30 minutes after

(All Times Eastern Standard Time)

NCAA Tournament Notes

Scouting Saint Louis
The Billikens, seeded No. 9 in the Midwest Region, enter the NCAA Tournament with a 19-13 record and received an automatic bid after winning the Conference USA Tournament last weekend. To win the league tournament, Saint Louis won four games in four days by defeating Southern Miss (59-51), then-No. 1 Cincinnati (68-58), Tulane (64-46) and DePaul (56-49).

Saint Louis went 7-9 in Conference USA during the regular season. The Billikens are making their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 1998, when they lost to eventual national champion and No. 2 seed Kentucky in the second round of the South Regional.

Senior 6-2 guard Justin Love leads the team in scoring (18.5 ppg), shooting 42.3 percent from three-point range and 82.4 percent from the free throw line, is second in rebounds (4.9 rpg). Love was a first team C-USA selection. Junior 6-7 forward Justin Tatum is Saint Louis' second-leading scorer (8.4 ppg) and top rebounder (6.0 rpg).

Billikens Head Coach Lorenzo Romar
Romar enjoyed a successful three-year run at Pepperdine, posting a 42-44 record before accepting the Billikens' position. Last year, he took the Waves to the NIT with a 19-13 record. It was Pepperdine's first postseason appearance in five years. Prior to his stint at Pepperdine, Romar was the top assistant under Jim Harrick at UCLA from 1992-1996.

Romar was an assistant coach with USA Basketball under Rick Majerus on the 1997 Men's 22 and Under Team that competed at the World Championships in Melbourne, Australia.

Utah/Saint Louis Common Opponents
Utah and Saint Louis have two common opponents this season. Saint Louis defeated Air Force 78-70 in its season opener at home on Nov. 13. Utah took three games from the Academy, an MWC rival, winning by an average of 11.0 points. Utah lost at Louisville 75-55 on Jan. 6. Saint Louis split with the Cardinals in C-USA play, winning 52-48 at home on Jan. 29 and losing 68-56 on the road on Feb. 23.

Utah/Saint Louis Series Notes
The Utes and Billikens have never met. Rick Majerus will also coach against Saint Louis for the first time on Thursday.

Scouting Michigan State
The Spartans (26-7), seeded No. 1 in the Midwest, earned an automatic berth to the NCAAs by winning the Big Ten Conference Tournament. En route to the tournament title, Michigan State defeated Iowa (75-65), Wisconsin (56-46) and Illinois (76-61). Michigan State also won the Big Ten regular-season championship with a 13-3 mark. Senior 6-7 forward Morris Peterson and senior 6-2 guard Mateen Cleaves were named all-Big Ten selections by both the coaches and media, while Peterson was also selected as the league MVP by the coaches. Peterson leads the team in scoring (16.7 ppg), three-point shooting (.424) and rebounding (6.3 rpg). Cleaves, who missed the first 13 games this season due to injury, is third on the team in scoring (11.5 ppg) and leads the team in assists (7.6 apg).

Michigan State is outscoring the opposition 74.5-59.4 points per game and is one of the top rebounding teams in the nation with a 40.0-27.2 edge on the boards per contest. The Spartans are shooting 47.4 percent from the field, 37.6 percent from three-point range and 72.7 percent from the free throw line. Tom Izzo is 117-68 in his fifth year as the MSU head coach.

Utah/Michigan State Series Notes
The Utes are 4-0 all-time against Michigan State with two of those meetings coming on neutral courts. Rick Majerus is 1-0 against Michigan State, coaching Utah to an 85-84 win over the Spartans in double overtime in the second round of the 1991 NCAA Tournament in Tucson, Ariz. That win allowed Utah to advance to its first NCAA Sweet 16 under Majerus.

Scouting Valparaiso
The Crusaders (19-12) are the No. 16 seed in the NCAA Midwest Region, earning an automatic bid by winning the Mid-Continent Conference Tournament. They went 10-4 in conference play. Valparaiso is making its fifth consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance.

Senior 6-11 center Ivan Vujic leads the team in scoring (10.8 ppg) and is also averaging 5.5 rpg. Lubos Barton is the team's second-leading scorer (11.6 ppg), while shooting 34.9 percent from three-point range, and the team's leading rebounder (6.0 rpg). Head coach Homer Drew has a 186-168 record in his 12th season at Valparaiso and a 455-290 career mark in 24 seasons. The Crusaders have outscored the opposition 67.4-62.6 points per game and has a 36.8-31.3 advantage on the boards. Valpo is shooting 45.2 percent from the field, 37.4 percent from three-point range and 65.0 percent from the line.

Utah/Valparaiso Series Notes
The Utes and Crusaders have never met. Rick Majerus has a 4-0 record against Valparaiso with none of those meetings coming during his career at Utah.

Utah's NCAA Tournament History
Utah is making its 21st appearance in the NCAA Tournament all-time and a school record sixth-consecutive appearance. The Utes are 31-24 (.564) in NCAA Tournament play with four NCAA Final Four appearances (1944, 1961, 1966, 1998) and one NCAA championship (1944).

Utah ranks among the top 15 schools in NCAA Tournament appearances. Only 12 teams have more Final Four appearances than Utah and only 11 schools have been in more championship games than the Utes.

Utes in the NCAA Tournament Under Majerus
Utah is appearing in its eighth NCAA Tournament overall and its sixth in a row under Rick Majerus. Majerus has led the Utes to a 15-7 record (.682) in the NCAA Tournament. Utah has won all of its first round games under Majerus and is one of just six programs in the nation that have advanced to at least the second round of the NCAAs in each of the past five seasons. Utah has made it to the Sweet 16 four times, the Elite Eight twice and the Final Four in 1998 with Majerus on the bench.

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

Noting the Utes

20/20 Vision
With its win over UNLV on Feb. 21, Utah assured itself of a 20-win season for the 28th time in school history. Under current coach Rick Majerus, Utah has hit for 20 wins in nine of 11 seasons, including the last six 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), 1999-2000 (22-8).

Another Championship Season
Utah has won eight league titles during Rick Majerus' 11-year tenure. The Utes won the WAC regular-season championship outright in 1991 and shared it in 1993 before winning five straight outright titles from 1995-99 (the last three being divisional titles). Utah shared the inaugural Mountain West Conference championship with UNLV this year to capture its sixth consecutive regular season league title.

Mottola Named Third Team Academic All-America
Senior forward Hanno Mottola has been named to the 2000 GTE/CoSIDA Academic All-America third team. It is the fourth straight season that Utah has been represented on the Academic All-America team. Mottola, an economics major with a 3.38 GPA, was named to the second team last year, following Michael Doleac in 1997, and Doleac and Drew Hansen in 1998. No other school has had more than four Academic All-Americans in the last three years.

Despite missing 11 games this season due to injuries, the Helsinki, Finland, native is leading the Runnin' Utes in scoring average (17.4 ppg) and is third in rebounding (4.7 rpg). Mottola is also shooting 50.2 percent from the field and 35.2 percent from three-point range.

Jensen and Mottola Earn All-Mountain West Conference Honors
Alex Jensen was named the Mountain West Conference Player of the Year and was joined on the all-league first team by Hanno Mottola, as selected by the eight head coaches.

Jensen was selected as player of the year after leading the Utes to at least a share of a conference title for the sixth straight year. Jensen averaged 14.2 points and 8.2 rebounds per game in conference play this season. In overall regular season games, the senior forward averaged 13.8 points and 7.5 rebounds per game. Jensen is the only player in the M-West to rank in the top 10 in all but two of the conference's statistical categories (both all games and conference games). He also ranks in the top 20 in the NCAA in three-point shooting at 45.7 percent. Jensen captured his second career all-conference first team selection this season. He was named to both the Western Athletic Conference Pacific Division first team and all-defensive team in 1999. This is the seventh time in the Rick Majerus era that a Ute has been named conference player of the year.

Mottola made his third appearance on a postseason all-conference team in 2000. He was a second team pick in the WAC's Mountain Division in 1998 and a Pacific Division first team selection last season. The senior forward was also an all-newcomer team honoree his first season at Utah in 1997. Despite missing 11 games this season, Mottola has recorded six 20-plus scoring outings and one 30-plus game. In 17 regular season games, he averaged 17.5 points and 5.2 rebounds.

MWC Media Names its All-Conference Team
The Las Vegas Review-Journal announced its first "Best of the Mountain West" survey in last Wednesday's edition. The Review-Journal polled 20 journalists who cover the eight conference schools on a regular basis. Ute senior Alex Jensen was named the best small forward and player of the year over UNLV's Mark Dickel and Kaspars Kambala. Utah sophomore forward/center Phil Cullen was named the league's sixth man.

Jensen and Mottola Earn All-District 13 Honors
Senior forwards Alex Jensen and Hanno Mottola were named to the All-District 13 team as selected by the National Association of Basketball Coaches. The first and second team members include:

First Team	Second Team
Alex Jensen, Utah	Ceedric Goodwyn, Colorado State
Harold Arceneaux, Weber State	Mekeli Wesley, Brigham Young
Courtney Alexander, Fresno State	Brandon Wolfram, UTEP
Hanno Mottola, Utah	Eddie Gill, Weber State
Lamont Long, New Mexico	Anthony Blakes, Wyoming

Mountain West Conference Tournament Rewind
Utah bowed out of the inaugural MWC Tournament in the semifinals with a 58-54 loss to Brigham Young last Friday night in Las Vegas. Hanno Mottola had 17 points, six rebounds and three assists to lead the Utes. Nate Althoff got his first career double-double with 13 points and a personal-best 11 rebounds. He also added three blocked shots in 32 minutes.

In its first 15 possessions, Utah made one of 10 field goal attempts, had two shots blocked and turned the ball over three times. Still, Utah went on a run to end the first half and went into halftime leading 30-26. That lead didn't last long, however, as BYU opened the second half with a 12-3 run to take a lead the Cougars would not relinquish. Utah made just eight of 32 second half field goals. One of those came when Nate Althoff tied the game 42-42 with 8:40 left. But Utah didn't make another field goal until Hanno Mottola hit a three-pointer with 1:30 left to bring the Utes to within 55-49. Utah was outshot 40.4-30.9 percent from the field but had a 45-37 advantage on the boards.

Utah used an excellent shooting performance to sneak by Air Force 74-65 in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West Conference Tournament last Thursday afternoon. Tony Harvey equalled a career high with 19 points, going 5-of-8 from the field, 2-of-4 from beyond the arc and 7-of-10 at the line in 28 minutes. Hanno Mottola had 17 points, Nate Althoff added 13 and Jeff Johnsen had 10 off the bench for the Utes. Alex Jensen had a game-high eight rebounds to help Utah to a 31-29 edge on the glass.

The Utes shot 63 percent from the field for the game and 68 percent in the second half, but just could not shake loose from the Falcons. Utah trailed 19-18 at the 3:27 mark of the first half and went on a 10-4 run to head into the lockerroom with a 28-23 lead. The Utes opened the second half with a 23-6 run in the first eight minutes, hitting nine of its first 11 shots (including 7-of-7 from within the three-point line). Utah would hit nine straight two-point field goals in the second half before finally missing its 10th attempt at the 5:27 mark.

Jarvis Croff was as one-man assault team for the Academy, going 8-of-19 from behind the arc to score a career-high 31 points.

Inside the Numbers

Utah has shot 52 percent or better from the field in 14 games overall and six conference games this season. Most recently, Utah shot 63.6 percent (21-of-33) against Air Force on March 9 in the quarterfinals of the MWC Tournament. Utah had its best second half shooting percentage of the season at 68.4 percent against Air Force. The previous high was 66.7 percent at New Mexico in Feb. 19. The Utes are 16-1 when they shoot better than 50 percent this season.

Utah's 27-point loss at Wyoming was its worst since suffering a 101-70 loss to Kentucky in the regional semifinals of the NCAA Tournament on Mar. 21, 1996. Utah has lost just four games by 20 points or more during Rick Majerus' 11-year tenure.

The 27-point loss at Wyoming was Utah's worst in conference play under Rick Majerus. The Utes' previous worst conference loss under Majerus was 19 points (67-48) against Colorado State on Jan. 18, 1992 in Salt Lake City.

Prior to dropping successive games to Colorado State (Feb. 26) and Wyoming (Feb. 28), the last time Utah had lost back-to-back games was during the 1994-95 season when the Utes fell to Maryland (90-78) on Nov. 22 and to Michigan (73-69) on Nov. 23 in the Maui Classic. The last time Utah lost successive games in league play was in 1993-94 when the Utes lost Feb. 17 at Fresno State (95-86), Feb. 19 at Air Force (91-89 in OT) and Feb. 26 at BYU (73-70).

Utah finished the regular season with a 4-7 road record overall and a 3-4 mark away from home in MWC play. The last time Utah had a losing record on the road overall and in conference play was 1993-94.

The Utes scored a season-best 96 points and posted its most decisive win of the season (44 points) over UNLV on Feb. 21. It was Utah's most decisive win since defeating San Diego State by 48 points (86-38) on Feb. 11, 1999.

Also against UNLV, Utah set season-high marks for field goals made (33), free throw percentage (95.7) and rebounds (50). The Utes hadn't pulled down 50 rebounds in a game since getting 56 against Azusa Pacific on Dec. 12, 1997. Utah also limited UNLV to 30.6 percent shooting from the field, the lowest mark by a Ute opponent this season. It was the Utes' best defensive effort since also holding New Mexico to 30.6 percent field goal shooting on March 6, 1999.

Utah had its worst shooting game of the season against BYU in the semifinals of the MWC Tournament. The Utes shot a season low 30.9 percent (17-of-55) from the field and made a season low 17 field goals.

Utah has shot 50 percent or better from three-point range in seven games this season: Stony Brook (50.0), Utah State (66.7), Washington State (50.0), Chicago State (52.4), Oregon State (60.0), Colorado State on Jan. 24 (52.9) and Air Force (60.0) on March 9.

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 nine different lineups.

The Utes have scored above 80 points six 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), San Diego State on Feb. 10 (W, 83-65), UNLV on Feb. 21 (W, 96-52), Air Force on March 4 (W, 86-63). All six games were played at home.

Utah has held three opponents below 50 points and 13 opponents below 60 points this season. The Utes are 19-2 in 1999-2000 when they hold the opposition to under 70 points.

Utah surrendered a season-low 42 points in its 35-point win over Utah State on Dec. 7. The Utes also allowing the Aggies to shoot just 30.8 percent from the field and 18.8 percent from three-point range.

In the Polls
Utah fell out of both of the major Top 25 polls the week of Feb. 27 after being ranked in at least one of the polls for 23 consecutive weeks. Utah had been ranked 23 straight weeks by USA Today/ESPN and 19 of 23 weeks by A.P. dating back to last season. The Utes' highest ranking this year was 15th in both polls entering the season. Utah received six votes in this week's A.P. poll and three in the USA Today/ESPN poll.

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

From the Training Room
Senior 6-9 forward Hanno Mottola, suffering from torn ligaments in his left elbow and right thumb, returned to action on Feb. 21 against UNLV after missing three games. Team doctors estimate that Mottola is 75 percent recovered from the injuries. 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. It was then determined that time off was necessary for Mottola to recover from the injuries.

Freshman 6-8 forward Mike Puzey was diagnosed with a hairline fracture in his left fibula March 3. He did not play in Utah's last regular season game against Air Force on March 4 or in either one of the MWC Tournament games. He is questionable for the NCAA Tournament.

Sophomore 6-2 guard Adam Sharp sprained an ankle just before the end of the first half the MWC Tournament semifinal game against BYU last Friday. He too is questionable for this weekend.

An Efficient Attack With Long-Strike Capability
Utah ranks 18th in the nation in three-point field goal percentage (38.8) and 13th in overall field goal percentage (48.3) as of March 12. Ranking among the top three-point shooting ball clubs in the nation is a rare occurrence 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, the "Gunnin' Utes" have shot 50 percent or better from three-point range in six games. Utah 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 and 60.0 percent (6-of-10) against Air Force on March 9.

However, Utah cooled-off for a stretch in conference play. Utah did not shoot above 40 percent from three-point range for five consecutive games before making 42.1 percent (8-of-19) against UNLV on Feb. 21. In back-to-back losses on the road to Colorado State on Feb. 26 and Wyoming on Feb. 28, Utah shot a combined 33.9 percent from the field and 20.0 percent from three-point range.

Three Utes have shot roughly half of their field goals from three-point range. Jeremy Killion has taken 124 of his 211 attempts, Tony Harvey has shot 102 of 208 and Phil Cullen has attempted 76 of 138 field goals from beyond the arc. Alex Jensen has taken over one-third of his field goal attempts from three-point range (105 of 247).

Defense, Defense, Defense
One of the trademarks of a Rick Majerus coached team is a stifling half-court defense. In the past 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 30 games this season, Utah has given up an average of 62.0 points per game to rank 23rd in the nation in scoring defense as of March 12. The Utes have also outscored the opposition by an average of 9.4 points per game and led the Mountain West Conference in scoring margin this season.

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.

Awesome Alex
Senior forward Alex Jensen (6-7, 225), the 2000 Mountain West Conference Player of the Year, has started all 97 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 ranked 10th among the league players in scoring (14.2 ppg), third in field goal percentage (55.2), fifth in rebounding (8.2 rpg) and seventh in assists (30.7 apg). In 14 conference games, he led the Utes four times in scoring, 10 times in rebounding and eight times in assists. He has also earned first team All-District 13 honors from the NABC this season.

On the season, Jensen has Utah's second-best scoring average (13.2 ppg), shooting 53.8 percent from the field and 45.7 percent from three-point range to rank in the top 25 in the nation. He is also the team's top rebounder (7.6 rpg). Jensen has led Utah seven times in scoring, 20 times in rebounds and 13 times in assists this season. He has also scored in double figures in 22 games including four 20-point performances and has had seven rebounds or more in 19 games.

Jensen posted his fifth double-double of the season with 11 points and 12 rebounds in 29 minutes against UNLV on Feb. 21. He also had back-to-back double-doubles in the middle of the conference season. Jensen finished 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. In the preceding game against New Mexico on Jan. 31, Jensen had a career-high 26 points and 12 rebounds. 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 outstanding performance, 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 Points/800 Rebounds Club
This season, 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 his career. Jensen currently has 1,257 points and 884 boards in four years at Utah. The Centerville, Utah, native became the 28th Ute to surpass the 1,000-point plateau with 10 points against Oregon State on Dec. 28. He had 12 rebounds against New Mexico on Jan. 31 to surpass the 800-rebound benchmark.

Jensen currently ranks 19th in career scoring, ninth in total rebounds, second in offensive rebounds (325), fourth in defensive rebounds (559), sixth in three-pointers made (98), sixth in three-pointers attempted (242) and sixth in three-point percentage (.405) 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-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 Effective When Healthy
Despite battling injuries all season, senior forward Hanno Mottola (6-9, 250) is Utah's leader in scoring average (17.5 ppg) and has led the Utes in scoring in 13 of the 19 games he has played in this season. He has earned first team all-Mountain West Conference and all-District 13 honors from the NABC.

Mottola made his second triumphant return from injury this season against UNLV on Feb. 21. Coming off the bench after missing three games due to torn ligaments in his left elbow and right thumb, Mottola scored a game-high 20 points in 19 minutes. He shot 5-of-7 from the field, 1-of-3 from three-point range and 9-of-9 at the free throw line. He has scored in double figures in each of the six games since his return, averaging 17.2 points per game.

The Helsinki, Finland, native also missed the first eight games of the season with a partial medial collateral tear in his left knee. Mottola successfully made his return on Dec. 18. In a five game stretch from Dec. 22-Jan. 6, he scored 131 points (26.2 ppg) 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 fourth in the conference in overall scoring if he had played enough games to qualify. The Mountain West and NCAA statistics requirement is 75 percent of games played. During the league season, Mottola ranked 13th in the M-West in scoring (13.6 ppg) and first in free throw percentage (84.5).

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. Mottola ranks high in several career statistical categories at the U. He is 15th all-time in scoring (1,465), seventh in defensive rebounds (369), eighth in offensive boards (170) and 11th place in blocked shots (48).

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 nine games at point guard after primarily playing off the bench since early December.

Harvey scored in double figures in nine of the 14 league games including seven in a row heading into the Feb. 21 game against UNLV. Harvey equalled a career high with 19 points to go with five rebounds and three assists in 37 minutes against New Mexico on Feb. 19. He made 7-of-17 shots from the field overall and 5-of-10 from three-point range. Harvey had 14 points thanks in part to making four three-pointers in the second half alone against the Lobos. During the conference season, the Carson, Calif., native averaged 10.8 points per game while shooting 48.2 percent from the field overall to rank 12th in the Mountain West and 45.3 percent (24-of-53) from three-point range to rank sixth in the league.

Harvey equalled his career high (19 points) once again versus Air Force in the quarterfinals of the MWC Tournament by going 5-of-8 from the field, 2-of-4 from three-point range and 7-of-10 from the line in 28 minutes.

Take Note of Nate
Junior 6-11 center Nate Althoff is another Ute who has stepped-up his play in recent weeks. Althoff was named the Mountain West Conference Player of the Week on Feb. 14 after leading the Runnin' Utes to two wins in league play over San Diego State (Feb. 10) and BYU (Feb. 12).

In the two games, the Delano, Minn., (Delano HS) product scored 37 points (18.5 ppg) and pulled down eight boards. 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 with a career-high 22 points in the 83-65 victory over San Diego State on Feb. 10. He went 6-for-8 from the field and made a personal-best 10-of-11 free throws.

The Utes' "Big Man" followed-up his player of the week honor with 17 points (8-of-12 FG), a game-high eight rebounds and two blocked shots in 21 minutes against New Mexico on Feb. 19. He recorded his first career double-double with 13 points and a personal-best 11 rebounds against BYU in the semifinals of the MWC Tournament.

Althoff currently leads the Mountain West Conference in field goal percentage (59.4). His shooting percentage in conference play was even better at 64.8 (57-for-88), which led the M-West. Althoff has had two 20-point games and 13 double-figure scoring games this season.

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 a 10-4 record this season and its sixth straight regular-season title is 81-13 (.862), 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 47-1 (.979) record.

After closing out its home schedule with an 86-63 win over Air Force on March 4, the Utes have won 37 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.

Utes Finish Home Schedule with Nation Leading 52-Game Winning Streak
Utah will retain the longest active homecourt winning streak in NCAA Division I until next season after posting an 86-63 win over Air Force on March 4. The Utes have won 52 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 the longest homecourt winning streak in school history.

Michigan State is second with 28 consecutive home wins while Alcorn State is third with 25, both schools have completed their 1999-2000 home schedules.

The Utes were 17-0 at home this season to record the seventh undefeated home season in the 31-year history of the Jon M. Huntsman Center. Six 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), 1999-2000 (17-0). The Utes are 146-10 (.936) 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 92 of its last 94 games played in the Huntsman Center.

Jensen Undefeated at Home
Senior Alex Jensen will close out his career as the only four-year player at Utah to never lose a home game. The Utes went 15-0 during Jensen's freshman season in 1994-95. After returning from his two-year LDS Church mission, Jensen was in the line-up for 44 consecutive contests in the Huntsman Center, playing all but the first eight games of Utah's 52 consecutive home wins. Jensen and the rest of Utah's senior class took to the Huntsman Center hardwood for the final time on March 4, getting an 86-63 win over Air Force.

Hanno Mottola lost just one home game during his four-year stay at the U. Junior college transfers Tony Harvey and Jeremy Killion never tasted the bitterness of a home loss during their two-year careers.

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 47 consecutive regular season conference games, including all 14 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, Utah ranks first in rebound margin with a 5.3 rpg edge over the course of the entire season and a 6.8 rpg advantage in league games. The Utes are 18-4 when they outrebound their opponents this season.

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.

Against BYU on Feb. 12, Utah had a 35-21 edge on the boards. Utah held UNLV to 30.6 percent shooting, the lowest mark by an opponent this season, on Feb. 21. The Utes also had a 50-26 edge on the boards in the 96-52 victory. In the Mountain West Conference Tournament last weekend, Utah held Air Force to 37.1 percent field goal shooting in the quarterfinals and BYU to a 40.4 percent effort from the field in the semifinals.

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 third team GTE Academic All-American in 1999-2000, 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 earned Academic All-America for the second consecutive season after making the second team in 1998-99. He recently became 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 359-124 in 16 seasons. He also has a 260-72 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
The University of Utah's Jon M. Huntsman Center will host NCAA Tournament West Region first and second round games this week. Four first round games will be played on Thursday and two second round games wi

Utah Tradition

Utah has a 1,451-754 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.

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 had the fourth-most wins in NCAA Division I the past three years with an 87-13 record.

Utes in the Mountain West Conference/NCAA Stats

Team

(As of March 12)	MWC	NCAA
Scoring Offense	71.4	4th
Scoring Defense	62.0	1st	23rd
Scoring Margin	+9.4	1st
Field Goal Pct.	.483	1st	13th
FG Pct. Defense	.425	3rd
Free Throw Pct.	.729	1st
Reb. Offense	34.1	5th
Reb. Defense	28.8	1st
Rebound Margin	+5.3	1st
3 Pt. FG/Game	6.90	3rd
3 Pt. Percentage	.388	2nd	18th
3 Pt. FG Pct. Defense	.359	6th
Assists	15.70	3rd
Turnover Margin	-0.97	7th
Assists/TO Ratio	1.09	3rd
Steals	6.20	8th
Blocked Shots	2.83	5th

Individuals

(As of March 12)	MWC	NCAA
Nate Althoff
	Scoring	10.0	19th
	Rebounds	4.9	15th
	Field Goal Pct.	.594	1st
	Free Throw Pct.	.738	10th
	Blocked Shots	0.92	9th

Gary Colbert

	Assists	3.00	10th
	Assists/TO Ratio	1.38	5th

Tony Harvey

Scoring	9.4	22nd
3 Pt. FG Pct.	.392	9th
Free Throw Pct.	.762	4th
Assists	2.53	15th

Alex Jensen

Scoring	13.2	13th
Rebounds	7.6	4th
Field Goal Pct.	.538	4th
Free Throw Pct.	.728	11th
Assists	3.23	7th
Assists/TO Ratio	1.67	4th
3 Pt. FG Pct.	.457	5th	18th
3 Pt. FG Made	1.33	15th

Jeremy Killion

Scoring	9.4	22nd
Field Goal Pct.	.464	14th
3 Pt. FG Pct.	.387	10th
3 Pt. FG Made	1.60	9th

Utah in the Polls

	Associated Press		USA Today/ESPN
1.	Duke (58)	1.	Duke (27)
2.	Michigan State (6)	2.	Michigan State (1)
3.	Stanford (3)	3.	Stanford (2)
4.	Arizona (2)	4.	Arizona
5.	Temple	5.	Temple (1)
6.	Iowa State	6.	Cincinnati
7.	Cincinnati (1)	7.	Iowa State
8.	Ohio State	8.	Ohio State
9.	St. John's	9.	LSU
10.	LSU	10.	Tennessee
11.	Tennessee	11.	Florida
12.	Oklahoma	12.	St. John's
13.	Florida	13.	Oklahoma
14.	Oklahoma State	14.	Syracuse
15.	Texas	15.	Oklahoma State
16.	Syracuse	16.	Maryland
17.	Maryland	17.	Indiana
18.	Tulsa	18.	Texas
19.	Kentucky	19.	Tulsa
20.	Connecticut	20.	Kentucky
21.	Illinois	21.	Connecticut
22.	Indiana	22.	Auburn
23.	Miami (Fla.)	23.	Illinois
24.	Auburn	24.	Purdue
25.	Purdue	25.	Miami (Fla.)

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
Feb. 20	25	24
Feb. 27	nr	nr
Mar. 5	nr	nr
Mar. 12	nr	nr

Consecutive Weeks Ranked by Associated

Press before falling out	6
Last Time Ranked	Feb. 21, 2000
Consecutive Weeks Ranked by USA Today/
ESPN before falling out	23
Last Time Ranked	Feb. 20, 2000

1999-2000 Standings

(As of March 12)

	Conf.	Pct.	Overall	Pct.
1.	UTAH	10-4	.714	22-8	.733
	UNLV	10-4	.714	23-7	.733
3.	New Mexico	9-5	.643	17-13	.567
4.	Colorado State	8-6	.571	18-12	.600
	Wyoming	8-6	.571	19-12	.613
6.	BYU	7-7	.500	20-10	.667
7.	Air Force	4-10	.286	8-20	.286
8.	San Diego State	0-14	.000	5-23	.179

NCAA Tournament

First Round

March 16 (Thursday)
Cleveland, Ohio - Midwest Region
(1) Michigan State (26-7)	vs. Valparaiso (19-12),	7:40 p.m.
(8) UTAH (22-8)	vs. (9) St. Louis (19-12),	30 min. after game 1

March 17 (Friday)
Nashville, Tenn. - South Region
(2) Cincinnati (28-4)	vs. (15) UNC-Wilmington (18-12),	11:30 a.m.
(7) Tulsa (29-4)	vs. (10) UNLV (23-7),	30 min. after game 1

Second Round

March 18 (Saturday)
Cleveland, Ohio - Midwest Region
Michigan State/Valparaiso	vs. UTAH/St. Louis,	approx. 3:40 p.m.


March 19 (Sunday)
Nashville, Tenn - South Region
Cincinnati/UNC-Wilmington	vs. Tulsa/UNLV,	1:15 p.m.

NIT


March 15 (Wednesday) - Provo, Utah
Bowling Green (22-7)	vs. BYU (20-10),	7:00 p.m.

March 15 (Wednesday) - Albuquerque, N.M.
South Florida (17-13)	vs. New Mexico (17-13),	10:00p.m.

Utah's Record When. . .

Leading At Half	20-3
Trailing At Half	0-5
Tied At Half	2-0
Leading With 5:00 Remaining	21-0
Tied With 5:00 Remaining	0-1
Trailing With 5:00 Remaining	1-7
In Overtime	0-0
Utah Outrebounds Opponent	18-4
Rebounds Are Even	2-1
Opponent Outrebounds Utah	2-3
Utah Commits More Turnovers	8-8
Opponent Commits More Turnovers	14-0
Utah Has More Free Throw Attempts	14-3
Opponent Has More Free Throw Attempts	8-5
Utah Shoots 50% or Better	16-1
Utah Shoots Less Than 50%	6-7
Opponent Shoots 50% or Better	4-2
Opponent Shoots Less Than 50%	18-6
Utah Shoots Better Than Opponent	20-1
Field Goal Shooting Equal	1-0
Opponent Shoots Better Than Utah	1-7
Utah Bench Outscores Opponent Bench	17-6
Opponent Bench Outscores Utah Bench	4-1
Utah Scores Less Than 60	2-3
Utah Scores Between 60-69	3-3
Utah Scores Between 70-79	11-2
Utah Scores Between 80-89	5-0
Utah Scores Between 90-99	1-0
Utah Scores 100 or More	0-0
Opponent Scores Less Than 60	12-1
Opponent Scores Between 60-69	7-1
Opponent Scores Between 70-79	4-3
Opponent Scores Between 80-89	0-2
Opponent Scores 90 or More	0-0
On Mondays	5-1
On Tuesdays	3-0
On Wednesdays	1-1
On Thursdays	3-1
On Fridays	2-2
On Saturdays	8-3
On Sundays	0-0
On ABC	0-1
On ESPN	4-2
On ESPN+Plus	2-1
On Local Television	7-3

Consecutive Games with a 3-Point FG	56
Consecutive Games Oppon. Under 100 points	128
Consecutive Games Oppon. Under 90 points	117
Utah's Last Overtime Game	Mar. 5, 1999
	vs. Tulsa (W, 64-61)

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