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 Non-Conference Schedule Released
6/16/2015 12:00 AM | Men's Basketball
June 16, 2015
SALT LAKE CITY -
A home contest against San Diego State as part of ESPN's Tip-Off Marathon, a road game at 2015 Sweet 16 qualifier Wichita State, a rematch against reigning national champion Duke in Madison Square Garden and three games at the prestigious Puerto Rico Tip-Off are featured on the 2015-16 Utah men's basketball non-conference schedule released today.
Including Pac-12 opponents, the Utes will face at least six teams that won NCAA Tournament games last year, four which advanced to the Sweet 16.
"It's really a challenging schedule," said Larry Krystkowiak, who enters his fifth season as Utah's head coach and is coming off a 26-9, Sweet Sixteen season in 2014-15. "You'd be hard pressed to find many teams with this difficult a schedule. Last year, we had the best strength of schedule in the Pac-12--and one of the best in the country--and we're setting ourselves up to potentially do that again."
Of the 17 home dates (and an exhibition game) on the 2015-16 schedule, eight are against non-conference teams and nine are against Pac-12 opponents. Utah won all eight of its non-conference home games last season and was 8-1 in conference games played in the Jon M. Huntsman Center. In the last two years, the Utes are 19-0 in non-conference home contests and 34-3 overall at home.
Utah kicks off the 2015-16 season with a Nov. 5 exhibition game against Cal State Monterey Bay in the Huntsman Center. The Utes open regular-season play on Nov. 13 against Southern Utah.
For the second straight season, Utah will play San Diego State in an ESPN Tip-Off Marathon game with this year's matchup on Nov. 16 in Salt Lake City. Last November, the Utes fell to the No. 16-ranked Aztecs 53-49 in San Diego.
Utah's first games outside the Huntsman Center will be at the Puerto Rico Tip-Off from Nov. 19-22. While the pairings will be announced at a later date, teams joining Utah in the ESPN event include Miami (Fla.), Butler, Minnesota, Mississippi State, Texas Tech, Temple and Missouri State.
"With elite teams from eight different conferences, Puerto Rico is one of the premier tournaments," said Krystkowiak. "We're eager to see who our opponents will be there and it's a great opportunity to bond as a team."
The Utes will return for a three-game home stand against Idaho State on Nov. 27, BYU on Dec. 2 and IPFW (Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne) on Dec. 5.
Utah will then travel to Wichita State for a Dec. 12 showdown. The Utes beat the Shockers in overtime last season in Salt Lake City, 69-68, in a preview of two eventual Sweet 16 qualifiers. The Utes are 7-1 all time against the Shockers and have won the last three games, including a 58-36 verdict on their last trip to Wichita State, 24 years ago on Dec. 21, 1991.
After hosting Savannah State on Dec. 16, Utah goes to Madison Square Garden for a neutral-site game against Duke on Dec. 19. The rematch of the 2015 NCAA South Regional semifinal with the Blue Devils will be televised nationally on ESPN or ESPN2. It marks the second time the two teams have met in Madison Square Garden, where Utah edged Duke 78-75 in the first round of the 1970 National Invitational Tournament.
Three days later, Utah will play Delaware State in Salt Lake City. The Utah staff is also working on adding a final non-conference home game on Dec. 28 contingent upon the Pac-12 schedule.
While the exact dates for the Pac-12 schedule are pending television picks and will not be announced until early September, the Utes have learned their pairings and sites for each week of the 2015-16 conference season.
Utah is scheduled to play home games against nine Pac-12 teams and will go home-and-home with seven of them. Due to the rotation in Pac-12 scheduling, the Utes will meet USC, UCLA, Arizona State and Arizona just once this year--traveling to the Southern California schools and hosting the two Arizona schools.
To see Utah's Pac-12 pairings for 2015-16, see the following schedule. Tip-off times and television coverage for all games are to be announced.
Season tickets for the 2015-16 Utah men's basketball home games are on sale now at 801-581-UTIX (8849), www.utahtickets.com and the Huntsman Center box office.
2015-16 University of Utah Men's Basketball Non-Conference Schedule
Date Opponent
Thur., Nov. 5 Cal State Monterey Bay (Exhibition)Fri., Nov. 13 Southern UtahMon., Nov. 16 San Diego State (ESPN Tip-Off Marathon)
Puerto Rico Tip-Off
Thur., Nov. 19- Sun., Nov. 22 (3 games TBD: Miami, Butler, Minnesota, Mississippi State, Texas Tech, Temple, Missouri State)
Fri., Nov. 27 Idaho StateWed., Dec. 2 Brigham YoungSat., Dec. 5 IPFWSat., Dec. 12 at Wichita StateWed., Dec. 16 Savannah StateSat., Dec. 19 vs. Duke (at Madison Square Garden)Tue., Dec. 22 Delaware StateMon., Dec. 28 TBA in Salt Lake City
2015-16 University of Utah Men's Basketball Pac-12 "Week Of" Home Schedule
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