Nov. 22, 2004

Game #2

Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout
Utah Runnin' Utes (1-0) vs. Washington Huskies (1-0)
Nov. 25 ? 8:00 p.m. (MST) ? Sullivan Arena (8,700) ? Anchorage, Alaska

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The Game at a Glance

Utah Head Coach: Ray Giacoletti        Washington Head Coach: Lorenzo RomarAlma Mater: Minot State, 1985        Alma Mater: Cincinnati, 1992Record at Utah: 1-0 (1st Season)     Record at Washington: 30-29 (3rd Season)Overall Record: 118-83 (8th Season)  Overall Record: 123-117 (9th Season)
Rankings: Utah is receiving votes in both the AP and ESPN/USA Today polls.Washington is ranked No. 22 by AP and No. 24 by ESPN/USA Today.
Television: ESPN2. Bob Carpenter (play-by-play) and Jimmy Dykes (analyst).Radio: Utah Sports Network (Hot Ticket 700/KALL-AM in Salt Lake Cityand affiliate stations).On the Internet at www.UtahUtes.com and www.HotTicket700.com.Matt Thomas (play-by-play), Mark Rydalch (analyst) and Bill Riley (host).
Series Record: Utah leads 5-4Utah's Record Home/Away/Neutral: 3-1/1-3/1-0Last Meeting: Utah won 71-62 on Dec. 5, 1989 in Seattle, Wash.

After This
Utah faces either Oklahoma or High Point in the second round of the Great Alaska Shootout on Friday. Should the Utes win their first round game, they will play at 10:00 p.m. (MST) on ESPN2. If the Utes lose and go into the consolation bracket, they will will play at 4:00 p.m. (MST).

Quickly On Utah
Utah (1-0) takes on Washington (1-0) in the first round of the Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout in Anchorage on Thursday at 8:00 p.m. (MST) on ESPN2. The Utes opened the regular season with a 72-63 win over Stony Brook last Friday in Salt Lake City.

First year head coach Ray Giacoletti has three returning starters and five other lettermen on his 2004-05 roster. Last season, Utah went 24-9 overall and placed third in the Mountain West Conference during the regular season with a 9-5 record. Utah won the Mountain West Conference Tournament title and received the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

The only senior on the roster is guard Marc Jackson (6-1, 175), who is back with the Utes after taking off last season. Jackson earned second team all-Mountain West Conference honors as a sophomore in 2002-03. He averaged 9.3 points, 2.8 assists and 2.3 rebounds in 22.0 minutes per game as a non-starter. Sophomore forward/center Andrew Bogut (7-0, 240), the 2003-04 Mountain West Conference Freshman of the Year and a second team all-league pick, is one of the three returning starters. Bogut was second on the team in scoring (12.5 ppg), and first in both rebounding (9.9 rpg) and blocked shots (44) last season. Junior forward Richard Chaney (6-4, 195) started 31 of 33 games last season. The Los Angeles, Calif., native was third on the team in scoring (9.5 ppg), shooting 49.4 percent from the field, 41.5 percent from three-point range and 82.2 percent at the line. Junior Tim Drisdom (6-3, 210) has started all but one game the last three years at point guard. The Artesia, Calif., native led the Utes in assists (3.6 apg) and steals (35) last season. He also averaged 6.1 points, shooting 34.0 percent from three-point range and 78.9 percent from the free throw line, and 3.7 rebounds.

The Utes also return four other lettermen from last season. Sophomore forward Justin Hawkins (6-5, 220) was the Utes' most productive player off the bench, averaging 5.3 points and 3.2 rebounds. Junior center Chris Jackson (6-11, 245) averaged 3.4 points and 2.6 rebounds in 12.5 minutes per game last season. He missed the final 10 games after undergoing back surgery. Junior forward Bryant Markson (6-6, 190) from Monrovia, Calif., averaged 2.2 points and 1.7 rebounds in 12.0 minutes per game. Sophomore forward Jonas Langvad (6-9, 230), who came to the U. from Skovlunde, Denmark, averaged 1.6 points and 1.8 rebounds while appearing in eight games.

Utes Heading To Great Alaska Shootout
Utah is playing in the 27th annual Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout. Joining the Utes in the tournament field are: Alabama, Alaska Anchorage, Furman, High Point, Minnesota, Oklahoma and Washington. Alabama (20-13) and Washington (19-12) were both in the 2004 NCAA Tournament field, with the Crimson Tide making it to the Elite Eight. Oklahoma (20-11) advanced to the second round of the NIT last season.

The Utes have played in the Great Alaska Shootout once before. In 1988 under Lynn Archibald, Utah went 1-2 in the tournament, losing to Seton Hall (86-68), defeating Iona (109-75) and falling to Florida (77-68).

This marks the seventh time in the last 11 years that Utah has competed in an exempted early season tournament. The Utes have also competed in the Maui Invitational (1994, 1998, 2002), Puerto Rico Shootout (2000) and the Preseason NIT (1999, 2003). Last season in the Preseason NIT, Utah advanced to the semifinals and the third place game at Madison Square Garden in New York.

Scouting The Huskies
Washington, ranked No. 22 by AP and No. 24 by ESPN/USA Today, opened regular season play with an 89-71 win over Seattle Pacific last Friday night at home. All five Washington starters return from last year's team that lost to UAB in the first round of the NCAA Tournament (102-100). Washington went 19-12 overall and 12-6 in the Pac-10 to place second.

The Huskies' top seven scorers are back, including five players who averaged double-figure points. Junior guard Nate Robinson (5-9, 180), a Wooden Award candidate, led the team with a 13.2-point scoring average. He withdrew from the 2004 NBA Draft. Also back are junior guard Brandon Roy (6-6, 215) and senior point guard Will Conroy (6-2, 195). Roy averaged 12.9 points and led the Huskies with 5.3 rebounds per game last year. Conroy also distributed 142 assists in 2004. Senior guard Tre Simmons (6-5, 200) made a team-best 48 three-pointers last season while shooting 40.3 percent. The frontcourt features junior forward Bobby Jones (6-6, 210), who averaged 11.2 points and 4.9 rebounds last season. That nucleus is enhanced by the addition of transfer Jamaal Williams (6-5, 225), a strong inside presence who averaged 11.3 points and 5.1 rebounds in 2003 at New Mexico. Conroy, Jones, Simmons and Williams were held out of the game on Friday. Simmons will miss the game against Utah. Those four participated in an organized basketball competition in violation of the NCAA rule prohibiting Division I student-athletes from playing in outside competition during the academic year.

Roy had 23 points, hitting 10-of-15 shots from the field, in UW's win over Seattle Pacific. Robinson scored 22 points with six rebounds and four assists. Washington had a 42-28 advantage on the boards, but had just nine assists to 12 turnovers.

Head Coach Lorenzo Romar
Lorenzo Romar, a two-year letterman point guard for the Huskies from 1978-80, is in his third season as UW's head coach. He served three-year head coaching stints at Pepperdine (1996-99) and Saint Louis (1999-2002) before returning to UW. Romar is 30-29 at Washington and 123-177 in his ninth season as a head coach.

Romar led Washington to the NCAA Tournament last season for the first time since 1999. Romar also guided the Huskies to their first second-place regular-season finish since 1986 and their first Pac-10 Tournament championship game appearance since 1987. In three years at Saint Louis from 1999-2002, he compiled a 51-44 (.537) mark. He led Pepperdine to a three-year record of 42-44 (.488) from 1996-99.

Utah/Washington Series Notes
? The Utes lead the all-time series with the Huskies 5-4 and have won the last three games.

? Utah won the only previous game in the series played on a neutral court, defeating the Huskies 64-62 on Dec. 27, 1957 in Corvalis, Ore., in the Far West Classic.

? Utah took the last meeting, winning 71-62 on Dec. 5, 1989 in Seattle, Wash.

? Ray Giacoletti is 1-1 all-time against Washington. While at Eastern Washington, Giacoletti led his team to a 62-58 win on Dec. 14, 2002 in Seattle. The Huskies got revenge a year later with a 104-91 win on Nov. 29, 2003 on their home court.

? Lorenzo Romar is 0-1 all-time against Utah. While at Saint Louis, Romar's team lost to the Utes 48-45 in the first round of the 2000 NCAA Tournament on March 16 in Cleveland, Ohio.

? The Utes are 128-86 (.598) all-time against teams in the Pac-10 Conference, including a 17-11 (.607) mark on neutral courts.

Game #1 Rewind
Utah opened the Ray Giacoletti era with a 72-63 win over Stony Brook on Friday night. Andrew Bogut scored 16 points and pulled down 10 rebounds and Marc Jackson returned after a year off and finished with 20 points.

Justin Hawkins scored 16 for the Utes, who were 23-for-49 from the floor. Although Utah struggled through a few stretches, the Utes opened the season with a win for the ninth year in a row. Utah had to rally to beat Stony Brook 51-48 a year ago, but never trailed after Richard Chaney's three-pointer put the Utes up 3-2.

Cori Spencer led the Seawolves with 22 points and Bobby Santiago scored 12. They were the only Seawolves to score in double figures. Stony Brook managed to cut a 10-point lead down to three, but couldn't quite complete the comeback. Jon Paul Kobryn made a layup, then added two free throws to get the Seawolves within 48-45 midway through the second half, but Utah responded with a 10-0 run.

Bogut started Utah's run with a two-handed dunk and Bryant Markson scored five during the spurt, getting a dunk and hitting a three-pointer that put the Utes up 58-45. After Stony Brook added a field goal, Jackson extended the lead with a three-pointer, then Bogut spun in for another dunk that put Utah up 63-47. Stony Brook didn't get closer than 10 until the final minute.

Utah went more than three minutes without a point near the end of the first half and a nine-point lead had fallen to 32-29 in the final minute, but Jackson hit a three-pointer with eight seconds left and after a turnover Bogut hit a jumper just before the buzzer to give the Utes a 37-29 lead.

Utah improved to 74-23 in season openers all-time and 66-10 in season openers at home. The Utes are also 84-13 all-time in home openers, winning 16 in a row. Ute head coaches are now 7-6 in their opening games as Giacoletti won his debut.

Boasting Of Bogut
Sophomore forward Andrew Bogut (7-0, 240) has been named the 2004 John R. Wooden Preseason All-America Team and a preseason candidate for the Naismith Award. Last season, Bogut was honored as the Mountain West Conference Freshman of the Year, second team all-MWC and second team All-District 13 by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC). He also made the CollegeInsider.com all-freshman team. Bogut was second on the team in scoring (12.5 ppg), and first in both rebounding (9.9 rpg) and blocked shots (44) last season.

? In the season opener against Stony Brook, Bogut had the 23rd double-figure scoring game (16 points), the 18th double-figure rebounding game (10 rebonds) and the 15th double-double of his career against Stony Brook on Friday. It was also the seventh time in his 34-game career at Utah he had at least three blocked shots in a game.

? The Melbourne native started for the Australian National Team in the Summer Olympic Games in Athens, Greece. Bogut averaged 14.8 points and 8.8 rebounds in five games for the Boomers. At the end of the preliminary rounds, Bogut ranked fourth in the tournament in rebounds (8.8 rpg), fifth in blocked shots (1.2 bpg) and fourth in field goal percentage (58.0). In the summer of 2003, he led Australia to the FIBA Junior World Championships title, earning tournament MVP honors.

? In the final 2003-04 NCAA statistical rankings, Bogut was 21st in field goal percentage (57.7) and 15th in rebounds per game (9.9).

? Bogut had 14 double-doubles last season-including six in 14 regular-season conference games. Bogut broke the Mountain West freshman record of eight double-doubles set by Tom Bellairs of Air Force in 1999-2000.

? Bogut had 22 double-figure scoring games and 18 double-figure rebound games in 2003-04. He also scored 20 points three times.

Jackson Back In Action
Senior guard Marc Jackson (6-1, 175) rejoined to the team for his senior year after electing to take off the 2003-04 season. The Salt Lake City native started his career at Utah as a freshman in 2000-01 before leaving on an LDS Church mission. After returning early, Jackson rejoined the team for his sophomore campaign in 2002-03.

? He had the fourth 20-point game of his career last Friday against Stony Brook, missing his career high of 21 by one point. Jackson also had his 14th career double-figure scoring game.

? Jackson was named second team all-Mountain West Conference in 2002-03. He was fourth on the team in scoring (9.3 ppg), playing in 29 games off the bench and averaging 22.0 minutes. On the year, Jackson reached 20 points in three games and scored in double figures 13 times.

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