Completed Event: Men's Basketball versus No. 9-Seed Cincinnati (1st Round) on March 10, 2026 , Loss , 66, to, 73
Final Score
Men's Basketball
66
vs No. 9-Seed Cincinnati (1st Round)
73
The University of Utah Athletics
Utah Men's Basketball Hosts Pacific (Ore.) in Exhibition
11/3/2014 12:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Nov. 3, 2014
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Game Information
Match-up: Utah vs. Pacific (Ore.)
Date: Thursday, Nov. 6
Tipoff: 8:30 p.m.
Location: Salt Lake City
Arena: Jon M. Huntsman Center
TV: Pac-12 Networks
Radio: ESPN 700
Promotion: University of Utah Appreciation Night
Preseason News and Notes
Utah Basketball Ranked No. 25
The Associated Press released its 2014-15 preseason poll on Friday, and Utah will start the season in the top 25 for the first time since the 2000-01 season.
In its history, Utah has been ranked for a total of 230 weeks with a record of 296-90 (.767). The Utes were ranked for 65 consecutive weeks (3/6/95 - 12/8/98) and reached the No. 2 slot to close the 1996-97 season.
Challenging Non-Conference
Utah will be playing three Top-20 teams in the non-conference portion of its schedule for the first time since 1996 (No. 5 Kansas, No. 11 Wichita State and No. 16 San Diego State).
Heading into this season, Utah has only played one top-20 program since the 2009-10 season, and has not played multiple teams since 1999-2000. Utah played four top-20 teams in the non-conference during the 1956-57 and 1970-71 seasons.
Utah Athletics Participates in Native American Heritage Month.
The Utah athletics department will join the Ute tribe in celebrating Native American Heritage Month in November. The Ute Proud campaign unveiled by the athletics department and the Ute tribe two months ago will expand from primarily an educational effort to a celebration of the partnership throughout November.
In addition, all Utah sports that are competing in November will host Ute Proud games (Nov. 21 vs. UC Riverside).
The education effort, which is also promoted on UtahUtes.com/UteProud and UteTribe.com, encourages fans to buy Ute Proud t-shirts, the proceeds of which go to Ute Indian tribe scholarships and youth programs.
Clamping Down on "D"
A big reason for Utah's improvement last season was the defensive effort. The Utes ranked second among Pac-12 teams in defensive points per possession. Utah also excelled in guarding the 3-point line, limiting opponents to a league low 30.8 percent from beyond the arc.
Offensive Efficiency
Utah was one of the most efficient teams offensively last season, converting 48.8 percent of its field-goal tries. The Utes won 15 games by double figures and finished the season ranked 15th in scoring margin, beating opponents by an average of 10.8 points.
Multi-Dimensional Delon
Delon Wright was Utah's first All-Pac-12 performer after a breakthrough campaign. The guard was also named to the All-Defensive Team after finishing 10th in the nation in steals per game.
His 82 steals were second only to Andre Miller's single-season mark of 84 and also had one of the best single-season assist marks with 174 (5.3 per game).
Wright led the league in minutes played (36.4 per game) and ranked among the Pac-12's top 15 in field goal percentage (3rd), assist/turnover ratio (5th), blocks (6th), scoring (10th), rebounding (12th) and free-throw percentage (13th).
In the off-season, Wright was one of 30 collegiate players nationwide invited to take part in the LeBron James Skills Academy. He was also named the 2014 Collegiate Athlete of the Year for the state of Utah.
Loveridge Making Leap
Jordan Loveridge became the first player in program history to earn a weekly honor from the conference, another accolade for this local player who helped changed the program's culture.
Loveridge is currently 22nd all-time in scoring average at Utah (13.4 ppg). He only needs 128 points to become the 37th player in team history to eclipse the 1,000 point mark.
Last season, Loveridge ranked 10th in the Pac-12 in rebounding (7.0) and 12th in scoring (14.7), while racking up six double-doubles.
Taylor Trending Upward
Brandon Taylor enters this season needing only 11 3-pointers to crack the top-10 all-time at Utah. His accuracy also has him among the Utah greats as he is 10th all-time with a 40.5 3-point percentage.
Taylor is also an astute point guard, finishing sixth in the conference in assist/turnover ratio and 11th in assists per game.
Bachynski Bringing It
The Canadian big man had one of the most effective scoring seasons in Utah history. Dallin Bachynski shot 62 percent from the floor, the 4th-highest total ever by a Ute.
Ogbe's Summer Vacation
While some players were relaxing this off-season, Kenneth Ogbe suited up for the U-20 German National Team. Last season, he shot 47 percent on 3-pointers, the best mark for a Utah freshman in program history.
Runnin' Ute Newcomers
The Utes added five scholarship players for this season; Brekkott Chapman, Kyle Kuzma, Isaiah Wright, Jakob Poeltl and Chris Reyes.
Kuzma, a four-star commit was ranked by Scout.com as one of the best power forward recruits in the country. Chapman, a local product, was ranked as high as No. 12 in the class of 2014 by ESPN. Wright was named the Idaho Gatorade Player of the Year and MVP of the state title game.
Poeltl captained the U-12 Austrian National team at the European Championships and Reyes, a transfer from St. Mary's (CA) and Citrus College, was named the Western State Conference MVP.
Utah Tradition
The Utes have a long and outstanding history of basketball excellence. Utah is among the top 15 all-time in Division 1 for wins and winning percentage while also ranking fifth with 32 conference championships.
Utah ranks well when compared with its other Pac-12 comrades. The Utes are third among schools in the Conference of Champions when it comes to NCAA Tournament bids and is one of six schools in the league to have won a national championship.
Striving for Success in the Classroom
Head coach Larry Krystkowiak has put an emphasis on excellence on the court and in the classroom during his tenure. Last year, four players were named to the Dean's List (3.5), eight to the Honor Roll (3.0) and 14 players achieved a GPA above a 2.7.
Jeremy Olsen and Brandon Taylor were each named to the Pac-12 All-Academic First Team and a record five Utes earned accolades (Lenz, Tucker, Bachynski). Three players were named to the NABC Honors Court, one of only three Pac-12 schools to be recognized and Taylor was selected to the Capital One Academic All-District squad.
Team Together
The Utes take part in a number of community outreach programs such as participating in the Huntsman 5K for Cancer Research, Utah Food Bank drives, holiday toy drives and university healthcare appearances.
This off-season, the team also took part in a Navy SEAL program to help build mental and physical toughness. This unique team-building experience benefitted the coaches and student-athletes involved by preparing them for the rigors of the upcoming season.
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